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[00:02] The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast Show No. 756. Welcome to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn, a Celtic musician and also host of Pub Songs & Stories. Every song has a story. Every episode is a toast to Celtic and folk songwriters. Discover the stories behind the songs from the heart of the Celtic pub scene. However, this podcast is for fans of all kinds of Celtic music. We are here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email the artists, let them know you heard them on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. These musicians are not part of some corporation, they are small indie groups that rely on people just like you to support their music so they can keep creating it. Please show your generosity by a CD, album pen, shirt, digital download, or join their community on Patreon. You can find a link to all the artists in the show notes along with show times when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com. The Spring Celtic Challenge started on April 1st, that means you are three weeks in, maybe four, depending on how you're counting. Either way, you have been at this for nearly a month. Think about that for a second, 20 minutes a day, music in your ears, at least one piece of litter off the ground every time you walked out the door. That adds up to something real. This is the last challenge reminder. There's no new episode next week, so you are on your own. But the challenge does not pause because the podcast does. So you know what to do. Step outside, walk 20 minutes, pick up one piece of trash, put on some Celtic music if you need a nudge. If you've been working on the community network or sharing your community art, keep going, tag it, share it, celebrate it. You're building something with this community step by step. Nearly a month down, finish strong, let me know how it's going at follow at bestkeltomusic.net. I'd love to hear from you. All right, let's get to the music. We started off with Santiago Molina. That was Acá y Ahora from Desde un Nuevo Logar. Next up is the Here and Now with Three from their album Ladybird. Come my way. To break the day. Sweetheart of mine. After the here and now came the Irish Lassies with Redwood Shepherd from Immigration Stories, then Brad The Piper with Carswell from The Forgotten Game, and we finished off the set with O'Haren with On My Mind from a single. I want your feedback. What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? You can send a written comment along with a picture of what you're doing while listening, or what you're doing while doing your Spring Celtic Challenge. Show me some pictures. Follow at bestkeltomusic.net. Richard L Boyce emailed, hi Marc. On one of your recent podcasts, you mentioned putting together a show using music by people who love to get together and play tunes. If you are still serious about that, I'm going to recommend you check out the sets put together by the Riley School of Irish Music in Cincinnati, Ohio. Our school has been going for more than 25 years. We meet on Saturdays in a local church and teach Irish music to both kids and adults. We have long provided the spark that's created local Irish bands that play for listening and for dances in our area. The school is run mainly by the amateurs who simply love the music. The sets of tunes on our website are put together each quarter by the teachers at the school. We teach tunes by ear, so we want our students to have a lot of opportunities to hear them. While they have been recorded for teaching, I think some of them are pretty good. I'm a flute teacher at the school, so I may be biased as I'm on some of the recordings. In any case, take a listen to some of the tracks and see if you like anything. Thank you, Richard. I really appreciate the e-mail and yes, go check out the Riley School of Irish Music, check out their school tunes. Now, in order to put them on the podcast, I do need specific permission from the artists. I don't know if I can quite do it the way this is set up. I don't know. I'll have to look into this. So stay tuned for that. But yes, I am looking for some recordings from indie musicians or just regular folks out there who are listening and love to play Irish music. I do want to do a podcast episode inspired by that. So drop me a line, follow at bestkeltomusic.net. Justine Mccarthy emailed, Hello Marc, I recall from a podcast sometime in the past few months you asked listeners to record themselves and play music and send you the recordings. Is this audio or video? Or either. We are a humble group but would love to send you a recording of our band Wild Time for the website. Do we just send by email? I've been a patron for several years and listen while riding my training bike in the basement. Thank you so much for this priceless resource. Thank you, Justine. Yes, audio is what I prefer. So any sort of recordings work. It doesn't have to be professional. It can just be a live recording of you out playing music. So send it again, follow at bestkeltomusic.net. Next up is Cedar Dobson with Acapela. It's from her album Decade. The oak may reach for heaven. I never find a star, but in between its arms and branches shelter who we are. After Cedar Dobson came Clare Sands, with Averleau D'Orun, featuring Tommy Sands from her album, Clare Sands. Then Chloe Matharu with Butterfly from Sailors and Rolling Stones. And we finish up the set with Jacky Tar by Ed Yother from his album, First Figure. Thank you, patrons of the podcast. This show exists because of you. Every episode, the music, the production, the Celtic Music Magazine, the effort to find and support independent artists from around the world, it all runs on the generosity of our patrons of the podcast. The support pays for audio engineering and graphics. It helps us buy music directly from independent Celtic artists. It keeps this community growing week after week. In return, you get something good. Early access to episodes, music-only editions, free downloads, exclusive content, and the power to vote for your favorite tracks, which shapes the show in a real way. Special thanks to our new and continued patrons, Claire Fitzpatrick and Cecilia LaBonte. Thank you so much for your generosity. It means a lot to me. As I've said, we have lost a few patrons over the past few months, so this is a great way to keep that number growing and keep these podcasts coming. So here is your three-step plan to support the podcast. Number one, go to our Patreon page. Number two, decide how much you want to pledge every month. $4, $12, $25. And number three, keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous patron of the podcast on Patreon at songhinge.com. Kellys Wayke is up next with The Wild Rover from their self-titled album. After Kellys Wayke came Voice of Lir with Achille Eyre from Aislingach, then Bealtaine with Be Free from its pronounced Bealtaine. And then we finished up the set with Riley, that was Man Of Extraordinary Pleasure from Dirty Pool. Thank you so much for listening to this week's episode. As I mentioned, next week, I'm gonna take the week off to one of those five Thursdays of the month. I really appreciate all your support. I'm gonna try to prep myself for the June and July when I usually have a lot of downtime. So stay tuned for that. In the meantime, remember to vote in the Celtic Top 20. This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you. And your vote helps me create this year's Best Celtic Music episode. Patrons will be getting a music only highlight reel next week. So if you want an extra episode, well then sign up on Patreon right now. We're gonna finish up the show with Liam Vincent and the Odd Foxes. This is 4,000 Weeks. It's from their self-titled album. Thanks so much for listening. Sláinte. Support for this program comes from Hank Woodward. Support for this program comes from Dr. Annie Lorkowski of Centennial Animal Hospital in Corona, California. Support for this program comes from John Sharkey White II. Support for this program comes from international speaker Joseph Dumond teaching the ancient roots of the Gaelic people. Learn more about their origins at citedmoon.com. Support for this program comes from Cascadia Cross Border Law Group. Creating transparent borders for more than 25 years serving Alaska and the world. 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