Céad Míle Fáilte
It is Todd, your intrepid editor once again. In this issue we have a new episode of our very own Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. The other highlighted podcasts are the Irish History Podcast & Jock’s Celtic Calamity. We have included a list of new albums. The articles include information about Comedian Jimmy Cricket, a new Cornwall music event, & Drag Queens raising money for a damaged Church roof. The highlighted Celtic experience is the Palm Beach Celtic Winter Faire on December 21-22, in John Prince Park in Lake Worth, FL. We hope you enjoy this issue. Until next time, slàinte mhath!
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #690: LIGHT A CANDLE IN THE WINDOW
- Cherish the Ladies, Adrianna Ciccone & Ellen Gibing, Ashley Davis, Jen Midkiff, Seán Heely, Marc Gunn, Joseph Carmichael, Dublin Gulch, Mary – Kate Spring Lee, Irish Christmas in America, Jesse Ferguson, Plunk Murray, Brad Tuck, Band O'Brothers, The Celtic Kitchen Party, Matt McGinn, Cedar Dobson
- A special thanks to our new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: Michael Cassidy, Steve Suther, Joe H., Evelyn
Want to celebrate Christmas with Celtic musicians? Become a patron.
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.
WHAT'S NEW WITH CELTIC MUSIC
& CULTURE ONLINE?
NEW CDS
- 25 12 2024 – by Jo & Barrie Glenn
- Whispers of the Golden Tavern – by Tavern's Muse
- Lugo to Limerick – by Kev Michael Stevenson
- Unplugged, Vol. 2 – by GLIN
- Madárerdő (Ószirmi dalok) – by Kovács Gáborján & Császár Róbert
- Echoes Of A Celtic Christmas – by Caitlin Grey
- Boot Against Nettle – by Teresa Healy
Attn Bands: Go to 4celts.com to submit your band to the podcast.
IRISH HISTORY PODCAST: IRISH LIVES IN VICTORIAN LONDON: HISTORY AND INFLUENCE
- Victorian London was a city of immense wealth, but also shocking poverty. The historian Jerry White described it as “a metropolis of wealth, grandeur, culture, and sophistication alongside a hell of starving, degrading, and heart-rending poverty.” The largest city in the world at the time, London was also home to tens of thousands of Irish emigrants. While there was a wealthy Irish elite, the vast majority were poor labourers.
TEN MINUTES WITH…JIMMY CRICKET
- COMEDIAN Jimmy Cricket was born James Mulgrew in Cookstown, Co. Tyrone and brought up in Belfast.
- He first rose to fame in the 1970s after winning a TV talent show.
- Jimmy was subsequently given his own television series on a show called And There's More produced by Central Television.
JOCK'S CELTIC CALAMITY: SHOW NO 515
- Michael McGoldrick, Simon Mayor, Turlough O'Carolan, Notify, Tyler Duncan, Deep Forest III, Eric Bibb, De Temps Antan, Russ Barenberg, Gunning & Cormier, Scythian, The Here and Now, Mec Lir, David Goundry, Ninebarrow, Ross Ainslie, Behan, Bellowhead, Sarah McQuaid, Bella Hardy, Pipers Gathering, Chris Gray, Owen Ma…, Lúnasa, Karine Polwart, Duncan Chisholm, Back of The Moon, Catriona MacDonald, Session A9, Gordon Duncan, John McSherry, Pádraig Rynne, Dàimh
NEW CORNWALL THREE-DAY MUSIC EVENT WON'T IMPACT LOCAL AREA, SAY ORGANISERS
- A Cornwall Council licensing committee heard today (Wednesday, December 18) that the production costs of staging a one-day concert event are so prohibitive it makes more financial sense for the organisers to put on a three-day music event instead. Members were assured that if approved the expanded event would not impact on the local area.
DRAG QUEENS RAISE £18K FOR DAMAGED CHURCH ROOF
- Drag queens have raised £18,000 for a church damaged during Storm Darragh by hosting a “carol service with a difference”.
- The roof of St Andrew's United Reformed Church in Roath, Cardiff was badly hit by the recent high winds and heavy rain and serious money was needed to get it fixed.
PALM BEACH CELTIC WINTER FAIRE
- Explore the Mythical Isle of Dunsky
- Welcome to the enchanting realm of Dunsky, a mythical isle where magic breathes life into the windswept hills and whispering woods. This December, journey to Palm Beach County's John Prince Park, transformed into Ard Crannach, a vibrant market town bustling with ancient lore and Yuletide cheer.
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
December 19, 2024
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