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What happens when the very thing that once lit you up feels out of reach—yet still lives deep in your soul, waiting to be reclaimed? In this episode, we sit down with Carla Sciaky, a lifelong musician, who opens up about her incredible journey from early musical brilliance to facing a dark night of the soul that transformed everything. Carla shares how her relationship with music shifted from pressure and perfectionism to something sacred—purpose-driven, healing, and deeply connected to Spirit. We explore how silence became her ally, how creativity cycles through light and shadow, and how music—far beyond just entertainment—has the power to change lives, starting with her own.From the science behind music's effect on the brain and body to its emotional influence on infants and elders alike, Carla offers a unique blend of personal story and universal truth. How does music shape our development? And what role can it play in reconnecting with who we truly are? Whether you're an artist, healer, or simply someone navigating your own transformation, Carla's wisdom will stir something in your soul. Tune in to remember the power of music—not just as a sound, but as a force for connection, healing, and coming home to yourself.Ways to Connect with Carla & her Music:https://www.carlasciaky.com/http://www.doorwaytoyourlife.com/Music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n89CPWG4uELyric video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtQKKSbrEkgOrder an album on Carla's website: https://carlasciaky.com/index.html#storeP.S. A note from Carla: "It occurred to me to say that I really want other coaches, therapists, healers, etc., to feel free to use any of my songs in their work with clients, For example, my 12-step sponsor used to use my song “Awakening” (title song of my 1995 release) to do workshops and journaling exercises with recovering addicts. Putting on my musician/songwriter hat, I want to honor all musicians with the reminder that it is most respectful for anyone who puts our songs to use in this way to actually purchase either the individual cut or the album as a whole, and also to credit the songwriter, whoever it is. And at the same time, I would rather someone use it from YouTube or Spotify than not use it at all! I just want to mention that out of respect to all my fellow songwriters."About Carla Sciaky:Carla Sciaky has enjoyed over five decades in her career as a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, including a 2019 induction in the Colorado Music Hall of Fame with the group the Mother Folkers. Renowned for her clear articulate voice, strong fingerpicking style, and a warm intimacy with her audiences, she has toured the US and Europe, amassed a discography on Green Linnet and her own Propinquity labels, and was awarded awards and recognition for her songwriting in such arenas as the Kerrville New Song Competition, the Louisville (KY) songwriting competition, the Colorado Arts and Humanities Fellowship for Composition, and the Billboard Songwriting Competition. Her most recent solo album Heart of the Swan soared to the top of the folk radio charts upon its release in October 2024, and her music video “Standing by a River” has won multiple awards at film festivals worldwide in the categories of music video and songwriting. Carla has also performed on baroque violin as a core member of the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado and Sémplice Baroque, with Wyoming Baroque, Colorado Chamber Players and more. She lives with her husband Dan in Lakewood, Colorado, working as a published author and public speaker and with clients as a life coach through her practice Doorway to Your Life.Chapters00:00 Carla Sciaky's Musical Journey05:24 The Call Back to Music12:24 The Dark Night of the Soul17:32 Transforming the Creative Process25:54 The Impact of Music on People39:12 Music's Universal Language and Emotional Influence44:57 The Role of Silence in Creativity49:38 The Evolution of Music and Technology
