Greetings
Here are several ways to celebrate Celtic culture through music.
Happy St Patrick’s Day! Two Hours of St Patrick’s Day music and a free Celtic album that you can download today on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast.
Xavier Boderiou, Stringer's Ridge, The Selkie Girls, Kennedy's Kitchen, Gillian Boucher & Bob McNeill, Beyond the Field from Single, Lissa Schneckenburger, Kinnfolk, Jesse Ferguson, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, Catherine Koehler, The Kissers, Stephanie Claussen, KALOS (McKasson & McDonald), W Ed Harris, The Rowan Tree, Fir Arda, Celtic Conundrum, Avourneen, Tami Curtis, Pauline Scanlon, The Flailing Shilaleighs, The Wild Irish Roses, Kilmaine Saints, Ockham's Razor, Onde, Skeleton McKee, Battlelegs, Hugh Morrison, Eileen Ivers, Jiggy, Wolf Loescher
Listen to the newest St. Patrick’s Day show.
WANT A FREE ALBUM OF CELTIC MUSIC?
Every year, I compile the 17 Free Celtic MP3s for St Patrick’s Day. In fact, if you listened to and enjoyed show #250, then you can now download every single one of those songs for free. Click here to get your album.
And if that’s not enough… I want you to have a Free CD of mine. It’s an album of Irish songs called Happy Songs of Death. I actually featured it on episode #83 of the podcast. But you can have the physical CD. I will swallow the cost of the disc. You just have to pay for the shipping. Click here. I don’t know how long this offer will last. So get it soon!
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** Hey! If you have a suggestion of a video, podcast, a festival, or something else I can share with our community, reply right now. Send me your offering to our Celts. **
LAST DAY TO SUPPORT SCI F'IRISH MUSIC
My Kickstarter for my next album of Sci F'Irish music closes tomorrow. The album is called Selcouth and features some traditional Celtic songs and tunes plus some science fiction inspired originals with a trad Celtic sound. You have just over 24 hours to support this album. After that you'll have to wait a full year for its official release. Make a pledge now!
CELTIC TREE OF LIFE SHIRT
Designed to celebrate the Celtic connection to our planet, the Celtic Tree of Life shirt is your chance to show your support for the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast in 2020.
The shirts are printed Anvil 980 black shirts. They are super soft and comfortable. And they look great. This will be your new favorite shirt!
Support the podcast. Buy a shirt.
NEW PODCAST: SONG HENGE PROFILES
I am proud to officially launch a new podcast this year. It’s called Song Henge Profiles. Every week, Todd Wiley (host of the former Celtic Indy Podcast) introduces you to some of the bands in the latest episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast.
If you ever wanted to find out more about the artists in the show, this is the podcast for you.
But there’s a catch. It’s exclusively available to Song Hengers. Make a pledge of as little as $5 per month on Patreon and you will get this Patreon-exclusive podcast.
HOW NOT TO LOSE ALL YOUR MONEY IF YOU HAVE TO CANCEL YOUR VACATION
Life happens. People get sick. Travel companies close. Worldwide contagion breaks out. And your vacation plans fall apart. Proper planning and precaution can make cancelling a vacation a bit less painful. Yes, you may miss the trip but you'll be able to reschedule or plan a different one.
Listen at Ireland Family Vacations.
CELT IN A TWIST
We've got more Paddys than you can shake a shamrock at. Paddy Murphy, a fresh debut from Pat Chessell featuring Aaron Chapman, Steve Dawson and other luminaries. Plus, plenty of Scottish, the other white meat.
THE PIETÁ IN THE BOG
In the tiny village of Kilcormac, there’s a holy statue that has been safeguarded by the locals for hundreds of years. It has survived religious suppression, Cromwell’s armies, and a parish priest who thought it belonged with him.
MOSTLY FOLK PODCAST EPISODE 464
Featuring Everest Rising, Catherine MacLellan, John Dennis, Alicia Viani, Michael Johnathon, Ben Rounds, Ben Bedford, Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Rita Hosking, Deborah Payne & Sam Gleaves, Andrew McKnight, Chicago Farmer, Banjo Nickaru & Western Scooches, Chris Titchner, Slaid Cleaves, Nora Jane Struthers, Long Drives, First Words
THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST
Because of Your kind and generous support, this show comes out every week. You can pledge a dollar or more per episode and cap how much you want to spend each month over on Patreon.
Your generosity funds the creation, promotion and production of the show. It allows us to attract new listeners and to help our community grow. Plus, you get to hear episodes before regular listeners. When we hit a milestone, you get an extra-long episode. We are super close to getting a two-hour instrumental special.
A super special thanks to our Celtic Legends. These amazingly generous folks pledge $25 or more per month. Thanks to Shawn Cali, Hank Woodward, Annie Lorkowski, Tiffany Knight, robert michael kane, Lynda MacNeil, Kevin Long, Nancie Barnett, Miranda Nelson, Carol Baril, Scott Benson, Marianne Ludwig, Patricia Conner
So I found a different way to give back. A portion of the money raised from compilation CD sales and from your Patreon donations is donated to Celtic Non-Profits. We already donated money to the Savannah Irish Festival to help some of the artists featured on this podcast. We are also sponsoring the Texas Scottish Festival in May. And now in September, we’re also sponsoring Middle Tennessee Highland Games & Celtic Festival. We have donated over $35,000 to Celtic Non-Profits.
You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast at http://patreon.com/celticpodcast.
NEW CELTIC CDs FROM…
Kinnfolk, Emerald Accent Irish Music, and Byrne and Kelly.
Get weekly updates of New CDs in our Celtic Music Magazine and download 34 Celtic MP3s for free at bestcelticmusic.net.
DON’T MISS LAST WEEK’S SHOW
Did you listen yet? Once you're done, make sure you VOTE in the Celtic Top 20. You will help me create next year's Best Celtic Music of 2019.
What are you doing today while listening? The easiest way to let me know is to email me right now. Send a comment or a picture of what your doing. You can also send a photo from one of your trips to a Celtic nation.
Slainte!
Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
March 11, 2020
INVITE YOUR FRIENDS
Do you have a friend who loves Celtic music? Why not share the latest episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Share this newsletter or your favorite episode. Tell them why you love it.
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