Irish & Celtic Music Podcast

Dogwood King of Connemara #770

August 13, 2026·58 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

The Cuckoo sings in May and the King of the Dogwoods reigns over an hour built from polkas, ballads, and Gaelic song. This episode moves between Ireland, Scotland, and the wider Celtic diaspora, featuring both first - time voices on the show and beloved regulars who have shaped its sound for years. It's the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #770.  -  -  Subscribe now at CelticMusicPodcast.com!   Trí, Celtic Underground, Blackwillow Starling, Caitlin Finley & Will Woodson, Irish Millie, The Bilge Pumps, Callan, Boiled In Lead, Mairi McGillivray, Hadrian's Wall, Colin Steele, Sean Griffin, The Tan and Sober Gentlemen, John Doyle   Marc Gunn, Trí, Blackwillow Starling, Irish Millie, Mairi McGillivray, Sean Griffin, Colin Steele, John Doyle, Boiled In Lead 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 with what's happening with Celtic music and culture online. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2026   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 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC   0:02 - Intro: Tom Field   0:10 - Trí "The Manchester / The Old Bush / The Banks of the Ilen" from The Cuckoo Sings in May   3:31 - WELCOME   5:12 - Celtic Underground "John Ryan's Polka / Hills of Connemara" from You Can Always Go Home   8:52 - Blackwillow Starling "Guardian of the Grove" from Thornaeppel   11:36 - Caitlin Finley & Will Woodson "The Peeler's Jacket / The Duke of Leinster" from Once Through the Hall   14:01 - Irish Millie "CINEMA" from Can You See Me?   17:34 - FEEDBACK   19:14 - The Bilge Pumps "Roll the Old Chariot Along" from Greatest Hits, Vols I - VII   21:58 - Callan "Amazing Grace" from Callan Song Book   25:24 - Boiled In Lead "The King of the Dogwoods" from King of the Dogwoods   28:47 - Mairi McGillivray "'S Mòr mo Chùram" from Mo Thìr   31:46 - THANKS   33:41 - Hadrian's Wall "Check in with Toronto" from Play Us a Tune   36:43 - Colin Steele "Benromach" from Stramash II   43:20 - Sean Griffin "JFK" from People Are Mad   47:51 - The Tan and Sober Gentlemen "Rabbit" from Veracity   51:05 - CLOSING   51:56 - John Doyle "An Irishman's Epistle To The People Of America" from Free by Nature: Songs of the Irish in the American Revolution   56:50 - CREDITS   Support for this program comes from International speaker, Joseph Dumond, teaching the ancient roots of the Gaelic people. Learn more about their origins at Sightedmoon.com   Support for this program comes from Cascadia Cross Border Law Group, Creating Transparent Borders for more than twenty five years, serving Alaska and the world. Find out more at   <

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