Céad Míle Fáilte,
This is Todd. In this week’s issue we have a new episode of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast and Sci FI Pub Songs and Stories. We included new episodes of CandleLit Tales & Copperplate Time. Also, included are new CDs. There are articles about an Irish woman with a rare cancer and Outlander's Graham Mctavish’s secret wedding. We hope you enjoy this issue.
ST. PATRICK'S DAY MORNING | IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #596
- Lissa Schneckenburger, Mary Beth Carty, Niamh Parsons, The Bookends, Charmas, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Solas, The Out of Kilters, Brobdingnagian Bards, Ballinloch, Brett Lipshutz and Randy Lee Gosa, The Haar, Karan Casey, Thom Dunn, Will Macmorran, Plastic Paddy, The McKrells, IIsabeau Corriveau et Les tisseurs de rêves
- A special thanks to our newest Patrons of the Podcast: sunshine, John Bilderback, Tim Sanphy, Mike Sigler, and our Celtic Legends, Lynda MacNeil and Bill Mandeville
WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR ST PATRICK'S DAY?
- Next week is our official 2-hour St Patrick's Day show. We'd love to add some audio comments to the show.
- Record audio on your phone or write an email.
- But please Send Us Your Feedback as well.
MARC GUNN FOR ST PATRICK'S DAY
- I have a bunch of St Patrick's Day shows around Atlanta this year. It all starts this weekend. There are two in particular that I want to point out.
- On March 15, I have a St Patrick's Day Internet Concert. It's at 7 PM Eastern.
- On March 17, I'm doing a short St Patrick's Day Birthday concert with my daughters at Little Shop of Stories in Decatur, Georgia. I decided not to book a regular gig on my birthday (St Patrick's Day). But I do get to sing with my girls. What a great birthday present!!!!
See all of Marc Gunn's St Patrick's month shows.
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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IRISH DIASPORA, MEN OF NEW BASIN CANAL | SCI FI PUB SONGS & STORIES #266
- The departure of the Irish from Ireland in the 1800s had some tragic consequences. Jamie Haeuser’s songs “Men of New Basin Canal” and “Bridget’s Prayer” dig into that.
- We’re gonna dig into the songs and the album How America Saved Irish Music. Great news about my next album, Come Adventure With Me. Bandcamp now playlists. And learning to say no.
Listen to Sci FI Pub Songs & Stories
NEW CDS
- Get weekly updates of New CDs in our Celtic Music Magazine and download 34 Celtic MP3s for free at bestcelticmusic.net. #NewCelticCDs
- True North – by Doug Lamey
- Circus Boy – by Doolin'
- Official Pirate – by Mac Manuso
Attn Bands: Go to 4celts.com to submit your band to the podcast.
CANDLELIT TALES: EPISODE 194 – MYTHIC PLACES – WATERWAYS – LI BAN OF LOUGH NEAGH
- This month, we’re getting back to the Mythic Places of Ireland, and the stories they’re connected to, with a new series on waterways.
- This is the story of the largest lake on the island of Ireland, Lough Neagh.
- Lí Ban’s name means “the beauty of woman” but she is known more for her shape-shifting survival than for her pretty face.
BRAVE IRISH WOMAN WITH RARE CANCER MUST RAISE £140K FOR LIFE-SAVING TREATMENT
- A BRAVE Irish woman who has been battling a rare form of cancer for nearly three years must now raise £140,000 to access vital treatment as the “ticking time bomb” disease is spreading.
COPPERPLATE TIME 428
- Bothy Band, Trian, Dezi Donnelly & Mike McGoldrick, John Faulkner, Ciara McElholm, Andy Martyn, Andy McGann & Paddy Reynolds, Paddy Carty & Conor Tully, Delores Keane, Niamh Ni Charra, Kevin Crawford & Cillian Vallely, Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill, Les Barker, Angelina Carberry & Dan Brouder, Mick Sands, Neillidh Mulligan, Caoimhin OFearghaill & Paddy Tutty, Ruth Angel, Ralph McTell, Fairport Convention, Bothy Band
OUTLANDER'S GRAHAM MCTAVISH SHARES SNAPS FROM SCOTS SECRET WEDDING WITH SHOW CO-STAR BY HIS SIDE
- Graham McTavish has shared snaps from his secret Scottish wedding ceremony which took place earlier this year.
- The Glasgow-born actor, best known for his role as Dougal MacKenzie in Outlander, tied the knot in stunning nuptials at Borthwick Castle in Edinburgh with his kids watching on. Graham, 62, met author and businesswoman Garance Doréfo a year and a half ago and the pair got engaged last August.
3 ESSENTIAL PODCASTS FOR ST PATRICK'S DAY 2023
- There are a ton of great podcasts to get you in the mood for St. Patrick's Day. I compiled three three essential ones that you might enjoy.
- If these don't work for you, fear not. I also share my Mage Podcast Network of all the Celtic podcasts that I've found online. If there's one missing, make sure you let me know.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING WHILE LISTENING?
You can send a comment or a picture of what you're doing. You can also send a photo from one of your trips to a Celtic nation or anywhere around the globe.
Slainte!
Todd Wiley & Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
March 9, 2023
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