Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #417: Canadian Celtic with Jesse Ferguson

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #417: Canadian Celtic with Jesse Ferguson

Jesse Ferguson, the Bard of Cornwall, hosts this week’s Irish & Celtic Music Podcast with music from his Canadian Celtic musical inspirations. Jesse Ferguson, Haggis, Heroes of the Highland, Brent Santin & Gary Mallon, Brent Santin, Jim Malcolm, Susie Malcolm, Bang on the Ear, The Two Paddys, TinWhistler, Different Folk, Katherine Moller I hope you […]

What You Missed on Today’s Live Stream

What You Missed on Today’s Live Stream

I went on FaceTime live this morning. It reminded me how much I miss Coffee with The Celtfather. But it also reminded me how difficult it is to put on a great show. This was not a great show. Now I went on anyway because we are just five days away from the end of […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #416: Women of Celtic Music with Lady Susan of Thunder on the Plains

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #416: Women of Celtic Music with Lady Susan of Thunder on the Plains

Join Lady Susan of Thunder on the Plains, Nebraska’s only Celtic music radio show as she highlights a small sampling of the Women of Celtic Music. Screaming Orphans, Colleen Raney, Hanneke Cassel, Ashley Davis, Cady Finlayson, Jennifer Licko, Eilis Crean, Sarah Copus, Sharon Shannon, Linda Relph, The Gothard Sisters, Joseph Carmichael I hope you enjoyed […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #415: Celtic Summer Recess

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #415: Celtic Summer Recess

Enjoy some new Celtic music during your summer recess. The Glory Reel, The Gatehouse Well, Gone Molly, Atlys, Rising Gael, Bridgid’s Cross, St. Jame’s Gate, Kevin Kennedy & Samantha Kennedy, Moch Pryderi, The Stubby Shillelaghs, Brendan Monaghan, FinTan, The Celtic Kitchen Party, The Rogues I hope you enjoyed this week’s show. If you did, please […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #414: Sea Shanties from Renaissance Festivals

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #414: Sea Shanties from Renaissance Festivals

Sea shanties are some of the more popular traditional songs found in Celtic music. That’s because they’re fun to sing. They are also extremely popular at Renaissance festivals which is why I asked the Danny Faught of the Renaissance Festival Podcast to host a joint show for our podcasts. Rambling Sailors, Marooned, Chuckawalla Rhythm Kings, […]

Word of Mouth Failures: American Airlines

Word of Mouth Failures: American Airlines

It must be tough making a profit as an airline. There are so many unpredictable things that happen. And yet some airlines standout as exceptional. Others, like American Airlines, just dig their grave faster and faster, waiting for the next government bailout when they deserve to go under. I used to love American Airlines. They […]

Limits

Limits

It’s tough setting limits. How high do you climb? How fast do you run? How long should you blog? It’s the last that made me stumble the past couple weeks. I made a plan to blog more. And I did. But one blog slowed me down. I was so pleased with a previous blog on […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #413: Celtic Harp with Anne Roos

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #413: Celtic Harp with Anne Roos

Harpist Anne Roos will introduce  you to some of the beautiful Celtic harp music that inspired her in this Celtic Harp special of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. William Jackson, Sylvia Woods, Anne Roos, Susan Toman, The Duplets, Leah Jorgensen, Mark Davies, Catriona McKay, Ricky Kej I hope you enjoyed this week’s show. If […]

Skellig Michael, Puffins, Star Wars

Skellig Michael, Puffins, Star Wars

Puffins! I know. I know. There are many reasons to go to Skellig Michael. I labeled the Celtic Invasion Vacations this year, the Invasion of Star Wars because The Last Jedi was filmed there. And it was brilliant. To climb those steps. To see the spectacular views both up the mountains and off to sea. […]