There's so much good music out there! I can't play it all, but my goal is to share with the community the fun and beauty of traditional Celtic music.
For my opinions on most of the bands and musicians featured here, please go here.
For more details and complete discographies, go to the Ceolas Celtic Music Archive.
* Gaelic Storm: Farmer's Frolic * Andy Stewart & Manus Lunny: Tae the Weavers Gin Ye Go * The Tannahill Weavers: Good Drying Set * Solas: The Flowing Bowl/Maire Breathnach's #1/The Doon/The Mason's Men * Dervish: An Spailpin Fanach * The Boys of the Lough: The Midsummer's Night/The Tinker's Daughter/Over the Moor to Maggie * Milladoiro: Muineira de Vilanova * Altan: Donal agus Morag * Anam: Mylie's Revenge/The Piper's Wedding * The Bothy Band: The Butterfly * Dervish: Josefin's Waltz * Cherish the Ladies: Paddy O'Brien's /Toss the Feathers/Jenny Dang the Weaver * Andy Stewart & Manus Lunny: Take Her in Your Arms * The House Band: Seven Yellow Gypsies * The Bothy Band: The Green Groves of Erin/The Flowers of Red Hill * The Whistlebinkies: The Whistlebinkies' Jig * Open House: Glory in the Meeting House * The Last Gaspe: Lucy Farr's/Miller's Maggot/Stan Chapman's * The Tannahill Weavers: Gypsy Laddie * Patrick Street: Music for a Found Harmonium * Gaelic Storm: The Hills of Connemara * Memories of Scottish Weekend: De'il Amang the Tailors * Celtic Fiddle Festival: The Dionne Reel/Mouth of the Tobique * Cherish the Ladies: Three Weeks We Were Wed * Solas: Nil Na La
* Relativity: There Was a Lady * Patrick Street: Jenny Picking Cockles/An Gabhran/Jack Keane's Reel * Altan: Si do Mhaimeo I * The Tannahill Weavers: Athol Gathering * Capercaillie: Brenda Stubbert's Set * The Bothy Band: Old Hag You Have Killed Me * Solas: The Maid on the Shore * Donal Murphy, Matt Cranitch, Tommy O'Sullivan: Terry 'Cuz' Teahans Polka/Murphy's Polka/O'Sullivan's Polka * Dervish: Peigin mo chroi * Cherish the Ladies: Crowley's Reel/Tom Ward's Downfall * Larry Unger et al.: Leona Tuttle * Natalie MacMaster: Clog, Strathspeys, and Reels * The Boys of the Lough: The Bonnie Labouring Boy * Open House: Crowley's Reel/THe House of Hammill/The Mullingar Races * Dervish: The Ploughman * Dick Gaughan: Alan MacPherson of Mosspark/Jig of Slurs * Sileas: Puirt-a-beul * The Whistlebinkies: The Piper's Jigs * Deanta: Two Days to Go * Altan: The Jug of Punch * The House Band: Hanter Droiou * Solas: The Unquiet Grave * Gaelic Storm: Tell Me Ma
Relativity: There Was a Lady Cherish the Ladies: Rolling in the Barrell/The Pinch of Snuff/Vincent Campbell's/The Galloping Hound The Tannahill Weavers: Islay Charms Set Dervish: Molly and Johnny John Williams: Winnie Hayes' Jig/The Lonesome Jig The Last Gaspe: McDermott's/Klickikat/The Bus Stop Patrick Street: Spanking Maggie from the Ross Dick Gaughan: Jack Broke the Prison Door/Donald Blue/Wha'll Dance wi' Wattie Natalie MacMaster: Nancy's Waltz The Bothy Band: Do You Love an Apple Peace and Plenty: E Flat Fiddle Set The Full Moon Ensemble: The Bluebells of Scotland Kornog: Gavottes Silly Wizard: The Queen of Argyll Eileen Ivers: DNA Bourees Reeltime: Nashville Brats Cherish the Ladies: The Bonny Light Horseman The Whistlebinkies: Ay Waukin' O Gaelic Storm: South Australia Solas: The Primrose Lass/Molly from Longford/The Four Kisses Andy Stewart & Manus Lunny: Where Are You Johnny O'Leary, Jackie Daly, Maire O'Keefe: The Lonesome Polkas Altan: Tommy People's/The Windmill/Fintan McManus Dervish: Sheila Nee Iyer
