Barry O'Dowd & The Highlanders - Best Loved Christmas Songs

Scotland's very own Barry O'Dowd & The Highlanders provide us with a nice soundtrack for the festive season. The album contains most of the traditional Christmas songs all done with a Celtic vibe. Have a great Christmas...xx

1. Have a Merry Christmas                                                       
2. White Christmas                                                                       
3. Medley: The First Noel⁄Silent Night                                        
4. Medley: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer⁄Frosty the Snowman⁄Jingle Bells              
5. It's Sad to Be Lonely at Christmas                                            
6. Twelve Days Of Christmas                                                       
7. I'll Be Home For Christmas                                                                
8. Medley: We Wish You a Merry Christmas⁄The Holly and the Ivy⁄Away in a Manger        
9. Christmas in Killarney                                                         
10. Medley: O Come All Ye Faithful⁄Good King Wenceslas⁄Hark! The Herald Angels Sing   
11. Silver Bells                                                                                
12. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 

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Barry O'Dowd & The Highlanders - Best Loved Christmas Songs

Eric Rigler - Traditional Celtic Christmas

Tis the season or so i have been told and will post accordingly. Eric Rigler's Traditional Celtic Christmas is a collection of eleven tracks that reflect the Celtic holiday experience. He mixes in the standard holiday selections "O Little Town of Bethlehem" with some Celtic-themed carols "Baloo Lammy", and the two mix quite well. Fans of Celtic music may want to check this out, as it definitely reflects a different side of Christmas.

  1. O Little Town of Bethlehem

  2. Angels We Have Heard on High

  3. Away in a Manger

  4. The First Noel

  5. I Saw Three Ships

  6. Silent Night

  7. Once in Royal David's City

  8. Angels from the Realms of Glory

  9. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

  10. Baloo Lammy

  11. Auld Lang Syne

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Eric Rigler - Traditional Celtic Christmas

Various Artists - Celtic Myst The Christmas Collection

Happy Celtic Christmas To All.....xx

1 Maire Brennan Rose Of Bethlehem
2 Sinéad O'Connor Silent Night
3 Clannad A Dream In The Night (Theme From 'The Angel And The Soldier Boy')
4 Secret Garden Celebration
5 Sarah McLachlan Song For A Winter's Night
6 Blackmore's Night Wish You Were Here
7 Ronan Hardiman Heaven
8 New Ireland Orchestra Mary's Boychild
9 Chris de Burgh A Spaceman Came Travelling
10 David Arkenstone Angels In The Snow
11 ERA Avemano Orchestral
12 Moya Brennan* Bright Star
13 Brian Dunning No Sandman, No Santa
14 Celtica Christmas Pipes
15 Kelly Family David's Song (Who'll Come With Me)
16 Loreena McKennitt Snow
17 Mike Oldfield In Dulce Jubilo
18 Kate Winslet What If
19 Ronan Keating Feat. Maire Brennan Fairytale Of New York

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Various Artists - Celtic Myst The Christmas Collection

Captain Moonlight - Captain Moonlight

Captain Moonlight were a Melbourne [Australia] based group consisting of Martin Hanley, Anthony O'Neill, Noel Murphy, Joe Paolacci and Peter Dwyer.  As their 1982 album Captain Moonlight highlights they were obviously very competent musicians with a markedly eclectic output but with an emphasis on Celtic instrumentals. They also include Bernard Bolan's "Not many Fish in the Harbour Today"

1. Bonny Ship the Diamond (English traditional)
2. McFarlane's Lament (air)/ Earl's Chair, Banshee, and Faral Gara (reels)
3. Mines of Australia
4. Hag's Reel and Longford Collector (reels)
5. Not Many Fish in the Harbour Today" (Bernard Bolan)
6. Humours of Ballyloughlin (jig) - Black Creek (reel by Anthony O'Neill)
7. Maryborough Miner
8. Ril Gan Ainm, Devil's Dream, and De'il among the Tailors (reels)
9. Green Groves of Erin and Granny's Gravel Walks (reels)

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Captain Moonlight - Captain Moonlight

Tomas O'Ceannabhain - Fonn le Fonn [Traditional Irish Dance Music]

Tomas O'Ceannabhain - Fonn le Fonn. Traditional Irish Dance Music on The Uilleann Pipes & Flute. The tunes are well treated and cleanly rendered with bits of tasteful variation to keep them fresh. Solo Flute & Uilleann Pipes by Connemara man Tomas O'Ceannabhain with excellent Piano accompaniment by Eugene Kelly. All tracks are traditional and there is one slow air on the flute.

