Best Folk Podcasts (2024)

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Fishing For Celtic Music #676 1:09:11

2h ago1:09:11

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The fish are biting on great Celtic music on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #676 . Subscribe now! Altan, The Irish Lassies, The Drowsy Lads, Dan Possumato, Cleveland Celtic Ensemble, The Secret Commonwealth, Clare Cunningham, The Sternwheelers, Kris Colt & the Black Rose Band, Tuatha Dea, The Langer's Ball, Ian Fontova, The Miles O'Brien band & B…

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Jeffery Foucault remembers Billy Conway with Universal Fire, ep. 277 1:15:02

30m ago1:15:02

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In our episode with Wisconsin-born, New England based Jeffrey Foucault, we had a handful of questions for the singer-songwriter about his background: coffee, the midwest and Mark Twain wisdom. Then we talked about Billy Conway for more than an hour. Conway was Foucault's long-time partner in music, drummer and best friend who died from cancer in 20…

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Mostly Folk Episode 692 1:00:00

2h ago1:00:00

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Nora Brown & Stephanie Coleman/ Copper Kettle /Lady of the Lake Andrew Marlin/ Far Hills - Phthalo Blue Paula Boggs Band/Get Together / Live At Sweetwater Music Hall Jay Linden/I Wish/Ordinary Sunrise Gordon Thomas Ward/Walking on the Wire /Comin In Phoebe White/Ride Along With Me (Featuring Suzy Bogguss & Riders In the Sky)/Cowgirl's Delight Phoeb…

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Kitty's Gone A-Milking #675 1:11:18

4h ago1:11:18

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Songs of Ireland and more on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #675 . Subscribe now! Tradify, High Octane, Sassenach, The Drowsy Lads, Altan, Brobdingnagian Bards, Louise Bichan, Hayley Griffiths, Toby Bresnahan, Natalie Padilla, Philippe Barnes, Tom Phelan, Jigjam, Lúnasa, River Driver GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine i…

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Amos Lee on Friends, Femininity and Folk Roots, ep. 276 1:05:35

1d ago1:05:35

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Throughout his music career, singer-songwriter Amos Lee has cultivated a large female fanbase and also owes a lot of his early start to Norah Jones (a female!). He's about to hit the road co-headlining with folk music and queer icons, The Indigo Girls. In our conversation, he talks about the atmosphere he's going for in concert and it's not a very …

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Mostly Folk Episode 691 1:00:00

6d ago1:00:00

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Amos Lee/Built To Fall/Transmissions Rena Guinn/Rambling Dreams/Rena Guinn & The Gentlemen - The Wilburland Sessions Nealon/Shallow And Deep/Better Erika Kulnys/Fantasma by Erika Kulnys/Single The Lucky Nows/Fly Away/Broken Homes and Hearts of Gold Open The Door For Three/William Glen/A Prosperous Gale Laurie Lewis/Quaking Aspen/TREES Teni Rane/Kil…

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Celtic Singers and Songs #674 1:02:01

1h ago1:02:01

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Sing along with Celtic singers and songs on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #674. Subscribe now! The Ciderhouse Rebellion, Molly Donnery, Runa, Fig for a Kiss, Natalie Padilla, Fialla, Jigjam, Clare Cunningham, Marc Gunn, Bealtaine, Michael Darcy & The Atlantic Tramps, Stout Pounders, Maggie’s Wake, Larkin & Moran Brothers, Sheridan Rúitín, River …

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From Lancaster to the Limelight: The de Vitry Sibling Soundtrack, ep. 275 1:10:35

8d ago1:10:35

1:10:35

Maya, Nina and Lyle de Vitry's life, beginning in Lancaster PA, has been music and family, music festivals with old-time music, songwriting and folk music. The de Vitry siblings (including sister Monica, currently teaching art in Western Mass) grew up amongst music and nature in their rural home and even had a family band called Old-Time Liberation…

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Basic Folk Presents: The Other 22 Hours - Mary Chapin Carpenter 49:49

