Céad Míle Fáilte,
Per usual this is Todd. In this issue we have new episodes of our very own Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, Irish Music Stories, & Celt in a Twist. Our articles in this issue are about Irish stars being by the US national society of film critics & quiz to test your knowledge of films shot in Glasgow. We hope you enjoy this issue.
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #589: KILTS, CELTS, & ROCK'N'ROLL
- Heather Dale, The Rumjacks, Steel City Rovers, Garry O'Meara, The Celtic Kitchen Party, The McDades, Will Macmorran, The Elders, The Tan and Sober Gentlemen, Hearthfire, Screaming Orphans, Ockham's Razor, Turf Fire Liars, Hard Green, Haggis Rampant, Brave The Sea, Jiggy, Clover's Revenge, Eileen Ivers
- A special thanks to our newest Patrons of the Podcast: Todd Wiley, JK, and Shel O’Toole
THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST — CHANGES
- 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.
- Now everyone who becomes a Patron of the Podcast will get a Music-Only episode, no matter what level you are.
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.
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.
IRISH MUSIC STORIES: EPISODE 68-20 YEARS OF BCMFEST
- Presenting concerts can be about a lot more than throwing someone onstage. Matt Smith manages Club Passim in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which has been the central venue and fountain of support for 20 years—and is now the official presenter—for Boston’s Celtic Music Festival. For Matt, it’s all about creating opportunities for something special and unique to happen. Learn about where this little festival has been, and where it’s going, with or without your Mouse Pants!
IRISH STARS RECOGNISED BY US NATIONAL SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS
- Irish stars of The Banshees of Inisherin as well as Paul Mescal have been honoured at the National Society of Film Critics' annual awards in the US.
- The society, which is made up of 62 of the country's most prominent movie critics, held its annual awards voting meeting online using a weighted ballot system.
NEW PODCAST T-SHIRTS
- The all new 2023 Irish & Celtic Music Podcast t-shirts are now on sale. And they are beautiful! They feature a blue and white with a Celtic knot surrounding the world.
- Share your love of Celtic music and get your friends and strangers talking to you about your cool shirt.
CELT IN A TWIST JANUARY 8, 2023
- A few favorites and some new spins for the New Year including Vri, a Welsh trio with English, Cornish and Scandi roots, and Diatonic accordion meets electronic atmospheres in the Belgian collab called Duplex. You got yer Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser.
THE GLASGOW LIVE QUIZ THAT TESTS YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE MOVIES SHOT IN THE CITY
- Glasgow is now the go to place for many of the biggest directors and actors in the world looking to film their next blockbuster but do you remember the movies which were filmed in the city?
WAS ROBERT BURNS A VULCAN?
- Next time on Atlanta Pub Songs & Stories…
- Learn more about one of the most-famous songs by the great Scottish poet, Robert Burns.
- Get ready for the pub that’s not really a pub.
- Catch a bus at a Buzz Stop. It might help beautify your neighborhood and fight climate change.
Subscribe to Pub Songs & Stories with Marc Gunn.
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Todd Wiley & Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
January 12, 2023
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