Sailing a Sea of Blood : Hunting Dragons

Sailing a Sea of Blood : Hunting Dragons

Day 34: There’s an old saying among sailors: Red sky at night, sailors’ delight. / Red sky at morning, sailors take warning. Well, last night, when I dropped into my bunk, it was a beautiful evening with not a cloud in the sky. But, when I woke up this morning, it looked like we were […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #229: 2-Hours of Celtic Fiddle Music

We have two hours of awesome Celtic fiddle music for this week’s Irish & Celtic Music Podcast thanks to the generosity of our Patrons of the Podcast. You’ll hear awesome indie Celtic music from Three Mile Stone, The Gothard Sisters, Clandestine, Cady Finlayson, Hair of the Dog, Samantha Gillogly/Tim Maurice, Marc Gunn & The Dubliners’ […]

Working on Pirate Songs (and Dragon Songs in Secret) : Hunting Dragons

Working on Pirate Songs (and Dragon Songs in Secret) : Hunting Dragons

I am happy to announce I finished stage one of the Dragons vs. Pirates CD. That means all of MY parts are now recorded! That’s HUGE because I wasn’t hoping to do that  in August so I could release the album to my Kickstarters in October. Obviously, that’s not happening. Right now, I hope to […]

#228: The Sun Sets On My Love

From traditional Irish music to rockin’ Celtic Rock, you’re gonna love watching the sun set with indie Celtic music from Patsy O’Brien, Poitin, Jesse Ferguson, The Bordercollies, Emerald Accent, Smithfield Fair, Celtic Shores, Fiddlina, The Flying Toads, Bill Grogan’s Goat, Charm City Saints, The Led Farmers, Ockham’s Razor, The Duplets. celticmusicpodcast.com/228 If you enjoy this show, then […]

Count 4dB – Celtic Music Spotlight / #CF52

Count 4dB – Celtic Music Spotlight / #CF52

Count 4dB is a hip Hop artist who spent two years living in Glasgow performing and recording with the local artists. His Song Fisherman’s song received praise from listeners aged 6 to 60 during shows in pubs, venues, and gatherings. The group behind the instrumental is Reely Jiggered from Greenock, and the instrumental, Mhairi’s Tune […]

Emerald Accent – Celtic Music Spotlight / #51

Emerald Accent – Celtic Music Spotlight / #51

Emerald Accent Irish Music was founded in the spring of 2010 for the enhancement of the Celtic cultures through music in South Mississippi. Emerald Accent includes members Clark Lowery (vocals, guitar, banjo), Gail Fox (fiddle), Tom McCandlish (bodhran, vocals). With backgrounds in Irish, Bluegrass, Blues and Classical, the band brings freshness to the genre while […]

Green Dragon Sighting : Hunting Dragons

Green Dragon Sighting : Hunting Dragons

It’s been a while since I last published the Dragons vs. Pirates podcast. It’s time to get off my arse and finish the job I started. The album is slowly proceeding forward. Over half of the songs are now recorded for the album. The latest was a Murphy shanty called “How Do We Steal From […]

#227: Celtic Music Before the War

We’ve got some more outstanding indie Celtic music from Jameson’s Revenge, Sprag Session, Celtic Tribe, Trinity River Whalers, Darren Raleigh, Tourdion, Cross the Border, Acoustalyn,, Stout Pounders, West of Eden, The Rathmines, Redhill Rats, MacTalla Mor. celticmusicpodcast.com/227 If you enjoy this show, then subscribe to our Celtic Music Magazine. This is our free newsletter and your […]

The Rathmines – Celtic Music Spotlight / CF#50

The Rathmines – Celtic Music Spotlight / CF#50

The bass-player, Marcus, and the singer/guitar-player Martin had a band called STAINLESS BONES, which kind of broke apart in 2011. The two attended a POGUES-concert in August 2012, wanting to see Shane for at least one time before he kicked the bucket. Afterwards the sang (or maybe: growled) Irish Folk in the underground on their […]

The Boston Harbor Bhoys  – Celtic Music Spotlight / CF#49

The Boston Harbor Bhoys – Celtic Music Spotlight / CF#49

Welcome to this week’s Celtic Music Spotlight! The Boston Harbor Bhoys are a Celtic and Irish-American band consisting of the father-son team of Eddie and Ryan Biggins along with family friend Michael Maloney. All three are versatile singers and musicians, each capable of holding a stage on his own. But when they come together in […]