10d ago49:49

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Editor’s note: Basic Folk is pleased to introduce our listeners to one of our favorite podcasts by sharing an episode in our feed! The Other 22 hours, hosted by singer/songwriter Michaela Ann and producer Aaron Shafer-Haisse, talks to fellow musicians about the helpful tools and routines the use to stay creative, inspired, and …

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Mostly Folk Episode 690 1:00:00

12d ago1:00:00

1:00:00

RubyJoyful/Take What You Will/The Pie Chart Of Love Teni Rane/Firefly/Goldenrod Phoebe Rees/ High On A Mountain With Ola Belle Reed/Bring in the Light Robby Hecht/Tattoos (Acoustic)/Carved in Time Lisa Jeanette/ Think I'll Have Another One/single Simon Scardanelli/Underneath the Singing Tree (album pre-mix)/Underneath the Singing Tree (album pre-mi…

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First Light Dawns On Irish & Celtic Music #673 1:08:29

7d ago1:08:29

1:08:29

First light dawns on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #673 . Subscribe now! The Drowsy Lads, Cleveland Celtic Ensemble, Dublin Gulch, Mary Frances Leahy, Goitse, Enda Reilly, Poitin Band, Aneta Dortová, Charlene Adzima, Sheridan Rúitín, Clanna Morna, The Tan and Sober Gentlemen, Larkin & Moran Brothers, The Ciderhouse Rebellion GET CELTIC MUSIC NEW…

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Denitia’s Musical Journey: From NYC Streetwear to Nashville’s Vintage Vibes, ep. 274 57:11

15d ago57:11

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Sometimes it strikes me just how much power can emanate from a creative mind. Speaking with Denitia was one of those times. When the indie music artist comes across an unfamiliar musical concept, she goes “sponge mode” until she understands it. Then she seamlessly integrates it into her artistic vocabulary. This relentless curiosity and sense of pl…

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Mostly Folk Episode 689 with magic 59:59

5d ago59:59

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Jesse Lynn Madera/Ten Miles Down/Speed of Sound Jim Johnson/Universal Citizen/ Universal Citizen Jubal Lee Young/Rock Salt & Nails/Wild Birds Warble Laurie Lewis/Why'd You Have to Break My Heart? (for John Prine)/TREES Leslie Lee And Steve Gretz/Immigrants/Folk Now (Jul 2024) Lou Dominguez/Once Upon A Time/Hanging At The Luna Star Malcolm Macwatt/S…

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Life As A Rainy Dream #672 1:05:29

14d ago1:05:29

1:05:29

Life your best life like a golden dream with the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #672. Subscribe now! Clanna Lorna, Aneta Dortová, Cleveland Celtic Ensemble, Goitse, The Ciderhouse Rebellion, Na Skylark, Larkin & Moran Brothers, The Willow Trio, Calum MacPhail, Mary Frances Leahy, Sheridan Rúitín, DLÙ, Jiggy, Luas GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX T…

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Anna Tivel & Jeffrey Martin: Eyeballs, Ice Cream, and Portland, Oregon, ep. 273 1:15:51

22d ago1:15:51

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Anna Tivel and Jeffrey Martin have both released new albums in the past year that have knocked us right over. Living Thing is the most recent Anna Tivel singer-songwriter record and Thank God We Left the Garden being the Jeffrey Martin new album. Of all the singer-songwriter interviews and musician conversations we've done over the course of the po…

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Lughnasadh Special with Scottish storyteller Daniel Allison 57:29

20d ago57:29

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Subscribe to my Substack newsletter: https://enthusiastica.substack.com/Join the Cave of Dreams workshop series waiting list: https://danicaboyce.myflodesk.com/b7gtzedsamIn this episode, Daniel Allison tells the story of the god Lugh (after whom Lughnasadh is named) at the hall of the king Nuada, leading us into a discussion of how we might approac…

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Mostly Folk 688 Nichole Wagner interview 1:00:00

