The flowers of winter bloom with the great music of Celtic women on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #694. Subscribe now ! Flook, Hanneke Cassel, Eimear Arkins, Erin Ruth, Tradify, Mary - Kate Spring Lee, Runa, Clay Babies, Charlene Adzima, Mary Frances Leahy, Sheridan Rúitín, Louise Bichan, Roehind, Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now ! You can follow our playlist on Spotify to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:07 - Flook "The Farther Shore / Winter Flower" from Sanju Sarah Allen (Flutes, Whistles) 7:04 - WELCOME 8:43 - Hanneke Cassel "Jig for Christina" from Dot the Dragon's Eyes Hanneke Cassel (fiddle) 11:45 - Eimear Arkins "Téir Abhaile Riú (Song)" from Here & There Eimear Arkins (Vocals, Fiddle) 15:18 - Erin Ruth "Oro My Little Boat" from single Erin Ruth (Vocals, Guitar, Piano) 17:47 - Tradify "El Garrotín & Muñeira De Casu" from Take Flight Cedar Dobson (Vocals, Whistle) 20:56 - FEEDBACK 22:33 - Mary - Kate Spring Lee "Trip to Durrow/Boys of Ballisodare" from Tunes in the Morning Mary - Kate Spring Lee (Vocals, harp) 26:21 - Runa "O Dheara, 'Sheanduine" from When The Light Gets In Shannon Lambert - Ryan (Vocals, Bodhran) Cheryl Prashker (percussion) 31:02 - Clay Babies "White Face / Squirrel Hunter" from Speechless Vol. 2: Junky Jam in the Jungle Lillie (Vocals, guitar, fiddle, mandolin, tenor banjo, and bass) 34:52 - Charlene Adzima "Inion A'Bhaoghailligh" from The Initiation Charlene Adzima (Vocals, fiddle) Pronunciation: En - yen 38:45 - THANKS 41:04 - Mary Frances Leahy "Celticumbia" from First Light Mary Frances Leahy (fiddle, piano, vocals) 44:59 - Sheridan Rúitín "Jack the Sailor" from Rebels in the Night Shannon Cokeley (Vocals, guitar) 48:45 - Louise Bichan "Rhena's 80th" from The Lost Summer Louise Bichan (fiddle) 50:55 - Roehind "Cumha Sheathain" from Buile Alys Hoy (vocals, keyboards) 54:26 - CLOSING 55:51 - Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening "Just Stop & Eat The Roses" from Cloud Horizons Kathryn Tickell (Northumbrian Small Pipes, Fiddle) Amy Thatcher (accordion, synth, clogs, vocals) Kate Young (vocals, fiddle, charango). 59:41 - CREDITS The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather and our Patrons on Patreon. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs . Visit our website to follow the show. You'll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you'll get 7 weekly news items about what's happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and talk with others about climate change. What are you doing to combat climate change? Start a discussion with someone today. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/ . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I'm a Celtic musician and host of Folk Songs & Stories. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to release new music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their community on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com . Email follow@bestcelticmusic to learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. And if you are a Celtic musician and want your music featured on the show, you'll also get directions on how to submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don't have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It's 100% free. Just email follow@bestcelticmusic THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! It is by your generosity that I share new episodes four times per month. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designe