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		<copyright>&#xA9;Al Mann - Downtown Coffee Company, LLC </copyright>
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		<itunes:subtitle>The best Celtic and Traditional music from around the world.</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>A weekly offering of the best traditional and modern Celtic, Folk and Traditional music from around the world including Scotland, Ireland, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, Australia and even Japan!</itunes:summary>
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		<title>We&#8217;re in Pre-Production!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, we&#8217;re in pre-production for the new Celtic Folk Podcast!  We have great music to share with you and news from some our our favorite bands all coming back to an RSS feed near you.
After what to me seems like an eternity, and I know the same is felt by our regular listeners and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Yes, we&#8217;re in pre-production for the new Celtic Folk Podcast!  We have great music to share with you and news from some our our favorite bands all coming back to an RSS feed near you.
After what to me seems like an eternity, and I know the same is felt by our regular listeners and subscribers, we are preparing a whole bunch of new podcasts and have some surprises in store.
Keep an eye on the next show countdown ticker in the right sidebar to see when the show will air, but we&#8217;ll also be making an audio announcement to get you all fired-up and ready to go.
Talk to you soon,
Al.
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For all of you who are wondering where we&#8217;ve been for the last little while - don&#8217;t worry, we&#8217;re still here and are planning our next Celtic Folk Podcast.
Things have been somewhat hectic with several different projects going on (click here for more info), but we&#8217;ll be back with more great Celtic and Traditional music [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[For all of you who are wondering where we&#8217;ve been for the last little while - don&#8217;t worry, we&#8217;re still here and are planning our next Celtic Folk Podcast.
Things have been somewhat hectic with several different projects going on (click here for more info), but we&#8217;ll be back with more great Celtic and Traditional music very soon.
Happy New Year!
Al.
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		<title>CFP34 - Regular MP3 Version.</title>
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		<title>CFP34 - Live!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Download CFP34 - Live!Show 34 - Live! 
This week we feature another Artist Interview and a performance recorded live at the Upbeat Cafe &#38; Music Venue. We welcomed Laura McGhee, who we first met a year ago back in Scotland, as she made her way from New Jersey to Ohio to play at the Midpoint [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<br/><a href="http://www.celticfolkpod.com/wp-content/audio/CFP34.m4a">Download CFP34 - Live!</a><br/>Show 34 - Live! 
This week we feature another Artist Interview and a performance recorded live at the Upbeat Cafe &amp; Music Venue. We welcomed Laura McGhee, who we first met a year ago back in Scotland, as she made her way from New Jersey to Ohio to play at the Midpoint Music Festival.
For more information on the artists featured on the Celtic Folk Podcast, including links and pics, click on www.celticfolkpod.com.
To read the entire ShowNotes for this episode, click on the &#8220;More&#8230;&#8221; link or download a pdf version here.
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This week we feature another Artist Interview and a performance recorded live at the Upbeat Cafe  Music Venue. We welcomed Laura McGhee, who we first met a year ago back in Scotland, as she made her way from New Jersey to Ohio to play at the Midpoint Music Festival.

For more information on the artists featured on the Celtic Folk Podcast, including links and pics, click on www.celticfolkpod.com.

To read the entire ShowNotes for this episode, click on the "More..." link or download a pdf version here.

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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey folks!  I just wanted to see what you thought of our new enhanced version of the Celtic Folk Podcast.  Please give us some feedback by emailing us.
We&#8217;ll be producing both a regular mp3 version along with the enhanced m4a version, so we want to know which posting format would be best for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hey folks!  I just wanted to see what you thought of our new enhanced version of the Celtic Folk Podcast.  Please give us some feedback by emailing us.
We&#8217;ll be producing both a regular mp3 version along with the enhanced m4a version, so we want to know which posting format would be best for the majority of our subscribers.
So let us know what you think.
Al.
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		<title>CFP33 Enhanced - Temple Records - The Scottish Label</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Download CFP33 Enhanced Podcast - Temple Records: The Scottish LabelA first for the Celtic Folk Podcast - here&#8217;s the Enhanced version of the latest episode.
For complete ShowNotes, please see the regular post for CFP33.
We would appreciate any feedback. You can email us at info@celticfolkpod.com
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For complete ShowNotes, please see the regular post for CFP33.
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For ...</itunes:subtitle>
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		<description><![CDATA[Download CFP33 - Temple Records: The Scottish LabelShow 33 - Temple Records - The Scottish Label

Check out our parent website at www.upbeatcafe.com where you&#8217;ll find a schedule of great live music, as well as our Online Music Shop were you can buy those old-fashioned CD&#8217;s, as well as digital downloads.


Like to listen to great new, [...]]]></description>
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Check out our parent website at www.upbeatcafe.com where you&#8217;ll find a schedule of great live music, as well as our Online Music Shop were you can buy those old-fashioned CD&#8217;s, as well as digital downloads.


Like to listen to great new, independent music of all genres from all around the world? Subscribe to our other weekly podcast Upbeat Radio. We feature excellent music for all tastes.
A note for Artists:

Would you like to have your music included on a future Celtic Folk Podcast? Just email us or submit a song to us through Sonicbids.
Please, please, please give us some feedback and let us know how were doing. All podcasters live for feedback, both good and bad - it lets us know what you, our listener and subscriber, want to hear. Email us at info@celticfolkpod.com
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Check out our parent website at www.upbeatcafe.com where you'll find a schedule of great live music, as well as our Online Music Shop were you can buy those old-fashioned CD's, as well as digital downloads.


Like to listen to great new, independent music of all genres from all around the world? Subscribe to our other weekly podcast Upbeat Radio. We feature excellent music for all tastes.

A note for Artists:



Would you like to have your music included on a future Celtic Folk Podcast? Just email us or submit a song to us through Sonicbids.

Please, please, please give us some feedback and let us know how were doing. All podcasters live for feedback, both good and bad - it lets us know what you, our listener and subscriber, want to hear. Email us at info@celticfolkpod.com</itunes:summary>
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		<title>CFP32 - Some Temple Teasers (Part 2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Download CFP32 - Some Temple Teasers (Part 2)Show 32 - Some Temple Teasers (Part 2)

This week we feature the music from the catalog of Temple Records: We will play some clips from songs and tunes we&#8217;ll be featuring in the entirety in upcoming shows, along with a new one and the ShowStopper.

Davy Steele (Kishmul&#8217;s Galley)
Storm [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<br/><a href="http://www.celticfolkpod.com/wp-content/audio/CFP32.MP3">Download CFP32 - Some Temple Teasers (Part 2)</a><br/>Show 32 - Some Temple Teasers (Part 2)

This week we feature the music from the catalog of Temple Records: We will play some clips from songs and tunes we&#8217;ll be featuring in the entirety in upcoming shows, along with a new one and the ShowStopper.

Davy Steele (Kishmul&#8217;s Galley)
Storm Session (Get Reel)
Pat Kilbride (Popeye&#8217;s)
Fiddlers Five (The Lass O&#8217; Paties Mill)
Aly Bain &amp; Alison Kinnaird (Chapel Keithack)
For more information on the artists featured on the Celtic Folk Podcast, including links and pics, click on www.celticfolkpod.com.
To read the entire ShowNotes for this episode, click on the &#8220;More&#8230;&#8221; link or download a pdf version here.
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		<title>Next CFP Coming Soon!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The next Celtic Folk Podcast will go live on Friday morning!
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-
Listening to: Angus Musicians - The Hairst 2007 - The Caledonian Hotel, Brechin
via FoxyTunes
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Listening to: Angus Musicians - The Hairst 2007 - The Caledonian Hotel, Brechin
via FoxyTunes
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		<title>CFP31 - Al Emerges from the Silence</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Download CFP31 - Al Emerges from the SilenceShow 31 - Al Emerges from the Silence

This week we feature the music of:
Demetrios Katis (Achill Island)
Chrissy Crowley (Dodging Potholes)
Coyotebanjo (Short Jacket &#38; White Trousers)
Rose Laughlin (Roseville Fair)
 
For more information on the artists featured on the Celtic Folk Podcast, including links and pics, click on www.celticfolkpod.com.
To read [...]]]></description>
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This week we feature the music of:
Demetrios Katis (Achill Island)
Chrissy Crowley (Dodging Potholes)
Coyotebanjo (Short Jacket &amp; White Trousers)
Rose Laughlin (Roseville Fair)
 
For more information on the artists featured on the Celtic Folk Podcast, including links and pics, click on www.celticfolkpod.com.
To read the entire ShowNotes for this episode, click on the &#8220;More&#8230;&#8221; link or download a pdf version here.
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		<title>Podcast Alley</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>CFP30 - Some Temple Teasers</title>
		<link>http://www.celticfolkpod.com/?p=182</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Download CFP30 - Some Temple TeasersShow 30 - Some Temple Teasers

This week we feature the music from the catalog of Temple Records:  We will play some clips from songs and tunes we&#8217;ll be featuring in their entirety in upcoming shows.

Alison Kinnaird (Princess Augusta)
Christine Primrose (Comunn Uibhist &#8216;S Bharraidh)
Dr. Angus MacDonald (A set of Reels: [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<br/><a href="http://www.celticfolkpod.com/wp-content/audio/CFP30.MP3">Download CFP30 - Some Temple Teasers</a><br/>Show 30 - Some Temple Teasers

This week we feature the music from the catalog of Temple Records:  We will play some clips from songs and tunes we&#8217;ll be featuring in their entirety in upcoming shows.

Alison Kinnaird (Princess Augusta)
Christine Primrose (Comunn Uibhist &#8216;S Bharraidh)
Dr. Angus MacDonald (A set of Reels: Ruidhleadh Cailleach, Sheatadh Cailleach (The Old Lady Would Reel); Swallows Tail; The Woman of the House; The High Road to Linton.)
Battlefield Band (Miss Margaret Brown&#8217;s Favourite/Deserts of Tulloch)
Seamus Tansey (Tribute to Peggy McGrath/John McKenna&#8217;s Jig)
For more information on the artists featured on the Celtic Folk Podcast, including links and pics, click on www.celticfolkpod.com.
To read the entire ShowNotes for this episode, click on the &#8220;More&#8230;&#8221; link.
 (more&#8230;)
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This week we feature the music from the catalog of Temple Records:  We will ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Download CFP30 - Some Temple TeasersShow 30 - Some Temple Teasers


This week we feature the music from the catalog of Temple Records:  We will play some clips from songs and tunes we'll be featuring in their entirety in upcoming shows.



Alison Kinnaird (Princess Augusta)
Christine Primrose (Comunn Uibhist 'S Bharraidh)
Dr. Angus MacDonald (A set of Reels: Ruidhleadh Cailleach, Sheatadh Cailleach (The Old Lady Would Reel); Swallows Tail; The Woman of the House; The High Road to Linton.)
Battlefield Band (Miss Margaret Brown's Favourite/Deserts of Tulloch)
Seamus Tansey (Tribute to Peggy McGrath/John McKenna's Jig)

For more information on the artists featured on the Celtic Folk Podcast, including links and pics, click on www.celticfolkpod.com.

To read the entire ShowNotes for this episode, click on the "More..." link.

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		<title>CFP Given Access to Temple Records Catalog</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our silence over the last couple of weeks is due in part to working with Scotland&#8217;s premier Traditional music label to bring you music from their long catalog of works.

We are very pleased to announce that we will be featuring artists from Temple Records in a regular series of podcasts starting soon.  Of course [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Our silence over the last couple of weeks is due in part to working with Scotland&#8217;s premier Traditional music label to bring you music from their long catalog of works.

We are very pleased to announce that we will be featuring artists from Temple Records in a regular series of podcasts starting soon.  Of course we will also give you some background on the label itself and the fine folks that work hard every day to bring you fantastic music from the likes of the Battlefield Band, Alison Kinnaird, Pat Kilbride, Christine Primrose and a host of others.
So stay tuned to hear this quality Scottish (and Irish) music from Temple Records, exclusively on the Celtic Folk Podcast.
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		<title>CFP29 - Y&#8217; might git a wee bit drookit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 11:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Download CFP29 - Y&#039; might git a wee bit drookitShow 29 - Y&#8217; might git a wee bit drookit 
This week we feature the music of:
Steven McClintock (Lough Graney)
UglyStick (D&#8217;arcy and his boat)
Anne Roos (The Mermaid&#8217;s Tears)  -  Buy It!
Shawn Lidster (The Sealers Song)
Alan Reid and Rob van Sante (The Last Lighthouse Keeper) [...]]]></description>
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This week we feature the music of:
Steven McClintock (Lough Graney)
UglyStick (D&#8217;arcy and his boat)
Anne Roos (The Mermaid&#8217;s Tears)  -  Buy It!
Shawn Lidster (The Sealers Song)
Alan Reid and Rob van Sante (The Last Lighthouse Keeper)  -  Buy It!
For more information on the artists featured on the Celtic Folk Podcast, including links and pics, click on www.celticfolkpod.com.
To read the entire ShowNotes for this episode, click on the &#8220;More&#8230;&#8221; link.
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		<itunes:subtitle>Download CFP29 - Y#039; might git a wee bit drookitShow 29 - Y' might git a wee bit drookit 

This week we feature the music ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Download CFP29 - Yamp;#039; might git a wee bit drookitShow 29 - Y' might git a wee bit drookit 

This week we feature the music of:

Steven McClintock (Lough Graney)
UglyStick (D'arcy and his boat)
Anne Roos (The Mermaid's Tears)  -  Buy It!
Shawn Lidster (The Sealers Song)
Alan Reid and Rob van Sante (The Last Lighthouse Keeper)  -  Buy It!

For more information on the artists featured on the Celtic Folk Podcast, including links and pics, click on www.celticfolkpod.com.

To read the entire ShowNotes for this episode, click on the "More..." link.

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		<title>CFP28 - Celtic and Folk</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 11:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Download CFP28 - Celtic and FolkShow 28 - Summer&#8217;s Coming

This week we feature the music of:
The Tartan Terrors (Lochleven)
Jessica Haines and Mark Kaiser (Eppie Morrie)
Molly Magdalain (The Open Road)
Kimberlye Gold (Rope of Faith)
Andy Duinker (Call of the Ocean) 
For more information on the artists featured on the Celtic Folk Podcast, including links and pics, click [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<br/><a href="http://www.celticfolkpod.com/wp-content/audio/CFP28.MP3">Download CFP28 - Celtic and Folk</a><br/>Show 28 - Summer&#8217;s Coming

This week we feature the music of:
The Tartan Terrors (Lochleven)
Jessica Haines and Mark Kaiser (Eppie Morrie)
Molly Magdalain (The Open Road)
Kimberlye Gold (Rope of Faith)
Andy Duinker (Call of the Ocean) 
For more information on the artists featured on the Celtic Folk Podcast, including links and pics, click on www.celticfolkpod.com.
To read the entire ShowNotes for this episode, click on the &#8220;More&#8230;&#8221; link.
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		<itunes:subtitle>Download CFP28 - Celtic and FolkShow 28 - Summer's Coming


This week we feature the music of:

The Tartan Terrors (Lochleven)
Jessica Haines and Mark Kaiser (Eppie Morrie)
Molly ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Download CFP28 - Celtic and FolkShow 28 - Summer's Coming


This week we feature the music of:

The Tartan Terrors (Lochleven)
Jessica Haines and Mark Kaiser (Eppie Morrie)
Molly Magdalain (The Open Road)
Kimberlye Gold (Rope of Faith)
Andy Duinker (Call of the Ocean) 

For more information on the artists featured on the Celtic Folk Podcast, including links and pics, click on www.celticfolkpod.com.

To read the entire ShowNotes for this episode, click on the "More..." link.

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		<title>CFP27 - Artist Interview Series - Christine Kydd</title>
		<link>http://www.celticfolkpod.com/?p=165</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 11:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Download CFP27 - Artist Interview Series - Christine KyddShow 27 - Artist Interview Series - Christine Kydd

Another in our popular interviews with leading artists in the world of Celtic music.  These informal chats are designed to give you the feel of being there - a friendly talk about the music with the folks that [...]]]></description>
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Another in our popular interviews with leading artists in the world of Celtic music.  These informal chats are designed to give you the feel of being there - a friendly talk about the music with the folks that make it.
We shall also feature the music of:
Ardyth &amp; Jennifer (Promise)  -  Buy It!
Christiane Cargill (Scottish Ballade)  -  Buy It!


For the complete ShowNotes click on the &#8220;More&#8230;&#8221; link below (more&#8230;)
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		<itunes:subtitle>Download CFP27 - Artist Interview Series - Christine KyddShow 27 - Artist Interview Series - Christine Kydd



Another in our popular interviews with leading artists in ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Download CFP27 - Artist Interview Series - Christine KyddShow 27 - Artist Interview Series - Christine Kydd



Another in our popular interviews with leading artists in the world of Celtic music.  These informal chats are designed to give you the feel of being there - a friendly talk about the music with the folks that make it.

We shall also feature the music of:

Ardyth  Jennifer (Promise)  -  Buy It!
Christiane Cargill (Scottish Ballade)  -  Buy It!



For the complete ShowNotes click on the "More..." link below</itunes:summary>
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		<title>CFP26 - MySpace on our space</title>
		<link>http://www.celticfolkpod.com/?p=160</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Show 26 -MySpace on our space.
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This week we feature the music of:
Cyberpiper (Schmatt)
Julie Fowlis (Hug air a Bhonait Mhoir)
Shona Kipling &#38; Damien O&#8217;Kane (Ferret Painting)
Dom Duff (Kig Ha farz)
 
For more information on the artists featured on the Celtic Folk Podcast, including links and pics, click on www.celticfolkpod.com.
CFP26 Show [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Show 26 -MySpace on our space.
<br/><a href="http://www.celticfolkpod.com/wp-content/audio/CFP26.MP3">Download CFP26 - MySpace on our space</a><br/>
This week we feature the music of:
Cyberpiper (Schmatt)
Julie Fowlis (Hug air a Bhonait Mhoir)
Shona Kipling &amp; Damien O&#8217;Kane (Ferret Painting)
Dom Duff (Kig Ha farz)
 
For more information on the artists featured on the Celtic Folk Podcast, including links and pics, click on www.celticfolkpod.com.
CFP26 Show Notes:
MySpace on our space. This is a show I&#8217;ve wanted to to do since we started the Celtic Folk Podcast.  Our four tracks this week highlight the diversity that is found on MySpace.
MySpace has its detractors, but no matter what you think of this online community it contains some great - and free - music from both established stars and new and up-coming artists.
Click on the &#8220;(more&#8230;)&#8221; link to see the rest of the ShowNotes. 
 (more&#8230;)
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		<itunes:subtitle>Show 26 -MySpace on our space.

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This week we feature the music of:

Cyberpiper (Schmatt)
Julie Fowlis (Hug air a Bhonait Mhoir)
Shona ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Show 26 -MySpace on our space.

Download CFP26 - MySpace on our space

This week we feature the music of:

Cyberpiper (Schmatt)
Julie Fowlis (Hug air a Bhonait Mhoir)
Shona Kipling  Damien O'Kane (Ferret Painting)
Dom Duff (Kig Ha farz)
 

For more information on the artists featured on the Celtic Folk Podcast, including links and pics, click on www.celticfolkpod.com.

CFP26 Show Notes:

MySpace on our space. This is a show I've wanted to to do since we started the Celtic Folk Podcast.  Our four tracks this week highlight the diversity that is found on MySpace.

MySpace has its detractors, but no matter what you think of this online community it contains some great - and free - music from both established stars and new and up-coming artists.

Click on the "(more...)" link to see the rest of the ShowNotes. 

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		<title>Next CFP Coming Soon - In the Meantime&#8230;..</title>
		<link>http://www.celticfolkpod.com/?p=159</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2007 05:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Download CFPEMAILOK, got a homework assignment for all of our subscribers!
As we prepare our next Celtic Folk Podcast (due out on Sunday 29th), we have been contacting all the major sources for great Celtic and Traditional music, in order to convince them to allow us to feature some of their artists&#8217; music on the podcast. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<br/><a href="http://www.celticfolkpod.com/wp-content/audio/CFPEMAIL.MP3">Download CFPEMAIL</a><br/>OK, got a homework assignment for all of our subscribers!
As we prepare our next Celtic Folk Podcast (due out on Sunday 29th), we have been contacting all the major sources for great Celtic and Traditional music, in order to convince them to allow us to feature some of their artists&#8217; music on the podcast.   What we would like you our listeners and subscribers to do is flood them with emails, asking them to please allow the Celtic Folk Podcast to help them spread the word about their fine artists.
I have listed several contacts for you below and hope that you can take a few minutes to send them a note. (more&#8230;)
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		<itunes:subtitle>Download CFPEMAILOK, got a homework assignment for all of our subscribers!

As we prepare our next Celtic Folk Podcast (due out on Sunday 29th), we have ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Download CFPEMAILOK, got a homework assignment for all of our subscribers!

As we prepare our next Celtic Folk Podcast (due out on Sunday 29th), we have been contacting all the major sources for great Celtic and Traditional music, in order to convince them to allow us to feature some of their artists' music on the podcast.   What we would like you our listeners and subscribers to do is flood them with emails, asking them to please allow the Celtic Folk Podcast to help them spread the word about their fine artists.

I have listed several contacts for you below and hope that you can take a few minutes to send them a note.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>CFP25 - The Season of Sprinter</title>
		<link>http://www.celticfolkpod.com/?p=152</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Show 25 - The Season of Sprinter
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This week we feature the music of:
Doug Sparling (The Old Stone Bridge)
Russ Rentler (The Way Things Might Have Been)
Mary Knickle (Wild Irish Man)
Celtic Mystique (Play It Again)
SullivanBurton (Winnie&#8217;s Morning Tune Set)
For more information on the artists featured on the Celtic Folk Podcast, including links and pics, click on [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Show 25 - The Season of Sprinter
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This week we feature the music of:
Doug Sparling (The Old Stone Bridge)
Russ Rentler (The Way Things Might Have Been)
Mary Knickle (Wild Irish Man)
Celtic Mystique (Play It Again)
SullivanBurton (Winnie&#8217;s Morning Tune Set)
For more information on the artists featured on the Celtic Folk Podcast, including links and pics, click on www.celticfolkpod.com.

CFP25 Show Notes:
The Season of Sprinter.  After a couple of weeks of very pleasant weather, we have dived right back into winter rather than spring, here in Kentucky - or &#8220;Sprinter,&#8221; as a friend of mine describes it.  Don&#8217;t forget you can purchase downloads of music featured on the podcast by clicking on the Upbeat Sounds logo next to the band&#8217;s or artist&#8217;s information in the ShowNotes.  Digital Singles are $0.99 and we also offer complete CD&#8217;s in both hard copy and digital versions.
We have a good mix this week of traditional and modern folk.
Click on the &#8220;More&#8221; link to see the ShowNotes for this show.
 (more&#8230;)
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		<itunes:subtitle>Show 25 - The Season of Sprinter

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This week we feature the music of:

Doug Sparling (The Old Stone Bridge)
Russ Rentler (The Way Things Might Have ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Show 25 - The Season of Sprinter

Download CFP25

This week we feature the music of:

Doug Sparling (The Old Stone Bridge)
Russ Rentler (The Way Things Might Have Been)
Mary Knickle (Wild Irish Man)
Celtic Mystique (Play It Again)
SullivanBurton (Winnie's Morning Tune Set)

For more information on the artists featured on the Celtic Folk Podcast, including links and pics, click on www.celticfolkpod.com.

CFP25

CFP25 Show Notes:

The Season of Sprinter.  After a couple of weeks of very pleasant weather, we have dived right back into winter rather than spring, here in Kentucky - or "Sprinter," as a friend of mine describes it.  Don't forget you can purchase downloads of music featured on the podcast by clicking on the Upbeat Sounds logo next to the band's or artist's information in the ShowNotes.  Digital Singles are $0.99 and we also offer complete CD's in both hard copy and digital versions.

We have a good mix this week of traditional and modern folk.

Click on the "More" link to see the ShowNotes for this show.

