All Around My Hat #702

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Nathan Gourley, The Friel Sisters, The Langer's Ball, Austral, Hounds of Finn, Juha Rossi, Charlie O'Brien, Kilrush, Blackwillow Starling, Wicked Tinkers, Celtic Conundrum, Carbon Leaf, CaliCeltic, Jiggy, Katie Jane Band

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THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC

0:06 - Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta, and Owen Marshall "Gleanntán Frolics / The Ceanngulla / The Hare in the Corn" from Copley Street 2

3:46 - WELCOME

5:52 - The Friel Sisters "Born for Sport/The Fairy Jig/Kissing & Drinking (Jigs)" from Northern Sky

9:40 - The Langer's Ball "I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day" from Drinking Song Sing - A - Long

12:15 - Austral "Bok Choy" from Thylacine

16:46 - Hounds of Finn "Wild Mountain Thyme" from Gravity Pulls

20:25 - FEEDBACK

24:44 - Juha Rossi "Carolan's Draught" from O'Carolan Tunes on Mandolin

27:38 - Charlie O'Brien "Hibernia" from The Trackless Wild, Irish Song of the Pampa

32:37 - Kilrush "Toss the Jam" from Kilrush

36:50 - Blackwillow Starling "All Around My Hat" from Blackwillow Starling

40:57 - THANKS

43:02 - Wicked Tinkers "The Dean Set" from Rant

46:25 - Celtic Conundrum "Ballad of Ellen Berkery” from Lore

50:46 - Carbon Leaf "7 Brides For 7 Sinners" from 5 Alive!

53:33 - CaliCeltic "Aoife and Her Reefer" from Paddy Paradise

57:39 - Jiggy "Púca (Shadow Step Mix)" from Single

1:04:40 - CLOSING

1:05:38 - Katie Jane Band "Twa Corbies" from Wild One

1:09:18 - CREDITS

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

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