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Get ready for a musical adventure across the Celtic world. From wild reels to heartfelt ballads, these artists capture the spirit of the isles. Celebrate Celtic music and culture before IrishFest Atlanta on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #733 - - Subscribe now!

Blame Not The Bard, The Gothard Sisters, Jesse Ferguson, Eloise & Co., The Far North, Ritchie Remo, The Bookends, Ainsley Hamill, Nerea The Fiddler, Amelia Hogan, Reilly, Drumspyder, George Murphy and The Rising Sons, Kim Carnie, The Irish Lassies

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0:09 - Blame Not The Bard "Slide In The Sky / The Ocean Breeze / Until The Sun Rises" from Slide In The Sky / The Ocean Breeze / Until The Sun Rises (Single)

3:51 - WELCOME

6:50 - The Gothard Sisters "Adventurer" from Moment in Time

9:59 - Jesse Ferguson "Scots Who Have with Wallace Bled" from Ten

12:09 - Eloise & Co. "Avant - deux de Vitteaux/Queen's Bath" from avec Elodie

15:57 - Olivia Bradley "Amhrán Na bhFiann" from Amhrán Na bhFiann

17:05 - The Far North "Hummingbird" from Songs For Weathering Storms

20:18 - FEEDBACK

24:50 - Ritchie Remo "Hills Of Connemara" from Hills of Connemara Single

27:54 - The Bookends "The Old Grove" from A Celtic Celebration

31:04 - Ainsley Hamill "Cumha an Eich - Uisge" from FABLE

34:06 - Nerea The Fiddler "The Return" from Off The Beaten Path

38:25 - Amelia Hogan "Snow Hare" from Burnished

41:24 - THANKS

43:16 - Reilly "Black Velvet Band" from Durty Pool

47:01 - Drumspyder "Paddy on the Erie / The Toormore" from Oak and Ash

51:04 - George Murphy and The Rising Sons "Something Out of Nothing" from Something Out of Nothing

55:48 - Kim Carnie "Oran na Beiste Maoile" from A' Chailleach

• Òran: "OH - ran" (the "ò" is a long 'o' sound)
• na: "na" (the "a" is a schwa or unstressed 'a' sound)
• Bèiste: "BEYSH - tya" (a softer, palatalized 's' sound, followed by "tya" rather than a hard 't' sound)
• Maoile: "MWAH - lee" (the "aoi" combination makes a sound similar to "oo - ee" but with more of an "ah - ee" diphthong)

59:09 - CLOSING

1:00:08 - The Irish Lassies "Redwood Shepherd" from Immigration Stories

1:03:35 - CREDITS

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Support for this program comes from Dr. Annie Lorkowski of Centennial Animal Hospital in Corona, Califo