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		<title>The Declaration of Arbroath - April 6th, 1320</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2007 01:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read the Declaration of Arbroath - the letter to the Pope from Scottish nobles, declaring their right to be an nation independent from the English.
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		<title>CFP24 - Growing Strong</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 07:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Show 24 - Growing Strong
This week we feature the music of:
The Larkin Brigade (Sean South of Garryowen)
Anne Roos (Mairi&#8217;s Wedding)  -  Buy It!
O&#8217;hAnleigh (Siuil Aghra/Irish Rover/Star of the County Down)  -  Buy It!
The Borderers (Will You Love Me When I&#8217;m Fat, Bald &#38; Ugly)  -  Buy It!
Raymond McCullough (I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Show 24 - Growing Strong
This week we feature the music of:
The Larkin Brigade (Sean South of Garryowen)
Anne Roos (Mairi&#8217;s Wedding)  -  Buy It!
O&#8217;hAnleigh (Siuil Aghra/Irish Rover/Star of the County Down)  -  Buy It!
The Borderers (Will You Love Me When I&#8217;m Fat, Bald &amp; Ugly)  -  Buy It!
Raymond McCullough (I will lift my eyes up)
For more information on the artists featured on the Celtic Folk Podcast, including links and pics, click on www.celticfolkpod.com.

CFP24 Show Notes:
Growing Strong. We&#8217;ve cracked the top 100 music podcasts on iTunes here in the U.S!  Thanks to all our subscribers and regular listeners.
After our last show, which tended more on the folksy side of the artists&#8217; music, we lean more towards the traditional.  I also have a quick shout-out and dedication to my brother, Darren, who still lives back in Scotland and is experiencing the same effects of aging as me (just listen to the show to find out what I&#8217;m talking about.
Don&#8217;t forget to register at CelticFolkPod.com and leave a comment.  Everyone that signs-up throughout the year qualifies for our big Christmas Giveaway, so click on the Login link towards the bottom of the right-hand menu.
The Larkin Brigade - Sean South of Garryowen.

The Larkin Brigade are a loud and fast Irish folk band from Boston. With a unique, piano- and fiddle-driven sound and a live set of witty originals and pub classics, they&#8217;re the rag &#8216;n&#8217; reel cream o&#8217; the scene.
Instrumentation
&#8220;Paddy Keys&#8221; (vocals, piano)
&#8220;Heavyset Joe&#8221; (fiddle, vocals)
&#8220;Diesel Dennis Doherty&#8221; (drums)
&#8220;Paulie Thunder&#8221; (bass, vocals)
Biography
Paddy Keys, Paulie Thunder, and Diesel Dennis have been playing together since the turn of the millennium. They&#8217;ve known each other since the early &#8217;80s, when they were wee tykes in Dorchester. And the music they play has roots considerably deeper than that.
Boston natives, the lads&#8217; forebears came from Ireland, an island with a musical tradition centuries old. Growing up, they learned the rebel songs, the drinking songs, the romantic ballads, and the jigs and reels of that tradition by accident. The music was one part of their real-life soundtrack as youngsters, heard on the Irish Hour on local radio, on record albums by the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, and played live at church variety shows and family gatherings. (Brothers Paddy and Paulie, nee Patrick and Paul Kennedy, have a ton of musician relatives, including an uncle, Bob McCarthy, who has regularly toured with Tommy Makem.)
As adolescents in the Boston Public Schools, they naturally got into rap, soul, rock n&#8217; roll, metal, and punk rock. Dennis (last name Doherty) played drums in a memorable hip-hop/funk-rock band called Epileptic Disco. They were regulars at the Rat in old Kenmore Square, and played on bills with acts such as Shootyz Groove and the Lordz of Brooklyn.
Paddy eventually started a hardcore punk band called the Molly Maguires, who almost exclusively played VFW and church halls with bands like Darkbuster and the Explosion. At the same time, he was listening to more Irish folk than ever. He hosted the Celtic program on WZBC 90.3 FM and wrote music reviews for the Boston Irish Reporter.
One cold night in December 1999, with all that in the past, Dennis and Paddy rolled to BC to catch the Prodigals, an Irish rock band based in New York. Halfway through the set, a light bulb exploded over Dennis&#8217; head and he exclaimed: &#8220;We should start an Irish band.&#8221; Before long, they recruited Paulie to play bass, formed a band called the Bogtrotters, and (despite Paulie being 19) wowed the crowds at downtown bars for months. With a ridiculous amount of energy and rawness, they covered songs by the Pogues, one of their favorite bands, and the Wolfe Tones, whom they regularly went to see at the IBEW hall in Dorchester. Good times were had. The drink flowed and so did the puke. (Well, once.)(We shan&#8217;t name names, but he was only 19.)
For various reasons, that band came to a halt in early 2001. In 2002, another band came to a halt as well: Melee, an underground thrash act known for inspiring fans to mosh naked and spray paint &#8220;Melee Mosh Hogs&#8221; on buildings all over town. Now bandless and bored, their drummer, a friend of Paddy&#8217;s named Dynamite Jack, talked Paddy into starting an Irish band once again. Paddy talked his brother into playing bass again &#8212; perhaps &#8220;begged&#8221; is the best term &#8212; and in 2003 the Larkin Brigade was born. They took their name in honor of Big Jim Larkin, a labor-union founder who took part in the fight for Irish freedom in 1916. This time, Paddy was not only playing piano, but singing lead &#8212; an activity much more in keeping with his not inconsiderable ego. Furthermore, he began writing a few of his own songs for a change, rather than strictly ripping off the Pogues and the Wolfe Tones. The three-piece went through a series of fiddle players &#8212; Smokin&#8217; Joe Kessler (whose claims to fame include a stint with Page &amp; Plant, making the Larkin Brigade two degrees of separation to Led Zeppelin), Big Paul Harty, and Christie Catastrophe.
In spring 2005, Dynamite Jack was called into service to stick it to the Man as a negotiator for the UAW, headquartered in Detroit. The job required that Jack move to Motown. Things looked grim for the Larkin Brigade until their old friend Diesel Dennis blew the dust off his sticks and began pounding the bejeezus out of the drums once again.
Soon after, thanks to their hanging out in the local ska scene, the three old friends found a new fiddle player: Heavyset Joe. Nee Joseph Wyatt and raised on the icy, snowy plains of Wisconsin, Joe brought a tremendous versatility and musicianship to the band, not to mention complex musical glossary terms they had never heard before, such as &#8220;verse&#8221; and &#8220;A minor.&#8221;
Today, the Larkin Brigade is ready to rock your socks off. They sing the songs they remember hearing around the house as kids, and they sing their own songs that they intend as part of that tradition. Some of the songs are serious in subject, many less so. They appeal to punk rockers and to old fogies. But no matter what, the energy and power of their live show is a shot in the arm for everyone who likes a good night out in a loud pub.
Website
http://www.thelarkinbrigade.com
Discography
Paddy Keys For Mayor (2006)- Full length out now on Spit Shine International/Squealing Records www.cdbaby.com/cd/larkinbrigade
Self titled  EP-  7 song self released EP featuring orginal tunes as well as covers of traditional favorites
Boston Harpcore- 7 inch released August 2005
Anne Roos - Mairi&#8217;s Wedding.

Anne Roos is considered at the top of her field as a Celtic Harpist. She is a many-faceted performer who excels as a soloist in concert, as well as with her ensemble. Her recorded music is aired internationally and is described as &#8220;lovely&#8221; and &#8220;enchanting&#8221;.

Instrumentation
Anne Roos: Celtic Harp
Biography
Anne Roos&#8217; love of English and Celtic music blossomed as a child and young teen at Southern California Renaissance Fairs, when she became involved singing in madrigal groups, performing period music. She started playing the Celtic harp quite by accident. While employ
ed at an incredibly stressful job, Anne serendipitously met Sylvia Woods at a booth full of little Celtic Harps at a Winter Solstice Fair and began taking private instructions from Sylvia as a creative outlet. Then came music theory courses at UCLA and eventually teaching music for the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Anne has performed throughout the country for more than twenty years as a soloist at resort hotels, convention centers, cruise ships, concert venues, highland games, Celtic and Renaissance fairs, casino clubs, wineries, meditation retreats&#8211; you name it. She has been invited to perform for several dignitaries, including the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Ireland.
Her ability to play a wide variety of music, ranging from traditional Celtic, Early, Renaissanc
e and classical music, to modern popular music from the movies, Broadway, Beatles, and even Metallica, have made her a popular and much sought after musician for all types of events. Most recently, Anne was the regularly scheduled musical entertainment at Llewellyn&#8217;s restaurant on the top of Harvey&#8217;s Resort Hotel in South Lake Tahoe. Fulfilling requests from dining guests, from &#8220;Canon in D&#8221; and &#8220;Greensleeves&#8221; to &#8220;Stairway to Heaven,&#8221; showcased the extent of her repertoire.
Anne is not only comfortable performing in front of a live audience, but also on camera and behind a microphone. She has appeared on a number of television programs and radio shows, performing with the Celtic Harp. Several resort vacation videos promoting travel to beautifu
l Lake Tahoe, where she resides, showcase Anne on the Celtic Harp. She has been able to utilize her extensive knowledge of music as a Classical, Jazz, and World music announcer for National Public Radio.
Anne is a current member of the Board of Governors for the San Francisco Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the Recording Academy. Anne is proud to be involved with this organization which works to positively impact the lives of musicians, industry members and our society at large.
&#8220;I really enjoy improvising from a skeletal idea of a song and seeing where it will go. I always get great new ideas playing with others. So, I relish the time working with great musicians, like the ones on my CDs,&#8221; says Anne.
Website
http://www.celticharpmusic.com
Discography
Anne&#8217;s discography displays her ability to be incredibly diverse. Her earliest release is &#8220;Through the Mist&#8221;, serenely elegant music inspired by both oriental and mid-eastern cultures featuring original New Age flute and harp duets with flutist David Blonski. This recording contains environmental sounds interwoven into the selections, which were improvised in studio. This CD is a favorite among massage therapists and yoga instructors.
Anne&#8217;s &#8220;Mermaids &amp; Mariners&#8221; recording contains tunes about the mysterious draw that mermaids and the sea have on mariners. Traditional and original music is arranged by Anne for both solo Celtic Harp and Celtic Harp within a small ensemble of instruments. This beautiful CD filled with sea ballads and shanties is packaged inside a 24-page, hardcover book containing a bounty of illustrations and tales about life at sea and the lost loves of those who sail on its waves and swim at its depths.
Anne&#8217;s wedding music CD, &#8220;Haste to the Wedding&#8221; is now available in a new release. It is filled with romantic Celtic music about everlasting love performed on solo Celtic Harp and with an ensemble of other traditional Celtic instruments. This enhanced recording of Celtic wedding ceremony music is packaged inside a lovely 48-page hardcover book containing vintage color images, Celtic toasts, blessings, legends, recipes, wedding traditions, and descriptions of traditional ceremonial attire. The CD can easily accompany wedding festivities, for the titles flow in the order that music flows at a wedding ceremony.
O&#8217;hAnleigh - Siuil Aghra/Irish Rover/Star of the County Down.

O&#8217;hAnleigh is Irish-American music that hits home all over the world.    From Irish pubs to apres-ski, from weddings to  music festivals, O&#8217;hAnleigh&#8217;s drinking songs raise glasses, our pub favorites raise voices, and our original compositions win rave reviews and competition awards.

Instrumentation
Becca Hanley: Lead and harmony vocals, penny whistles, bowed psaltery, bodhran, spoons, shakers, triangle, and other small percussion.
Tom Hanley: Lead and harmony vocals, steel string guitar, nylon string guitar, 12 string guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, bass, tenor banjo, harmonica, penny whistles, bodhran, shakers, and other small percussion; songwriting and arranging.
Cindy Hill: Lead and harmony vocals, fiddle, tenor banjo, bass, appalachian dulcimer, penny whistles, bodhran, spoons, shakers, and other small percussion; songwriting and arranging.
Biography
Ancestral roots and diverse musical talent blend to create lively and haunting rhythms of Irish-American culture that keep O&#8217;hAnleigh audiences&#8217; toes tapping and hands clapping from pubs to churches to concert halls across the northeast &#8212; and on radio around the world.  O&#8217;hAnleigh&#8217;s premier CD &#8220;Of Irish Crossings Told&#8221; featuring celt classics like Black Velvet Band and four all-original piecies is playing in over 32 countries, generating rave programmer and listener reviews (review clips below).
Tom Hanley, a second-generation Irishman descended of immigrants from Counties Laois and Roscommon, performed with bar rock bands since the early 1970&#8217;s.  When asked by a social organization to perform some Irish music at a St. Patrick&#8217;s Day event in 2002, he enlisted his then 12-year-old daughter Becca as his &#8216;front man,&#8217; counting on her ethereal soprano to evoke visions of Ireland past.  For the next year, Tom and Becca performed at fairs, Irish clubs, farmers markets, and social events, while Becca&#8217;s vocal depth and talents led to repeated slots in the Vermont All-State Chorus as well as performing the National Anthem at numerous large conferences and singing in choirs and as a soloist outside her OhAnleigh gigs.
In early 2003, fiddler Cindy Hill joined the father-daughter team.  Cindy&#8217;s ancestors hail from Counties Tyrone and Limerick.  Her musical credentials range from school orchestra and chorus to a succession of party rock bands, and her interest in traditional Celtic music sprang from her long political activism in the Irish independence movement.  Cindy brings a knowledge of Celtic mythology and legends to the band along with her multi-instrumental talents.
From classic Gaelic ballads to rollicking pub songs, Irish-American &#8216;tin pan alley&#8217; tunes to traditional dance sets, songs of rebellion to songs of love and loss, OhAnleigh&#8217;s vocal talents " Becca&#8217;s pure soprano, Cindy&#8217;s smooth alto, and Tom&#8217;s baritone " combine to create the unique OhAnleigh sound.  Their vocal diversity is supported with a dazzling array of instruments including 6 and 12 string guitars, bouzouki, mandolin, bass, fiddle, tenor banjo, penny whistles, harmonica, bowed psaltery, dulcimer, autoharp, bodhrans, bones, spoons, and a whole assortment of other small percussion, much of it hand-made out of odd bits of things found in the garage to get just the right sound for a particular song.
The group&#8217;s playlist now numbers in the hundreds, including a hearty dose of rebel tunes and a growing list of original pieces, as Tom and Cindy compose music and lyrics to expand the Irish-American folk genre.  Their performances are noted for the rapid-fire pace of their song list, as well-rehearsed instrument changes and dramatic or humorous pieces of the &#8217;spoken word&#8217; (Irish poetry) blend one song into the next for a non-stop set of musical energy.
O&#8217;hAnleigh&#8217;s premier CD, &#8220;Of Irish Crossings Told,&#8221; was released on St. Patrick&#8217;s Day 2006.  It is available at www.cdbaby.com/ohanleigh.
Website
http://www.myspace.com/ohanleigh
Discography
&#8220;Of Irish Crossings Told&#8221; Green Cabin Music 2006
The Borderers - Will You Love Me When I&#8217;m Fat, Bald &amp; Ugly.

The BordererS have played at Womad Festivals in Australia &amp; UK, the Edinburgh Festival, toured Canada &amp; USA and have supported Tom Jones, The Proclaimers &amp; The Chieftains in Glasgow. The band have also supported Shane McGowan from &#8220;The Pogues&#8221;, but that was just to get him onto the stage.

Instrumentation
Jim Paterson - Acoustic  Guitar, mandolin &amp; Vocals
Alex - Vocals, Penny whistle &amp; Bodhran
Steve Fleming - Bass &amp; Fiddle
Jon Emry - Drums
Richard Tankard - Keyboards
Biography
Multi-Award winning Scottish / Irish / Australian band The BordererS formed in 1994 and have released 8 albums, 4 EP&#8217;s, 2 kids albums and been
included on 17 compilation albums all around the world.
The BordererS started out as a recording project until Jim just happened to stop in Adelaide as part of his round the world trip. He says: &#8221; I was just visiting South Australia to visit a friend when I got invited to a recording studio to hear this band. I loved their sound so much that I eventually co - produced the album, got 5 of my songs on it and married the lead singer&#8221;.
Alex, the female lead singer was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and came to Australia in 1987. Her influences are Joni Mitchell &amp; Annie Lennox. Jim Paterson was born in Glasgow, Scotland and arrived in Australia on Xmas Eve 1993. His influences are AC/DC ( The band not the lifestyle ) Thin Lizzy, Status Quo &amp; Talking Heads.
What sets the BordererS apart from other bands is their ability to get the whole audience involved.
&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8221;You must be dead if you&#8217;re not seen dancing at a BordererS gig&#8221;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;Jamie McKew - Port Fairy Festival Director ( The biggest Folk / Roots festival in Australia )
The BordererS run their own independent record company and have sold 61,000 CD&#8217;s &amp; DVD&#8217;s to date. This indie approach paid off big time recently when the band won the Independent Music Award in the USA for their track &#8220;Sinner &amp; The Saint&#8221; ( Gospel Music Category ) Their song now goes out to 11 million people via Borders Bookstores and eMusic.com
Website
http://www.theborderers.com.au
Discography
&#8221; A Time For Change&#8221; - 2007
&#8220;Grace&#8221; - 2005
&#8220;Live&#8230;&#8230;.and more!&#8221; DVD - 2005
&#8220;Inspired!&#8221; - 2003
&#8220;The Gathering&#8221;  - 2001
&#8220;Live at The Gov&#8221; - 1999
&#8220;Woman&#8221; - 1997
&#8220;Independent&#8217;s Day&#8221; - 1995
&#8220;Amnesty&#8221; EP
&#8220;Australia&#8217;s Christmas Day&#8221; EP
&#8220;Back to Back&#8221; EP
&#8220;Fate&#8221; EP
&#8220;The River is Deep&#8221; single is being played on all the country music stations in Australia ( Dec 05 )
Raymond McCullough - I will lift my eyes up.

Irish Celtic folk/rock singer/songwriter with international folk &amp; rock influences; singing ballads and &#8216;protest songs&#8217; - about politics, religion, life, love &#8230;  I tend to write about situations that have affected me personally, politically and spiritually.

Instrumentation
Raymond McCullough: vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, bodhran
Connaire McCullough: guitar, vocals
Kelly McCullough: drums, vocals
Biography
Singer/songwriter, Raymond McCullough, has been writing songs since 1973. He plays guitar - &#8220;a George Lowden acoustic/electric; actually!&#8221; - mandolin, bodhran and, now and then, a little keyboard.
He has travelled and performed in Israel, (on one occasion literally singing for his supper!), China (Beijing), Canada, USA, Scotland and Ireland, north and south - playing pubs, concerts, churches - on the street, if required! At the Rostrevor International Festival in Ireland recently he was described by one of the organisers as &#8220;the discovery of the festival!&#8221;
He travelled to the People&#8217;s Republic of China in 1999 - their anniversary year - to take part in a charity cycle event, organised to raise funds for MenCap. &#8220;Friends said just because I&#8217;d gone to China, I didn&#8217;t need to make a song about it - of course, that&#8217;s exactly what I DID do!&#8221; he says. The 11-verse saga, &#8216;Ballad of Beijing&#8217;, unfolded bit by bit over the two weeks he spent there.
&#8220;As we flew over the Mongolian mountains into Beijing, I just happened to be talking with the beautiful Irish girl who had the seat next to me - about my music, of course! - when a little tune came into my head and sort of stuck there. I added a traditional Chinese rhythm, which I heard performed every afternoon on the streets of Beijing, on Taiko drum and two cymbals - and the words just seemed to write themselves!&#8221;
When he returned home he spent the best part of the next month in the studio, just recording that one song - he nearly drove the engineer mad! He then spent the next month adding another four to make up the mini album, &#8216;The great China Bike Ride&#8217;.
Raymond has had a very varied career; including lecturing in computing, selling French perfume, running an Internet cafe, publishing a magazine and two books, hosting his own radio show, &#8216;In tha Name a&#8217; Gawd!&#8217;, producing TV and corporate video, and restoring his own classic wooden boat.
In 2004 he set up Precious Oil Productions - a media production company, which is now in process of becoming a Limited Company.  POP are currently raising funding and filming for a new TV documentary linking Scots/Irish settlers, Native Americans and Israeli Jews! Several other TV productions are also in the pipeline.
The latest album, &#8216;Into Jerusalem&#8217;, is now available from iTunes, CDbaby, etc. It contains twelve Celtic and Hebrew worship songs, written by Raymond, and varying from rock, to Celtic, (Scottish, Irish, Bluegrass, folk/rock), to Jewish-style songs.  Some reviews and comments are already available.
Website
http://www.preciousoil.com/raymond
Discography
&#8216;The great China Bike Ride&#8217;, (2004) - Tracks 1, 2 &amp; 6 have received extensive airplay, from Istanbul, Turkey; to Germany, UK &amp; Ireland; to Monterrey, Mexico and all over USA. (all tracks streamed from website &amp; available from iTunes)
&#8216;Into Jerusalem&#8217; (Nov. 2004) - Album playlisted on KWPB FM, Oregon and Celebrate Radio (Satellite across Europe, Russia, Middle-East and North Africa.  (all tracks streamed from website &amp; available from iTunes, HMV, etc.)
New 4-track EP/single, &#8216;Different&#8217;, coming shortly!

First Annual Celtic Folk Scotland Tour - September 2007
Ever wanted to visit Scotland and see the real sights, visit a real, traditional pub session with great artists playing wonderful Celtic and traditional music, visit the hidden sights of a country steeped in over 6000 years of history?
Come join me on our first ever Celtic Folk Scotland Tour in late September 2007. Ill be serving as your tour guide, driver, pub advisor and personal shopper for the trip. We have put together the Itinerary and have posted a pdf file right here in the Celtic Folk Podcast show notes - just check a few posts back.
The Celtic Folk Scotland Tour will be a limited opportunity for Celtic Folk Podcast listeners on a first-come, first-served basis, so email me quickly if youre interested.
The ShowStopper Track:
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Siochana - Standin&#8217; on the Corner.

www.siochana.ca
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		<description><![CDATA[Show 23 - Spring Forward
This week we feature the music of:
Andrew McFayden (The Connor and Liam March)
Roger Drawdy and the Firestarters (Roll On)
UglyStick (Will I make It Back Home)
Beyond The Pale (Sligo)
Siochana (Standin&#8217; on the Corner)
For more information on the artists featured on the Celtic Folk Podcast, including links and pics, click on www.celticfolkpod.com.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Show 23 - Spring Forward
This week we feature the music of:
Andrew McFayden (The Connor and Liam March)
Roger Drawdy and the Firestarters (Roll On)
UglyStick (Will I make It Back Home)
Beyond The Pale (Sligo)
Siochana (Standin&#8217; on the Corner)
For more information on the artists featured on the Celtic Folk Podcast, including links and pics, click on www.celticfolkpod.com.

CFP23 Show Notes:
Spring Forward. We delve a little this week into the more folky side of some of the artists that have been featured on past Celtic Folk Podcasts.
We lead off with Andrew McFayden, who has an interesting story describing how he came to learn how to speak Gaelic, then we take a listen to four bands that, without doubt are Celtic bands, but like to show their multi-dimensional abilities when it comes to their music.
Andrew McFayden - The Connor and Liam March.
Roots/Celtic music in the time-honoured Scottish Gaelic language and tradition with minimal accompaniment and rich vocal arrangements.

Instrumentation
Andrew McFayden - Gaelic vocals, keyboard
Biography
What gives an artist his flavour?
Andrew McFayden was born and raised in the Dryden area in Ontario on August 25, 1973.
Having heard the singing of the Canadian group &#8220;The Rankins&#8221;, and the Scottish group &#8220;Capercaillie&#8221;, he decided to teach himself the Scottish Gaelic language. In 2000, he discovered the Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Crafts in Nova Scotia. He&#8217;s been attending every summer since 2000, learning Gaelic and Gaelic song from teachers at the College, local Gaelic-speakers.
In 2003, various friends of Andrew had asked him about recording an album.  In May 2004, Andrew decided to put one together with Rocketfish Productions in Prince George.  The result was an album that reflects the personality of the artist - an eclectic mix of studio and live-performance songs yet is pointedly traditional in its flavour. &#8220;It&#8217;s eclectic.  It&#8217;s different.  It&#8217;s a reflection of me,&#8221; says Andrew
Andrew loves heavy drum beats and would love to incorporate this into future works.  He especially likes African and Hispanic rhythms and musical styles.  He would also love to fuse the deep Gaelic musical tradition with different genres of music, specifically but not restricted to jazz, blues, and funk.  &#8220;Gaelic music is not something from the past,&#8221; says Andrew, &#8220;It is a living, breathing language with a cultural and musical style that is unlike anything in the world.  Fusing ancient and modern Gaelic song with other musical styles would be a wonderful thing to do.&#8221;  Andrew cites Scottish group Capercaillie (with lead singer Karen Matheson), and Cape Breton songstress Mary Jane Lamond as his greatest Gaelic fusion influences.  He also admires the work of the late young Scottish musician Martyn Bennett on his album &#8220;Glen Lyon&#8221;.  Andrew welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with other artists.
Andrew has begun to develop his song writing side through using the Scottish Gaelic language.  He has written several songs with the intention of recording them at a later date.
Although his preference is to sing in Gaelic, Andrew also speaks French and Spanish fluently and is willing to sing in those languages as well as English.  Gaelic, however, will always remain his primary focus and his heart&#8217;s favourite.
He has begun work on a second release with the help of the award-winning Lakewind Sound Studio in Cape Breton as well as through studio work in Prince George. It is hoped that it will be released in late 2007.
A Gaelic speaker, singer, and songwriter from northern British Columbia who speaks three other languages is unique in Canada.  That is what gives this artist his flavour!
Website
http://www.grianmcbuttons.ca
Discography
2004 - An Rathad Cam, &#8217;s An Rathad Dreach (The Crooked Road and The Straight Road)
August 2006 - work to begin on second cd release with award-winning Lakewind studio in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. This release promises to have modern arrangements as well as traditional and roots-flavoured tracks.
Roger Drawdy and the Firestarters - Roll On.

