The Watchman's Morning Light #772

From the Muskerry Gaeltacht to Glengarry County, this show gathers fiddle tunes, folk punk, and pub songs into a single hour. We meet the elder lass, chase a squirrel and a flogging reel, and raise a parting glass on the way home. It's the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #772.  -  -  Subscribe now at CelticMusicPodcast.com! Hildaland, The McDades, Margaret Davis, Alexis Chartrand & Nicolas Babineau, Gwendolyn Snowdon & Cathinca, Donnie 'Large' Macdonald, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, Cedar Dobson and Debojyoti Sanyal, Blackwillow Starling, Leevy, Bang on the Ear, Sean Griffin, Release the Craicen 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: Na Geocaigh 0:10 - Hildaland "The Watchman's Polka (feat. Ethan Setiawan & Louise Bichan)" from Fiddle Tunes (feat. Ethan Setiawan & Louise Bichan)  -  EP 3:32 - WELCOME 4:58 - Cedar Dobson and Debojyoti Sanyal "The Flogging Reel" from From Kolkata to Dublin 7:24 - Margaret Davis "Jock Stewart" from The Elder Lass 10:19 - Alexis Chartrand & Nicolas Babineau "La grondeuse" from Écoutez tous 13:14 - Gwendolyn Snowdon & Cathinca "Onder de Linde (Unter den Linden)" from Fabula Feminae  -  EP 18:01 - FEEDBACK 22:23 - Donnie 'Large' Macdonald "An Ceann Caorach (The Sheep's Head)" from Christina "An Ceann Caorach (The Sheep's Head)" (Donnie 'Large' Macdonald)  -  un KYOWN KOO - ruch, with the "ch" soft like the ch in "loch." Audio for "ceann": forvo.com/word/ceann/ 25:24 - Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer "The Squirrel" from Come Bring With A Noise 30:03 - Blackwillow Starling "Lughnassadh Morning" from Thornaeppel 35:19 - THANKS 37:37 - Leevy "Where Have You Been" from Baile Mhúirne or the Soldiers March the Paps of Anú Baile Mhúirne (roughly BAL - yuh VOOR - nyuh, anglicized as Ballyvourney) and the Paps of Anú (Anú = uh - NOO). 44:33 - The McDades "Dance Around the Spinning Wheel" from Thread The Light 48:47 - Bang on the Ear "My Bonnie Lassie" from Highland Road 51:48 - Sean Griffin "Gypsy Girl" from People Are Mad 56:04 - CLOSING 56:32 - Release the Craicen "The Parting Glass" from Live! Songs on a Boat 1:00:35 - CREDITS Support for this program comes from Hank Woodward. Support for this program comes from Dr. Annie Lorkowski of Centennial Animal Hospital in Corona, California. Support for this program comes from John Sharkey White, II. 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   www.CascadiaLawAlaska.com 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 w