Celtic Gems #689

Celtic Gems #689

Author: Marc Gunn December 12, 2024 Duration: 1:18:26

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Old Blind Dogs, Poitín, Altan, Arise & Go, The Gothard Sisters, Across The Pond, We Banjo 3, Scythian, Fire In The Glen, Emma Langford, IIsabeau Corriveau et Les tisseurs de rêves, The Bookends, Cantrip, The Haar, Faoileán, Hanneke Cassel

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THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC

0:06 - Old Blind Dogs "Desperate Fishwives" from Wherever Yet May Be

6:20 - WELCOME

7:52 - Poitín "Super Moon" from One For The Road

13:12 - Altan "The House Carpenter (Gypsy Davy)" from The Widening Gyre

17:37 - Arise & Go "Sheepskin and Beeswax, Le Voyageur, Roddy McDonald's Fancy" from Arise & Go -  EP

21:36 - The Gothard Sisters "It Was Beautiful" from Mountain Rose

25:31 - Across The Pond "Another Jig Will Do / Foxhunter's" from Little Beggarman

29:22 - FEEDBACK

30:20 - We Banjo 3 "High On A Mountain (Live)" from Live in Galway

34:11 - Scythian "Scratchbox Reel" from American Shanty

36:53 - Fire In The Glen "From Amish To Irish" from Cutting Bracken

40:19 - Emma Langford "A Song For My Younger Self" from Sowing Acorns

41:54 - IIsabeau Corriveau et Les tisseurs de rêves "Inisheer" from Leap of Faith

46:45 - THANKS

49:23 - The Bookends with the Stratford Symphony Orchestra "The Old Grove" from A Celtic Celebration: The Bookends with the Stratford Symphony Orchestra

52:36 - Cantrip "Puirt a' Beul" from Undark

59:28 - The Haar "The Emigrant's Farewell" from The Haar

1:06:09 - Faoileán "Martinmastime" from Far Hills

1:12:41 - CLOSING

1:13:30 - Hanneke Cassel "We are Dancer / The Goat Whisperer" from For Reasons Unseen

1:17:41 - CREDITS

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