It's Thursday, November 18. We're getting close to the end of the year. Do you know who you're voting for in the Celtic Top 20?
- IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #533: LOVE AT DAWN
- House of Hamil, Jon Pilatzke, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Brad Reid, We Banjo 3, Songs For Ceilidh, Steve Gibb, Matthew Young, Ed Miller, Gaelynn Lea, Plunk Murray, Bang On The Ear, Eireann's Call Steel City Rovers, Coast, Gerry O'Connor
- A super special thanks to our newest patrons: Larry J, Kevin S, Kriskorn C
- 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.
- PUB SONGS & STORIES #244: WILD MOUNTAIN THYME IN SCOTLAND
- Paul Eastman is our storyteller today. He is the lead singer and songwriter for the Celtic Rock band, Coast. He tells the story of Moss Hill, a musician on a cruise ship whose bravery saved the passengers.
- “Wild Mountain Thyme”, also known as “Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go?”, is a Scottish/Irish folk song. Yes. Scottish AND Irish.
- NEW CELTIC CDS
New CDs from Trì, Diaspora, and Youn Kamm. Get weekly updates of New CDs in our Celtic Music Magazine and download 34 Celtic MP3s for free at bestcelticmusic.net. #NewCelticCDs
- Tunage – by Trì
- Call Of Ireland – by Diaspora
- TREi[Z]H Album – by Youn Kamm
Attn Bands: Go to 4celts.com to submit your band to the podcast.
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- CELTIC MYTHS AND LEGENDS PODCAST: WELSH HAGS
- This episode we have a cheeky little introduction the Welsh hags Cyhyraeth and Gwrach y Rhybin!
- MEET THE 8 IRISHMEN WHO SIGNED THE US DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ON JULY 4, 1776
- ON THIS DAY in 1776, the US Declaration of Independence was signed – forever sealing July 4's place among the pantheon of iconic historical dates.
- Less well-known is the fact that three of its 56 signatories were born on the island of Ireland, with five more of Irish descent.
- MOSTLY FOLK PODCAST EPISODE 551
- POETICA, Margaret Mcduffie, Norman Blake, Malcolm Macwatt, Emma Swift, Dewey and Leslie Brown, Jeff Wilkinson & The Shutterdogs, Indian City, Lizzy Plotkin & Natalie Spears, Kyle Gryphon, Craig McKerron, Abby Posner, Bruce T. Carroll, Brooksie Wells
- SHARP ADVICE: OCCAM'S RAZOR AND THE IMPACT IT'S HAD ON EVERY BRANCH OF SCIENCE
- OCCAM’S RAZOR, the scientific principle attributed to the English friar William of Occam, is a theory which states that in attempting to explain a phenomenon, no more assumptions should be made than are necessary.
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Slainte!
Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
November 18, 2021
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