10d ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Nichole Wagner/Beauty Where You Find It /Plastic Flowers Nichole Wagner/Everything /Plastic Flowers Nichole Wagner/ Monsters/Plastic Flowers Nichole Wagner/Raised by Wolves/Plastic Flowers Nichole Wagner/Self Defense/Plastic Flowers Nichole Wagner/Plastic Flowers/Plastic Flowers Nichole Wagner/I Know Better This Time/Plastic Flowers Nichole Wagner/…

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Fake Interviews & Real Talk: Matt the Electrician Reinvents Music Marketing, ep. 272 1:01:52

29d ago1:01:52

1:01:52

The world of Austin's Matt the Electrician, aka Matt Sever, is quirky and sincere. Sever is known for his work ethic and vibrant presence in the Austin Texas music scene. Before music was full-time, Matt worked as an actual electrician in between folk music gigs and open mics. He found people were drawn to his skills in the trade, so he decided to …

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Mostly Folk Episode 687 59:59

27d ago59:59

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Rob Marshall/Rain /single Peddler's French/Trail Angels /Trail Angels The Lucky Nows/Saint Christopher/Broken Homes and Hearts of Gold Ken Tillery/Pearly Dew/Used to Ain't Here No More Beth DeSombre/Just Keep Walking/Holding The Threads Miranda Hardy/The Price Of Happiness/The Price Of Happiness David Maloney/The Man He Killed/One Voice & An Ordina…

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Here's to Friends! #671 1:06:23

1M ago1:06:23

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Here's to friendship on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #671 . Subscribe now! Hanneke Cassel, Old Blind Dogs, Wylde Nept, Conor Mallon, Tarren, Ironwood, Jesse Ferguson, Runa, CaliCeltic, The Town Pants, The Fire, Bealtaine, The Elders, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to…

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John Smith is Finding Harmony in Chaos, ep. 271 55:10

1M ago55:10

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Originally from Devon, the English singer-songwriter John Smith got his start playing bars and clubs in Liverpool, both with his own songs and as a side player for artists like Lianne La Havas, Lisa Hannigan and David Gray. Growing up with folk music and guitar music influences from Eric Clapton to Maria Callas to Nick Drake, John’s sensitivity as …

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Mostly Folk Episode 686 1:00:00

24d ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Greg Trooper/Once And For All/Between A House And A Hard Place Live At Pinehill Tom Prasada-Rao/Peace, My Heart /Folk Now (Jul 2024) Open Book/Find Each Other/Folk Now (Jul 2024) Appaloosa/Looking For My Country/Folk Now (Jul 2024) Ordinary Elephant/Birdie Was an Oak Tree /Ordinary Elephant Jaime Michaels/Beauty Doesn't Need Forever/Folk Now (Jul 2…

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Memories of Ireland #670 1:05:52

1M ago1:05:52

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Sing a song to the Dublin girl on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast # 670. Subscribe now! Celtic On the Inside is now on sale in our store. Support the podcast by buying one of these limited-edition CDs and Album Pins. Shop now! Dublin Gulch, Wylde Nept, Enda Reilly, The Crowfoot Rakes, The Ciderhouse Rebellion, Molly Donnery, Natalie Padilla, Kevin…

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Peggy Seeger spills Folk Feminist Tea with Dawn Landes, ep. 270 1:10:30

1M ago1:10:30

1:10:30

Editor's note: For this episode, we invited our friend Dawn Landes to interview Peggy Seeger. Dawn was the perfect choice to interview the feminist folk icon. She recently joined us on a special episode with Aoife O'Donovan to discuss their feminist-themed new albums. We're thrilled to welcome Dawn back as guest host! I can’t believe it took me 40 …

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Mostly Folk Episode 685 Beppe Gambetta Interview 1:00:00

