Celtic Lughnasadh and another story from our Scottish Shanachie, Duncan We've been away for nearly 6 weeks now. Unbelievably, with all of the ups and downs that life throws at you, we're still here! We're back - and to make up for our absence we bring you the biggest Celtic Myth Podshow Special ever - again!! It's just over an hour and a half long! If you like to listen to the show while commuting, it might be an idea to split it up into two halves. If you stop just after our visit to see Duncan...
Sep 18, 2009•1 hr 39 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Saga of Manannan, Part 3 and end of the Irish Mythological Cycle This is the third and final part in the Saga of Manannan which contains two stories. The first, the Tale of Laogaire, tells of a visit of a great warrior to the Realm of the Undying who given the chance refuses to return to Erin. The second tale, the Tale of Tadg and the Three Duns or Castles tells the tale of the voyage of Tadg amongst Manannan's Islands and his encounter with the three great Halls in the Many-Coloured Land. This ...
Jul 25, 2009•41 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Four Tales about Manannan and the Many-Coloured Land This collection of four tales forms the middle section of the Saga of Manannan. Here we learn more of the nature of the Realm of the Ever-Living - Manannan's Kingdom - The Many-Coloured Land. Mortals may venture there (when given guidance) or be summoned there by the Sidhe but whether they return or not remains a mystery.. Full Shownotes, with sources and credits, can be found on our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com/irish28 Show Su...
Jul 12, 2009•44 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Midsummer celebrations, the Mark of a Druid and Angus Og Well, it's Midsummer. Or actually, just after Midsummer and it has been absolutely swelteringly hot here. Absolutely glorious weather! If the weather is like this for you, we recommend a nice, long, cool drink, an comfy chair, headphones and settling down for a Monster of a Show! We've been away for a month now. Unbelievably, with all of the ups and downs that life throws at you, we're still here! We're back - and to make up for our absenc...
Jul 04, 2009•1 hr 33 min•Season 2Ep. 15
The beginning of the Saga of Manannan, the Sea God This tale is the first part of three in the Saga of Manannan. We hear many of the short exploits of the Sea God and he decides to visits the Nobles of Erin in the guise of a rogueish tramp. Are they ready for the wiles of Manannan? Full Shownotes, with sources and credits, can be found on our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com/irish27 Show Summary: Running Order: Intro 0:40 News & Views 1:14 BYKI Competition 04:52 Story 2:23 Listen...
May 29, 2009•36 min•Season 2Ep. 15
A tale of the Morrigan, a Vision-Quest and the Lay of Brighid In this tale we hear about the old Shannachie, Laoidheach, who visits a clan to bring them news. He is encouraged by a lively young woman to tell tales of the Old Gods. So he tells her all he knows of the Morrighan and takes her on a Vision Journey. Afterwards, she asks him to teach her the Lay of Brighid. Full Shownotes, with sources and credits, can be found on our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com/irish26 Running Order: ...
May 15, 2009•36 min•Season 2Ep. 14
The Fox, Celtic Music and the history of Beltane It's Beltane and we all love Beltane, don't we? We go wild in this show with not four, but five great pieces of music, a fascinating question and answer session about Beltane, another trip to the Dragon's Head for a story from our resident Scottish Shannachie and an excerpt from Arlene Radasky's superb Celtic novel, The Fox. We also tell you the results of the poll we ran to see which Celtic Myth stories you would like us to cover after the Irish ...
May 05, 2009•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Life and Loves of Aengus Og at the Brugh na Boinne In this tale we hear about the visits and adventures of Aengus Og to the Emerald Isle of Erin in later years. Full Shownotes, with sources and credits, can be found on our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com/irish25 Running Order: Intro 0:41 News & Views 1:18 Finnegan's Wake by the Brobdignagian Bards 2:52 Story 5:57 Listener Feedback - Barbara , Adan 16:20 Promo - One Minute Irish 18:31 Promo - Nina Kimberly the Merciless 19:40 We ...
Apr 16, 2009•23 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Tales and Stories of the Mighty Dagda In this tale we hear about the arrival of the Elder Gods and learn more about the Mighty Dagda. In the time when the Dagda held court at the Brugh na Boinne, Corgenn the King of Connachta comes to visit and Aedh, the son of the Dagda makes a pass at his wife... Full Shownotes, with sources and credits, can be found on our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com/irish24 Running Order: Intro 0:41 News & Views 1:18 Story 5:57 Listener Feedback - Robyn,...
Apr 03, 2009•24 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Spring, One Spring Eve by Willie Meikle, the Gundestrup Cauldron and Horns of Power Celebrating the Spring, we bring you a very moving story by Willie Meikle, a wonderful piece from Horns of Power and four great pieces of music. In addition there is a very powerful Irish poem and we take another visit to The Dragon's Head deep in the Highlands to visit Duncan, the old Scottish Shannachie. Full show notes, details and Contributor pages over at our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com/spri...
