Céad Míle Fáilte,
It is once again you’re insightful editor Todd. In this issue we have a new episode of our very own Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. We also feature new episodes of CandleLit Tales & Celt in A Twist. We also have articles about an island off the coast of Corsica, Scotland having increased tourism, parental rights of same sex couples on Isle of Man, and a rare shark off the coast of Wales. We hope you enjoy this issue.
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #624: SPANISH LADIES
- Chris Gray, Fast & Vengefully, Altan, Hanneke Cassel, Beltaine, Gordon McLeod, Erin Ruth, Angus MacKenzie, Madman's Window, Ryan Roubison, Low Lily, The High Kings, Moher, Mick Citern Walsh, Fiddle Folk Family, Patsy O'Brien, Willos' & Massimo Giuntini
- A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Bill Mandeville, Marti Meyers, Brenda, Meghan Walker, Karen, Emma Bartholomew, Dan mcDade, Bob Harford, Carol Baril, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Gary R Hook, Lynda MacNeil, Kelly Garrod, Annie Lorkowski
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.
THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST
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MIDDLE TENNESSEE HIGHLAND GAMES ARE BACK IN SEPT
- While the podcast is not a sponsor this year, I had a lovely time last year. So I wanted to give a shout out to the festival. It takes place Sept 9-10 in Hendersonville, TN just outside of Nashville.
- Enjoy music from Tuatha Dea, Kilmaine Saints, Kris Colt, The Secret Commonwealth, Clare Cunningham, The Sternwheelers, Colin Grand-Adams, Doon the Brae and Nosey Flynn
Candlelit Tales: Episode 216 – Classics – Fionn And The Salmon Of Knowledge
- Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.
- In this series, we’re taking a look at some of the Classics of Irish mythology, those stories that most people know, or at least know a version of.
- In this episode, Aron tells one of the best-known and best-loved stories from Irish myth, the story of a magical fish, an obsessive poet, and a boy with golden hair and great destiny.
THE ISLAND OF CORSICA UNVEILED
- A once much-coveted Mediterranean island is now a byword for tranquility. MAL ROGERS reports
- At the siege of Calvi on the north west coast of Corsica in 1794, the home side fought with customary ferocity against the British — sabre, machete, dagger and canon were used with deadly intent. “Hey, you’ll have somebody’s eye out like that!” the British could be heard shouting at the Corsicans, and so they did. In this instance it was Admiral Nelson’s. A plaque in the lofty citadel marks the spot from where the bullet which half-blinded Horatio was fired.
Celt In A Twist: August 20 2023
- Good craic as always for today's Celts. Willie Nile recalls The Day I Saw Bo Diddley In Washington Square. The Mahones are visited by The Ghost Of A Whiskey Devil and Barleyjuice suggest It Takes A Village To Raise A Drunk. You got your Celt In A Twist!
NUMBER OF TOURISM VISITS TO SCOTLAND FROM PEOPLE ELSEWHERE IN BRITAIN ON RISE
- Tourism visits to Scotland by residents of Great Britain rose by 12% in the first quarter of this year, figures show.
- Jointly sponsored by VisitScotland, VisitEngland and VisitWales, the Great Britain Day Visits Survey showed 20.6 million tourism day visits north of the border from those living in other parts of Great Britain, with a spend of about £956 million.
BID TO UPDATE PARENTAL RIGHTS FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES ON ISLE OF MAN
- The parental rights of same-sex couples should be improved, a member of Legislative Council has said.
- Tanya August-Hanson is asking for views on plans for a private members bill to match UK laws.
PHOTOS CAPTURE RARE THRESHER SHARK LEAPING OUT OF THE WATER OFF THE COAST OF WALES
- Breathtaking pictures capture the moment a rare thresher shark leapt out of the water in front of a group of dolphin watchers.
- Joshua Pedley, a nature photographer and tour operator known as The Wildlife Man, snapped the shots near New Quay, Ceredigion. Pedley later took to a Welsh nature forum (via Jaun News) to give a rundown of the lesser-known shark.
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Slainte!
Todd Wiley & Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
August 24, 2023
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