01. Hornpipes: The Harvest Home/ The Boys of Bluehill
02. Jigs: The Humours of Donny-Brook/ The Bride's Farewell
03. Reels: Rolling on the Ryegrass/ The Lady on the Island
04. Slow Air: Casadh an Tsugain
05. Reels: Kiss the Maid Behind the Barrel / The First House in Connaught
06. Jig: Cherish the Ladies
07. Set Dance: Madame Bonaparte
08. Reels: The Flogging Reel/ The Morning Star
09. Hornpipes: The Atlantic Sound/ The Quarrelsome Piper
10. Reels: The Silver Spear/ Miss McLeod's
11. Reels: The Boys of the Lough/ The Scholar
12. Single Jig: The Ballintogher
13. Reels: The Teetotaler/ The Ash Plant
14. Jigs: The Mug of Brown Ale/ The Cook in the Kitchen
15. Reels: George White's Fancy/ Buckley's
16. Jigs: The Tongs by the Fire/ A Health to the Ladies

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Tomas O'Ceannabhain - Fonn le Fonn [Traditional Irish Dance Music]

Wendy Stewart & Gary West - Hinterlands

Hinterlands by Wendy Stewart and Gary West, pairs two of Scotland`s finest players on two of Scotland`s oldest instruments - the harp and the bagpipes. Wendy and Gary delve into their tradition and deliver a unique blend of song and melody performed with subtlety, skill and panache. Wendy and Gary have been playing together since they met in the 1980s in the Scottish folk group Ceolbeg, one of the leaders in the celtic revival. Wendy explains: ‘We have done a lot of playing together since Ceolbeg days, and have really enjoyed exploring the unique blend between bagpipes and harp.’

1. Full Moon Down Under
2. Marie Hamilton
3. Lancashire Hornpipes
4. Loch Tay Boat Song
5. Goodwife of Morpeth
6. Gordon Cottage Set
7. Ae Fond Kiss
8. The Twa Sisters
9. Rory Dall's Port Set
10. Todlen Hame
11. Ian Green / Miss Proud
12. Slave's Lament / Habanera Gris
13. The Company's Lament

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Wendy Stewart & Gary West - Hinterlands

Flibbertigibbet - Whistling Jigs To The Moon

Alison and Dave Williams, the heart of the Mellow Candle Prog Folk band, later settled in South Africa for awhile in the late 70's and made this very rare and obscure album. A contemporary take on traditional tunes, different from their previous band, they produced this embarresment of musical riches. It is pure gold! Studio Album very rare, released only in South Africa [1978].

Line-up / Musicians
- Alison O'Donnell / vocals
- Dave Williams / guitar, vocals
- Jo Dudding / vocals
- Barrie Glen / guitarist
- Denny Lalouette / bass

1. The Blackleg Miner 

2. Little Roving Sailor 

3. Mariner Blues 

4. The Black Cap 

5. An Suisin Ban 

6. Medley (The Rose Tree/The Chanter's Song 

7. Blackberry Bush/Blackberry Blossom 

8. Whistling Jigs To The Moon/The Dancing Master's Reel 

9. The Brisk Young Window/Sheffield Hornpipe 

10. Seafarer 

11. Shepherd O Shepherd/Linnen Hall 

12. The Green Cockade 

13. Four Drunken Maidens/Rolling In The Hifht Grass 

14. Episodes

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Flibbertigibbet - Whistling Jigs To The Moon