Céad Míle Fáilte,
This is once again Todd. In this week’s issue we have a new episode of our own Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. We also have new episodes of Erin’s Isle and Folk on Foot. We have included new CDs and new articles about Scotland’s favorite celebrities, Dylan Brickley, and TV shows made in Wales. We hope you enjoy this issue.
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #603: LIFE OF A ROVER
- The Langer's Ball, Hanneke Cassel, Niamh Dunne, Kalos, Kieran Byrne, Seldom Sober, Kinnfolk, Ben Doran, Madman's Window, Emerald Accent, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, Paddyman, Kellys Wayke, the commoners, Michael Maloney, The Druids
- A special thanks to our newest Patrons of the Podcast: Barry E, Karl S
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
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.
WHO IS SCOTLAND'S FAVOURITE CELEBRITY? TOP 10 REVEALED AS ACTORS DOMINATE
- Actors have dominated a list of Scotland's favourite celebrities in 2022, with Gerard Butler coming top of the pile. The 53-year-old Angel Has Fallen star topped the list of the most Googled Scottish person in 2022.
NEW CDS
- Get weekly updates of New CDs in our Celtic Music Magazine and download 34 Celtic MP3s for free at bestcelticmusic.net. #NewCelticCDs
- Unplugged, Vol. 1 – by GLIN
- Reel World – by The Derry Aires
- The Other – by The Other
Attn Bands: Go to 4celts.com to submit your band to the podcast.
ERIN’S ISLE: MURPHY'S ICE CREAM; A HARMONY OF FLAVORS
- You can only find Murphy’s ice cream in Ireland. And the irony is that once you’re there, it’s hard to miss a Murphy’s Ice Cream Shop. They are bright blue and chances are there is a line out the door.
TEN MINUTES WITH DYLAN BRICKLEY
- Dylan Brickley began posting YouTube covers aged 18, and soon began getting thousands of views. His next career move was busking, in Cork followed by Wales and England — when Dylan was at college in Swansea. Spells in Europe, Australia and Cambodia followed
- Here he answers our questions on his eventful life
FOLK ON FOOT: KATHERINE PRIDDY AT ALVECHURCH & TANWORTH IN ARDEN
- Katherine Priddy grew up in the village of Alvechurch in the West Midlands, writing songs as a teenager which eventually ended up on her beautiful debut album “The Eternal Rocks Beneath”. On a walk in the nearby countryside, she sings two of them before we move on to Tanworth in Arden where Nick Drake is buried. Katherine is part of a stellar line up of artists who’ve been invited to re-interpret Nick’s songs for a new album. By his grave she sings his compositions “They’re Leaving Me Behind” and “Cello Song”. It’s an emotional tribute from one young artist to another.
ALL THE MASSIVE TV SHOWS MADE IN WALES
- It's well known that the number of TV crews invading our towns, cities, and beaches have increased during the past decade and the Hollywood A-listers we've had passing through have been pretty impressive.
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
April 27, 2023
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