Here are several ways to celebrate Celtic culture through music.

1. IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #530: CELTIC WOMEN SHINE

• Willowgreen, Matt & Shannon Heaton, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, The Bow Tides, Bang On The Ear, Achill Crossing, Elizabeth Sutherland, Steel Clover, Gaelynn Lea, Ashley Davis, Christine Weir, The Darkeyed Musician & Grimwater, Niamh Parsons & Graham Dunne, Sora, Sue Spencer
• THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST
• A super special thanks to our newest patrons: Larry Jones, Kevin Scorzafava, Kriskorn Chindaprasert

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2. 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.

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3. PUB SONGS & STORIES #242: LAMENT FOR HALLOWEEN RABBITS

• Jim McKenna is a Boston piper and composer. Members of his family emigrated to Boston during the Irish Famine. Daniel, and his brother Neil, were two of the six founding members of the American Society of Hibernians (later merging with the Ancient Order of Hibernians) in Boston on March 17, 1857.
• I loved Bugs Bunny growing up. Who didn’t. The show was packed with incredible comedy that was pretty appealing to most people, a little slapstick, a little satirical. A lot of classic fun.

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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.

4. FIRESIDE – 146 – GERAINT AND THE KNIGHT OF THE SPARROWHAWK

• Kevin tells of the Arthur’s knight Geraint, and his defense of the honour of Gwenovere. There’s jousting, violence and romance – what’s not to like?

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5. THE STORY OF HALLOWEEN

• Halloween dates back to Ancient Celtic times, some 2,000 years ago. The Celts celebrated what they perceived as the New Year at the end of the summer and harvest season, every first of November, with a festival known as Samhain, which translates to “summer’s end.” Celebrations started on October 31 to get ready to start a new season heading into the winter.

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6. CELT IN A TWIST OCTOBER 24 2021

• Covering the Celtic fests of seasonal change from Samhain to Beltaine with horns and pipes and influences of Cajun, Bluegrass, Nordic and of course Canadian!

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7. FERMANAGH: THE OVERLOOKED NORTHERN IRISH COUNTY BURSTING WITH THINGS TO DO

• Fermanagh is dominated by water – that which falls all too regularly from the sky, as well as that which has for millennia settled in the lakes and rivers which cover a significant portion of the county. An old adage maintains that for six months of the year Lough Erne is in Fermanagh, but for the other six months Fermanagh is in Lough Erne..

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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!
Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
October 28, 2021

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