1M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Beppe Gambetta/Terra Madre/Terra Madre Beppe Gambetta/Mis Amour/Terra Madre Beppe Gambetta/ Un Panino/Terra Madre Beppe Gambetta/Sit And Pick With You (Featuring Tim O'Brien, David Grisman, Dan Crary & Travis Book)/Terra Madre Beppe Gambetta/Per Poco O Per Niente/Terra Madre Beppe Gambetta/Dark Yellow Thread/Terra Madre Beppe Gambetta/Season Of Sus…

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Czech Celtic Music with Poitin #669 1:10:55

1M ago1:10:55

1:10:55

Jeremy King of the Celtic band Poitin shares Celtic music from the Czech Republic on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #669. Subscribe now! Conamara Chaos, Isara, Anarka, Tomáš Kočko & Orchestr, Irish Rose, Aneta Dortová and Emanuele De Simone, Shannon, Ankara, Poitín, Hrdza GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick an…

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Ana Egge on Dream-Writing, the Truth, and Sinead O'Connor, ep. 269 1:06:06

2M ago1:06:06

1:06:06

Folk music singer Ana Egge's 13th album Sharing in the Spirit came out of the musician one song at a time. She didn't even think about moving onto a new song before the writing and production of each song was complete. Working with her friend and collaborator Lorenzo Wolff, the songwriting process and music production plan was to just work on a han…

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Mostly Folk Episode 684 1:00:00

2M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Robin and Linda Williams/The Flimflam Blues/Single Peter Lewis/A Song For Kris (This Memory) /The Road To Zion Miranda Hardy/The Bitter End/The Price Of Happiness Simone Keane/Kicking Up The Leaves/Graced By Leaves Robert Vincent// Circumstance of Ignorance / Barriers/ Denise La Grassa/The Door /Sundown Rising Peter Lewis/When You Come Back To Me/I…

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Freedom for the Fourth #668 1:06:42

2M ago1:06:42

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Happy 4th of July. It’s Independence Day in the US. We’re celebrating freedom and independence on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #668. Subscribe now! New York Brogue, Lissa Schneckenburger, Poitín, The Homespun Ceilidh Band, Bedlam Bards, Derek Warfield, Kevin Meehan, Trochrague, High Octane, The Fenian Sons, Sorcha, Black 47, Clare Cunningham, M…

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Soundcheck Stories and Life Lessons: Chris Smither and Peter Mulvey, ep. 268 1:01:23

2M ago1:01:23

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Chris Smither has been Peter Mulvey's mentor since back in 1993, when the young Mulvey opened for the already seasoned Smither. The blues and folk legend liked what he heard and enjoyed the similarities in creativity and quirks and he took that young man on the road with him. Their musical partnership has crossed paths and outlasted the digital age…

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Mostly Folk Episode 683 1:00:00

2M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Antje Duvekot /Dylan Thomas (1996-1998)/ New Wild West The Chieftains/Morning Has Broken/The Wide World Over Last Chance/It's Just A Light/Heart Of The Forest Honey Badgers/Ghosts Of Dogs Past/The Earth Turns And So Do We Zoe FitzGerald Carter/One by Land /Before the Machine Lizzy Plotkin & Natalie Spears/Seasons Change/Just Over The Ridge Phil Odg…

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Celtic Dance Party #667 1:13:28

2M ago1:13:28

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It’s a Celtic instrumental dance party on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #667. Subscribe now! The Drowsy Lads, Fig for a Kiss, Runa, Dublin Gulch, Lúnasa, Louise Bichan, Telenn Tri, The BorderCollies, Charlene Adzima, Fialla, Bealtaine, Dancing With Hobbits, The Crowfoot Rakes, High Octane, Conor Mallon GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Cel…

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Steve Poltz Wants to Listen to The Grateful Dead, Watch Laugh-In and Write a Song Together, ep. 267 1:18:43

2M ago1:18:43

1:18:43

If you're looking for recommendations for desserts, might I suggest asking folk music and comedy savant Steve Poltz? This man loves gluten and carb-heavy deserts. He also loves collaborations, camaraderie, creativity and using humor in music. It all began for Poltz, or Poltzy as his friends call him, in his birthplace of Halifax Nova Scotia, making…

