Céad Míle Fáilte,
This is Todd once again. In this issue we have a new episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. We have also included new episodes of Gaelic Song Stories & Copperplate Time. The articles we have highlighted include information about Irishfest Atlanta, Marc’s new cd Drinking with Hobbits, the Celtic Christmas Podcast’s new Facebook, a statue of Michael Collins, skeletons found in a Scottish tomb, Island Games, and a short Irish horror movie. We hope you enjoy this issue. Until next time, slàinte mhath!
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #633: EIMER ARKINS
- Dervish, W. Ed Harris, Eamon Friel, The Poor Clares, The Haar, Eimear Arkins, The Shanties, Jared Bogle, The Sternwheelers, Avery LeVine
- A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Bill Mandeville, Marti Meyers, Brenda, Karen, Emma Bartholomew, Dan mcDade, Bob Harford, Carol Baril, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Gary R Hook, Lynda MacNeil, Kelly Garrod, Annie Lorkowski, Shawn Cali
IRISHFEST ATLANTA IS NOV 3 – 5, 2023
- Thank you as always for reading the Celtic Music Magazine and listening to our Podcast. We made an error on Thursday about who is performing at this year's festival. My apologies for that.
- IrishFest Atlanta was launched November 2013 to promote the culture of Ireland through the country’s traditional music, song, dance, and language. The vision of IrishFest Atlanta’s original founders was to create a weekend of cultural performances, lectures, and workshops in a festive environment appealing to community members of all ages and varying familiarity of all things Irish.
- Enjoy headlining music from Ashley Davis Band & Dervish
- Plus, enjoy performances from Eimear Arkins & David McKindley-Ward, Shannon Dunne, AH Surely, Arris, Atlanta Irish Dance, Jared Bogle, The Bordercollies, and many more
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.
THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST
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GO DANCING WITH HOBBITS
- Marc Gunn and Sam Gillogly share an instrumental album of original Celtic tunes on their next album to be launched on Kickstarter in November.
- Dancing With Hobbits imagines what kind of dance tunes might've been played at Bilbo Baggins' 111st birthday party in JRR Tolkien's book Lord of the Rings.
I want to go Dancing With Hobbits. Follow the Kickstarter.
GAELIC SONG STORIES EP6: OH MURT! W/ KIM CARNIE
- The final episode in this series sees Deirdre Graham in conversation with renowned singer, Kim Carnie. They explore bloody murder through Gaelic song, choosing a song each that holds a gruesome tale behind them.
CELTIC CHRISTMAS PODCAST NOW ON FACEBOOK
- I’m not sure why I didn’t start a Celtic Christmas Facebook page before. But we have one now. This will be the primary place to find out what’s new with the podcast.
- Become a Celtic Christmas patron while you’re there!
Follow on Facebook now.
STATUE OF MICHAEL COLLINS IS UNVEILED IN CORK
- HUNDREDS of people have turned out for the unveiling of a new statue of Michael Collins in Cork.
- The bronze statue, which has been erected on Cork's Grand Parade close to the City Library, was unveiled on Friday by sporting legends Ronan O'Gara, Jimmy Barry-Murphy and Rena Buckley.
COPPERPLATE TIME 452
- Bothy Band, London Lasses, Noel Hill, Páraic MacDonnchadha, James Carty, Harry Bradley, Pádraic Keane, Sailog Ní Cheannabhain, John Carty & Mike McGoldrick, Brendan McAuley, Sean & Frankie Gavin, Sorcha Costello & Mary MacNamara, Mick O’Connor & Tom O’Connell, Karen Ryan, Dan Brouder & Angelina Carberry, Mary McPartlan, Ralph McTell, Andy Irvine, Bothy Band
SKELETONS UNEARTHED IN ‘INCREDIBLY RARE’ 5,000-YEAR-OLD SCOTTISH TOMB
- The ruins of an “incredibly rare” 5,000-year-old tomb have been uncovered on one of the Scottish Orkney Islands, National Museums Scotland said in a statement on Tuesday.
- The excavation at Holm, East Mainland, Orkney, revealed a stone structure accessed through a 7-meter (23-foot) -long passage and traces of a cairn – or pile of stones – that would have covered it, representing the “pinnacle of Neolithic engineering in northern Britain,” the statement said.
ISLAND GAMES: MANX GOVERNMENT PLEDGES £2.4M TO IMPROVE FACILITIES
- The Manx government has pledged to spend £2.4m improving sports facilities if its bid to host the 2029 Island Games is successful.
- Organisers visited the Isle of Man to inspect its suitability to hold the event, which involves thousands of athletes from 24 member countries.
WATCH: AN IRISH SHORT HORROR FILM THAT BLENDS FANTASY AND REALITY
- “Zwischen uns sei Wahrheit” is now available to stream for free via the Irish Film Institute's IFI Archive Player.
- This wry, enigmatic horror film opens audaciously with the Twentieth Century Fox logo. A private viewing of a classic scary movie inspires the viewer to recall a wordless story of five men who meet under mysterious circumstances and receive secret notes. The brassy score builds the suspense as the men meet and square off in a graveyard.
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Slainte!
Todd Wiley & Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
October 26, 2023
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