12 OctoberBlood, guts, gore, and mayhem...oh, and unrequited love
* Relativity: There Was a Lady * Déanta: Paddy and the Bandit * Dervish: Calin Rua * Trian: Ohm's Law/Eleanor Neary's/Poor Timing * Memories of Scottish Weekend: Blue Bonnets * Local Hero: Blue Bonnets * Jay Ungar & Molly Mason: The Lover's Lament * Natalie MacMaster: If Ever You Were Mine * Solas: The Wind That Shakes the Barley * Jay Ungar and Molly Mason: Metsakukkia * The Whistlebinkies: My Wife's a Drunkard * Andy Stewart: Where Are You * Déanta: Willie Taylor * Dervish: I Buried My Wife and Danced On Top of Her * Dervish: I Courted a Wee Girl * Karan Casey: She Is Like the Swallow * Gaelic Storm: The Devil Went Down to Doolin * The House Band: Willie Taylor * Déanta: The Lakes of Pontcartrain * Patrick Street: The Girls Along the Road * Déanta: Where Are You * Gaelic Storm: She Was the Prize
Relativity: Glen Orchy/Rory MacLeod Patrick Street: When Adam Was in Paradise The Tannahill Weavers: Islay Charms Set Cherish the Ladies: Highway to Kilkenny Déanta: The Blacksmith Reeltime: Garfield's Swing Andy Stewart and Manus Lunny: Dublin Lady The Bothy Band: The Salamanca/The Banshee/The Sailor's Bonnet Gaelic Storm: The Barnyards of Delgaty Scottish Weekend band: Lezlie and Gordon's Waltz Kornog: Jesuitmont Solas: Tom Busby's/James O'Bryne's/The Four Posts of the Bed Mick Moloney: There Were Roses Kevin Burke, Johnny Cunningham, Christian LeMaître: Dark Island The Tannahill Weavers: Are Ye Sleepin' Maggie Scottish Weekend band: The Sailor The Whistlebinkies: The Sailor's Wife The Full Moon Ensemble: The Swallowtail Jig/Calliope House Gaelic Storm: The Leaving of Liverpool Eileen Ivers: East Neuk of Fife Alasdair Fraser: Eilidh's Frolic Reeltime: Guiness in Germany Ashley MacIsaac: The Devil in the Kitchen
* Relativity: There Was a Lady * Altan: Johnny's Wedding/Rogue's Reel/The Gravel Walk * Déanta: Culloden's Harvest * Natalie MacMaster: O'r the Moors Among the Heather/ Strathspey and Reels * Capercaillie: Puirt a Beul/Snug in a Blanket * Patrick Street: Wild Rover No More * Dervish: The Killavil Set * Andy Stewart: Heart of the Home * Jay Ungar & Molly Mason: Lover's Waltz * Kevin Burke: The Strayaway Child * Niamh Parsons: Blackbirds and Thrushes * Cherish the Ladies: Green Grow the Rushes * Jerry O'Sullivan: The Green Fields of Canada * Ceoltoiri: The Cruel Sister * Silly Wizard: The Blackbird * The Whistlebinkies: Dunkeld Bridge * Síleas: Cameron MacFayden/Dr. Cameron's Casebook/Miss Kirsten Lindsey Morrison * The Tannahill Weavers: The Braes o' Glennifer * Johnny Cunningham: Hector the Hero * Solas: Sráid an Chloig
Relativity: There Was a Lady Natalie MacMaster: Fishing with Vic Aly Bain: Gillian's Reel/charles sutherland/donald stewart the piper Trian: the little man with the brown shoes/ducks in a row/the butterfly reel ashley macisaac: Spoonboy bonnie rideout: they stole my wife from me last night eileen ivers: caoine ui domhnaill altan: jimmy lyon's/the teelin/the red crow/the broken bridge aly bain: rosemary brown chris norman & alasdair fraser: The Haggis Set christian lemaitre: two andros/andro psg eileen ivers: Gravelwalk natalie macmaster: Reel Beatrice natalie macmaster: Meet the Teakettle kevin burke: the king of the fairies kevin burke: polkas alasdair fraser: pamela rose grant altan: con cassidy's/neil gow's highland/moll & tiarna/mcsweeney's johnny cunningham, kevin burke, christian lemaitre: mrs. kenny's/gowden locks/sweeney's buttermilk/i haven't heard from johnny yet/les ridees du printemps ashley macisaac: rusty d-con-STRUCK-tion
