Whether your idea of a getaway is spending time on a sandy beach, exploring fascinating architecture, or hiking out in nature, Clare Island can easily accommodate you. At over 4,000 acres there’s plenty to see and experience here, and it’s also a very historic spot. While the island is not the easiest place to get […]
Croagh Patrick: A Mountain Pilgrimage
Croag Patrick, also known by the nickname, “The Reek” is a well-known mountain with an interesting history—located outside of the city of Westport in County Mayo. At just over 2,500 feet, it’s a fairly decent size, and it’s also a site of pilgrimage in this area of Ireland. Custom has it that St. Patrick himself […]
Beer tastes better with drinking songs
Beer tastes better with drinking songs. That’s my belief anyway. But you need someone who understands them. I’m Marc Gunn. I started playing Irish drinking songs 24 years ago at Renaissance festivals because they were fun. The songs added to the overall lively atmosphere. But that’s not why I started playing music. I wanted to be […]
Daily Journal 2022: Celtic Invasion of Loch Lomond, Scotland
I am finishing up the itinerary for this year’s Celtic Invasion of County Mayo, Ireland. It’s a good time to finally take a look at last year’s invasion. I kept a daily journal with lots of short bullet points so that I could be sure to remember everything as it happened. So let’s get started. […]
Celtic Music Magazine: Stolen Child
Céad Míle Fáilte, Once again this is Todd. In today’s issue we have a new episode of our own Irish and Celtic Music Podcast and Atlanta Pub songs and Stories. We have also included new episodes of both Folk on Foot and Paddy Rock Podcast. The articles we are showcasing feature stories about Irish superstitions, […]
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #590: Stolen Child
Come away human child to the faery world on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #590. Jen Midkiff, Seán Heely, Shelli Le Fay, The Crossjacks, Lauren Oxford, Poitín, Wolf Loescher & Mark Kenneth, Jesse Ferguson, Eliza Carthy and The Restitution, St. Stephen’s Green, Brad Tuck, The Celtic Kitchen Party, La Unica, Tan and Sober Gentlemen, […]
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Atlanta St Patrick’s Day Events 2023
It’s still a couple months until the world celebrates St Patrick’s Day. However, it is time to collect St Patrick’s Day events that are happening in the area for me and in Atlanta. What St Patrick’s Day events are happening in Atlanta in 2023? St Patrick’s Day started as a religious holiday. Over the past […]
Atlanta Pub Songs & Stories #263: Green Grow the Rashes
Was Robert Burns a Vulcan? Learn more about one of the most-famous songs by the great Scottish poet, Robert Burns. Get ready for the pub that’s not really a pub. Catch a bus at a Buzz Stop. It might help beautify your neighborhood and fight climate change. https://traffic.libsyn.com/pubsong/PubSongsPodcast-263.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Best Celtic Music of 2022
The Gothard Sisters “Willow’s Waltz” from Story Girl That was The Gothard Sisters playing “Willow’s Waltz” off of Story Girl. The trio—Greta, Solana, and Willow Gothard—have been making music together for well over a decade, and it shows. They are skilled at what they do, but that really isn’t the whole story. There’s something about […]
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Marc’s Musings: Was This Scotsman a Vulcan?
Learn more about one of the most-famous songs by the great Scottish poet, Robert Burns. Get ready for the pub that’s not really a pub. Catch a bus at a Buzz Stop. It might help beautify your neighborhood and fight climate change. https://traffic.libsyn.com/pubsong/PubSongsPodcast-263.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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