Mar 20, 2009•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 11
The Kings of the Tuatha De Danaan make an important decision In this tale, the mighty Bodb Dearg brings three Princes to the House of Angus Og in the Brugh na Boinne. The Kings of the Tuatha De Danaan make an important decision. Full Shownotes, with sources and credits, can be found on our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com/irish23 Running Order: Intro 0:41 News & Views 1:10 Story 3:35 Listener Feedback - Scarlett, John 16:17 Promo - The Infinite and the Beyond 19:40 Promo - Irish ...
Mar 06, 2009•23 min•Season 2Ep. 11
A Gift for Available to subscribers and feed readers only! Available to subscribers and feed readers only, in this special episode we reflect on the past year and play three tracks by Ceilli Moss from their album On The Shore , which is a compilation from their three published albums and available at Jamendo, http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/21299 . We hope you enjoy it! Gary & Ruthie x x x Released: 27th February 2009, 33m Please send us a message! We love to get your feedback, please email ...
Feb 27, 2009•32 min•Season 2Ep. 10
A mighty eagle soars through icy winds to find the eldest animal In the time of St Ciaran, we hear about a day of incredibly bad weather. The ancient and mighty Eagle, Léithin, sets off on a quest to discover whether there was ever a day of worse weather. This tale, re-discovered in 1916, re-tells a common theme in Celtic Mythology - the search for the oldest animal. Full Show-notes, with sources and credits, can be found on our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com/irish22 Running Order:...
Feb 20, 2009•34 min•Season 2Ep. 10
The Festival of Imbolg, all about Brighid and the Celts vs the Romans In this our first show of 2009, celebrating the festival of Imbolg, we bring you some great music, two pieces of research on the festival, a wonderful Celtic story for young adults and a visit to the fictional Highland pub, The Dragon's Head . You'll hear music from Brocc, Skully, Laura Powers and Kellianna along with a fascinating history of Bridget, the Goddess of Imbolg. We also have some research on the festival itself. Fu...
Feb 08, 2009•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Taliesin and the Death Song of Uther Pendragon In this our second music special, the New Year Music Special, we bring you some more great music as well as another poem from the Book of Taliesin. You'll hear moving folk music from Danny Quinn, Skully, Tiffany Apan, Anne Roos, Triflemore and Claymore, some wonderful Faery music from Tinkerscuss and Faeries Wear Boots. There's also some more rocking music from Orient Xpress. This episode we are proud to announce that Orient Xpress have allowed us t...
Jan 09, 2009•48 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Come and share with us in our great Christmas Party! In this our first music special, we bring you some great music as well as a poem from the Book of Taliesin. You'll hear moving Irish music from Danny Quinn, Samantha Gillogly and the Logues, some ethereal Faery music from Karen Kay and Faeries Wear Boots. There's also some great rocking music from Orient Xpress, Thinker and Tinkerscuss. Full show notes, details and Contributor pages over at our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com/chri...
Jan 03, 2009•41 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Yule traditions, a great story and some rockin' music for the holidays! In this our Midwinter, Yule, Holiday Special we bring you a piece about the meanings of Yule and its traditions, some poems, four great pieces of music and an excerpt from Priestess of the Forest by Ellen Evert Hopman. The story is set in 3rd Century Ireland and tells of the meeting of Ethne, a Druid Healer and Ruadh, a member of the Fianna. Full show notes, details and Contributor pages over at our main Website at http://ce...
Dec 19, 2008•56 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Eithne meets Saint Padraig and Aengus Og hunts for her We return with part 2 of the Fosterage of two Milk Pails story. In this story, which is part 2 of a 2 part story, we hear about the how Eithne meets Padraig the Saint and converts to Christianity. When Aengus Og eventually finds her, we discover what happens to the stricken maid. Full Show-notes, with sources and credits, can be found on our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com/irish21 Running Order: Intro 0:41 News & Views 1:22 ...
Dec 12, 2008•28 min•Season 2Ep. 9
An insult with far-reaching consequences! In this tale, we hear about the coming of Manannan Mac Lir to the Tuatha De Danann and a maiden that cannot eat mortal food. We hear about an insult that has dire effects and the coming of the Christian God to the Ancient Celts. Full Show-notes, with sources and credits, can be found on our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com/irish20 Running Order: Intro 0:41 News & Views 1:07 Story 3:26 Listener Feedback - Nick, Steve 31:44 Promo - Druidic ...
Nov 21, 2008•40 min•Season 2Ep. 8
An Arthurian story, a Druid's Herbal and some great music! In our second half, we conclude our celebrations with four great pieces of music, a short Arthurian story, an excerpt from A Druid's Herbal of Sacred Tree Medicine by Ellen Evert Hopman and some great family stories from listeners - one of which is a very special story called The Fireball by listener, Jason MacNamara. Full show notes, details and Contributor pages over at our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com/halloween2 Runnin...
