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 stories. This is not an episode to be missed! Full show notes, details and Contributor pages over at our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com/fox Running Order: Intro 0:40 News & Views 1:18 Rocks of Rodel by Kiss The Mistress 3:19 Beltane: Its History and Modern Celebration by Rowan Moonstone 8:03 Banks of Newfoundland by Bote 17:36 Ivor and the White Adder by Andy Guthrie 24:30 The Celtic World Revisited by Cindy Spear 30:58 Lovern from The Fox by Arlene Radasky 34:14 Jack in the Green by Todd Alan 53:44 Listener Feedback - Liz, Dave, Paulette 58:01 Green and Grey by Damh the Bard 1:02:49 Promo - Form Letter Rejection Theater 1:13:03 Promo - The Geek Witch Podcast 1:15:15 Outtakes 1:16:15 We hope you enjoy it! Gary & Ruthie x x Released: 28th Sep 2009, 1hr 22m Send us your feedback - we love it! Email garyandruth@celticmythpodshow.com, or call us using Speakpipe News & Views We announce that the website poll has come to a close. We have been running a poll to find out which direction you would like us to take the show in the future - would you like us to continue with Irish Mythology, move on to Welsh Mythology, Arthurian or one of the other strains of Celtic Mythology? We are so really privileged that you have answered with your mouse clicks and we have had 985 votes! Wow, thank you so much. To confirm the results - 3rd Place - Arthurian Myth with 19% of the votes 2nd Place - The Ulster Cycle with 36.1% of the votes 1st Place - Welsh Mythology with 37.9% of the votes So after this Irish Mythological Cycle draws to a close, we will start to present Welsh Mythology for you. We also announced that we have responded to requests from Listeners to produce an online shop, where items carrying the CMP logo can be bought. You can find the shop on Cafe Press or from the Non-profit Shop link in the menu to the left. We have set this up with no profit margin - the price you see is the price Cafe Press charge.   Rocks of Rodel by Kiss The Mistress Kiss The Mistress was formed 18 months ago and in that time has moved from folk club floor spots to main act bookings. Their debut CD About Time, released on the 20th March 2009 is already receiving rave reviews and their CD launch at the famous Cambridge Folk Club a fantastic night, attended and enjoyed greatly by an appreciative audience who had traveled from across the Eastern region to attend. You can find out more details about Kiss The Mistress on their website or on their Contributor Page on our website.   Beltane: Its History and Modern Celebration by Rowan Moonstone You'll find the original article for this question and answer session on Sacred Texts.   Banks of Newfoundland by Bote Bote is a group of 4, sometimes 5, musicians who are striving to bring the maritime sea shanty scene to the southern USA where it is relatively unheard of. We play anything from original numbers about the ocean, love, heartache, or just plain good times, to the traditional folk tunes of the Celtic nations that focus primarily on the salt sea. We have a set list of over 30 songs we play live and selected the best 15 songs for our first album. Whether you're a Celtic music fan or not there is still something for your ears in Work and Worry. Whether it's the funky acoustic pop "All Day Long" or the Bob Dyaln-esque "Whiskey in the Jar", to the harder rocking "Drunken Sailor" or "Star of the County Down", there is more than just irish pub music to be heard here. You can find out more about Bote on their