This is the great St. Patrick's Day music playlist with Irish Celtic music from Jimi McRae, NUA, Jonathan Ramsey, Scotland Rising, Tiller's Folly, Earl's Chair, Marc Gunn & Jamie Haeuser, banna de dha, The Stubby Shillelaghs, Jamie Laval And Ashley Broder, Maggie Drennon, The Sorry Lot, Friday Frolics, Tallymoore, Fenian Sons, Chrissy Crowley, Deborah Henriksson, Black 47, Bourbon & Shamrocks, The Gleasons, Jamie Smith's MABON, Abby Green. www.celticmusicpodcast.com

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Some St. Patrick's Day Music Features

This Week in Celtic Music

"Songs from the Western Seaboard" by Jimi McRaefrom Last King of Pictland (2014)

"The Dark Road" by NUAfrom BOLD (2013)Hometown: Toronto, Canada

"Leaving of Liverpool" by Jonathan Ramseyfrom Wellie Races, The Sea, The Ditch, and Sundry Other Place Irish Music Ought Not Go (2013)

"Desert Reels" by Scotland Risingfrom Out of the Ashes

"Death and Taxes" by Tiller's Follyfrom A Ripple in Time and Go The Road (2012)

"Liz Power" by Earl's Chairfrom Earl's Chair (2010)

"A Stor Mo Chroi" by Marc Gunn & Jamie Haeuserfrom How America Saved Irish Music

"Paddy Ryan’s Dream / Paddy Fahey’s No. 1 / The Shetland Fiddler" by banna de dhá (Band of Two)from Band of Two (2013)

"Bound for Virginia" by The Stubby Shillelaghsfrom Celtic-American (2013)

"Jig Jag" by Jamie Laval And Ashley Broderfrom Zephyr in the Confetti Factory and Best Of The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast

"Roisin Dubh" by Maggie Drennonfrom Just Now

"Hills of Connemara" by The Sorry Lotfrom The Sorry Lot

"Spanish Omelette" by Friday Frolicsfrom Friday Frolics (2014)

"Smashing the Van" by Tallymoorefrom Tallymoore (2013)

"Enniskillen Dragoons" by Fenian Sonsfrom 617 (2013)

"Trundles" by Chrissy Crowleyfrom Last Night's Fun (2013)

"Lagan Love" by Deborah Henrikssonfrom The Heart's Cry (2012)

"St Patrick's Day" by Black 47from Last Call (2014)

"As I Roved Out" by Bourbon & Shamrocksfrom Shock & ARRRR! (2014)

"Connemara's Callin'" by The Gleasonsfrom Let It Go (2013)

"The Joy of Lowenna" by Jamie Smith's MABONfrom Windblown (2012)

"Parting Glass" by Abby Greenfrom Einini

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