Roger Drawdy and the Firestarters are one of the most exciting, energetic, and entertaining Irish bands you&#8217;ll ever see.
Instrumentation
Roger Drawdy: lead vocals, guitar, octave mandolin, tin whistle
Kathy Woods: fiddle, mandolin, backing vocals
John McBride: bodhrn, backing vocals
Eric Sayer: bass, Irish flute, accordion, tin whistle
Mark Milliron: drums, percussion
Biography
Roger Drawdy of County Cork Ireland, and his band the Firestarters play a mix of Traditional and original Irish music with a distinctive sound. Called &#8220;air punching acoustic rockers&#8221; by Irish Music Magazine; they deliver the goods.
Thought provoking lyrics, haunting melodies, and thunderous live performances are the keys to their success. The Firestarters formed in 2000 and have played in numerous venues throughout the US. Their new cd &#8220;Open Seas, Empty Skies&#8221; released July 2005 promises to take them to the top of the Irish music scene.
Before forming the Firestarters, Roger released two solo albums, &#8220;Longing for Home&#8221; and &#8220;Dance in the Heather.&#8221; He gained international attention with the release of his track &#8220;For Erin&#8217;s Sake&#8221; on the &#8220;Trees are Life&#8221; Cd produced in Dublin, Ireland by the Earth Wisdom Foundation.  Together with the Firestarters he has released four Cds: &#8220;The Emancipated Hostage&#8221; in 2000, &#8220;Touched by the Sun&#8221; in 2001, &#8220;Live Fire&#8221; in 2003, and their latest release &#8220;Open Seas, Empty Skies.&#8221;
The band is traveling more in 2007.  In February, The Firestarters  perform on two stages each day for the Savannah Irish Festival, which is certain to be a rich experience with beautiful weather and wonderful people.  Early in March, the band again travels to Dallas to perform both Saturday and Sunday on the main stage at the North Texas Irish Festival.  Warm crowds and grand weather illustrate why this festival has become so enormous.  The month of March also includes a very important event in Indianapolis (Leopalooza) through which money was raised in the name of Bobby Sands to help aid St. Mary&#8217;s Primary School,  Ballymena in the north of Ireland, which has been the target of violence.
People often ask why &#8220;The Firestarters?&#8221;
It&#8217;s very simple really.  We were playing at my &#8220;Dance in the Heather&#8221; CD release party at Jack Quinn&#8217;s Irish Pub, and I thought it would be cool to have a fog machine. A girl I had playing the harp for me got cold. She closed the window I had opened for ventilation and set off the flipin&#8217; fire alarm!  It did not take long for the Fire Department to show up.
People thought it was part of the act. But the Fire Department did not quite share their enthusiasm.
We were fined $50.  After that &#8220;The Firestarters&#8221; just stuck.
Website
http://www.roger.drawdy.com
Discography
Longing for Home released 1998
Dance in the Heather released 2000
Emancipated Hostage released 2001
Touched by the Sun released 2001
Live Fire released 2003
Open Seas, Empty Skies released July 2005
UglyStick - Will I Make It Back Home.

Traditional Celtic/East Coast music with an alternative flavour; a little funk, a little rock, a little jazz and a unique sound, truely Canadian.
Instrumentation
Tyree Lush - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Bodhran
Dana Arrowsmith - Fiddle, Backing Vocals
Steve Tudge - Bass Guitar
James Rock - Percussion
Biography
The members of UglyStick are anything but new to the festival scene. In fact, the core
members of UglyStick have played across Canada hitting festivals from as far East as
Newfoundland to the West coast in British Columbia. Tyree Lush, Singer/Song Writer,
hails from Newfoundland. Dana Arrowsmith, fiddle, was raised in Sudbury Ontario and
Steven Tudge, Bass, was born in Cold Lake, Alberta. These three members have
been playing together for a number of years. Once part of another group that played
the Canadian festival circuit, they have performed at such events as the Lunenburg Folk
Festival, Newfoundland&#8217;s George Street Fest, Celtic Colors in Cape Breton, The Ottawa
Jazz Festival and Tulip Festival to name a few. Percussionist James Rock is from Orleans,
Ontario and has extensive musical education from both the University of Ottawa and the
University of Toronto.
As UglyStick, they have played festivals, clubs, private functions, and fairs across
Canada from coast to coast and as far North as Iqualuit. In the band&#8217;s first year,
they headlined at the Multiculural Mozaic Festival in Regina, Saskatchwan, The
Festival Musique du Bout du Monde in Gaspe Bay, Quebec, and the Folk Arts and Music
Festival in Atlin, British Columbia.
Described as &#8220;high energy&#8221;, &#8220;passionate&#8221;, and &#8220;crowd pleasing&#8221;, UglyStick plays both
traditional and original Celtic music. In 2007, they hope to expand into the United
States and Europe where they intend to share their Celtic flavour and origional pieces.
Website
http://www.uglystick.ca
Discography
Four Track Disc
1) The Keeper
2) Will I make it back home
3) D&#8217;arcy and his boat
4) Dark Cove
Beyond The Pale - Sligo.

Beyond The Pale delivers a wild ride with stunning  harmonies and dazzling instrumental flare. Weaving Roots/Folk music of the world together with original songs, they cook up a tasty &#8220;eceltica&#8221; stew on fiddle, flute, hammered dulcimer, accordion, guitar, bodhran, whistle, concertina and saxophone.
Instrumentation
Gordon McLeod&#8211;fiddle, guitar, mandolins, vocals.
Betsy Cummings&#8211;Accordion, bodhran, vocals
John Delaney&#8211;Wooden flute, hammered dulcimer, whistles, concertina, saxophone
Christy McLeod&#8211;Guitar, bodhran, harmonica, percussion
Biography
True to their name, Beyond The Pale delivers a wild musical ride outside the boundaries of convention. Delighting audiences for over twelve years, the band is grounded in the traditional roots music of America,Northern Europe and Ireland with imaginative ventures across musical borders. Where else can you experience fiery reels, haunting ballads, outrageously humorous songs and music from around the world including Mexican polkas and Texas swing?
Expect the unexpected as fiddle, flute, hammered dulcimer, accordion, guitar, saxophone whistles concertina, mandolin and percussion hold you in a melodic spell and whisk you around the dance floor. And, the entire band sings, from well-crafted original songs to &#8220;celticized&#8221; versions of contemporary songs ranging from 1930s music hall songs to stunning a capella pieces to Grand Ole Opry favorites and classics form the British Pop invasion. Are we having fun yet?&#8211;You bet!
Beyond The Pales&#8217; eclectic and diverse mix of traditional celtic and contemporary styles and is the key to their popularity. They have developed their unique sound by blending their own original songs and compositions with an array of traditional dance tunes and folk songs of Ireland, America  Scotland and Europe using a wide range of instruments including fiddle, flute, accordion, guitar, hammered dulcimer, tin whistle, saxophone, harmonica, concertina, mandolin, clarinet, bodhran, percussion and of course the voices of band members.
Beyond The Pale have been featured performers at some of the largest  music festivals in the USA including in The North Texas Irish Festival ( Dallas) and The Texas Scottish Festival and Highland Games (Arlington). They have shared billing  at these events with the top Celtic groups in the world including Altan, Tim O&#8217;Brien, Eileen Ivers, Solas, Danu, Lunasa, Dervish, Silabh Notes, Teada, to name just a few. In addition to these large events, BTP give frequent concert and festival performances throughout Texas and the South Central US and occasionally as far afield as Ireland and France. They have appeared live on National Public Radio&#8217;s &#8220;The Glenn Mitchell Show&#8221; and &#8221; No Cover&#8221; and on RTE, Ireland &#8221; Live From Miltown&#8221;. Beyond The Pale&#8217;s members have performed throughout the USA and in Europe.
Beyond the Pale&#8217;s popular recordings include their new CD, The Music Plays Me as well as Queen of Skye, (2004) Strange Turns (2002) Angel On The 7th Stair (1999) and Life Is All Chequered (1997). It has been said that their latest CD The Music Plays Me is like Tim O&#8217;Brien meeting The Chieftains. Beyond The Pale&#8217;s recordings feature a diverse blend of traditional, original and contemporary songs and folk dance tunes from the Irish and Scottish to American and Canadian and Europe ranging from fiery Irish reels to plaintive Scottish folk songs and even include a Mexican Polka, and covers of songs by Elton John, Janis Ian, Laurie Lewis, The Red Clay Ramblers, Todd Rundgren, Dolly Parton and Hank Williams. Their original songs are humorous, stirring, haunting, and always true to the band&#8217;s heritage.
Gordon McLeod plays fiddle, guitar, bodhran, mandolin, bass, sings lead and backing vocals and composes  original tunes and songs. Gordon has been performing and composing music all of his life as a solo artist, a member of several bands and as a recording session artist. He has performed  over much of the United States as well as in Ireland and France. BTPs latest CD The Music Plays Me, feature Gordon&#8217;s original songs as do their earlier releases , &#8220;Queen of Skye&#8221;, &#8220;Strange Turns&#8221; and &#8220;Angel on the 7th Stair.&#8221; He also works as a producer, specializing in acoustic, roots oriented music. His original songs, including the award-winning &#8220;Hester&#8221;, have been featured on several releases aside from Beyond The Pale&#8217;s recordings including Pinnacles Record Company&#8217;s new release, &#8220;Celtic Energy&#8221;.
Betsy Cummings plays piano accordion and bodhran and sings a wonderful array of traditional and contemporary songs. Betsy has been performing Celtic music for many years and is also and currently President of the Southwest Celtic Music Association. Formerly with the renowned group Lost Tribe, Betsy&#8217;s wonderful voice combined with her sensitive feeling for the music and skillful fingers on the accordion keys, along with her knack for picking the most captivating songs add a rich dimension to Beyond The Pale&#8217;s sound.
Christy McLeod&#8217;s natural soulfulness shows not only in her beautiful singing and guitar playing but in her wit and instant rapport with her audiences as well. Christy began performing in her early teens. She plays guitar, harmonica, bodhran and percussion and sings lead and backing vocals. Christy has performed  over much of the United States and in Ireland and France as well. She is also a gifted and witty songwriter. For example, her composition &#8220;The Music Plays Me&#8221; is the title track of Beyond The Pale&#8217;s latest CD &#8221; The Music Plays Me&#8221;.
John Delaney brings a wealth of talent to Beyond The Pale. John plays flute, hammered dulcimer, tin whistle, concertina and saxophone and adds his dulcet baritone to the band&#8217;s vocal performances as both a lead and backing vocalist. John has been performing Irish, Scottish and other traditional music for many years with several well known groups including Lost Tribe, Rakish Paddy and  Slim Richey. He is well known as a talented multi-instrumentalist and his vocal talents are often the highlight of the band&#8217;s shows.
Website
http://www.beyond-the-pale.com
Discography
The Music Plays Me 2006
Further Beyond  2005
Queen of Skye  2004
Strange Turns  2002
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Siochana - Standing on the Corner.

Sochna (pronounced sha kahw naa) are 2005 MUSICNL Entertainer of the Year nominee. Sochna which is gaelic for &#8220;Peace&#8221; are high energy on stage and play a mixture of original, Traditional Newfoundland music, bluegrass, Celtic, folk and some rock and roll.
Instrumentation
Darrin Feehan - accordion &amp; guitar, lead &amp; harmony vox
Jim Carroll - guitar, mandolin, accordion, tin whistle &amp; bodhran, lead &amp; backup vox
Wayne James - guitar &amp; mandolin, lead &amp; harmony vox
Jim Feehan - guitar &amp; bodhran, lead &amp; harmony vox
Bruce Mesh - bass guitar, lead &amp; backup vox
Biography
Sochna (pronounced sha kahw naa) is based in St. John&#8217;s, NL, Canada. Sochna is gaelic for Peace. The band is made up of six (5) talented singers, musicians and songwriters. Founding members Darrin Feehan &amp; Jim Carroll are joined by Wayne James, Bruce Mesh &amp; Jim Feehan.
For more than 7 years Sochna, has evolved from a kitchen band to one of the best party bands in the city. They are known for their high energy on stage. Besides their own original material, the band plays a wonderful mixture of traditional Newfoundland music as well, bluegrass, Celtic, folk and some old rock and roll. They play crowd pleasing jigs such as &#8220;The Jig Is Up&#8221; and shanty&#8217;s like &#8220;The Last Shanty&#8221; to 5 part harmonies on &#8220;Fox on the Run&#8221; and their own version of the Eagles classic &#8220;Seven Bridges Road&#8221;.
In September 2005, all their hard work paid off with two Music NL Award nominations (formerly known as MIANL). They were nominated for Entertainer of the Year and SOCAN Song of the Year for Jim Feehan&#8217;s song, &#8220;Dance Me Away&#8221;.
In 2000, with the help of several local artists, Sochna released their first CD entitled &#8220;COPS FOR CANCER&#8221;  &#8220;on the beat&#8221;.  All profits for this compilation CD were donated to charity.
In October 2002 they released their second compilation charity CD in support of four local children&#8217;s charities entitled &#8220;COPS FOR KIDS&#8221;  &#8220;&#8230;.the beat goes on&#8221;.
With the success of the first two CD&#8217;s, the support of family and friends and the encouragement of an ever growing fan base, Sochna released a third CD in February of 2005. This disc was aptly entitled, Sochna &#8220;On Our Own&#8221; and was recorded &#8220;Live&#8221; at Bridie Molloy&#8217;s on George Street. For the first time this group of six were releasing a CD that was all Sochna, not a compilation and it was not for charity.
Since the CD&#8217;s release in February, 2005, they have seen many of their 9 original songs receive regular air play on the local radio stations. Their CD is now being played on a host of internet radio stations from California to New York and Edmonton to Toronto. The success of songs like &#8220;Dance Me Away&#8221;, &#8220;Take Me Home&#8221;, &#8220;Standin&#8217; On The Corner&#8221; and the title track &#8220;On Our Own&#8221;, have caused the boys to be a hot commodity, giving them one of the busiest schedules around appearing at local festivals &amp; conferences as well as regular club appearances and private functions in and around the city.
The 2006 festival season was especially busy time for Sochna and August will marked their 4th straight appearance at the annual George Street Festival. It is the premier event of the festival season. In October, the boys will appear on stage at the Arts &amp; Culture Centre at the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra (NSO) Gala. They were chosen because of their ability and diversity and will be backed up by the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra.
On March 24, 2006, Dance Me Away, written by Jim Feehan reached # 1 on The Country Edge and RWAM charts. It had been at # 2 for a week before reaching the top spot. Released by Sochna February 2005, the song has found a new resurgence in a new national / international market. Sochna is very excited that their music is reaching new markets. The song remained in the top 100 for nearly 20 weeks.
For the past seven plus years, they have jumped at every chance thrown their way to play at charity functions from the Janeway Telethon to Celebrity Secrets and the Badger Relief  to the Mermaids Gala, or showcasing their talents at events like the
Scott Tournament of Hearts, the final regular season home game for the St. Johns Maple Leafs or the  2004 ECMA 72 Hour Jam.
They appear regularly at local festivals and local clubs, as well as attending a number of conferences &amp; private functions.
They have showcased in Dublin &amp; Wexford Ireland,
Labrador City and Ottawa Ontario, in 2005.
Their music was also featured in a DVD entitled
&#8220;Canadian Curling Experience&#8221; which was produced by CBC and released nationally.
In April 2006, they were honoured to headline a video &#8220;Kitchen Party&#8221; sent to  the troops in Afghanistan. They opened for The Masterless Men at the Shamrock Festival and for the Celtic Connection at the George Street Festival &#8220;Kitchen Party&#8221;.
They headlined at the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra (NSO) Gala in October 2006. They played several selections, backed by the Symphony Orchestra. December they will headline the 33rd Annual Avalon Mall/VOCM Happy Tree Concert.
Website
http://www.siochana.ca

First Annual Celtic Folk Scotland Tour - September 2007
Ever wanted to visit Scotland and see the real sights, visit a real, traditional pub session with great artists playing wonderful Celtic and traditional music, visit the hidden sights of a country steeped in over 6000 years of history?
Come join me on our first ever Celtic Folk Scotland Tour in late September 2007. Ill be serving as your tour guide, driver, pub advisor and personal shopper for the trip. We have put together the Itinerary and have posted a pdf file right here in the Celtic Folk Podcast show notes - just check a few posts back.
The Celtic Folk Scotland Tour will be a limited opportunity for Celtic Folk Podcast listeners on a first-come, first-served basis, so email me quickly if youre interested.
The ShowStopper Track:
Don&#8217;t forget to vote for your favorite track from this week&#8217;s podcast by emailing us, telling us who you want to hear again and we&#8217;ll tally the votes and crown the winner the ShowStopper Track. So drop us a line and tell us who you liked the best of the four great tracks this week.
Colin Grant - Drive &#8216;er like ya stole &#8216;er!

www.colingrant.ca
&#8220;Under the Blue&#8221; CD Giveaway. 
Once again, I encourage you to register at CelticFolkPod.com and leave a comment on one or more of the shows.  We gladly welcome all feedback so we can improve the show, whether that is the production side or the content.  We are planning more giveaways throughout the coming year and a biggie for Christmas and you can only qualify for our Christmas present if you register at www.CelticFolkPod.com.
But who, I hear you ask, won Alan Reid and Rob van Santes Under the Blue CD?  Congratulations Emily Malcolm.  Ill be sending you an email and well have Under the Blue sent to you this week.
Please help us support these fine artists by taking a look at their websites, buying their music or at least let them know how much you enjoyed listening to their music on the Celtic Folk Podcast.
Check out our parent website at www.upbeatcafe.com where you&#8217;ll find a schedule of great live music, as well as our Online Music Shop were you can buy those old-fashioned CD&#8217;s, as well as digital downloads.

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Fatback Circus (O&#8217; to be alive)
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This week we feature the music of:
Alan Reid and Rob van Sante (The Last Lighthouse Keeper)
Colin Grant (Drive &#8216;er like ya stole &#8216;er)
Fatback Circus (O&#8217; to be alive)
Beyond The Pale (The Music Plays Me)
For more information on the artists featured on the Celtic Folk Podcast, including links and pics, click on www.celticfolkpod.com.

CFP22 Show Notes:
CD Giveaway.
Were a little late this week bringing you the Celtic Folk Podcast and before we get into the music Id like to tell you why that is.  First, if you ever visit the ShowNotes at CelticFolkPod.com you may have noticed that in fact CelticFolkPod.com has been pointed or forwarded to a subdirectory of our parent website downtownfolk.com.  As of this podcast we have changed that and CelticFolkPod.com is now on its own.  It is now old enough to stay up late at night and play loud music!
We had to do this to ease the bandwidth requirement that the Celtic Folk Podcast was requiring of our parent server " thats a good thing.  We were exceeding our monthly bandwidth due to all the podcast downloads!  So, we have put the Celtic Folk on its own server and that, in turn, solved another issue.  If youve ever gone to the ShowNotes and registered to leave comments, when you returned the site didnt recognize your username and password.  Well, to cut a long story short, you wont have that trouble anymore, and so in recognition of that we are giving away a CD this week " yes freebee time on the Celtic Folk Podcast!
We are giving away a copy of Under the Blue from Battlefield Bands Alan Reid and Rob van Sante.  If youve been with us since the very start of our podcasts back on May 29th, 2006, youll know that the first song we played was from that very album.  How do you qualify to win?  All you have to do is go to our ShowNotes at www.CelticFolkPod.com and register; submit a comment on any of the shows and we will draw a name from the virtual hat.
Easy as that!  Now, the chances of winning a really quite good.  Most folks will just listen to a podcast and not interact at all.  They just listen on iTunes or Juice or whatever, but never participate in the show itself.  Well nows your chance!  We have a fantastic number of subscribers to the Celtic Folk Podcast, but we want to encourage you to give us a little more feedback on how were doing and what bands you liked or didnt like and who youd like us to feature on an upcoming show.
Alan Reid and Rob van Sante - The Last Lighthouse Keeper.
First up is Alan Reid and Rob van Sante and the last song on their album Under the Blue called The Last Lighthouse Keeper which is fairly self explanatory and, like many of Alans songs, talks about a time long gone in Scotland.
Alan has been an ever-present member of Battlefield Band since 1969, just
a few months after it&#8217;s inception.  The &#8216;Batties&#8217; have been pre-eminent
in Scottish traditional music for over 30 years.  They have toured all over
the world, made over 20 recordings and worked with such diverse artists
as Garrison Keillor, Van Morrison and Mike Oldfield.  Their albums have
won awards in Germany, Britain and the U.S.  Throughout this time, Alan has
been at the &#8216;engine room&#8217; of the band, his keyboards underpinning the
bagpipes and the fiddle.  Alan was the first to use keyboards as an integral
part of a traditional folk band and the beefiness and punctuated rhythms
of his playing have so defined Celtic music that his, and Battlefield Band&#8217;s influence
can be heard in many of today&#8217;s younger generation of Celtic musicians.
Alan is also a gifted singer and songwriter.  His solo and harmony singing have
been to the fore throughout Battlefield Band&#8217;s history.  His songs have been
a feature of the band&#8217;s repertoire since the early 80&#8217;s and have been noted
for their story telling element, lyricism and their strong melody.  In 1998 his
first solo album &#8216;The Sunlit Eye&#8216; featuring new songs, original tunes and two
of his favourite Burns&#8217; songs was released.  His song and tune
book &#8216;Martyrs, Rogues and Worthies&#8216; was released early in 2001.
Rob is a guitarist of exceptional skill and subtlety.  He was born in the Netherlands
and begun playing guitar at an early age.  As his interest in music developed, he
became influenced by the best of Folk, Rock, R&amp;B and Blues.
During the 1970&#8217;s, 80&#8217;s and 90&#8217;s he toured extensively throughout Europe and has
also played in North Africa and the Middle East.  He has worked with such stalwarts
of the British Folk and Jazz scene as Danny Thompson, Jon Strong, Tom Napper
and Tom McConville.  In resent years Rob has lent his ears to the Battlefield Band as
their sound engineer for both live and recorded work.  He continues to accompany them
on all their tours as their &#8216;fifth&#8217; member and when not on the road, Rob can be found
at work in his recording studio in his home town of Leeds.
Rob is also an excellent lead and harmony singer.  As well as fine interpretations of
traditional and contemporary material he also writes songs on topical issues and his own
experiences.  All these strands come together to make a perfect foil to Alan and his music.
Website
http://www.reidvansante.com
Discography
Under the Blue, Red Sands Records, 2002
Colin Grant - Drive &#8216;er like ya stole &#8216;er.

