Catch up with all our latest news in the Chatterbox Show This is the Chatterbox Show. We've got so much to talk about, so much to tell you that we thought instead of bringing you dribs and drabs here and there that we'd bring you a different type of show. This one is an informal chat where we talk about some of the national news that's going on around us, some of our plans for the coming year, what's happening with the show and where we would like to go with it. On top of all this you can also hear five fantastic pieces of music, including one track from the group that we now play with - the Pentacle Drummers. And as if that wasn't enough - we finish off with a competition for a one-off, unique prize! We loved making the show and hope that you have just as much fun listening to it! We apologise for the poor quality of the audio in this show. Full Show-notes, with all credits, can be found on our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com/chatterbox Running Order: Intro 0:41 The Ballard of Glencoe by Anne McWiden 13:26 The Spirit of Albion: the Movie 5:57 The Spirit of Albion (Live) by Damh the Bard 7:52 De-foresting the UK 12:52 Faerie Festivals 16:36 Brighid by Kellianna 17:52 The Pentacle Drummers 20:50 Off the Rails by the Pentacle Drummers 29:10 The Coming Year 33:45 Sons and Daughters (of Robin Hood) by Damh the Bard 44:52 Competition 51:30 Out-takes 53:50 We hope you enjoy it! Gary & Ruthie x x x Released: 9th April 2011, 56m It's always great to hear from you! Email garyandruth@celticmythpodshow.com, or leave us a message using Speakpipe   The Ballard of Glencoe by Anne McWiden Anne McWiden is a very talented musican and solo artist. She plays keyboard, flute, tin whistles, and sings. McWiden began her musical journey at the age of 9. From there, her father intruduced her to Celtic music. What makes Annie even more exceptional is the fact that she was born blind. While it has made things difficult as an artist, she's worked hard to excel in the field. She sings Gaelic and English traditional songs from both Ireland and Scotland.  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.   Bardic Courses We talk about the forth-coming Bardic course from the B.D.O. (British Druid Order) who can be found at the British Druid Order website. We also mention the O.B.O.D. (the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids) who can be found at the OBOD website.   The Spirit of Albion: the Movie by Gary Andrews We also talk about the astounding story that has sprung from Damh the Bard's amazing song The Spirit of Albion. We talk about how it became a play, a one-off performance for Witchfest International in 2010 and is now being filmed as a feature length movie. You can see photos from the Archway Theatre Young Adults' Spirit of Albion play on their website. 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 Spirit of Albion (Live) by Damh the Bard To complement the chat about the new movie we bring you Damh's wonderful track the Spirit of Albion. This is from his new and first Live album, As Nature Intended which was coincidentally recorded at the Fairfax Halls in Croydon where this year's Witchfest International also took place! Here you can see Damh helping the Archway Theatre learn the songs they are going to be singing in their version of the play. Learn more about Damh on his website or on our Contributor Page.   De-foresting of the United Kingdom We also talk about potential De-foresting of