Review: “That Night in the Garden” by Emerald Rose
Artist: Emerald Rose Album: “That Night in the Garden” Emerald Rose has been making music in the Celtic vein since late 1996 and, in the intervening years, have managed to put out seven CDs geared...
View ArticleWho Are the Most-Accessible Celtic Musicians?
Spfld Irish Fest 2008 Ladies of Longford Lone Raven twins. Photo by Cindy Funk. One of the great things about indie Celtic music that no one really talks about is the approachability of the Celtic...
View ArticleMP3: “Dicey Riley” by Marc Gunn
Kilts. Cats. Science Fiction. Irish drinking songs. Nowhere else but from the bizarre imagination of Marc Gunn would those four elements be so neatly integrated. Marc Gunn–”The Celtfather”–is an...
View ArticleReview: “Mythcreants” by Tricky Pixie
Well. I wasn’t quite sure what to make of this album–but I mean that in the best possible way. The first track, “Chickies in the House” is a lovely little Celtic tune–with intermittent chicken clucks...
View ArticlePlaylist: Post-St. Patrick’s Day Blues
St. Patrick’s Day is over and all the great music a Celtic culture has disappeared from it’s well-deserved visibility on the media. It’s kinda sad, huh? I want to help you through your post-St....
View Article3 Pints Gone on the Celtic Music Spotlight
Show #172 we feature Irish Punk music from Neck, The Kilmaine Saints, The Lagan, The Go Set, The Real McKenzies, The Cloves and The Tabacco, The Greenland Whalefishers, The Tossers, Celkilt, The Craic,...
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