Céad Míle Fáilte,
This is once again Todd. In this week’s issue we have a St. Patrick’s Day Special with two new episodes of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. One of those drops today, the other dropped yesterday. Also included is a new episode of the Sci-Fi Pub Songs & Stories. There are also new episodes of Celtic Source & Celt in a Twist. The articles we highlight in this week’s issue include one’s about Celtic bands and podcasts for St. Patrick’s Day, Saturday Night Live being criticized for a skit, and Helen Mitchell. We hope you enjoy this issue.
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST: ST PATRICK'S DAY 2023, PART 1
- Cantrip, Wild Blue Yonder, The Out of Kilters, Wolf Loescher & Mark Kenneth, The Celtic Kitchen Party, Poitín, The Elders, Mary Beth Carty, Jesse Ferguson, Mad Maudlin, Seán Heely, Rambling Sailors, The Bow Tides, Kinnfolk, The Chieftains, Tan and Sober Gentlemen, The Haar, Altan, Banshee in the Kitchen, Wakefire, Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira
- A special thanks to our incredible Celtic Legends: Bill Mandeville, Marti Meyers, Brenda, Meghan Walker, Dan mcDade, Sharlene Peel, Paul Crowley, Morgan George, Samir Malak, Marianne Ludwig, Darby Patrick O'Flannery, Scott Benson, Hunter Melville, Carol Baril, Michael Truman Cavanaugh, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, HuskerArmoury, Lynda MacNeil, Chris, robert michael kane, Tiffany Knight, Ockham's Razor, Kelly Garrod, Theresa Sullivan, Brendan Nix, Brakeing Down Security Podcast, Rian P Kegerreis, Annie Lorkowski, Johnny Berry, Hank Woodward, 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.
COMING ON MARCH 17: IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST: ST PATRICK'S DAY 2023, PART 2
- McKasson & McDonald, Nathan Gourley and Laura Feddersen, Bill Mullen, Tartanic, Marc Gunn, Lissa Schneckenburger, Brad Tuck, Logical Fleadh, Thom Dunn, Andrew Finn Magill, Amelia Hogan, Hugh Morrison, The Celtic Kitchen Party, Lume de Biqueira, Niamh Parsons, Kilrush, Mad Maudlin, Patsy O'Brien, Alli Johnson, Boxing Robin, Karan Casey
- A special thanks to our incredible Celtic Legends: Bill Mandeville, Marti Meyers, Brenda, Meghan Walker, Dan mcDade, Sharlene Peel, Paul Crowley, Morgan George, Samir Malak, Marianne Ludwig, Darby Patrick O'Flannery, Scott Benson, Hunter Melville, Carol Baril, Michael Truman Cavanaugh, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, HuskerArmoury, Lynda MacNeil, Chris, robert michael kane, Tiffany Knight, Ockham's Razor, Kelly Garrod, Theresa Sullivan, Brendan Nix, Brakeing Down Security Podcast, Rian P Kegerreis, Annie Lorkowski, Johnny Berry, Hank Woodward, Shawn Cali
Listen to the Show. Out tomorrow morning!
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17 CELTIC BANDS FOR ST. PATRICK’S DAY 2023
- Whether you’re a die-hard Celtic music fan or your interest tends to heat up more around St. Patrick’s Day, we have a band for you! We’ve assembled 17 of them here for you to add to your holiday playlist, or to check out in your spare time. Each of them has earned a spot on the list because they have something special to offer, so take a listen—and enjoy!
SCI FI PUB SONGS & STORIES #267: ST PATRICK'S DAY, WRITING DRINKING SONGS
- St Patrick’s Day isn’t just about drinking. But I will tell you the story of how I learned to write drinking songs so you can write your own… just sing along a little more easily. I share 17 amazing Celtic Bands you should check out for St Patrick’s Day. Learn a green idea for investing in our climate.
CELTIC SOURCE: SIR GAWAIN AND THE MABINOGI (PART 1)
- Dr Gwilym Morus-Baird and Tom Hirons discuss the Middle English classic Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The first part in an extensive conversation exploring what the enigmatic story-in-verse means and it's relationship to the first branch of the Mabinogi.
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE CRITICISED OVER ‘OFFENSIVE' IRISH OSCARS SKETCH
- AMERICAN comedy institution Saturday Night Live (SNL) has been criticised on social media following a sketch depicting Irish actors Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson.
- The clip was shared on the SNL Twitter account, where it prompted a backlash from users.
CELT IN A TWIST MARCH 12, 2023
- So much more to Celtic music than St. Patrick's Day. He was a missionary after all and probably would frown on green beer and plastic shamrocks. Sample this week's cool Celtic including debuts from La Bastringue, the Murphs, Nickel Creek and House of Hamill.
3 ESSENTIAL PODCASTS FOR ST PATRICK'S DAY 2023
- There are a ton of great podcasts to get you in the mood for St. Patrick's Day. I wanted too compile three three essential ones that you might enjoy:
HELEN MITCHELL: THE HOUSEKEEPER WHO BECAME A 1920’S RADIO STAR
- As the BBC celebrates 100 years in Scotland it has special significance for Leah Stalker.
- Her great-grandmother, Helen Mitchell, was something of a sensation in the years shortly after that first broadcast from Glasgow on 6 March 1923.
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Todd Wiley & Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
March 16, 2023
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