Céad Míle Fáilte,
Hello, it is I Todd, once again. In this issue we have a new episodes of our own Irish & Celtic Music Podcast & The Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast. The other podcasts we highlight are Celtic Myths & Legends Podcast & Celt in a Twist. The articles we feature include The Atlantic Cousins, battle for the next Scottish National Park, a rare first edition of The Hobbit, & the Cornish Wassail. We also have an article about google podcasts going away. We hope you enjoy this issue. Until next time, slàinte mhath!
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #646: 40 MINUTE CELTIC WORKOUT
- Gordon McLeod, Tim Cummings, Pete Sutherland, Brad Kolodner, Firinn, The Out of Kilters, We Banjo 3, Corey Purcell, Logical Fleadh, Poitín, Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening,The Langer's Ball, Cantrip, TJ Hull and Amanda Caretta – Hull
- Thanks to Patrons
GOOGLE PODCASTS IS GOING AWAY
- If you hadn't heard the news, Google Podcasts is going away. You will need to find a new podcast player if you use it.
- If you're on android, Podcast Addict is a good choice. But the show is also on Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, Pandora, and more. It is NOT available on Spotify or YouTube Music.
- If you're on iOS device, then you're still good with Apple Podcasts, Overcast and others.
Find a new podcast player now.
SUPPORT OUR KICKSTARTER
- We launched a new Kickstarter last week. 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 have already completed 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
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.
BROBDINGNAGIAN BARDS PODCAST #79: EXCLAMATIONS
- “Exclamations” is a parody of “Interjections” from Schoolhouse Rock. You’ll learn the story behind this fun song.
CELTIC MYTHS AND LEGENDS PODCAST: THE ENCHANTED MOURAS OF GALICIA
- Hi everyone! I am delighted to introduce Galicia as another Celtic region that I will be delving into the folklore of in upcoming episodes. The enchanted mouras are beautiful creatures held thrall by a curse who are looking for someone to break it…scary or exciting?! Would you break the curse?
ATLANTIC COUSINS PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS FOR ST PATRICK'S DAY
- ST PATRICK’S is an excuse for a massive knees-up across North America. You’ve just about got time to book a flight to celebrate the saint Stateside reports PHIL CAMPION
- St Patrick’s Day parades of New York, Chicago and Boston are well documented. Whether it be the NYPD pipe and drums, a local union turning the Chicago River emerald green or another incredible hooley in Boston. But celebrations of our patron saint are not restricted to those three cities as folks with and without proud Irish ancestry parade, dance and celebrate across America.
CELT IN A TWIST: JANUARY 28, 2024
- Sound Designer, Andrew McPherson shares a tasty global treatment of traditional Celtic from The McDades with Willie Reilly (The Eccodek Remix). Also, Celtic Punk from the Netherlands, Symphonic Celtic from Denmark and lots of fiddles and pipes from Ireland, Scotland and the Celtic nations. It's Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser!
GLENS, LOCHS AND ISLES BATTLE TO BE SCOTLAND’S NEXT NATIONAL PARK
- Glen Affric in the Highlands is home to deer, ospreys, otters and one of Scotland’s largest Caledonian pine woods. Often described as one of the country’s most beautiful glens, its scenic landscapes and diverse wildlife are such that it is protected as a national nature reserve.
- Now, local community groups have launched a bid for it to become Scotland’s third national park, in a race which has so far seen more than 10 other areas also submit their interest.
THE HOBBIT FIRST EDITION BOUGHT FOR £1.50 COULD FETCH THOUSANDS
- A first edition of The Hobbit bought at a car boot sale for £1.50 could be worth thousands of pounds if sold at auction.
- The text was among a box of random books a bargain hunter picked up at Bath Racecourse – after he knocked the seller down from £2.
- He then plonked them in his garage to gather dust for the next five years.
WE JOIN CORNISH WASSAIL TO BLESS TREES WITH TOAST AND CIDER
- Apple trees were ‘awoken from their winter slumber' as people took part in an old tradition involving slices of toast and plenty of cider. Marking its tenth anniversary, St Ives Community Orchard hosted its annual Apple Wassail, a traditional ceremony to bless the trees for the year ahead, and thank them for last year's fruit.
- The custom of wassailing goes back centuries, and is a blessing of orchards to encourage a good harvest in the coming year. After filling their glasses with cider and apple juice made from the St Ives Community Orchard fruit, people gathered around one of the trees to sing the traditional Wassail song, before placing slices of toast that had been soaked in cider on its branches.
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Slainte!
Todd Wiley & Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
2/1/2024
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