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The Gothard Sisters Release Original Celtic Music Album on November 1st, 2011 Three young women – dancers and musicians from Seattle, are set to release their exciting new original and Celtic-inspired album, “Story Girl” on November 1st. Greta Gothard (24), Willow Gothard (22) and Solana Gothard (16), all three sisters who live in Edmonds,...

Skerryvore is launching their self titled album, Skerryvorein Europe and the US. To celebrate the event they have changed the cover artwork and added a digital booklet with track listings, lyrics and photos to the digital album. It will be available at ITunes in the near future. You can also purchase the cd through...

Ceann has been busy. They are starting to plan for their trip to Ireland. If you are up for a trip, one that might just include the Notre Dame vs Navy football game in Dublin on September 1st, hurry on over to www.ceannmusic.com for more details. Be sure to check out their music while...

Seven Nations is a celt rock band from Orlando, Florida. They have an international following and are as at home playing small clubs and large festivals and everything in between. This is definitely a band you want to catch. Look for them locally in Florida and at the Mid-Winter Scottish & Irish Festival in...

Two more bands are offering free downloads to their fans. If you aren’t already a fan of Scythian and the Elders you have been missing out. You can rectify that right now by going to their sites and signing up for their mailing lists. Be sure to check out the sites and listen to...

The new Barley Juice album Skulduggery Street has been named Album of the Year by Irish Central. Barley Juice will be playing at the upcoming Shamrock Fest at RFK Stadium on Feb 12, 2011. For all the latest about this great band (and some great music) be sure and check out their website http://barleyjuice.com/...

Ceann has remastered and re-released their album Rant, Rave, Lose Pants They have also changed the name to Last Ones Standing The band wasn’t happy with the original version and they want to take the next step and get some radio air play. They are offering downloads of the album for ~ whatever you...

Blaggards will be performing their great stout Irish Rock to benefit a young father of three who has recently been diagnosed with ALS (aka Lou Gehrig’s Disease). The concert will be on Jan 22, 2011 at The Slowdown in Omaha. I’m not going to get into any political debates about Health Care. The one...

The long awaited DVD by The Killdares, Up Against The Lights will be released tomorrow 11/4/10. Band concert dvds are a real treasure if, like me, you live in an area not big on the tour plans of most bands. It’s not quite as good as seeing a band live but it’s the next...

Flogging Molly will be heading to the studio soon to work on a new album set for release in the first half of 2011. Their annual Green 17 tour will soon be announced. They will be playing songs from the new album on tour. They have also redesigned their website at: www.floggingmolly.com Stop by...

Over the next couple of days we will be having the entire multistory steel and glass Fanrealm corporate headquarters rewired for DSL so we may have some downtime here during the switch. It won’t affect the website in any way just my access to it. To keep you informed and entertained here are some...

A while back I did a post listing several of the top Canadian Celtic acts. This time I will list some that may not be as well known but are well worth a listen. I am pretty much using bands that have pages at ReverbNation so I can add the widget and you can...

We have a lot of readers from Pennsylvania. It stands to reason that if there are fans there, it would also be a state where great Celtic Music is made. Here is a sample of some of that great music. Enjoy! Barleyjuice is a great band from Southampton, PA. They have 5 studio albums...

We have featured a few Celtic Rock bands recently and the posts have been very popular so we are happy to showcase a few more bands. Some you have probably heard of before and some you may not have heard of but give them all a listen. You’ll be glad you did. The Indulgers...

I don’t think it’s any secret that we love Indies here at Fanrealm. Indies are independent artists who are making music and selling directly to fans without signing with a major label. This gives them much more control over their music and their career direction but it does cut out a lot of the...