The Best Celtic Music for 2010

Marc Gunn of Irish and Celtic Music Podcast has listed his Best Celtic Music of 2010.  The list includes my music with and the following great Celtic artists. You've just got to listen to this show, with some of the best Celtic music you'll ever hear:

Music from Round the House, Albannach, Marc Gunn, Bow Triplets, Merry Wives Of Windsor, The Blarney Rebel Band, Poitin, Locklin Road, Holly Kirby, Battlelegs, Heidi Talbot, Anton Emery, Deep Green Light, Sligo Rags, Ennis, Daphne Quigley-Freund & Tom Bradfish, Tania Opland & Mike Freeman, Oona McOuat & Dream Deep, Gaelic Storm, The Rogues and of course, Anne Roos.

Remember:
Cast your vote for "Craigieburn Wood" from my album from A Light in the Forest. It would be way cool to win the best of the Best Celtic Music of 2010, but can only be done with your votes. Thank you!!!

Celtic Top 5 Charts

Want your latest fix of Celtic music? A great podcast to listen to is the Irish and Celtic Music podcast, hosted by Marc Gunn. Get it on iTunes and from Celtic Music Podcast. You can also vote for your favorite Celtic tunes to appear on the Celtic Top 5 Page. Take a listen and tell Marc I said, "Hello!"

Irish Fireside, 2009 a Year in Review

I was recently featured in the 2009 Ireland Travel Review from the Irish Fireside. Here are just a few of the Roadtrip Highlights:

Irish Oatmeal Soap
John Wayne Birthplace
Liam Sings with the McMurrows
Celtic Harp with Anne Roos
Visit to America’s Oldest Irish Store



I had a great time visiting with Corey and Liam last February. You can check out the video of their visit at http://www.celticharpmusic.com/userpages/videos_sound.aspx.

Celtic Roots Radio Podcast and Anne Roos

Celtic Roots Radio Podcast #12--"Don't Make A Whole Song About It!" and Celtic Roots Radio Podcast #9--"Root 'n' Troot Supper, Hey!"

Raymond McCullough, host of the Celtic Roots Radio podcast, included the popular wedding tune "Mairi's Wedding" from Anne Roos' Haste to the Wedding CD on his October 24, 2009 episode. Her music is in good company in this episode, with lovely acoustic Celtic tunes from around the globe.

This isn't the first time Anne's music has been featured. Her tune "Considine's Grove", from A Light in the Forest CD, was featured in the September 4, 2009 episode called "Root 'n' Troot Supper, Hey!". What does this saying mean? "Fish 'n' chips" in the North Antrim County lingo.
This podcast originates from Belfast, Northern Ireland, and offers the listener more than just music. McCullough explains some of the common terms used in Northern Ireland, along with descriptions of what life is like in that part of the world. Of course, the music is the star of his podcast, spanning a broad spectrum of Celtic folk, folk/rock, Applachian, bluegrass, Scottish, Irish, Breton, and Cajun music. As McCullough declares at his website, "If you enjoy Celtic, roots, or acoustic music, you'll find it here on Celtic Roots Radio."

Thank you, Raymond, for including Anne's music on your outstanding podcast!

Enjoy this Podcast and listen to some of Anne's other tunes on the Celtic Roots Radio Live365 station. Then Sample Anne's CDs, too.

Celtic Roots Radio Podcast #09--"Root 'n' Troot Supper, Hey!"

Raymond McCullough, host of the Celtic Roots Radio podcast, included the popular tune "Considine's Grove", from Anne Roos' A Light in the Forest CD, on his September 4, 2009 episode. He called this episode "Root 'n' Troot Supper, Hey!". What does this saying mean? "Fish 'n' chips" in the North Antrim County lingo.

This podcast originates from Belfast, Northern Ireland, and offers the listener more than just music. McCullough explains some of the common terms used in Northern Ireland, along with descriptions of what life is like in that part of the world. Of course, the music is the star of his podcast, spanning a broad spectrum of Celtic folk, folk/rock, Applachian, bluegrass, Scottish, Irish, Breton, and Cajun music. As McCullough declares at his website, "If you enjoy Celtic, roots, or acoustic music, you'll find it here on Celtic Roots Radio."

