I’ve never claimed to be a whiskey aficionado, or expert sniffer. I have only my love of single malt Highland Scotch, and the praises of my friends and colleges of my collection, along with more than three decades experience in consuming it to recommend me. None the less, I think you will be pleased with this review.Continue Reading
While roaming the aisles of the 2021 World Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention in Washington DC, I came across the Scroll Saw Puzzles crafted by Judy Peterson of FanTaminals. Judy was kind enough to sit for an interview, and I am pleased to bring you her story. In 1989, JudyContinue Reading
22nd ANNUAL NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATES IRISH CINEMA AND CULTURE Southern California Cinema Event to Spotlight 15 Films from Ireland Newport Beach, Calif. (October 2021) – The 22nd annual Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) will present the largest celebration of Irish Cinema in North America during its eight-day runContinue Reading
On Labor Day Weekend, I attended Fort Henry Days in Wheeling, West Virginia. While there, I performed with the music group The Wayward Companions, sat in with the Celtic folk music band Gallowglass, and was part of the 18th century encampment! And of course at these events, there are manyContinue Reading
Meet Karolina of The Little Dearies! Karolina is a trained artist and is passionate about art and graphic design. Here is her story. Not only out of love for art but also as a graduate of the State Secondary School of Fine Arts in Poland, my life very simply consists of design andContinue Reading
Meet Sally Redmore of Sally Redmore Seaglass! Sally makes beautiful handmade cards, decorated in pieces of seaglass she has found on her local beach. Here is her story. “You’re talking to yourself, Mum” is a very common expression shouted in this house. You would think after this long that myContinue Reading
For quite some time, I’ve been into a more primal and holistic form of health and beauty. So when I discovered Jenna Caprice of The White Witch Parlour on YouTube, I was immediately hooked on her delivery of information and philosophy on life and the world. Therefore, you can onlyContinue Reading
Detail of “One Day,” a 3.5 x 5 ft pen drawing by Corina Fitzgibbon What inspired “One Day”? Earlier this year, I completed an original pen drawing. This piece is very dear to my heart, it got me through the year that was 2020, through the pandemic and all theContinue Reading
Greetings! It’s a Mythologie Candles type of day here! I am excited about the new Celtic Folklore Summer Collection recently put out by this company. Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to do an actual video unboxing this time. Instead, I took a cool photo to reflect the magic of theContinue Reading
We welcome on board this Galway based family Monika Wojtysiak, Daniel and baby Michalina owners of Francis Soap Shop, based in Galway providing a range of vegan, natural cosmetics and skin care products used to alleviate the symptoms of eczema or psoriasis that many people suffer from. “Chemical overloading alsoContinue Reading
Wolfwalkers is a wonderful little film produced by the same studio that gave us The Secret Of Kells. Now, Wolfwalkers has just received an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature. I mean, how cool is that! This is a first for several reasons, mostly because this film aired on AppleContinue Reading
‘Lights on the Horizon’ is an all-Irish (Ireland and Northern Ireland) book, written during the very first lockdown in 2020. But what makes it so special? Publisher and Celtic Nations Magazine contributor, Niamh Cooper explains.Continue Reading
Here are some neat ideas for St. Patrick’s Day. Celtic Nations Magazine is part of the Amazon Associates program, and your purchase is most appreciated. Erin Go Bragh! Randi ThorneauRandi Thorneau loves to write product reviews. Reach out to her through the main submissions email for Celtic Nations Magazine –Continue Reading
Maisie McGillicuddie’s Sheep Got Muddy Written by Kelly Grettler and illustrated by Darya Beklemesheva, 2020 Texan author gathers inspiration for this new picture book after a long-awaited trip to Ireland. The well planned out, lyrical story follows young Maisie around the emerald isle in search for her lost sheep. CleverlyContinue Reading
In 2013, Tony Roberts (second from left below) and three former co-workers founded the Three Stills Company and set about opening the first Scottish Borders distillery in more than 180 years. l. to r. George Tait, Tony Roberts, John Fordyce and Tim Carton. (Photo courtesy ILF Imaging) Among their spiritsContinue Reading
One of the truly talented artisans I know is Kathy Herdzina. Kathy has been my friend for 10 years, and we both show our work at the Southern California Renaissance Pleasure Faire. Kathy draws the most amazing life studies and she also weaves the most amazing Celtic knot jewelry. That’sContinue Reading
From Oscar, Tony, and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and director John Patrick Shanley (Doubt, Moonstruck), Wild Mountain Thyme captures the romance, lyricism and transcendent beauty of the Irish countryside in an extraordinary love story between two lonely souls. Passionate, determined and smart, Rosemary Muldoon (Emily Blunt) has been in love withContinue Reading
If you’re looking for two folks who know how to have a ‘hot’ time, look no further that Mike Otis and his wife Ginger. Together they are Motley Mike’s Pyrography. Mike and Ginger knew they needed something to occupy their retirement years, and so they turned to a unique formContinue Reading
A Druid’s Herbal of Sacred Tree Medicine by Ellen Evert Hopman, Rochester, VT: Destiny Books, 2008 I came to read A Druid’s Herbal of Sacred Tree Medicine after having read and reviewed three of Hopman’s other impressive books: A Druid’s Herbal for the Sacred Earth Year; The Sacred HerbsContinue Reading
The Sacred Herbs of Samhain: Plants to Contact the Spirits of the Dead by Ellen Evert Hopman, Rochester, VT: Destiny Books, 2019 With my love of the Wheel of Light with its eight spokes and communing with plant spirits through ecstatic trance, I found this title irresistible and hadContinue Reading
The Sacred Herbs of Spring: Magical, Healing and Edible Plants to Celebrate Beltaine by Ellen Evert Hopman, Rochester, VT: Destiny Books, 2020 I was given the opportunity to review a prepublication manuscript of The Sacred Herbs of Beltaine and jumped at the opportunity with my love for her previousContinue Reading
A Druid’s Herbal for the Sacred Earth Year by Ellen Evert Hopman, Rochester, VT: Destiny Books, 1995 I came to review Hopman’s book because of my reading and review of her most recent book, The Sacred Herbs of Samhain: Plants to Contact the Spirits of the Dead and ofContinue Reading
Sacred Plant Initiations: Communicating with Plants for Healing and Higher Consciousness by Carole Guyett. Rochester, VT: Bear & Co, 2015 I was drawn to reviewing Sacred Plant Initiations by its title since I use and value initiation ceremonies for communicating with plants. Also, in first flipping through the bookContinue Reading
The Druid Isle by Ellen Evert Hopman, Woodbury, MI: Llewellyn Publications, 2010. I was led to read and review The Druid Isle after reading Hopman’s first impressive novel, Priestess of the Forest. The Druid Isle, the second book of a trilogy, is equally impressive. Ellen Evert Hopman, a teacherContinue Reading
Priestess of the Forest: A Druid Journey by Ellen Evert Hopman, 2020 I was asked to review Priestess of the Forest by the author, Ellen Evert Hopman, after having reviewed several of her other books. With my long term love for the time-free stories of the ancients, especially storiesContinue Reading
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