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Light a candle in the window and listen to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #690. Subscribe now!

Cherish the Ladies, Adrianna Ciccone & Ellen Gibing, Ashley Davis, Jen Midkiff, Seán Heely, Marc Gunn, Joseph Carmichael, Dublin Gulch, Mary – Kate Spring Lee, Irish Christmas in America, Jesse Ferguson, Plunk Murray, Brad Tuck, Band O’Brothers, The Celtic Kitchen Party, Matt McGinn, Cedar Dobson

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VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025

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 of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now!

You can follow our playlist on Spotify to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 – 3 weeks.

THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC

0:07 – Cherish the Ladies “Deck the Halls / John Cliffords # 1 / Jingle Bells” from Cherish the Ladies Ultimate Christmas Mix

3:08 – WELCOME

4:52 – Adrianna Ciccone & Ellen Gibling “Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day / The Sussex Carol” from The Pear Tree

6:35 – Ashley Davis “Song for a Winter’s Night” from Songs of the Celtic Winter II

10:32 – Jen Midkiff (she/her) “Christ Child Lullaby  –  –  The Wexford Carol” from single

15:47 – Seán Heely “Trinquez, Trinquez” from So Merry as We Have Been

19:23 – Marc Gunn “Light a Candle in the Window” from Marc Gunn’s Patreon

22:16 – FEEDBACK

24:22 – Joseph Carmichael “Snowdrift” from single

28:53 – Dublin Gulch “Christmas In Carrick” from The Best Of A Celtic Cowboy Christmas (Double Album)

31:21 – Mary – Kate Spring Lee “Away in A Manger/Baloo Lammy” from Carol of the Child

34:31 – Irish Christmas in America “The Wexford Carol” from A Long Way From Home

38:12 – Jesse Ferguson “The Holly and the Ivy” from A Bard of Cornwall Christmas

40:00 – THANKS

42:29 – Plunk Murray “Hanukah Oh Hanukah” from Christmas in the Pub

45:22 – Brad Tuck “A Song for Christmastime” from Songs for Christmastime

48:49 – Band O’Brothers “Christmas Time Again” from On Christmas Day

51:30 – The Celtic Kitchen Party “Huge on the Luge” from One Celtic Christmas

54:03 – Matt McGinn “To the New Year” from Behind Every Door

58:31 – CLOSING

59:29 – Cedar Dobson “Silent Night” from A Whistle Wonderland: Christmas Melodies in a Celtic Style

1:03:15 – CREDITS

The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather and our Patrons on Patreon. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode.

Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage.

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* Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Celtic musician and host of Pub Songs & Stories. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music.

It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast.

Musicians depend on your generosity to release new music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their community on Patreon.

You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com.

Email follow@bestcelticmusic to learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music – only episode.

If you are a Celtic musician and want your music featured on the show, I would love to play your music. Please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email follow@bestcelticmusic

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THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST!

I am blown away by your generosity. You are why I keep sharing new episodes four times per month. You’re also how I am able to do that.

Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, and promotion of the podcast. Your kindness allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week.

As a patron, you get ad – free episodes before regular listeners. You get a music – only episode. You get to vote in the Celtic Top 20. You get free music downloads and sheet music. And you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app.  All that for as little as $3 per month.

A special thanks to our new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: Michael Cassidy, Steve Suther, Joe H., Evelyn

HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST

1. Go to our Patreon page.
2. Decide how much you want to pledge every month, $1, $12, $25.
3. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music.

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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 its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos.

In 2025, we’re going to Wexford, Ireland.

In 2026, we’re going to the Celtic nation of Galicia in Spain. We’re gonna learn about the history and legends behind the Celts there and experience some amazing Galician Celtic music.

Learn more about the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/

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I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK

What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? I’d love to see a  picture of what you’re doing while listening. Is there a new Celtic CD or Celtic band that you heard of or saw? Send a picture.

Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic.

GERALD GUINN emailed: “Always great to see Old Blind Dogs here. They were a huge early influence on Secret Commonwealth. We had the honor of opening for them in Fall of ’95. Truly nice guys. best,”

Shawn Webster emailed a photo: “Hey Marc! I cooking up a pot of ramen while listening. I hope to see you at the Nerdy Noel in Huntsville again this weekend.”

SHAWN WEBSTER RAMEN

Ellie Bontrager emailed a band recommendation: “Here is an awesome Denver celtic band!  Angus Mohr“