St Patrick's Day starts early with three hours of Celtic music from the award-winning Irish & Celtic Music Podcast.   http://bestcelticmusic.net/ The Gothard Sisters, Banna De Dha, Beyond the Pale, The Duplets, Lochlainn, Clan Celtica, Irish Whispa, Keith Hinchliffe, Kyle Carey, Ceol Gan Achar, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, Bedlam Bards, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Rose Rock, Ella Roberts, Bangers and Mash, Screaming Orphans, Ceann, Ed Miller, Kennedy's Kitchen, Dark Patrick, Paddy's Pig, We Banjo 3, Talisk, Lothlorien, Madd Paddy, Marc Gunn, Kinfolk, Gaelic Storm, Fergus, Albannach, Calasaig, Derek Byrne and Paddygrass, The Hallions, The Fighting Jamesons, Hexperos, Dervish, SeaStar, The McCabes, Old Blind Dogs, The Kreelers, Conor Caldwell, Runa, Seamus Kennedy, Brobdingnagian Bards, Johnson's Motorcar, The Canny Brothers Band, The Poxy Boggards, Celtic Soul, Ockham's Razor I hope you enjoyed this week's show. If you did, please share the show with ONE friend. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is dedicated to growing our community and helping the incredible artists who so generously share their music. If you find music you love, buy their albums, shirts, and songbooks, follow them on Spotify, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Remember also to Subscribe to the Celtic Music Magazine. Every week, I'll send you a few cool bits of Celtic music news. It's a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Plus, you'll get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free, just for signing up today. Thank you again for being a Celt of Kindness. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 With the new year comes a new votes in the Celtic Top 20. This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. Just list the show number, and the name of as many bands in the episode as you like. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2019 episode. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:05 "The Three Coins" by The Gothard Sisters from Story Girl 3:34 "Comb Your Hair & Curl It / The White Petticoat / The Black Rogue" by Banna De Dha from Band of Two 8:29 "Catalpa Rescue" by Beyond the Pale from Wantin' Something More 12:02 "Garry Porch's" by The Duplets from Leverage 15:07 "Green Window" by Lochlainn from Fisher Street 19:07 "Triantan" by Clan Celtica from Tribal Thunder 22:34 CELTIC FEEDBACK 23:08 "Rising of the Moon" by Irish Whispa from Irish Whispa 25:54 "A Wee Dram or Henry the Horse's Hornpipe" from Keith Hinchliffe from A Wee Dram 27:48 "Cairistiona" by Kyle Carey from North Star 30:40 "Hedigans Fancy Hawson" by Ceol Gan Achar from Ceol Gan Achar 34:59 "Grandpa Joe" by Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer from Twelve Months & A Day 39:48 PATRONS OF THE PODCAST 41:11 "Whiskey in the Jar" by Bedlam Bards from Furious Fancies 44:22 "Jenny's Story" by The Merry Wives of Windsor from Tales from Windsor's Tavern 46:35 "Down by the Sally Garden" by Rose Rock from Aire Loom 49:22 "North Wind" by Ella Roberts from North Wind 53:18 "Paddy's Day NYC" by Bangers and Mash from Whisper Valley and Other Stories 56:49 "Dr. Gilberts Sel" by Screaming Orphans from Taproom 59:49 CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS 1:00:26 "Almost Irish" by Ceann from Almost Irish 1:05:38 "London Town" by Ed Miller from Follow the Music 1:09:48 "Christy Barry's Jig/The Rolling Waves/The Old Favorite/The West Clare Reel" by Kennedy's Kitchen from The Birds Upon the Tree 1:14:27 "Eamonn An Chnoic" by Dark Patrick from Fainne Gael an Lae 1:17:21 "Henry My Son" by Paddy's Pig from Maple & Wire 1:20:47 "Two Sisters" by We Banjo 3 from String Theory 1:25:29 "Rations" by Talisk from Beyond 1:32:33 CELTIC FEEDBACK 1:33:00 "Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore" by Lothlorien from Single 1:37:27 "The Leprechaun" by Madd Paddy from Arrived 1:39:52 "Henry Martin" by Marc Gunn from Not Every Day Is St Patrick's Day 1:42:19 "Paddy's Stout" by Kinfolk from This Land 1:44:53 "Kiss Me I'm Irish" by Gaelic Storm from Bring Yer Wellies 1:49:37 "P Stands for Paddy" by Fergus from Green St. 1:52:49 CELTIC PODCAST NEWS 1:53:51 "Auld Nick's A Piper" by Albannach from Eye of the Storm 1:56:21 "Lazy Bairn / Instrumental: Doug McPhee's Welcome" by Calasaig from Merchant's City 2:00:03 "My Only" by Derek Byrne and Paddygrass from Half and Half 2:02:52 "Devil's Kiss" by The Hallions from EP 2:06:53 "A Song for Letting Go" by The Fightling Jamesons from Every Day Above Ground 2:11:26 "Giant's Causeway" by Hexperos from Lost in The Great Sea 2:15:45 "Red Haired Mary" by Dervish from Midsummer's Night 2:18:47 CELTIC FEEDBACK 2:19:21 "Galway Bay" by SeaStar from Never Go Back 2:23:21 "An American in Paris" by The McCabes from Songs for Breakfast 2:27:34 "Died and Gone" by Old Blind Dogs from Room With A View 2:33:28 "Johnny Don't Go" by The Kreelers from Saints & Sinners 2:36:42 "An Art Revealed" by Conor Caldwell from To Belfast... 