Céad Míle Fáilte,
This is Todd once again. In today's issue we have new episodes of our Irish & Celtic Music Podcast & Atlanta Pub Songs & Stories. We also have new episodes of Celtic Source & Copperplate Podcast. We have included new CDs. As well as articles about Russell Crowe's generosity and 11 golf courses in Scotland. We hope you enjoy this week's issue.
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #588: NEW CELTIC MUSIC IN 2023
- Kalos, Poitín, Wolf Loescher, Kinnfolk, The Kelly Girls, The Carroll Sisters, The Máirtín de Cógáin Project, The Gothard Sisters, Brynmor, Willowgreen, Mitchell and Vincent, Jesse Ferguson, The Bow Tides, Harmundi, Emma Langford, The Tannahill Weavers
- A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Marti Meyers, Brenda, Meghan Walker, Dan mcDade, Carol Baril, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Annie Lorkowski, Shawn Cali
NEW SHIRTS NOW ON SALE
- The all new 2023 Irish & Celtic Music Podcast t-shirts are now on sale. And they are beautiful! They feature a blue and white with a Celtic knot surrounding the world.
- Share your love of Celtic music and get your friends and strangers talking to you about your cool shirt.
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.
Listen on Spotify, Amazon Music, or YouTube
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.
ATLANTA PUB SONGS & STORIES #262: DEMONS & REAVERS LULLABIES
- In this episode Marc shares the stories behind Close Your Eyes and Reavers Lullaby.
NEW CDS
- Get weekly updates of New CDs in our Celtic Music Magazine and download 34 Celtic MP3s for free at bestcelticmusic.net. #NewCelticCDs
- Harp Reflections by Harp Twins
- Peaceful Celtic Harp for Babies & Toddlers by Claire Hamilton
- We Owe the Grave Many A Day by Jeanne Nametz
- Kilty Town by Kilty Town
- Uilleann Pipes solo by Toni Piper
Attn Bands: Go to 4celts.com to submit your band to the podcast.
Celtic Source: 43. Ceridwen's Mabinogi?
- An interlude from Rhiannon's Mabinogi series: To really understand a myth we need to understand the tradition in which it arises. So what is the broader tradition that Ceridwen's myth comes from?
Russell Crowe donates €5,000 to one of Ireland's largest book clubs following appeal
- IRELAND'S BIGGEST book club has received a €5,000 donation from Hollywood actor Russell Crowe for the second year in a row for its charity appeal.
- RTÉ broadcaster Rick O'Shea, who runs the online club, tweeted that they had had a “minor miracle” yet again this year with over €30,000 raised this Christmas being split between homeless charity the Peter McVerry Trust and the Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
COPPERPLATE PODCAST 278
- Danu, Danu, John Regan & Patsy Moloney, Eilis Kennedy, Bobby Casey, Daithi Gormley, John Wynne, Tim Dennehy, Mick O’Brien & Terry Crehan, Andy Martyn, Neil Mulligan, Paul Brennan, Ben, Charlie & Brian Lennon, Le Cheile
11 MOST SPECIAL GOLF COURSES IN SCOTLAND: MARTIN DEMPSTER PICKS OUT THE ONES TO PLAY
- While I’ve only really scraped the surface when it comes to playing the 580-odd golf courses in Scotland, which I fully intend to do something about before my time is up, I still feel lucky to have teed up at lots of cracking venues.
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Slainte!
Todd Wiley & Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
January 5, 2023
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