Jan 13, 2013
Let's rock in the New Year in style with our Show Friends!
What a party! We rock in the New Year with an amazing party show! All of the music for the show has been provided by more of the Show Friends that you can find on the Friends of the Show page. You'll hear seven great pieces of music, a short piece by our resident bard, Chris Joliffe and a superb introduction to the magical Fosty Knoll Inn and its even more mysterious Innkeeper, Old Rafferty as written by Craig McAndrews (was Sackett).
We hope you enjoy it and hope that you had an amazing Year in 2013!
Many blessings :)
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Running Order:
We hope you enjoy it!
Gary & Ruthie x x x
It's always great to hear from you! garyandruth@celticmythpodshow.com, or call us on Speakpipe
by Damh the
Bard
Antlered Crown & Standing Stone
Damh's new album is a superb
compilation of spiritually uplifting songs about the Celtic Gods.
This wonderful song to Bridgid crosses all boundaries in
recognising the many facets of this Goddess and Saint. As usual,
Damh has brought us a completely new channel to the ancient and
magical powers that dwell within our Ancient and Sacred Lands. You
can get hold of Antlered Crown & Standing Stone from iTunes, CD Baby
or his website at Pagan Music.
You can find out more about Kate & Corwen, their music and their fascinating research work at ancientmusic.co.uk. He is also the voice behind Druidcast, the official podcast of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids (OBOD, for short) - modern day Druids. You can find Druidcast here and find out more about OBOD here. You can find out more details about Damh on his Contributor page.
by Anne
Roos
Anne has graciously allowed us to play Three Old English Tunes which is a superb medley of Tunes from her album, A Light in the Forest. More details about Anne and her albums can be found on her Contributor page. Those three tunes are Gamble Gold, The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance and The Green Man.
Anne Roos is considered at the
top of her field as a Celtic harpist. She is a many-faceted
performer who excels as a soloist in concert, as well as with her
ensemble, with her years of experience and a wide range of choices
from her music list. She is in great demand for corporate and
private events and continues to be a favorite to play for weddings
and receptions.
Visit Anne's website Celtic Harp Music or find more details on her Contributor page
Abbots Bromley Horn Dance
The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance, performed at the Barthelmy Fair in August 1226, is one of the few ritual rural customs to survive the passage of time. Today the Horn Dance, which takes place annually on Wakes Monday, offers a fascinating day out attracting visitors from all over the world.
After collecting the horns from
the church at eight o'clock in the morning, the Horn Dancers
comprising six Deer-men, a Fool, Hobby Horse, Bowman and Maid
Marian, perform their dance to music provided by a melodian player
at locations throughout the village and its surrounding farms and
pubs. We did manage to find a YouTube video of
the Dance for you.
by Kevin
Skinner
Fire Walk With Me
Kevin is not only a great friend of ours but a long-term show listener and above all a superb musician. He says:
"From and early age my mind was filled with music that I wanted to hear, but nobody was making it. Some of the material you hear on this page was composed when I was about seven or eight years old. I didn't have access to a musical instrument at that time so I worked it out in my head and carried it there for some years."
In this show, you can hears his powerful Dance of Cernunnos from the album, Fire Walk With Me. Check out his Contributor Page to find out more about this talented artist and healer.
by Chris
Joliffe
Chris Joliffe
Astoundingly, Chris is an undiscovered talent - that is, until now! This amazing bard has given us permission to use some of his amazing stories and poems in the show and we're sure that you'll love them just as much as we do.
In this show, you can hears his short piece Winter Wick about the blood pounding dangers of the wild Hunt in the Midwinter. We hope to bring you much more of Chris in the future and in the meantime check out his Contributor Page to find out a little more about him.
by
Keltoria
Lia Fail (Stone of
Destiny)
These guys are amazing! We cannot express our gratitude enough to them. Not only do they make beautiful New Age Celtic music, but they do so in support of the Hill of Tara, freedom from Genetically Modified foods (see what they have to say) and believe in what we are doing as much as we believe in what they are doing.
