Notes: “Isn’t It Grand, Boys?” by Marc Gunn from Going for Brogue: Irish Pub Songs and Sea Shanties with an Accent Happy Songs of Death “Molly Malone” by Leza Mesiah from The Moor Of Dundee – Best of the British Ballads “Molly Malone… The Cat’s Perspective/Planxty Hewlett” from Whiskers in the Jar: Irish Songs for […]
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Two years ago, Diane Frost sent me a funny parody of “Lusty Young Smith“. It was too funny to pass up. It included first favorite Sci Fi genre, Star Wars, and it beautifully capture the original song, except it is about a battle between a Jedi and Sith. Way cool! I recorded this for my […]
During Spring Break in 1990, my mom and I went on a pilgrimage of the art of Piero della Francesca. We followed his art around Italy, culminating in a stop in Assisi. I don’t know what it was about the town, but upon entering, and throughout the visit, I was filled with a blissful sense […]
Brought to you by Song Henge, the online archive of free and legal Celtic music downloads. Find out more at SongHenge.com Do you download your podcasts by Hand? For shame. Let iTunes do it for you. Notes: – The Celtic Top Five. Cast your vote for your favorite song in this show. – Irish and […]
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Legend says that after Lord Nelson fell in the Battle of Trafalger, his body was sealed ina cask of rum to preserve it. When the sailors heard of this, they drank their fill. Thus, grog became known as “Nelson’s Blood”. This walkaway shanty is also known as “Roll the Old Chariot Along” or “Roll the […]
Notes: Live commentary from Gougane Barra, Ireland “Barrett’s Privateers” “Skye Boat Song” “Fiddler’s Green” from Irish Drinking Songs: The Cat Lover’s Companion “Parting Glass” from Soul of a Harper Crazy lambs The fine taste of Murphy’s Draught and comparing Guinness John Wilmott of Celtic Ways “Rose, Rose, Rose Red” Buy Me a Pint! Check me […]
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Irish & Celtic Music #51 features Celtic music from Thomas Patrick Kenny, The Beggarmen, Jenneth Tolin, Braia, Siren’s Song, Round the House, The Sheridan Band, Maidens IV, Ed Miller, Slainte, Shauna Burns, Scott Boswell, Jennifer Licko, LabGraal. http://celticmusicpodcast.com/ If you enjoy this podcast, then please rate the show on iTunes or your favorite podcatcher. Then subscribe to our Celtic Music Magazine. This is our free newsletter and […]
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I think I first learned this song from The Wolfe Tones when I first started learning Irish songs. It captured my imagination as it told the story of an Irishman who immigrates to Australia. The song was collected in Australia in the 1950s by H.P.C. ‘Duke’ Tritton. This version is sung with an Irish pirate […]
What happens when the dairy farm catches fire? The stray cat go crazy and have a field lapping up all the milk in this raucous song by Jean Prior, Nancy Pearsall and me. Jean came up with the idea when she started rewriting the lyrics to “Old Dun Cow“. It got so funny that I […]
A parody of Hamlet’s soliloquy about cats and a drinking fountain. Cat Music & News Whiskers in the Jar: Irish Songs for Cat Lovers Meows from Marc Cattitude at PetLifeRadio.com Shakespeare Cats Gandalf the Grey and White by Susan Herbert Drinking Fountain for Cats from Cats at About.com: Pampered Pet Mart, Safe Pet Products Hamlet’s Cat’s Soliloquy by […]
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