Céad Míle Fáilte,

Hello again. In this week’s issue we have a new episode of our own Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. As well as new episodes of Celtic Source & Copperplate Time. We also have features on our Celtic Pride shirts & the Celtic Invasion Tour of Scotland. We also highlight the Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival & Games. The other articles feature ones about a site in Northern Ireland used in filmmaking, a hike in Wales that leads to a swim spot, & Brittany Fest. We hope you enjoy this issue. Until next time, slàinte mhath!

IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #661: THE FOX & THE THRUSH

• Conor Mallon, Blackthorn, Fialla, Maggie’s Wake, Charlene Adzima, Runa, The Crowfoot Rakes, The Drowsy Lads, Telenn Tri, Clare Cunningham, Ramblxr, Elias Alexander & Maura Shawn Scallion, Shades of Green, Drumspyder, Fig for a Kiss
• A special thanks to our new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: James Dolan, Pam Kosty

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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.

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THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST

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. Join on Patreon now.

SCOTTISH WHISKY & HIKING

• Taste Scottish whisky and hike off the whisky in some of Scotland's grand locations. To that end, we will fly into Inverness. Drive through Speyside, past Edinburgh into the Lowlands before making our way back up to the Highlands. We will hit at least three of the Scottish whisky regions with this plan. But it's not just about the whisky. It's also about the hiking. We will spend 1-2 hours in between tastings to hike local sites, take pictures, and soak up the countryside.

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CELTIC PRIDE SHIRTS ARE BACK

• The Pride Month shirts featuring a rainbow Celtic knot design are back in the store from now through June.
• Plus, you'll get a digital copy of Marc Gunn's album, Selcouth.

Buy your Celtic Pride Month shirts now.

CELTIC SOURCE: TALIESIN IN MODERN POETRY

• Many modern poets have found the awen in Taliesin’s myth, not just in Wales but also beyond. Simon Lilly and Chris Martin are two such wordsmiths who have thrown themselves willingly into the cauldron. In this wide-ranging discussion, we hear them read their own Taliesin-inspired poetry, and talk through some of the more powerful visions we find in this eternally abundant myth.

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SMOKY MOUNTAIN SCOTTISH FESTIVAL AND GAMES

• Scotland in the Smokies is calling you!!! Celebrating its 42nd year, the Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and Games is Tennessee’s oldest festival of Scottish, Irish and Celtic culture. Presenting folk, roots, rock & pop music, highland athletics, pipes & drums, highland and Irish dance. Whisky tastings, vendors and a great selection of beer and food from the Scottish, Irish and British homelands. Enjoy a weekend of family fun in the beautiful foothills of Townsend, Tennessee, just outside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
• Some musical artists you will see are Tuatha Dea, Syr, Pictus, & Kinnfilk

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COPPERPLATE TIME 471

• Bothy Band, Reeltime, Drunken Gaugers, Andy Irvine/Patrick Street, Sorcha Costello, Sharon Newton Creasey, Danu, Leonard Barry, Dervish,Kane Sisters, Raymond Roland & Bobby Casey, David Power & Willie Kelly, Ron Kavana, Johnny Og Connolly, James Morrison & John McKenna, Mary Dillon/Deanta, Seamus Ennis, Daithi Gormley, Paul Brennan, The Bucks, Bothy Band

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NORTHERN IRISH BEAUTY SPOT REVEALED AS NATION'S MOST POPULAR FILMING LOCATION

• A BEAUTY spot in Northern Ireland has been revealed as the nation’s most popular filming location.
• The Giant's Causeway has been named the most popular filming location in Northern Ireland, according to a new study by City Tours Belfast.

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THE EASY THREE-MILE WALK WITH ‘SECRET' SWIM SPOT AND SPECTACULAR VIEWS

• There are hundreds of breathtaking walks in Wales from waterfall wanders to seaside strolls. One walking route you won't want to miss is the Afon Dufodyn and Nant Peris Circular, which leads to a hidden swimming spot perfect for those summer days in the outdoors.
• It was written about in the book Wild Swimming Walks in Eryri/Snowdonia, by Emma Marshall, guiding you through the stunning scenery in this magical part of the world and describing the best spots to swim through secret valleys, climb up to the highest lakes, and find hidden waterfalls.

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CELEBRATING CELTIC CONNECTIONS – LAUNCH OF BRITTANY FEST 24, 25, 26 MAY 2024

• The launch of the 4th edition of the Brittany Fest Galway was held in City Hall on Thursday 18 April 2024. Brittany Fest will take place on 24, 25, 26 May 2024 in Galway (City and County) showcasing Breton culture with games, food, a DJ and Breton musicians that will play some gigs and also give music workshops. For more details, see https://Galway-Lorient.eu/.
• The Lorient delegation included Lorient Mayor Fabrice Loher, who was welcomed by Mayor of the City of Galway, Cllr Eddie Hoare; Galway City Councillors; Eveanna Ryan President of the Galway Chamber of Commerce; Catherine Gagneux, the Galway -Lorient twinning committee president and French Honorary Consul to Connacht and Donegal.

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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

May 16, 2024

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