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. Full show notes, details and Contributor pages over at our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com/spring2009 Running Order: Intro 0:41 News & Views 1:44 Brighid: The Triple Goddess of the Celtic Irish by Patricia Monaghan 3:25 Lyonesse by Brocc 9:10 Anait, Queen of the Shee in Alba by Andy Guthrie 15:30 Scarborough Fair by Skully 25:44 Celts v Romans: Diarmid's 1st Battle by Conor 29:08 Morrighan's Quest by Laura Powers 42:36 Imbolg, from Land, Sea & Sky by Shae Clancy and Francine Nicholson 48:07 Listener Feedback - Matt 1:04:39 Brighid by Kellianna 1:07:22 Promo - Druidcast 1:10:15 Promo - The Mark of a Druid 1:13:22 Promo - The Fox 1:14:13 Outtakes 1:16:05 We hope you enjoy it! Gary & Ruthie x x Released: 8th February 2009, 1hr 19m   We love to hear from you! Please email garyandruth@celticmythpodshow.com, or call us using Speakpipe News & Views We talk about our first year of Podcasting and send thanks to all those listeners who have joined us on this marvellous journey. We also mention that we'll be including a surprise in the feed for all of those loyal listeners who have subscribed as a way of saying a big Thank You.   Brighid: The Triple Goddess of the Celtic Irish by Patricia Monaghan An avid traveler, Patricia has researched earth spirituality and goddess worship on three continents. She has traveled widely in Europe, especially in Ireland; she holds dual US/Irish citizenship and has edited two anthologies of contemporary Irish-American writing. She is at work on an Encyclopedia of Celtic mythology and folklore as well as a book of poems based on Irish myth. Here we have an excerpt from Goddesses and Heroines about the Goddess of Imbolg, Brighid. You can read more about Patricia on her website or her Contributor Page.   Lyonesse by Brocc Brocc came into being over the summer of 2008 - a product of gales and rain in the woods and a badger who came to stay and has become our symbol. The songs this group weaves tells tales of myth and legend and the old beliefs of our lands and peoples. We embody the history of this land ... and we want to give something back. Our music is timeless, evocative of earlier, simpler times. The instruments reflect our love of forgotten timbres - we play english & swedish bagpipes, woodwinds and recorders, the medieval hurdy-gurdy, mandola and bandurria, and a host of percussion. This is our offering............... You can find out more details about Brocc on Myspace or on their Contributor Page on our website.    Anait, Queen of the Shee in Alba by Andy Guthrie   We are incredibly privileged to have Andy as a Contributor to the show. He tells stories that are alive in his family today and that have come down through the ages. He says: The old Legends are a passion and a Joy, and the writings of Fiona Macleod are inspiration, in all I do. I have been a Head gardener of 31 years for large house, and sill working, I see the years come and go from spring to winner, and love it all. I retell the old stories. You can read more about Andy on his Myspace page or on our Contributor Page.   Scarborough Fair by Skully Skully has graciouslly allowed us to play his rousing version of Scarborough Fair from his album Irish Makeover. The vocals on this track are by Annette Buckley. "These are songs that have been performed and sung for generations", says Skully, "from the sean-nos singer beside a fire in an old thatched cottage to grand orchestrated versions, these songs have been passed down through the ye