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Basic Folk Presents: Only Vans 29:52

2M ago29:52

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Editor’s note: Basic Folk is pleased to introduce our listeners to one of our favorite podcasts by sharing an episode in our feed! I am awestruck with the charm and charisma of Texas Country Musician Bri Bagwell - most impressively demonstrated on her podcast Only Vans, where she talks to her friends in her van (actually she recently upgraded to an…

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Mostly Folk Episode 682 1:00:00

2M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Nichole Wagner/Beauty Where You Find It /Plastic Flowers Nichole Wagner/Monsters/Plastic Flowers Beppe Gambetta/Sit And Pick With You (Featuring Tim O'Brien, David Grisman, Dan Crary & Travis Book)/Terra Madre Alisa Amador /Extrano (feat. Gaby Moreno) /Multitudes/ Ryan David Green/ Off and Running/Off and Running Jubal Lee Young/Carmelita/Wild Bird…

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Come Hell or Highwater #666 1:06:18

2M ago1:06:18

1:06:18

Come hell or highwater, we have more music on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #666. Subscribe now! Moher, Telenn Tri, The Drowsy Lads, Maggie’s Wake, Michael Darcy & The Atlantic Tramps, Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening, The Out of Kilters, Paisley Close, The Flailing Shilaleighs, Medusa's Wake, Wooden Legs, The Walker Roaders, Ashley Davis GET CEL…

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Archiving the Heart: Greg Brown on Music, Family, and Throwing Out Old Notebooks, ep. 266 44:27

2M ago44:27

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Iowa folk music icon Greg Brown is living that retired life. After playing his farewell retirement concert in 2023, he's returned with a new book: Ring Around The Moon: A Songbook, which highlights a song selection personally picked by the songwriter himself, as well as family photos, personal anecdotes and self-penned drawings. The book features a…

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Mostly Folk 681 1:00:00

2M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Cheryl Wheeler/intro Gaga/Greetings from Cheryl Wheeler Live Cheryl Wheeler/Lady Gaga's Singing Program/Greetings from Cheryl Wheeler Live Cheryl Wheeler/outro Gaga/ Greetings from Cheryl Wheeler Live David Massengill/Our Lady Of Shinbone Alley/Twilight The Taj Mahal Two Of A Kind /We Give Thanks In Hard Times/Let The Light In Lynn Hollyfield/Just …

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Women of Summer #665 1:02:08

2M ago1:02:08

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Women are an important part of Celtic music. We celebrate their contributions this week on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast # 665. Subscribe now! Charlene Adzima, Telenn Tri, Runa, The BorderCollies, Fialla, Natalie Padilla, Adria Jackson, Bettina Solas, Fig for a Kiss, Keltricity, Louise Bichan, Clare Cunningham, Maggie’s Wake GET CELTIC MUSIC NEW…

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The Reckoning of Montreal Banjo-Witch Kaïa Kater, ep. 265 1:23:59

3M ago1:23:59

1:23:59

After banjo player Kaïa Kater attended Americana Fest in 2016, the music industry started telling her she was a part of the genre, which encompasses all kinds of roots music, acoustic music, folk music, singer-songwriter and alternative country music. She was singing about heavy themes like historical trauma, her cultural heritage (her father is fr…

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Mostly Folk Episode 680 1:00:00

2M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Appalachian Smoke/Growing Lonely/Growing Lonely Zoe FitzGerald Carter/Zodiac Maniac/Before the Machine Robin Holcomb/Deliver Me/One Way Or Another Vol. 2 John Shipe/What Do I Owe? /Water This Dark Katie Oates/Edge Of A Hurricane/Edge Of A Hurricane Dana Cooper/ //Beauty And Ruin/The Ghost Of Tucumcari Kaia Kater /The Internet/Strange Medicine Ari E…

