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Tune in on Thursday's from 5 - 7 pm to Muskegon 100.9FM for West Michigan's first Celtic Radio program! Put it in your calendar or set an alarm on your phone!

Sounds Like Ireland is sponsored by the Michigan Irish Music Festival and hosted by "The Voice of the Michigan Irish Music Festival" Bill Marshall. In addition to terrific tunes, Bill will bring in special guests for each show and talk about all things Irish in West Michigan. We are pretty excited that the airwaves will be extra special on these Thursdays! Can't get to a radio? Download the app and listen from ANYWHERE! http://player.listenlive.co/50151

07/03/2025

🇺🇸 Happy Fourth of July from all of us at Sounds Like Ireland! 🇨🇮
This week Bill is taking a break and sharing a “best of” rerun from a previous show. Tune in today (and every Thursday!) from 5–7 PM EST on Muskegon 100.9FM or stream live at: bit.ly/SoundsLikeIrelandStream

Enjoy the music and have a safe holiday!

07/01/2025

Jimmy Cagney performs his signature number in this 1942 biographical film about George M. Cohan.

06/26/2025

🎶 Your weekly Celtic music fix is here!

From trad tunes to modern anthems, this week's Sounds Like Ireland playlist is packed with energy, emotion, and artists you’ll want to add to your rotation.

Bill Marshall, the Voice of the Michigan Irish Music Festival, is in the studio every Thursday from 5–7 PM EST on Muskegon 100.9FM, bringing you the best in Celtic music.

Graham Mackenzie: Ascension Jigs
Rose Betts: Irish Eyes
Tide Lines: Far Side of the World
Green Lads: Hope
Gaelic Storm: Johnny Jump Up / Morrison's Jig
Heidi Talbot: The Shepherd Lad
Celtic Rebels Band: A Taste of Tradition
Planxty: Raggle Taggle Gypsy
The Bookends: The Saltmine
Screaming Orphans: Step It Out Mary
Old Blind Dogs: MacPherson's Rant / The Winging ☘️
The McCalmans: The Mingulay Boat Song
Merry Hell: Come On England
Eileen Ivers: Pachelbel's Frolics
Mundy: Galway Girl
All Folked Up: [track name not listed]
The Elders: Men of Erin
Inn Echo: In the Nick of Time
Socks in the Frying Pan: The King's Shilling ☘️
Scooter Muse: Be Thou My Vision
Hadrian's Wall: The Drunken Mix
Aslan: Crazy World

☘️ Artists performing at the Michigan Irish Music Festival!
📻 Catch the craic every Thursday from 5–7 PM EST on Muskegon 100.9FM or stream live at: bit.ly/SoundsLikeIrelandStream
🇮🇪 The program is proudly sponsored by the Michigan Irish Music Festival.

06/12/2025

Craig Rich joins us this week to chat about the Holland Celtic Festival and Highland Games 🎶

Tune in for a fresh mix of Celtic music, including traditional tunes, modern favorites, and a few surprises:

Talisk: Yellowstone ID
Erin Ruth: Raglan Road
The Longest Johns: Old Bloke Pickin’ on the Banjo
Seamus Kennedy: Monkey Farts / The Beer Song
Rum Ragged: Paddy Hyde
Lussa: Lussa Reels
The Friel Sisters: Kelvin’s Purling Stream
The Irish Rovers: Whiskey in the Jar
Trip: August Accent
Rome: Muse of Fire
Ho-ro: Spot On
Dick Gaughan: Tom Paine’s Bones
Claire Hastings: Fair Weather Beggar
Green Road: Beeswing
Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill: Rolling in the Barrel / The Morning Dew
The Black Tartan Clan: Banks of the Roses
Shane Hennessy: Grove Road
Capercaillie: At the Heart of It All
Steeleye Span: Skip to Shore

📻 Catch the craic every Thursday from 5–7 PM EST on Muskegon 100.9FM or stream live at: bit.ly/SoundsLikeIrelandStream
☘️ Presented by the Michigan Irish Music Festival, celebrating Irish music and culture all year long.

06/04/2025

Get ready for another great episode of Sounds Like Ireland this week as we spotlight the Motor City Irish Fest! Special thanks to Patrick Johnson for joining us. Artists marked with a ☘️ are performing at the festival!

This week’s Sounds Like Ireland playlist:
☘️ Sina Theil: Caledonia
☘️ Brother Crowe: Paradise
Lúnasa: The Cullybackey Hop
The Barra MacNeils: The Island
☘️ Elias Alexander: Wild Flower
☘️ The Codgers: Local 25
The Tumbling Paddies: Take Me Home
Rhuvaal: Lochcarron
☘️ The Kilkennys: Before The Deluge
☘️ Enda Reilly: We Stick Together (The Sullivans)
Mec Lir: The Grackle
Luke kelly: Raglan Road
☘️ Ironwood: Rosa May
☘️ Leprecons: Drunken Sailor
☘️ CrossBow: Incredibow
Steeleye Span: Low Flying
Kathryn Tickell: The Wedding / Because He Was
☘️ Wakefire: Shove Off
☘️ Blackthorn: Dan O'Hara

📻 Catch the craic every Thursday from 5–7 PM EST on Muskegon 100.9FM or stream it live here: bit.ly/SoundsLikeIrelandStream
💚 Brought to you by our friends at the Michigan Irish Music Festival, helping keep the Irish spirit alive all year long!

