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September 4, 2025 66 mins

Celtic music isn’t just a heritage—it’s alive through the women who sing, play, and share it. From harps and fiddles to pipes and song, hear their strength and beauty on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #725  -  -  Subscribe now!

Olivia Barrett, Carroll Sisters Trio, Eimear Arkins & Eileen Gannon, Scottish Fish, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Niamh Dunne, Old Man Flanagan's Ghost, Chloe Matharu, Jen Midkiff, Rambling Sailors, The Bordercollies, Plunk Murray, The Friel Sisters

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THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC

0:09 - Olivia Barrett "The Mountain Blessing/The Secret Elsewhere" from Elsewhere

Olivia Barrett: fiddle

4:40 - WELCOME

6:35 - Carroll Sisters Trio "Liam Childs  -  Baby Dragon" from Radiance

Emilie and Nora Carrol: fiddle

10:32 - Eimear Arkins & Eileen Gannon "Lough Erne's Shore (song)" from The Belles of St. Louis

Eimear Arkinis: Vocals, fiddle, Irish dancer

Eileen Cannon: harp

15:27 - Scottish Fish "Zoe's / 3x" from Currently

Ava Montesi: fiddle

Caroline Dressler: fiddle

Giulia Haible: cello, piano

Julia Homa: fiddle, piano

Maggie MacPhail: fiddle, piano

22:14 - Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh "Blackwaterside" from Thar Toinn / Seaborne

Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh: flute, whistles, vocals

26:40 - FEEDBACK

31:14 - Niamh Dunne "Ballyneety's Walls" from Portraits

Niamh Dunne: fiddle, vocals

34:34 - Old Man Flanagan's Ghost "Danny Boy Set (Devil's Dream/Uncle Henry's Reel/Angus Campbell)" from LIVE

Bexy Ashworth: fiddle, vocals

37:30 - Chloe Matharu "Butterfly" from Sailors and Rolling Stones

Chloe Matharu: Scottish Indian singer songwriter, harpist and harmonium player

43:04 - THANKS

45:18 - Jen Midkiff "Phoenix" from All in Good Time

Jed Midkiff: harp, vocals

49:05 - Rambling Sailors "Fish in the Sea" from Kenway's Favorites

Susan Csikos: vocals, guitar

50:39 - The Bordercollies "Mormund Braes" from To The Hills and Back

Carrie Thompson: vocals

Anna Darmanska: fiddle

Lisa McCann: bodhran, vocals

52:53 - Plunk Murray "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye" from Another Drink

Erin “Boom Chick” Bliss: drums

58:18 - CLOSING

59:56 - The Friel Sisters "On Diarach (Song)" from Northern Sky

Anna Friel: Flute, tin whistles, vocals

Sheila Friel: Uilleann pipes, flute, tin whistles and vocals

Clare Friel: Fiddle, tin whistles and vocals

1:05:03 - CREDITS

Support for this program comes from International speaker, Joseph Dumond, teaching the ancient roots of the Gaelic people. Learn more about their origins at Sightedmoon.com

Support for this program comes from Cascadia Cross Border Law Group, Creating Transparent Borders for more than twenty five years, serving Alaska and the world. Find out more at   www.CascadiaLawAlaska.com

Support for this program comes from Hank Woodward.

The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather and our Patrons on Patreon. The sh

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