2:39:10 "Big Fellah" by Black 47 from Rise Up 2:44:49 "The Ruthless Wife" by Runa from Current Affairs 2:50:39 CELTIC FEEDBACK 2:51:25 "Wild Rover" by Seamus Kennedy from By Popular Demand 2:56:34 "Old Dun Cow" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales 3:00:26 "Redcrow/Tamlins/Gravelwalk" by Johnsons Motorcar from Funky Disco Hardcore 3:05:05 "Spancil Hill" by The Canny Brothers Band from One Drop of Whiskey 3:08:12 "The Drinker's Praise" by The Poxy Boggards from Bawdy Parts 3:10:10 "Tempest in a Teacup" by Celtic Soul from Way 3:20:00 "Lanigan's Ball" by Ockham's Razor from Ten Thousand Miles to Bedlam The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts or to our website where you can become a Patron of the Podcast for as little as $1 per episode. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. CELTIC PODCAST NEWS * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic musician and podcaster. This show is dedicated to the indie Celtic musicians. I want to ask you to support these artists. Share the show with your friends. And find more episodes at celticmusicpodcast.com. You can also support this podcast on Patreon. Get our free app. Go to the iTunes or Amazon store to download the app for free. You'll be able to listen to every episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, not just the latest 300. That's all that Apple Podcasts will allow. The app will give you access to every show. You can join my band Kilted Kings at The Hangout in Gulf Shores, Alabama on Sunday, March 17th for St. Patrick's Day. Go to KiltedKings.com for details. Subscribe to my Pub Songs Podcast. I'm sharing 11 St Patrick's Day facts in a couple weeks. But you can listen right now and hear some great Celtic Heroes & Musical Legends from the past show. If you don't have an Irish & Celtic Music Podcast t-shirt, what are you waiting for? Get one in our store. Have you seen our new bumper sticker? It was beautifully designed by Miranda Nelson Designs. You can buy it in our store. But from now until March 21, you will get a free bumper sticker to go along with your per episode pledge of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Just sign up as a patron. TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through it's culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. 2019 is the Celtic Invasion of Dingle. 2020 is the Origins of Celtic Invasions. You can find out more about these two exciting trips. Join the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/ THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! Big corporations want to force feed you Music.  Even though Celtic music is a niche market, There are big labels who want to tell you what music is good. With this podcast, you decide. Not a corporation. Not a billionaire. You! The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is listener-supported. I make this show free and let you, the listener, support the podcast through your kind patronage on Patreon. You can make a per episode pledge and cap how much you want to spend each month supporting this podcast. Your generosity funds the creation, promotion and production of the show. Best of all, you get episodes before regular listeners, discounts on merch, and when we hit a milestone, you get extra special episodes. I want to thank our Celtic Legends: Shawn Cali, Bryan Brake, Annie Lorkowski, Kevin Long, Hank Woodward, Rian P Kegerreis, robert michael kane, Theresa Sullivan, Hunter Melville, Scott Benson, Carol Baril, Lynda MacNeil, Nancie Barnett, Tiffany Knight, Marianne Ludwig. These amazing people pledge at least $25 per month to support the podcast. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast at http://patreon.com/celticpodcast   I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? You can send a written comment along with a picture of what you're doing while listening. Email a voicemail message to [email protected] Bill Hayes emailed: "Hi Mark, I just became a patron and I just wanted to drop you a line and say thank you for alll the great music you play. I wanted you to know how much this podcast means to me, I’ve always wanted to explore my Celtic heritage and I always loved the music of my ancestors. Thanks for sharing all the independent artists that make this music!" Brian McReynolds emailed: "I have been listening to your podcast since late 2005. I love the variety of music and love listening to the podcasts. For Christmas I got some Bluetooth headphones and have been listening to the podcast while watching college football bowl games. It has been rather fun watching the action on the field with such great music on instead of listening to the commentary." John Helminski emailed: "Hi Marc, Thanks for your great podcast. Is there one specific show dedicated to Celtic harp music?" Catherine Koehler emailed a reply to my reply: "How providential that you responded tonight...the very night that i was writing YOU, lol. I was at the best pub in Louisiana this weekend, Enoch's Irish Pub and Grill of Monroe, LA, and made sure the podcast was well represented.  I'm sending along a few pics of the podcast sticker that was ceremoniosly placed by Enoch's wonderful daughter Molly .  In her words " we're placing it down low so everyone can see it!"  Fyi...it is in front of everyone who stands in line for the rest room!! No billboard ever had a better placement!"