05/29/2025

🎶 This week’s Sounds Like Ireland playlist includes an incredible mix of Celtic sounds and Irish spirit:

Flook: Reel for Rubik / Toward the Sun
Paddy Homan: Bright Blue Rose
Martin Hayes: The Longford Tinker
Colm Keegan: Beautiful Day
Jiggy: Feile
Merry Hell: Join Hands
Maura O'Connell: Teddy O’Neil
The Town Pants: Boys of the Old Brigade
Ally the Piper: North to Palmer
The Ploughboys: 7 Nights in Ireland
The American Wake: She Swears Like a Sailor
Declan O'Rourke: Poor Boys Shoes
Gnoss: Hjop
Doolin’: When Will We Be Married
Grace Foley: In My Daughter’s Eyes
Sam Kelly: The Lincolnshire Poacher
Battlefield Band: Shepherd Lad

📻 Catch the craic every Thursday from 5–7 PM EST on Muskegon 100.9FM or stream it live here: bit.ly/SoundsLikeIrelandStream

☘️ Brought to you by our friends at the Michigan Irish Music Festival, helping keep the Irish spirit alive all year long!

05/28/2025

The Holland Waterfront Celtic Festival & Highland Games is June 20 & 21, 2025 at the Ottawa County Fairgrounds. Our platinum sponsor for 2025 is GUINNESS!

05/22/2025

This week on Sounds Like Ireland, Kevin Donovan will be in the studio with Bill. Kevin is the president of the Muskegon Irish American Society & Michigan Irish American Hall of Fame. He’ll be talking about this year’s Hall of Fame inductees.

🎶 This week’s playlist:

House of Hamill: Smoke Jumper
Kinnfolk: Highland Laddie
Ed Miller: Let the Circle Be Wide
Searson: East Coaster
One for the Foxes: When We Became None
Dublin City Ramblers: Rare Old Times
Jackie Oates: Dream Angus
West Wind Trad: Cordal Set
The Prodigals: Two Sisters
Connla: Saints and Sinners
Skerryvore: Eye of the Storm
Aoife Scott: Gypsy Warrior
Elephant Sessions: Colours
Byrne and Kelly: On Raglan Road
The Killigans: Burn It Down
Grumpy O’ Sheep: Gravel Walk
Afro Celt Sound System: ?
JigJam: All These Roads
TULA: Kick the Sticks Jigs
Danny Burns: Brother Wind
Còig: Hashtag Jigs
Dropkick Murphys: Blood

📻 Catch the craic every Thursday from 5–7 PM EST on Muskegon 100.9FM or stream live at: bit.ly/SoundsLikeIrelandStream
☘️ Brought to you by our friends at the Michigan Irish Music Festival, helping us keep the Irish spirit alive all year long!

05/14/2025

As expected, last week's show was full of fun conversation, especially with Bill back and a studio full of friends! This week's playlist features the songs we didn’t get to - plus a few new additions:

Evergreen: Drinking Set
Socks in the Frying Pan: Sweetest Friend
The WellerMÄN: Northern Sky
Kate Rusby: The Barnsley Youth and Temperance Society
High Octane: Jurassic Reels
Daoirí Farrell: The Creggan White Hare
The Narrowbacks: Paddy's Field
O'Jizo: High Drive
Solas: Pastures of Plenty
Kíla: Waigeldy
Dàimh: Còta Mòr
Wild Colonial Bhoys: Red Haired Lass
Wolfstone: Cleveland Park
Ali M. Levack: Annie Clohessy's
The High Kings: Cavan Girl
Heidi Talbot: If You Stay

📻 Catch the craic every Thursday from 5–7 PM EST on Muskegon 100.9FM or stream live at: bit.ly/SoundsLikeIrelandStream
☘️ Brought to you by our friends at the Michigan Irish Music Festival, helping us keep the Irish spirit alive all year long!

05/08/2025

A behind-the-scenes look at the shenanigans in the studio tonight! 💚🤣

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Tune in on Thursday's from 5 - 7 pm to Muskegon 100.9FM for West Michigan's first Celtic Radio program! Sounds Like Ireland is sponsored by the Michigan Irish Music Festival and hosted by "The Voice of the Michigan Irish Music Festival" Bill Marshall. In addition to terrific tunes, Bill will bring in special guests for each show and talk about all things Irish in West Michigan. Put it in your calendar or set an alarm on your phone! We are pretty excited that the airwaves will be extra special on these Thursdays! Can't get to a radio? Download the app and listen from ANYWHERE!

📻 Listen on the radio: Muskegon 100.9FM Thursday’s from 5-7 pm EST

📲 Stream the show: http://player.listenlive.co/50151