There's a little fairy sharing her love of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #704 . Subscribe now! Flook, Kinnfolk, Katie Jane Band, Malin Lewis, Brobdingnagian Bards, The Lilies of the Midwest, Olivia Bradley, On The Lash, Golden Bough, Clare Sands, Brian Finnegan, CaliCeltic, Robert Zielinski, Bealtaine, Amelia Hogan 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 YouTube to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:06 - Flook "Jig for Sham / The Dawn Wall / Johnny D's / Timewaver" from Sanju 6:17 - WELCOME 9:23 - Kinnfolk "The Star Above the Mountain Set" from Star Above The Mountain 14:36 - Katie Jane Band "Wild Rover" from Wild One 17:42 - Malin Lewis "Cycle Lane" from Halocline 21:46 - Brobdingnagian Bards "South Australia" from Another Faire to Remember 24:51 - FEEDBACK 28:41 - The Lilies of the Midwest "The Sliabh Luachra National Anthem" from Cat's Ceili 31:36 - Olivia Bradley "Little Fairy (feat. Ashley Davis)" from single 36:01 - On The Lash "Timmy Clifford's/The Rookery" from Fireside 39:56 - Golden Bough "Loch Lomond" from Westering Home 44:24 - THANKS 46:36 - Clare Sands, Brian Finnegan "Dealán Dé" from Gormacha 50:30 - CaliCeltic "Bounty on My Head" from Paddy Paradise 53:50 - Robert Zielinski "Drunken Piper" from The Day Dawn 54:46 - Bealtaine "McAlpine's Fusiliers" from single 58:04 - CLOSING 59:17 - Amelia Hogan "Come Away In" from Burnished 1:03:56 - 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. Climate change is real, and we can fix it. Cutting waste, saving energy, and pushing for clean power all make a difference. A cleaner, safer world benefits everyone. Talk to someone today—our children are counting on you. 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. We are 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 you will get a free music - only episode. You'll also learn how to get your band played on the podcast. Bands don't need to send in music, and You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music. It's 100% free. Again email follow@bestcelticmusic What is an Album Pin? An album pin is a lapel pin with artwork inspired by a specific album or song from an album. It could be the actual album artwork or it could be inspired by a specific track on the album. The best album pins stand out on their own. They appeal to more than just your fans. It is simple, bold, and visually engaging. However, what truly makes it an “album pin” is that the purchaser also gets a digital album with their pin. I have an entire blog on my website with details including templates for you to make your own album pin jacket.
Copperplate Time 427 presented by Alan O'Leary www.copperplatemailorder.com Music & Mischief 1. Bothy Band: Green Groves/Flowers of Red Hill. After Hours 2. Bridge Ceili Band: Lord McDonald/The Holly Bush/Finbarr Dwyer's. Sparks on Flags 3. Kevin Burke & Jackie Daly: The Steeplechase/Graf Spee. Eavesdropper 4. John McEvoy & John Wynne: An Suisin Ban/Humours of Castlebernard. Pride of the West 5. Gabriel McArdle: Bessie the Beauty of Rossinure Hill. The Fermanagh Blackbird 6. Gerry O'Connor: Bessie the Beauty of Rossinure Hill. Journeyman 7. Paul Brock/Moving Cloud: The Chinese Polka/William Durette's Clog/Boys of the Lough. Moving Cloud 18. Matt Molloy: The Spider's Web/Boys of the Town/The Leg of the Duck. Back to the Island 9. Delores Keane: Far Away in Australia. Best Of10. Ciara McElholm: Planxty Alice & Will. Amargin Fire11. Seamus Ennis: The Rainy Day/Learn the Grip. Green Linnet 20th Anniversary 12. Poem by Dermot Bulger: Seamus Ennis in Drumcondra. 13. Christy Moore: Easter Snow. Collection 14. Seamus Ennis: Ask My Father/Pat Ward's Jig. The Best of Irish Piping 15. Brian Conway: Tailor's Twist/Galway Bay/Kelly's Fancy. Consider the Source 16. Diarmuid O'Meachair: The Doocastle/The Bearhaven/Paddy Kelly's. Siul Na Slí 17. George Duff: The Rigs o Rye. The Collier Laddie 18. Gatehouse: The Laddie with The Pladdie. Tus Nua 19. Goodman Trio: Johnny Gone to France/The Highlanders Kneebuckle/Mrs O'Brien. More Tunes from the Goodman Manuscripts 20. Rita Gallagher: Aah The Marriage. May Morning Dew 21. Mulcahy Family: Mullingar Races/Coen's Memories/Jim Donoghue's. Reelin' in Tradition 22. Bothy Band: Green Groves/Flowers of Red Hill. After Hours
