Celebrate Beltane with Fairies, Music and Celtic traditions!
Always great to hear from you! Email garyandruth@celticmythpodshow.com, or Speakpipe
Show Summary:
We celebrate the ancient Celtic Fire Festival of Bealteinne with some pieces about Celtic and Fairy traditions, a fascinating short story set in ancient Cornwall and some wonderful Celtic music. Come join in the fun!
More resources over at our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com
Running Order:
- Intro 0:41
- News & Views 2:50
- Promo by Mary Jones 2:50
- The May Festival by Lady Wilde 3:52
- The Hills they are Hollow by Damh the Bard 19:27
- The Lily by Simon Mitchell 12:08
- Haghole by Culann's Hounds 46:52
- May Day Superstitions by Lady Wilde 51:15
- Outtakes 55:04
We hope you enjoy it!
Gary & Ruthie x x x
News & Views
We talk about the beauty of the season and explain that this episode is about an hour long being a special episode. We reassure new listeners that the normal episodes are only 25 minutes long. We also play a Promo for Mary Jones, whose amazing website provides much of the source material that we use in bringing you these stories: www.maryjones.us.
The May Festival by Lady Wilde
from "Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland"
We start with a brief biography of Lady Francesca 'Speranza' Wilde, who was born in 1821 and was the mother of the famous Oscar Wilde.
We then read a section of her book, Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland about May Day festivities and beliefs.
Memorial to Lady Wilde and her husband located in Mount Jerome Cemetery, Dublin
The Hills They Are Hollow
by Damh the Bard
Perhaps one of our all-time favourite tracks based in Celtic Mythology by Damh the Bard.
Damh is a modern-day Bard whose spirituality, and love of folk tradition, is expressed through his music, storytelling and poetry. Drawing on the Bardic traditions his performances
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