Trees are essential for life. But they also bring peace, joy, and love. It’s our duty to care for our planet so this week, we celebrate Arbor Day and Earth Month with the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. The McDades, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, Heather Dale, IONA, Nick Hennessey, The Haar, Lúnasa, Avon Faire, Brad Reid, Syr, Ockham's Razor, Iarla O'Lionaird, John McLean Allan, Spoil The Dance I hope you enjoy this week's show. If you hear music you love, please share this episode and tag the artist on social media. Include the show time so they can quickly listen and enjoy. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is here to build our diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. Musicians rely on your support so they can keep creating new music. If music in this show inspired you, you can buy their CDs, digital downloads, shirts, pins, and other merch. You can follow them on streaming and see their shows. More and more Celtic musicians are on Patreon, just like this podcast. And of course, I always appreciate it when you drop artists an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Irish & Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Subscribe and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2022 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2022 episode.  Vote Now! THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:08 - The McDades "The Oak, Ivy and Ash" from The Empress 5:52 - WELCOME 8:01 - Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer "Button Oak / The Polecat" from Stones on the Ground 11:51 - Heather Dale "Holly, Ivy & Yew" from The Road to Santiago 14:56 - IONA "The Ash Plant/The Bean Sidhe/Brenda Stubbert's Reel/Concertina Reel" from A Celebration of Twenty: New Growth 18:47 - Nick Hennessey "Down in Yon Forest" from Pebble & Bone 23:14 - FEEDBACK 26:11 - The Haar "The Green Fields of Canada" from The Haar 30:24 - Lúnasa "The Dregs Of Birch" from Cas 34:11 - Avon Faire "The Gowans Are Gay" from Tales of Love and Adventure 36:27 - Brad Reid "Braes of Dunvegan" from New Scotland 41:03 - THANKS 43:09 - Syr "Legacy" from Sentinel 47:39 - Ockham's Razor "Mother of the Waters" from Secrets and Silence 52:45 - Iarla O'Lionaird "The Heart Of The World" from Foxlight 57:28 - John McLean Allan "Amazing Grace" from Stand Easy 1:00:42 - CLOSING 1:01:56 - Spoil The Dance "Sheep They Bide" from Returning Home The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. The show was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. Subscribe through your favorite podcatcher or on our website where you can become a Patron of the Podcast for as little as $1 per episode. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME TO CELTIC MUSIC * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I’m a musician and podcaster. I share my love of Irish and Celtic music from around the globe with you. I want to introduce you to some amazing Celtic bands and musicians. The artists in this show need your support which you can do by buying their music or telling a friend about the band you found. You can find a link to all of the artists, along with show times and chapters for each song when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com. You can also support this podcast on Patreon. I am back from Texas and as you can hear I have no voice. Or rather I only have my sexy voice. Today we are celebrating Earth month. April 22 is Earth Day. April 29 is Arbor Day. So I thought we’d celebrate our planet and trees with this special show. After all, we are stewards of this planet. I want to encourage you to find out what you can do to be a better steward. I found a great article on “7 Tips to Re