The wonderful track
Spiral Dance is from their second album,
Lia Fail - The Stone of Destiny. Inspired
by the Hill of Tara and the ancient Celtic myths and legends, this
is a fantastic album, mixing new age/Celtic atmospheres with
traditional Celtic and Gothic influences to really conjure up
images of those ancient times.
You can find their music on Myspace or from their website. You can find out more details about Keltoria on their Contributor page on our website.
by Spiral
Dance
Through a Sylvan Doorway
Multi-award winning group Spiral Dance, based in Adelaide, has been playing rousing, high-energy music to enthusiastic audiences throughout Australia and beyond for over a decade. We are privileged to bring you their powerful and tragic track, Winter's Dreaming, for this New Year Party Show. You can find out more about Spiral Dance on their website or on their Contributor Page.
by Craig McAndrews
(Sackett)
Rafferty
Brown
Craig McAndrews (called Sackett
in this show), one of the leading lights in the Celtic Moon
community, is the author of the Tales of the Fosty
Knoll.
Many years ago, when my
seasons were few and the moon was still bright, I wrote a short
introduction to a story I intended to compose. It featured a tavern
which sat at the heart of an ancient forest. Very few visitors knew
of the inn's existence and most who came across it did so entirely
by chance. Even fewer folk found it a second time. Only one
traveller has ever crossed it's threshold
thrice."
We are very privileged here to be
able to bring you the introduction to the Tales of The
Fosty Knoll as well as the the Tale of the Two
Rivals. You can find out more details about Craig on
his
Contributor page on this website.
Crystal
Cave
by S. J.
Tucker
Haphazard
Performing songwriter SJ Tucker addresses these questions and many others, all in the time it takes to play a show. Critics describe her music as the perfect mix of witty and weighty, and she takes listeners on a fantastic, genre-hopping ride with just her voice, her guitar, and occasionally a drum.
An incredibly prolific writer, SJ Tucker has composed over 130 original songs and independently produced six full-length studio albums. SJ Tucker started on the road with her first album in 2004, and she is taking the nation by storm -- on her own power -- state by state.
We are really proud to bring you her Crystal Cave, an intense Underworld journey through realms of personal and archetypal imagery. You can find out more about 'Sooj' on her website at sjtucker.com or on her Contributor Page.
Listener Feedback
We bring you some lovely listener feedback from Heather in Canada, explaining what the Irish & Welsh 'Good-byes' mean that we use in our shows.
Midwinter
Dances
by The
Dolmen
Wytchlord
THE DOLMEN … A Storm has washed over Europe. Every so often, a band comes out of the Celtic heartlands, takes the musical audience by the throat and shakes it hard. And guess what, it’s about to happen again. The ever popular Celtic Folk-Rock scene in the UK has served up a real rough diamond, THE DOLMEN, a gig-hardened bunch of piratical rebel-rousers from the clan-lands, whose music and live performances have become the stuff of tribal legend, being both unique and very addictive. In 2011 they take this raw energy to mainland Europe. We are very proud to bring you a track from their latest album, Wytchlord, celebrating the raw power of Winter in a series of elemental, musical invocations, Midwinter Dances.
You can find out more about The Dolmen on their website at The Dolmen or on our Contributor Page.
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Special Thanks
Ray Robins, as the The Stranger in The Fosty Knoll.
For Incidental Music
Passing Over & Enemy in Disguise, from Free Stock Music.
Avel Glas, for My Lodging's On The Cold Ground from his album Vent Bleu. See his website or our Contributor Page for more details.
Charles Fenollosa, for Duendes de medianoche from his album, Senda. See his website or our Contributor Page for more details.
Marieva's Project, for Anoukhalé from his album, Au Dela de l'Univers. See his website or our Contributor Page for more details.
Maya Filipic, for Stories from Emona I from the album Between Two Worlds. See her website or our 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.
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 permisssion 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 hope you enjoyed the show and with all of our blessings,
Gary & Ruthie xxx