IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #570: MIDDLE TENNESSEE HIGHLAND GAMES
- Nathan Gourley and Laura Feddersen, Flynn Cohen, The Haar, Ogham, Socks in the Frying Pan, Derek Byrne, The Ugly Mugs, Thom Dunn, Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira, Marc Gunn, Barrenhart, The Sternwheelers, Tuatha Dea, The Secret Commonwealth, Flatfoot 56, Kris Colt
- Thank you to our newest Celtic Legends: Meghan Walker and Brenda.
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC: BEST OF 2022 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.
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CANDLELIT TALES IRISH MYTHOLOGY PODCAST: EPISODE 172 – MYTHIC PLACES – LOOP HEAD – THE CAILLEACH
- This episode we are talking about the Cailleach again. The Cailleach Beara offered her love, and her longing to the youthful CuChulainn. If you go to the lighthouse at Loop Head in County Clare, you will see a stone stack off to the side of the cliff. It’s known to be the location where the Cailleach leapt after Cuchulainn, who was running away from her and fell to her death. The Story might hold more significance than you might first perceive.
An Irish Person's Guide To Surviving A Heatwave
- AS the summer heats up and temperatures hit the thirties, Katy Harrington has a few handy tips for the Irish on how to survive the heat…
CELT IN A TWIST AUGUST 14 2022
- Good craic as always for today's Celts. Willie Nile recalls The Day I Saw Bo Diddley In Washington Square. The Mahones are visited by The Ghost Of A Whiskey Devil and Barleyjuice suggest It Takes A Village To Raise A Drunk. You got your Celt In A Twist!
ICONIC NIGHTCLUB DUBBED ‘BEST IN SCOTLAND' HONOURED IN ARTIST'S SEASIDE MURAL
- An iconic Scottish nightclub once dubbed the best in the country has been honoured in an artist's latest work. The Metro nightclub, previously known as The Metropolis, in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, was a hugely popular venue in the 1990s.
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Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
August 18, 2022
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