Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #781: Occasional Scotland

Scotland leads this hour. The Occasionals mark forty years of ceilidh dance music, a Glasgow harp and fiddle duo spins out a Gaelic river tune, and Shooglenifty bring the Acid Croft to Stamina Island. Syr adds Celtic folk rock from South Carolina, while Irish and Scottish threads weave together across the whole show. It’s the […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #780: Celtic Halloween Interview with Louise Bichan

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #780: Celtic Halloween Interview with Louise Bichan

Orkney – born fiddler Louise Bichan joins the show to talk about Binnorie, her third solo album, arriving October 30 on Adhyâropa Records. It grew out of her All Hallows’ Eve live show and gathers Scottish folk tales, trowie legends, and eerie ballads. Three tracks from the album anchor an hour of Halloween music from […]

Pub Songs & Stories #319: The Dead Won’t Rest: Unquiet Grave and Binnorie-O

Pub Songs & Stories #319: The Dead Won’t Rest: Unquiet Grave and Binnorie-O

A ghost who won’t let the dead rest. A drowned sister and a harp made of bone. And a toast to good health. Pub Songs & Stories brings you the stories behind the songs, from the heart of the Celtic pub scene. Music from House of Hamill, Kilted Kings, Louise Bichan. This is Pub Songs […]

Celtic Christmas Music Podcast #93: Celtic Christmas Carols & Songs with Irish & Celtic Music Podcast

We’re repodcasting a Celtic Christmas episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. +It’s Celtic Christmas Music #93 The Gothard Sisters, Brad Tuck, The Chivalrous Crickets, The McDades, Mad Maudlin, Brendan Monaghan, The Langer’s Ball, The Sternwheelers, Scythian, Corey Purcell, Drumspyder, Crossed Cannons, Clare Cunningham, Alisa Marie, Bart Zeal, Plunk Murray, Ashley Davis, Anne Roos […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #779: Unquiet Spirits Arise

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #779: Unquiet Spirits Arise

This week’s playlist travels from the pubs of Ireland to the hills of Appalachia and back across the water. Celtic Underground takes on Spancil Hill, Boiled In Lead sails away, Jim Moray gives the Lily of the West a fresh coat of paint, and Some One’s Sons wake Finnegan all over again. Fifteen artists, one […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #778: Ravens with a Celtic Heart

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #778: Ravens with a Celtic Heart

Fiddles take the lead this week. Blazin’ Fiddles light up the set with Incendo, Adagio Trio bring a quiet Skye Boat Song, and Shooglenifty and Kalos keep the feet moving. John Doyle adds songs of the Irish in the American Revolution.It’s the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #778.  –  –  Subscribe now at CelticMusicPodcast.com! Téada, […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #777: House of Hamill Interview

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #777: House of Hamill Interview

Wildfire, whales, and a farewell that turned out not to be final. This week’s episode centers on House of Hamill and Enter the Haggis, whose members are reuniting on stage at the Sherwood Celtic Yuletide Festival this December. Fiddles from Scotland’s Blazin’ Fiddles and Shooglenifty bookend the set, with fresh sounds from Billow Wood, Gaelic […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast: Highlight Reel #5.4: 758-764

HIGHLIGHT REEL 5.4 OF 2026 Greetings Celtophiles Here’s the Highlight Reel of 2026. You have three weeks to vote for your favorites tracks from shows #758 – 764 You can vote for as many tracks as you like. And the more you vote, the more your vote counts. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 Vote […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast: 776 Bonus Episode

We’re talking about the Kickstarter for the 2027 Celtic PodFest and sharing some music.  –  –  Subscribe now at CelticMusicPodcast.com! CELTIC PODFEST AND NERDY ARTS MARKET A huge thanks to everyone who made a pledge to make the Celtic PodFest happen. I’m happy to say we hit our goal. Most of the rewards won’t be […]