Céad Míle Fáilte,
It is Todd once again with a new issue of the Irish & Celtic Music Magazine. In today’s issue we have a new episode of our very own Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. We also have new episodes of Travelling in Ireland & Mostly Folk. The articles we highlight are about the top hotels in Ireland, Turnip carving, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, & a historic seaplane landing in the waters of Cornwall. We hope you enjoy this episode. Until next week, slàinte mhath!
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #631: ROCKY ROAD TO DUBLIN
- Ed Harris, The Poor Clares, Dervish, Mary – Kate Spring Lee, The Secret Commonwealth, Ashley Davis Band, Jocelyn Pettit, Sylvia Platypus, Tommy Fakem, Blame Not the Bard, Eimear Arkins, Brian Quigley, Eclectic Revival, Piskey Led
- A special thanks to our newest Patrons of the Podcast: Gretchen, Dale Mazzola, Thomas
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
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THINGS TO DO IN KINSALE, IRELAND | TRAVELING IN IRELAND PODCAST EPISODE 177
- I received a terrific question from Jami Casey. This is actually similar to questions I receive often about how to split a group. So, I will answer Jami's specific question, then offer a few general tips.
- My family of 4 is traveling to Ireland in May of 2024, and I am wondering what you might suggest for my 21-year-old daughter and I to do while my husband and son spend a day golfing at Old Head. We will be staying in Kinsale for two nights, the evening before the tee time and the evening they finish up their round of golf.
TOP HOTELS IN IRELAND REVEALED AS VOTED FOR BY CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER READERS
- THE best hotels in Ireland as voted for by the public have been revealed for 2023.
- An annual publication, the Condé Nast Traveler’ Readers’ Choice Awards for this year were revealed this week, highlighting the top 12 hotels in Ireland as voted for by their readers.
- For 2023 The Westbury in Dublin takes the top spot for a second consecutive year – with the luxury location proving as popular as ever with the travelling public.
- The hotel is owned and managed by The Doyle Collection, an Irish family-owned luxury hotel group which also boasts hotels in Cork, London, Bristol and Washington DC.
MOSTLY FOLK PODCAST: EPISODE 644
- Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, Nanci Griffith, Rolly Salley, Crowes Pasture, Tim Grimm, Watchhouse, Lonesome Ace Stringband
TURNIP CARVING FOR HALLOWEEN: 10 PICTURES TO SHOW HOW TRADITIONAL SCOTS TURNIPS ARE SCARIER THAN PUMPKINS
- While pumpkins are large, round, easy-to-carve and aesthetically pleasing with their bright orange colour, turnips are splotchy, unevenly coloured and rock-hard vegetables that are quite skull-like in their shape. Halloween in Scotland used to be about carving turnips but due to a heavy dose of U.S. culture here it is far more likely you will see pumpkins in your neighbourhood instead.
BBC NATIONAL ORCHESTRA OF WALES STARTS NEW SEASON WITH A CELEBRATION OF FEMALE COMPOSERS
- Immerse yourself in a captivating musical world with BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales this season, and join BBC National Orchestra of Wales for an extraordinary range of music at venues across Wales, and online.
- Step back to the days of the golden jazz age on October 19 at BBC Hoddinott Hall, and enjoy a concert where BBC NOW will be joined by violinist and composer Fiona Monbet, who will fuse American jazz and traditional folk with her trademark French flair.
HISTORIC SEAPLANE WOWS CROWDS AS IT LANDS ON CORNISH WATER
- An iconic seaplane surprised crowds yesterday (Saturday, October 7) as it flew over the Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall and landed near the Idle Rocks Hotel. Excited witnesses captured the moment the seaplane landed in the Carrick Roads off Falmouth.
- The seaplane is a real aviation icon that history and flight fans will know as the Grumman Albatross seaplane. It was used as a search and rescue aircraft by the United States of America Air Force.
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
October 12, 2023
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