Céad Míle Fáilte,
It is your intrepid editor Todd once again. In this issue we have new episodes of our very own Irish & Celtic Music Podcast & Pub Songs & Stories. We have also included new episodes of The Blindboy Podcast & Celt in a Twist. The articles featured include ones about a new Peaky Blinders movie, a Scottish island that’s for sell, & an Abba Concert in Cardiff. This week’s featured festival is “A Taste of Scotland” in NC. Also don’t forget about the Celtic Invasion Tour. Don’t forget to grab your Celtic Pride shirts by the end of the month. We hope you enjoy this issue. Until next time, slàinte mhath!
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #665: WOMEN OF SUMMER
- Charlene Adzima, Telenn Tri, Runa, The BorderCollies, Fialla, Natalie Padilla, Adria Jackson, Bettina Solas, Fig for a Kiss, Keltricity, Louise Bichan, Clare Cunningham, Maggie’s Wake
- A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Marti Meyers, Brenda, Karen DM Harris, Emma Bartholomew, Dan mcDade, Carol Baril, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Gary R Hook, Lynda MacNeil, Kelly Garrod, 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.
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.
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.
CELTIC PRIDE SHIRTS ARE BACK
- The Pride Month shirts featuring a rainbow Celtic knot design are back in the store from now through June.
- Plus, you'll get a digital copy of Marc Gunn's album, Selcouth.
Buy your Celtic Pride Month shirts now.
PUB SONGS & STORIES #285: BEST TRAVEL TIPS WITH VINCE CONAWAY
- Vince Conaway shares his top 3 places to see in Italy along with some travel tips, and stories of busking in Italy. Music from Vince Conaway, Brobdingnagian Bards, and Ironwood. And if you’re going to apologize, make it a good one. That’s what I did when I wrote the song “The Bridge” as an apology. It’s all part of a new series where I talk about my album Soul of a Harper.
THE BLINDBOY PODCAST: RAT BOY SUMMER
- A phone call about an 800-year-old corpse
CILLIAN MURPHY TO RETURN AS TOMMY SHELBY AS NETFLIX CONFIRMS NEW PEAKY BLINDERS MOVIE
- IRISH actor Cillian Murphy is set to reprise his role as Tommy Shelby in a movie version of hit TV show, Peaky Blinders.
- Even before the BBC series drew to a close in April 2022, creator Stephen Knight had suggested the saga might continue with a feature-length production.
CELT IN A TWIST JUNE 9, 2024
- There are over 30 Portland towns around the world. Guess which one the Derina Harvey Band is singing about. Aoife O'Donovan takes in the beauty of Vancity's Stanley Park. Railroad Earth are Chasin' A Rainbow and the Go Set head West Into The Sun. Join our Celtic adventure. For 20 years you've got your Celt In A Twist!
‘ULTIMATE PRIVATE GETAWAY': REMOTE SCOTTISH ISLAND OF MULLAGRACH ON MARKET FOR £500,000
- A remote island in Scotland's Summer Isles – boasting a rugged coastline with sheltered coves, caves and cliffs to explore – has gone on the market for bids starting at £500,000.
- Mullagrach is a little under 89 acres in size and is just a 35-minute boat ride from Old Dorney Harbour on the northwest Highland mainland.
TICKETS FOR ABBA CANDLELIGHT CONCERT AT LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL ARE OUT NOW
- Swedish band Abba is loved by many with their brilliant hits from Waterloo to Mamma Mia to The Winner Takes It All. Now you can enjoy the great hits of the band at a candlelight concert in Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff.
- The concert takes place on Thursday, August 15, at 9pm. Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations never before used for this purpose in Cardiff.
THE TASTE OF SCOTLAND: CELTIC FESTIVAL & HIGHLAND GAMES
- The Taste of Scotland and Celtic Festival and Highland Games are produced by the Taste of Scotland Society, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, based in Franklin, NC. The organization is made up of individuals who are interested in Scottish history and culture. And while most members have Scottish or other Celtic ancestry, membership is open to all, and there certainly is no DNA test to belong. You merely need to be interested in the activities and goals of the organization
- Some of the entertainment acts include: Tuatha Dea, Wild Mountain Time, & Trip Rogers
WHAT ARE YOU DOING WHILE LISTENING?
You can send a comment or a picture of what you're doing. You can also send a photo from one of your trips to a Celtic nation or anywhere around the globe.
Slainte!
Todd Wiley & Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
June 13, 2024
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