Céad Míle Fáilte,
It is I Todd once again. In this week’s issue we have a new episode of our very own Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. We have also included new episodes of Stories of Scotland and Celtic Songlines. The articles we highlight include ones about the top 11 bands and artists of 2023, Alisha Weir teasing a new horror project, plans for a ‘new community’ at the Glasgow docks, & facts about The Field of Athenry. We hope you enjoy this issue. Until next time, slàinte mhath!
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #644: The Celtic Kitchen Party
- Charlie Rutan, Sylvia Platypus, Moher, Piskey Led, Ryan Roubison, Railcar Graffiti, Wolf Loescher, Mark Kenneth, Chance the Arm, Tim Cummings, Pete Sutherland, Brad Kolodner, Jesse Ferguson, The Celtic Kitchen Party, The Celtic Kitchen Party, Shades of Green, The Muckers, The High Kings,The Elders, Ewen McIntosh
- A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Bill Mandeville, Marti Meyers, Brenda, Karen, 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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- We launched a new Kickstarter yesterday. We're raising funds for 100 shirts, albums pins, and a limited-edition Best of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast CD.
- As of writing this, we were only $700 away from completing our goal.
- Show your love of the podcast, make a pledge today.
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
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STORIES OF SCOTLAND: BLESSED BUTTER: BOGS AND BEYOND
- Stories of Scotland start the New Year with a bang, with Annie and Jenny churning through the rich history of butter in Scottish and Irish cultures. We slip into a buttery journey from the ancient practice of making bog butter to the evolution of dairy farming in the chilly northern lands. Learn about the fascinating genetics behind lactose tolerance and how aurochs, the wild ancestors of cows, shaped our dairy destiny.
- But there's more to this episode than just butter history, there’s also fatty folklore. Jenny brings to life a haunting Scottish folklore tale involving a blacksmith’s wife, a magical bridle, and a transformative curse. This story weaves through the dark and mystical paths of ancient Scotland.
- We delve into the art of butter-making and explore the vital role of butter in Scottish households.
- Don't miss this spread of historical facts, folklore, and fun, all buttered up in this episode of Stories of Scotland. Tune in for a dairy dose of culture, history, and whimsy.
Top 11 Celtic Bands and Artists of 2023
- We’re happy to be back with you at the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to bring you our year-end list for 2023, highlighting some of the Celtic music we’ve enjoyed this calendar year! Take a look at the picks we have here, and if you haven’t heard them, it may be time to give them a listen.
- As a side-note, there are many wonderful bands in the Celtic music space, and we are by no means saying the bands below are the only ones you should be checking out – we just have a limited amount of time and space to highlight some of our most often played picks! Let us know which bands you’ve enjoyed as well! We’d love to hear from you.
CELTIC SONGLINES: A NEW YEAR'S CELTIC SONGLINES
- Celtic Songlines, celtic music, Irish music, Scottish music, England
- We open our mid-January Celtic Songlines with Danú, David Brewer, a live session from 1967 with Davy Graham, De Dannan, Molly's Revenge with Christa Burch, Niamh Parsons, Kieran Fahy, Clannad, Emily Smith, Kris Colt and the Battlefield Band with Alison Kinnard.
YOUNG IRISH ACTRESS ALISHA WEIR TEASES UPCOMING HORROR FROM DIRECTORS OF SCREAM
- IRISH actress Alisha Weir has shared a terrifying trailer for her forthcoming movie, Abigail.
- The 14-year-old from Dublin shot to fame in the title role of the 2022 hit film, Matilda the Musical.
- However, her lead role in Abigail is in sharp contrast to that of the precocious schoolgirl, with the movie's tagline reading: “Children can she such monsters.”
PLANS SUBMITTED TO CREATE ‘NEW COMMUNITY' ON HISTORIC GLASGOW DOCKS
- Plans have been submitted to create a new community on the site of the Govan Graving Docks in Glasgow.
- Developers have drawn up “ambitious proposals” that would see 304 new homes built on the southern boundary of the site which dates back to the 19th century.
LOW LIE, THE FIELDS OF ATHENRY! SEVEN FACTS ABOUT IRELAND’S ICONIC UNOFFICIAL ANTHEM
- SET during the years of Ireland’s infamous Great Famine, the iconic ballad The Fields of Athenry actually dates to the 1970s.
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- The folk song is sung at virtually every Republic of Ireland football match, having taken on a life of its own in the world of both Irish – and British – sport.
- Here are seven things you might not know about The Field of Athenry…
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Todd Wiley & Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
January 18, 2024
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