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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.
- New this week: Runa and Emerald Rose
Listen on Irish & Celtic Music on Spotify or Irish & Celtic Music on Amazon Music.
NEW CELTIC STORIES PODCAST
- Even a song you’ve sung for years can be difficult if you haven't played it in a long time. Learn about the bothy song Bonny Woodhall from the great Niamh Parsons.
- Celtic Stories podcast is a brand new, standalone podcast. You'll hear it every 2-3 weeks in the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. But you can also enjoy it by itself when you become a Song Henger on Patreon.
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.
NEW CELTIC CDS
- Kelter och götar by Vilsevind
- Bonnie Susie Cleland: Tales Of Love And Death by Tim Jenkins, Balladeer
- BUTTERFLIES (MUSIC INSPIRED BY PAINTINGS BY SARA FUENTES) by Hugo Selles
- Greenwood Gone by Wren Song
Attn Bands: Go to 4celts.com to submit your band to the podcast.
THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST
The bands you listen to each week rely on your generosity and financial support. Just like this podcast. Your patronage allows us to create a free show for thousands of people week. It only costs you as little as one dollar per episode on Patreon. Join on Patreon now.
CANDLELIT TALES: EPISODE 159 – REBITH – CAERTHÁNACH
- Witness to the fall of the Fianna, witness to the years of chaos, and banished by the new god. Shadowy and terrible, ravenous and indestructible, said to be the mother of the divil himself. This is her story.
THE IRISH INFLUENCE: ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES THAT COME FROM IRELAND
- IRISH PEOPLE came to speak English out of necessity rather than choice, but that didn’t stop us putting by our own unique twist on it. As Oscar Wilde said, “the English came and took our lands and turned them into barren wastes. We took their language and made it beautiful.” Here’s some Irish words and phrases commonly used by English speakers across the world.
COPPERPLATE PODCAST 270
- Danu, Cillian & Niall Vallely, Paddy Glackin, Noel Hill, Donal Clancy, Danu, Dan Brouder & Angelina Carberry, John McEvoy & Gay McKeon, Eilis Kennedy, Brian Lennon, Mick Aoife O’Brien & Emer Mayock, Urnua, Caoimhin O’Fearghaill, Seamus Quinn & Gary Hastings
BOTTLE OF RARE IRISH WHISKEY FROM 1880 COULD FETCH €12,000 AT AUCTION THIS WEEK
- A RARE bottle of 1880s Irish whiskey could sell for between €12,000 and €14,000 when it goes up for auction in less than six days.
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #552: REEL FAERIES
- Heidi, Stef & Bow Triplets, John Doyle, The Haar, Alasdair White, The Fire Inside, Avon Faire, Kris Colt, Andy Lamy, The Gatehouse Well, Niamh Parsons & Graham Dunne, Terry Clarke – Coyne & Tony Gibbons, Don Gabbert, Hair Of The Dog, The Town Pants, The Hoodie Crows
- A super special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Dan mcDade, Carol Baril, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Lynda MacNeil, Annie Lorkowski, Travis Senzaki, Shawn Cali
WHAT ARE YOU DOING WHILE LISTENING?
You can send a comment or 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
April 7, 2022
How Can I Support The Newsletter?
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- Forward it to a friend
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What sort of perks are there for ongoing supporters?
- Early Episodes – a patron-only episode that is released 2-3 days before regular episodes
- Vote in Celtic Top 20 – your vote adds new tracks to our Best Of 2022 playlist on Spotify and Amazon Music
- Free Sticker – get a bumper sticker that you can put on you car to show your Celtic colors
- Music-Only Episodes – Song Henger also get music-only episodes. It's non-stop music for your ears
A Friendly Reminder
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