Céad Míle Fáilte,

It is Todd once again. In this issue we have episodes of our own Irish & Celtic Music Podcast and Pub Songs & Stories. The other podcasts we highlight are Travelling in Ireland & the Foot Stompin’ Free Scottish Music Podcast. We have highlighted some new albums. The articles we highlight include ones about Dáithí Mac Gabhann’s father, a Chattel house in Scotland, & a surfer’s townhouse for sale in Cornwall. The Celtic fesivel we highlight is the Ohio Scottish Games & Celtic Festivel. We feature information about the new Celtic Invasion Tour and Celtic pride shirts. We hope you enjoy this issue. Until next time, slàinte mhath!

IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #666: COME HELL OR HIGHWATER

• Moher, Telenn Tri, The Drowsy Lads, Maggie’s Wake, Michael Darcy & The Atlantic Tramps, Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening, The Out of Kilters, Paisley Close, The Flailing Shilaleighs, Medusa's Wake, Wooden Legs, The Walker Roaders, Ashley Davis
• 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

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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.

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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.

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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 #286: THE LEPRECHAUN, BUILDING SHERWOOD FOREST FAIRE CASTLE

• The modern image of the leprechaun is very different from the leprechaun of Irish legends. But times change and not everyone adapts as easily. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t celebrate both the new and the old as we explore the origins of my song “The Leprechaun.”

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NEW CDS

• Get weekly updates of New CDs in our Celtic Music Magazine and download 34 Celtic MP3s for free at bestcelticmusic.net.  #NewCelticCDs
• Dreamweavers – Gidja Walker – by Bluzoid
• Hyrule Highlands III – by Tim de Man
• Folk & Mutiny – by Ian Fontova
• Lúireach – by Landless
• Quest For The Runestone – by David Arkenstone

Attn Bands: Go to 4celts.com to submit your band to the podcast.

TRAVELLING IN IRELAND – AFTERNOON TEA IN IRELAND

• One of the first things you'll notice in Ireland is that there is always a hot water kettle available for a cup of tea. Every hotel, and most B&Bs, provide a kettle, tea bags and instant coffee, and often a biscuit, for an easy afternoon pick-me-up or evening refresher. As a tea drinker I much prefer this over the coffee makers you find in hotel rooms across the US.

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FATHER OF DÁITHÍ MAC GABHANN, WHO INSPIRED CHANGE IN TRANSPLANT LAWS, RECOGNISED IN KING'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS LIST

• THE FATHER of Dáithí Mac Gabhann, the young boy who successfully fronted a campaign to change Northern Ireland's transplant laws, has been awarded an MBE.
• Máirtín Mac Gabhann was recognised in the King's Birthday Honours List for services to organ donation in Northern Ireland.
• He said that he hoped accepting the award would increase awareness about the need for organ donation.

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FOOT STOMPIN’ FREE SCOTTISH MUSIC PODCAST NO 257

• Hi, welcome to the Foot Stompin’ Free Scottish Music Podcast. I know we’ve been away but I’m back! Here’s a whole bunch of brand-new traditional music from Scotland and the odd classic! Thank you to all our Patreon supporters. Thanks for sticking in there.

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WILD TING: WHY A CHATTEL HOUSE NOW SITS ON A MANICURED SCOTTISH LAWN

• Two years in the making, and drawing on themes of healing, the slave trade and even Vikings, the latest show by Alberta Whittle, who represented Scotland at Venice, has taken over a grand mansion on a holiday isle.
• On the sweeping manicured grounds of Mount Stuart, a neo-gothic stately home on the Scottish Isle of Bute, sits a most incongruous sight: a bright yellow and green Caribbean chattel house. It’s the creation of Barbadian-Scottish artist Alberta Whittle, who had originally planned to build a bothy to welcome visitors, recognising that the imposing mansion could pose a barrier.

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LIVING IN A SURFER'S PARADISE! CHIC TOWNHOUSE WITH INCREDIBLE FLOOR-TO-CEILING WINDOWS OVERLOOKING BEACH IN CORNWALL GOES ON THE MARKET FOR £2.75MILLION

• A chic townhouse with breathtaking views over a surfer's paradise has gone on the market for £2.75m.
• Gwel Tresla has incredible floor-to-ceiling windows looking out over the surf mecca of Polzeath, Cornwall, and even has a sky hammock to take full advantage of the panoramic views.

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OHIO SCOTTISH GAMES & CELTIC FESTIVAL: JUNE 21 – 22

• The Ohio Scottish Games and Celtic Festival is held on the 4th Saturday every June.
• The Games runs under The Scottish American Cultural Society of Ohio, Inc (SACSO).
• Established in 1977, this long standing event is presented by members of The Ohio Scottish American Cultural Society of Ohio, an organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of their proud Scottish Heritage and ancestry.
• The Ohio Scottish Games and Celtic Festival highlights the traditional dance, music and athletics of the ancient highland games while celebrating the cultural of the Celtic nations. This event is for the enjoyment of all Scots and friends as well as to introduce the Scottish Arts and traditions to the community.

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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 20, 2024

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