Sep 29, 2011
First half of our summary of the Irish Mythological Cycle
In this show, we start to summarise the Irish Mythological Cycle as we've met it so far in the first 29 story episodes. Not only is this show finishing off a whole branch of Celtic Mythology, but it also celebrates the Autumn Equinox for 2011, so we've made it a real cracker and split it into two halves. We've got an epic poem, 4 great songs in this first half and we take a look at the Origins of the Manuscripts which these stories come from and highlight some of the themes we've noticed in the stories.
This was the question we asked
you: what themes do you think are the most important, and this show
includes your ideas as well as ours.
We conclude our examination of the Irish Mythological Cycle in the Second Part of this show which will be dropped into the feed and available for download 2-3 days after this one so you have chance to listen to the show and keep it fresh in the old brain box before we finish off the show with the end of the poem, the other observations we've made and yes more great music!
Full Show-notes, with all credits, can be found on our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com/irishsummary1
Running Order:
We hope you enjoy it!
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Released: 29th Sep 2011, 46m
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This is the first of the Albion Diaries and you can find them on youTube from http://youtu.be/zOyNSqBB-f0 onwards. Production Diary 1 of the making of 'The Spirit of Albion' Movie featuring songs by Damh the Bard and directed by Gary Andrews. The directorial genius behind this move is Gary Andrews and you can find out more about him, his work and The Spirit of Albion at the movie website, www.thespiritofalbionthemovie.com. The Diaries have been produced by Marq English at http://www.mevproductions.co.uk.
Esther, Annie and George are 3 people whose lives have reached a crisis point. On the night of 31st October, all three find themselves drawn to a clearing in the woods. Secrets are revealed and nothing will ever be the same again as an ancient power emerges from the shadows…
Si Do Mhaimeo
I
by Anne McWiden
This song is called "She's Your
Granny!" and we read out the English version in the AppExtra. For
those without the App, you can find lyrics on this lyrics site. It's interesting to note that the
word they translate as Granny is 'cailleach', which also means
widow, old woman, crone, elder and so on and is of particular
interest as we looked at the Celtic Hag Goddess in SP15 - Samhain 2009.
You can find out more about Anne McWiden on her Contributor
Page.
by Greenwood the
Bard
Check out his Facebook page for more of his wonderful poetry, the poetry pages on paganspace.net and mysticchrist.co.uk where we're waiting for his posts to start appearing.
by Dark Patrick
Founded by Ukrainian Eva and
Englishman Paul, musicians with experience touring in Great Britain
and Ukraine, international ethnic-fusion project Dark Patrick
is gaining speed, taking part in all the biggest Ukrainian folk
festivals. Each member of the group has mastery of several modern
and folk instruments (often playing more than one at once).
Morfa'r Frenhines from their album
Fáinne Geal an Lae (The Dawning of
the Day) is a Welsh melody and means "The Queen's Marsh" often
misquoted as the Queen's March. It is an old traditional Welsh harp
tune and its haunting melody stays with you long after you've heard
it.
On the Show, Gary gets this tune
confused with the title of the album and the track of that name
Fáinne Geal an Lae, which is an old Irish air
composed by the blind harpist Thomas Connellan in the
17th Century. An Irish-language song with this name (Fáinne
Geal an Lae) was published by Edward Walsh (1805-1850) in 1847
in Irish Popular Songs and later translated into English
as The Dawning of the Day. The melody of this song
was used by Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh for his
poem, "On Raglan Road".
Raglan Road has been performed by a number of notable artists
including: The Dubliners, Sinéad O'Connor, Luke
Kelly and Mark Knopfler. This song also goes by the Irish
name Fáinne Geal an Lae - literally "The bright ring of
the day." It is often played as a march and is one of the first
tunes that a student of Irish music will learn.
This is an Aisling where the poet encounters a mysterious
beautiful woman who symbolises Ireland - Cáit Ní
Dhuibhir, Caitlín Ní Uallacháin, Róisín Dubh etc. In
this case, she upbraids him as a frivolous rake and points to the
approaching dawn (of freedom from English rule). At the end of
the Desmond Rebellions and Nine Years'
War, Irish poets were facing their own elimination as a
matter of deliberate English policy. [wiki]
You can read more about this original and fascinating Celtic music
on Dark
Patrick's website or on their Contributor Page.
