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Ireland's struggle for freedom on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #697 . Subscribe now!

Sorcha, Mac and Cheese, Socks in the Frying Pan, David Mitchell, Kyle Carey, Celtic Conundrum, Katie Jane Band, Charlie O'Brien, Joseph Carmichael, Ryan Dunne, Juha Rossi, Blackwillow Starling, Drumspyder, Hounds of Finn, Santiago Molina

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0:06 - Sorcha "LUX" from Storm the Gate / Lux

3:15 - WELCOME

4:43 - Mac and Cheese "Whiskey Before Breakfast" from Big Fun

7:25 - Socks in the Frying Pan "Ireland's Struggle" from Waiting for Inspiration

11:47 - David Mitchell "Ward's Brae, Holmes' Fancy" from Contours

14:53 - Kyle Carey "Nach Muladach, Muladach Duine Leis Fhèin" from The Last Bough

17:51 - FEEDBACK

21:46 - Marc Gunn "Lord of the Pounce" from Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers

26:06 - Celtic Conundrum "Bean Nighe (Washer Woman)" from Lore

29:52 - Katie Jane Band "Highlands of Scotland / Jenny Dang the Weaver" from Wild One

33:09 - Charlie O'Brien "Donovan's Mount" from The Trackless Wild, Irish Song of the Pampa

36:05 - Joseph Carmichael "The Ghosts of Hilbert's Hotel" from Single

39:03 - Ryan Dunne "Marie's Wedding" from One Day By Your Side

44:31 - THANKS

47:50 - Juha Rossi "Mr O'Connor" from O'Carolan Tunes on Mandolin

50:24 - Blackwillow Starling "Matty Groves" from Blackwillow Starling

54:43 - Drumspyder "Strathspey Drummers" from Oak and Ash

58:48 - Hounds of Finn "Gravity Pulls" from Gravity Pulls

1:02:11 - CLOSING

1:03:25 - Santiago Molina "Pasodoble de Catoira" from single

1:05:59 - CREDITS

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