Céad Míle Fáilte,
It is once again Todd. In today’s issue we have a new episode of our Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. We also have new CDs. Included are also new episodes of Celtic Source & Copperplate Time. We also have blogs about Grace O’Malley, U2, & a Shetland pianist. We hope you enjoy this issue!
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #592: SHE MOVED THROUGH THE FAIR
- Black Market Haggis, The Bookends, Stratford Symphony Orchestra, Ballinloch, Mary Beth Carty, Fire In The Glen, Logical Fleadh, The Out of Kilters, Crow's Nest, Clay Babies, Na Rósaí, Scythian, Reilly, Ryan MacNeil, Bill Grogan's Goat, Jen Midkiff
- A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Marti Meyers, Meghan Walker, Dan mcDade, Carol Baril, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, 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.
THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST
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GRACE O’MALLEY, PIRATE QUEEN
- It’s a simple fact that Grace O’Malley is a legendary figure throughout the Mayo region, and those interested in learning more about this historic woman will find there’s plenty to check out in the area.
- O’Malley came from a seafaring family in the Clew Bay area, and she stepped up to take an active role in this lifestyle at a young age.
- There are many interesting, dramatic stories about her—probably one of the most famous is that she gave birth to her son while at sea and was on the deck of the ship fighting off pirates not too long afterward. Sounds pretty fierce to me!
- O’Malley is also said to have met with Queen Elizabeth I to negotiate the release of members of her family, which she did successfully.
NEW CDS
- Get weekly updates of New CDs in our Celtic Music Magazine and download 34 Celtic MP3s for free at bestcelticmusic.net. #NewCelticCDs
- The Honey Roads – by Jeff Stockton
- DEITY II – by Raevyn
- Celtic Spells – by Máiréad Nesbitt
- Slow Down – by Tog Bog E
Attn Bands: Go to 4celts.com to submit your band to the podcast.
CELTIC SOURCE: WHO IS MANAWYDAN?
- Manawydan in Welsh myth and Manannán in Irish myth are often considered variations on the same mythological figure. But is this true? And if so what connects them? Part 6 of Rhiannon's Mabinogi.
DAILY JOURNAL FROM THE CELTIC INVASION OF LOCH LOMOND
- I finished up the itinerary for this year's Celtic Invasion of County Mayo, Ireland. It's a good time to finally take a look at last year's invasion. I kept a daily journal with lots of short bullet points so that I could be sure to remember everything as it happened. So let's get started.
Read the journal and see pictures of the trip.
U2’S ONWARD AND MEANDERING JOURNEY
- Never a rock band to allow the grass to grow even a millimetre under their communal feet, U2 didn’t spend downtime during the pandemic to binge-watch TV shows. Instead (as we now know), they devised a two-pronged creative/commercial assault that was spearheaded, as usual, by the band’s two primary instigators – Edge (aka Dave Evans) and Bono (aka Paul Hewson).
NEW PODCAST T-SHIRTS
• 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.
You can also get a copy of this shirt design as a sticker when you become of patron.
COPPERPLATE TIME 424
- Bothy Band, Niamh Ni Charra, Seamus Begley, Kathleen Loughnane, Gary Hastings & Seamus Quinn, Boruma Trio, John Carty & Mike McGoldrick, Mary Chapin Carpenter/Lunasa, Liz & Yvonne Kane, Michael Sheehy, Liam O’Flynn, Mick Sands & Clive Carroll, The Outside Track, Le Chéile, Hungry Grass, Patsy Moloney & John Regan, Willie Hunter, Dervish, Ralph McTell, Goitse, Bothy Band
SHETLAND PIANIST BECOMES YOUNG TRADITIONAL MUSICIAN 2023
- A pianist who started playing traditional music as a way to feel connected to her home, has won one of the biggest prizes in the music genre.
- Amy Laurenson was named BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2023 after a hard-fought final.
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
February 9, 2023
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