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 […]
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The Rathmines – Celtic Music Spotlight / CF#50
The bass-player, Marcus, and the singer/guitar-player Martin had a band called STAINLESS BONES, which kind of broke apart in 2011. The two attended a POGUES-concert in August 2012, wanting to see Shane for at least one time before he kicked the bucket. Afterwards the sang (or maybe: growled) Irish Folk in the underground on their […]
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Help “Fairytale of New York” Top the Celtic Charts
Yesterday, I found this great article about history of The Pogues’ song “Fairytale of New York”. For me, this is one of those quintessential Celtic Christmas songs. It captures a piece of Irish culture and history and flips it on its end during Christmas. It’s a powerful song that deserves international recognition. Two things struck […]
Celtic Christmas Songs
We’re just days away from Christmas and I’m still fine tuning my Celtic Christmas playlist. It is tough finding good Celtic music for Christmas. I’ve spent the last few weeks listening to Celtic Christmas albums of all shapes and sizes. I’ve also been listening to classic Christmas songs, and I think I see the problem–there’s […]
