Celtic Music Magazine: New Irish & Celtic Folk

Nov 13, 2025 Celtic Music Magazine, News

Céad Míle Fáilte

Hello all, it is Todd once again. In this issue we have a new episode of our very own Irish & Celtic Podcast. The other podcasts we spotlight are Irish Music Stories & Copperplate Time. We have a list of new albums for you to check out. The highlighted articles include ones about Gillian Anderson, the best hotels in Wales, and a WW1 Piper. For our featured festival we a have special one for you in is the Oban Winter Festival which takes place November 14 – 23rd with additional events taking place throughout December. The festival takes place in the town of Oban Scotland. We hope you enjoy this issue. Until next time, Sláinte mhaith!

IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #734: NEW IRISH & CELTIC FOLK

  • The Gothard Sisters, Nerea The Fiddler, Coastland Fair, The AML Trio, The Irish Lassies, Carroll Sisters Trio, Eddie Biggins, Cedar Dobson Music, Jeff Blaney, The Inland Seas, The Celtic Kitchen Party, The Badpiper, Phoenyx, Callán, Rebecca Gilbert & Kellswater Bridge
  • A special thanks to our newest Patrons of the Podcast: Troy Reynard, Denny Young

Listen to the Show

IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC: BEST OF 2024 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.

Vote in the Celtic Top 20

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WHAT'S NEW WITH CELTIC MUSIC
& CULTURE ONLINE?

NEW CELTIC ALBUMS

Attn Bands: Go to 4celts.com to submit your band to the podcast.

IRISH MUSIC STORIES: EPISODE 87-REVISITED FAIRY FORTS AND CHANGELINGS

  • As magical new Irish music podcasts emerge, as dark forces swirl around the world, and as much of the northern hemisphere enters into shorter, colder days, the Irish Music Stories re-investigates lore and mystery surrounding Irish fairies.
  • With care and caution—and with young co-producer Nigel—fiddle players Tara Connaghan and Martin Hayes, singer Emily Smith, and storyteller Máirtín de Cógáin help explore songs and stories about the Sí.

Listen here

GILLIAN ANDERSON SAYS SHE FEELS AT HOME IN NORTHERN IRELAND AHEAD OF PREMIERE OF TROUBLES DRAMA, TRESPASSES

  • ACTRESS Gillian Anderson says she feels at home in Northern Ireland, where she filmed her forthcoming series, Trespasses.
  • The four-part series, based on Co. Down writer Louise Kennedy's award-winning debut novel, premieres on Channel 4 this evening.
  • It has been adapted for TV by Irish author and screenwriter Ailbhe Keogan, who penned several episodes of Sharon Horgan's Apple TV series, Bad Sisters.

To read more, go here!

COPPERPLATE TIME 519

  • Bothy Band, PatrickStreet, Gatehouse, Ralph McTell, John & Jacinta McEvoy, Gerry Hanley, Mary Bergin, Peter Coughlan, Dezi Donnelly & Mick McGoldrick, Eilis Kennedy, Mick Mulvey & Shane Meehan, Archie Fisher, Archie Fisher & Garnet Rogers, Archie Fisher, Aoife Ni Bhriain, Aoife Ni Bhriain & Mick O’Brien & Emer Mayock, Seamus Begley & Jim Murray, John McEvoy & John Wynne, Damien Dempsey, Rita Connolly

Listen to the Show

THE BEST HOTELS IN WALES FOR A FESTIVE BREAK

  • Forget the busy summer holidays, winter is the perfect time to travel if you’d rather avoid the crowds and bag festive deals and off-season specials. It may be an underrated season for a break, but winter in Wales offers plenty of appeal: crackling fires, quiet countryside escapes and grand hotels set against frosty landscapes.

To read more, go here!

THE WW1 PIPER WHO MARCHED THROUGH GAS, BULLETS AND BOMBS TO SAVE HIS REGIMENT

  • There were many acts of courage in World War One but few could match that of piper Daniel Laidlaw.
  • Armed with just a set of bagpipes, the Scotsman played his way into danger when his regiment was in chaos and panic.

To read more, go here!

OBAN WINTER FESTIVAL 2025

  • Back in 2011, a small group of locals decided that the start of winter was a great excuse to have a Festival. They organized a Victorian Market to run alongside the Reindeer Parade, ice rink, Comedy nights, music workshops for children, cocktails for the grown-ups, a ceilidh or two – all of which made the Festival a great success. News spread quickly and the next year people came from further afield to join the festivities.
  • Festival action takes place mainly in town and getting from place to place is very easy. Oban is quite compact and walking is a fantastic way to get around. Discover the great shopping, bars and restaurants that make this town tick, take a tour of the local distillery and sample our national drink, or a relaxing coffee in one of our many cafes, soaking up the beautiful view of the bay.
  • Events vary each day from family favourites like the Reindeer Parade and Christmas light switch on to the ceilidhs and light shows.
  • We can provide all manner of accommodation options for your stay here, from apartments in the town centre, to hotels and intimate bed and breakfasts, we can recommend some of the finest food and wine establishments that this town boasts -so why not come and join the biggest winter party in the West.

Find out more information

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Slainte!

Todd Wiley (he/him) & Marc Gunn (he/him), The Celtfather

November 14, 2025

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