Céad Míle Fáilte
It is Todd, happy pride month. In this issue we have a new episode of our own Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. The other featured podcast episodes come from Story Archaeology & Folk on Foot. We also have a list of new albums. The highlighted articles are about Bernard Canavan being chronicled in a new documentary, Noel Edmonds declaring his nickname for the Isle of Man, & Iconic ‘Coffin Roads’ in Scotland. The festival we feature is the Motor City Irish Fest, taking place this weekend June 6 – 8, at Greenmead Historical Park in Livonia, MI. We hope you enjoy this issue. Until next time, slàinte mhath!
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #712: CELTS OF PRIDE MONTH
- Malin Lewis, The Homespun Ceilidh Band, Bua, Callanish, Dancing With Hobbits, Ermagerd the Bard, Alexander James Adams, Seumas Gagne, Melanie Gruben, Ockham's Razor
- A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Rick Boyce, Bruce, Daniel Ide, Brian McReynolds, Marti Meyers, Alan Schindler, Margreta Silverstone, Emma Bartholomew, Dan mcDade, Gerald F Boyle, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Gary R Hook, Lynda MacNeil, John Sharkey White, II, Kelly Garrod, Mike Schock, Annie Lorkowski, Shawn Cali
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.
WHAT'S NEW WITH CELTIC MUSIC
& CULTURE ONLINE?
NEW CDS
- viking relax – by motion arrey
- Heroes Endure – by Sergio Caminita
- Blemished Lemons – by Eric Marcotte
- Tavern's Hearth: Evening Ballads for Weary Travelers – by Tavern's Muse
- Ireland – by Liam Devey
- Tam Chanter Bag Wellie – select songs 2005-2018 – by Jesse MacIntosh
- Dogie Music – by Skip Gorman
- Decade – by Cedar Dobson Music
- Uhtceare – by Cenris
- The Curse of Castle Pale – by Skeleton Mage
Attn Bands: Go to 4celts.com to submit your band to the podcast.
STORY ARCHAEOLOGY: A CONVERSATION WITH TAMLYN YOUNG
- TamlYn Young is a Limerick lecturer and artist specialising., especially in her current project on augmented reality art and storytelling, to create place-based storytelling. She describes her practice as exploring the synergistic, potentials of analogue and digital to create an immersive narrative experience for the viewer.
LIFE OF ‘EMIGRANT'S ARTIST' BERNARD CANAVAN CHRONICLED IN NEW DOCUMENTARY
- OVER the past year director Sé Merry Doyle has been in the process of making a documentary about the life of the Irish artist Bernard Canavan, often referred to as The Emigrant’s Artist and the Painter of The Diaspora.
- A special preview screening was recently held at the Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith, London to raise funds to bring the production Theocracy – The Emigrant’s Artist by Loopline Films to final completion.
- The event also included an art auction of Canavan’s work — where four artworks were donated for auction to raise funds for the film.
FOLK ON FOOT: OFFICIAL FOLK ALBUMS CHART SHOW—3RD JUNE 2025
- The great Peggy Seeger is Matthew’s guest on this month’s show as she prepares to celebrate her 90th birthday later this month. She says her current tour and album will be her last, so what will she miss about performing? Has her lifetime of protesting secured progress? And does she feel that time is running out for her? There’s also music from Kate Rusby, Skinny Lister, Merry Hell, Màiri Morrison, Alasdair Roberts and Pete Johnston, Iona Lane and Capercaillie.
ISLE OF MAN TT: NOEL EDMONDS DECLARES LOVE FOR ISLAND AS HE SHARES NEW NICKNAME FOR COUNTRY
- Television star Noel Edmonds has declared himself ‘delighted’ to finally experience the Isle of Man TT, calling the island ‘the Smile of Man’.
- The 76-year-old former Deal or No Deal presenter was speaking from the start line this week, where he was clearly enjoying his first taste of TT racing.
THESE ICONIC ‘COFFIN ROADS’ OFFER AN UNMATCHED VIEW OF SCOTLAND
- Across abandoned expanses of Scotland’s wildest terrain, ancient footpaths chart a nearly forgotten history: Hundreds of mourners trudging from coasts and valleys, shouldering corpses in caskets for many miles. Over tall mountains, through rivers and woodlands, never letting the body touch the ground. Steeped in premonitions and superstition, these treks were a rural culture’s oldest death rites. Now, they’re some of the most unique hikes you can take.
MOTOR CITY IRISH FEST
- Motor City Irish Fest, celebrating our 15th Anniversary with over 20 bands and 7 schools of Irish Dance.
- Some the activities include a children’s area (with face painting, balloon animals, crafting, dance lessons, and more), a cultural tent where you can learn more about Irish culture and heritage, an open-air mass on Sunday morning, Whiskey tasting, and loads of comradery.
- Some of entertainers you will see are Hugh Irwin (The Kilted Magician), Crazy Craig Family Comedy and Juggling Variety Show, Ring of Steel, The Kilkennys, Sina Theil, Blackthorn, Brother Crowe, Crossbow, Enda Reilly, and more.
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Slainte!
Todd Wiley & Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
June 5, 2025
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