2016 News Update Show Celtic Myth Podshow

Music and News about what we have been doing!
We bring you a Special music show and some news about what we have been doing while we were away, what our plans are as well as 6 amazing pieces of music and a superb piece by Professor Roland Rotherham about St. Nectan, the Cornish saint.
Running Order:
Blanche Rowen & Mike Gulston 2:26
Katie Nicholas & Cernunnos Rising 7:00
Celia 12:08
Roland Rotherham 18:09 Kate Flecther & Corwen Broch 35:27
Julia Ecklar 42:29
Damh the Bard 49:28
We mention the Professor's other appearance on our show at http://celticmythpodshow.com/ladiesofthegrail
We hope you enjoy it!
Gary & Ruthie x x x
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1. Northill May Song & Mwynen Mai by Blanche Rowen & Mike Gulston

A pair of May Carols. The custom of 'going Maying' included leaving hawthorn blossoms at your beloved's door on May Day morning (assuming you hadn't been out in the woods with her all night). 'Mwynen Mai' (Gentle May) is a jolly little polka with our freshly translated English lyrics. (from The Dance Goes On liner notes)
Buy The Dance Goes On from Bandcamp
 
2. The Fairy Glen by Katie Nicholas & Cernunnos Rising

Katie Nicholas, the youngest daughter of George Nicholas from Cernunnos Rising, is the lead vocalist on this beautiful new track, The Fairy Glen. Born and bred in Liverpool, Katie (20) moved to London at the age of eighteen as an integrated ad-designer (JWT London) and pursues her music as a country-pop singer/songwriter, runs Busy Bee - an online community helping independent artists create a “buzz”, plus more alongside her 9-to-5; with the aspiration to do her passion full-time. [source]
You can find out all about Katie and her work, including her superb album, Dizzy, on her website.
 
3. Song For Ireland by Celia

Celia's album, Fire in the Head, is a compilation of some of the finest Irish songs. She adds her unique style to the presentation of classic Irish music, and you can hear her track Song for Ireland in this show.
You can get hold of Fire in the Head from Bandcamp or CD Baby.
 
4. Sacred Falls: Saint Nectan & the Legacy of the Dragon by Professor Roland Rotherham


St. Nectan's history, the legends of his almost endless family and the sacred site of Nectan’s Glen, holding as it does the beautiful ‘Falls’, are explained in this narrative together with a possible link between Saint Nectan’s family and the warlord who may be attributed to the later legends of King Arthur. The book also deals with the history and legends of many of Cornwall’s other sacred wells and springs.
You can buy Sacred Falls from the St. Nectan's Waterfall Online Shop.
 
5. The Laily Worm & the Machrel of the Sea by Kate Fletcher & Corwen Broch


Kate & Corwen met in the 10th century playing at a medieval banquet. Their compatible collection of ancient reed instruments inspired love at first parp.The fact that they also had similar collections of Finnish pop cemented the relationship. Since meeting they have walked pilgrimages to Spain, across Norway, rebuilt Kate's narrowboat and played lots of music. They are currently recording their first duo CD, Fishe or Fowle.
You can find out more about Kate & Corwen on their website or on their Contributor Page.
 
6. Native Son by Julia Ecklar


Native Son is a song about a sheep-dog. Stepping out into a pasture of sheep is like pushing the membrane between two worlds. The dog starts to shiver violently at the first whiff of musty wool. The shadows, the wind, the turn of your head and the force of the dog's silent gaze is part of a cacophony of pressures that push or bounce against each other. You can sense where to push against these masses of energies to make the sheep and your dog move ina direction you choose. The ability to feel and see these energies is stitched into your dog's DNA. You don't teach him how to use this knowl