The Sundilla Radio Hour for the week of 08/15/2022 featuring: Buskin & Batteau & Tom Rush “One Month Crazier” Click: Songs By Neale Eckstein & Friends (2014 Neale Eckstein) 5:02 Shawna Caspi “Love in a Moving Van” Forest Fire (2017 Shawna Caspi) 3:40 Sam Gleaves “If I Could Write a Song” Ain't We Brothers (2015 Community Music) 3:59 Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio “Ain't Gotten Around” Still She Will Fly (2015 Heather Pierson) 4:00 Allison Russell “Persephone” Outside Child (2021 Birds of Chicago) 4:21 Brooks Williams “Seven Sisters” Seven Sisters (2006 Green Linnet) 3:45 Sara Routh “Not a Little Love Song” Road(S) (2013 Sara Routh) 3:23 Chuck Brodsky “Bill & Annie” Letters In the Dirt (1996 Red House) 3:38 Ordinary Elephant “Worth the Weight” Honest (2019 Ordinary Elephant) 3:13 Tre Burt “What Good” Caught It from the Rye (2020 Oh Boy) 3:21 Oliver the Crow “As the Crow Flies” Oliver the Crow (2018 OTC) 3:23 Charlie Mosbrook “Up Among the Stars” A Time Long Gone (2015 Charlie Mosbrook) 3:18 Amythyst Kiah “Firewater” Wary + Strange (2021 Rounder) 3:38 Joe Crookston “Darkling/BlueBird (Fear & Transcend)” Darkling & the BlueBird Jubilee (2011 Joe Crookston) 4:01
Hey all.....Some times I get these songs in my head and gotta gettem out!* Opening Salvo - The Usual Suspects- Chuck Berry - Nadine [Chess 1964] 45 rpm*****The Chuckster carried on his life seemingly having no idea how important he was to R&R.* Bed: The Stones - 2120 S. Michigan AveSet 1 Brown Eyed Men & Red Horses- John Hammond - Brown eyed handsome man [Atlantic 1967] LP - I Can Tell- Bob Diddley - I'm sorry [Checker 1959] 45 rpm / the b-side of "Oh Yea"* Soundbite - "why don't you put that small mind to some constructive use..."- Kaleidoscope - Faintly blowing [Fontana 1969] LP - Faintly Blowing- Pete & Maura Kennedy - Run the red horses [Green Linnet 1995] CD - River of Fallen Stars* Bed: See aboveSet 2 See Red? Go Home Then- Howlin' Wolf - Oh Red [Chess 1952] 78 rpm / Big Foot Chester paying homage- Long John Hunter - Old Red [Yucca 1971] 45 rpm / Texas Kat* The Onion Radio News - Red Stingeroos- Al Kooper - I can't keep from crying [Elektra 1966] LP - What's Shakin'- Blues Project - Cheryl's going home [Verve Forecast 1966] LP - Projections* Bed: See aboveSet 3 Reminiscing [Is the end near?]- Tim Buckley - buzzin' fly [Elektra 1969] LP - Happy Sad* Soundbite - "you must think I was born yesterday...."- Clear Light - Sand [Elektra 1967] LP - Clear Light*****Both the above were seen by me at the Cafe A Go Go* DRR Show Id- Blood Sweat & Tears - I can't quit her [Columbia 1968] LP - Child is Father to the Man* Soundbite - Cary Grant ..."Enough stimulation"- Moby Grape - Omaha [Columbia 1967] LP - Moby Grape*****Both the above were seen my me at the Cafe A Go GoSet 4 Over and Out- Eric Dolphy - Out there [New Jazz 1961] LP - Out There
Copperplate Time 345 Presented by Alan O'Leary www.copperplatemailorder.com www.liveireland.com/radi 1. Bothy Band: Green Groves/Flowers of Red Hill. 1975 2. Mulhaire/Connolly/Coen: Imelda Roland’s/Paddy Kelly’s/Swinging on the Gate. Warming Up 3. Paddy Glackin: Julia Delaney’s/Mothers Delight. Glackin4. Andrew Murray: Castle Garden. Hell or High Water 5. Junior Crehan: Mist Covered Mountain/Caislean an Oir. Ceol an Clair 6. Mick & Aoife O’Brien & Emer Mayock: Johnny Gone to France/Highlander’s Kneebuckle/Lady O’Brien. More Tunes from the Goodman Manuscripts 7. Benny McCarthy: Cucandy/James Kelly’s. Press & Draw8. Donncha O’Briain: The Maple Leaf/Man of Arran. Donncha O’Briain9. Eilis Kennedy: The Saucy Sailor. Westward10. Liz & Yvonne Kane: Farewell to Eyrecourt/Stone in the Field/Paddy Fahy’s. Side by Side 11. Tommy Guihen: The Parcel of Land/The Streetplayer/The Drunken Landlady. The Torn Jacket 12. Caoimhin O’Fearghail: Napoleon’s Retreat/Callaghan’s HP. Uillean Piping from Waterford 13. Bob Davenport: Wild Wild, Whiskey. The Common Stone 10. Andy m. Stewart : The Errant Apprentice. Songs of Green Linnet 11. Alfie: The Drink Song. Wolves in the Woods 12. John Keehan: By Golly/ Kilglass Lakes/Con Cassidy’s Jig. Humours of Scariff 13. Daithi Gormley: Cottage in the Glen/Finbarr Dwyer’s/ Duke of Leinster. Fiddling Without A Bow 14. Aggie Whyte & Paddy Carty: Pride of the West/Charlie’s Aunt. Aggie Whyte 15. Eilis Crean: Lowlights on the Corrib/Paddy Fahy’s/Dolly’s Hill. Bitter Sweet 16. Mary Dillon & Deanta: Where Are You Tonight?. Whisper of A Secret 17. Bothy Band: Green Groves/Flowers of Red Hill. 1975
in studio Fabio Lossani e Giancarlo Nostrini..Abbiamo ascoltato:..Alessio Lega - Ambaradan (album Marenero 2017)..Alberto Sordi - Guardo gli asini che volano nel ciel (dal film The flying deuces 1939)..Quintetto ritmico di Milano - A zonzo (Quintetto Ritmico di Milano diretto da Luciano Zuccheri ed Fonit 1942)..Márta Sebestyén y Muzsikás - Szerelem szerelem (album Prisoners' songs 1999)..Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill - Mary McMahon of Ballinahinch (Live in Seattle ed. Green Linnet 1999)..Tama Trio - Danza in minore - Ballittu Missinisi (album Voglio un chilo di pane ed S'Ard Music 2015)
in studio Fabio Lossani e Giancarlo Nostrini..Abbiamo ascoltato:..Alessio Lega - Ambaradan (album Marenero 2017)..Alberto Sordi - Guardo gli asini che volano nel ciel (dal film The flying deuces 1939)..Quintetto ritmico di Milano - A zonzo (Quintetto Ritmico di Milano diretto da Luciano Zuccheri ed Fonit 1942)..Márta Sebestyén y Muzsikás - Szerelem szerelem (album Prisoners’ songs 1999)..Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill - Mary McMahon of Ballinahinch (Live in Seattle ed. Green Linnet 1999)..Tama Trio - Danza in minore - Ballittu Missinisi (album Voglio un chilo di pane ed S’Ard Music 2015)
in studio Fabio Lossani e Giancarlo Nostrini..Abbiamo ascoltato:..Alessio Lega - Ambaradan (album Marenero 2017)..Alberto Sordi - Guardo gli asini che volano nel ciel (dal film The flying deuces 1939)..Quintetto ritmico di Milano - A zonzo (Quintetto Ritmico di Milano diretto da Luciano Zuccheri ed Fonit 1942)..Márta Sebestyén y Muzsikás - Szerelem szerelem (album Prisoners’ songs 1999)..Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill - Mary McMahon of Ballinahinch (Live in Seattle ed. Green Linnet 1999)..Tama Trio - Danza in minore - Ballittu Missinisi (album Voglio un chilo di pane ed S’Ard Music 2015)
This inaugural episode investigates why 400,000 people–and a band of kids from Boston–ended up at the All Ireland music competition in Sligo. With visits to Boston, Dublin, Clare, and Chicago, host Shannon Heaton digs into what the competition meant to all the kids, parents, and teachers who were involved in the qualifying round in New Jersey, and the big summer Fleadh in Ireland. Meet young piper Cormac Gaj, teachers at Comhaltas Music Schools, concertina player Mary MacNamara in Tulla, and fiddle player Liz Carroll… and there’s a Yeats poem here, too, recited by Anne Marie Kennedy. * * * * * * * Special thanks to David Laveille and the nice pals at the Sonic Soiree for encouraging Irish Music Stories. Thank you to Matt Heaton for script editing and production music. And please CLICK HERE if you can kick in to support this podcast! * * * * * * * Visit IrishMusicStories.org * * * * * * * Music and Poetry Heard on Episode 01-Trip to Sligo all music traditional, unless otherwise indicated Tune: “The Tap Room” (reel), from rehearsal, circa 2009 Artist: Dan Gurney (accordion), Shannon Heaton (flute), Matt Heaton (guitar) Tune: “Grupai Ceoil Theme,” Production Music made for Irish Music Stories Artist: Matt Heaton (guitar) Tune: “I’m Waiting for You” and “The Magpie’s Nest” (reels), from The Banks of the Shannon, Green Linnet 1993 Artist: Seamus Connolly (fiddle), Charlie Lennon (piano) Tune: “Heartstrings Theme,” from Production Music made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar) Tune: “Travel Theme,” from Production Music made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar) Tune: “The Imperial Set” (first tune is “Follow Me Down to Milltown”), from Live in Lisdoonvarna, (Torc Music, 2002) Artist: Kilfenora Céilí Band Tune: “Jennifer Molloy’s” (Jig), from From Tulla to Boston: Live at the Burren Artist: Mary MacNamara (from the Trad Youth Exchange) Tune: “Joe Cooley’s Reel,” from From Tulla to Boston: Live at the Burren Artist: Tulóg and Realta Gaela (from the Trad Youth Exchange) Tune: “Triumph Theme,” from Production Music made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar) Tune: “High Part of the Road” (Jig), field recording made by Liz Carroll (1976) Artist: Bridge Céilí Band Tune: “Seamus Connolly’s” (Jig), from Traditional Music from Doolin Co. Clare Artist: Kevin Griffin with Eoin O’Neill, Sharon Shannon Poem: “The Song of Wandering Aengus,” recited in Kennedy’s kitchen Artist: Recited by Anne Marie Kennedy Poet: William Butler Yeats
“Ah! I know nothing about the feelings of parents,” said the Water-rat; “I am not a family man. In fact, I have never been married, and I never intend to be. Love is all very well in its way, but friendship is much higher. Indeed, I know of nothing in the world that is either nobler or rarer than a devoted friendship.” “And what, pray, is your idea of the duties of a devoted friend?” asked a Green Linnet, who was sitting in a willow-tree hard by, and had overheard the conversation.
Entre los temas que escuchamos en este programa podemos encontrar una serie de recomendaciones musicales de Marga Lorences, acordeonista asturiana de La Bandina'l Tombo. Marga nos recomienda temas de Archetype, Moving Hearts, Alan Stivell, Cuig y Luke Daniels. Además escuchamos un tema de Solas en directo y música de Brian Finnegan, Malinky, Deanta y Mike Vass. 1. Malinky - The trawlin' Trade, del cd Three Ravens (2002) Greentrax 2. Brian Finnegan - Marga's Moment / Crooked Still Reel, del cd The Ravishing Genius of Bones (2010) 3. Moving Hearts - Category, de una grabación en directo en Correggio, Italia (1984) 4. Mike Vass - Calum James McCrimmon, del cd String Theory (2010) Rusty Squash Horn Records 5. Archetype - Andy's Waltz, del cd Archetype (1989) Escalibur 6. Luke Daniels - Beatrice Fortuna, del cd Secret Sessions (2004) Wren Records 7. Alan Stivell - Tri Martolod, del cd Olympia Concert (1972) Disques Dreyfus 8. Solas - Instrumental, de una grabación en directo en Trumansburg, NY, USA, Julio de 2001. 9. Felpeyu - Nun Quiero Coyer la Flor, del cd Ya! (2002) Tierra Discos 10. Deanta - King of Blues, del cd Deanta (1993) Green Linnet 11. Cuig - The Peacock, del cd The Prospect (1998) Green Linnet
From the 1st harp sketch, improvised album Reveries 1. © GaryPHayes 1994. Recording recovered from a failing magnetic cassette tape. Nearly all pieces are 1st take improvisations performed on a Salvi Julia harp with occasional accompanying Soprano Sax and Electric Guitar. All harp improvised apart from memory arrangements of Aranjuez (Rodrigo) & Schindler (Williams). Gary began small lap harp in Dec 93, bought Salvi Julia Feb 94 - this recording made Apr 94 - had been playing Harp only 4 months. Further albums featured full concert harp.
This is a reel in the key of G. Reels are the most challenging pieces in the repertoire of the traditional musician because of the need to play them at speed and yet include ornamentation. A very nice rendition of this is on Martin Hayes self-titled album (accompanied by Randall Bays). Martin's website is www.martinhayes.com - when we checked some of the links were not working, but you can also buy the CD from Green Linnet (www.greenlinnet.com), or online from emusic (www.emusic.com). This lesson runs for 8 minutes 59 seconds. File size is 4.11 MB.