IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #571: RIGHTS OF CELTIC WOMEN
- Tulua, Ogham, Avon Faire, Lissa Schneckenburger, Niamh Dunne, Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira, The Chivalrous Crickets, The Lilies of the Midwest, The Gothard Sisters, Low Lily, Nathan Gourley and Laura Feddersen, Gwendolyn Snowdon, Mary – Grace Autumn Lee, Clare Cunningham, Banshee in the Kitchen
- Thank you to our newest Patrons of the Podcast: Beth H, Richard N, Sean H
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.
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.
- You can vote for your favorite by following the link in this week's show.
Listen on Spotify, Amazon Music, or YouTube.
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.
NEW CELTIC CDS
- New CDs from Melvin Vanga, Lodenn darn, Banshee in the Kitchen, & The McBrides. Get weekly updates of New CDs in our Celtic Music Magazine and download 34 Celtic MP3s for free at bestcelticmusic.net. #NewCelticCDs
- GIVE UP – by Melvin Vanga
- Reflets – by Lodenn darn
- The Last Pint. Not. – by Banshee in the Kitchen
- TURN YOUR HEAD – by The McBrides
Attn Bands: Go to 4celts.com to submit your band to the podcast.
MIDDLE TENNESSEE HIGHLAND GAMES IS SEPT 10-11
- Middle Tennessee Highland Games & Celtic Festival takes place Sept 10-11 in Hendersonville, TN.
- Enjoy music from The Sternwheelers, Flatfoot 56, Marc Gunn, The Secret Commonwealth, Clare Cunningham, Barrenhart, Colin Grant-Adams, Doon the Brae, Tuatha Dea, Nosey Flynn
- Find Marc Gunn at the festival and ask for a podcast sticker.
IRISH MUSIC STORIES: JUICE BOX SESSIONS
- It’s really exciting and important to have kids playing Irish music. And it takes organization, skill, and willing adults to create learning opportunities for them. In this episode Annmarie Acosta, Lexie Boatright, Clare Cason, Oisín Mac Diarmada, Maisie Lynch, Eileen Estes, Agi Kovacs, Ken Fleming, and Aidan Flanagan—and very special guest students, parents, and community members—share ideas for building the next generation of Irish players and dancers, with and without support and acknowledgement from the rest of us…
FAIRPLE – GENDER BALANCE IN IRISH MUSIC
- FairPlé aims to achieve gender balance in the production, performance, promotion, and development of Irish traditional and folk music. We advocate for equal opportunity and balanced representation for all.
HOW THE GREAT IRISH FAMINE BROUGHT HALLOWEEN TO AMERICA
- HALLOWEEN IS viewed as a traditionally American cultural export enjoyed all over the world, but the spooky celebration actually has its roots in Ireland.
- In fact, Halloween may not have even emerged as an annual festival of costumes and candy in the US at all were it not for Ireland's great potato famine.
COPPERPLATE TIME 407
- Bothy Band, Moving Cloud, Teada, Tim Dennehy, Ailie Robertson, Angelina Carberry & Dan Brouder, Hughie Gillespie & Frank Kelly, Mairead Taggart, Tony MacMahon, Seamus Quinn & Gary Hastings, Maurice Lennon, Mick, Aoife O’Brien & Emer Mayock, Patsy Moloney, Rita Connolly, Maurice Lennon, Hayes/Canny/OLoughlin/Lafferty, Ralph McTell, Paul Brady, Terry Clarke, Delores Keane, Moving Cloud, Bothy Band
NEW SCOTTISH GOLF TOURISM AND VISITOR STRATEGY LAUNCHED
- A new Scottish Golf Tourism and Visitor Strategy has launched. It places a focus on destination development, community engagement, education and health as the industry recovers from the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and build for the future.
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Slainte!
Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
August 25, 2022
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