Enjoy this Podcast and listen to some of Anne's other tunes on the Celtic Roots Radio Live365 station. Then Sample Anne's CDs, too.

Celtic Shaman Podcast

Celtic Shaman Podcast,
shamanic journey, Celtic tradition

I am pleased that my music is featured in the February 1, 2009 edition of the Celtic Shaman Podcast in honor of the festival Imbolc, which is one of the four principal festivals in the Irish calendar, celebrated among Gaelic peoples. Imbolc is most commonly celebrated on February 2nd, which falls halfway between the Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox in the northern hemisphere.

Fire and purification are an important aspect of this festival. The lighting of candles and fires represents the return of warmth and the increasing power of the Sun over the coming months. The holiday is dedicated to Brighid or Bride, the Gaelic goddess of poetry, healing, and smithcraft, and in the Christian period, Imbolc was adopted as St. Brighid’s Day.

In the following podcast, you'll be treated to stories and my music in celebration of this Celtic festival. Here’s an excerpt from the show notes:

Bride: Light of Imbolc

"Brighid of the Mantles, your mantle over me. Brighid of the Fair White Hands, your hand in mine."

Included is Dillon Carlyon’s reading from A Book of Saints and Wonders by Lady Gregory [1906] Book One: Brigit, The Mary of the Gael found at Sacred Texts.

Tira Brandon-Evans comments on traditions connected with Bride and Imbolc and reads from notes and invocations from the Carmina Gadelica. Smooring the Fire, Guarding the Flocks, and The Spell of the Fox. Dillon alternates with Tira reading the invocations in Gaelic and English.

The invocations are followed by “Epping Forest”, a song from my album A Light in the Forest.

If you enjoy our podcasts you may wish to join our public group or visit our homepage at www.faeryshaman.org. Have a happy and blessed Imbolc. Be well, be strong, be free!

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Celtic Myth Podshow Highlights

Once again, Gary and Ruth, hosts of the Celtic Myth Podshow, are featuring my music! (Back in October, her music was included in Episode 018 and Episode 019.)

In the current episode, you’ll hear “Mairi’s Wedding” from my Haste to the Wedding CD, along with great music from other folk artists and a reading of a poem from the Book of Taliesin. Listen to this new episode:

Special Episode 08 – New Year Music Special 2 Aired January 10, 2009

The Celtic Myth Podshow shares ancient tales and legends of
Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Brittany and the Isle of Mann, It
brings you the bravery of heroes and heroines, the magnificent
pantheon of gods and goddesses and the magic and wonder of
druids, faeries and folklore. This show weaves together the rich,
beautiful tapestry of mythological history, battles and sagas of the
Celts. Join Gary and Ruth and their friends as they tell you the
great stories from Celtic legend.

More details about me and my albums can be found on my
Contributor Page at the Celtic Myth Podshow website.

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Marc Gunn’s Irish and Celtic Music Podcast #61—The Best of 2008!

Marc Gunn’s Irish and Celtic Music Podcast #61—The Best of 2008!

I was quite honored to discover that one of my tunes is included in Marc Gunn’s Best Music of 2008 Podcast. Which tune did he choose? “Considine’s Grove” from my 5.1 Surround Sound album A Light in the Forest.

Take a listen at www.celticmusicpodcast.com and then vote for my tune in the Celtic Top Five. If my rendition of “Considine’s Grove” is voted as the most popular from Episode #61, he’ll play it again at the end of the next podcast, Episode #62.

A wee bit about Marc Gunn’s Irish and Celtic Music Podcast – This twice-monthly podcast features music by the best independent Celtic music groups: Irish drinking songs, Scottish folk songs, bagpipes, music from Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, Wales, Nova Scotia, Galacia, Australia and the United States. Hosted by Marc Gunn of the Brobdingnagian Bards.

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