Céad Míle Fáilte,
Once again it is I, Todd. In this week’s issue we have new episodes of our own Irish & Celtic Music Podcast & Pub Songs & Stories. We have also included new episodes of both the Travelling in Ireland & Mostly Folk podcasts. We have included a selection of new CDs as well. This week’s articles consist of ones about Jack Byrne, the Pterosaur, the Crocadon restaurant getting a Michelin Star, and Michael Sheen. We hope you enjoy this issue. Until next time, slàinte mhath!
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #647: A GAELIC BLESSING
- Seán Heely, Faoileán, Olivia Bradley, Ben Doran, Mànran, Beltaine, Hanneke Cassel, Irishtown Road, Blame Not the Bard, Strings & Things, Brian Quigley, Screaming Orphans, Low Lily
- A special thanks to our new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: PATRICK T, Kim, Optimum Prime, Marshall Br, M.I. O'Malley
GOOGLE PODCASTS IS GOING AWAY
- If you hadn't heard the news, Google Podcasts is going away. You will need to find a new podcast player if you use it.
- If you're on android, Podcast Addict is a good choice. But the show is also on Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, Pandora, and more. It is NOT available on Spotify or YouTube Music.
- If you're on iOS device, then you're still good with Apple Podcasts, Overcast and others.
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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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PUB SONGS & STORIES #277: BLINK
- They don’t kill you in the normal sense of the word. Rather they feed off the life that might’ve been. My song, Blink is a parable about missing out on the best things in life.
NEW CDS
- Get weekly updates of New CDs in our Celtic Music Magazine and download 34 Celtic MP3s for free at bestcelticmusic.net. #NewCelticCDs
- The Gap Of Dreams – by Altan
- Local Ground – by Altan
- The Butterfly – by Clifford Mendez
Attn Bands: Go to 4celts.com to submit your band to the podcast.
EXPLORE COUNTY CAVAN FROM HAWTHORN LODGE
- County Cavan is a place that many tourists miss or pass through as they make their way across the northern half of Ireland. Located on the border of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland halfway between Dublin and Sligo, Cavan (Irish for ‘the hollow’) is an outdoor retreat, an area of lakes and open countryside.
- Continue reading at Explore County Cavan from Hawthorn Lodge | Ireland Family Vacations
TEN MINUTES WITH JACK BYRNE
- Jack Byrne's Under the Bridge is the first in a four-part series The Liverpool Mysteries.
- The title is inspired by an area of the same name in the city, which has historic links to Wicklow — where Jack’s grandparents were born.
- They eventually set off for the Mersey Docks in search of work.
MOSTLY FOLK 2/1/24 FOLK MUSIC NOTEBOOK
- Rachel Garlin, The Nautical Theme, James Kahn, The Fugitives, Elexa Dawson and Stanley Hotel, Robby Hecht, Emmylou Harris & The Chieftans, Errol Walsh, Red Horse, Red Molly, Elexa Dawson and Stanley Hotel, David Francey, Antje Duvekot, Jeffrey Martin, Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon, E.G. Cooper
PTEROSAUR: UNIQUE FLYING REPTILE SOARED ABOVE ISLE OF SKYE
- A unique species of flying reptile, or pterosaur, that lived 168-166 million years ago has been discovered on the Isle of Skye.
- Its wings, shoulders, legs and backbone were found in a rock on a beach, but the fossil's skull was missing.
CROCADON RESTAURANT AT ST MELLION THAT FEEDS YOU FROM ITS OWN FARM GETS MICHELIN STAR
- A Cornish farm restaurant has been awarded a coveted Michelin star thanks to its originality and “wonderfully pure” flavours. Crocadon, at St Mellion near Saltash is a “field to fork” restaurant serving dishes brought to life from its very own 120-acre farmland.
- It's the brainchild of Dan Cox, who previously worked at the celebrated L’Enclume and Aulis in the Lake District, was executive chef at Fera within Claridges, and has held other chef roles everywhere from Mayfair to Catalonia. In 2008 he was crowned winner of the prestigious Roux Scholarship.
MICHAEL SHEEN: THE WAY ECHOES TATA STEELWORKS REALITY
- When Michael Sheen was filming clashes between steelworkers and riot police in his home town Port Talbot, little did he know 2,000 jobs at its steelworks would be at risk by the time it premiered.
- “We had no idea when we were developing the story what would be happening at the steelworks when this came out,” he said.
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Slainte!
Todd Wiley & Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
2/8/2024
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