What You Do Matters #710

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Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira, Adam Agee & Jon Sousa, The AML Trio, Fourth Moon, Brendan Hayes/Fergal Scahill/Padraig Rynne, Heather Alexander, Ghost Of A Banshee, Whiskey Faithful, Olivia Barrett, Rebecca Winckworth, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Crikwater, Phoenyx, Stinky Ocean Kelpie, Journey North, Celia Farran

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THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC

0:06-Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira "Passport to Mettabee" from Here to Stay

4:13-WELCOME

6:16-Adam Agee & Jon Sousa "Coppers and Brass / Munster Buttermilk" from Ceol na gCarad

10:15-The AML Trio "Brennan on the Moor" from Sons Of Erin's Isle

12:18-Fourth Moon "Prater Park" from Ellipsis

18:42-Fiona Tyndell "Airdí Cuan" from Éinin An Cheóil

22:34-FEEDBACK

25:27-Heather Alexander "Brannigan's Special Ale" from Midsummer

27:53-Ghost Of A Banshee "I Bid You Farewell" from Along The Rural Trail

30:56-Whiskey Faithful "Roamin' in the Gloamin'" from Roamin' in the Gloamin'

33:20-Olivia Barrett "The Sparkle Horse" from Elsewhere

35:32-Rebecca Winckworth "Dusk Starts to Fall" from Chapters of Time

39:06-Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh "Banks of the Nile" from daybreak: fainne an lae

43:27-THANKS

45:50-Phoenyx "King of Elfland’s Daughter" from Keepers of the Flame

49:12-Crikwater "Angels' Share (Live)" from Live in Buffalo

53:08-Stinky Ocean Kelpie "Kerry Polka Donks" from single

55:31-Journey North "Bannockburn" from Journey North (Revisited)

1:01:38-CLOSING

1:02:29-Celia Farran "I'll Tell Me Ma" from The Bard of Armagh:  A Tribute to Tommy Makem

1:04:46-CREDITS

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⚡ Episode 2: What You Do Matters
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