Best Irish & Celtic Music of 2008 - #61

Irish Celtic music from Athas, Heather Alexander, Jamie Laval and Ashley Broder, Siren's Song, Sligo Rags, Kilrush, Tara MacKenzie, Maidens IV, Anne Roos, Teribus, Brobdingnagian Bards, Water Street Bridge, Appalachian Celtic Consort, 3 Pints Gone, Merry Wives of Windsor, Siochain, Silver Spire, The McDades, The Logues, LabGraal, The Kreellers.  www.celticmusicpodcast.com/61

Underwriting for this program is provided by...Celtic Invasion Vacations.YOU can travel the world with Marc Gunn.During the day, see the sites and and at nightsing with me. This May, we're invading Italy.Sign up before January 31st and Save $50Notes:- The Celtic Top Five.- Become a Member of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast.- Celtic Invasion Vacations- Marc Gunn's Pub Songs Podcast- ATTN: Marc Gunn is performing Thursday, January 8th at 9pm in New Orleans at the Kerry Pub on Decatur- Post a review on your favorite website, like iTunes.It's time for the shameless promotion of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Often I ask you to post a review of the podcast on iTunes, Zune or your favorite podcatcher. Today, I want to invite you to post a review elsewhere in the Celtic community. Anywhere is fine. Do you have a favorite Celtic message board, mailing list, website? Do you have a blog on myspace, facebook? Do you use Twitter? Wherever you are online, share your thoughts about your favorite artists that you found on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. You can grab links on our website. Just share the love.- Link to the Irish and Celtic Music PodcastThis Week:"Drowsy Maggie/Mountain Road/Tam Lin" by Athasfrom Athas"March of Cambreadth" by Heather Alexanderfrom Midsummer"Jig Jag" by Jamie Laval and Ashley Broderfrom Zephyr in the Confetti Factory"The Silk Road" by Siren's Songfrom Starlight and Shadow"Whiskey Never Lies" by Sligo Ragsfrom The Whiskey Never Lies"Green Fields of Rossbeigh/The New Policeman" by Kilrushfrom Keltoi Anam"My Cavan Girl" by Tara MacKenziefrom Simple Irish Ballads And Songs For Singing"Rocks of Bawn" by Maidens IVfrom Emerald Fire"Considine's Grove" by Anne Roosfrom A Light in the Forest"Dunje Rajke Druske Kara Manke - Kyustendika" by Teribusfrom How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bombard"Green Grow the Rashes O" by Brobdingnagian Bardsfrom Real Men Wear Kilts"Matty Groves" by Water Street Bridgefrom Danse Macabre"Pipe on the Hob/Banish Misfortune" by Appalachian Celtic Consortfrom Drop O' the Pure"The Beaches of St. Valery" by 3 Pints Gonefrom The New Favorites of 3 Pints Gone"Mad Jenny" by Merry Wives of Windsorfrom Tales from Windsor's Tavern"Keg of Brandy" by Siochainfrom Piece by Piece"Skibereen" by Silver Spirefrom Epiphany"The Whistle Blower" by The McDadesfrom Bloom"I Don't Love You At All" by The Logues"La Jument de Michao" by LabGraalfrom Sacred LandIf you enjoy this show, subscribe to the Celtic MP3s Music Magazine. This is our monthly ezine that will link you to artists offering free Celtic music downloads. Just visit www.celticmp3s.com to subscribe.Find out more about the artists in this show and in past shows by visiting us at www.celticmusicpodcast.com. While you're there, visit the link for our Celtic Music CD Store on CD Baby. And support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast.THE CELTIC TOP FIVEIn every episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, I ask you to vote for your favorite song in that podcast. The most-popular song is then featured at the end of the next podcast. Here are the most-popular songs from the last show.5. "Pipe Major's Jig" by Raymond McCullough4. "Stingy Jack" by The Blarney Rebel Band3. "Devil in the Kitchen Set" by Crepuscule2. "Fosgail An Daras Dhan Tailleir Fhidhleir-Old Wife of the Mill Dust" by IONA1. "Sixth and Porter" by The Kreellersfrom Sixth and Porter