Lughnasadh 2009
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Lughnasadh, first harvest, the festival instituted by Lugh to honour his foster-mother Tailtiu. The berries are ripe here in my valley — raspberries, blueberries, and brambles. The grapes are swelling on the vine and the long summer days are rushing us towards second harvest. Let us stop, linger for a while, and enjoy this first of the harvest before we rush along.
Dillon Carlyon presents the entire podcast this month. He opens the ‘cast with the song Meanam from the Braid Soundtrack as released on Magnatune (2009). The artist is Jamie Sieber. http://magnatune.com/artists/albums/braid-soundtrack
From the Folk-lore of the Isle of Man by A.W. Moore (1891), Dillon reads Chapter IV: Customs and Superstitions Connected with the Seasons - Lughnasadh and Harvest. http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/fim/fim09.htm
The song Ground follows, by the artist Sulis, from the album Sitting on the Windowsill of Heaven (2009). http://magnatune.com/artists/sulis
Next Dillon reads the entry on the Fath-Fith from the Carmina Gadelica Vol. 2, number 133. This fascinating lore of shape-shifting can be found at http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/cg2/cg2014.htm
We close with Sweeney’s Buttermilk by FIMM, from their album The Tie That Binds. http://www.fimm-folk.com
We hope you enjoy listening and hope you may want to share our podcast with your friends. If you would like more information on the Society of Celtic Shamans or you would like to join our discussions on-line, please go to http://www.faeryshaman.org . May you have a fruitful and blessed Lughnasadh.
