Celtic Music Magazine: Sail On

Oct 20, 2022 Celtic Music Magazine

Céad Míle Fáilte,

This is Todd. In today’s issue as always, we have a new episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. We also have new episodes of Irish Music Stories and Mostly Folk. In addition, we have some new CDs. The blog articles are about Daniel O’Donnell and Liverpool Irish Fest. We hope you enjoy this week’s edition.

IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #578: SAIL ON

  • Santiago Molina, Meerrant, Old Blind Dogs, Jared Bogle, Niamh Dunne, Alex Sturbaum, Battlefield Band, Gwilym Morus, Chris Murphy, Clare Sands, SeeD, The Muckers, The Town Pants, The Secret Commonwealth
  • A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Marti Meyers, Brenda, Meghan Walker, Dan mcDade, Carol Baril, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Lynda MacNeil, Annie Lorkowski, Travis Senzaki, Shawn Cali

Listen to the Show

IRISHFEST ALANTA IS NOV 4-5, 2022

  • IrishFest Atlanta was launched November 2013 to promote the culture of Ireland through the country’s traditional music, song, dance, and language. The vision of IrishFest Atlanta’s original founders was to create a weekend of cultural performances, lectures, and workshops in a festive environment appealing to community members of all ages and varying familiarity of all things Irish.
  • Enjoy headlining music from Altan and Lunasa

Plus, enjoy music from Jared Bogle, The BorderCollies, Celtic Brew, Colm Broderick & Patrick Finley, Madeline Dierauf & Calum Bell, Kathleen Donohoe & Debra Peterson, The Gentry, Hollie Greenwood & Evelyn Thom, The Irish Brothers, Bella Issakova & Randy Clepper, The Muckers, The Phoenixians

Buy tickets now.

IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC: BEST OF 2022 PLAYLIST

  • Every week, Patrons of the Podcast vote in the Celtic Top 20. Those votes are tabulated two weeks later. The most-popular songs are added to these playlists.
  • You can vote for your favorite by following the link in this week's show.

Listen on Spotify,  Amazon Music, or YouTube

CAST YOUR VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20

  • Every year, I publish the Celtic Top 20. This is your pick of the best, most-popular songs of the year. But to make the show great, I need you to vote for your favorite songs in each episode.
  • Just list each of the bands performing those favorite songs to quickly and easily cast your vote.

Vote in the Celtic Top 20

THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST

The bands you listen to each week rely on your generosity and financial support. Just like this podcast. Your patronage allows us to create a free show for thousands of people week. It only costs you as little as one dollar per episode on Patreon. Join on Patreon now.

PROMOTE CELTIC CULTURE THROUGH CHRISTMAS MUSIC

  • The Celtic Christmas Podcast is about to launch the first episode of the 2022 season. But we need your patronage.
  • In the new season, each episode clocks in at about 20-30 minutes. It features music and Christmas stories from Celtic musicians.
  • Please subscribe and support the podcast to…

Spread Celtic Christmas Cheer!

NEW CDS

CUTTING ROUTES AND TRACING ROOTS: IRISH MUSIC STORIES EPISODE 65

  • As tunes travel they change. And to turn an old Irish reel into an old time tune can involve adjusting notes to suit different instruments, using different techniques… and also digging into the non-musical stories. In this episode I tuck into some early railway stories while Agi Kovacs and Jesse Winch help me follow Paddy on the Turnpike, from North Galway to North Carolina.

Listen to the Show!

DANIEL O'DONNELL RELEASES NEW ALBUM AND CONFIRMS TOUR DATES AS HE PREPARES TO MARK 40 YEARS MAKING MUSIC

  • IN just a few months’ time Daniel O’Donnell will celebrate a major career milestone.
  • February 2023 will see the singer mark 40 years in the music industry with his first record My Donegal Shore released on February 9, 1983.

Read the Blog

MOSTLY FOLK PODCAST EPISODE 599

  • Stillhouse Junkies, Tom Chapin, Dana Cooper, Bill Scorzari, Clever Hopes, Josie Bello, Cold Engines, Dana Cooper, Mama's Broke, Emily Mure, Scott Wolfson And Other Heroes, Joselyn & Don, Jake Blount, Rusty Tinder

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‘IRISHNESS IS A LENS WE CAN ALL LOOK THROUGH' SAYS CEO EMMA SMITH AS LIVERPOOL IRISH FESTIVAL RETURNS

  • Taking time out to speak to The Irish Post, Artistic Director and CEO Emma Smith reveals her highlights from the upcoming schedule and tells us just what it takes to put on one of Britain’s largest Irish cultural events.

Read the Blog

WHAT ARE YOU DOING WHILE LISTENING?

You can send a comment or a picture of what you're doing. You can also send a photo from one of your trips to a Celtic nation or anywhere around the globe.

Slainte!

Todd Wiley & Marc Gunn, The Celtfather

October 20, 2022

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