IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC: BEST OF 2022 PLAYLIST
- Every week, Patrons of the Podcast vote in the Celtic Top 20. Those votes are tabulated two weeks later. The most-popular songs are added to these playlists.
- You can vote for your favorite by following the link in this week's show.
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CAST YOUR VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20
- Every year, I publish the Celtic Top 20. This is your pick of the best, most-popular songs of the year. But to make the show great, I need you to vote for your favorite songs in each episode.
- Just list each of the bands performing those favorite songs to quickly and easily cast your vote.
THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST
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IRISH MUSIC STORIES: DAUGHTERS, MAIDS, AND BOYS
- Most Irish traditional tunes have names. Some go by many different names. So what’s in a name? Do names help us associate tunes with people, or remember vast numbers of melodies… or is there another agenda afoot? In this episode, Colm Gannon, Nic Gareiss, Mick Moloney—and renowned 20th century literary figures Dick and Jane—explore the meaning behind the names.
PARLIAMENT STREET IN DUBLIN TO BE TRAFFIC-FREE THREE EVENINGS A WEEK FOR THE REST OF SUMMER
- DUBLIN CITY Council has announced that Parliament Street in the city centre will become traffic-free three evenings a week for the rest of the summer.
- Starting next Thursday, 21 July, the street will close to traffic on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings.
ANDY COONEY'S NEW YORK IRISH HOUR (37)
- Dear Friends,
- My God what a week of new releases in Ireland. You'll enjoy three artists new to the NY Irish Irish Hour, Sabrina Fallon from Portumna, County Galway, Shannen Carroll fro County Meath and Pat Mulchrone from Westport County Mayo. I also have a new single out called Keep the Tradition Alive and my dear friend Louise Morrissey has a new song out. We'll also pay tribute three classic artists that have moved on to their eternal reward, Dermot O'Brien, Glen Curtain & Paddy Noonan. This episode really took a life of its own. Enjoy!.
HOW I TRAVELED AROUND SCOTLAND ON AN EXTREMELY TIGHT BUDGET
- With a few hundred pounds in her bank account, Rachel Horne decided to leave her job in palliative and dementia care in 2019 and travel full-time.
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #566: IRISH ALL ALONG
- La Nef and Chor Leoni, Mary – Grace Autumn Lee, Enda Reilly, Across The Pond, Socks in the Frying Pan, Niamh Dunne, Telenn Tri, Kevin McKrell, Willos' & Massimo Giuntini, Scythian, Low Lily, The Dreadnoughts, Brad Tuck, Jamison Celtic Rock
- A special thanks to our newest Patrons of the Podcast: Anna M, Happy Rain, and of our newest amazing Celtic Legend, Meghan Walker
WHAT ARE YOU DOING WHILE LISTENING?
You can send a comment or a picture of what you're doing. You can also send a photo from one of your trips to a Celtic nation or anywhere around the globe.
Slainte!
Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
July 21, 2022
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