by Catherine Tully and Marc Gunn With each new year there are always a selection of bands that seem to merit a closer look and a call out for ongoing attention. As we slide on in to 2025, this is the list of bands I’ll be keeping a close eye on: The Langer’s Ball The […]
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Top 22 Celtic Tracks of 2024
Welcome to the Best Celtic Music of 2024! The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast just released the Celtic Top 20 for 2024. It features the 10 most-popular Celtic tunes and 11 most-popular Celtic tunes of the year. Since my music made the Top 20, I added two more tracks to the list. These were all […]
The Top 8 Celtic Folk bands of 2024
As 2024 rolls to a close we’d like to take a minute to highlight the bands that were played the most this year. While there are so many great Celtic bands to choose from, there’s always a group that one finds themselves reaching for again and again. These are the ones that seemed to get […]
Patronage 2024
St Patrick’s Day is just a few days away. I love the holiday. Obviously, a big part of that is because it’s my birthday. However, I also have a deep love of Celtic culture and music. It’s why I lead Celtic Invasion Vacations every summer and why I host the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. […]
Top 11 Celtic Bands and Artists of 2023
We’re happy to be back with you at the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to bring you our year-end list for 2023, highlighting some of the Celtic music we’ve enjoyed this calendar year! Take a look at the picks we have here, and if you haven’t heard them, it may be time to give them […]
Shane MacGowan – One Of A Kind
There have been famous musicians, talented songwriters, and charismatic performers over the years, but precious few are truly icons that blazed their own trail—and there is certainly no one that has been quite like Shane MacGowan. The recent loss of this larger-than-life figure has reverberated through many different communities, as he was truly a once […]
Chasing Hits
I’m listening to the “Happy Together” by the Turtles episode of History of Rock Music in 500 songs. The Turtles, like many bands over the decades, had chart topping hits. They couldn’t maintain those hit songs forever though. So they spent quite a bit of time chasing hits, trying to find the next song that […]
Wealth Divide
One of the things I keep seeing on my social feeds is the complaints about the growing wealth divide. The rich are getting richer, the rest of us getting shat on. There are many reasons for this. It is in large part thanks to those “tax cuts” for the wealthy that ballooned our national debt […]
Musical Pins Make an Impact
I am worried about climate change. I’m extra worried about the impact it will have on my kids. But I know that fear doesn’t do anyone any good. You have to do something about it, face your fears. That’s why I continue to make changes to how I run my music business. I’m taking baby […]
Start Talking about Irish & Celtic Music
When I first started publishing the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast 18 years ago, I realized there was a challenge. I basically give away the music of hard-working musicians. Sure, it’s with their permission. But musicians technically make nothing from having their music featured. Not until you show your support and buy their music or […]
