Céad Míle Fáilte,
It is I, Todd, again. In this week’s issue we have a new episode of our own Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. The other podcasts we highlight include Travelling in Ireland & Mostly Folk. The articles feature stories on National Museum of Ireland seeking public help, Scotland instituting a Children’s Rights law, and a new Star Wars show being filmed in Wales. The festival we’re highlight this week is the Arizona Highland Celtic Festival. We also have a list of new albums. Also, we are still highlighting the Celtic Invasion Tour of Scotland. We hope you enjoy this issue. Until next time, slàinte mhath!
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #670: MEMORIES OF IRELAND
- Dublin Gulch, Wylde Nept, Enda Reilly, The Crowfoot Rakes, The Ciderhouse Rebellion, Molly Donnery, Natalie Padilla, Kevin Meehan, Fig for a Kiss, Blackthorn, Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones, The Drowsy Lads, Charlene Adrima, Bealtaine, Drumspyder, Ironwood, Hayley Griffiths
- THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST!
- You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week.
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC: BEST OF 2024 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.
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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.
THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST
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SCOTTISH WHISKY & HIKING
- Taste Scottish whisky and hike off the whisky in some of Scotland's grand locations. To that end, we will fly into Inverness. Drive through Speyside, past Edinburgh into the Lowlands before making our way back up to the Highlands. We will hit at least three of the Scottish whisky regions with this plan. But it's not just about the whisky. It's also about the hiking. We will spend 1-2 hours in between tastings to hike local sites, take pictures, and soak up the countryside.
New CDs
- Get weekly updates of New CDs in our Celtic Music Magazine and download 34 Celtic MP3s for free at bestcelticmusic.net. #NewCelticCDs
- Radial – by Griselda Sanderson
- Smooth Scottish Classics – by Neil Rowan
- An Teachín Gorm (The Blue Cottage) – by Dan Possumato
- Toná – by Juanin de Mieres
Attn Bands: Go to 4celts.com to submit your band to the podcast.
TRAVELING IN IRELAND: DUBLIN WITH KIDS FROM TODDLER TO TEEN: FAMILY FRIENDLY ATTRACTIONS, ACTIVITIES & EATERIES
- Dublin is a popular city for most visitors to Ireland, and often the first or final location visited due to its proximity to Ireland's busiest airport.
- For families visiting with children, from toddlers to teens, Dublin can be a bit overwhelming as some of the more popular attractions – like the Guinness Storehouse, St. Patrick's Cathedral, and the Book of Kells – may not appear to be child friendly at first glance.
- In fact, I didn't love visiting Dublin with my own kids until they were in their middle teen years. But that has been a while and since I first began taking my children to Ireland Dublin has become much more family friendly for tourists.
MUSEUM APPEALS FOR INFORMATION TO SOLVE MYSTERY OF BRONZE AGE AXE HEADS
- A MUSEUM has appealed to the public for information on two Bronze Age axe heads that it received anonymously in the post.
- The axe heads, dating from around 2150-2000 BC, were sent to National Museum of Ireland (NMI) at the end of June.
- A letter accompanying the items, which were carefully packed in foam cut-outs and cardboard, said they were discovered in the Westmeath area using a metal detector.
MOSTLY FOLK EPISODE 685: BEPPE GAMBETTA INTERVIEW
- This episode highlights Beppe Gambetta. It features an interview with Beppo, along with highlighting their music.
SCOTLAND INCORPORATES UN CHILDREN'S RIGHTS CHARTER INTO LAW
- Scotland is becoming the first part of the UK to incorporate a UN charter on children's rights into law.
- The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill comes into force on Tuesday.
- The act will require all Scotland’s public authorities, including the government, to seek to protect children and young people’s rights, to consider them when making policy decisions and make it unlawful for them to contravene UNCRC requirements.
STAR WARS SHOW SWAPS GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY FOR WALES
- Latest Star Wars TV series The Acolyte proves that the Force is strong in Wales – after pivotal scenes were shot across Bannau Brycheiniog.
- Starring Amandla Stenberg and Lee Jung-jae, the new Star Wars show brought a glimpse of sci-fi action to the national park – also known as the Brecon Beacons – as well as the south Wales valleys as the production spread across several locations in the country.
ARIZONA HIGHLAND CELTIC FESTIVAL
- This year’s festival takes place July 20th and 21st at the beautiful Fort Tuthill County Park in Flagstaff. Come out and enjoy music, Highland Dance Demos, workshops, Piping competitions and demos, athletic demos, activities for the wee lads and lasses, Clans and Celtic societies, Genealogy, tastings of Scotch Whisky, Irish Whiskey, Celtic Gin & Mead, and vendors
- Two of the music guests include: Wicked Tinkers & Killian’s Angels
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Slainte!
Todd Wiley & Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
July 18, 2024
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