Céad Míle Fáilte,
Hello it is Todd. In this week’s issue we have new episodes of our own Irish & Celtic Music Podcast and Pubsongs & Stories. The other highlighted podcasts are Erin’s Isle & Paddy Rock. The articles we highlight are ones about The Dubliners, The Scottish Galleries, and Cornwall closing two tourist destinations. We also have a list of new albums. The highlighted Celtic fest is Irishfest Atlanta. We also have a new Kickstarter for the Brobdingnagian Bards. We also have news about Patreon undercharging and what you can do to help.
We hope you enjoy this issue. Until next time, slàinte mhath!
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #684: FRIEL SISTERS
- The Friel Sisters, The Inland Seas, Adam Agee & Jon Sousa, Sassenach, Open The Door For Three, The Drowsy Lads, Dancing With Hobbits, The Henry Girls, Alexis Chartrand & Nicolas Babineau, RIver Drivers, Rakish
- A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Bruce, Brian McReynolds, Marti Meyers, Alan Schindler, Karen DM Harris, Emma Bartholomew, Dan mcDade, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Gary R Hook, Lynda MacNeil, Kelly Garrod, Annie Lorkowski, Shawn Cali
UNDERCHARGED AGAIN… WILL YOU HELP?
- Once again, I undercharged Patrons of the Podcast. This means that I am again about $600 short of the normal income the podcast makes each month.
- Will you help me fix this difference?
- You can make a one off donation via Paypal, Venmo, Patreon or even in our store. Every little bit helps fund this podcast.
- Thank you for your generosity!
Make a Donation to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast.
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.
Listen on Spotify
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.
PUBS SONGS & STORIES #290: 17 THINGS TO DO ON THE ISLE OF MAN
- So you want to go to the Isle of Man? Can you spend a full week there and find enough to do? I’ll share with you 17 things you will enjoy on the Isle of Man. Plus, you’ll get some music from Ruth Keggin & Rachel Hair.
KICKSTART BROBDINGNAGIAN BARDS NEW CD
- Brobdingnagian Bards are working on a brand new album. It's called Another Faire to Remember. You can now help fund the album on Kickstarter.
- Another Faire to Remember shares the Bards love of Renaissance festivals with their pick of the most-popular Celtic songs at faire.
- You'll also enjoy a rich complement of original Celtic songs.
- Show your love of Marc Gunn and the Brobdingnagian Bards.
Make a pledge on Kickstarter today.
IRISHFEST ATLANTA IS NOV 8-10, 2025
- Mark your calendar to join the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast at IrishFest Atlanta. We are sponsor the festival and need your help spreading the news.
- Cherish the Ladies and The Friel Sisters headline the event with one concert on Saturday and Friday respectively. Make sure you order your tickets soon so you don't miss the shows
- There's also music from The BorderCollies, The Muckers, Olivia Bradley, Jared Bogle, Celtic Brew, Kinnigans, Kathleen Donohue, Kira, Phoenix Ceili Band, The Roundabouts and Marc Gunn with his daughter Inara.
- There are vendors, food, whiskey tasting, Irish dance, workshops and so much more.
Find out more about IrishFest Atlanta
New CDs
- Get weekly updates of New CDs in our Celtic Music Magazine and download 34 Celtic MP3s for free at bestcelticmusic.net. #NewCelticCDs
- Two Pairs of Eyes – by JD and the Stonemasons
- The Rule Of Three – by Andrew Collins
- Whispers of the Mystic Lands – by Forever Young Music
- Allta – by FOURWINDS
- The loafer's almanac – by Count Beetle
- Breathe Again – by Nicki Maher
- Heave Away – by Les Celteast
- L'Erreur Humaine – by Matthias Welling
- The Gate – by Aisha Vaughan
- Inner Space 2 – by Brother Seamus Byrne
Attn Bands: Go to 4celts.com to submit your band to the podcast.
ERIN'S ISLE PODCAST: BAGPIPE MUSEUM
- Bagppipes are an unmistakable instrument all over Scotland. And Glasgow has a National Piping Centre where you can learn all about the history of the bagpipes, how to play them and how they have evolved since the 1400s. Hear the pipes…the pipers and the story f the bagpipes in this edition of Erin's Isle.
THE RARE OULD TIMES OF THE DUBLINERS
- IRELAND today is recognised as having one of the richest musical heritages in the world. There's hardly a record store in Europe, America, Japan, Australia and beyond which doesn't have a large Irish section. The songs and ballads deal with a range of topics — matrimonial misunderstandings over seven nights of inebriation, unrequited love affairs on the banks of the Liffey, requited love affairs in Dublin's red light district the Monto, lovely ladies from the Liberties, or women from Belfast whose eyes shine like diamonds.
PADDY ROCK PODCAST: SEASON 23, EP 06 – THIS IS BOVVER ROCK!
- Took a few days to post this episode but it was too good not to post. So much Oi! gets played so I thought it would be fun to take look at a different part of Skinhead Culture. So bust out your platforms and paisley and get ready to cla[p your hands and stamp your feet. This is Bovver Rock!
CELEBRATING ONE MILLION VISITORS TO THE SCOTTISH GALLERIES
- The Scottish Galleries at the National opened on 30 September 2023, and since then visitors have flocked to the newly created space.
- There have been three times as many people visiting in the last year than in previous years. The estimate is that one million people have been to see the new gallery and yesterday Edinburgh’s Royal Scottish Country Dance Society got their dancing shoes on and danced a jig to celebrate.
IS THE DREAM CORNISH HOLIDAY DYING? SHOCK CLOSURE OF TWO TOURIST DESTINATIONS ON THE SAME DAY LEAVES LOCALS IN SHOCK AFTER EXPERTS RAISED FEARS OVER ‘LACK OF VISITORS'
- The closure of two hugely popular Cornish tourist destinations in the space of a couple of hours has left locals in shock amid concerns about the state of the county's holiday industry.
- Dairyland Farm Park, near Newquay, has been welcoming visitors for almost five decades, but shut its doors for the final time last weekend.
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
November 7, 2024
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