With energetic solo and group performances, respect for traditional Cape Breton music, and an innovative approach to arranging and composing tunes, Colin Grant&#8217;s clean, lively sound has proven versatile all over the world, not to mention the recent release of his ECMA-nominated debut CD.
Instrumentation
Number of accompanying musicians varies.  Piano and guitar are standard, but bass, drums and extra lead instruments may be added depending on the event and purchaser&#8217;s preferences.
Colin Grant - Fiddle
Adam Young - Piano/Keyboards
Andrew Tyne - Guitar/Banjo/Mandolin/Bass
Jason Murdock - Guitar
Colin Clarke - Drums/Percussion
Biography
Raised in Toronto, Colin Grant began his musical career at the age of 4 at the Royal Conservatory of Music, studying classical violin in the Suzuki program. By the age of 10, he began to explore Cape Breton-style traditional music, taking lessons from Sandy MacIntyre, and at the Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Crafts, studying piano accompaniment and stepdancing in addition to the fiddle.
When his family moved to Cape  Breton in 1998, Colin immersed himself in the local music scene, taking lessons in fiddle and guitar from acclaimed musician and teacher Allie Bennett as well as performing at ceilidhs, dances, and concerts all over the island. He soon developed his own style of playing; his clean, lively sound proving versatile in venues as diverse as the West Mabou dance hall and the Savoy Theatre in Glace  Bay.
Always comfortable before a live audience, Colin never declines an opportunity to take to the stage; whether being accompaniment for other musicians like ECMA nominee Luc Tardif, or giving an energetic solo performance. Starting in the summer of 2002, he was cast in Cape Breton Lyrics and Laughter, a revue-style show featuring Cape  Breton music and comedy. Over the past five summers, the show has been winning rave reviews from local critics and visitors alike through over 250 performances at the Louisbourg Playhouse.
In 2003 he was accepted into the National Artists Program (Canada), which brought together young performers and fine artists to produce a gala show at the Jeux Canada Games in Bathurst, New   Brunswick. In addition to his performances all over the Maritime Provinces, Colin had the opportunity to bring Cape Breton music to Indonesia for the Canadian International Seafood Festival in April of 2004, hosting several concerts and conducting workshops at the Jakarta Performing Arts Institute.  Colin has also toured Canada, France, and China with award-winning Acadian group Blou.
Aside from showcasing at the 2005 and 2006 East Coast Music Awards and continuing several projects as a side fiddler, Colin&#8217;s self-titled CD, released on October 8, 2006 has been his most ambitious project to date.  Co-produced by Colin Grant and Lakewind Sound engineer Mike Shepherd, the CD presents a refreshing new sound that combines traditional Scottish and Cape Breton tunes with contemporary compositions; including some of Grant&#8217;s own.  With the support of the (Celtic Colours) Festival Volunteer Drive&#8217;er Association and Lakewind Sound co-owners Fred Lavery and Gordie Sampson, the project is the first to be awarded annually to a young Cape Breton traditional musician to create his/her first full-length album.

In addition to his music, Grant is completing his studies in education at Universit Sainte-Anne in Church Point,  Nova Scotia, where he teaches private fiddle lessons.
With his respect for the traditional sound of Cape Breton fiddle music, and his innovative approach to arranging and composing tunes, Colin&#8217;s musical style will continue to develop and progress to the delight of audiences from all over the world.
Website
http://www.colingrant.ca
Discography
Colin Grant (self-titled) 2006 - Independent release
(Nominated for 2007 East Coast Music Award: Roots/Traditional Solo Album of the Year)
Cape Breton Lyrics and Laughter (self-titled) 2006 - Independent release (Nominated for 2007 East Coast Music Award: Roots/Traditional Group Album of the Year) www.lyricsandlaughter.com
Colin has also appeared on:
BLOU - &#8220;Pied--terre&#8221; (2006)  l&#8217;infini communications inc.  (Winner of Francophone Album of the Year at the 2007 East Coast Music Awards and at the 2006 Nova Scotia Music Awards) www.blou.ca
Jason MacDonald - &#8220;The Day&#8221; (2006) Independent release (Nominee for 2006 East Coast Music Award: Pop Recording of the Year) www.jasonmacdonald.com
Laurie Jones (self-titled) 2007 - Independent release. www.lauriejones.org
Laurie Jones - &#8220;Better Days&#8221; (2003) Independent release.  www.lauriejones.org

Fatback Circus - O&#8217; to be Alive.

Creative, talented, fearless and downright amazing, Fatback Circus never ceases to amaze crowds. Their music ranges from funk and singer/songwriter to bluegrass and heavy metal. This new, promising band doesn&#8217;t hold back in bringing a fresh sound to the forefront of today&#8217;s music industry.
Instrumentation
Garrett Ross - Drums / Vocals
Dalton Chamblee - Bass
Aaron Campbell - Guitar / Vocals
Nathan Campbell - Vocals / Guitar
Alex Sutherlin - Saxophone
Amber Rivera - Trumpet / Vocals

Fatback Circus is a four-piece original band that succeeds in blending the diverse talents of each of its members to give a fresh interpretation of jazz, funk, and rock. The current members have a long history of performing together, originating in Stillwater,  Oklahoma. The four moved to San Antonio, where they began to establish themselves in the live music scene, headlining shows and opening for such bands as The Burden Brothers and Thin Lizzy. Fatback Circus moved to Austin recently and has just completed their new album &#8216;The Elephant King&#8217; with their new lead singer Nathan Campbell.
Website
http://www.fatbackcircus.com
Discography
The Elephant King (2006)
Beyond The Pale - The Music Plays Me.



Beyond The Pale delivers a wild ride with stunning harmonies and dazzling instrumental flare. Weaving Roots/Folk music of the world together with original songs, they cook up a tasty &#8220;eceltica&#8221; stew on fiddle, flute, hammered dulcimer, accordion, guitar, bodhran, whistle, concertina and saxophone.
Instrumentation             
Gordon McLeod&#8211;fiddle, guitar, mandolins, vocals.
Betsy Cummings&#8211;Accordion, bodhran, vocals
John Delaney&#8211;Wooden flute, hammered dulcimer, whistles, concertina, saxophone
Christy McLeod&#8211;Guitar, bodhran, harmonica, percussion
Biography
True to their name, Beyond The Pale delivers a wild musical ride outside the boundaries of convention. Delighting audiences for over twelve years, the band is grounded in the traditional roots music of America, Northern Europe and Ireland with imaginative ventures across musical borders. Where else can you experience fiery reels, haunting ballads, outrageously humorous songs and music from around the world including Mexican polkas and Texas swing?
Expect the unexpected as fiddle, flute, hammered dulcimer, accordion, guitar, saxophone whistles concertina, mandolin and percussion hold you in a melodic spell and whisk you around the dance floor. And, the entire band sings, from well-crafted original songs to &#8220;celticized&#8221; versions of contemporary songs ranging from 1930s music hall songs to stunning a capella pieces to Grand Ole Opry favorites and classics form the British Pop invasion. Are we having fun yet?&#8211;You bet!
Beyond The Pales&#8217; eclectic and diverse mix of traditional celtic and contemporary styles and is the key to their popularity. They have developed their unique sound by blending their own original songs and compositions with an array of traditional dance tunes and folk songs of Ireland, America  Scotland and Europe using a wide range of instruments including fiddle, flute, accordion, guitar, hammered dulcimer, tin whistle, saxophone, harmonica, concertina, mandolin, clarinet, bodhran, percussion and of course the voices of band members.
Website
http://www.beyond-the-pale.com
Discography
The Music Plays Me    2006
Further Beyond  2005
Queen of Skye  2004
Strange Turns  2002
Angel on The Seventh Stair  1999
Life Is All Chequered  1997
Mickey&#8217;s Warning  1996

First Annual Celtic Folk Scotland Tour - September 2007
Ever wanted to visit Scotland and see the real sights, visit a real, traditional pub session with great artists playing wonderful Celtic and traditional music, visit the hidden sights of a country steeped in over 6000 years of history?
Come join me on our first ever Celtic Folk Scotland Tour in late September 2007. Ill be serving as your tour guide, driver, pub adviser and personal shopper for the trip. We have put together the Itinerary and have posted a pdf file right here in the Celtic Folk Podcast show notes - just check a few posts back.
The Celtic Folk Scotland Tour will be a limited opportunity for Celtic Folk Podcast listeners on a first-come, first-served basis, so email me quickly if youre interested.
Here&#8217;s a great acoustic music podcast:
It&#8217;s A Frog&#8217;s Life

Click on the logo to check it out!
The ShowStopper Track:
Don&#8217;t forget to vote for your favorite track from this week&#8217;s podcast by emailing us, telling us who you want to hear again and we&#8217;ll tally the votes and crown the winner the ShowStopper Track. So drop us a line and tell us who you liked the best of the four great tracks this week.
Christiane Cargill - Green Fields of France.

www.christianecargill.com
Please help us support these fine artists by taking a look at their websites, buying their music or at least let them know how much you enjoyed listening to their music on the Celtic Folk Podcast.
Check out our parent website at www.upbeatcafe.com where you&#8217;ll find a schedule of great live music, as well as our Online Music Shop were you can buy those old-fashioned CD&#8217;s, as well as digital downloads.

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This week we feature the music of:
Christiane Cargill (Green Fields of France)
Pete Hawkes (Celtic Hornblower)
Mitch (Home)
Shadowdancer (She Moved Through The Fair)
Along with the next in the Artist Interview Series with musician and Scottish Smallpipes maker Ian Kinnear
For more information on the artists featured on the Celtic Folk Podcast, including links and pics, click on www.celticfolkpod.com.

CFP21 Show Notes:
Bumper Edition. This week we have the usual, great line-up of music from around the world, along with a conversation I had back in Scotland with Ian Kinnear, maker of some of the best Scottish Smallpipes, after which we recorded a little of Ian playing at the session in Kirriemuir.
Over the next 40 minutes or so of this bumper edition of the Celtic Folk Podcast, we feature a mix of styles either completely rooted in Celtic music or that have gone back to use the Celtic or Traditional genre to bring another facet to their art.
Christiane Cargill - Green Fields of France.

&#8220;&#8230;the show belongs to Cargill. With her sensual approach, her vocals reach far without faltering. Add to this a soulful adeptness on the keyboard, and her stock is sky high.&#8221;  ~ Music Connection Magazine.
Instrumentation
Christiane Cargill - vocals and piano
Additional Instrumentation:
Carter Dewberry - cello
Rebecca Kleinmann - flute
Bob Malone - accordian
Paul McIntire - violin
Christo Pellani - drums and percussion
Biography
Christiane Cargill was born and raised in Orange County, California. An accomplished and agile pianist with a gift for melodies and a fluid, soulful voice, she begged to take piano and organ lessons at the tender age of 3, while her legs were still too short to reach the pedals.
Christiane studied classical works with great enthusiasm, but found herself drawn to musical composition and songwriting. She wrote her first song at age 8, and had several albums worth of material written by the time she graduated high school. Christiane received a music scholarship to attend the University of California in Irvine, where she graduated with honors, receiving degrees in piano performance and psychology. After college, Christiane fronted the Los Angeles-based bands ELYN and Riddle the Sphinx, and enjoyed composing for several film projects.
Christiane also co-founded the non-profit organization HeARTS Giving Hope, and was featured in Glamour Magazine&#8217;s 2005 Woman of the Year issue, and honored with the Toyota Moving Forward Award for bringing music and art therapy to at-risk children. A fiery redhead, Christiane loves to try new things, including scuba diving, indoor skydiving, hang-gliding, and firewalking, to name a few. So its no surprise that this passion for life comes out in her music.
In 2006, she decided to launch her first solo project, exploring her Scottish and Irish heritage. She says, &#8220;On this project, I&#8217;ve stepped back from the full band sound, as I wanted to make an intimate recording, capturing the mood and feel of Ireland and Scotland, and what those places have meant to me.&#8221;
Christiane collaborated with engineer and co-producer David Peters on the project, and arranged the songs with an intimate chamber music feel, including piano &amp; vocals, electric violin, cello, flute, and accordian, as well as percussion from Riddle the Sphinx bandmate Christo Pellani.
The decision to make a Celtic album came from the overwhelming response she received on her version of &#8220;Danny Boy,&#8221; which was offered as a bonus track to people who pre-ordered the full-length Riddle the Sphinx CD, &#8220;Fun House.&#8221; &#8220;I&#8217;ve been performing a few of the Irish songs at a gig here and there, and I&#8217;m really excited about the responses we&#8217;ve heard; people really seem to connect with these traditional songs, and as an artist, it&#8217;s a wonderful challenge to take these songs and try to make them my own.&#8221; In addition to traditional songs, the upcoming album, &#8220;Metamorphosis,&#8221; will feature four original songs.
After recently opening for the Young Dubliners, Christiane says &#8220;I&#8217;ve got the bug for it now. I&#8217;ve always been in love with Celtic music, and I&#8217;m really looking forward to jumping into this project with both feet!&#8221;
Website
http://www.christianecargill.com
Discography
Metamorphosis, coming March 17, 2007.
Pete Hawkes - Celtic Hornblower.

&#8216;The Best most diverse and original songwriter in the business today. Hawkes can do it all, write Jazz, classical, ragtime, folk, blues and more. (Roger  Holesworth The global villabe PBS 106.7FM).
How often does one come across a composer with the ability to transcend several musical genres and yet stay firmly focussed within his own perceived sound? Almost never! Pete manages to turn many genres into his own, making the listener feel they are witnessing something innovative and fresh, but still familiar to the feels and traditions of the genre.
A musician that can compose and play fine airs, reels and Celtic influenced pieces; Delta Blues  and  cleverly written neo classical pieces is rare. Rarer still he can compose very finely arranged and well-executed Jazz. If that doesn&#8217;t take your fancy then you can always listen to Pete&#8217;s beautiful arrangements of some great classical  compositions. Dig ragtime? then you have come to the right place.
The word &#8216;genius&#8217; I have always reserved for the greats like Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, Richard Thompson and Louie Armstrong, but given the diversity, variation, number of musical genres, and the prolific number of high quality, original compositions of all styles of music Pete has put out every year, not to mention a back catalogue of finely crafted original songs (that always have something unique to say about the human condition), it&#8217;s hard not to use the word for him here as well. If he is not a genius then he is certainly one of Australia&#8217;s most creative and interesting composers for acoustic music to emerge in the last decade. Tony Bates \'Musicologist/Reviewer&#8217; Station Librarian /Presenter
3WBC 94.1FM, BOX HILL Victoria
Website
http://home.iprimus.com.au/petejh
Discography
&#8216;Secrets Vows and Lies&#8217; ( folk blues) with guests Phil Emmanuel and Dave Swarbrick
&#8216;Unspoken Riddles&#8217; - instrumental collection
&#8216;Melancholy Cello &#8216;- original cello
&#8216;Double Divesity &#8216;- Double CD of complete
instrumental works
&#8216;The DADGAD files&#8217; - orginal celtic compositions, airs reels, jigs
Mitch - Home.

Mitch are a three piece rock band from Dublin Ireland in the style of Springsteen and Clash and also have a softer side of acoustic rock with Dylan and John Cougar Mellencamp as their heroes.
Instrumentation
vocals , guitar and harmonica Eamon Mitchell
Bass and backing vocals Cathal Molloy
Drums and Percussion Dominick Mitchell
Biography
Mitch hail from Dublin Ireland and are the brainchild of singer songwriter and Guitarist Eamon Mitchell, a former member of 90&#8217;s Dublin bands The Conspiracy, Babyon the Bride and Drowning Kristiania.  Mitch have catchy Radio friendly singles and are a mighty live band in the same vein as the clash, oasis and Springsteen.  Just pure raw energy pumping from the stage.
Website
http://www.mitchband.com
Discography
Mitch
Debut single Breathe
Debut album One Good Reason
released october 25th Dublin Ireland
available from cdbaby.com
newartistsonline.com
Shadowdancer - She Moved Through The Fair.

Jack Montgomery&#8217;s Shadowdancer has been described as &#8220;Mythic Folk&#8221; and &#8220;Celtic Fusion.&#8221;  We try not to rely on the standard  format of subjective interpretations of  various romantic relationships but explore the worlds of myth, fantasy and spirituality.
Instrumentation
Jack Montgomery is the founder of Shadowdancer which includes Jack on guitar, harmonica, appalachian dulcimer and Graham Hudspeth on lead guitar, bouzouki and vocals.
Lesley Montgomery sometimes guests on backing vocals along with other guest musicians.
Biography
Jack Montgomery: Originally from Columbia, South Carolina, Jack  began studying guitar at age thirteen.  After playing music as a solo performer and in bands in and around Columbia and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina during the late 1960s and 70s, Jack retired from music in the &#8217;80s until he joined the Kentucky folk band &#8220;Lost River&#8221; in 2000 till 2005.
He now plays guitar, bass, harmonica, mandolin and Appalachian dulcimer as a solo artist and with Graham Hudspeth in the duet known as Shadowdancer.
Graham Hudspeth, a native of Bowling Green, Kentucky is active in the local Bowling Green and regional music scene as he has been since his teens.  The bands Avian, the Jambodians, Kyle Daniel Band, and Cootie Brown are only a few of the musical organizations to which Graham has contributed.  Graham excels as a vocalist and versatile musician, playing guitar, bass, mandolin and bouzouki.
Musical History:
Jack&#8217;s music has been featured on several festivals, college and Internet radio stations as well as a recent PBS/KET show entitled &#8220;Mixed Media&#8221;.  He regularly performs locally in the Bowling Green, Louisville, and Hopkinsville, Kentucky  and also in Clarksville, and Nashville, TN.
Jack released his first musical CD entitled Onward to Avalon in 2002.  Over 800 copies of &#8220;Onward to Avalon&#8221; have been sold worldwide.  His second CD Everywhere I Look was released in December 2004 and is selling well.
Musically, Jack and Graham are interested in Celtic, contemporary folk, and classic rock.  Jack and Graham write their own songs and have a passion for discovering older traditional material and giving it a new musical life.
Shadowdancer is a new venture into the realms of traditional Celtic and original music. Their sound is focused around original compositions as well as the traditional music of England, Scotland and Ireland.  Formed in February of 2005, performs at a variety of venues including clubs, and folk festivals in Nashville, and Clarksville, Tennessee, Charleston, South Carolina as well as Louisville, Hopkinsville and Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Website
http://shadowdancermusic.com
Discography
&#8220;Onward to Avalon was released  in November 2002.  So far, it has sold over 1200 copies sold worldwide.
&#8220;Everywhere I Look&#8221; was relased in December 2004 and has sold over 800 copies worldwide through CDBABY and other distributors.

First Annual Celtic Folk Scotland Tour - September 2007
Ever wanted to visit Scotland and see the real sights, visit a real, traditional pub session with great artists playing wonderful Celtic and traditional music, visit the hidden sights of a country steeped in over 6000 years of history?
Come join me on our first ever Celtic Folk Scotland Tour in late September 2007. Ill be serving as your tour guide, driver, pub advisor and personal shopper for the trip. We have put together the Itinerary and have posted a pdf file right here in the Celtic Folk Podcast show notes - just check a few posts back.
The Celtic Folk Scotland Tour will be a limited opportunity for Celtic Folk Podcast listeners on a first-come, first-served basis, so email me quickly if youre interested.
Artist Interview Series - Ian Kinnear 

One of the folks we&#8217;ll meet on the Tour is Scottish Smallpipe maker Ian Kinnear.  I caught up with   Ian just prior to the weekly Session at the Three Bellies Brae Bar in Kirriemuir, Scotland (yet another stop on our Tour!) and we talked about all things Smallpipes, as well as recorded a little of the sounds of the Session.  For more information on Ian and his beautiful, hand-made instruments, click on http://www.scottishsmallpipes.com.

For even more Session recordings, we highly recommend checking out:
The Angus Sessions
The ShowStopper Track:
Don&#8217;t forget to vote for your favorite track from this week&#8217;s podcast by emailing us, telling us who you want to hear again and we&#8217;ll tally the votes and crown the winner the ShowStopper Track. So drop us a line and tell us who you liked the best of the four great tracks this week.
Ken O&#8217;Malley and the Twilight Lords - Easy and Slow.

Ken&#8217;s website.
Please help us support these fine artists by taking a look at their websites, buying their music or at least let them know how much you enjoyed listening to their music on the Celtic Folk Podcast.
Check out our parent website at www.upbeatcafe.com where you&#8217;ll find a schedule of great live music, as well as our Online Music Shop were you can buy those old-fashioned CD&#8217;s, as well as digital downloads.

STOP PRESS We are currently uploading all the digital tracks and &#8220;Sip-A-Clips&#8221; to the server. We will be opening this new shop just as soon as we can. You&#8217;ll be able to find it here when it goes live. Stay tuned for more updates on our progress.
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Like to listen to great new, independent music of all genres from all around the world? Subscribe to our other weekly podcast Upbeat Radio. We feature excellent music for all tastes.
A note for Artists:

Would you like to have your music included on a future Celtic Folk Podcast? Just email us or submit a song to us through Sonicbids.
Please, please, please give us some feedback and let us know how we&#8217;re doing. All podcasters live for feedback, both good and bad - it let&#8217;s us know what you, our listener and subscriber, want to hear. Email us at info@celticfolkpod.com
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We are one of the first users of SplashCast (you will obviously see our SplashCast Console on this site) and we are delighted that Marshall Kirkpatrick, SplashCast&#8217;s Director of Content, has chosen the Celtic Folk Podcast as one of his favorites from the very first week.
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Here are the details for our first annual Celtic Folk Scotland Tour.  Click on the pdf logo to download the complete information packet, including how instructions on how to secure your place on theTour.

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Starting and ending in Glasgow, September 5th through September 13th, 2007.
Price: $1995 per person.
The first annual Celtic Folk Scotland Tour will take place between September 5th and September 13th and will be based in the county of Angus in the northeast of Scotland. This personal, guided tour of the Birthplace of Scotland will be a trip that encompasses the essence of a country steeped in 6000 years of history and culture. 

Angus is said to be the birthplace of Scotland. Its claim to this title comes from both the battle of Dunnichen (formerly known as Nechtansmere), where, in 685AD, the Picts defeated the Northumbrian army - the first time a united army from the land we now know as Scotland came together against a common enemy - and the Declaration of Arbroath, signed by Scottish nobles at Arbroath Abbey in April of 1320 and sent to the Pope, declaring Scotland a free and independent nation.
Angus is steeped history, ranging from pre-historic fortresses and standing stones to medieval castles and manor houses. The everyday working people are represented too with museums describing the life and toils of local farmers and fishermen.
The countryside includes the beautiful coastal towns and villages such as Broughty Ferry, Arbroath, Auchmithie and Montrose to the picturesque farming and market towns of Brechin, Edzell, Kirriemuir and Forfar, to the city of Dundee " home of Jute, Jam and Journalism.
Our time in Angus will have us tasting the delights of all facets of this part of Scotland. Well see the historic sites, taste the local fare and enjoy live traditional music along the way; all guided by someone who knows the area and can give particular insight to its people and places. We will, of course, visit the nations capital on our final full day.
Don&#8217;t forget, this is a small group tour that has a limited number of places available.  You need to secure your spot on the Tour as quickly as possible.
Complete instructions on payment details are included in the pdf file, along with the Itinerary, additional notes, pictures, tips and a whole lot more.

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SullivanBurton (The Town of Ballybay)
Ken O&#8217;Malley and the Twilight Lords (Easy and Slow)
John McGill (Away)
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This week we feature the music of:
The Dorians (The Rocky Road to Dublin)
SullivanBurton (The Town of Ballybay)
Ken O&#8217;Malley and the Twilight Lords (Easy and Slow)
John McGill (Away)
For more information on the artists featured on the Celtic Folk Podcast, including links and pics, click on www.celticfolkpod.com.

CFP20 Show Notes:
Numbers. For lack of a better, more cutesy name. Plus details in the next couple of days about the first annual Celtic Folk Scotland Tour.

The Dorians - The Rocky Road to Dublin.
The Dorians are a Celtic band from Illinois offering songs and dance music from the Irish and Scottish traditions. They have performed throughout the midwest at festivals, colleges, conferences, and schools &#038; are the house band for the nationally syndicated public radio program, Celtic Connections.