Relativity: There Was a Lady The Boys of the Lough: The Humours of Ennistymon/The First House in Connaught/Roll Her in the Rye-Grass Open House: Barn Dances Altan: Tuirse Mo Chroi Skyedance: Way Out to Hope Street Carl MacKenzie: Clan Munro Medley Paddy Keenan, Cathal Hayden, Mark Simos: Brendan Tonra's/Drumshambo Fancy/Paddy Clancy's The Bothy Band: Pretty Peg/Craig's Pipes The Tannahill Weavers: Lucy Cassidy/The Bletherskate/The Smith of Chiltiecassie Solas: Vanished Like the Snow Mary Lea: Eilean Beag Donn a'Chuain The House Band: Three Rusty Swords/Dusty Miller Dervish: Peata Beag Sharon Shannon: The Ivory and the Quill Natalie MacMaster: The Beaumont Rag Cherish the Ladies: The Cameronian Set Niamh Parsons: Sally Sits Weeping The Whistlebinkies: Moran's Return Full Moon Ensemble: Darling Ailie Silly Wizard: Scarce o Tatties/Lyndhurst Altan: Drowsy Maggie/Rakish Paddy/Harvest Storm Patrcik Street: The King of Ballyhooley Gaelic Storm: The Road to Liskeard The Boys of the Lough: Down the Broom/The Gatehouse Maid Arcona Reel Band: Haste to the Wedding/Off She Goes
Relativity: There Was a Lady Open House: Untitled Reel/The Queen of May/ The Congress Matt Molloy & Sean Keane: The Golden Keyboard/Mayor Harrison's Fedora Tannahill Weavers: The Carls o' Dysart/The Log-Splitter Set Sharon Shannon: The Magic Foot Solas: Aliliu na Gamhna Joe Burke, Michael Cooney, & Terry Corcoran: Brian Boru's March/Sporting Paddy/The Traveller Silly Wizard: Mrs. Martha Knowles/The Pitnacree Ferryman/The New Bob Dick Gaughan: Pound a Week Rise Bonnie Rideout: Mrs. Gunn's/Sweet Molly/Wise Maid Larry Unger et al.: Madeleine Cherish the Ladies: Broken Wings Devish: Jig C Jig Whistlebinkies: John Roy Stewart Dougie MacLean: Distant Son Gaelic Storm: She Was the Prize Sharon Shannon: The Bungee Jumpers Bonnie Rideout: Roy' Wife o' Alldivaloch/Aldavaloch Silly Wizard: Donald McGillavry Natalie & Buddy MacMaster: Glencoe Dance Set Altan: The Emyvale/Ril Gan Ainm/The Three Merry Sisters of Fate Anam: Riptide Gaelic Storm: Miss McCloud's Reel/Whup Jamboree
Relativity: There Was a Lady Boys of the Lough: Da Cold Night of Winter/Da Blue Yow/Da Spirit o' Whiskey Linn Barnes & Allison Hampton: The Castle Keep/Masters in this Hall Ensemble Choral du Bout du Monde: Misteriou joaius Bonnie Rideout: Rorate Full Moon Ensemble: I Saw Three Ships/The Snowy Woods of Old Limerick Linn Barnes & Allison Hampton: Merrily on High Aine Minogue: Hunting the Wren Boys of the Lough: Wren Polka #1/Wren Polka #2/The Wren Chase/The Wren's Escape Linn Barnes & Allison Hampton: The Hunt's Up Boys of the Lough: A Midwinter's Waltz Ensemble Choral du Bout du Monde: Nouel Maggie Sansone & Bonnie Rideout: Rock Thee O Child/Christ Child's Lullaby Boys of the Lough: Christ Child's Lullaby Eric Rigler & Bonnie Rideout: O Come Emmanuel/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Linn Barnes & Allison Hampton: The Wexford Carol Boys of the Lough: The Wexford Carol John McCutcheon: Christmas in the Trenches Maggie Sansone & Bonnie Rideout: Yeoman's Carol/Sound of Sleat Boys of the Lough: The Mummer's Jig/Christmas Eve Linn Barnes & Allison Hampton: Here We Come A-Wassailing Bonnie Rideout: What Child Is This Linn Barnes & Allison Hampton: Un Flambeau Jeanette Isabella Binnie Rideout: Here We Come A-Wassailing/Bottom of the Punch Bowl