Monthly Marker July 2016: Emian

01 Jul
Preview Cover: Emian-Khymeia

A NEW MONTHLY MARKER…

And actually one that hasn’t even been officially released yet! Our new Monthly Marker is Chêne Blanc, by the lovely Emian. This song features on their upcoming album Khymeia, to be released in a few weeks.

To the ear, this song is a celebration of everything that is good and amazing about Paganfolk of today, and the “Pagan” is accented by a very famous chant, originally written by Zsuzsanna Budapest, incorporated seamlessly into the track.

You can find Emian here:

Monthly Marker June 2016: Nadia Birkenstock

01 Jun

MONTHLY MARKER

Time flies when you’re having festivals…er…fun I mean 😉 and so we have arrived at a new month. Our choice for this month’s Marker is “A Trip to the Islands” by Nadia Birkenstock.

This dream of a harp song is the opening track of her album “The Enchanted Lake”, which she recorded in 2011 together with Mick Fitzgerald as narrator for the stories on this fairytale-like album. Unfortunately Mick passed away recently, so this recording is extra special to all those involved. We will always have his great voice with lovely Irish accent to listen to…

We hope you will enjoy these soothing sounds as much as we do, and maybe join us in raising a glass to Mick!

Nadia Birkenstock can be found here:

Monthly Marker May 2016: Ingrid og Maria

01 May

New month, new monthly marker!

Once more we see a new month on the calendar and that is cause for celebration, because it also means it’s time for a new Monthly Marker! And boy, do we have something special for you this month!

Ingrid Galadriel (Sverresborg, Trøndelag Folkemuseum, Trondheim Vikinglag) and Maria Franz (Euzen) have been friends for years and have been singing together just as long, but only recently did they decide to record something together, which resulted in this astonishing duet!

“Tornerose” is based on a Norwegian folk tune from around 1970. It´s a feminist song, about a woman sitting in her tower waiting for her prince. She is lonely and depressed and no matter what preparations she does, the prince never shows up. In despair she drinks a bottle of wine and takes her sleeping pills, falling a sleep wondering why the prince would make a promise he can´t keep. This duet is sung in Swedish.

From the moment we at CeltCast heard this song we have been in love with the soothing vocals and gorgeous harmonics, and we are very excited to be able to share the song with you! All through May it will be played 5 to 6 times a day.

If you are as excited about this song as we are, let these lovely ladies know, so they might record more! (Or let us know, and we will get word to them of course)

Monthly Marker April 2016: Tjarda

01 Apr

NO JOKE, SERIOUS BUSINESS!
We know it’s April Fools Day, but it’s also the first day of a new month, so it’s time for a new Monthly Marker! This month we chose Tjarda’s latest song, and first release of her upcoming album, Ostara’s Golden Sky!

Not only is the song very appropriate so close after Ostara, but the entire energy of the song is an amazing way to celebrate the start of spring, especially given the weather here in the Netherlands at the moment!

Happy Spring everyone, and enjoy Tjarda’s amazing song this month!

Banner: Tjarda

Tjarda can be found here:

Monthly Marker March 2016: Shantalla

01 Mar
Cover: Shantalla-A Band of Gold

It’s that time again, when we move from one month into the next, and that also means that we get to highlight a new track for a month! And this month we’re not lying when we say it’s a NEW track!

Our friends of Shantalla have only recently released a brand new track and upon hearing it we quickly decided that A Band of Gold was to be our main feature for March. This song, originally written by Maurice McGrath, is a tragic lovestory about a couple that can’t get married because the man isn’t wealthy enough and the woman’s father will not allow it. It is played in a style that is not only what we would expect from a Folk group like Shantalla, but also in a way that immediately makes it a traditional!

Enjoy this track five or six times a day all through March, we know we will! 🙂

You can find Shantalla here:







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