Instrumentation
Bryan Kelso Crow - flute, tin whistle, keyboards and lead vocals;
Mickey Soltys on fiddle and guitar;
Mike Shanahan on guitar, cittern and vocals.
Other instrumentation may also include mandolin, banjo, bodhran and bones.
Biography
The Dorians are a three-member band based in Carbondale, Illinois, specializing in dance music from the Celtic traditions of Ireland and Scotland, and songs from Ireland, Scotland, England, and North America. The current members have been performing together since 1990.
The band&#8217;s vocal repertoire includes humorous ballads, traditional love songs, songs of Irish and Scottish history and politics, and some old and new American folk songs. Their instrumental repertoire ranges from Scottish and Irish reels and jigs to lovely slower tunes. They have played throughout the midwest as well as Alaska for concert audiences, Highland games, weddings, dances, music and arts festivals, community fundraisers, elementary schools, colleges, historic re-enactments, academic conferences, and on public radio and television.
The band&#8217;s versatile and talented musicians include:
Bryan Kelso Crow as lead singer and playing flute, whistle and keyboard. He is a native of Tennessee, with Scots-Irish roots, but he never heard traditional Celtic music until he was in college.
He learned to play the tin whistle while hiking the roads of Ireland in 1978, and has been playing the traditional wood flute since the mid-1980s. He taught as an exchange professor at the University of Ulster, outside of Belfast, for the 1985-86 school year, and got to know many Irish musicians during that time. He is a guest lecturer in the Irish Studies program at Southern Illinois University, and a member of the Coordinating Committee for the Southern Illinois Festival of Irish Music.
In 1991 He launched &#8220;Celtic Connections&#8221; as a local radio program featuring Celtic music. The program moved to national syndication in July 1996 and can now be heard on over 100 public radio stations across the U.S.
Mickey Soltys is an accomplished fiddler and guitarist. He is originally from Wycliffe, Kentucky and has performed extensively in other bands and genres in the region before joining The Dorians. He has studied many of the Irish fiddling styles from both his extensive collection of recordings as well as traveling to Ireland. In addition to his interest in Celtic music he is an expert on old-time Missouri fiddling. He also plays regularly for the local contra dance society, &#8220;Friends of Traditional Music and Dance&#8221;.
Mike Shanahan plays guitar and cittern, and specializes in the singing of immigration and other historical ballads. Mike has been performing folk music since his teens. Originally from Ohio, he has performed with several old-time bands in Ann Arbor, MI and Madison, WI. It was in Madison in the early 1980&#8217;s that he became involved in promoting and playing Irish music and played in a local band, Bogside (aka Boxty) before moving to Carbondale, Illinois. There he met Bryan Crow and they formed the Dorians. He has studied guitar with Daithe Sproule, Zan McLeod and Jed Foley and performs mainly using the DADGAD guitar tuning. Mike is also the Entertainment Coordinator for the Southern Illinois Irish Festival.
In addition to playing guitar he also plays a Stefan Sobell 10-string cittern and 5-string banjo.
Discography
The Dorians - self titled album (1998)
new release due in Spring 2007

SullivanBurton - Town of Ballybay.
SullivanBurton is a full-on powerhouse of sound blending new world and old world, traditional with contemporary sounds for an audience experience that is more than enjoyable. It&#8217;s a party!

Instrumentation
Bruce Burton-vocals, guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, banjo, bodhran, fiddle
Bob Moore-bass guitar, guitar, vocals
Tom Jones-bodhran, dumbek, djembe, other percussion
Shannan Sullivan-fiddle/violin, vocals
Biography
SullivanBurton&#8217;s latest CD, &#8220;Monkey Bars [self-released 2005] is an energetic acoustic/electric mix of largely Irish material that goes well beyond the usual pub standards, with crisp playing and strong singing and a good mix of the sensitive and the silly. &#8220;Winnie&#8217;s Morning Tune Set&#8221; begins as a quiet acoustic guitar piece that morphs into a hot fiddle reel with resonating bass lines as Winnie presumably wakes up. Among the songs, there are fun versions of the Oysterband&#8217;s cheerfully cynical &#8220;Blood Wedding&#8221; and Tommy Makem&#8217;s bawdy &#8220;Town of Ballybay&#8221;.&#8221;-Tom Nelligan, Dirty Linen Magazine.
SullivanBurton (yes, all one word, both ampersand and hyphen-less) is a duo consisting of two good friends backed by two wonderfully talented musicians and friends who all share a passion for Celtic music and a penchant for adventure. Founding members Shannan (Sullivan) and Bruce (Burton) previously played together in the popular Illinois band, the Bogside Zukes"Bruce (1993-2003) and Shannan (1997-2000). Shannan and Bruce finally decided to collaborate in August of 2003 as SullivanBurton. The remainder of that year and the following one turned out nicely successful for the brand new group even including a concert date with the group Danu. The later additions of former Zukes members Bob Moore on bass and Tom Jones on percussion rounded out their sound and have turned the name SullivanBurton from a descriptor to a title.
The music created includes both traditional and contemporary Irish/Celtic colored and tempered with the unavoidable influences of growing up in American pop culture resulting in a fusion of Celtic/American/Urban/Folk. Audiences love this group for their disarming charm, sharp wit and good-natured ribbing with each other"not least to mention their fantastic musicianship. SullivanBurton brings you into the mix and leaves you soaring&#8230;
For more information on SullivanBurton:
 www.SullivanBurton.com or
 www.myspace.com/SullivanBurton
 www.youtube.com/profile?user=hark2003
 www.sonicbids.com/SullivanBurton2 (SullivanBurton Electronic Press Kit (EPK))
Discography
SullivanBurton (2004 self-release)
Monkey Bars (2005 self-release)

SullivanBurton&#8217;s website

Ken O&#8217;Malley and the Twilight Lords - Easy and Slow.
The heart and soul of Ireland: From Ken O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s one-man show with acoustic guitar and mandolin, weaving ballads, jigs and reels into a fascinating historical journey . . . to the full Twilight Lords band adding a kick-ass, get up and dance electric rock edge to Irish traditional music.

Instrumentation
Ken O&#8217;Malley (Solo performance): Rich vocal interpretation of Irish traditional music and storytelling with a historical perspective accompanied by acoustic guitar and mandolin.
Ken O&#8217;Malley and The Twilight Lords:
Ken O&#8217;Malley - Lead vocals, guitar, mandolin
Billy Watts - Electric guitar, vocals
Will MacGregor - Bass guitar, vocals
Dillon O&#8217;Brien - Keyboards, vocals
James Cruce - Drums
Biography
Ken O&#8217;Malley arrived in Los Angeles from Dublin over 30 years ago with little more than red and blue platform shoes, his guitar and the notion that he should find a pub and play. Within two weeks, he was performing at Molly Malone&#8217;s, the legendary Irish venue in the city&#8217;s Fairfax district, and he hasn&#8217;t stopped playing since. Through the years, O&#8217;Malley has performed solo and as part of The Mulligans, Blended Spirits and, currently, The Twilight Lords. He&#8217;s shared bills with such artists as Mary Black, The Chieftains, The Saw Doctors, Michael Flately and Pierce Brosnan and continues to be an ever-popular and near legendary constant on Southern California&#8217;s Celtic music circuit. &#8220;I love music and I love to play,&#8221; says O&#8217;Malley who, by his own estimate, plays well over 200 dates a year.
And just as Ken O&#8217;Malley loves Celtic music, he is devoted to nurturing Irish traditions and culture. One of seven children, he was born and raised in Dublin City. His grandfather was a band-leader, his father played piano, his mother opted for violin and everyone, of course, sang. When O&#8217;Malley was nine years old, his father gave him a ukulele. Attending a Christian Brothers school gave him fluency in the Irish language and a spot in the accordion band. He taught himself guitar and mandolin, and by age 14, he was playing coffeehouses in Dublin&#8217;s then-burgeoning traditional music scene.
While a teen, O&#8217;Malley polished his Irish language skills spending summers in the west of Ireland. At 15, he opened for legendary balladeer Paddy Reilly at the equally legendary Old Sheiling Pub. By the time he turned 18, O&#8217;Malley was gathering professional credits, among them a stint with Trudy&#8217;s People, a group he formed that played Gaelic shows on RTE, Ireland&#8217;s national radio and television network. After coming to the U.S., he also performed in the film Patriot Games and has acted in such theatrical productions as Shadow of The Glen and The Man Who Would be King.
Today, as a performer, he is equally at ease with the eighteenth century Mo Ghile Mear, the Phil Coulter penned contemporary classic The Town I Loved So Well or Van Morrison&#8217;s Into the Mystic, one of his most requested songs. As a spinner of tales tall and true, he never fails to amuse and beguile. And as a musician, O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s graceful mastery of the mandolin and guitar have earned him high peer praise.
&#8220;I enjoy playing now more than ever,&#8221; says O&#8217;Malley. &#8220;In the last ten years, I&#8217;ve matured as an artist. My voice has gotten stronger, my playing better. I&#8217;m writing more and I&#8217;m writing better.&#8221; The truth of his statement is clearly evident on The White Seahorse, his first CD with The Twilight Lords. With a mix of such traditional material as Carrickfergus and Black Is The Colour, and original compositions like The High Wire Waltz and the title track The White Seahorse, this CD is a masterful homage to traditional Irish music enhanced with solid rhythms, acoustic and electric instruments matched by the powerful vocal energy that is the hallmark of a Ken O&#8217;Malley performance.
The second release, Women of Ireland, continues to showcase O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s irresistible blend of Celtic traditional, American roots rock and eclectic world beat, this time before an enthusiastic live audience at the Celtic Arts Center. The band takes traditional favorites such as The Night Visit and Skibbereen showcasing tight, solid interpretations. There was obviously magic in the air that evening and there can be no doubt that Ken O&#8217;Malley, the driving force of the Twilight Lords, has heart and soul deeply rooted in Irish tradition and a talent as eclectic and bright as tomorrow.
&#8220;If I&#8217;ve made people happy with my performances,&#8221; says O&#8217;Malley, &#8220;that&#8217;s success to me.&#8221;
Discography
The White Seahorse (1999) - This O&#8217;Malley studio album is also a mix of such traditional material as &#8220;Carrickfergus&#8221;, &#8220;The Silver Spear/Maid behind the Bar&#8221;, and &#8220;Black is the Colour&#8221; and original compositions like &#8220;The High Wire Waltz&#8221;, &#8220;The Sailor Song&#8221;, &#8220;Better Days&#8221; and the title track &#8220;The White Seahorse&#8221; - a salute to O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s forebear, Grace O&#8217;Malley aka Granuaile,the pirate Queen of 16th century Ireland.
Women of Ireland (2002) - &#8220;With Dublin native Ken O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s stunningly vibrant Irish tenor at the helm, The Twilight Lords effortlessly span the range from sentimental traditional Irish ballads to aggressive contemporary Irish folk/rock. Included are standards like &#8220;Sally Free and Easy&#8221;, and &#8220;As I Roved Out&#8221;, contemporary rockers like &#8220;Sullivan&#8217;s John&#8221;, a few sparkling jigs and reels, and a pounding polka. There are also three songs in O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s native Gaelic language. This stellar performance was recorded live at LA&#8217;s Celtic Arts Center&#8230; &#8221; Dave Soyers, writer The Irish Herald, San Francisco.
For a direct link to Ken&#8217;s site where you can purchase music, click here.
Ken O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s website

John McGill - Away.
Part folk, part rock and all truthHe hits major emotions with such a skilled touch that his listeners are put at ease and become part of his world,&#8221; &#8211;Music Connection.

Instrumentation
John McGill - Guitar, Vocals
Ralph Torres - Keyboards
Biography
First place winner in the of the 2005 Tucson Folk Festival Songwriting Competition.
Finalist in the 2004 Kerrville Folk Festival Newsong Competition.
Chiming guitars and silvery harmonies sustain themes of longing and triumph on Journey From LaLa., singer/songwriter John McGill&#8217;s revelatory new CD, but the title cut is rambunctious roadhouse revelry &#8212; downshifting with high octane guitars, whirring Hammond, and sultry chick singers. McGill defines this music as &#8220;Existential Blues&#8221; as he informs, &#8220;I&#8217;m a thinker who doesn&#8217;t think much.&#8221; The literate self-examination and sterling craftsmanship of his songs clearly indicate otherwise.
Born in Dallas, Texas, John at first resisted the call of the rock, preferring jazz and classical music. In time, a dizzying roster of potent American influences &#8212; Aaron Copeland to Gram Parsons &#8212; infused his musical consciousness. He spent his teen years rocking in bands with his brother, balancing high harmonies and rhythmic Southern rock roots, indelible elements that remain imbedded in his current musical mix as evidenced on his debut artist&#8217;s release, the instrumental Facing West, as well as Journey From LaLa.
Between the scrub hills and the strip malls, in that dusty corner of California that larcenous land speculators dubbed &#8220;The Inland Empire,&#8221; John, working with the inland Empire Songwriter&#8217;s Association and the Southern California Songwriter&#8217;s Network, has helped nourish a fertile community of songwriters and musicians. A facile guitarist who also plays keyboards and bass in the studio, he is a charter member of an emerging scene that includes Alien Ant Farm, as well as a new cohort, Ralph Torres, with whom he performs in the duo, mostly harmless.
Journey From LaLa. is an accomplished work from a masterful songwriter. In a voice burnished with honesty and experience, John McGill shares incandescent litanies that seem to glow from within; a steady compass pointing to a destination of infinite promise.
John can be heard at venues throughout southern california performing with musical partner Ralph Torres under the banner mostly harmless.
Discography
Journey From LaLa
11:59 - (single)
Facing West " Instrumental

John McGill&#8217;s website


First Annual Celtic Folk Scotland Tour - September 2007
Ever wanted to visit Scotland and see the real sights, visit a real, traditional pub session with great artists playing wonderful Celtic and traditional music, visit the hidden sights of a country steeped in over 6000 years of history?
Come join me on our first ever Celtic Folk Scotland Tour in late September 2007. Ill be serving as your tour guide, driver, pub advisor and personal shopper for the trip. We have put together the Itinerary and well be posting that in a pdf file in a couple of days, so keep an eye on your Celtic Folk Podcast subscription, as it will show-up in your podcatcher. We will also produce a short audio Podcast just incase you miss the pdf file.
The Celtic Folk Scotland Tour will be a limited opportunity for Celtic Folk Podcast listeners on a first-come, first-served basis, so email me quickly if youre interested.
The Tour will be based in the county of Angus " the &#8220;Birthplace of Scotland&#8221; " and the itinerary includes a traditional music session in the hometown of Peter pan author J.M. Barrie; a visit to one of the most spectacular castles on the east coast and one where William Wallace, yes, Braveheart himself, went up against the English; time aboard the ship that took the famous explorers Scott and Shackleton to the Antarctic; and to the site of the Declaration of Arbroath, where in 1320 Scotland appealed to the Pope and declared its independence from England.
Of course well have plenty of free time for individual exploration and well see some of the most beautiful countryside in the world. Im excited and if youve ever wanted to see this incredible country, stick close to your computer!
The ShowStopper Track:
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Nathaniel Maloney - Old Empty Farmhouse.
Nathaniel&#8217;swebsite.

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Music this week from:
Bostone Blackthorne (Back When the Craic was Grand),
Three Day Threshold (Kelly I&#8217;m Comming Over),
Nathaniel Maloney (Old Empty Farmhouse) and
Bourrasque Celtique (Vincent-Marc).
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Music this week from:
Bostone Blackthorne (Back When the Craic was Grand),
Three Day Threshold (Kelly I&#8217;m Comming Over),
Nathaniel Maloney (Old Empty Farmhouse) and
Bourrasque Celtique (Vincent-Marc).
For more informationon the bands featured on the Celtic Folk Podcast, including links and pics, visit www.celticfolkpod.com

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CFP19 Show Notes:
Mix it up.
Well, winter has finally arrived here in Kentucky as the temperatures have dropped to a more seasonable level. Storms have hit the southern United States and have also created havoc all over Europe. But on the Celtic Folk Podcast all is well as we enjoy another 25 minutes or so of great Celtic and Traditional music from around the world.
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Boston Blackthorne - Back When the Craic Was Grand.

Boston Blackthorne plays driving Irish Traditional and Celtic-influenced original music with 3 part harmonies and instrumentation including fiddles, mandolins, bouzouki, 6 &#038; 12 string guitars, 4&#038; 5 string banjos, bass, bodhran and drums.
Instrumentation
Jim O&#8217;Connor- vocals, 6&#038;12 string guitar, 4&#038;5 string banjo, bouzouki
Jon Lees- vocals- 6&#038;12 string guitars
Jim &#8220;Chetz&#8221; Keegan- vocals, bass
Robbie Griffin- fiddle
Peter McAvoy- fiddle, mandolin
Dale Monette- drums, bodhran
Biography
The Boston Blackthorne Band has entertained Celtic music fans throughout New England for more than 15 years. The group is rooted in the Irish ballad tradition of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem with contemporary twists and original arrangements. Featuring lush three-part harmonies and original songs, the band&#8217;s repertoire also includes classic instrumental jigs and reels played on fiddle, bouzouki, tenor and 5 string banjo, 6 and 12 string guitars and electric bass. Primary vocalist Jim O&#8217;Connor (guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, banjos) was a member of the Paddy Noonan Band, and is a veteran of the New York City Irish music scene. He was the leader of The Boys of Ward Four, house band for many years at the annual St. Patrick&#8217;s Day Street Party at Church St. Station in Orlando, Florida.
The other members- Jon Lees (vocals, guitar, harmonica), James &#8220;Chetz&#8221; Keegan (vocals, bass, keyboards), Peter McAvoy (fiddle, mandolin) Rob Griffin (fiddle) and Dale Monette (drums, bodhran), are all long-time veterans of New England Irish, folk, bluegrass and country music groups. The band mixes all of these genres freely and has developed a style of Irish/American playing that has been dubbed &#8220;Jig-a-billy&#8221;.
Boston Blackthorne has performed with many notable acts, including The Clancy Brothers, Robbie O&#8217;Connell, Derek Warfield, The Barra McNeils, Maura OConnell and Black 47.
Equally comfortable in pubs, festivals, or corporate and private events, Boston Blackthorne has performed at venues as diverse as The Boston Science Museum, The Holyoke Heritage Festival, Charles River Cruise Lines, Pearl Street Nightclub, Cheers Faneuil Hall, The Yankee Pedlar Opera House, The Newport Waterfront Irish Festival, The Danbury Irish Festival, Harpoon Brewery, Maple Street Music Festival, Western Mass Celtfest and many other public and private functions throughout the Northeast.
The new CD Better Late than Ever is available at: http://cdbaby.com/cd/blackthorne
Website
www.bostonblackthorne.com
Discography
Better Late than Ever by Boston Blackthorne, available at CDBaby.com. This album won the LiveWire award for best regional album of 2005 from the Springfield Union (MA).

Three Day Threshold - Kelly I&#8217;m Coming Over.

Good Country Gone Bad
Instrumentation
Kier Byrnes - Vocals, Banjo, Mandolin, Guitar, Harp
Colt Thompson - Guitar, Vocals
Johnny Stump - Bass, Vocals
Neal Cadogan - Drums
Biography
Three Day Threshold could be the soundtrack to a shotgun wedding, tractor pull, or dog fight. It&#8217;s bluegrass on overdrive, it&#8217;s an after hours rockabilly prom, but most of all it&#8217;s a show not to be missed.
Website
www.threedaythreshold.com
Discography
Full Legnths:
Behind the Barn (Pig Pile, 2002)
Homecookin&#8217; (Devil&#8217;s Got a Banjo Music, 2000)
EPs:
For the Southern Belles of South Boston
Hi N Dry Sessions
New Alliance Sessions
Sea Sound Studios Sessions
The Camp Street Sessions
COMPILATIONS:
Just Promotions Warped Tour Compilation
Folk For Stroke Benefit Compilation
Real Music Compilation
Bostonbands.com Compilation
Wingbat Records Compilation
Spooky Man Presents&#8230; Halloween Compilation

Nathaniel Maloney - Old Empty Farmhouse.

Honest heartfelt acoustic music that is from the central vein of a 27 year old from a small town in Northeast Ohio.
Instrumentation
Nathaniel Maloney - Acoustic Guitar, Vocal
Biography
Like a warm summer day, or a star filled sky, Nathaniel Maloney writes honestly, choosing his words spiritedly. Poetry and his passion for playing guitar rise like the sun from this singer-songwriter&#8217;s heart. Growing up in the rural township of Burton, Ohio, he found inspiration in nature and all of his life&#8217;s journey&#8217;s. Above all Nathaniel&#8217;s voice natural, and altogether his own can fill a room with no trace of device, but pure truthfulness. With his self titled debut, Nathaniel Maloney (released in 2003), one fan writes Nathaniel Maloney tells tales in his music that seem far too troublesome for someone his age to go through. Yet with the mysticism and maturity of his voice, he pulls it off like one of the great acoustic legends. His lyrics hold a spirit that soul searches and seems to beg listeners for forgiveness. He wears his heart on his guitar strings and his mind in the beauty of his voice.
Nathaniel didn&#8217;t let troublesome times and worries slow him down. In the spring of 2005 he released his second album Old Empty Farmhouse. Cleveland Scene Magazine writes, Maloney&#8217;s rural folk feels like driving through the countryside with the windows down. It&#8217;s an album so woodsy and rustic, you can damn near hear the crickets chirping. Nathaniel since has signed with Lost Cat Records and is receiving airplay on various Indie radio stations throughout the United States and Europe.
Website
www.nathanielmaloney.com
Discography
Nathaniel Maloney (self-titled) 2003
Old Empty Farmhouse - Released 2005

Bourrasque Celtique - Vincent-Marc.

Celtic compositions and Traditional music (Quebec, Ireland, England, Nova Scotia) . Acoustic and electric instruments. An unsurpassed swinging music that has the most difficult audiences tapping their toes. Mostly instrumental music with some mysterious, magical texts in French
Instrumentation
Marc Bilodeau (mandolin)
Raphal Bilodeau (lectric / acoustic guitars)
Vincent Lacroix (flutes, gata (spanish bagpipe), voice)
Samuel Ouellet (djemb, percussions)
Andranne Galichand (clarinet, voice)
Pierre-David Girard (bass)
Odei Bilodeau (voice)
Biography
Their energetic stage presence and their use of a mix of traditional and modern instruments have allowed the members of Bourrasque Celtique to stand out among the many groups now performing traditional music.
The group began as a father-son duo in 1997, and audience from all across the Qubec were immediately charmed by their music and complicity on stage. The other members joined in along the years, adding more depth ti their music. Bourrasque Celtique built up an impresive resume over the years, playing in over one hundred theatres, fourty colleges and many festivals.
Their performance at 2003 edition of &#8220;Les Ftes de la Nouvelle-France&#8221; attracted considerable attention. This event attracts over 100,000 people every year in Qubec city.
As well for the 2004 edition of &#8220;mondial des cultures&#8221;. Since 1982, Drummondville welcomes people from around the world to share their dance, music and culture. 300,000 visitors annually. www.mondialdescultures.com
The five men and one girl offer a unique and exhilarating performance that will captivate the novice listener and the more experienced music-lover.
Website
www.bourrasqueceltique.net
Discography
1999: First release with 4 musicians: &#8220;Nordet&#8221;, 1000 copies sale in concerts.
2003: Second release with seven musicians &#8220;L&#8217;oiseau tonnerre&#8221;. Distributed in Canada by &#8220;LOCAL Distribution&#8221;.
Third cd to come soon in 2007.
First song on the compilation: &#8220;2005 Musselman Triathlon Festival &#038; Compilation CD&#8221; (http://www.musselmantri.com/)

The ShowStopper Track:
This weeks ShowStopper Track is from Swift Years and its their playful set called Eddystone Light.
Dont forget then to vote for your favorite track from this weeks podcast by emailing us, telling us who you want to hear again and well tally the votes and crown the winner the ShowStopper Track and play them again at the end of next weeks Podcast. So drop us a line and tell us who you liked the best of the four great tracks this week.

Please help us support these fine artists by taking a look at their websites, buying their music or at least let them know how much you enjoyed listening to their music on the Celtic Folk Podcast.

Check out our parent website at www.upbeatcafe.com where you&#8217;ll find a schedule of great live music, as well as our Online Music Shop were you can buy those old-fashioned CD&#8217;s, as well as digital downloads.


STOP PRESS We are currently uploading all the digital tracks and &#8220;Sip-A-Clips&#8221; to the server. We will be opening this new shop just as soon as we can. You&#8217;ll be able to find it here when it goes live. Stay tuned for more updates on our progress.



Like to listen to great new, independent music of all genres from all around the world? Subscribe to our other weekly podcast Upbeat Radio. We feature excellent music for all tastes.

A note for Artists:

Would you like to have your music included on a future Celtic Folk Podcast? Just email us or submit a song to us through Sonicbids.

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Music this week from Swift Years (Eddystone Light), Carol Ames (West Virginia), Maidens IV (Jolly Rover)and Mother Grove (The Ballad of Miles O&#8217;Toole).

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CFP18 Show Notes:
Wet, Wet, Wet.
Four days of rain has not made for a great long weekend here in the States. However, we have some great music lined up for you over the next 25 minutes or so. Last week we featured the Glengarry Bhoys in the latest Artist Interview Series. This week were back to bringing you the usual menu of great Celtic and Traditional music from artists from around the world.
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Swift Years - Eddystone Light.

