Céad Míle Fáilte,
This is Todd. In today’s issue we a new episode of the Irish and Celtic Music podcast. We also have new episodes of the Pub Songs Podcast, Irish Music Stories & Folk on Foot. We also have articles about a 2,000 gold ring kept in a cupboard and an article about a new series about the Willie Clancy festival. We hope you enjoy this week’s episode.
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #582: Dinosaur Jigs
- Raúl Sanz, The Bow Tides, The Haar, Anne Roos & David Blonski, Kinnfolk, Niamh Dunne, We Banjo 3, SeeD, The Fretless & Taylor Ashton, Billy Treacy & the Scope, The Grenaways, Drumspyder, Wakefire, Altan
- A special thanks to our newest Patrons of the Podcast
CELTIC STORIES WANTED
- We are looking for more Celtic Stories to share on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast and Christmas stories to share on the Celtic Christmas Podcast.
- Stories are 2-8 minutes long and can be linked to a particular song or tune.
Have a story to tell? Email us.
CELTIC MUSIC SHOP CLOSES ON NOV 18
- A Celtic Christmas is now on sale. But you can only own the CD for a limited time.
- You can also get t-shirts, stickers, album pins and Celtic Heartstrings.
- Our store on Bandcamp will close on November 18. It will open just a few days each month.
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC: BEST OF 2022 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.
Listen on Spotify, Amazon Music, or YouTube
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.
CELTIC CHRISTMAS PODCAST
- Winter’s Eve is a wee bit away, but Anne Roos has a tune to get you in the holiday mood on the Celtic Christmas Podcast.
- What are your Top 5 Christmas traditions?
- Send us your Christmas stories and Celtic Christmas music.
Pub Songs & Stories #260: Mingulay Cat Song, Lost Druid Beer Favorites, Closing Store for Buying Nothing Day
- Why do cats knock stuff off tables? I think I figured out the answer. I share it with my story and song about the Mingulay Cat Song. Learn why I'm closing my online store and what are the favorite beers of Rob and Stacia at The Lost Druid Brewery.
IRISH MUSIC STORIES: EP. 66 – UP IN SMOKE
- Loss can inspire achingly beautiful music. It can also spark new forms of creativity for musicians. This episode is a meditation on the stubborn insistence and the transformative power of creativity, featuring beautiful conversations with Emmanuelle LeBlanc about Pastelle LeBlanc; Joe DeZarn and Tina Eck about Graham DeZarn; Daniel Neely about Mick Moloney; and a poem from Brian O’Donovan. Here’s to sowing beauty and blooming from the muck of misfortune.
CELTIC RULER'S 2,000-YEAR-OLD RING KEPT IN CUPBOARD FOR 28 YEARS
- A “jaw-dropping” gold ring thought to have been worn by a Celtic leader 2,000 years ago is to be auctioned off – after spending nearly three decades in a collector's cupboard.
FOLK ON FOOT: JON BODEN, SETH LAKEMAN, BEN NICHOLLS, EMILY PORTMAN AND JACK RUTTER ON A TALL SHIP
- Ahoy there! A folk supergroup – The Sea Song Sessions – playing and singing on board a tall ship in Fowey Harbour in Cornwall as the water laps the hull. A discussion of the role of seafaring music in our island history. And a tour of the good ship Anny of Charlestown from her skipper. Shiver me timbers – it’s a great listen!
EXCITING NEW SERIES SHOWCASES MUSIC, SONG AND DANCE FROM WILLIE CLANCY FESTIVAL
- A NEW traditional music series showcasing music, song and dance from this year’s Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy kicks off this weekend.
- The programme, broadcast via TG4, includes all the action from the festival, which took place in July 2022, including high-end performances and fascinating conversation against the alluring backdrop of the annual event.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING WHILE LISTENING?
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Slainte!
Todd Wiley & Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
November 17, 2022
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