This week's journey rambles from an English rover to a horned god of the old woods, then across the black river to a Barra Gaelic song carried down through generations. Fourteen tracks of fiddle, whistle, pipes, and rowdy pub harmony travel from Boston to Newfoundland to the shores of Australia. It’s the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #768. – – Subscribe now at CelticMusicPodcast.com!
Jim Moray, Seán Heely, Donnie ‘Large' Macdonald, Avourneen, Maggie MacInnes, Slugger's Rule, Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta, and Owen Marshall, Skara Brae, Natalie Padilla, Kevin Meehan, Brad Tuck, Drumspyder, Highlander Celtic Rock Band Australia, MacCumhaill and the Gang
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THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC
0:02 – Intro: Ken Spencer
0:14 – Jim Moray “Spencer The Rover” from Gallants
4:25 – WELCOME
6:02 – Seán Heely “Cernunnos : An Dia Adharcach (The Horned God)” from Dramagical
15:02 – Donnie ‘Large' Macdonald “Ar Baile (Our Village)” from Christina
19:48 – Avourneen “Cunner Point Across the Black River” from Way Stations
24:27 – Maggie MacInnes “Nì Mhic Ailein, na bì' n èud rium” from Uiseagan Bharraigh
28:32 – FEEDBACK
29:28 – Slugger's Rule “Juice of the Barley” from Clusterfolk
32:22 – Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta, and Owen Marshall “The Primrose Road / The Tramp / Martin Wynne's” from Copley Street 2
35:51 – Skara Brae “Craic Addict” from The Mists of Time
39:08 – Natalie Padilla “Seedskadee” from Paths and Places
42:15 – THANKS
43:44 – Kevin Meehan “The Glasgow Set” from Spanish Point
49:17 – Brad Tuck “I've Been Told” from On These Waters
53:11 – Drumspyder “The Dunmore Lasses” from Kenning
57:13 – Highlander Celtic Rock Band Australia “Reel Set” from Start the Fire
1:00:11 – CLOSING
1:01:10 – MacCumhaill and the Gang “Dreams of Nevermore” from 2
1:04:43 – CREDITS
Support for this program comes from John Sharkey White, II.
Support for this program comes from International speaker, Joseph Dumond, teaching the ancient roots of the Gaelic people. Learn more about their origins at Sightedmoon.com
Support for this program comes from Cascadia Cross Border Law Group, Creating Transparent Borders for more than twenty five years, serving Alaska and the world. Find out more at www.CascadiaLawAlaska.com
Support for this program comes from Hank Woodward.
Support for this program comes from Dr. Annie Lorkowski of Centennial Animal Hospital in Corona, California.
The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather and our Patrons on Patreon. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode.
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