Swift Years cook up a potent blend of roots music from the old and new worlds, served with hot sauce and lyrics both sweet and sour. One-word description? Worldbilly: music that originates in the hills &#038; backwoods of many nations, plugged in for a night on the town. 
Instrumentation
Bob Cussen, Mandolin &#038; Vocals
Patrick Hutchinson, Guitar &#038; Vocals
Suzanne Ungar, Bass &#038; Vocals
Biography
SWIFT YEARS is the happy result of a chance encounter of three musicians who between them have played everything from Bluegrass to Reggae, via East European, Celtic and North African folk. The treatments of traditional material are marked by musical intensity and adventurous spirit, and the original compositions combine this with playful/serious lyrics that turn a satirical eye inwards as well as outwards.
They have entertained audiences of all shapes, sizes, ages and persuasions (in English and in French!), though on occasion have been reprimanded by the Folk Police for having too much fun. Swift Years have a sincere love for traditional music; but as a living changing entity rather than a museum exhibit, much in the spirit of the likes of Steeleye Span and Los Lobos.
BOB CUSSEN plays the mandolin (and anything else with strings) like a man with centuries worth of music inside him and only one lifetime to let it all out, his road-worn old Gibson always on the verge of spontaneous combustion. Montreal-based and of German/Hungarian descent, he was the founding member and leader of the White River Bluegrass Band, which, over the course of twelve years, produced three recordings, six European tours and made appearances at festivals, concerts and clubs across the U.S. and Canada, from the Western Arctic to the Magdalene Islands. He went on to become the 1985 U.S. Midwest Irish banjo champion. From 1992 to 1999 he appeared with his band the Immigrants, also known as Nobody You Know, playing extensively in the U.S. and Canada, producing several recordings. As well as Swift Years he is a mainstay of the Montreal Irish scene where he performs with singer-songwriter Belfast Andi. He also occasionally plays with Notre Dame de Grass. Bob has collaborated with a great many artists, including Tom Paxton, Jean Leloup, Kate and McGarrigle, Plume Latraverse, Karen Young, Michel Faubert, Lawrence Lepage, Claude Lafrance, Georges Langford, Garolou, Ian Tamblyn and the Venezuelan instrumental group avana. He has appeared on numerous CBC recordings, as well as many TV shows in Canada, Germany and Hungary. He has also recorded for the National Film Board.
PATRICK HUTCHINSON grew up in remote parts of rural Scotland and England, before coming to Montreal in 1978 with a box of punk-rock 45s and an incomprehensible accent. Formative influences were his parents&#8217; love of folk/world music, and John Peel every night on BBC radio who could go from the Buzzcocks to the Bothy Band and Little Feat to Lee Perry without batting an eyelid. As a tasty, soulful, ensemble-minded guitarist he tips his hat to the likes of Ry Cooder, Steve Cropper, and Richard Thompson. Patrick was an original member of Top Ranking (Montreal&#8217;s first ska band) in the 1980s, and half of minimalist torch-and-twang duo Bare Bones in the &#8217;90s, putting out several well-received albums and gigging extensively both alone and with the likes of Johnny Clegg, Procul Harum and Ani Difranco.
SUZANNE UNGAR embodies the bass virtues of talking softly and carrying a big stick. Whereas bass players tend to be in the background in folk acts, Suzanne&#8217;s silk-and-steel basslines are an essential up-front part of the Swift Years sound. Born in Budapest, Hungary, she lived in Europe and California before establishing herself in Montreal. She studied piano and classical guitar, before concentrating on the electric bass and becoming a part of the Montreal folk scene in the 1970&#8217;s. She performed with the Jay Sewall Blues Band and the Celtic trio Anam Cara, and was member of the folk/rock group Harlequin for a number of years, as well as the R&#038;B/pop group Random Hush. Suzanne has also performed and recorded with the New York artist Barbara Lewis and also the Irish/Gaelic singer Beverley McGuire.
For more, including five more music samples of Swift Years&#8217; Bluegrass, Gypsy, Celtic, Qubecois and original repertoire, please visit:
Discography
Swift Years (2000)
Dmo (2002)
Three (2004)
Joe&#8217;s Report from the Afterlife (2006)
Swift Year&#8217;swebsite

Carol Ames - West Virginia.

Melodic, guitar driven Americana sung with a distinctive voice &#8230;creatively, musically and lyrically  &#8220;Carol Ames has it in her, for sure&#8230;that indefinable it that is associated with artistry and star power&#8221; Kim Rheul, Acoustic TodayInstrumentation
Carol Ames- acoustic guitar, vocals
Ken Dow - bass, backing vocals
Hector Maldonado - lead guitar, backing vocals, mandolin
Kevin Dow- drums
Melissa Harley- fiddle
Carol Ames- acoustic guitar, vocalsKen Dow - bass, backing vocalsHector Maldonado - lead guitar, backing vocals, mandolinKevin Dow- drumsMelissa Harley- fiddleBiography

Carol Ames is a Texas-bred Americana artist. Her music is a mixture of styles and influences that create a sound uniquely her own. Her new CD, Shades of Indigo, which Carol also produced, was released in March 2005 and is already garnering critical acclaim. With her sights set high, the San Diego resident reached into her hat and pulled out the kind of record no one expected.
Shades of Indigo is a sexy, energetic Americana record with hints of country in which Carol augments her fine songwriting with vocal performances to match.
The music community has taken notice as shown by her prestigious win of the Grand Prize in the International 2004 John Lennon Songwriting Contest for the song West Virginia. JLSC were impressed with the originality of the song, Carols soaring vocals as well as the fine tuned production.
Ames song Nothin&#8217; but a heartache was picked up by award winning producer Bryan Michael Stoller for his film Light Years Away which will be released nationally Fall 2006
The many powerful emotional and stylistic impressions on the record make for a diverse listen for Carols fans and the many converts bound to pile on her wagon, but to Carol, this variety of emotional expression all comes from the same place. From the country tinted lead track Nothin but a Heartache to the slow burning of Underneath the Texas Sky to the delicate title track Shades of Indigo Carol asserts herself with strong distinctive voice creatively, musically and lyrically.
Discography
OUT OF THE BLUE- released jan 2000
SHAKEDOWN- released oct 2001
Shades of indigo- released September 2005
&#8230;.recording new CD early 2007
Carol Ames&#8217;s Website

Maidens IV - Jolly Rover.

This youthful band of sisters presents vivacious fiddling, dynamic percussion and enchanting four part harmony to capture heart and toe. Celtic Fire with Class!! Instrumentation
Havilah Justice: Violin, Vocal
Heather Justice: Lead Vocal, Bodhrn, Violin, Cajn
Abigail Justice: Viola, Vocal, Percussion
Tabitha Justice: Guitar, Vocal
Biography
Since early childhood Havilah, Heather, Abigail &#038; Tabitha Justice have been actively performing classical and baroque music with their nine siblings as a part of their Mothers vision for a well-rounded home-schooling education.
In 2003 Havilah and Heather brought Maidens II into existence as an engaging Violin and Voice duo. They began performing Renaissance, Celtic and Folk music intricately weaving song with theatrical drama for motor-coach tours and restaurant venues.
In 2005 younger sister Abigail added the alto sounds of her Viola as the Maidens performances were now reaching 60 gigs a year.
2006 brought in youngest sister Tabithas driving guitar rhythms! Kindling a new sound and genre as Maidens IV, the band now flames the fire of Celtic and Folk music performing in a variety of venues from Fairs and Festivals to private events.
The Maidens classically trained lead vocalist, Heather, holds captive her audiences with sparkling brilliance. She arranges all the music for Maidens and composes much of the vocals and instrumentals, giving the band its distinctive Maidens fire. Her Bodhrn is the heartbeat of their percussion. Havilahs bright and spirited Violin flames their reels, jigs and ethnic tunes. Close on her heels Abigails vibrant Viola adds a depth and rich harmony to the group. Tabitha enriches Maidens with her driving rhythms and sensitive acoustic Guitar. Spirited rhythms of these Maiden sisters give youthful vigor to Celtic &#038; Folk sounds.
Discography
Charm &#038; Fire: 2006
Four Aflame: 2006
Maidens IV&#8217;s website

Mother Grove - The Ballad of Miles O&#8221;Toole.

Mother Grove seamlessly blends well crafted original rock songs with traditional Scottish and Irish instruments such as Highland bagpipes, pennywhistle and fiddle to create a sound defined as &#8220;KILT ROCK&#8221;.
Instrumentation
Brad Sprauer - Vocals, Guitars
Laura Adams - Fiddle, Vocals
Andy Kramer - Highland Bagpipes, Pennywhistles
Ron Fife - Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Jim Farley - Bass Guitar
Biography
Mother Grove has enjoyed great success and critical acclaim with their self-proclaimed &#8220;Kilt Rock&#8221; sounds. Mother Grove has performed all over the Midwest and has been chosen to perform with such Celtic rock powerhouses as Seven Nations, Black 47 and Young Dubliners as well as mainstream groups such as the Violent Femmes, Blue Oyster Cult and Berlin. They have released 4 CDs; their debut disc, &#8220;Listen to Your Mother&#8221;, &#8220;Mother May I&#8221; (which contains 6 live tracks), TR, and &#8220;Live At The Dublin Pub&#8221;.
Mother Grove blends original rock music with traditional and not-so traditional Celtic instruments to create a sound that is unique, fresh yet timeless. Mother Grove is influenced by such Celtic Rock style bands as Flogging Molly, Seven Nations, Bad Haggis and The Pogues to name a few, as well as classic, alternative and progressive rock artists such as Dave Matthews Band, Ben Harper and others.
Mother Grove truly shines live. With unstoppable grooves and multi-layered rhythms, the music dares you stand still. The band has a professionalism indicative of their many collective years as musicians. They interact with the crowd to such an extent, by the end of the evening you feel as if you are a part of the band. Lyrically, Mother Grove draws from many sources; historical, traditional, spiritual and personal. The words are then entwined with memorable melodies and beautiful harmonies. The band stops short of calling themselves a &#8220;Celtic Rock&#8221; band, for they are much, much more.
Discography
&#8220;Listen To Your Mother&#8221; - 2002
&#8220;Mother May I&#8221; - 2004
&#8220;TR&#8221; - 2005
&#8220;Live At The Dublin Pub&#8221; - 2006Mother Grove&#8217;s website

The ShowStopper Track:
No ShowStopper Track this week as we had our Artist Interview Series with the Glengarry Bhoys on last weeks Podcast. Dont forget then to vote for your favorite track from this weeks podcast by emailing us, telling us who you want to hear again and well tally the votes and crown the winner the ShowStopper Track and play them again at the end of next weeks Podcast. So drop us a line and tell us who you liked the best of the four great tracks this week.

Please help us support these fine artists by taking a look at their websites, buying their music or at least let them know how much you enjoyed listening to their music on the Celtic Folk Podcast.

Check out our parent website at www.upbeatcafe.com where you&#8217;ll find a schedule of great live music, as well as our Online Music Shop were you can buy those old-fashioned CD&#8217;s, as well as digital downloads.


STOP PRESS We are currently uploading all the digital tracks and &#8220;Sip-A-Clips&#8221; to the server. We will be opening this new shop just as soon as we can. You&#8217;ll be able to find it here when it goes live. Stay tuned for more updates on our progress.



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Welcome the Celtic Folk Podcast! We continue to showcase the best Celtic, Folk and Traditional music from around the world each week.
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CFP17 Show Notes:
The Glengarry Bhoys - Artist Interview Series.

I caught up with the Glengarry Bhoys prior to their appearance on Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour back in November. They are a great example of Canadiana music - huge in Canada and rightly so; they&#8217;re music spans both Traditional and contemporary, but always with the Glengarry flair.
A passion inspired by their respective musical backgrounds; skills honed in the Glengarry melting pot music scene; an against-the-trend-pig-minded-approach to playing their self-penned songs in the battle scared pubs of Eastern Ontario, were the necessary ingredients that spawned what is now an internationally acclaimed alternative-roots band: the Glengarry Bhoys.
Described as bold, unorthodox, vibrant, and evocative, the Glengarry Bhoys hybrid of Canadian Highland Scots and French Canadian musical idioms has evolved into a sound that is weighty, authoritative, and extremely entertaining.
Graham Wright, the charismatic songsmiths material, although edgy and challenging, never strays too far from his native Scottish roots. His colleague, Gaye Stuart Leroux (Ziggy), is also a graduate of the Graham Wright Band. He cut his percussive teeth in drum corps such as the 1980s successful Grade 1 Dunvegan Pipe Band, ceilidh bands like the Brigadoons, underpinned by a healthy exposure to Glengarry kitchen ceilidhs throughout his youth : A rhythmical palate that assisted in building this unique world-beat Glengarry Bhoys danceable groove.
A Glengarry Bhoys show is both a musical and visual experience. Blending old and new their music is stirring and unerringly nuanced " always within earshot of the melodic Scottish tradition!
Their years of determined touring and consistent output have cemented their status at the top of the independent alternative-roots scene. In the United-States, they are a marquee act on the Music Festival circuit, as well as their concert and club shows, which draw crowds usually associated with significant pop acts of today. In Canada, their appeal is much at the same pace, most tellingly evidenced by their continual placing in top ten purchases made through major online retailers such as Maple Music.
Glengarry Bhoys&#8217; website
To buy their music go to:
Maple Music
iTunes
CDBaby
To see the Glengarry Bhoys in action, live on Woodsongs click HERE

The ShowStopper Track:
Don&#8217;t forget to vote for your favorite track from this week&#8217;s podcast by emailing us, telling us who you want to hear again and we&#8217;ll tally the votes and crown the winner the ShowStopper Track. So drop us a line and tell us who you liked the best of the four great tracks this week.
Shawn Lidster - The Sealers Song.
Shawn Lidster&#8217;s website.

Please help us support these fine artists by taking a look at their websites, buying their music or at least let them know how much you enjoyed listening to their music on the Celtic Folk Podcast.

Check out our parent website at www.upbeatcafe.com where you&#8217;ll find a schedule of great live music, as well as our Online Music Shop were you can buy those old-fashioned CD&#8217;s, as well as digital downloads.


STOP PRESS We are currently uploading all the digital tracks and &#8220;Sip-A-Clips&#8221; to the server. We will be opening this new shop just as soon as we can. You&#8217;ll be able to find it here when it goes live. Stay tuned for more updates on our progress.



Like to listen to great new, independent music of all genres from all around the world? Subscribe to our other weekly podcast Upbeat Radio. We feature excellent music for all tastes.

A note for Artists:

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Please, please, please give us some feedback and let us know how we&#8217;re doing. All podcasters live for feedback, both good and bad - it let&#8217;s us know what you, our listener and subscriber, want to hear. Email us at info@celticfolkpod.com

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CFP16 Show Notes:
Back to Talkin&#8217;.OK, so a little experiment last time with very little in the way of introduction and me talking about the music. Well I don;t know how well that went over so we&#8217;re back to the usual format this week. One question, though: did it make you head on over to read our ShowNotes at CelticFolkPod.com?

Sharon Knight -King Willie.

As a duet Sharon accompanies herself on mandola, acoustic guitar, and bodhran. She is joined by long-time collaborator Winter on acoustic guitar, whose tasteful and original arrangements lend an air of sophisitication that transcends the traditional folk interpretations associated with Celtic music.
As a trio they are joined by Gari Hegedus on violin, mandocello, and whistles. For a bigger sound, a full band including drums &#038; bass is on call.
Alive with soulful longing, passionate hope, and vivid imagery, the music of Sharon Knight is a journey into the otherworldly mists of a timeless land, filled with brave heroes, epic love, and mythical quests. For more than 10 years, the San Francisco Celtic songstress has been performing and recording her unique musical vision as both a solo artist and fronting the world-rock fusion band Pandemonaeon. Her voice is strong and soulful, with a hint of vulnerability, and her striking poetry is set to lush instrumentation reminiscent of Loreena McKennitts work. Sharon has also been favorably compared with Fairport Convention, Stevie Nicks, and Tori Amos.
Sharon has recently released her fifth recording, titled Song of the Sea, a collection of original and traditional Celtic songs which sweeps the listener along on an enthralling musical journey. Including performances by Irish vocalist Shay Black, and Gari Hegedus of Stellamara, Song of the Sea evokes the indomitable spirit of the Celts and reminds us that we can all see the world through the eyes of enchantment.
Discography
Song of the Sea (2005, Trance Jam Records)
Siren Songs (2004, Trance Jam Records)
Temple of Dreams - Live! (2003, Trance Jam Records
Pandemonaeon (2001, Trance Jam Records)
Incantation (1996, Trance Jam Records)
Sharon Knight&#8217;s website

Shawn Lidster -The Sealers Song.

Shawn Lidster is a singer/songwriter from Brigus, Newfoundland,Canada, who has been writing and performing a wide range of original material for more than 20 years.
In 2003 Shawn did a remix of his song, Sealer Song for the Homebrew 4 CD and in 2004 his song Newfoundland Summers Day (recorded in Great Big Seas studio) was released on Homebrew 5 CD both songs get extensive play on traditional radio stations here in Newfoundland.
Shawns new project called Legends on the Baccalieu Trail has been years in the making. He has done extensive research into the history of Cupids,Brigus,Bull Cove,Harbour Grace and Carbonear. The time line of songs that Shawn has written shows how he has developed as a songwriter. The songs get right to the heart and soul of the characters he is reflecting on and brings the listener back to the era in which he is singing about.
The Sealers Song and Newfoundland Summers Day now only available together on this CD will surely draw attention to all the new songs Shawn has crafted for this CD.
Discography
1995 Lidster&#8217;s Hill &#8220;Swally Dis&#8221;
1998 The Ratso Man won song competition in Sydney Australia&#8217;s Rock Station Triple M. Prize chosen by Sammy Hagar
2004 The Sealer&#8217;s Song re-recorded and released on Homebrew 4
2005 Newfoundland Summer&#8217;s Day re-recorded and released on Homebrew 5
2006 Legends on the Baccalieu Trail first solo release- On the Baccalieu Trail, Cupers Cove, John Hawe and Carbonear Island all receiving airplay on 560 CHVO,Homebrew 97.5 Fm,Jigs and Reels 94.7 Fm and Radio Newfoundland.
Shawn Lidster&#8217;s website

Stonecircle - Road to Lisdoonvarna.

Stonecircle is a vibrant five-piece, Celtic fusion band. The goal of the band has always been to create a musical experience that is both ethereal and beautifully uplifting. Stonecircle music is a language of haunting melodies and driving tunes.
Stonecircle has been performing acoustic Celtic fusion music in the United States since 1993. In addition to performing its own arrangements of traditional tunes from England, Scotland, Ireland, and Brittany, Stonecircle also writes original instrumental and vocal tunes in the Celtic style and performs them with passionate energy and clarity of sound.
Discography
2005 Winter Sky
2003 In Concert
2001 Alchemy
1997 Serendipity 
Stonecircle&#8217;s website

Vincent Berney - Espoir.

Born in 1979, third in a very musicial family, as a child, Vincent&#8217;s favourite hobby was to listen to Beatles albums (especially the White Album).
At 7 years of age, his parents enroled him at the school of music of Angers, where he learned musical theory and classical guitar. In his teenage years he moved on to bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Metallica and Soundgarden, and at the same time, and it was during this period he started playing electric guitar and creating his first compositions.
These last years, I&#8217;ve discovered coolest music like Ben Harper, Fat Boy Slim, and recently Loreena McKennit. 
Vincent Bernay&#8217;s website

The ShowStopper Track:
Don&#8217;t forget to vote for your favorite track from this week&#8217;s podcast by emailing us, telling us who you want to hear again and we&#8217;ll tally the votes and crown the winner the ShowStopper Track. So drop us a line and tell us who you liked the best of the four great tracks this week.
Barleyjuice - Whiskey to the Sea.
Barleyjuice&#8217;s website.

Please help us support these fine artists by taking a look at their websites, buying their music or at least let them know how much you enjoyed listening to their music on the Celtic Folk Podcast.

Check out our parent website at www.upbeatcafe.com where you&#8217;ll find a schedule of great live music, as well as our Online Music Shop were you can buy those old-fashioned CD&#8217;s, as well as digital downloads.


STOP PRESS We are currently uploading all the digital tracks and &#8220;Sip-A-Clips&#8221; to the server. We will be opening this new shop just as soon as we can. You&#8217;ll be able to find it here when it goes live. Stay tuned for more updates on our progress.



Like to listen to great new, independent music of all genres from all around the world? Subscribe to our other weekly podcast Upbeat Radio. We feature excellent music for all tastes.

A note for Artists:

Would you like to have your music included on a future Celtic Folk Podcast? Just email us or submit a song to us through Sonicbids.

Please, please, please give us some feedback and let us know how we&#8217;re doing. All podcasters live for feedback, both good and bad - it let&#8217;s us know what you, our listener and subscriber, want to hear. Email us at info@celticfolkpod.com

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CFP15 Show Notes:
Less Talk. Not a whole lot of chat this time - just great new music.

Important Announcement:
Stay tuned for more details regarding our first

Ever wanted to visit Scotland and see the real sights, visit a real, traditionalpub session with great artists playing wonderful Celtic and traditional music, visit the seldom-seen sights of a country steeped in over 6000 years of history?
Come join me on our first ever Celtic Folk Scotland Tour in late summer 2007.
This will be a limited opportunity for Celtic Folk Podcast listeners on a first-come, first-served basis, so email me if you are interested and keep it right here for more information coming very soon (we&#8217;ll produce a quick podcast to announce posting of the details, so your podcatcher will let you know when we&#8217;ve done so).

But enough of that - on to the music!
Trouz Bras- Jump. Catapulting traditional Breton dance tunes into the 21st century, Trouz Bras combines swirling bagpipes and soaring fiddle with a rocking rhythm section. The band is led by bagpiper and vocalist Ray Price, a native Welshman who has expanded his Celtic roots to become a global ambassador of Breton music and dance.
Brittany is a magical place of barren landscapes, megaliths, Celtic myths and legends and unique music and dance. Ray, who considers Brittany his second home, describes a tremendous recent renaissance of interest in the Fest Noz or Night Festival. A Fest Noz can have thousands of dancers at large, international festivals, or just a handful of local dancers in a far-flung village,&#8221; he says. &#8220;The music is driving, insistent and mesmerizing. The spiral and circle dances are performed by everyone from the very young to the very old.&#8221; The musicians of Trouz Bras seek to introduce these ancient traditions to a modern American audience.
Joining Ray in creating Trouz Bras&#8217; &#8220;big sound&#8221; are some adventurous lads who aren&#8217;t afraid to let their diverse roots drive the band&#8217;s powerful sound. With impressive pedigrees in Irish, rock, blues, jazz, zydeco and medieval music, they pump new energy and vitality into the ancient Breton repertoire.
&#8220;Our origins are in the trance-like spiral dances of Brittany,&#8221; says fiddler and bouzouki player Barry Hall, who also sings and plays the vielle (a Medieval-style fiddle). &#8220;Much of today&#8217;s Breton dance repertoire remains unchanged from medieval times. Because Brittany has been so culturally isolated, the ancient musical modes have survived for many centuries. These fascinating tunes provide us with a point of departure for our own unique musical vision.&#8221;
Not content with merely recreating the past, Trouz Bras&#8217; repertoire extends from starkly primitive traditional tunes to modern tunes composed by the band&#8217;s members that derive from the ancient dance beats. Drummer Mance Grady, who provides the band&#8217;s percussive foundation, says, &#8220;The dance steps dictate everything we play. Each type of dance has its own internal rhythm, and our tunes must synch perfectly to that pulse.&#8221; Adds bassist Brian Rost, a 30-year dance roots veteran, &#8220;When our music locks up with the dancers, it quickly becomes a symbiotic relationship. Their energy channels back to us and further invigorates our playing.&#8221;
Since its formation in 2005, Trouz Bras has played at many diverse venues, from the floors of intimate dance halls to the stages of major Celtic festivals. Audiences have enthusiastically embraced Trouz Bras&#8217; unique style of traditional Celtic music that honors the past while giving it a swift kick into the present.

The Trouz Bras website

Ellis Island- Kevin&#8217;s Fancy. Ellis Island performs 2 " 3 times a month at bars and pubs in the Omaha and Kansas City area. Between the two of them they play over a dozen instruments on stage and have a vast selection of material from traditional tunes and Gaelic singing, to popular ballads and songs from Irish history. They have developed a strong following of loyal and enthusiastic fans whom are encoraged to join in and be a part of the act.
Mick and Dave have played at several festivals including the Omaha Irish Festival, Weston Irish Festival, Sioux Falls Irish Festival and the prestigious Kansas City Irish Festival.

Ellis Island&#8217;s website

Idaho Boy - Life in the North. Fiction is the art of lying to tell the truth. If your lies are true enough, your stories or songs take on a life of their own once they are unleashed upon the world.
I have been playing music (and telling lies) in Seattle-area bands since 1977. I first started out as a bassist and backup singer in a heavy metal rock band, and I&#8217;ve since performed at festivals, in schools and auditoriums, and in a cross section of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly bars and taverns all across Washington.
After purchasing a Martin guitar in 1999, I discovered, much to my surprise, that a magical muse inhabited the instrument. Ever since then I have been able to make up songs out of thin air. I&#8217;ve written over thirty songs in the years since I bought that guitar, but they have all grown up and gone off into the world to make their own way.
I have always been attracted to the desert country of the American West, one of the harshest but most beautiful places on earth, and I am descended from the early pioneers who came to inhabit that raw, wild land. So lately all my songs have that cowboy twang. Kick off your boots, put up your feet and listen, as this Idaho Boy paints new pictures of the Old West.


