Natalie MacMaster & Live Cape Breton Radio Online

I was just looking at Natalie MacMaster's website and she has a link to a live Cape Breton Radio you can listen to online.  If you have never heard Natalie she is one of the best Celtic fiddlers playing today.  Here is both a link to an example of Natalie's playing and a link to her radio station.  Also remember our Slacker and Pandora stations. 

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Wicked Tinkers - Tribal Bagpipe Music

Wicked Tinkers blends screaming bagpipes with the best drummers out there.  I decided to share an overall clip from Wicked Tinkers with Craig Ferguson but I am also including a clip of Tempest and Wicked Tinkers.  Wicked Tinkers come to the Utah Highland Games every summer and I can't wait to see them live again soon.  Hope to see you all at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi UT this June.

Battlefield Band - traditional excellence

The Battlefield Band is one of the most recognizable names in Celtic music.  They have been playing for over thirty years and they still produce the best in show.  I have always loved this clip where Alasdair White puts his fiddle done and plays bagpipes with Mike Katz.

Bagpipe Comedian

Playing "We Will Rock You" or "Thunderstruck" on the bagpipes has become very popular as of late.  For example the Red Hot Chili Pipers has really popularized both.  However I first heard Thunderstruck played by Johnny Bagpipe, a comedian who uses bagpipes as part of his act.  Check him out:

The Little Beggarman

My kids and I have always liked The Little Beggarman by the High Kings.  You Tube used to have a version where they demonstrated three Irish Chorus/Lilt's.  However I can not find the full version on You tube any more.  Here is the Gaelic words for the lilt: 
Row-ten Dow-ten Did-dl-ee ow-ten
Row-ten Dow-ten Dah, an a
Row-ten Dow-ten Did-dl-ee ow-ten
Dee-ten Die-ten Doh, di-ther-ah
Dom Dow-ten Row-ten Dom a
Row-ten Dee-ten Dah, Fea-ther-a
Do a di-ther-ah Row-ten Dow-ten
Fid-dle-ee Aye-ten Dah!
Yam Dom Rum-a Dom
Um Dom Rum-a Di-ther-a
Yam Dom Rum-a Dom
Dom-a da-Do a Di-ther-ow

First Bagpipe Rock Song/Band? AC/DC - Long Way to the Top

As far as I can tell it was Bon Scott who first played Rock on a Bagpipe (now called bagrock). The story goes that Bon Scott started out playing drums for a pipe band and after he joined AC/DC decided to add his pipe band experience to their song list.  Here is Bon Scott playing on Band Stand.

Olympics Opening Ceremony has a Celtic Flavor

I am glad to see that they had some of BC's Celtic roots displayed in the opening Ceremony for last nights 2010 Winter Olympics.  I wished that with the world class Simon Frasier bagpipe band in BC that they would have had them play.  Also if they were going to show some Celtic Rock/Punk bands that they would have had Enter the Haggis play.  Or Natalie McMaster for their fiddling, 

If you have never listened to Enter the Haggis check out one of their anthem songs Gasoline.

Celtic Internet Radio

I started two Celtic Radio stations on the internet, Slacker.com and Pandora.com. I had heard so much about Pandora music project yet found that I needed to use Slacker for both my new Sony Blu ray player and my Black Berry. After setting up both I found that Slacker had a bigger Celtic selection of music. Here are links to both:

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