It's almost Christmas. My amazing team and I wish you a wonderful holiday.
1. IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #537: HAPPY CELTIC CHRISTMAS 2021
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- Adam Young, Terry McDade, The McDades, Atlys, The Fire, Gaelynn Lea, Steel City Rovers, Brother Sea, Sharon Shannon, de Ceadaoin, Triskele, Abbots Cross, Steel Clover, Reilly, Marc Gunn, Stephanie Claussen, Screaming Orphans, We Banjo 3, Runa
- A super special thanks to our Celtic Legends who so generously support this show. Thank you to Dan mcDade, Carol Baril, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Lynda MacNeil, Annie Lorkowski, Travis Senzaki, Shawn Cali.
2. CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC 2021
- Enjoy nearly three hours of Christmas music by Celtic musicians featured on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast.
- Learn more about Gaelynn Lea, Abbots Cross, Matt & Shannon Heaton on the Celtic Christmas Podcast.
- Celtic Christmas Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn and Carol Baril.
3. PUB SONGS & STORIES #246: YULETIDE
- “Yule is a winter festival historically observed by the Germanic peoples. Much like Christmas, it has pagan roots. Scholars connected the original celebrations of Yule to the Wild Hunt, the god Odin, and the pagan Anglo-Saxon Modraniht.
- In 2014, I recorded a podcast called Celtic Christmas Greetings. It was a short podcast series designed to promote my then brand new album of Christmas music with the same name.
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4. IRISH MUSIC STORIES: THE ASTONISHING ADVENTURES OF SHANNON HEATON
- Learn how and why Shannon Heaton creates the Irish Music Stories podcast, as Matt Heaton turns the mic around in the sunroom studio. Tune into this Old-Time radio (half) hour celebration of community, DIY ingenuity, and weighted blankets. And learn about the future of IMS!
5. ALL THE TRADITIONAL IRISH RECIPES YOU'LL NEED FOR CHRISTMAS DINNER
- Admit it, each Christmas you try a new gravy recipe, don’t you? With varying degrees of success too, right? How did your Irish grandmother ever make it look so easy? Well, first of all, you need to stop relying on those powdered packet horrors and all the gloopy tinned stuff.
6. Copperplate Time 382 A Christmas Miscellany
- Eileen Ivers, Tommy Sands, Johnny Og Connolly & Brian McGrath, Tim Dennehy, The Outside Track, Tommy Sands, Junior Crehan, Cór Chois Fharraige, Mick Moloney & Friends, Jerry Lynch, Rory McLeod, Mick Moloney, Terry Clarke & Rosie Flores, The Outside Track, Dennis Collins, Bert Jansch, Mick Moloney, Danu, Shirley & Dolly Collins, Gerry Rafferty, Mick Moloney & Friends, Mick Moloney & Friends
7. Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring's economic legacy could herald new age of Tolkien tourism for Scotland
- On the 20th anniversary of The Fellowship of the Ring’s release, Joshua King reflects on the impact the fantasy blockbuster had on New Zealand and what JRR Tolkien’s legacy could mean for Scotland.
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Slainte!
Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
12/24/2021
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