Céad Míle Fáilte,

We’re back with a new issue. In this issue we have a new episode of our own Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. The other highlighted podcasts are Three Castles Burning and Celt in a Twist. The articles we highlight include ones about Celtic Radio return, Belfast Tradfest, & Scotland’s holiday parks. The highlighted salad is The Guinness Cincinnati Celtic Festival. We hope you enjoy this issue. Until next time, slàinte mhath!

IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #669: CZECH CELTIC MUSIC WITH POITIN

• Conamara Chaos, Isara, Anarka, Tomáš Kočko & Orchestr, Irish Rose, Aneta Dortová and Emanuele De Simone, Shannon, Ankara, Poitín, Hrdza.
• A special thanks to our new and continued Patrons of the Podcast.

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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.

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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.

SCOTTISH WHISKY & HIKING

• Taste Scottish whisky and hike off the whisky in some of Scotland's grand locations. To that end, we will fly into Inverness. Drive through Speyside, past Edinburgh into the Lowlands before making our way back up to the Highlands. We will hit at least three of the Scottish whisky regions with this plan. But it's not just about the whisky. It's also about the hiking. We will spend 1-2 hours in between tastings to hike local sites, take pictures, and soak up the countryside.

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THREE CASTLES BURNING: ADORATION AND PROTEST: ORSON WELLES AND DUBLIN

• Orson Welles made his stage debut in Dublin. To him, The Gate Theatre would always be a part of the story of his own life development and professional career. Later, he returned to scenes of protest against the same theatre for hosting him. In time, all was forgiven and Welles would deliver an astonishing Q and A before a packed Dublin crowd who quizzed him on everything from American politics to the future of cinema.

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CELTIC RADIO TO THE MOON

• Begin your journey by exploring the music, history, and culture of your ancestors. Celtic Radio offers 8 savory Celtic music channels to rocket your Celtic heritage to the moon. When you join the Celtic Radio Founder's club you open a wealth of features and benefits just not found on any other platform.

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CELT IN A TWIST JULY 7 2024

• We have a couple of more imports direct from Scotland to share this hour, along with nu-Irish from The Scratch and Tau & The Drones Of Praise, Nordic fiddle music from New Zealand and plenty of home-spun Celtivity. Your host is Patricia Fraser for this hour of Celt In A Twist!

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ENJOY A FEAST OF TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC AS THE BELFAST TRADFEST RETURNS

• BELFAST TRADFEST, Northern Ireland’s premier traditional music, song and dance festival, is back for its sixth edition
• Running from July 21-28, this year’s festival offers over three hundred and fifty events with some of the world’s finest traditional musicians playing at concerts, workshops, sessions, and community events.
• Belfast has long been an epicenter for traditional music, and the festival will celebrate a rich heritage of traditional Irish and Scottish music.

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SCOTLAND'S BEST AND WORST HOLIDAY PARKS AS ONE ‘PERFECTLY RELAXING' PICK BEATS OUT CENTER PARCS

• The best and worst holiday parks in Scotland have been named by consumer watchdog Which?.
• Scots up and down the country will be looking to head off for a few days of fun in the sunwith their families. However, it can be difficult to know which holiday parks and resorts are worth a visit.

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GUINNESS CINCINNATI CELTIC FESTIVAL

• The Guinness Cincinnati Celtic Festival takes place in July this year directly in front of the Great American Ballpark on Freedom Way. Join us to celebrate Celtic Heritage with family fun, great food, Celtic music and more. The 2024 Guinness Cincinnati Celtic Festival will take place on E Freedom Way in front of the Great American Ballpark! Last year we saw great success with this unique and exciting location. We'll see you there on July 12th-14th, 2024!
• Some of the Entertainment Acts: Jeni Balcom, Roving Rogues, The Bonnies, Dark Moll, Ceol Mhor, Rin Tan, & Emerald Creek Trio

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Slainte!

Todd Wiley & Marc Gunn, The Celtfather

July 11, 2024

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