Barleyjuice- Whiskey To The Sea. The first thing you notice about Barleyjuice, after their kilts, is their uncanny ability to pen songs that sound like they came straight from classic Pogues, Christy Moore, or Ewan MacColl albums. The second thing that hits you is their wit and prowess in performing them. This is why they&#8217;re making waves in the celtic community and beyond.
Chuck Fishbein &#038; Sarah Stager, videographers for U2s recent tour, caught the band at Rocky Sullivans, NYC last year and followed them from venue to venue to create the &#8220;rockumentary&#8221; you see on this website.
Barleyjuice&#8217;s eponymous first recording was steeped in traditional bagpipe &#038; celtic singing songs. By their second album, Another Round, Swanson &#038; Brewer had written more than half of the material. Encouraged with numerous comparisons to Shane MacGowan &#038; the Pogues, Tom Waits, Ronnie Drew, Monty Python, even the Rolling Stones, they staved on with their own original tunes as well as trad favorites. Their tongue-in-cheek element delights audiences thoroughly, in addition to, as Brewer notes, making it difficult for them to sing properly. The six members pilot a barrage of instruments - guitar, fiddle, accordion, bagpipes, bouzouki, mandolin, harmonica, banjo, tinwhistle, piano, bass and drums. Sometimes they even dance.
In the past year, Barleyjuice released a third album, Six Yanks, and stretched their avid fanbase across America and into Europe with the help of such fan sites as MySpace, and a seamless show. Celticradio.net listeners voted &#8220;What&#8217;s Up Yours?&#8221; Song of the Year for 2005.

Barleyjuice&#8217;s website

The ShowStopper Track:
Don&#8217;t forget to vote for your favorite track from this week&#8217;s podcast by emailing us, telling us who you want to hear again and we&#8217;ll tally the votes and crown the winner the ShowStopper Track. So drop us a line and tell us who you liked the best of the four great tracks this week.
Williams and Williams- Abraham.
Williams and Williams online.

Check out our parent website at www.upbeatcafe.com where you&#8217;ll find a schedule of great live music, as well as our Online Music Shop were you can buy those old-fashioned CD&#8217;s, as well as digital downloads.




STOP PRESS We are currently uploading all the digital tracks and &#8220;Sip-A-Clips&#8221; to the server. We will be opening this new shop just as soon as we can. You&#8217;ll be able to find it here when it goes live. Stay tuned for more updates on our progress.




Like to listen to great new, independent music of all genres from all around the world? Subscribe to our other weekly podcast Upbeat Radio. We feature excellent music for all tastes.

A note for Artists:

Would you like to have your music included on a future Celtic Folk Podcast? Just email us or submit a song to us through Sonicbids.
Please, please, please give us some feedback and let us know how we&#8217;re doing. All podcasters live for feedback, both good and bad - it let&#8217;s us know what you, our listener and subscriber, want to hear. Email us at info@celticfolkpod.com

Please help us support these fine artists by taking a look at their websites, buying their music or at least let them know how much you enjoyed listening to their music on the Celtic Folk Podcast.


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Welcome the Celtic Folk Podcast! We continue to showcase the best Celtic, Folk and Traditional music from around the world each week.
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CFP14 Show Notes:
Laura McGhee Interview. The second in our series of interviews with musicians and artists from the world of Celtic and Traditional music, brought to you by the Upbeat Cafe &#038; Music Venue.


(Please visit our Artist Interview Series Sponsor by clicking on the logo)


Our Artist Interview Series was an idea that came out of a little brain-storming about the Podcast. We thought it would be a good idea to get together, very informally, with some of the artists we feature right here on the Podcast and chat with them about their music, their background and whatever else might be on their mind. We deliberately decided to be very low key when it came to the interviews to give you, the listener, a sense of being there " part of the conversation.
Some of the folks we have chatted to so far, and will be featured in upcoming Celtic Folk Podcasts include:

Scots trad songstress, Christine Kydd
Scottish smallpipes maker, Ian Kinnear
and Celtic-rock and Canadiana band, The Glengarry Bhoys





Last week we introduced you to the music of Laura McGhee. Laura has been touring almost exclusively in the UK, but has recently announced that she will be travelling to North America in early 2007 for two events during the Folk Alliance in Memphis, Tennesee in February and Canada Music Week in Toronto in March.
She has been working very hard making many appearances, playing with bands as a guest artist, but shealso tells us what her first gig was and some of the big names that have enjoyed her music and encouraged her to keep playing and writing in her own unique style.
Not only does her music reflect a mix of Celtic and Rock, but she is a composer of rare quality bringing the story of Scotland&#8217;s history to music in the Arbroath Suite, a journey through the heritage of traditional music from the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath, through to the Clearances when tens of thousands of Scots left their homeland for a new life in the States
I sat down with Laura in her home town of Monifeith, Scotland.
Laura&#8217;s website
Laura&#8217;s MySpace page

The ShowStopper Track:
No voting this week for a ShowStopper Track, obviously - that will be back again next week. The ShowStopper Track is your favorite track of the week. You can vote for that track from last week&#8217;s show by emailing us, telling us who you want to hear again and we&#8217;ll tally the votes and crown the winner the ShowStopper Track.

Brendan Carey Block- Borderline.
As always, you heard a little bit of our regular theme tune at the start of the podcast. The tune is Bm Reel by Brendan Cary Block. We leave you this week, however, with another tune from Brendan.

Brendan&#8217;s website (still under construction)
Brendan&#8217;s MySpace page

Well be back next week with our regular show, packed with great Celtic, Folk and Traditional music.
Check out our parent website at www.upbeatcafe.com where you&#8217;ll find a schedule of great live music, as well as our Online Music Shop were you can buy those old-fashioned CD&#8217;s, as well as digital downloads.


STOP PRESS: Looks like we will be going live with our Online Music Store VERY SOON! You&#8217;ll be able to find it here when it does go live. Stay tuned for more updates on our progress.


Like to listen to great new, independent music of all genres from all around the world? Subscribe to our other weekly podcast Upbeat Radio. We feature excellent music for all tastes.

A note for Artists:

Would you like to have your music included on a future Celtic Folk Podcast? Just email us or submit a song to us through Sonicbids.
Please, please, please give us some feedback and let us know how we&#8217;re doing. All podcasters live for feedback, both good and bad - it let&#8217;s us know what you, our listener and subscriber, want to hear. Email us at info@celticfolkpod.com

Please help us support these fine artists by taking a look at their websites, buying their music or at least let them know how much you enjoyed listening to their music on the Celtic Folk Podcast.
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We are excited to announce that we are at the start of the planning stagesof the first Annual Celtic Folk Scotland Tour!
&#8220;What&#8217;s that all about?&#8221; I hear you ask.
Well, have you ever wanted to visit Scotland and attend an actual session and watch and listen to some great traditional music being played in a 300 year old pub? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to wander down quiet country lanes, sheep and pheasants everywhere you look? Have you ever longed to walk through the picture-perfect glens of Angus? Or how about sampling freshly smoked fish in one of the great fishing towns of the east coast?
Or perhaps you want to visit one ofthe ancient sites that date back almost 6000 years or look at the craftsmanship of a 1600 year old carved pictish stone?

The Celtic Folk Scotland Tour will take placein July or August (probably) and will accomplish all that and more. We will be takinga relatively small number of people on a tour of the sights, sounds and tastes of the real Scotland. Yes, we&#8217;ll do some of the typical tourist things too, but if you have ever wanted to see the real beauty that is Scotland, you shouldn&#8217;t miss this great opportunity. The small group number will ensure we have an intimate time together, allowing us to visit places slighly off the pathbeaten by bus-loads of tourists!
A draft itinerary will be available soon and we&#8217;ll let you know, of course, when that becomes available. Once we finalize the schedule we&#8217;ll post it right here at the Celtic Folk Podcast and allow folks to book their spot.

If you would like to be emailed with complete information as soon as we have it available, please email info@celticfolkpod.com and put &#8220;Scotland Tour&#8221; in the subject line.

So, keep an eye out for more news of this exciting trip available only to subscribers of the Celtic Folk Podcast.
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Welcome the Celtic Folk Podcast! We continue to showcase the best Celtic, Folk and Traditional music from around the world each week.
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CFP13 Show Notes:
Back to the Music. Some of you are waiting for us to get back to great traditional music here on the Celtic Folk Podcast and that&#8217;s OK.

Williams and Williams- Abraham. Laurie and Rick Williams are a songwriting couple who draw on many influences and produce songs in many styles. They can pen childrens songs to movie scores and everything inbetween.
Laurie is a former opera singer and journalist turned lyracist and music critic. Rick was on the road for years in the Gospel circuit with his family, did some other bits and pieces, met Laurie and got a Ph.D in Clinical Psychology. He pens the music and does the arranging.

Laurie and Rick William&#8217;s website

Laura McGhee- Green Eyes. The beautiful Laura McGhee there with her very catchy song Green Eyes. Laura describes her music as Crossover Celtic Folk Rock - with a hook.
Her influences range from Dolly to Dylan, the Pogues to The Proclaimers. Throw in a bit of Celtic and a little of Loretta and your half way there.
A classically trained fiddler who graduated from the Royal Academy of Music just a couple of years ago, Laura is off to a great start to what I think promises to be a very successful career as a full time musician. Lauras first pro gig was as the string arranger for Echo and the Bunnymen. From there she landed an appearance on Broadway with Pete Seeger at the Matt McGinn tribute concert.
I sat down and talked with Laura recently and well have that full interview next week. We talk about the fact that like the Proclaimers, shes not shy about her native accent, and the major music project shes working on.

Laura&#8217;s website

Four Leaf Peat - Follow Me Up To Carlow. Born out of Irish traditional music in pub sessions our next group brings together musicians from various backgrounds whose musical hearts beat Irish! Grounded in tradition with undeniable influences by Ireland&#8217;s traditional pipers, fiddlers and singers, they also doff their caps to the current innovators of traditional music.

Four Leaf Peat&#8217;s website

Larry Allen Brown - Jaime Marie. Born and raised in Chicago, Larry Allen Brown has had a long career as lead guitarist for a variety of groups. Larry embarked upon a solo career as a composer and performer on the acoustic guitar six years ago. Larry teaches in Birmingham, Alabama where he resides with his wife Kathryn and their dogs, Dipstick and Murphy.
Larry has also been a guest artist with Trad. music legend Alasdair Fraser.

Larry&#8217;s website

The ShowStopper Track:
Don&#8217;t forget to vote for your favorite track from this week&#8217;s podcast by emailing us, telling us who you want to hear again and we&#8217;ll tally the votes and crown the winner the ShowStopper Track. So drop us a line and tell us who you liked the best of the four great tracks this week.
Alasdair White- The Cockerel In the Creel.

Alasdair White&#8217;s MySpace page
Battlefield Band&#8217;s website
Temple Records

Check out our parent website at www.upbeatcafe.com where you&#8217;ll find a schedule of great live music, as well as our Online Music Shop were you can buy those old-fashioned CD&#8217;s, as well as digital downloads.


STOP PRESS OK, so perhaps we have one or two more things to do to get Upbeat Sounds ready for the music-hungry public, but we&#8217;re so close. We will be opening this new shop just as soon as we can. You&#8217;ll be able to find it here when it goes live. Stay tuned for more updates on our progress.


Like to listen to great new, independent music of all genres from all around the world? Subscribe to our other weekly podcast Upbeat Radio. We feature excellent music for all tastes.

A note for Artists:

Would you like to have your music included on a future Celtic Folk Podcast? Just email us or submit a song to us through Sonicbids.
Please, please, please give us some feedback and let us know how we&#8217;re doing. All podcasters live for feedback, both good and bad - it let&#8217;s us know what you, our listener and subscriber, want to hear. Email us at info@celticfolkpod.com

Please help us support these fine artists by taking a look at their websites, buying their music or at least let them know how much you enjoyed listening to their music on the Celtic Folk Podcast.


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Welcome the Celtic Folk Podcast! We continue to showcase the best Celtic, Folk and Traditional music from around the world each week.
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Click on the iTunes logo to subscribe to the Celtic Folk Podcast using iTunes.

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Either way you won&#8217;t miss a single Celtic Folk Podcast!
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CFP12 Show Notes:
Alasdair White Interview. This week we are kicking off our series of interviews with musicians and artists from the world of Celtic and Traditional music. We brought back a few from our trip from Scotland and we have others from artists on this side of the Atlantic.
We start, however, with a great instrumental from Todd Smith.

Todd Smith- Cliffs of Aran. Boston based multi-instrumentalist, arranger/producer, singer/songwriter, Todd writes guitar-driven, classic-style rock and folk-rock. He draws influence from many different genres, and is able to compose/arrange in virtually any one of those genres. This tune showcases his ability as a musician.

Todd Smith&#8217;s Website

Our Artist Interview Series was an idea that came out of a little brain-storming about the Podcast. We thought it would be a good idea to get together, very informally, with some of the artists we feature right here on the Podcast and chat with them about their music, their background and whatever else might be on their mind. We deliberately decided to be very low key when it came to the interviews to give you, the listener, a sense of being there " part of the conversation.
Some of the folks we have chatted to so far, and will be featured in the series include:

Up and coming fiddler and singer, Laura McGhee
Scots trad songstress, Christine Kydd
Scottish smallpipes maker, Ian Kinnear
and Celtic-rock and Canadiana band, The Glengarry Bhoys


Last week we introduced you to the music of Alasdair White. Known perhaps as the multi-talented fiddler from the Battlefield Band, Alasdair has just released his first solo CD " The White Album.I caught up with Alasdair at a session in Edinburgh just prior to his departure for the United States and the Batties Fall tour.
If you havent seen Alasdair and the rest of the Battlefield Bandperform live, well, youre missing a terrific experience.

Alasdair White&#8217;s MySpace page
Battlefield Band&#8217;s website
Temple Records

The ShowStopper Track:
No voting this week for your ShowStopper Track - that will be back again next week. The ShowStopper Track is your favorite track of the week. You can vote for that track by emailing us, telling us who you want to hear again and we&#8217;ll tally the votes and crown the winner the ShowStopper Track.
Mary Knickle- Weave the Yarn.
Having killed her name last week, Mary gets some sweet revenge by being this week&#8217;s ShowStopper Track. Well done, Mary, and my apologies!

Mary Knickle&#8217;s website

Well be back next week with our regular show, packed with great Celtic, Folk and Traditional music.
Check out our parent website at www.upbeatcafe.com where you&#8217;ll find a schedule of great live music, as well as our Online Music Shop were you can buy those old-fashioned CD&#8217;s, as well as digital downloads.


STOP PRESS: Looks like we will be going live with our Online Music Store next week! You&#8217;ll be able to find it here when it does go live. Stay tuned for more updates on our progress.


Like to listen to great new, independent music of all genres from all around the world? Subscribe to our other weekly podcast Upbeat Radio. We feature excellent music for all tastes.

A note for Artists:

Would you like to have your music included on a future Celtic Folk Podcast? Just email us or submit a song to us through Sonicbids.
Please, please, please give us some feedback and let us know how we&#8217;re doing. All podcasters live for feedback, both good and bad - it let&#8217;s us know what you, our listener and subscriber, want to hear. Email us at info@celticfolkpod.com

Please help us support these fine artists by taking a look at their websites, buying their music or at least let them know how much you enjoyed listening to their music on the Celtic Folk Podcast.
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CFP11 Show Notes:
Getting Colder. Winter is starting to tighten its grip on our home state of Kentucky. So, as the weather is finally making an effort to turn cold we will try to keep you warm, at least mentally, with another half hour or so of great Celtic, Traditional and Folk music from around the world.
Our trip back home to Scotland was excellent! We toured around, frequented a whole lot of coffee shops, drank lots of coffee, got together with some old friends and made some new ones.
This week well be introducing you to some of the folk we talked to during our trip and of course well play some fine music.

Ron Renninger- Kilkenny Mist (Instr.). New Jersey Singer-Songwriter Ron Renninger manages to cross many genre borders effortlessly with tunes and songs that you can listen to all day without thinking this is or is not my kind of music " its all good! His skills as a guitarist are obvious from Kilkenny Mist.

Ron Renninger&#8217;s website

Alasdair White- The Cockerel In The Creel. We talked to some very talented people on our trip. Heres a fantastic fiddle player you may know from the Battlefield Band. This set of three tunes: Pull The Knife and Stick It Again, The Flooded Road to Glenties, The Cockerel In The Creelis on Alasdair&#8217;s brand new CD The White Album which is now out in the UK and will be available to the rest of the world by the middle of the month.
We start with an Irish jig here with a very macabre title, to do with an old tale about witches. Apparently if they were stabbed, they would try to get you to stab them again. The second stab, it seems, renewed their life. And then you&#8217;d better watch out! The first of the reels was written by the late and celebrated Irish fiddler, Jimmy McHugh. Originally brought up in Donnegal, like many of his countrymen, he settled in Glasgow, where he brought up a family and became well known on the Glasgow and Scottish traditional music scene. The Cockerel In The Creel was written by the legendary piper and composer Donald MacLeod. The title refers to the Hebridean practice of putting the Cockerel in the creel on Sundays - probably something to do with stopping the cocks crowing on the Sabbath. In any case its is another great tune from &#8220;wee&#8221; Donald.
From Alasdair&#8217;s liner notes from The White Album / an Clar Geal

You can hear our interview with Alasdair White from the Battlefield Band in an upcoming episode of the Celtic Folk Podcast, so stay subscribed to catch it.
Alasdair is currently on tour with the Battlefield Band in the United States.

Alasdair White&#8217;s MySpace page
Battlefield Band&#8217;s website
Temple Records

Hard Logic - Leprechaun Hammer Incident. Hard Logic is a six-member Jazz band but that doesnt stop them from hitting Celtic, Funk, Latin and Rock along the way.

Hard Logic&#8217;s website

Mary Knickle- Weave the Yarn. Typical of Marys songs that focus on stories from the womans point of view is Weave the Yarn. Her album Weave is full of wonderful original songs that have you believing they were written a couple of hundred years ago.

Mary Knickle&#8217;s website

The ShowStopper Track:
Don&#8217;t forget to vote for your favorite track from this week&#8217;s podcast by emailing us, telling us who you want to hear again and we&#8217;ll tally the votes and crown the winner the ShowStopper Track. So drop us a line and tell us who you liked the best of the four great tracks this week.
Kaedmon- Lone Ranger.

Kaedmon&#8217;s website

Check out our parent website at www.upbeatcafe.com where you&#8217;ll find a schedule of great live music, as well as our Online Music Shop were you can buy those old-fashioned CD&#8217;s, as well as digital downloads.


STOP PRESS OK, so perhaps we have one or two more things to do to get Upbeat Sounds ready for the music-hungry public, but we&#8217;re so close. We will be opening this new shop just as soon as we can. You&#8217;ll be able to find it here when it goes live. Stay tuned for more updates on our progress.


Like to listen to great new, independent music of all genres from all around the world? Subscribe to our other weekly podcast Upbeat Radio. We feature excellent music for all tastes.

A note for Artists:

Would you like to have your music included on a future Celtic Folk Podcast? Just email us or submit a song to us through Sonicbids.
Please, please, please give us some feedback and let us know how we&#8217;re doing. All podcasters live for feedback, both good and bad - it let&#8217;s us know what you, our listener and subscriber, want to hear. Email us at info@celticfolkpod.com

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		<title>CFP10 - Coast to Coast</title>
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CFP10 Show Notes:
Coast to Coast. If you are a regular of our website you will have seen that I have been in Texas for a couple of weeks and its been killing me that I was unable to put together a couple of Celtic Folk Podcasts during that time.
However, things are back to normal and I want to start this episode by saying thank you to all those who have emailed over the last couple of weeks saying just how much youve missed new shows.
Heres an email from Mick OHara:
Just a quick note from Nottingham England. Just thought I would let you know we love the show. I play in a Celtic Rock band called &#8220;Shamus O\'Blivion &#038; the Megadeath Morrismen&#8221;. We mix Celtic and Anglosaxon Folk with rock music and a whole heap of humour. Just recently we have been downloading your programme and burning them onto a CD to listen to your shows in succession on the way to gigs. We particularly like your show because it is so upbeat and you play lots of rock-folk mixtures which is what we like. Your show makes some Celtic / folk podcasts sound downright cold and dowdy by comparison. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK and hurry back - we have heard all the shows now!!

Mick, thanks for the kind words and Im glad that you like what we do here. I dont think youll be disappointed this week either " our show has more of a folk feel to it this week, but is a little edgy too!
Before we get started, however, I also want to quickly mention the fact that Ill be off to Scotland in two weeks and will be taking some recording equipment with me. More information on that later.

Right off the bat I know Im flirting with reduced subscriber numbers this week, but stick with me here! This weeks podcast is all about stretching ourselves and getting a little outside our comfort zone and going coast to coast, so to speak. So, Mick, crank up the car sound system and open the windows, this is the Celtic Folk Podcast #10.

Harper- Braveheart. Jeff Harpers persona Harper allows this very talented artist to write and perform work that comes from all genres, from one side of the musical spectrum to the other. Growing up in southern California and now living in Dallas, TX, his life experiences Im sure play into the fact that he also not tied down musically. Check out Jeffs website for more information on Jeff and his music.

Jeff Harper&#8217;s website

Xavier Cardriche - Meagan. Xavier Cardriche describes his music as acoustic Americana with a Brooklyn drive and that is a very apt description. His personal drive over the last few years has had him playing his music from the studio to coffee shops.
This is a song called Meagan. Take a listen and it doesnt take you long to hear those influences that inspire folk music from all around the world " whether you are sitting in a coffee shop in Seattle or a pub in Scotland " the songwriter expresses his heart and a story. Again, it may be of the lost love of a girlfriend in New York or the plight of the Covenanters in Scotland.

Xiavier Cardriche&#8217;s website

Rob Byron - Sweet lady of the wintertime. Not content with stopping at the east coast of the United States, we keep heading east and come across Rob Byron who writes poetical lyrics, inspired by nature and its ability to help us find ourselves.
Heres Robs song that topped out at #8 in the American Idol Underground Chart and asks us to look beyond the surface to find the true creation of who we can be " Sweet lady of the wintertime.

Rob Byron&#8217;s website

Kaedmon - Lone Ranger. If you think of an Americana band with a little Celtic thrown in for good measure, then you come up with Kaedmon. An excellent band with an excellent sound. I highly reccommend that you head over to their website. This award-winning band from California has several performances lined up, so if you are on the west coast - check them out live.

Kaedmon&#8217;s website

So were off to Scotland in a couple of weeks!
We have a few things lined up, but check out next weeks Celtic Folk Podcast to find out where well be recording and who well be interviewing and what you can do if you are in Scotland while we are there.
For all of our subscribers that perhaps didnt care too much for this weeks podcast " thats ok. Email us and let us know what you did think, Id love to hear from you. I promise to bring back more of a Celtic feel to our next podcast and let you into all the secret plans for Scotland " I think youll be excited too.

The ShowStopper Track:
Don&#8217;t forget to vote for your favorite track from this week&#8217;s podcast by emailing us, telling us who you want to hear again and we&#8217;ll tally the votes and crown the winner the ShowStopper Track. So drop us a line and tell us who you liked the best of the four great tracks this week.
Millish - Hungry Man #1.

Millish&#8217;s website

Check out our parent website at www.upbeatcafe.com where you&#8217;ll find a schedule of great live music, as well as our Online Music Shop were you can buy those old-fashioned CD&#8217;s, as well as digital downloads.


STOP PRESS Upbeat Sounds is getting very close to going &#8220;live&#8221;. Our brand new online music shop is shaping up to be a great resource for new and independent music. We want to bring you the very best site on the web for new music, so we are making sure everything is just right before we go live. We will be opening this new shop just as soon as we can. You&#8217;ll be able to find it here when it goes live. Stay tuned for more updates on our progress.


Like to listen to great new, independent music of all genres from all around the world? Subscribe to our other weekly podcast Upbeat Radio. We feature excellent music for all tastes.

