The free St. Patrick's Day music playlist of 2014 features Irish Celtic music from Rathkeltair, Baroque & Hungry, Gwilym Morus, Kevin McCormack, The Gothard Sisters, Jack Carey, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, Telenn Tri, Burning Bridget Cleary, The Tea Merchants, Marc Gunn, The Rogues, The Shams, Finvarra, La Unica, Heather Dale, The Fire Inside. www.celticmusicpodcast.com
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Some Great Irish Resources for St. Patrick's Day.

Internet Sacred Text Archive - Celtic Folklore
The National Archives of Ireland
Ireland By Ways
Irish Fireside

 
This Week in Celtic Music
"The Ballad of Colonel John Macintosh" by Rathkeltairfrom 8
"The Road to Lisdoonvarna" by Baroque & Hungryfrom Mended
"Eryri" by Gwilym Morusfrom Awena
"Come My Little Son" by Kevin McCormackfrom An Emigrant’s Letter
"Flying Sails" by The Gothard Sistersfrom Compass
"The Emigrants Story" by Jack Careyfrom The Emigrants Story
"Rambling Shuiler" by Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyerfrom Red House
"An Andro" by Telenn Trifrom Telenn Tri
"Ballad of Tim Evans" by Burning Bridget Cleary