Here are several ways to celebrate Celtic culture through music.
Stephanie Claussen, The Gothard Sisters, Laura MacKenzie, Eira, Celtic Woman, Screaming Orphans, Steel Clover, Sarah Marie Mullen, Jessica Victoria, Heather Alexander, Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy, Aizle & Rioghnach Connolly, Peat in the Creel, A Shamrock in Kudzu, Susan Toman, Jil Chambless, Ed Miller and Scooter Muse, Matt & Shannon Heaton, Heather Dale, Carolina Ceili, Catriona O'Leary, Jennifer Licko, Cherish the Ladies, Liz Carroll, Golden Bough, Four Celtic Voices, Banshee in the Kitchen, Liz Madden, Katie McMahon, Bonnie Rideout, Nancy Daily-Green, Sheri O'Meara, Eileen Ivers, The Poor Clares, Sharon Shannon
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DID YOU HEAR THAT CHRISTMAS LEPRECHAUN?
Yes! A leprechaun was conscripted by Santa's elves to work in Santa's Workshop. You can hear the song and more Celtic-inspired Christmas songs. Plus find out why it's so hard to record some songs. It's all on this week's Pub Songs & Stories.
CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC – THE SNOWS THAT MELT THE SOONEST
The season of Celtic Christmas music is coming to a close. You can listen to Celtic Christmas music from: Runa, Stephanie Claussen, David Pedrick, Matt & Shannon Heaton, Steel Clover, Mark O'Connor, Marc Gunn, deCeadaoin, Andrew D. Huber, The Rogues, Sheri O'Meara, Abbots Cross, Reilly, Screaming Orphans, Prydein, The Jig Is Up!
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And if that's not enough, then check out these Celtic Christmas Playlists on Spotify:
- Joyful Celtic Christmas Music
- A Cozy Celtic Christmas by The Gothard Sisters
- Christmas Drinking Songs
IRISH MUSIC STORIES PODCAST: EPISODE 48 – BETWEEN THE TUNES
What’s up with stage banter? And why all the joking around between tunes in a session? Explore the on- and offstage chat that surrounds traditional music with Máirtín de Cógáin, Paddy League, Joanie Madden, Rus Bradburd, Liz Carroll, and Jean-Michel Veillon.
COPPERPLATE TIME 339
Bothy Band, Bothy Band, Paddy Glackin, Sean ach Donnchadha, Crawford/Farrell/Doocey, Johnny Og Connolly, Eilis Kennedy, Buttons & Bows, Daithi Gormley, Seamus Heaney, Liam O’Flynn, Jerry Lynch, Urnua, Paddy O’Brien & Seamus Connolly, Sean Ryan, Eileen O’Brien, Frank Kelly, Neil Mulligan, Kevin Burke, John Regan, Mick Sands, Terry Clark, Bothy Band
BLARNEY PILGRIMS IRISH MUSIC PODCAST – EPISODE 80: JOANIE MADDEN (WHISTLE)
Joanie Madden the hardest working woman in folk music. Hearing Mary Bergin and the beginnings of a career in the entertainment business. New York, the drive to succeed and picking up the phone thirty times a day to get a gig. Balls, weddings, county dances, and the circuit. An American in Ireland. Tour(s), interrupted. ‘It's a tough old racket.' Keeping going and being present for the opportunity. Cherish The Ladies and more. Traditional Irish music podcast interview with Joanie Madden.
RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL PODCAST: HOLIDAY SPECIAL
Bells and Motley Consort, Three Quarter Ale, Moat Jumper, Les Jongleurs, Hey Nunnie Nunnie, James Hazlerig, Brian Tinker, Brian Tinker Leo, Lark the Harper, Celtic Stone, Myschyffe Managed, Fiddler's Tales, Boom Pirates, Belles of Bedlam
CELT IN A TWIST DECEMBER 13, 2020
A bouquet of satisfying Celtic pairings. Mixes include Highland Techno from Martyn Bennett and Dolphin Boy, Celtpunk sing-a-longs from The Dreadnoughts and the Dropkick Murphys.
GRINNING BEGGER’S PADDY ROCK PODCAST: THE TIE THAT BINDS, CHRISTMAS 2020
Well Paddy Rockers another year has come and gone, and to say it’s been challenging would be the biggest understatement of my life. I know I have not been very active with Paddy Rock but I have had to withdraw into my happy place in order to merely exist. I miss I miss the people, but more than anything I miss the shows and festivals.
MOSTLY FOLK PODCAST EPISODE 504
Mandolin Orange, Sara Thomsen, Scott Cook, Arthur Davenport, Bothy Band, Bobtown, The Lucky Valentines, Barry Oreck, Josie Bello, Kevin Farge, Katie Oates, Rachael Kilgour, Tom Bocci, William Lawrence, Carla Ulbrich, Mike Agranoff
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December 17, 2020
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