Way Stations for Poets and Story Tellers #771

Way stations and burning gorse, motor cars and the islands of Loch Maree. Episode 771 gathers a full hour of independent Celtic music spanning Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, and North America. Highlights include a McDades reel set, a Dervish collaboration with Glen Hansard, and a haunting Gaelic harp piece from Chloe Matharu to close. New voices meet familiar favourites across songs of home, loss, and the road. It's the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #771.  -  -  Subscribe now at CelticMusicPodcast.com!

Avourneen, The McDades, Tulua, Trouz Bras, Maggie MacInnes, Dervish, Glen Hansard, Jim Moray, Slugger's Rule, Leevy, Sandra Sparks, Michael Robbins, Mànran, Ruairidh Gray, Some One's Sons, Celtic Cross, Chloe Mathar

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THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:02 - Intro: Luke Shosol

0:08 - Avourneen  -  "Far From Home South Shore" from Way Stations

3:29 - WELCOME

4:38 - The McDades  -  "Miri's Reel/The Foolie/The Onlies' Reel" from Thread The Light

10:33 - Tulua  -  "Dunlavin Green (Song)" from In The Snug

14:42 - Trouz Bras  -  "Ker Breizh" from Edge of the Spiral: Celtic Music of Brittany