Céad Míle Fáilte,
Hello all it is Todd. In this week’s episode we feature our very own Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. The other highlighted podcasts in this episode are Celtic Source & Copperplate Time. The articles that are highlighted are statues of influential Belfast women, St. Andrew’s film fans protesting a new sports bar, the big doggie Easter party, & top 10 Irish movies to watch on St. Patrick’s Day. We hope you enjoy this issue. Until next time, slàinte mhath!
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #653: HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY 2024
- Tradify, Sorcha, Jigjam, The Fire, Hayley Griffiths, Keltricity, Marc Gunn, Tarren, Celtic Wood and Wires, Altan, Michael Darcy & The Atlantic Tramps, Louise Bichan, Toby Bresnahan, The Walker Roaders, Lúnasa, Stout Pounders, Brother Sea, Clare Cunningham, River Driver, Philippe Barnes and Tom Phelan, Jimmy & Scots Folk Band, Clay Babies, CaliCeltic, Ironwood, Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones
- A special thanks to our new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: O'McPub Band, Steve Bradley, Windswept Isles, Robert Crader, José Tomás Castro Comparini, John Schexnaydre, Frank
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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NEW CDS
- Donegal – by Altan
- Medieval Guitar Knights + Tabs (pdf) – by ebunny
- The Road Back Home – by Loreena McKennitt
- Shenanigans – by Shenanigans
Attn Bands: Go to 4celts.com to submit your band to the podcast.
Celtic Source 66: Taliesin in Modern Poetry
- Many modern poets have found the awen in Taliesin's myth, not just in Wales but also beyond. Simon Lilly and Chris Martin are two such wordsmiths who have thrown themselves willingly into the cauldron. In this wide rangeing discussion we hear them read their own Taliesin-inspired poetry, and talk through some of the more powerful visions we find in this eternally abundant myth.
STATUES OF INFLUENTIAL BELFAST WOMEN UNVEILED IN CITY ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
- STATUES of two of the most influential women in Belfast's history were unveiled in the city on Friday to coincide with International Women's Day.
- The sculptures of Mary Ann McCracken and Winifred Carney have been in the grounds of Belfast City Hall, the first non-royals to be honoured in such fashion.
- They were created by internationally acclaimed artist Ralf Sander along with his daughter Naomi.
Copperplate Time 464
- Bothy Band, Altan, Dezi Donnelly & Mike McGoldrick, John Carty & Mike McGoldrick, Miscellany of Folk, Cillian Vallely & David Doocey, The Outside Track, Michelle Mulcahy, John Bowe & Mary Conroy, The McGoldrick Family, Banter, McSherry/Quinn/McIlduff, Flanagan Brothers, Norah Rendell, Miscellany of Folk, Leonard Barry, NASC, London Lasses, Bothy Band
‘We don’t need another bar’: St Andrews film fans take on Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake
- In central St Andrews, the New Picture House (NPH) independent cinema, with its 1930s facade and distinctive pointed roof towering above nearby restaurants and houses, has stood relatively unchanged for the past 94 years.
- Open every day of the week and boasting three screens, the category B listed building has showed blockbusters and independent films, as well as plays, community events and festivals, for the best part of a century.
PAW-TY HATS AT THE READY: THE WOOF WALKERS UNLEASH ‘THE BIG EASTER DOGGY PARTY'
- Paws for a Cause with money raised going towards Cancer Research UK
- Your pooch is being invited to what could be the largest dog event ever held on the Isle of Man.
- ‘The Big Easter Doggy Party' on 14 April will be a fundraiser for Cancer Research UK and has been organised by a team taking part in this summer's Relay for Life.
Top 10 Irish movies Americans want to watch on St. Patrick’s Day
- From critically acclaimed masterpieces to cult horror and romantic comedy, here are the 10 most sought-after Irish-themed movies Americans want to watch this Patrick's Day, according to a new study.
- Experts at JeffBetused Ahrefs Keywords Explorer to find the average monthly Google searches in the US for 245 of the most popular movies featuring Ireland or Irish culture as a major theme. These were then ranked to determine which movies Americans want to watch the most this St. Patrick’s Day.
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Slainte!
Todd Wiley & Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
March 14, 2024
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