We then go on to discuss the origins of the Irish Mythological Cycle and when the original manuscripts can be dated back to.
The
Raven
by Rick Allen
An immortal voice and talent. The lyrical, bardic poetry of a Celtic warrior and spiritual seeker, this recording of Rick Allen's unforgettable voice, accompanied by the musical gifts of The Constant Cohorts, brings the listener back to the days of yore when Druids thrived, the Green Man freely roamed the land, passionate Love was a path to the Mysteries, the Muse was a Lady in White, “. . . and men were true.”
This is Rick's version of the great "The Raven" by Gwydion Pendderwen. Please visit our Contributor Page to learn more about Rick Allen's story.
Full Height of Our Power
by Kellianna
Kellianna is an accomplished musician and performer worldwide. Her CD's, Lady Moon and I Walk with the Goddess are being recognized around the globe as a must have for any lover of Goddess inspired folk music. Her live shows are a combination of acoustic guitar songs and chants to the God and Goddess.
This track, the Full Height of our Power, is from her new album Elemental which is, as we come to expect from Kellianna, superb. Learn more about Kellianna on her website or on her Contributor Page.
Themes in the Myths
We then talk about the themes that we have seen in the Tales, including the ideas and observatoions that you have made, before making a quick exit in time for part 2 in a couple of days time!
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Kevin Skinner for Copper Moon Dreatime and Tuatha De Danaan from his album Fire Walk With Me. See his website for further details of check out his Contributor Page.
John Burge for his entrancing Celtic rhythms from his Echoes album. See his Contributor Page for more details.
Adragante, for rage au coeur from his album, harmonie cosmique. See his Contributor Page for more details.
Diane Arkenstone The Secret Garden. See her Contributor page for details.
Kim Robertson The Hangman's Noose. See her Contributor page for details.
Jigger Time Ticks Away. See her Contributor page for details.
For our Theme Music:
The Skylark and Haghole, the brilliant Culann's Hounds. See their Contributor page for details.
(in Alphabetic order)
Anne Roos Extra Special thanks
go for permission to use any of her masterful music to Anne
Roos. You can find out more about Anne on her website or on
her Contributor page.
Caera Extra Special thanks go
for permission to any of her evocative harping and Gaelic singing
to Caera. You can find out more about Caera on her website or on
her Contributor Page.
Celia Extra Special Thanks go
for permission to use any of her wonderful music to Celia Farran.
You can find out more about Celia on her website or on her
Contributor Page.
Damh the Bard Extra Special
thanks go to Damh
the Bard for his permission to use any of his music on the
Show. You can find out more about Damh (Dave) on his website or on
his Contributor page.
The Dolmen Extra Special thanks
also go to
The Dolmen, for their permission to use any of their fantastic
Celtic Folk/Rock music on the Show. You can find out more about The
Dolmen on their website or on our Contributor page.
Keltoria Extra Special thanks
go for permission to use any of their inspired music to Keltoria.
You can find out more about Keltoria on their website or on their
Contributor page.
Kevin Skinner Extra Special
thanks go for permission to use any of his superb music to Kevin
Skinner. You can find out more about Kevin on his website or on his
Contributor page.
Phil Thornton Extra Special Thanks go for permission to use any of his astounding ambient music to the Sonic Sorcerer himself, Phil Thornton. You can find out more about Phil on his website or on his Contributor Page.
S.J. Tucker Extra Special
thanks go to Sooj for her permission to use any of her superb
music. You can find out more about Sooj on her website or on her
Contributor page.
Spiral Dance Extra Special
thanks go for permission to use Adrienne and the band to use any of
their music in the show. You can find out more about
Spiral Dance on their website or on their Contributor page.
We'd like to wish you 'Hwyl fawr!', which is Welsh for Goodbye and have fun, or more literally Wishing a Good Mood on you!