http://celticmythpodshow.com/blog Bringing the Tales and Stories of the Ancient Celts to your Fireside Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:13:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Pic: Bridgman Pottery Wales Online reports that the allure of the Holy Grail has fascinated writers and ensnared knights for more than 1,000 years. From Malory to Monty Python, the eternal chalice – said to be the very cup from which Jesus drank at the last supper – has become enshrined as ... http://celticmythpodshow.com/blog/2008/07/23/scholars-say-holy-grail-came-from-wales/ Pic: IceNews A complete interactive listing of all the museums, galleries and multimedia exhibitions in South Iceland has been launched on the new travel website, South.is.The huge area of South Iceland, with its few inhabitants and many sheep, does not immediately seem like prime museum territory – but the website South.is ... http://celticmythpodshow.com/blog/2008/07/22/vikings-from-south-iceland-gather-museums/ Pic: Mayo News Those mythic worlds of Tir na nÓg and Hy Brazil are always proximate to the rural Mayo landscape. They teeter on the edge of its many alluring horizons. The cry of the tragic Children of Lir still echoes on Inishglóra, while the regal Celtic call of Danú and ... http://celticmythpodshow.com/blog/2008/07/21/bardic-school-opens-its-doors/ Pic: BBC The BBC reports that a team of archaeologists in Leicestershire has uncovered several ancient bodies at the site of a new park-and-ride development. Excavations are continuing in Enderby after what are thought to be four skeletons from the Iron Age - dating from before 43AD - were discovered. The team from ... http://celticmythpodshow.com/blog/2008/07/20/celtic-myth-podshow-home-page-9/ Episode 12, The Song of Amergin, is now available and on the feed for download. The Sons of Mil finally break through the magic of the Children of Danu and land on the shores of Erin. They demand recompense for the death of their kin and negotiations take place. Now it ... http://celticmythpodshow.com/blog/2008/07/19/celtic-myth-podshow-episode-12-the-song-of-amergin/ Pics: thiscornwall thiscornwall.co.uk report that the new Cornish logo is receiving opposition from the Grand Bard and the Gorsedd of Bards. On April 1 next year, Cornwall County Council and the six district councils will make way for one unitary authority. The authority's new logo has been ... http://celticmythpodshow.com/blog/2008/07/18/cornish-language-and-logo-taken-from-super-council/ Cerreg Cennen Castle Pic: Ammanford Website Ammanford will be stepping back in time this weekend as the local history society teams up with Dyfed Archaeological Trust to celebrate National Archaeology Week. The Castle and Conquest in Wales will be a free admission, all-day event on Saturday, July 12, between 10.30am and 4.30pm ... http://celticmythpodshow.com/blog/2008/07/17/national-archaeology-week-opens-in-ammanford-wales/ Thanks to the keen eyes and ears of one of our listeners who noticed that Episode 3 was only 12 minutes long instead of the expected 26 minutes, we have discovered that cyber-moles have been burrowing through the interwebs and eaten half of Episode 3! Seriously, thank you to our keen ... http://celticmythpodshow.com/blog/2008/07/16/corruption-at-the-highest-levels-episode-3-breached/ Pic: Wiltshire Times Robin and Bina Williamson, Saturday, July 19, The Rondo Theatre, Bath. A concert of Robin & Bina's original and traditional pieces from Celtic, Indian, Old Timey and English roots - on harp, bowed-psaltery and other instruments - and featuring the East West harmonies of Robin and Bina's voices. After the ... http://celticmythpodshow.com/blog/2008/07/16/the-great-bard-in-east-meets-west-robin-williamson-show/ Pic: Avalonia A new book will be published by Avalonia Books that provides a huge collection of essays on the importance of horns as a symbol to our ancestors. It covers many subjects in its fascinating essays from Cernunnos to Herne the Hunter. Boy, would I love to read this one! Avalonia ... http://celticmythpodshow.com/blog/2008/07/15/horns-of-power-new-book-about-celtic-god/