Big Trip to Ireland #377

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THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC

0:05 "Big Trip" by The Fretless from The Fretless

4:30 "Glasgow Roast" by Fourth Moon from Ellipsis

10:45 "Sailing Off to Yankeeland" by ChildsPlay from The Bloom of Youth

16:29 "Devil's Ditch" by The Blarney Rebel Band from Ever Onward

20:30 "The Flying Cloud" by Dan Milner from Irish Pirates and Other Songs of the Sea

27:05 CELTIC FEEDBACK

29:50 "Coyotes at the Dump" by Forkroot from Water & Shade

33:13 "Bard Song" by Jenna Greene from Crossroads

36:08 "The Choice Wife" by TJ Hull and Jeff Ksiazek from Eist

38:53 CELTIC PODCAST NEWS

40:07 "The Seagull" by Sylvia Platypus from Sylvia Platypus

43:55 "Dan O'Hara" by Finbar Furey from Colours

47:13 "Sea Shepherd" by Sharon Shannon from Sacred Earth

52:10 "Proxima Centauri" by Event Horizon from Event Horizon

59:08 "The Thistle and the Daffodil" by NUA from BOLD

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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 Star Wars. 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!

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Thanks to our newest patron: Brendan

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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]

Gerry Corr emailed a video: "Sitting on my back deck having one for the road, after beautiful dinner with one of my grandsons, daughter, and wife. Listening to this weeks podcast puts the icing on the cream. Beannachtai."

William Robertson emailed:  "Marc, You are an amazing chap.  What a superb podcast and thanks for the wonderful downloads. I'm listening to #369 as I trawl my way through the drudgery of email. Congratulations and thanks for your support of Celtic musicians. I was chuffed no end to hear Black 47. This is a really really top notch service. With best regards                 Glaswegian-in-NC-Wal

And he replied to one of my emails: "Marc, Thank you for your kind email.  I've sent an introduction to your podcast to a  number of my fellow music lovers here in Raleigh, NC (and other parts of the world).

I have a couple of comments:

1.  Can I search all of your playlists, with one query, for bands of particular interest.  If not, I may be able to furnish you with an add-on to your site to do that.

2. In respect of the question above, I'd love to know if Enter the Haggis are on any of the podcasts.  If not, could I suggest they might be a nice inclusion.

3.  Finally, it just occurred to me that you could add for your readers a note on how to pronounce "Sláinte".

As I said before, your podcast is extraordinary and I would agree that it's a nice expansion on and divergence from Fiona's Thistle & Shamrock.

Have a wonderful week, a-Glaswegian-in-NC-Wal"