Selkies rise from the sea in Celtic legend. Wild. Powerful. Unstoppable. This week on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, we celebrate the women of Celtic music who carry that same energy. From the north shore to the black water, Show 757 is an hour of music that will pull you under in the best possible way. It's the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #757 - - Subscribe now at CelticMusicPodcast.com!

One Street Over, Gillian Boucher & Bob McNeill, Fialla, Eloise & Co., The Leftovers, The Bow Tides, Low Lily, Tara's Folk, Sue Spencer, Eimear Arkins, Sora, Louise Bichan, Kim Carnie, THE DIVINERS

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VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2026

This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create this year's Best Celtic music episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now!

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THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC

0:08 - Boxing Robin "Ned Coleman's #2/The Orphan" from Land of the Noon - Day Moon

Gypsy Youngraven - vocals, guitar, and bodhrán

3:28 - WELCOME

5:25 - Gillian Boucher & Bob McNeill "Mountain Road #2" from Race for the Sun

Gillian Boucher: fiddle, piano

11:22 - Fialla "Maid in Her Father's Garden" from Home & Away

Katie: Vocals, Guitar, Bodhrán, Irish Stepdancing

14:44 - Eloise & Co. "Hanter Dro 1953 Kraozon/Hanter Dro 1930 Gregam/Meetinghouse Hanter Dro" from avec Elodie

Becky Tracy (fiddle, octave fiddle)
Rachel Bell (accordion)
Rachel Aucoin (piano)

18:35 - The Leftovers "Down By the Glenside" from Heart of Buffalo

Elizabeth Shea: vocals

21:34 - FEEDBACK

24:17 - The Bow Tides "Trip to Gaelicia" from Sailing On

Ellery Klein: fiddle
Jessie Burns: fiddle
Katie Grennan: fiddle, champion Irish dancer

28:29 - Low Lily "Where We Belong" from Angels in the Wreckage

LIZ SIMMONS: Guitar & Vocals
NATALIE PADILLA: Fiddle, Banjo & Vocals

32:06 - Tara's Folk "How many Roads" from remember how we fall

Julien Casanova - fiddle
Catherine de Vençay - cello

36:19 - Sue Spencer "Free in the Harbour" from North Shore

Sue Spencer: Guitar, Vocals

40:22 - THANKS

42:51 - Eimear Arkins "The St. Louis Waltz (Waltz)" from Here & There

Eimear Arikins: Fiddle, Vocals

47:10 - Sora "Selkie" from Ghostlines

Sora - Voice, Piano, Violin

50:09 - Louise Bichan "Auch" from The Lost Summer

Louise Bichan: fiddle

53:58 - Kim Carnie "Eolas Gradhaich" from A' Chailleach

Kim Carnie: vocals

57:20 - CLOSING

58:40 - THE DIVINERS "Daychovo Horo" from earshot (EP)

ILSE DE ZIAH: Cello; Fiddle; Vocals

1:01:23 - CREDITS

Support for this program comes from Hank Woodward.

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

Support for this program comes from John Sharkey White, II.

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

Support for this program comes from Cascadia Cross Border Law Group, Creating Transparent Borders for more than twenty five years, serving Alaska and the world. Find out more at www.CascadiaLawAlaska.com

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* Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I'm a Celtic musician and also host of Pub Songs & Stories. Every song has a story, every episode is a toast to Celtic and folk songwriters. Discover the stories behind the songs from the heart of the Celtic pub scene.

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Album Pins are lapel pins themed to a specific album — and each one comes with a digital download. Wear your music. All of my latest pins are wood - burned and locally produced, which means a smaller footprint and a one - of - a - kind feel you won't find anywhere else.

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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 its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual ...