Podcast appearances and mentions of raymond mccullough

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THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:08 - The Gothard Sisters "Against the Grain" from Midnight Sun 4:49 - WELCOME 9:04 - Albannach "Hail to the Heroes" from The Sub - Zero Sessions EP 12:47 - Brobdingnagian Bards "I'm Coming Home" from Another Faire to Remember 17:19 - The Drowsy Lads "7 8, Final Answer" from Everyone In 20:51 - Alexander James Adams "Please Awake" from Harvest Season  -  Second Cutting 25:53 - Poitín "Mother And Child" from One For The Road 28:22 - FEEDBACK 31:14 - Ed Miller "The Prince of Darkness" from Lolander 36:35 - Matt & Shannon Heaton "Buried My Wife and Danced on Her Grave/Paddy Fahey's/Aherne's Egg (jigs)" from Whirring Wings 40:45 - Heather Dale "Bonny Bonny Broom" from My Celtic Heart 44:32 - Sharon Shannon "Butterflies" from Out The Gap 47:48 - Wolf Loescher & Mark Kenneth "Rigs o' Rye" from Loescher+Kenneth 51:32 - BREAK 53:23 - Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer "The Private Still" from Red House 57:51 - The Merry Wives of Windsor "All Among the Barley" from Drink This Pub Dry 1:00:39 - Anne Roos "Roslin Castle & The Woods of Kilmurry" from A Light in the Forest 1:06:54 - The Irish Rovers "Donovan's Pub in Ballinasloe" from No End in Sight 1:11:37 - Haggis Rampant "Pikeman's March/Battle of Waterloo/Lord Lovat's Lament" from Trì 1:14:05 - THANKS 1:16:40 - Reilly "The Hunting Dogs" from Durty Pool 1:19:23 - Gaelic Storm "Girl's Night in Galway" from Matching Sweaters 1:22:36 - The Canny Brothers Band "Take Me" from The Guinness Situation 1:26:35 - Stout Pounders "Old Dun Cow" from Pour Decisions 1:29:30 - Ockham's Razor "Moorlough Shores" from Garnet 1:34:14 - CLOSING 1:35:39 - The Rogues "The Warrior's Salute" from 25... and Live! 1:40:23 - 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—our planet's future is in our hands. The overwhelming evidence shows that human activity is driving climate change, from record  -  breaking heat waves to rising sea levels. But the good news? We have the power to fix it. Every choice we make—reducing waste, conserving energy, supporting clean energy, and lobbying our political leaders—moves us toward a more stable climate. Start a conversation today. The facts are out there, and the future is ours to shape. 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 also 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. 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BRING IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC TO THE WORLD FOR 20 YEARS On July 28, 2005, I released the very first episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. This was not my first podcast. There were four others that I released first. All of them are still available to this day. Though one podfaded. When I started, I was publishing the Celtic Music Magazine every week. I started podcasting to promote Celtic bands, but mostly I wanted to promote my own band, Brobdingnagian Bards. It was a new and exciting way to get my music heard. But something happened along the way. It became less and less about my band and more about how I could help bands be heard. And it worked. In fact, I featured a total of 79 Celtic bands in the months that followed in 2005. That includes Brobdingnagian Bards and my Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers project. Here are some of the bands who were featured. 1: Susan Hamlin, Three Quarter Ale, Dust Rhinos, Cluan, Fathom, The BorderCollies, Tara's Fire, Paul McKenna, Marc Gunn & The Dubliners' Tabby Cats, Brobdingnagian Bards 2: StoneRing, The Slip, Hugh Morrison, Caladh, MacTalla Mor, Lenahan, The Bloody Irish Boys, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, Celtic Stone 3: The Barley Boys, Contea, Queen's Gambit, Highland Fling, Michael Murphy and the River Shannon Band, Amadan, Raymond McCullough, Bow Triplets, The Rogues 4: The Irish Experience, Cairde na Gael, The Black Irish, Avalon Rising, Heather Gilmer and Jeff Moore, Sarah Dinan, Bedlam Bards, Emerald Rose, Kristen Roger, Heather Dale, Serious Kitchen, Empty Hats 5: Rise, Ed Miller, Tullamore, Paisley Close, Cantiga, Thomas "Doc" Grauzer, Cady Finlayson, Rimbo, Don Grieve, Black 47 6: Moch Pryderi, Enter the Haggis, The Patched Hats, Seelie Court, Eric Benson with The Boatrights, Ali Benson, 3 Pints Gone, Sligo Rags, Angel's Share 7: The Tea Merchants, Keltic Kaleidoscope, Brothers 3, EJ Jones, Shays Rebellion, Marc Gunn 8: Niamh Parsons, Flook, Willie McCulloch, Gan Fidil, Pol Mac Adaim, The Elders 9: Tears for Beers, Clandestine, Stonering, Athas, Carl Peterson You can see the full list on the website. Many of these artists are no longer performing. What's more interesting is that about a quarter of these artists are still making new music to this day. Today, I will highlight some of the amazing Celtic bands that are still performing after 15 - 20 years. I started my list with three perennial favorites of mine who've been on the show for a long time and are still performing: Poitin, Ed Miller, and The Gothard Sisters. Admittedly, The Gothard Sisters were a late addition to the show, coming on in 2010. But of all the bands, they are to me a shining beacon of this podcast. Because you can see them grow and develop as musicians and songwriters over the course of this show. So I had to include them. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! Because of generous patrons like you, the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast releases new episodes nearly every single week. Your support doesn't just fund the show—it fuels a movement. 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Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland  with music from:  Song of the Lakes (Michigan, USA) – 'Benzie Rover' (Walking the Plank)  Ockham's Razor (Washington State, USA) – 'Buile Shuibhne (The Frenzy of Sweeney)' (Secrets & Silence)  Heidi Jane (California, USA) – 'The Hardest Of Times' (A Thousand Reasons Why)    Folk Arts Quartet (Boston, USA) – 'Le Reel du Pendu' & ‘Chinquapin Hunting' (Folk Arts Quartet)  Dolbro Dan (Northern Ireland, UK) – 'Kiss Goodbye' (Folk Dope)  Meerant (France) – ‘Le Serment' (Fells)Harpeth Rising (Ohio, USA) – 'Last Honest Man' (Harpeth Rising)  Iona (England, UK) – 'Bi-Se I Mo Shuil, Part 1' (Woven Chord)  Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland  with music from:  The Langer's Ball (Minnesota, USA) 'The Shores Of Botany Bay’ (Ships Are Sailing)   Northern Exposure (Northern Ireland, UK) 'Co. Clare’ (Looking Back to Look Forward)   Bap Kennedy (Northern Ireland, UK) 'Cold War Country Blues’ (Howl On)     Slemish (Northern Ireland, UK) 'Brian Boru's March' (Slemish)   A Different Thread (England, UK) 'Red Is The Rose’ (Some Distant Shore)   King Boru (Northern Ireland, UK) 'The Voyage of Saint Columbanus' (Anam Cara)   AllDayNight (Arizona, USA) ‘Highlands’ (Open The Sky) Mara Katria (New York, USA) 'Dark Night Of The Soul’ (The Dark Night Of The Soul)  The Elders (Missouri, USA) 'Right with the World’ (Right with the World)   Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland with music from: Brave the Sea (Ohio, USA) 'A Pirate's Life’ (A Pirate's Life) The Borderers (Australia) 'Na Mara’ (Inspire) The Elders (Missouri, USA) 'Galway Girl’ (Gael Day) Julie Henigan (Missouri, USA) 'Hanover' & 'Clinch Mountain Backstep' (American Stranger) The Blarney Rebel Band (New York, USA) 'Stand With Me Boys’ (Beneath The Surface) Eric Val (Pennsylvania, USA) 'Grandad's Lessons' (Saying Goodbye) W. Ed Harris (Arizona, USA) ‘The Reel of Mullinavat’ (Turas Ceilteach) Dolbro Dan (Northern Ireland,UK) 'Ballad of the Golden Harmonica’ (Folk Dope) Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland  with music from:     Captain Tractor (Alberta, Canada) 'Johnny’s Ghost’ (Famous Last Words)   Searson (Ontario, Canada) 'Galician Night’ (Fade & Shine)   Donna Hughes (Florida, USA) 'Nothing Easy’ (Hellos, Goodbyes and Butterflies)     Stephanie Cadman (Ontario, Canada) 'Bogged Down' (Celtic Blaze)   Catherine O’Connell (Chicago, Illinois, USA) 'A Song for the Fox’ (Small Miracles)   Celtaire String Band (Texas, USA) 'Whiskey Before Breakfast' (Packaged in the Past)   Eden Burning (England, UK) ‘The Reel of Pickering Pick’ (Smilingly Home) A Different Thread (England,UK/North Carolina, USA) 'Long Black Veil’ (Some Distant Shore)     Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland  with music from:     Brave The Sea (Ohio, USA) ‘Jig of Death’ (The Kraken)   Chuck Levy (Arizona, USA) ‘Sandy Boys' (Banjourneys)   Doug Folkins (British Columbia, Canada) ‘Pour Me Another’ (Another Last Call)   Cady Finlayson Band (New York, USA) ‘Blarney Pilgrim/Ward’s Jig' (Irish Coffee)   Celtic Rant (Nova Scotia, Canada) ‘Courtin’ in the Kitchen’ (Encore)   Ceol Leinn (Texas, USA) ‘The Gael’ (Ceol Leinn)   Dan Donnelly (England, UK) ‘Friends Like You’ (Country & Northern) Joanie Madden (New York City, USA) ‘Bantry Girls Lament’ (Celtic Twilight 6)

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland  with music from:     Dust Rhinos (Manitoba, Canada) 'Until the Evening Ends’ (The Day After The Night Before)   W. Ed Harris (Arizona, USA) 'Morrison's’ (Ye Banks and Braes)   Searson (Ontario, Canada) 'Friday Night’ (Live)     Kickin Grass Band (Missouri, USA) ‘Cloverleaf’ (On the Short Rows)   Donna Hughes (Florida, USA) 'Losin' You’ (Hellos, Goodbyes and Butterflies)   Eden Burning (England, UK) ‘Jigs’ (The Hatchery) Phil Circle (Chicago, USA) 'One More Man' (Baritones 61.7)   Andy Rogers (Northern Ireland, UK) 'Sophia Sing To Me’ (Single)   Sammy Horner (Northern Ireland, UK) 'Lonesome Boatman' (Celtic Praise Box Set)   Catherine Duc (Adelaide, Australia) 'Inishowen Dawn’ (Voyager)     Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland  with music from:     The Mighty Regis (California, USA) 'Reilly’s Daughter’ (Co. Sligo)   The Irish Experience (Washington State, USA) 'The Wicked Jig’ (Green Energy)   The Rolling Kings (Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada) 'In Through The Narrows’ (Raise A Glass)     The Elders (Missouri, USA) ‘Turnpike’ (American Wake)   Michael Cole (Florida, USA) 'Enough’ (Cabin Music)   W. Ed Harris (Arizona, USA) ‘Julia Delaney’ (Yours to Discover)   Wookalily (Northern Ireland, UK) 'Diamonds & Gold' (All The Waiting While)   The Rogues (Texas, USA) 'The Rose of Sharon’ (Made in Texas)     Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Fourth in the new series (3) of Fresh Bread: Your Kingdom Come (OWR 6)   – based on the book, Oh What Rapture by Raymond McCullough   Raymond reads:   Chapter 6 – At any moment?     with music from:   Kaedmon (California, USA) 'My Love' (My Love)   King Boru (Northern Ireland, UK) 'Oro Sé do bheatha abhaile (Oh Welcome Home)' (Anam Cara)   Donna Hughes (Florida, USA) 'God Don't Make Mistakes' (From the Heart)   Low Country Boys (Northern Ireland, UK) 'Scotland' (Gran Time Comin)   Heidi Jane (California, USA) 'Lullaby’ (A Thousand Reasons Why)     Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Kingdom Come Trust

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland  with music from:     The Galway Hooker Band (California, USA) ‘Johnny Jump Up’ (Hooker Style)   Julie Henigan (Missouri, USA) ‘Tettenhall Allotment’ (American Stranger)   Lucy Billings (Tennessee, USA) ‘Let’s Not and Say We Did’ (No Other Road)   Scott Boswell (Arizona, USA) ‘Thistle’ (Thistle)   Ian Flanigan (New York, USA) ‘The In-Between’ (Give Me Color)   Flailing Shilaleighs (Ontario, Canada) ‘Julia Delaney’ (Yours to Discover)   Goodnight Suzie (Washington State, USA) ‘Sing' (Boombox)   Jenne Lennon (Illinois, USA) ‘Bonny Portmore’ (Goin’ Back Home)     Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Third in the new series (3) of Fresh Bread: Your Kingdom Come (OWR 5)   – based on the book, Oh What Rapture by Raymond McCullough   Raymond reads:   Chapter 5 – Wrath, or persecution?     with music from:   W. Ed Harris (Arizona, USA) 'Tiarna Mhuigheo' (Turas Ceilteach)   Raggle Taggle (California, USA) 'The Quest' (Dublin Fusion)   Liz Fitzgibbon (Cork, Ireland) 'You are My High Tower' (Yeshua's Call)   Sarah Burnell (Ottawa, Canada) 'Galician Excerpt’ (Return Ticket)     Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Kingdom Come Trust

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland  with music from:     Lick The Tins (N. Ireland/London, UK) ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love’ (Blind Man on a Flying Horse))   Sarah Burnell (Ottawa, Canada) ‘Galician Excerpt’ (Return Ticket)   Catherine Fraser (South Australia) ‘Larach Alasdair/Butlers of Glen Ave/Miss Gordon of Park/Moll in the Wad’ (Rhymes & Reasons)   The Rolling Kings (Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada) ‘The Leaving of Liverpool’ (Raise a Glass)   Didgericruise (Arizona, USA) ‘Fisher’s Hornpipe’ (Didgericruise)   CommonUnion59 (California, USA) ‘Too Big to Fail Blues’ (Banquet of Boxes)   Nick Cooke (England, UK) ‘Gerry the Frog/Old Noll’s Jig’ (ReD)   Nikki Nash (California, USA) ‘Room For Me' (Nikki Nash)   The Harper and the Minstrel (Massachussetts, USA) ‘O Gin I Were A Baron’s Heir’ (A Sonnet For The Queen)     Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Search inside yourself with the Celtic Tree of Life. Let's make the world a better place with Celtic culture and the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Seldom Sober, We Banjo 3, Marc Gunn, The Gatehouse Well, McKasson & McDonald, Crepuscule, Alexander James Adams, An lar, Heather Dale, Kennedy's Kitchen, Ockham's Razor, Ballinloch, Battlelegs, Rebels and Sinners, Onde I hope you enjoyed this week's show. If you did, please share the show with ONE friend. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is here to build our community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, buy the albums, shirts, and songbooks, follow the artists on Spotify, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Remember also to Subscribe to the Celtic Music Magazine. Every week, you will get a few cool bits of Celtic music news. It's a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. 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THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:04 - "Jigs: Geese in the Bog / The Wandering Minstrel / The Coleraine" by Seldom Sober from Six Months in Confession 3:49 - WELCOME 5:17 - "Crann Na Beatha (Tree of Life)" by We Banjo 3 from String Theory 8:26 - "Loch Tay Boat Song" by Marc Gunn from Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion 12:37 - "Tree Gap Set" by The Gatehouse Well from Bring You Ashore 16:18 - "Mark the Hard Earth" by McKasson & McDonald from Harbour 21:17 - CELTIC FEEDBACK 27:53 - "Lilting Music - Tree Set" by Crepuscule from Shades of Music 31:42 - "He of the Sidhe" by Alexander James Adams from Balance of Nature 38:01 - "No Land's Man" by An lar from Deception 43:39 - "Hawthorn Tree" by Heather Dale from Avalon 47:15 - "The Umbrella Reel, Two Days To Go, Down The Broom" by Kennedy's Kitchen from The Whiskey of Truth 52:03 - CELTIC PODCAST NEWS 55:43 - "Lark in the Morning" by Ockham's Razor from Songs from Potter's Field 1:01:06 - "The Intervention Set" by Ballinloch from Rise Up! 1:03:52 - "Greenland Whale Fisheries" by Battlelegs from Save the Humans 1:06:20 - "Mother Tree" by Rebels and Sinners from Day's Just Begun 1:10:40 - CLOSING 1:11:57 - "After the Storm" by Onde from Maelstrom The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. The show was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts or to our website where you can become a Patron of the Podcast for as little as $1 per episode. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/.   CELTIC PODCAST NEWS * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic musician and podcaster. This show is dedicated to the indie Celtic musicians. Please support these artists. Share the show with your friends. And find more episodes at celticmusicpodcast.com. You can also support this podcast on Patreon. There are Australian bushfires, oil spills, erratic temperature changes, earthquakes, hurricanes, the list goes on and on. Life on our planet is in a delicate balance. The Celts knew this. That’s why trees were so important to Celtic culture. It doesn’t matter if you don’t believe all the scientific evidence that points to human-made Climate Change. What is important is stewardship of our planet. We need to take care of it. So in 2020, I want to draw attention to our hurting planet and how we can do just that. That’s why our latest shirt and sticker design includes the Celtic Tree of Life. I’ll be honest. I don’t have specifics as to what we can do. But if you have suggestions, please email me. The 2020 Sainted Celtic Collection is now online. This is a very special package I put together each year to pay for the production of the podcast, but also to give you a way to promote the show. You’ll get a t-shirt, a couple pint glasses, a bunch of stickers, our Victims of Irish Music compilation CD and my latest CDs with the Brobdingnagian Bards. Plus, this year, you’ll also get a digital copy of my Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers album. It’s all one insanely low price. And the offer is good until February 3, 2020. Head on over to MageRecords.com to support the podcast today. CELTIC PODCAST NETWORKThis is not the Celtic podcast out there. I’m sure you already know that. But you may not what other Celtic podcasts there are online. That’s the reasons I share new episodes of other Celtic podcasts every week in the Celtic Music Magazine. This is one of the benefits of subscribing and reading. You’ll learn about other great shows you might enjoy. What shows? Well, let me share a few. Erin’s Isle is published by Erin Breen, an Emmy award-winning journalist, columnist and writer for television, radio and print who has put 25 years of experience to work honing a true talent for storytelling. Her podcast is internationally known and has become part of the inflight entertainment on Aer Lingus flights to and from Ireland. She explores the out of the way adventures you could easily miss if she weren’t one step ahead of you. Irish Music Stories is published by Shannon Heaton. She plays Irish flute and sings. She LOVEs Irish music and dance, and related Celtic traditions. This show is her way of sharing the rich inspiration that the global ‘trad’ community has given to her, with the stories behind the music. After a long hiatus, Celtic Roots Radio is back. Raymond McCullough in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland whet's yer appetite with Celtic, folk, folk/rock, Appalachian, Breton, bluegrass, Scottish, Irish, Cajun, Cape Breton, singer/songwriter – if its Celtic, roots or acoustic music you want, you'll find it there (plus a wee drop a' Norn Iron craic!). The show is once again publishing new episodes. You can find links to ALL of these podcasts and more at MageNetwork.com. That’s where I publish links to all of my shows and posts links to other Celtic podcasts to share with you in the Celtic Music Magazine. TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/ I still have space in 2020 for the Celtic Invasion of Italy. It’s gonna be monumental. You don’t want to miss it! THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! Because of Your kind and generous support, this show comes out every week. You can pledge a dollar or more per episode and cap how much you want to spend each month over on Patreon. Your generosity funds the creation, promotion and production of the show. It allows us to attract new listeners and to help our community grow. Plus, you get to hear episodes before regular listeners. When we hit a milestone, you get an extra-long episode. I want to thank our newest Patrons of the Podcast: Samantha M, Christine M, Robyn You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast at http://patreon.com/celticpodcast.   I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? You can send a written comment along with a picture of what you're doing while listening. Email a voicemail message to celticpodcast@gmail.com Heidi Murphy emailed a photo: "I’m listening to this while editing my book. Lovely Celtic Christmas music! I noticed the other day that you had Round the House on. They're so cool. I've jammed with them before (I play tin whistle and bodhran) and they're delightful. I recently went to the World Highland Games in Tucson, AZ. It was so lovely to watch them toss the caber and hammer. They broke a record in something I don’t know the name of. It’s a 2 stone bail of hay trussed up in canvas they toss with a pitchfork. I’d love to know what that’s called. I was off listening to music and eating haggis and a scone when they announced that name. Here’s a pic of me hiking home from Muckross Abbey after a long day of exploring in the rain. Slainte" Marshall Blosser emailed: "Hey Celtfather, In searching for Newfoundland Celtic artists it dawned on me that you had a 2 hour special on Canadian Celtic music back in 2016. Episode 254 specifically from April 7, 2016.   That episode gave me several artists to look up.  For me specifically, The Rolling Kings, and The Ennis Sisters. As well as a few others from neighboring provinces. My own on-line research found several other artists although I am not sure how many are still active. Listing the ones I can find on either Amazon or CDBaby first: The Irish Descendants, Celtic Connection, Shanneyganook, The Flummies, and Great Big Sea. I know Great Big Sea isn't an active group any more but it's members, specifically Alan Doyle, Sean McCann and Murray Foster have continued to record music. There is one band I want to get some recordings of but I can't find any information on is Greeley's Reel. They've been playing the local St John's pubs for 10 years. As I visit the pubs I will make sure to try and connect any Irish/Celtic bands I find to your submission page. I am also kicking around the idea of starting a podcast of local artists for Newfoundland to help get them some more exposure. Any advise on how you started would be awesome. Looking forward to sending you many new artists" Tim Sommer in Middleton, ID emailed: "Hi Marc, I love your podcast and wanted to support it and was signing up for the $5 per month contribution and I just briefly saw the window to select that.... when what do you know...I was signed up for the $5 per episode.  Couldn’t figure out how to change that number so am asking for your help to change it. Yes, I do think you are worth $5 an episode but if my wife starts seeing the monthly amount for that instead of the $5 per month, she’ll be using her serious face and posture, asking me what I thought I was doing. It could impact my entire Irish and Scottish music habit.  It’s like knowing how many beers you can drink at the session before you are in serious trouble."

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland  with music from:     The Elders (Missouri, USA) ‘Men of Erin’ (Live at the KCP&L Plaza Lighting Celebration)   Gerry Loggins (California, USA) ‘12-string Zydeco’ ()   WhozYaMama (Washington State, USA) ‘Je suis pas une prisionier – I’m Not a Prisoner’ (Demo)   Jesse Ferguson (Ontario, Canada) ‘The Rocky Road to Dublin’ (The Parting Glass)   W. Ed Harris (Arizona, USA) ‘Tiarna Mhuigheo’ (Turas Ceilteach)   Deborah Henriksson (Vasteras, Sweden) ‘My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose’ (The Heart's Cry)   Clandestine (Texas, USA) ‘The Ewe & The Sound’ (ReD)   Jerry McLean (California, USA) ‘Our Music and our Arts’ (Jerry McLean)   Ken O’Malley (California, USA) ‘Easy and Slow’ (Women of Ireland)     Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Second in the new series (3) of Fresh Bread: Your Kingdom Come (OWR 234) – based on the book, Oh What Rapture by Raymond McCullough   Raymond reads:   Chapter 2 – The Resurrection   Chapter 3 – Origin of Secret Rapture   Chapter 4 – Surprise, but no secret   with music from:   King Boru (Northern Ireland, UK) 'The Lord is Good in All His Ways' (Anam Cara)   Low Country Boys (Northern Ireland, UK) ‘Nashville Skyline’ (Gran Time Comin)   Sarana VerLin (Michigan, USA) 'Kyrie' (Bats & Buttterflies)   Be'ersheva (Tübingen, Germany) 'Intro' (Yeshua's Call)   Eden Burning (England, UK) ‘The Reel of Pickering Pick’ (Smilingly Home)     Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Kingdom Come Trust

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland  with music from:   Jason Macdonald  (Cape Breton Island, NS, Canada) – ‘Storm on the Way’ (Got a Ways to Go)   Didgericruise (Arizona, USA) – ‘Over the Ganges Waterfall' (Didgericruise)   The Rolling Kings (Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada) – ‘Raise a Glass’ (Raise a Glass)   Dark Patrick (Ukraine) – ‘Lachin Y Gair’ (Fainne Gael An Lae)   Rapidly Agin’ (Northern Ireland, UK) – ‘Duelling Banjos’ (A Few Dollars More)   Jay Wars & the Howard Youth (Melbourne, Australia) – 'Abraham Brown’ (Love in the Time of Fear)   Julie Henigan (Missouri, USA) – ’Hoban’s Hill’ (American Stranger)   Billy Brandt & Sarana VerLin (Michigan, USA) – ’Knock On Wood’ (Live From Billy's Basement)   Catherine Duc (Melbourne, Australia) – ‘Seallaibh Curraigh Eoghainn (Owen’s Boat)’ (Voyager)   Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Beginning a new series of Fresh Bread: Your Kingdom Come (OWR1) – based on the book, Oh What Rapture by Raymond McCullough   Raymond reads the 'Introduction' and 'Chapter 1 – Caught Up'   with music from:   Didgericruise (Arizona, USA) 'St. Anne's Reel' (Didgericruise)   Fret Not (California, USA) ‘All My Tears’ (Hundredfold)   Contea (Sardinia, Italy) 'Lament for Owen Rua O'Neill' (Il Campo dei Ribelli)   Miles & Gillian McKee, (Dublin, Ireland) ‘Behold His Throne (My Lagan Love)’ (Safe At Last)   Dark Patrick (Ukraine) 'Morfa'r Frenhines' (Fainne Gael an Lae)     Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Kingdom Come Trust

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland  with music from:   Gil Fourney  (south of France) – ‘Celtic Game’ (single)   Maidens IV (Ohio, USA) – ‘Intro Maidens Melody' (Celtic Fire)   Fiona J. Mackenzie (Ohio, USA) – ‘Oran a Bhliadhna uir – Cape Breton New Year Song’ (Duan Nollaig)   Tartanic (Texas, USA) – ‘Desert Storm’ (Uncivilized)   Common Union 59 (San Francisco, USA) – ‘On a wing and a Prayer’ (Magnolia Waltz)   Charlie Gear (Florida, USA) – 'Final Crossing’ (Ode to The Laurel Lass)   Homesick Elephant (Los Angeles, USA) – ’The Fictional Ballad of James McNulty, 1890-1970’ (The Pilgrim & The Pen)   Dan Charness (New York City, USA) – ‘Generation Y’ (Not for Love)   Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland  with music from:   Lori Willcuts  (Oregon, USA) – ‘You Stole My Heart’ (One More Step)   Raymond McCullough (Northern Ireland, UK) – ‘Ar tir seo aguinne (Our Land)' (Single)   Jakob Freely (Ohio, USA) – ‘Radio’ (The Elliot EP)   Zonk Ha Stronk (Rennes, Bretagne, France) – ‘Rond du Loudeac’ (Zonk Ha Stronk)   Andrew McFayden (British Columbia, Canada) – ‘Duan Nollaig Set’ (Coinneal)   Piob agus Fidil (Chicago, Illinois, USA) – 'Sliabh na mBan’ (Conor’s Garage Band Stuff)   Laura Mulcahy (Co. Clare, Ireland) – ’Once Upon a Time in the Sand Dunes’ (FUNERAL, HOME, LIZARD)   Closer Than Strangers (Pennsylvania, USA) – ‘God & Ghosts’ (Closer Than Strangers)   Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland  with music from:   Rathkeltair (Florida, USA) – ‘More Tetley, Vicar?’ (Something GOOD for a Change)   Clandestine (Texas, USA) – ‘The Hare Reels' (ReD)   Bayou Teche Band (Andy Bakke) (Louisiana, USA) – ‘Louisiana Man’ (Bayou Teche Band) Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra (Washington, DC, USA) – ‘Neptune’s Reel/Woman of the House’ (Songs for the Night Sea Journey)   Jason Bennett (Colorado, USA) – ‘How Many Miles (till I forget about you)’ (Walsenburg Line)   Low Country Boys (Northern Ireland, UK) – 'Tumblin Jack’ (Plain and Simple)   The Henry Girls (Donegal, Ireland) – ’December Moon’ (December Moon)   Donna Hughes (Florida, USA) – ‘The Way I Am’ (From the Heart)   Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland   with music from: Transpher (Melun, near Paris, France) – 'In the Night' (Black Sam) Cantus Lunaris (Munich, Germany) – ‘Outro of Por que Liorax' (Fons Antiquus) Tartanic (Texas, USA) – ‘Briefcase No. 1' (Uncivilized) Greg Symons (Michigan, USA) – ‘One if by Sea' () Storefront Congregation (Colorado, USA) – ‘Caledonia’ (Kaleidoscope) Anne Roos (California, USA) 'The Wild Rover’ () Monroe Crossing (Minnesota, USA) – ’The Green Mossy Ground' (The Green Mossy Ground) Druid Roots (Florida, USA) – 'Seven Seas' (Going Home)   Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland:     with music from: Caliorne (Bretagne/Breizh, France) – 'Scottish Purple' (Rock Noz Band) Julie Henigan (Missouri, USA) – 'Jessica's Polka/The Procrastination Polka' (American Stranger) Didgericruise (Arizona, USA) – 'St. Annes Reel' (Didgericruise) Celtic Rant (Nova Scotia, Canada) – 'Courtin’ in the Kitchen' (Encore) Wendy Stewart (New Brunswick, Canada) – 'Yani's Concerto' (Catch the Air) Tater Diggers (Colorado, USA) – 'West Indian Blues' (Tater Diggers) The Doll Sisters (Alberta, Canada) – 'Blue Skies Always' (The Doll Sisters)   Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

The Irish craic from episode 33 of the 'Celtic Roots Radio' show, hosted by Raymond McCullough, from Co. Down, Ireland

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Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland:     with music from: Bill Grogan's Goat, (Michigan, USA) – 'Waxie's Dargle/Siege of Ennis', (Second Wind)   Eamonn Costello and Cathal Clohessy, (Ireland) – 'Aile Dhomhain', (Bosca Ceoil and Fiddle)    Druid Roots, (Florida, USA) – 'Going Home', (Going Home)    Papilio, (Nova Scotia, Canada) - 'Chorolations', (Emergence)    Rachel Taylor-Beales, (Wales, UK) – 'Here We Go Now', (Dust And Gold)    Low Country Boys, (Northern Ireland, UK) – 'Farewell', (No Lang Tae Go)  Ross Douglas, (Washington State, USA) – 'Here's to the Fools', (Caribou Eclectic)    Marianne Green, (Northern Ireland, UK) – 'Tá Mé 'Mo Shuí', (Dear Irish Boy)   Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland:   with music from: The Sandcarvers, (Wisconsin, USA) -  'Truth Be Told', (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot)   Bill Grogan's Goat, (Michigan, USA) -  'Stress Bay', (Second Wind)    Bidaia, (Villefranque, France) -  'Buhamiak', (Agur Shiva)    Adam B Harris, (Western Australia) -  'Blarney Pilgrim', (Wildflower)    Sister Girl, (British Columbia, Canada) -  'Lonesome Rambler', (Sister Girl)    Natalie Brown, (Iowa, USA) -  'Schönbrunn', (Violin Crossings)  Laurel Wiley, (California, USA) -  'There goes my heart', (Laurel Wiley)    Rise, (Scotland, UK) -  'Time and Tide', (Uncertain Wonders)    Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland:   with music from: The Sheridan Band, (Ontario, Canada) -  'Run around with me', (Running Wild)   Tartanic, (Texas, USA) -  'BAllz/Ringworm', (Unleashed)    Boston Blackthorne, (Massachussetts, USA) -  'So Early in the Spring/Red Haired Boy', (County Kerry to Kerry Park)    The Sarah Burnell Band, (Ontario, Canada) -  'Calliope', (single)    Sam Otis Hill & Co., (Massachussetts, USA) -  'My One And Only', (Sand And Gravel)    Rip Van Finnegan, (British Columbia, Canada) -  'The Peace of the Pipe', (Rip Van Finnegan)  Andina and Rich, (Wisconsin, USA) -  'Porchlight Blues', (Two Guitars, A Dulcimer and an Attitude)    Deborah Henriksson, (Vasteras, Sweden) -  'My Lagan Love', (The Heart's Cry)    Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland:   with music from: The Borderers, (South Australia) -  'Will You Love Me When I'm Fat, Bald & Ugly, (Inspired)  Nick Cooke, (England, UK) -  'Gerry the Frog/Old Noll's Jig', (Banquet of Boxes)   Kickin Grass Band, (North Carolina, USA) -  'Hometown', (The Kickin Grass Band)    James Olin Oden, (North Carolina, USA) -  'Samhain's March Intro', (Samhain's March: A Winter Journey)    Phyllis Sinclair, (Alberta, Canada) -  'Main Street', (Fathomless Tales from Leviathan's Hole)    Low Country Boys, (Northern Ireland, UK) -  'Hector The Hero', (No Lang Tae Go)    Andrew McFayden, (British Columbia, Canada) -  'The Oatfield Weaver Set', (Open eyes, open mind)    The Partland Brothers, (Ontario, Canada) -  'Take me To The River', (This Is Who I am)    Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Celtic Christmas music re-podcasted from Raymond McCullough's Celtic Roots Radio podcast featuring music from Craicmore, Eddie Matthews & Maz, The Elders, Perpetual e-Motion, Tamara Power-Drutis, Blackthorn, Dan Rivers, Christie Cook. Show notes: CRR 26 - ‘Where’s yer wheelie bin?’ ? Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland: with music from: Craicmore, (California, USA) - ? 'Rocky Road To Dublin', (From Hill & Hoolie); Eddie Matthews & Maz, (Indiana, USA) - 'Star of the County Down', (Celtic Rock Party); The Elders, (Missouri, USA) - 'Christmas Day', (single); Perpetual e-Motion, (Maine, USA) - 'Flying Tent', (Perpetual e-Motion); Tamara Power-Drutis, (Washington State, USA) - 'Carousel', (Tamara Power-Drutis); Blackthorn, (Northern Ireland, UK) - 'David’s Song', (single) Dan Rivers, (Louisiana, USA) - 'Whiskey in Heaven', (Louisiana Sky); Christie Cook, (Texas, USA) - 'Wexford Carol', (Fair Breeze)

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland:   with music from: The Elders, (Missouri, USA) -  'Galway Girl', (The Best Crowd We Ever Had)  Sarah Burnell, (Ontario, Canada) -  'Mom's Jigs', (Return Ticket)   Rush Springs, (Oklahoma, USA) -  'Chasing That Green Light', (Single)    Song of the Lakes, (Michigan, USA) -  'Benzie Rover', (Walking the Plank)    Murray & Falkenau, (Galway, Ireland) -  'Song for Little Man', (Leipzig Sessions)    Wendy Stewart, (New Brunswick, Canada) -  'The Kennebecasis River Lament', (Catch the Air)    Gerard Smith, (Michigan, USA) -  'The Ghost of the Irish Brigade', (Hamtramck: Heaven)    Ken O'Malley, (California, USA) -  'Eamon an Chnoic', (O'Máille)    Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland:   with music from: Captain Tractor, (Alberta, Canada) -  'Famous Last Words', (Famous Last Words)  Kenneth & Angus MacKenzie, (Nova Scotia, Canada) -  'Donald & Gordon's', (Pìob is Fidheall)   Hugh Morrison, (Texas, USA) -  'Awa Whigs Awa', ( Robert Burns Rocks )    Piob agus Fidil, (Illinois, USA) -  'The Blooming Meadows & The Colliers', (Conor's Garage Band Stuff)    Franco and the Dreadnought, (England, UK) -  'Last Man Standing', (Single)    Dimo Michev, (Sofia, Bulgaria) -  'Flame', (Bard's Fly)    Mary Knickle, (Nova Scotia, Canada) -  'Tears of the Women', (Weave)    Jenne Lennon, (Illinois, USA) -  'Anam/Spirit', ( Celtic Dreams, Vol. 1 )    Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland:   with music from: Glenn Simmons, (Newfoundland, Canada) -  'O'Brien', ( Sweet Vanilla...and Assorted Flavours )  The Magees, (Wisconsin, USA) -  'Jerry O'Sullivans/Mick O'Connor', (Single)    Frank Emerson, (Virginia, USA) -  'Wild Geese of the Irish Brigade', ( Single)    Kickin Grass Band, (North Carolina, USA) -  'Pot Liquor', (  On The Short Rows )    Rick Garvin, (Alberta, Canada) -  'Round Round', ( Evolution)     The Moonzie Allstars, (Scotland, UK) -  'The Hippophant', ( Hypnagogic )     Brigid Kaelin, (Kentucky, USA) -  'Ballad of Motorcycle Joe', (  Keep Your Secrets )    Louise Latham, (Wales, UK) -  'Saint', ( Reclaimed )    Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland:   with music from: The Galway Hooker Band, (California, USA) -  'Johnny Jump up', ( Hooker Style )  Natalie Brown, (Iowa, USA) -  'Chit-Chat', (Violin Crossings)   Colleen Eccleston, (British Columbia, Canada) -  'Dance As You Go', (Release The Hounds)    Matthew Fagan, (Victoria, Australia) -  'Arabesque', (Voyages & Journeys)    Shoemaker Brothers, (California, USA) -  'Sunshine Song', (Shoemaker Brothers)    Dimo Michev, (Sofia, Bulgaria) -  'Bard’s Fly', (Bard’s Fly)    Firefay, (England, UK) -  'Night Spell', (Kingdom by the Sea)    The Harper And The Minstrel, (Massachussetts, USA) -  'For Ireland I’d Not Tell Her Name', (A Sonnet For The Queen)    Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland:   with music from: Dust Rhinos, (Manitoba, Canada) -  'The Day After The Night Before, (The Day After The Night Before)  Fieldstone, (Pennsylvania, USA) -  'Green Fairy Jig', (Out of the Wood)   The Irish Wolfhounds, (North Carolina, USA) -  'Hills of Connemara/Whiskey Before Breakfast', (Single)    Low Country Boys, (Northern Ireland, UK) -  'Oot Tae Grass', (No Lang Tae Go)    Tubby Ridge, (North Carolina, USA) -  'She Spins', (Live at the Eno 2010)    Wind Weaver, (British Columbia, Canada) -  'Aerial Wandering', (Wild Threads)    Calaveras, (California, USA) -  'In the Peace of My Love', (Green Girl)    Paul & Beulah Shields, (Northern Ireland, UK) -  'Arise', (Pressing into Your Presence)    Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Episode nineteen in the series: In the middle of the last seven years the beast, Anti-Christ, will put a stop to the temple sacrifices. After subduing three of the ten rulers who gave him his power he will oppress the saints and change the set times and laws. His army will tramp on the holy city (Jerusalem) for 42 months. Two prophets, clothed in sackcloth, will prophesy with great authority in Jerusalem for 1,260 days. Many of the Jewish people will be able to flee into the desert, to a place prepared by God for them. The beast will exercise his authority to blaspheme God and to make war against the saints. “There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations,” for “time, times and half a time.” All refer to the same time period! --------------------   With music from:  Nellie Quinn (British Columbia, Canada) – 'Birthday Wishes/Bumps', (  From past to present );   Not About Us (Florida, USA) – 'Have Mercy', (Single);   Raymond McCullough (Northern Ireland, UK) – 'You Fill My Life', ( Into Jerusalem ).   Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Kingdom Come Trust

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland:   with music from: Siochana, (Newfoundland, Canada) -  'Pirate Ship, (On Our Own)  Kenneth & Angus MacKenzie, (Nova Scotia, Canada) -  'Skylark's', (Piob Is Fidheall)   Laurel Wiley, (California, USA) -  'Falling off your world', (Laurel Wiley)    The Magees, (Wisconsin, USA) -  'My Mind Will Never be Easy/Timmy Collins', (The Magees)    The Doll Sisters, (Alberta, Canada) -  'The Road', (The Road)    Sarah Burnell, (Ontario, Canada) -  'Niel Gow's Lament', (Sarah'ndipity)    Marianne Green, (Northern Ireland, UK) -  'The Banks of the Bann', (Dear Irish Boy)    Fire on McGinnis, (Alaska, USA) -  'Seaforth Lullaby', (Fire on McGinnis)    Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland:   with music from: The Elders, (Missouri, USA) -  'Only Good News', (Gael Day)  Searson, (Ontario, Canada) -  'East Coaster', (Fade & Shine)   Searson, (Ontario, Canada) -  'Galician Night', (Fade & Shine)    The Elders, (Missouri, USA) -  'Better Days Ahead', (Gael Day)    Searson, (Ontario, Canada) -  'After The Waltz', (Ignite)    The Elders, (Missouri, USA) -  'Men of Erin', (Alive and Live in Ireland)   Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland:   with music from: 5 Second Rule, (Texas, USA) -  'Fraher's/Humours of Ballyloughlin/Christmas Eve', (Buttered Side Down)  Prattle on, rick, (Tennessee, USA) -  'My Holiday', (Communion Bread)   Michael Tanenbaum, (Hawaii, USA) - 'Upcountry Boogie', (All Thumbs)    Kyle Carey, (Rhode Island, USA) -  'Gaol ise Gaol i', (Monongah)    Sarana VerLin, (Michigan, USA) -  'Kyrie', (Bats & Butterflies)    Lucky Mud, (Florida, USA) -  'Smell the Blood', (Underneath the Florida Moon)    Moonrakers, (England, UK) -  'Both Sides the Tweed', (Both Sides)   Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland:   with music from: Siochana, (Newfoundland, Canada) -  'Leaving of Liverpool/Cock of the North', (On Our Own)  Matthew Fagan, (Victoria, Australia) -  'Renaissance', (Voyages & Journeys)   Janet Bates, (Oregon, USA) - 'Let that rich man pay for a change', (For All of his Wealth)    Gillian Boucher, (Nova Scotia, Canada) -  'Farewell to Muswell Hill', (Elemental)    Tyler Shea, (Nova Scotia, Canada) -  'Your Secret's Safe With Me', (Paper Hearts)    Natalie Brown, (Iowa, USA) -  'Ten Past The Dragon', (Violin Crossings)    Jimmy Burnevik, (Minnesota, USA) -  'Color of Blue', (Color of Blue)    Ennis, (Newfoundland, Canada) -  'Sing You Home', (Lessons Learned)

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland:   with music from: Bill Grogan's Goat, (Michigan, USA) -  'As I Roved Out', ( The Day After The Night Before )  Rachel Davis, (Michigan, USA) -  'The Right of Man on the West Side', (Rachel Davis)   Hugh Morrison, (Texas, USA) - 'Ye Jacobites By Name', (Robert Burns Rocks )    Jocelyn Pettit, (British Columbia, Canada) -  'Fiddler's Welcome', (Jocelyn Pettit)    Avery Island, (Ontario, Canada) -  'Lynch's Window', (Whats the Number One Event?)    Clandestine Celtic Band, (Texas, USA) -  'The Hare Reels', (ReD)    Looking Glass, (England, UK) -  'If You See Something, Say Something', (  Infinite Wisdom )    Danny Ellis, (North Carolina, USA) -  '800 Voices', ( 800 Voices )

Eighth in the series. In prophetic word Judah and Israel are inseparable.  At one time, for convenience, I tried to separate the Hebrew scriptures referring to the return of Judah from those referring to Israel, (i.e. the 'ten tribes').  It proved to be impossible! Can we identify any of the ten tribes today?  Do they have any connection to Israel? Igbo, Nigeria Lemba, South Africa – Zimbabwe Abayaudaya, Uganda -------------------- With music from: Raymond McCullough (Co. Down, Northern Ireland) – 'I Will Lift My Eyes Up', (Into Jerusalem);   Iona (UK/Northern Ireland) – 'Revelation', (Woven Cord);   Liz Fitzgibbon (Cork, Ireland) – 'Here is Love', (Fireland ).   Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Kingdom Come Trust

Fifth episode in the series:  Do we need more identifiers?   The hammer of the whole earth.  The nations will no longer stream to him.   A nation who exult in their military strength.  The most aggressive nation in the world today.  A daughter nation.  --------------------   With music from: Sammy Horner (Scotland) – 'The Honey Thieves / Miss House', (Celtic Praise Volume 4 - See Touch And Hear);   Barry Bynum (Texas/Belfast, Northern Ireland) – 'Toward the Light', (Stickin' Your Neck Out);   Raymond McCullough (Co. Down, Northern Ireland) – 'Lord, You Are My Inspiration', (Into Jerusalem).   Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Kingdom Come Trust

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland:   with music from: Dan Donnelly, (New York, USA) -  'Friends Like You', ( The Day After The Night Before )  The Sweet Colleens, (Michigan, USA) -  'The Terrible Twos – Step', ( The Monkey Dance: All the Kids Are Doin’ It!)   The Vandon Arms, (Iowa, USA) - 'The Last Time We Meet', (  Health to the Company)    Jocelyn Pettit, (British Columbia, Canada) -  'Late for the Feast', (Jocelyn Pettit )    Lisa Brigantino, (New York City, USA) -  'Used to be a House', (Wonder Wheel)    Dimo Michev, (Bulgaria) -  'Celtic Way', ( Bard's Fly )    Andrew McFayden, (British Columbia, Canada) -  'Oran do Ghaiseadh a Bharra', ( Open Eyes, Open Mind )    Phyllis Sinclair, (Alberta, Canada) -  'The Manicure', (Fathomless Tales from Leviathan's Hole)

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland:   with music from: Dust Rhinos, (Manitoba, Canada) -  'Until the Evening Ends', ( The Day After The Night Before )  The Elders, (Missouri, USA) -  'Turnpike', (American Wake)   Harpeth Rising, (Tennessee, USA) - 'Last Honest Man', (Harpeth Rising )    Charlie Gear, (Florida, USA) -  'I Feel Like You Do', (Ode To The Laurel Lass)    Mark Easton, (Queensland, Australia) -  'Money is the Root of All Evil', ( Money is the Root of All Evil)    Eamonn Costello and Cathal Clohessy, (Ireland) -  'Sergeant Early's Dream', (Bosca Ceoil and Fiddle)    Judith Weikle, (Wyoming, USA) -  'Farewell to Tarwathee', (Pirates, Poets and Patriots)    Marita Brake, (Illinois, USA) -  'By the River', ( The Celtic Rose)

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland:   with music from: We Are They, (Arizona, USA) -  'The Swashbuckling Rum Run of Tom Lefting', (We Are They)  Coole Park, (Ontario, Canada) -  'Old Hag, You Have Killed Me', (Water Journeys)   Needfire, (Texas, USA) - 'In a Town Near Edinburgh, (Needfire)    The Borderers, (South Australia) -  'Na Mara', (Inspired)    Morgen La Civita, (New Jersey, USA) -  'Joni Mitchell Memory', (From The Basement)    Song Of The Lakes, (Michigan, USA) -  'Amberetta', (Poets Say)    Odarka Stockert, (New Jersey, USA) -  'Everytime I leave you', (Secret Songs)    Tortoise and Hair, (Georgia, USA) -  'Traveling Song', (A Front Row Seat) 

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland:   with music from: The Vandon Arms, (Iowa, USA) -  'The Boys Back Home', (Health to the Company)  Rebecca Pinto, (Hong Kong, China) -  'Fall in love with the farthest star', (Grasp This Happiness)   Gerard Smith, (Michigan, USA) - 'The Maid of Cabra West', (Hamtranck: Heaven)    John Black, (Minnesota, USA) -  'Root River Confluence', (Single)    Monarch, (Florida, USA) -  'Odium Fedei', (Monarch)    All Day Night, (California, USA) -  'Highlands', (Open The Sky)    The McShane Family, (British Columbia, Canada) -  'The Water is Wide (Kathlene McShane)', (Stepping Stones)    Prattle on, rick, (Tennessee, USA) -  'Lately', (Communion Bread) 

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland:     with music from: The Elders, (Missouri, USA) -  'Better Days Ahead', (Gael Day)  Jacie McConnell, (Colorado, USA) -  'Celtic Stomp', (Mystical Moments)   The Blarney Rebel Band, (New York, USA) - 'Stand With Me Boys', (Beneath The Surface)    The Magees, (Wisconsin, USA) -  'Martin Wynne's/Wind That Shakes the Barley', (Single)    Cornell Brothers Washtub Band, (New York City, USA) -  'Rise Up', (Single)    Charlie Gear, (Florida, USA) -  'Final Crossing', (Ode To The Laurel Lass)    Elaine Romanelli, (New York, USA) -  'Weep Not', (Real Deal)    Randy Burns, (New York City, USA) -  'The Farm Song', (The Simple Things) 

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland:     with music from: Siochana, (Newfoundland, Canada) -  'I Had a Hat', (On Our Own)  The Irish Wolfhounds, (North Carolina, USA) -  'I Buried My Wife and Danced on Her Grave/Humours of Glendart/Cliffs of Moher Jigs', (Single)   Monarch, (Florida, USA) - 'I Wake Up', (Monarch)    Nellie Quinn, (British Columbia, Canada) -  'Birthday Wishes/Bumps', (From Past to Present)    Doug Sedgwick, (Virginia, USA) -  'Grandfather's Mother', (Committed)    Space Odic Samurai, (England, UK) -  'Fiddlefingers', (The Eye)    Mary Wallace, (Colorado, USA) -  'DIA', (Songs from the Heart)    Carolyn Nicely, (California, USA) -  'The Irish Way', (Floating on Eire) 

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland:     with music from: Bill Grogan's Goat, (Michigan, USA) -  'Little Brigid Flynn', (Bill Grogan's Goat)  Michael Tanenbaum, (Hawaii, USA) -  'To Dance With You', (Take Two)   The Blarney Rebel Band, (New York, USA) - 'The Old High Cross', (Beneath the Surface)    Dawn and Margie Beaton, (Nova Scotia, Canada) -  'Saved by the Milkman', (Taste of Gaelic)    Randy Burns, (New York City, USA) -  'Sad Irish Tunes', (The Simple Things)    Dawn and Margie Beaton, (Nova Scotia, Canada) -  'Saved by the Milkman (Part 2)', (Taste of Gaelic)    Mississippi Shakedown, (New South Wales, Australia) -  'If You Leave Here Tomorrow', (The Blues Lives Here)    Tom Nolan Band, (California, USA) -  'Soul Mate', (Soul) 

  Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland:     with music from: Needfire, (Texas, USA) -  'Tomorrow's Sunrise', (Cat in a Cannon)  Perpetual e-Motion, (Maine, USA) -  'April Waltz', (Perpetual e-Motion)   Bloomsday, (Illinois, USA) - 'Howling Moy', (Four Who Share the Room)    Sarana VerLin, (Michigan, USA) -  'Chagford Reel', (Bats & Butterflies)    The Minnows, (Northern Ireland, UK) -  'Free Man Freeman', (Leonard Cohen's Happy Compared to Me)    Katherine Moller, (New Brunswick, Canada) -  'Tipsy Gypsy', (By Request)    Tori Allen, (Texas, USA) -  'Mr. Devil', (Stuck In This House)