Midsummer 2009
Jun 22nd, 2009 by celticshaman
“He must decrease and I must increase.”
At Midsummer the lingers long but the long days have turned and soon the nights will be eating away at the days again. Now we celebrate the summer, the sun, warmth on face, sweat on brow, hands in the earth of the garden. The plants grow so fast you can see their progress from morning to noon.
Enjoy the summer — bless and be blessed.
The Midsummer podcast opens with Fig for a Kiss / Butterfly / Drowsy Maggie by Diana Rowan from the album Panta Rhei - Celtic and Mediterranean Music for Harp (2009). Find it at http://magnatune.com/artists/rowan
Dillon reads from the Folk-lore of the Isle of Man by A.W. Moore, first published in 1891, Chapter VI, Customs and Superstitions Connected With the Seasons. (http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/fim/fim09.htm)
Next we enjoy La Tierche Estampie Royale, from the album Canconier (2009) by Canconier. Find this at http://magnatune.com/artists/canconier.
Our readings from the Carmina Gadelica Vol. 2 by Alexander Carmichael, first published in 1900, are both titled St. John’s Wort. Dillon and Tira read Excerpts 165 (http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/cg2/cg2048.htm) and 168 (http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/cg2/cg2051.htm) in Scots Gaelic and English, alternately.
The final tune is Downstream by Shira Kammen from the Braid soundtrack as released on Magnatune. Website: http://magnatune.com/artists/albums/braid-soundtrack/
We hope you enjoy our podcast and thank you for listening.
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