Albannach shakes the walls. Adam Agee & Jon Sousa fly through reels. Heather Dale summons the fair folk. From ancient pipes to fresh voices, this episode is pure Celtic power on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #744 - - Subscribe now at CelticMusicPodcast.com!

Adam Agee & Jon Sousa, Albannach, Alex Sturbaum, Tradify, Dan Possumato, Low Power Trio, Heather Dale, Low Lily, Stephen MacDonald, Tony Christie & Ranagri, Brad The Piper, Mary Frances Leahy, The Crazy Rogues, The McDades

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THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC

0:02 - Intro - Na Geocaigh

0:10 - Adam Agee & Jon Sousa "The Maids of Holywell / Cor Pheait Uí Thuathaigh (Pat Tuohey's Reel) / Moneymusk" from Ceol na gCarad

3:55 - WELCOME

6:04 - Albannach "Auld Nick's A Piper" from Eye Of The Storm

8:43 - Alex Sturbaum "Gulls Of Invergordon" from River Run Wide

12:11 - Tradify "Waterman's, Waterman's Jig & Superfly" from Take Flight

16:36 - Dan Possumato "The Boys of Mullaghbawn (feat. Mick Mulcrone, Dan Possumato, Teresa Baker & Kevin Burke)" from An Teachín Gorm

20:13 - FEEDBACK

26:04 - Low Power Trio "Jug of Punch" from Dirty Old Town

28:55 - Heather Dale "Fair Folk" from Fairytale

31:44 - Low Lily "Night Lament" from single

35:46 - Stephen MacDonald "Chapter One - Hold Me Close" from The Legend of John Lally

39:13 - THANKS

41:01 - Tony Christie & Ranagri "Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore" from The Great Irish Songbook Volume ll

46:17 - Brad The Piper "The Truth" from The Forgotten Game

52:19 - Mary Frances Leahy "Celticumbia" from First Light

56:16 - The Crazy Rogues "Lady With a Lily Crown" from Advanced Roguery

59:36 - CLOSING

1:00:52 - The McDades "Peggy - O" from single

1:05:29 - CREDITS

Support for this program comes from Dr. Annie Lorkowski of Centennial Animal Hospital in Corona, California.

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

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