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Planxty Caper #664 1:03:59

3M ago1:03:59

1:03:59

Dance a little planxty with the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #664. Subscribe now! The Flying Toads, Ironwood, Poitín, Tradify, Ashley Davis Band, Keltricity, Toby Bresnahan, Bonhomme Setter, Michael Darcy & The Atlantic Tramps, The Langer's Ball, Clare Sands, Jigjam, Stout Pounders, The Walker Roaders, The Founding GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INB…

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Guster is a Place, ep. 264 59:03

3M ago59:03

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Frontman Ryan Miller joins us to talk about all things Guster. From their tried and true collaborative writing process to the theatrical delights of their recent "We Also Have Eras" tour, to what it really looks like to make environmental sustainability a priority on tour. Guster has just released their 9…

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Klezmer Podcast 135- Eve Sicular 49:34

2M ago49:34

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Eve Sicular joins me for the third time. Eve and the Isle of Klezbos have released a new album titled Yiddish Silver Screen. After nearly ten years, Eve and I have a lot of catching up to do, and we have a wide ranging discussion about everything from Yiddish film history to our fondness for 78 RPM records. We also get to hear the track Bonia Shur'…

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Mostly Folk Episode 679 1:00:00

3M ago1:00:00

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Craig Bickhardt/England Or Me/Folk Now (May 2024) Bernice Lewis/ Your Bob Dylan/Folk Now (May 2024) Neale Eckstein/Red Swivel Stool/Folk Now (May 2024) The Real Sarahs, Alex De Grassi/Darling Cory/Everything's Changed JEFFE/ Down By The River (Acoustic) Kate MacLeod/The Woman You Will Never Know /Single: "The Woman You Will Never Know" Ani Difranco…

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Ireland's New Road #663 59:31

3M ago59:31

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We’re going on the road with the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #663. Subscribe now! Arise & Go, Philippe Barnes and Tom Phelan, Santiago Molina, The Out of Kilters, Lissa Schneckenburger, Logical Fleadh, Patsy O'Brien, Clay Babies, Louise Bichan, Joey Abarta, Fire In The Glen, Toby Bresnahan, Tradify, Tim Cummings, Pete Sutherland, Brad Kolodner, Al…

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Finding Freedom in a Flip Phone: John Moreland's Quest for a Simple Life, ep. 263 59:05

3M ago59:05

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I hate surprises. However, Oklahoma's pride and joy John Moreland surprised us with his latest album Visitor and I guess I'm okay with it. Moreland's gone back to a sparse acoustic instrumentation, unlike the electronic sound (which I also loved) on his previous release, 2022's Birds in the Ceiling. Recently, he took a page from his wife Pearl Rach…

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Mostly Folk Episode 678 1:00:00

3M ago1:00:00

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David Maloney/Memorial Day/My Father's Shoulders Jeffrey Martin /What We're Marching Toward/One Go Around Sofia Talvik/Too Many Churches/Center of the Universe Red Molly/The Mind Of A Soldier/Love And Other Tragedies Suzanne Vega /The Queen And The Soldier (Live)/Retrospective: The Best Of Suzanne Vega The Wakes/Peat Bog Soldiers/The Red And The Gr…

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Whale Hymn #662 1:06:46

3M ago1:06:46

1:06:46

Out on the ocean, the wind blowing through our hair with whales on the horizon on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #662. Subscribe now! Lunasa, Natalie Padilla, Wylde Nept, Louise Bichan, Adria Jackson, Dublin Gulch, Tarren, Bettina Solas, The BorderCollies, The Crowfoot Rakes, Solar Grove, The Kilt LIfters, High Octane, Bealtaine GET CELTIC MUSIC …

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Claps, Covers, and Come Ons: Inside Barnstar!'s Musical Mischief, ep. 262 57:49

3M ago57:49

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Barnstar!, Boston's premiere kinda bluegrass and definitely bombastic band, has released their new album Furious Kindness and we're #blessed to welcome Mark Erelli and Zachariah Hickman to the pod. Originally a fun side hustle and bluegrass vehicle for Zack, the group, which also includes Charlie Rose and Taylor and Jake Armerding, started very cas…

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