A note for Artists:

Would you like to have your music included on a future Celtic Folk Podcast? Just email us or submit a song to us through Sonicbids.
Please, please, please give us some feedback and let us know how we&#8217;re doing. All podcasters live for feedback, both good and bad - it let&#8217;s us know what you, our listener and subscriber, want to hear. Email us at info@celticfolkpod.com

Please help us support these fine artists by taking a look at their websites, buying their music or at least let them know how much you enjoyed listening to their music on the Celtic Folk Podcast.



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		<description><![CDATA[Well, here I am in yet another hotel room; this one in Dallas, TX.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Well, here I am in yet another hotel room; this one in Dallas, TX.
As some of you may know, I have been a professional pilot for 20 years and tooka break from flying about two years ago. The break was planned to be a retirement of sorts, but since then (over the last year) I have been flying again for a local management and charter company.A couple of episodes of the Celtic Folk Podcast have been &#8220;on the road&#8221; and this is due to the fact that every once in a while I end up on a multi-day trip in the aircraft and have to produce the show from the hotel room!
These past two weeks have seen me on the road again, this time in Dallas completing what is called a Type Rating for a new aircraft. For those of you who may want to know what a Type Rating is, it&#8217;s basically a course of instruction ona jet or larger aircraft, culminating in a 2.5 hour simulator test. The course lasts just over two weeks.
What does all this mean? Well, for all our listeners and subscribers, it means a break in bringing you the latest Celtic Folk Podcast. But not to worry! We&#8217;ll be back next week with a full episode.
In the meantime, wish me luck, check out our past episodesand don&#8217;t forget to tell your friends about the Celtic Folk Podcast and send them a link to our home page.
Thanks,
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		<description><![CDATA[Play Show 9 - On The Road Again

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CFP09 Show Notes:
On The Road Again. Recorded this week from right above McCabe&#8217;s Irish Pub and Grill in downtown Naples, Florida.

The Borderers - Loch Lommond. This is a great live version of an old standard - with a great up-to-date treatment. The Borderers have sold over 58,000 CD&#8217;s and DVD&#8217;s through their own Record Label. Listening to this track, you can tell why they are well received.

The Borderer&#8217;s website

Doug Sparling - Launcing the Currach/Gort na gCapall. Doug has been composing music since he was eight years old. His music has been used in national ads, corporate presentations and cell phone games. No stranger to Celtic music, Doug&#8217;s love of traditional music began nearly 20 years ago after seeing the Scottish band Ossian. He became friends with members of local Irish band, Scartaglen, and was mentored in traditional music by Kirk Lynch, Roger Landes, and Mike Dugger. Later Doug played penny whistle with Dublin-born Irish singer Eddie Delahunt and he also played on two CDs by the Irish rock band The Elders.

Doug Sparling&#8217;s website

I wanted to say a quick hello to my friends at The Angus Sessions. If you want to be a (virtual) part of a pub session, check out this great podcast.

Millish - Hungry Man #1. Here&#8217;s a band that I&#8217;ve been listening to a lot since receiving their CD. Their playing ability, mixed with a Jazz background, makes for a great sound from this Mississippi-based band.

Millish&#8217;s website

O h&#8217;Anleigh - In The Town Of Strabane. Here&#8217;s some Irish-American music that translates well all over the world. Another band with a great mix of instrumental talent, as well as well-balanced vocals. The range also includes fine ballads and driving pub favorites, so you can have a O h&#8217;Anleigh tune for every occassion!.

O h&#8217;Anleigh&#8217;s MySpace site

The ShowStopper Track:
Don&#8217;t forget to vote for your favorite track from this week&#8217;s podcast by emailing us, telling us who you want to hear again and we&#8217;ll tally the votes and crown the winner the ShowStopper Track. So drop us a line and tell us who you liked the best of the four great tracks this week.
Beyond The Town Pants - Bottle of Rain.

The Town Pants website

Check out our parent website at www.upbeatcafe.com where you&#8217;ll find a schedule of great live music, as well as our Online Music Shop were you can buy those old-fashioned CD&#8217;s, as well as digital downloads.
STOP PRESS We continue to work overtime to bring you our brand new online music shop. We took a break this past week from this podcast to work on Upbeat Sounds. We want to bring you the very best site on the web for new music, so we are making sure everything is just right before we go live. We will be opening this new shop just as soon as we can. You&#8217;ll be able to find it here when it goes live. Stay tuned for more updates on our progress.


Like to listen to great new, independent music of all genres from all around the world? Subscribe to our other weekly podcast Upbeat Radio. We feature excellent music for all tastes.

A note for Artists:
Would you like to have your music included on a future Celtic Folk Podcast? Just email us or submit a song to us through Sonicbids.
Please, please, please give us some feedback and let us know how we&#8217;re doing. All podcasters live for feedback, both good and bad - it let&#8217;s us know what you, our listener and subscriber, want to hear. Email us at info@celticfolkpod.com

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CFP08 Show Notes:
Pass it Forward. We would like a little help! If you like what you hear on the Celtic Folk Podcast and are a loyal subscriber, we&#8217;d love for you to tell two friends who might enjoy it as much as you do. Ask them to subscribe and if they like it, ask them to tell two of their friends. The Celtic Folk Podcast is all about promoting this grand form of music around the world and we do that through the kindness of the artists allowing us to feature their music and the help of our listeners - especially those of you who subscribe and receive CFP every week.

The Town Pants - Bottle of Rain. A Vancouver-based &#8220;West Coast Celtic&#8221; band with a great sound. In a recent Vancouver poll, The Town Pants were short-listed alongside Great Big Sea as Best National Celtic/Traditional Act. As a big GBS fan I can honestly say, from what I&#8217;ve heard, they deserve it.

The Town Pants website
The Town Pants MySpace page

Andrew McFayden - an t-alltan dubh (The Black Brook). Multi-lingual and inspired by his Gaelic-speaking grandfather, Andrew McFayden found his passion for the language at the Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Crafts in Nova Scotia. This brought him intouch with those family roots like never before and after four years of attending the college each summer his album An Rathad Cam, &#8217;s An Rathad Direach (The Crooked Road and the Straight Road) was born - a mix of studio and live tracks, all traditional in feel. Andrew hits the studio again next month to start on his next project.

Andrew McFayden&#8217;s website

A big Shout-Out to Marc Gunn of the Celtic Music Podcast and the Brobdingnagian Bards. We&#8217;ll be featuring Marc&#8217;s music in a future Celtic Folk Podcast. Check out his website - it&#8217;s a wealth of good info and has a ton of celtic mp3s.

Raymond McCullough - Ar tir seo aguinne (Our Land). This is a great instrumental tune from Raymond that forms many images when you listen to it. His music is always from the heart, whether it is from his experiences whilst travelling abroad or his faith or from his life growing up in a troubled country. An excellent variety of styles and influences make his work unique. Give his website a visit and find out more - especially about his visit to China.

Raymond McCullough&#8217;s website

Moira Nelson - The Enchantress of the Wood. With a varied musical upbringing in which she first played professionally as a Jazz pianist, Moira Nelson is best known for her Celtic and Traditional compositions featuring the 36-string Enchantress harp. Born in London, England, now in Toronto, Canada, Moira has worked as a solo artist as well as with a variety of ensembles. She has another CD in the works, but you can find out about her current work by visiting her website.

Moira Nelson&#8217;s website

The ShowStopper Track:
This week we have the first ever Celtic Folk Podcast ShowStopper Track. This is your favorite track from last week&#8217;s show. Vote for your favorite by emailing us and we will tally the votes and crown the winner the ShowStopper Track and play them again at the end of next week&#8217;s Celtic Folk Podcast. So drop us a line and tell us who you liked the best of the four great tracks this week.
Beyond The Pale - Princess Morgan / The Skipper.

Beyond the Pale&#8217;s website

Check out our parent website at www.upbeatcafe.com where you&#8217;ll find a schedule of great live music, as well as our Online Music Shop were you can buy those old-fashioned CD&#8217;s, as well as digital downloads.
STOP PRESS Our online Music Shop is almost ready to go live with a ton of new music, including those old-fashioned CDs as well as digital downloads. We will be opening this new shop on Monday July 31st. You&#8217;ll be able to find it here when it goes live


Like to listen to great new, independent music of all genres from all around the world? Subscribe to our other weekly podcast Upbeat Radio. We feature excellent music for all tastes.

A note for Artists:
Would you like to have your music included on a future Celtic Folk Podcast? Just email us or submit a song to us through Sonicbids.
Please, please, please give us some feedback and let us know how we&#8217;re doing. All podcasters live for feedback, both good and bad - it let&#8217;s us know what you, our listener and subscriber, want to hear. Email us at info@celticfolkpod.com

Please help us support these fine artists by taking a look at their websites, buying their music or at least let them know how much you enjoyed listening to their music on the Celtic Folk Podcast.


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CFP07 Show Notes:
Hidden Quality.I couldn&#8217;t think of a catchy title for this week&#8217;s podcast, so it&#8217;s a bit of an in-joke for the boys of the Battlefield Band (check out their website www.battlefieldband.co.uk and look at the Tour Diary from their latest US Tour).

The Cady Finlayson Band - Moving Cloud / Fair Haired Mary. This young, New York City based band, headed by the very talented Cady Finlayson, is just one example that traditional music is for all ages. Their live performances as well as their studio work is first class.

www.violincady.com

Coyote Run - Oak &#038; Ash &#038; Thorn.This tune starts out traditionaly enough, but soon becomes bang up-to-date with a driving bass line and crisp percussion. It takes another traditional turn before heading back to amore modern presentation. They have several CDs, so pay a visit to their website and pick up some music for you collection.

www.coyoterun.com

Ceili Rain - Stomp.Celebrating 10 years of heavenly partiness! CEILI RAIN is an original and innovative blend of pop-rock music with a flamboyant Celtic/Irish flavor; and a subtle but sincere spiritual message with lyrics meant to be inclusive and inviting. Their website features a video of Stomp, so go watch some Irish Step Dancing. Their live gigs are spot-on and their message of hope is certainly made even more attractive with their blend of music.

www.ceilirain.com

The ShowStopper Track:
This week we are starting something new. The ShowStopper Track is your favorite track from this week. Vote for your favorite by emailing us and we will tally the votes and crown the winner the ShowStopper Track and play them again at the end of next week&#8217;s Celtic Folk Podcast. So drop us a line and tell us who you liked the best of the four great tracks this week.

Beyond The Pale - Princess Morgan / The Skipper. Beyond The Pale have a great sound that mixes American Folk with Traditional Celtic; the fiddle and whistle with the hammered dulcimer and sax. This set showcasesthe wonderful instrumental skills of each band member. They too have several CDs for sale. For more information visit their website.

www.beyond-the-pale.com

Check out our parent website at www.upbeatcafe.com where you&#8217;ll find a schedule of great live music, as well as our Online Music Shop were you can buy those old-fashioned CD&#8217;s, as well as digital downloads.
PLEASE NOTE: Our online Music Shop at Upbeat Cafe&#8217; is undergoing a major facelift as we prepare to debut the new-look shop with a ton of new music, including those old-fashioned CDs as well as digital downloads. We will be opening this new shop on Monday July 31st.

Who has been your favorite Celtic artist so far on the Celtic Folk Podcast? Let us know.


Like to listen to great new, independent music of all genres from all around the world? Subscribe to our other weekly podcast Upbeat Radio. We feature excellent music for all tastes.

A note for Artists:
Would you like to have your music included on a future Celtic Folk Podcast? Just email us or submit a song to us through Sonicbids.
Please, please, please give us some feedback and let us know how we&#8217;re doing. All podcasters live for feedback, both good and bad - it let&#8217;s us know what you, our listener and subscriber, want to hear. Email us at info@celticfolkpod.com

Please help us support these fine artists by taking a look at their websites, buying their music or at least let them know how much you enjoyed listening to their music on the Celtic Folk Podcast.


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CFP06 Show Notes:
Great Deal. Ok - so we have 4 great songs too, but we also have a great deal on a preloaded MP3 player! Check out the post prior to this one.

Debbie Zepick - Calling All Angels. Blend the contemporary and the folk, the raw, earthy with the sublime ethereal. Lyrics and beautiful, melodies&#8230;songs about the real stuff of life. Lots of award winning songwriting.

www.debbiezepick.com

Keltic Kudzu - Soul Cakes. Traditional and contemporary &#8220;celtic music with a southern accent&#8221;, and some cool original tunes as well. Keltic Kudzu features intricate vocal harmonies, fresh new arrangements of traditional songs and tunes with some fun surprises thrown in, and an overall shiny, happy experience.

www.keltickudzu.com

Sochna - Dance Me Away. Sochna (pronounced sha kahw naa) are 2005 MUSICNL Entertainer of the Year nominee. Sochna which is gaelic for &#8220;Peace&#8221; are high energy on stage and play a mixture of original, Traditional Newfoundland music, bluegrass, Celtic, folk and some rock and roll.

www.siochana.ca

UglyStick - The Keeper. Traditional Celtic/East Coast music with an alternative flavour; a little funk, a little rock, a little jazz and a unique sound, truely Canadian.

www.uglystick.ca

Check out our parent website at www.upbeatcafe.com where you&#8217;ll find a schedule of great live music, as well as our Online Music Shop were you can buy those old-fashioned CD&#8217;s, as well as digital downloads.
Who has been your favorite Celtic artist so far on the Celtic Folk Podcast? Let us know.


Like to listen to great new, independent music of all genres from all around the world? Subscribe to our other weekly podcast Upbeat Radio. We feature excellent music for all tastes.

A note for Artists:
Would you like to have your music included on a future Celtic Folk Podcast? Just email us or submit a song to us through Sonicbids.
Please, please, please give us some feedback and let us know how we&#8217;re doing. All podcasters live for feedback, both good and bad - it let&#8217;s us know what you, our listener and subscriber, want to hear. Email us at info@celticfolkpod.com

Please help us support these fine artists by taking a look at their websites, buying their music or at least let them know how much you enjoyed listening to their music on the Celtic Folk Podcast.


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Our CFP MP3 Player doubles as a regular USB storage device! It is lightweight and similar in look and function to the Apple iPod Shuffle. The CFP MP3 player will play up to 9 hours on a charged battery and also includes a lanyard/headphone set combo for maximum ease-of-use and portability. Use it on your Macs or PCs. The CFP MP3 Player is the ultimate mp3/storage device. Effortlessly play your favorite songs throughout your busy day or store important documents to take to and from work/school.
The CFP MP3 Player is ultra-versatile and sleek. All you have to do is drop us an email and we will give you details on an exclusive 2GB MP3 player and USB Flash Drive combo unit, complete with 20 FREE songs and tunes from artists featured right here at the Celtic Folk Podcast.
This offer is limited to the first 100 of our subscribers that email us and purchase our exclusive Celtic Folk Podcast MP3 player - so act now!
Cost is $129 each* (plus shipping**). In order to take advantage of this great deal, you must email us to receive the payment details. Remember, this offer is limited to the first 100 subscribers that email us and purchase our exclusive Celtic Folk Podcast MP3 player with 20 free songs - so act now!

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CFP05 Show Notes:
Traditional Sounds. This week we feature four tracks from artists that bring the traditional sound of Celtic music to the fore.

Ian Stephenson - Nyt Tak. Ian is in high demand for his multi-instrument skills. He also started a band called Baltic Crossing as a university project in Newcastle, UK about three years ago. This is a tune out of that project that combines several flavors into one very well produced instrumental.

Ian Stephenson on MySpace

Brendan Carey Block - Murphy&#8217;s Shadow- Double Apex. As part of the Matt Blackfield Project, this tune highlights Brendan&#8217;s flair on the fiddle. 2000-2001 US National Junior Scottish Fiddle Champion, Brendan brings hints of jazz and rock into the Cape Breton tradition.

www.brendancareyblock.com
Brendon Carey Block on MySpace

Russ Rentler - Planxty Fluharty. This one-man folk festival plays a variety of traditional stringed instruments including the Hammer Dulcimer. This tune has a very light and airy feel to it because of the sound of this very instrument.

www.russrentler.com

Anne Roos - Jacky Tar. Anne is at the top of the ladder as a traditional Celtic harpist. She doesn&#8217;t just limit herself or her instrument to traditional tunes, however. You may find her getting down to some Metallica!

www.celticharpmusic.com

Check out our parent website at www.upbeatcafe.com where you&#8217;ll find a schedule of great live music, as well as our Online Music Shop were you can buy those old-fashioned CD&#8217;s, as well as digital downloads.
Do you think the CD will go the way of the LP or 8-Track? Let us know what you think.
Like to listen to great new, independent music of all genres from all around the world? Subscribe to our other weekly podcast Upbeat Radio. We feature excellent music for all tastes.

A note for Artists:
Would you like to have your music included on a future Celtic Folk Podcast? Just email us or submit a song to us through Sonicbids.
Please, please, please give us some feedback and let us know how we&#8217;re doing. All podcasters live for feedback, both good and bad - it let&#8217;s us know what you, our listener and subscriber, want to hear. Email us at info@celticfolkpod.com

Please help us support these fine artists by taking a look at their websites, buying their music or at least let them know how much you enjoyed listening to their music on the Celtic Folk Podcast.

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CFP04 Show Notes:
The Old With The New. Here are three bands that mix the old, traditional instruments and tunes, with the new to come up with their own, unique form of Celtic music. I hope you enjoy.

The Killdares - September. Based out of Dallas, TX, the Killdares have been described as alternative Celtic Rock. Their music is infectious, high-quality - modern elements, such as electric guitar, join the traditionalfiddle and bagpipes. This is great driving, high-powered music.

www.killdares.com
www.myspace.com/killdares


Fathom - Battle of Ballylochlan. Here&#8217;s a thunderous Celtic Rock band! Fathom bring nuclear power to Celtic. They merge the old and the new and that fushion explodes their own style of music.

www.fathom.tv


Mythica - Don&#8217;t Be. This young band blends Folk, Rock, Celtic, Bluegrass, new Age, World, Ambient and Alternative for their distinct sound.

www.mythicamusic.com


Check out our parent website at www.upbeatcafe.com where you&#8217;ll find a schedule of great live music, as well as our Online Music Shop were you can buy those old-fashioned CD&#8217;s, as well as digital downloads.
Do you think the CD will go the way of the LP or 8-Track? Let us know what you think.
Like to listen to great new, independent music of all genres from all around the world? Subscribe to our other weekly podcast Upbeat Radio. We feature excellent music for all tastes.

A note for Artists:
Would you like to have your music included on a future Celtic Folk Podcast? Just email us or submit a song to us through Sonicbids.
Please, please, please give us some feedback and let us know how we&#8217;re doing. All podcasters live for feedback, both good and bad - it let&#8217;s us know what you, our listener and subscriber, want to hear. Email us at info@celticfolkpod.com

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CFP03 Show Notes:
Oh, Canada! Don&#8217;t exactly know what that has to do with this show, but it sounded good. There you go!Perhaps you can figure out a link.

Flook - Road to Errogie. Flook has been around now for eleven years. They were recently voted Best Band at the BBC Folk Awards. I am sure they will be around for many years to come - they are just awesome.

www.flook.co.uk
www.myspace.com/2flutes

Arminta and Blaq Lily - On the Moor. Husband and wife team up to form this great band that plays some great traditional sound with a hint of something more modern.

www.arminta.net

Craic Wisely - Belle of Belfast City. A great band from up in Western Michigan, Craic Wisely &#8220;play Irish music fast.&#8221; Their website is full of tour dates and has links for you to buy their two CDs.

www.craicwisely.com

Elmer Deagle - Charity&#8217;s Rage. Elmer hails from Prince Edward Island in the very northeastern part of Canada. A beautiful part of the world - you should go visit if you ever get the chance.

www.elmerdeagle.com

Check out our parent website at www.upbeatcafe.com where you&#8217;ll find a schedule of great live music, as well as our Online Music Shop were you can buy those old-fashioned CD&#8217;s, as well as digital downloads.
Do you think the CD will go the way of the LP or 8-Track? Let us know what you think.
Like to listen to great new, independent music of all genres from all around the world? Subscribe to our other weekly podcast Upbeat Radio. We feature excellent music for all tastes.

A note for Artists:
Would you like to have your music included on a future Celtic Folk Podcast? Just email us or submit a song to us through Sonicbids.
Please, please, please give us some feedback and let us know how we&#8217;re doing. All podcasters live for feedback, both good and bad - it let&#8217;s us know what you, our listener and subscriber, want to hear. Email us at info@celticfolkpod.com

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Welcome to the brand-new Celtic Folk Podcast! We are very excited about this new, weekly podcast showcasing the best Celtic &#038; Folk music from around the world. We have tons of great music lined up and we hope that you enjoy it all.
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CFP02 Show Notes:

Sligo Rags - Dirty Old Town. Sligo Rags is a Celtic Band, but they&#8217;re a little bit Country, a little bit Bluegrass, a little bit Jazz! See what you think of Dirty Old Town. Their latest CD, The Night Before The Morning After is available at their website.

www.sligorags.com.


The Larkin Brigade - Mission Thrill. A super live band, The Larkin Brigade can be found playing in and around the Boston area. Check out their website for more information on the band and also their gig schedule.

www.thelarkinbrigade.com.


Brigid Kaelin - The Ballad of Motorcylce Joe. Louisville, KY songstress Brigid writes songs that tell stories and the tunes compliment her sweet voice. But these songs and Brigid herself are anything but simple. Her songs are award-winningand her musical talents include playing the saw!

www.brigidkaelin.com


Check out our parent website at www.upbeatcafe.com where you&#8217;ll find a schedule of great live music, as well as our Online Music Shop were you can buy those old-fashioned CD&#8217;s, as well as digital downloads.
Do you think the CD will go the way of the LP or 8-Track? Let us know what you think.
Like to listen to great new, independent music of all genres from all around the world? Subscribe to our other weekly podcast Upbeat Radio. We feature excellent music for all tastes.


Roger Drawdy and the Firestarters - Open Seas, Empty Skies. After the fire department was called to one of their shows in 2000, the name Firestarters stuck! Roger hails from County Cork in Ireland - a beautiful part of the world - and together with his band they bring the traditional tunes of Celtic music together with American Rock.

www.roger.drawdy.com.


Daniel Carwile - Clarinet Polka. Daniel Carwile and his wife Amy live and work in Lexington, KY. Daniel was the U.S. Grand Master Fiddle Champion in 1997 and has worked on the highly aclaimed CD Moody Bluegrass that takes Moody Blues songs and turns the Rock classics into Bluegrass classics. Both Daniel and Amy are multi-instrumentalists and when they get a break from teaching, they judge competitions around the country and still manage to play a few gigs.

www.carwilestringstudio.com


A note for Artists:
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Welcome tothe brand-newCeltic Folk Podcast! We are very excited about this new, weekly podcast featuring the best Celtic &#038; Folk music from around the world. We have tons of great music lined up and we hope that you enjoy it all.
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Notes:
Alan Reid and Rob Van Sante - Ballantrae from their debut CD Under the Blue. Visit them on the web at www.reidvansante.com. Alan is one of the founding members of (and continues to be with) Battlefield Band, while Rob is the band&#8217;s sound engineer. More info can be found at http://www.battlefieldband.co.uk/


Murder the Stout - Roddy McCorley/Sean South. Texas band MTS is well known in the indie Celtic scene. Their website is www.murderthestout.com.


The Gobshites - Cheers. A great name for a Celtic band! Check them out at www.gobshites.com and if at all possible go see them live.


Vadim Krakovsky - Love Among The Barley. Vadim is looking for folks to record his music, so if you&#8217;re interested, please contact him at www.sonicbids.com/vadimkrakovsky.

Garrett Wall - Elizabeth. Our Folk song for the week, Garrett is an Irish Singer/Songwriter now living in Spain. His songs are a fresh mix of several styles along with great lyrics. He has several CD&#8217;s available, so if you like what you hear click on his website: http://www.garrettwall.net/.


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		<description><![CDATA[This is a little test file, so we must be getting close to launch!
A little snippet of Stanne&#8217;s Jig from Craic Wisely:

Al.
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A little snippet of Stanne&#8217;s Jig from Craic Wisely:

Al.
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		<title>Welcome!</title>
		<link>http://www.celticfolkpod.com/?p=5</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Mar 2006 03:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to what promises to be the place to find all the best Celtic and Traditional music from around the world on the Web.
I hope you visit often and subscribe to our podcast. If you have any comments, you can leave them here, email us or call 859-215-0215 and let us know just how much [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Welcome to what promises to be the place to find all the best Celtic and Traditional music from around the world on the Web.
I hope you visit often and subscribe to our podcast. If you have any comments, you can leave them here, email us or call 859-215-0215 and let us know just how much you enjoy the Celtic Folk Podcast!
Cheers,
Al.
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