Céad Míle Fáilte,
Hello again, it is once again Todd. In this issue we have a new episode of our own Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. As well as new episodes of Folk on Foot & Copperplate Time. We have included new CDs as well. The articles we have highlighted include ones about a new series exploring Irish music strongholds, the oldest known Tartan, a book-loving youngster reading to care home residents, and The Belfast Chippers in a new series. We hope you enjoy this issue. Until next time, slàinte mhath!
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #645: ROSE IN THE HEATHER
- Matt & Shannon Heaton, Cantrip, The Haar, Bonhomme Setter, Eimear Arkins, Rover's Way, Alisa Marie, The Inland Seas, Kalos, Brendan Monaghan, Mic Clark, Matt McGinn, The Byrne Brothers, Ashley Davis
- A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Bill Mandeville, Marti Meyers, Brenda, Karen, Emma Bartholomew, Dan mcDade, Carol Baril, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Gary R Hook, Lynda MacNeil, Kelly Garrod, Annie Lorkowski, Shawn Cali
CELTIC KICKSTARTER
- Success! Our Kickstarter was fully funded in less than 36 hours. We raised funds for 100 shirts, albums pins, and a limited-edition Best of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast CD.
- Our Stretch Goal will give you a limited-edition compilation from some of our most-popular artists last year.
- You can now get a digital download of just the album on Kickstarter or just show you Love the Podcast with a simple pledge of support for our show.
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
Get weekly updates of New CDs in our Celtic Music Magazine and download 34 Celtic MP3s for free at bestcelticmusic.net. #NewCelticCDs
- Celtic Spirit Pt. 2 – by Andy Findon & Robert Foster
- The Pilgrim's Road – by Denitza Seraphim
- Dharma – by GOTARD
Attn Bands: Go to 4celts.com to submit your band to the podcast.
FOLK ON FOOT: SANDRA KERR (AND NANCY KERR) IN WARKWORTH
- The beloved baggy cloth cat Bagpuss is fifty years old in 2024. We celebrate his birthday by visiting Sandra Kerr at her home in the Northumberland village of Warkworth. Sandra co-wrote and arranged the music for the series and provided some of the voices. In her cosy music room she shows us her Bagpuss souvenirs, reflects on the show’s enduring appeal and sings one of the songs.
LONDON-BASED TRAD MUSICIANS STAR IN NEW SERIES EXPLORING IRISH MUSIC STRONGHOLDS
- A TELEVISION series which explores lesser-known traditional Irish music strongholds returns this week with a vibrant opening episode from London.
- TG4's Ceolaireacht, which means ‘musical wanderings’ in Irish, is led by presenter Doireann Ní Ghlacáin.
- In it, the fiddle-player takes her bicycle and sets off across Ireland – and further afield – to find the finest purveyors of trad music, who may not be where we expect to find them.
COPPERPLATE TIME 460
- Bothy Band, Christy Moore, Paddy O’Brien & Seamus Connolly, Niall, Keiran & Terry Crehan, Patsy Moloney & John Regan, Eilis Kennedy, Cillian Vallely & David Doocey, Angelina & Peter Carberry, Matt & Shannon Heaton, Sean Maguire, John Doyle, Sorcha Costello, Cillian Vallely & David Doocey, Tommy Fitzharris & Doonal McCague, Michelle Mulcahy, Lindisfarne, Judy Collins, Tom Paxton, Peter Rowan
OLDEST KNOWN SCOTTISH TARTAN ‘BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE’ FOR PEOPLE TO WEAR
- The oldest known piece of true tartan ever found, which was discovered in a peat bog, has been recreated by experts.
- Uncovered about 40 years ago in a bog in Glen Affric in the Highlands, the tartan underwent rigorous testing last year to confirm it was the oldest surviving true piece of the traditional patterned cloth.
WREXHAM: BOOK-LOVING BOY READS TO CARE HOME RESIDENTS
- A book-loving five-year-old has brought joy to care home residents by reading his favourite stories to them.
- Harri, five, spends his free time after school reading to residents in Pendine Park's Highfield care home in Wrexham.
- His mum Laura said it was his love of reading that inspired her to bring the book fanatic to the care home where she works.
BELFAST CHIPPERS PROVIDE BACKDROP FOR NEW BBC COMEDY SERIES
- A COMEDY series filmed in Belfast sees a group of comedian friends tour the city’s top chip shops.
- Comedians In Chippies Getting Fatter is led by comedian Ciarán Bartlett, who takes his long-time pals and fellow funny folk, Shane Todd, Diona Doherty, William Thompson and Colin Murphy, to visit some of his favourite eateries in Belfast.
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Slainte!
Todd Wiley & Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
January 25, 2024
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