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 PODCAST: SELMA AND ROSE
- Most of the Irish traditional jigs and reels I play have associations, information, history, and sentiments bundled into them. Even these dance tunes that have no words carry so much. And everybody who plays these tunes bears and shares more than just a few notes and rhythms. In this episode, flute player and piper Emer Mayock, harp player Andrea Kiupel-Grona, and banjo/harmonica player Don Meade share Rose in the Heather and Maid of Selma lore.
BEWARE THE BLACK CAT! 13 IRISH SUPERSTITIONS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
- Whether you believe in superstitions or not on a day-to-day basis, many people remain nervous about any Friday that falls on the 13th of the month.
- Here, we take a look at some of the especially Irish superstitions that you may want to keep an eye out for today!
CELT IN A TWIST MAY 15, 2022
- Oysterband have a fresh hit on their hands. We give it another spin PLUS debuts from Grumpy O Sheep, Melisande and Gogol Bordello's Eugene Hutz & Jesse Malin cover The Pogues with proceeds to Ukraine!
BEST CHEAP HOTELS IN EDINBURGH 2022: WHERE TO STAY FOR LOCATION AND COMFORT
- A city break in Edinburgh tops many a UK bucket list. But here’s the thing: the crowds attending its world-beating festivals and marquee events can make sourcing the right hotel an intimidating experience. There are the expensive ones, pocketed in miniature estates; and the pricey Princes Street bastions, which give Edinburgh Castle a run for its money in terms of jewel-dripping glamour. But in the wynds and alleys between there are plenty of less flashy, less splashy boltholes and boutiques worthy of your patronage.
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #558: YOU CAN IRISH DANCE IF YOU WANT TO
- Andrew Finn Magill, Marc Gunn, Sam Gillogly, David Curley & Mick Broderick, Bua, Eireann's Call, Emma Langford, Dark Patrick, Sybil and Sorley, The Breath, Jolly's, Clover's Revenge, Sons of Malarkey, Hugh Morrison, Highlander Celtic Rock Band Australia, Clann An Drumma
- A special thanks to our newest Patrons of the Podcast: Katherine G, Marianne C.
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Slainte!
Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
May 19, 2022
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