Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #409: The Gothard Sisters

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #409: The Gothard Sisters

The Gothard Sisters host this week’s Irish & Celtic Music Podcast with music from them and some of their favorite indie Celtic bands. The Gothard Sisters, The Elders, Marc Gunn, Enter the Haggis, Colin Farrell, Ashley Davis, Talisk, Daimh, House of Hamill, We Banjo 3, Gaelic Storm I hope you enjoyed this week’s show. If […]

#289: Auld Lang Syne

And so ends another year of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Eleven years and still going strong. We’re gonna close out the year with some amazing Celtic music from Beth Patteron/Patrick O’Flaherty, FIMM, The Selkie Girls, The Here & Now, Runa, House of Hamill, The Gothard Sisters, The Triskells, Kevin Tyler, Naomi’s Fancy, Chuckawalla Rhythm […]

#287: Irish & Celtic Christmas

Merry Christmas with Irish & Celtic Christmas music from The Irish Rovers, The Gothard Sisters, Jennifer Licko, Cherish the Ladies, Eddie Biggins, Caitriona O’Leary, Rosanne Cash, Rose and Thistle Band, Haggis Rampant, Heather Dale, De Ceadaoin, Irish School of Music, Golden Bough, Celtic Woman, The Barra MacNeils, Steel City Rovers. celticmusicpodcast.com/287/ Do you support Celtic music, […]

#284: 2-Hours of On Fire Celtic Music

I went digging through my Celtic music archives and picked some of the hottest, on fire Celtic bands, musicians, songs and tunes for an incredible two-hour special thanks to the generosity of the Patrons of the Podcast. You’ll hear Celtic music from Crepuscule, Spencer Murray & Pipeslinger, Sisters of Murphy, Doolin’, Innisfall, Poitin, The Led Farmers, […]

17 Free Celtic MP3 Downloads for St. Patrick’s Day 2016

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Every St Patrick’s Day for the past eleven years, I’ve published an awesome article called “17 Free Celtic MP3 Downloads for St. Patrick’s Day” (see past issues here). I’m happy to say, “It’s back!” This article is dedicated to the indie Irish and Celtic bands. There is a LOT of great Celtic […]

Top 20 Celtic Bands of 2015

Top 20 Celtic Bands of 2015

Last week, I released the Celtic Top 20 featuring the best Celtic Music Bands of 2015 as voted by fans of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. I want to share with you more about those bands. You can listen to the full Celtic music show here. You can also check out the episode where I […]

Marc Pick’s Most-Popular Celtic Bands of 2015

Marc Pick’s Most-Popular Celtic Bands of 2015

I didn’t actually pick these amazing bands this week. It was a lot more organic than that. This list features the Celtic bands I played most-often on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. I love all of these bands, but there were a few surprises that I didn’t anticipate. Ranked in Order: The Bow Triplets […]

Top-Played Celtic Music Bands of 2015

Last year, I compiled my pick of the Best Celtic Music of 2014. It included some of my favorite artists that I played then. Well, all except for my Top 5 Celtic Rock bands. I’m pleased to say that most of those 20 artists are still getting a lot of attention. Only one seems to […]

A Celtic Christmas – Compilation of Christmas Music by Indie Celtic Musicians

A Celtic Christmas – Compilation of Christmas Music by Indie Celtic Musicians

A warm fire glows in the hearth of Celtic culture with this warm compilation CD of Celtic Christmas music. Celebrate the holidays with A Celtic Christmas,featuring a mix of traditional and original songs and tunes about Christmas by indie Celtic bands. All these artists were hand-selected for outstanding music by the award-winning downloadable radio show, […]

#217: 10 Years of Great Irish & Celtic Music, a Retrospective

On July 28, 2005, the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was born from my love of Celtic music. I had been cultivating that love through my Celtic Music Magazine which featured album reviews and free Celtic MP3 downloads from many of the bands on this podcast. The podcast quickly overtook the magazine in popularity. I […]