Top 20 Celtic Bands of 2012 for St. Patrick's Day #138

St Patrick’s Day music from the top 20 Celtic Bands of 2012 featuring Irish Celtic music from Hawp, The Triskells, Lachlan, Colleen Raney & Colm MacCarthaigh, Brobdingnagian Bards, Peter Daldry, SlipJig, Vintage Wildflowers, Hayley Griffith, Tullamore, Stout Pounders, Samantha Gillogly & Tim Maurice, Sons of Malarkey, Susan Kidney and Donna Germano, Sisters of Murphy, First Highland Watch, Hair of the Dog, Shillaly Brothers, Ockham’s Razor, Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones.   www.celticmusicpodcast.com

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Top 20 Best Celtic Music of 2012

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This Week in Celtic Music

“The Cost of Knowing” by Hawpfrom Storm and Calm

“John Ryan’s Polka” by The Triskellsfrom THE TRISKELLS

“Annachie Gordon” by Colleen Raney & Colm MacCarthaighfrom Cuan

“Cowboy Jig” by SlipJigfrom Leaving Plevna

“Daughter of a Gypsy” by Lachlanfrom Daughter of a Gypsy

“Holy City” by Peter Daldryfrom Familiar Roads

“Donald, Where’s Your Drunken Scotsman” by Brobdingnagian Bardsfrom Real Men Wear Kilts

“Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears” by Hayley Griffithfrom Celtic Rose

“Come out Ye Black’N’Tans” by Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tonesfrom On The One Road

“The Beauties Of Autumn/The Road To Lisdoonvarna/Morrison’s Jig” by Samantha Gillogly & Tim Mauricefrom Celtic Chamber Music

“My Johnny Was A Shoemaker” by Tullamorefrom Wild and Wicked Youth

“Jack Broke da Prison Door/Aald Stor Back Again” by Susan Kidney and Donna Germanofrom Highland Fling

“In My Prime” by Vintage Wildflowersfrom Lovely Madness

“Rosin the Bow” by Stout Poundersfrom 3 Drink Minimum

“Star of the County Down” by Sons of Malarkeyfrom Sons of Malarkey

“You Had Me at Goodbye” by Sisters of Murphyfrom Holy Show

“Sweet Stephanie” by First Highland Watchfrom Drunken Piper

“Too Drunk to Fight” by Shillaly Brothersfrom Too Drunk To Fight

“Jock Stewart” by Ockham’s Razorfrom Wolves in the Walls

“Whiskey from the Field” by Hair of the Dogfrom Liam Left The Lights On Again