Céad Míle Fáilte
It is Todd, once again. Sorry about not getting this completed last week. There are some medical situations going on in our family. In this week’s issue we have new episodes of our own Irish & Celtic Music Podcast & Folk Songs & Stories. The other highlighted podcasts are Celtic Myths & Legends and Jock’s Celtic Calamity. The articles feature stories about the novel The City Changes its Face, Wales’ first minister urging staying cool amidst tariffs, & a new stamp collection featuring medieval rulers of the Isle of Man. The highlighted festival is Dills Celtic Fest taking place this weekend April 11 – 12, at the Historic Dills Tavern, at 227 N Balimore St in Dillsburg, PA. Until next time, slàinte mhath!
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #705: Celtic Springtime
- Sheridan Rúitín, Copley Street, Fialla, Malin Lewis, Barrowburn, The Langer's Ball, The Lilies of the Midwest, Mac and Cheese, Juha Rossi, The Secret Commonwealth, Celtic Conundrum, Skyrie, CaliCeltic, Celtic Wood and Wires
- A special thanks to our newest Patrons of the Podcast: Kacey, Kevin Camden, Dennis McGraw
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC: BEST OF 2024 PLAYLIST
- Every week, Patrons of the Podcast vote in the Celtic Top 20. Those votes are tabulated two weeks later. The most-popular songs are added to these playlists.
- You can vote for your favorite by following the link in this week's show.
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CAST YOUR VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20
- Every year, I publish the Celtic Top 20. This is your pick of the best, most-popular songs of the year. But to make the show great, I need you to vote for your favorite songs in each episode.
- Just list each of the bands performing those favorite songs to quickly and easily cast your vote.
WHAT'S NEW WITH CELTIC MUSIC
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FOLK SONGS & STORIES #298: CELTIC SPRING CHALLENGE
- The Celtic Spring Challenge is underway. I will tell you all about it. I’m heading back to Texas for Sherwood Forest Faire. Buy local and buy sustainable.
- Music from Tami Curtis, Sassenach, Charlie O’Brien, Toby Bresnahan, Brobdingnagian Bards, plus Screeched Inn with yours truly.
- This is Folk Songs & Stories #298
NEW CDS
- Celtic Dance – The Heart of Irish Reels – by The Celtic Journey
- The Tavern Sessions – by The Celtic Ale Gathering, Celtic Folk Legends & Bardic Realms
- Tales and Legends – by Wind of the North Project
- A Selkie's Progress – by Jeremy Kingsbury
- tales of yore – by Gaelic Skye
- Rocks in a Blender – by Rocks in a Blender
- Mystic Emerald Waterfall – by Eldarae Willowsong
- Family Matters – by Diaspora
- Safe Passage to Green Fields – by Jerry Rockwell
- The Moon's Daughter – by Heather MacIsaac
- Tunes for Time Travel – by Andy Reiner
- Blutmond – by Helgrind
- The Donside Lass – by Daisy Chapman
- Cymbrogi Un – by Cymbrogi
- powerful relaxation vol. 2 – by motion arrey
- No Oceans Without Islands – by jimeddy
- Legends of Ireland – by Anouar Alami
Attn Bands: Go to 4celts.com to submit your band to the podcast.
CELTIC MYTHS AND LEGENDS PODCAST: BRETON IANNIC-ANN-ÔD
- Hello everyone! A short and bitter…sweet?? episode for you all today on the Breton spirits of the Drowned, lost dead…the Iannic-ann-ôd, otherwise known as Little John of the Shore…
Review: Eimear McBride – The City Changes its Face
- IN one of the most scathing contemporary assessments of James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’ – for it was by no means received with the kind of presupposed universal acclaim it enjoys today – Virginia Woolf described the book as ‘egotistic, insistent, raw, striking, and ultimately nauseating’.
- Thankfully for Eimear McBride, her new novel ‘The City Changes its Face’ avoids these trappings deftly. Despite her narrative style tending towards interiority – the protagonist Eilish is something of a shut-in – the stream-of-consciousness McBride imbues her characters with feels expansive, time-dilating, supple and ultimately earned.
Jock's Celtic Calamity: Show No 531
- Thulbion, Herkja, Amy Laurenson, John Flanagan, Baka Beyond, Hannah Rarity, Hò-rò, Colcannon, Richard Wood, The Fretless, Ciaran Ryan, Seo Linn, The Hackles, Lily Honigberg, Caitlín & Ciarán, Beth Malcolm, Ahlberg, Ek & Roswall, Ulrika Boden, Frigg, Tim Edey, Eli West, Project Smok, Foghorn Stringband, Heal & Harrow, Chris Stout, Ross Couper Band, Alan Kelly Gang
KEEP OUR COOL AMIDST TRUMP TARIFF TURMOIL, SAYS FM
- Wales' first minister has urged businesses and politicians to “keep our cool” as turmoil continues to hit world markets following US President Trump's tariff hike.
- Eluned Morgan told BBC Wales Today it was a “very unsettling time” for Welsh firms and pledged to work with them to “mitigate the very difficult circumstances”.
SEA KINGS OF THE ISLE OF MAN FEATURED ON NEW STAMP COLLECTION
- A new set of stamps celebrating the medieval rulers of the Isle of Man goes on sale tomorrow. Issued by the Isle of Man Post Office, the collection features six dramatic scenes from the era of the Norse-Gaelic “Sea Kings,” illustrated by Manx artist Juan Moore and researched by Professor R. Andrew McDonald of Brock University.
- During the High Middle Ages, the Isle of Man and the Hebridean islands off the west coast of Scotland were forged into remarkable maritime realms known as the Kingdoms of Man and the Isles. At their greatest extent, these kingdoms stretched from the Calf of Man to the Butt of Lewis.
DILLS CELTIC FESTIVAL
- Join us for the eighth annual Dills Celtic Festival at the Historic Dills Tavern, 227 North Baltimore Street, Dillsburg, Pa. The festival is hosted by the Northern York Historical & Preservation Society (NYCHAPS). Proceeds from this event help support NYCHAPS historical and educational programs.
- Some of the entertainment acts are Charlie Zahm w/ Tad Marks, Kilmaine Saints, Bern n’ Bridge, Culra, Across the Pond, Clann Redmond, Craggy Island, & Tangled Woods
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Slainte!
Todd Wiley & Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
April 10, 2025
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