Nov 09, 2008•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Celebrate the ancestors with the novel Ravenwolf! We begin to celebrate the festival of the ancestors with some great music, an excerpt from the novel Ravenwolf and some very powerful poetry from renowned Irish poet Aine Mac Aodha. Full show notes, details and Contributor pages over at our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com/halloween1 Running Order: Intro 0:41 News & Views 1:19 Hy Brasil Podcast 2:26 Hallowe'en 3:01 Aftermath by Saor Patrol 6:00 Fire of the Gaels & Mise Eire by...
Nov 02, 2008•43 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Fintan meets the world's oldest Hawk In this story, which is part 2 of the 2 part story of Fintan, we hear how the oldest and greatest Seannachie or Story-teller of Ireland, Fintan meets his end. Before he does however, he meets the world's oldest Hawk, an old friend never before seen, and they share their life histories. Full Show-notes, with sources and credits, can be found on our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com/irish19 Running Order: Intro 0:40 News & Views 1:10 Story 2:30 L...
Oct 24, 2008•32 min•Season 2Ep. 7
The old story-teller, Fintan, gives his famous Judgement In this story, which is part 1 of a 2 part story, we hear the tale of the oldest and greatest Shannachie or Story-teller of Ireland, Fintan. It was the job of the Shannachie to travel the land of Erin and collect stories from far-flung corners and this tale tells of his long life and his place in the history of the magical Isle of Erin. Full Show-notes, with sources and credits, can be found on our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow....
Oct 10, 2008•35 min•Season 2Ep. 6
The mystery of the Dagda's Club is finally revealed Finally, the mystery of the great Dagda's Club is revealed as he seeks a way to bring his dead son back to life. We also hear an alternate story about the Dagda and Aengus in the Brugh Na Boyne. Full Show-notes, with sources and credits, can be found on our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com/irish17 Running Order: Intro 0:40 News & Views 1:06 Story 2:51 Listener Feedback - Rob 13:39 Seashore by Orient XPress 15:03 Promo - Terry Fe...
Sep 26, 2008•22 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Meester Stoorworm from Scotland and W.B. Yeats We celebrate the Autumn Equinox with some amazing pieces of music, a poem by W B Yeats and a traditional Scottish folk-tale. The tale is the Meester Stoorworm which tells of a poor boy made good - a typical fairy tale from Celtic lands. The W B Yeats poem is the Rider from the North from Yeats' book In the Seven Woods. Full show notes, details and Contributor pages over at our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com/autumn2008 Running Order: In...
Sep 19, 2008•47 min•Season 2Ep. 4
The story of the immortal Tuan and his meeting with Saint Finnian Today we hear the tale of Tuan and Saint Finnian, one of the best shape-changing myths in the Celtic mythos. Set in historical times, we look back through history with the meeting of Tuan the Immortal. This episode is slightly longer than normal at 47 minutes - sorry, we just didn't want to break this story. Full Show-notes, with sources and credits, can be found on our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com/irish16 Running ...
Sep 12, 2008•47 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Angus Og and the most beautiful woman in all Erin Set in the time of the Kingship of the great Dagda, this tale tells the story of the birth of Aengus Mac Og and how his foster-father, Midir, fell in love with the most beautiful woman in all Erin. Full Show-notes, with sources and credits, can be found on our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com/irish15 Running Order: Intro 0:41 News & Views 1:03 Story 3:18 Updates & Comments 26:05 Promo - Fairy Tale Corner 26:55 We hope you enjo...
Aug 29, 2008•30 min•Season 2Ep. 3
The beauty and tragedy of the Children of Lir The Children of Danu choose Bodb Dearg as a new High King for themselves much to King Lir's displeasure. To bring the clans together, Bodb's foster-daughter marries Lir and bears four beautiful children to him. Sadly she dies and Lir marries her sister, who in jealousy curses the Children and turns them all into swans... Full Show-notes, with sources and credits, can be found on our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com/irish14 Running Order: ...
Aug 15, 2008•29 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Music, facts, and a story for Lughnasadh 2008 It's always great to hear from you! Email garyandruth@celticmythpodshow.com , or call us using Speakpipe Show Summary: We've got some great stuff for this Holiday Special. For the first time, we've got three pieces of fantastic music, a section from an unpublished book about the Celtic traditions for Lughnasadh and a great section of an Arthurian Fantasy by Kelley Heckart: White Rose of Avalon. More resources over at our main Website at http://celtic...
Aug 08, 2008•52 min•Season 2Ep. 1
The terrible curse laid on the Children of Lir unfurls! The Tuatha De Danaan retreat underground and choose a new High King to guide them. Lir, ancient God of the Sea, feels that he should be chosen and falls to wrath as the Children of Danu choose the mighty Bodb Dearg to be their King. This episode is the 13th episode of the Irish Mythological Cycle. More resources over at our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com Show Summary: Running Order: Intro 0:40 News & Views 1:17 Story 3:01 ...
Aug 02, 2008•31 min•Season 2Ep. 1
