Céad Míle Fáilte,
It is I once again, Todd. In this week’s issue we have new episodes of our own Irish & Celtic Music Podcast & Celtic Christmas Podcast. We also have included new episodes of Stories of Scotland & Celt in a Twist. The articles we’ve included consist of ones about a RTÉ Christmas special, Cambridge University Library, Irishmen dominating Golden Globe nominations, & the archivist at University of Galway. We hope you enjoy this week’s issue. Until next time, slàinte mhath!
IRISH & CELTIC 639: WINTER GARDEN
- Poitin, Téada, Wolf Loescher, House Of Hamill, Ceann, Mànran, Marc Gunn, Across The Pond, Poor Man's Gambit, The Gothard Sisters, Tuatha Dea, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Syr, We Banjo 3
- Thanks to our Patrons
CELTIC CHRISTMAS PODCAST #72: CHRISTMAS WITH THE GOTHARD SISTERS
- Jil Chambless, Ed Miller, Scooter Muse, The Irish Rovers, Eileen Ivers, The Celtic Kitchen Party, The Gothard Sisters, Golden Bough, Steel Clover, The Langer's Ball, Laura MacKenzie
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC: BEST OF 2023 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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STORIES OF SCOTLAND: FIRESIDE FOLKLORE: PIG TALES
- Join Annie and Jenny on an oinking odyssey as they explore the role of the humble swine in Scottish folklore. We dive snout-first into discovering the folklore of the first boar in Scotland, some curious stories of how communities may or may not divide up their pigs, and some baffling bank robberies. We find some of the strangest stories featuring pigs for you, dear listeners. Prepare for plenty of porcine puns!
MANCHESTER IRISH COMMUNITY TO FEATURE IN RTÉ SPECIAL THIS CHRISTMAS
- MEMBERS of the Irish community in Manchester are the focus of a new documentary celebrating the diaspora in Britain.
- A special programme recorded for RTÉ Radio 1 will showcase the Irish in the city and how they celebrate their roots while living in the north of England.
Celt In A Twist December 10, 2023
- Celt In A Twist drops some brand new releases to cap the year. La Bottine Souriante's first new album since 2017 is called Domino. Vishten return with Connexions and fiddler Maria Cherwick Doubles down with another fresh single. Plus a world of great Celtic taking us from Botony Bay to Norway. Patricia Fraser is your guide to Celt In A Twist!
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY ASKED TO RETURN BOOK OF DEER TO SCOTLAND
- Cambridge University Library will soon be asked to return Scotland’s oldest surviving manuscript.
- SNP councillor Glen Reid plans to write to the university in the new year to “begin a dialogue” about getting the Book of Deer – which features the oldest surviving example of written Scots Gaelic – permanently returned to Scotland.
IRISH THREESOME DOMINATES BEST ACTOR CATEGORY AT GOLDEN GLOBES
- Irish actors Cillian Murphy, Barry Keoghan, and Andrew Scott have been nominated for Golden Globes in the Best Actor Motion Picture – Drama category.
- Cork native Murphy has been nominated for his performance in Christopher Nolan's summer biopic “Oppenheimer,” Dubliner Keoghan was nominated for the buzzy “Saltburn,” and Dublin native Scott has been nominated for his role opposite fellow Irish actor Paul Mescal in “All of Us Strangers.”
BOOKS ARE MY BUSINESS: ARCHIVIST AT UNIVERSITY OF GALWAY NIAMH NÍ CHARRA
- Niamh Ní Charra, originally from Killarney, Co Kerry, is an archivist based at the University of Galway, where she is project archivist for their two largest archives: the Conradh na Gaeilge and Mary Robinson collections.
- She is also communications and campaigns officer for the Archives and Records Association, Ireland, and a fiddle and concertina player.
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Slainte!
Todd Wiley & Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
December 14, 2023
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