Céad Míle Fáilte,
This is Todd. In this week's issue we have new episodes of our own Irish & Celtic Music Podcast and Pub Songs and Stories. We also have new episodes of the Traveling in Ireland Podcast and Celt in a Twist. We have included blogs about Essex, the best spa hotels in the highlands, and a sperm whale washes on a beach. There are also new CDs. We hope you enjoy this issue.
And Happy Mother's Day!
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #606: MOTHER'S DAY, IN PRAISE OF WOMEN
- Logical Fleadh, Hanneke Cassel, Clare Sands, Boxing Robin, Karan Casey, The Bow Tides, Amelia Hogan, The Langer's Ball, Alli Johnson, The Bookends, Lissa Schneckenburger, Eliza Carthy and The Restitution, Mary Beth Carty, Tan and Sober Gentlemen, Jen Midkiff
- A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Bill Mandeville, Marti Meyers, Meghan Walker, Dan mcDade, Carol Baril, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Lynda MacNeil, Kelly Garrod, Annie Lorkowski, Shawn Cali
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.
NEW PRIDE MONTH SHIRT!
- June is Pride Month for the LGBTQ community. You can now show your PRIDE while promoting the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast with a brand new Rainbow-colored Celtic knot t-shirt.
- The shirt is available as a regular Unisex style or as a Ladies cut. It's 100% cotton by Gildan. And it's only available from now until June 30.
PUB SONGS & STORIESS #270: A MAN WHO WEARS A KILT EVERY DAY
- The first Friday of May is no pants day. Learn about the origins of this hilarious holiday, and if it was actually invented by a Scotsman in Glasgow in the early 1800s. I talk about a man who wears a kilt every day. You will also learn about some sustainable green bath products.
- Listen to music by Marc Gunn, Vicki Swan and Johnny Dyer, Niamh Dunne, and Brobdingnagian Bards
NEW CDS
- Get weekly updates of New CDs in our Celtic Music Magazine and download 34 Celtic MP3s for free at bestcelticmusic.net. #NewCelticCDs
- Perdrais-je mon temps…(Would I be losing my time…) – by La famille LeBlanc
- À distance – Kevin Le Pennec
- The Bridge – by Brad Reid
Attn Bands: Go to 4celts.com to submit your band to the podcast.
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.
Lovely Laois | Traveling in Ireland Podcast Episode 149
- County Laois (pronounced leash) may not be on your radar when planning your Ireland itinerary, but if you are traveling between Dublin and Kilkenny, Cork, Kerry, or Clare, you're likely to pass through this often overlooked county.
ESSEX — AN UNDERSTATED CORNER OF ENGLAND
- First a confession: after more than two decades in East Anglia, I never bothered to venture down the A12 to Essex, which had always seemed a depressing delta of mudflats bordered by greasy spoon seafronts inhabited by ne’er do wells with squeaky voices and evil intent.
CELT IN A TWIST: MAY 7, 2023
- We count down the Contemporary Celtic Top 10 for April 2023! Join us for the top of the Celtic pops! You got yer Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser!
THE BEST SPA HOTELS IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS – RELAX, UNWIND AND TAKE IN THE STUNNING SCENERY
- If we told you to close your eyes and picture the Scottish Highlands, what would come to mind? For us, it would undoubtedly be a neverending, undulating landscape peppered with romantic castles and shimmering lochs.
SPERM WHALE WASHES UP ON PORTH NEIGWL BEACH – THE SECOND ON UK SHORES IN TWO DAYS
- A whale carcass has been found washed up on a North Wales beach, just two days after another was discovered off the coast of Scotland.
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 11, 2023
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