Céad Míle Fáilte,
It is Todd once again. In this issue we have new episodes of our own Irish & Celtic Podcast and Celtic Christmas Podcast. We have also included new episodes of National Leprechaun Museum: Talking Stories and Celt in a Twist. The articles we highlight include ones about a popular medieval banquet, a Scottish for a new adaption of an Agatha Christie story, Rhianna Pratchett, and Moya Brennan. We hope you enjoy this issue. Until next time, slàinte mhath!
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #641: CELTIC TOP 20 OF 2023
- Poitín, Corey Purcell, Matt McGinn, The Bordercollies, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, We Banjo 3, Banshee in the Kitchen, Emma Langford, The Chieftains, Fire In The Glen, Arise & Go, The Haar, The Gothard Sisters, Mary Beth Carty, Socks in the Frying Pan, Heather Dale, The High Kings, The Celtic Kitchen Party, The Bow Tides, Syr, Santiago Molina
- A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Bill Mandeville, Marti Meyers, Brenda, Karen, Emma Bartholomew, Dan mcDade, Carol Baril, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Gary R Hook, Lynda MacNeil, Kelly Garrod, Annie Lorkowski, Shawn Cali
CELTIC CHRISTMAS PODCAST #74: WE WISH YOU A CELTIC CHRISTMAS
- Scythian, The McDades, The Jig is Up!, Enda Reilly, Alisa Marie, The Chivalrous Crickets, Plunk Murray, Steel Clover, Screaming Orphans, Anne Roos & David Blonski, The Gothard Sisters, The Celtic Kitchen Party, Ashley Davis, Cherish The Ladies
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC: BEST OF 2023 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.
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NATIONAL LEPRECHAUN MUSEUM TALKING STORIES: ABHARTACH THE VAMPIRE
- Bosco tells the story of Abhartch the Irish Vampire.
POPULAR MEDIEVAL BANQUET FUELS SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN VISITORS TO IRISH CASTLE
- VISITOR numbers at an Irish castle increased significantly this year due to the success of its medieval banquet offering.
- More than 344,000 people have visited Bunratty Castle and Folk Park so far in 2023, marking a 14 per cent increase on the overall visitor count for 2022.
CELT IN A TWIST DECEMBER 24 2023
- Nollaig Chridheil, Nollaig Shona Dhuitm, Nadolig Llawen, Blythe Yule and Merry Christmas from Celt In A Twist. Join Patricia Fraser for our Contemporary Celtic Christmas Special!
SCOTTISH SETTING FOR NEW AGATHA CHRISTIE ADAPTATION
- A spate of killings in a sleepy English village might be a classic Agatha Christie plot – but the new adaptation of the queen of crime's work has a distinctly Scottish flavour.
- Murder is Easy stars David Jonsson as a detective investigating deaths in the fictional Wychwood under Ashe.
RHIANNA PRATCHETT: FANTASY AUTHOR'S QUEST FOR MYTHICAL CREATURES
- Rhianna Pratchett grew up being told fantastical stories by her father, the late fantasy author Sir Terry Pratchett, and being taken to sci-fi and fantasy conventions around the world.
- So it is perhaps unsurprising that she became a fantasy writer herself and developed a life-long fascination with mythical creatures.
MOYA BRENNAN: CELTIC MUSIC'S FIRST LADY ON CLANS, CREATIVITY AND U2
- Moya Brennan is known as the first lady of Celtic music.
- And since the start of her music career in Irish folk group Clannad, Brennan says she has tried to push creative boundaries and embrace experimentation.
- In 1982, Clannad – which is the Irish word for family – became the first band to sing in Irish on Top of the Pops.
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Slainte!
Todd Wiley & Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
December 28, 2023
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