Happy Thanksgiving! Here's a quick dose of Celtic music and culture for the week.

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IRISH & CLETIC MUSIC PODCAST #534: THIS IS HOME

• Jon Pilatzke, W Ed Harris, Amelia Hogan, Susana Seivane, Marc Gunn, We Banjo 3, Gerry O'Connor, Duncan McLauchlan, Glaucia Carvalho, Eireann's Call, Steel City Rovers, Bang On The Ear, Coast, The McDades, Brad Tuck
• A super special thanks to our newest patrons: Lissa C, Kevin B F, Richard L

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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.

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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.

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THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST

The bands you listen to each week rely on your generosity and financial support. Just like this podcast. Your patronage allows us to create a free show for thousands of people week. It only costs you as little as one dollar per episode on Patreon. Join on Patreon now.

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GAELIC SONG STORIES: EP1: THE GAELOSPHERE W/ DÒMHNALL UILLEAM STEWART

• Deirdre Graham is joined by senior lecturer Dr Dòmhnall Uilleam Stewart, who gives an overview of the historical events that impacted Gaelic song literature from the 17th to the 19th centuries.

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CARNAGE IN CAMDEN: IRISH V ENGLISH STREET BRAWL SENT SHOCKWAVES THROUGH BRITISH ESTABLISHMENT IN 1846

• • THERE is an old myth that four pubs in Camden – the Edinboro, Dublin, Windsor, and Pembroke – were first established to prevent their patrons from booze-induced brawling.

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6.

COPPERPLATE TIME 378

• Bothy Band, Bothy Band, Angelina & Peter Carberry, Danu, Liam Kelly, Bobby Casey, Colm O’Donnell, Caoimhin O’Fearghaill, PJ Crotty & James Cullinane, Niamh Ni Charra, Sean O’Riada & Ceoltoiri Chulann, Linda Moylan, Dezi Donnelly, Mick & Aoife O’Brien & Emer Mayock, Ralph McTell, John Regan, Luke Kelly & Dubliners, Ushers Island, Bothy Band

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MALDRON HOTEL GLASGOW CITY – A FOUR-STAR CHAIN OFFERING WITH BOUTIQUE TOUCHES IN THE HEART OF THE CITY – SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY TRAVEL

• This first Scottish branch from Irish Dalata Hotel Group, Maldron Hotel Glasgow City opened on Glasgow’s Renfrew Street near Buchanan Galleries in August, and its brown and beige façade stretch skywards to accommodate 300 rooms.

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING WHILE LISTENING?

You can send a comment or a picture of what you're doing. You can also send a photo from one of your trips to a Celtic nation or anywhere around the globe.

Slainte!
Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
November 25, 2021

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