"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (2010)

Probably my favorite Christmas carol. And probably my favorite rendition.
Celtic meets Renaissance Faire! Excellent!

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Celtic Halloween!

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Jeff's Fav Christmas Albums. "Christmas Celtic by Dirk Freymuth" (1998).

 

I love Christmas and I love Christmas songs. So - here are my favorite 10 Christmas albums - one at a time. No particular order so I didn't number them - just the album title.

 

I love any Celtic music and there's a zillion Celtic Christmas albums out there to listen to. "Christmas Celtic by Dirk Freymuth" (1998) is one of those generic albums, like you might find at Starbucks. I don't remember where I got this - the Dayton-Hudson Corporation put it out. You can find it online but that's about it. I couldn't find it on Spotify, but there are some songs on YouTube, including my favorite off the album, "A Merry Christmas" - listen here.

Count is 7 down and 3 to go. "Merry Christmas, Johnny Mathis" (1958), "Midwinter" by Terry McDade & the McDades (2001), "The Little Drummer Boy, a Christmas festival, the Harry Simeone Chorale" (1963), Mannheim Steamroller's "Fresh Aire" (1988) and "Christmas" (1984), "Merry Christmas", by Bing Crosby (1945), "Mantovani Christmas Carols" (1958) and "Christmas Celtic by Dirk Freymuth" (1998).

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Jeff's Fav Christmas Albums. "Midwinter - Terry McDade with the McDades".

I love Christmas and I love Christmas songs. So - here are my favorite 10 Christmas albums, one at a time. No particular order so I didn't number them - just the album title.

Canadian Terry McDade and his children combine harp, flute, fiddle, guitar and pipes to present a Celtic, earthy, soulful blend for the holidays. Midwinter (2001) is tough to find anywhere but online. I can't even point you to a place to hear the album. I can, however, let you sample the album here. And - my favorite tune from this album, "The Huron Carol", can be heard in its entirety here.

Albums thus far:  Merry Christmas, Johnny Mathis (1958), Midwinter (2001).

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TGIF! presents...Sirena @ Bristol RenFaire in WI!

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TGIF! presents....The Chieftains' "Walsh's Hornpip!"

I'm feeling rather Celtic this morning.

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Thanks Tom, Tony, the Celts, Minnie and Lowen & Navarro!

My parents were over to Teachín Ircink in Greendale tonite (Friday) for their first dinner here. (I used to say "Casa Ircink" but I'm done with the Spanish - now using the Irish Gaelic version = "tah-heen") The music fare above (now that's clever) ran the gamut. Dad thinks Tom Waits sounds like James Brown. And he never heard of Minnie Driver.

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Frogwater. County Clare. East side Milwaukee.

After some eats and some drinks at my new place in Greendale, college buddy Jim and I headed to the Milwaukee's eastside for some Irish music. Check out Frogwater's site and their music on YouTube. I will definitely keep tabs on this bunch.

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TGIF! presents...the High Kings' "The Parting Glass".

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TGIF! presents....the Pipes!

I love the bagpipes. Tomorrow. Milwaukee Highland Games at Old Heidelberg Park in Wauwatosa. This is what I'll be watching. FREEDOMMMMMMMMM! ;)

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TGIF! presents Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas.

This is the fiddle player I had a date with last night. If there's anyone out there who can play better than these two, I'd like to hear them.

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