Celtic Moment

To conclude, some speculation on what might actually have happened to him after he “disappeared”, and a summing up of his lasting contribution to Welsh identity and Welsh history.

Originally posted 2010-10-28 03:07:51.

A look at Anglicanism from the Reigns of King James I/VI, King Charles I and the English Commonwealth and Protectorate.

Many attempts have been made to set Blake’s “Songs of Innocence and Experience” to music, including classical composers, William Bolcom (1984), Benjamin Britten and Ralph Vaughan Williams, and folk singers Greg Brown (1987), and Finn Coren.” The attempt I am most familiar with is by hip poet, Allen Ginsberg, who accompanied himself on harmonium on his 1970 recording. As a lover of Blake’s poetry I decided to try recording the complete collection of poems, set partly to original music and partly to adaptations of folk tunes. It is presented here in eight videos, with some assistance from my sister, Annette, also a lover of Blake, and my nephew, Lachlan. William Blake (1757-1827), now famous for his unique poetic and artistic vision, was not recognised in his own lifetime. His incredibly rich and imaginative poetry expresses a romantic and mystical view of the world, and, though he loved the Bible, an extreme hostility to established religion and the conventional view of marriage, which earned him a reputation for madness or at least eccentricity. Blake believed Innocence and Experience were the two contrary states of the human soul, and both essential for life. The poems in “Songs of Innocence” either express a child’s point of view or are about children. Many have a matching poem in “Songs of Experience”, giving a different and darker perspective.Though Blake believed children needed to become experienced, he blamed social exploitation, such as child labour, and dogmatic …

Slideshow of some old photos of Carlow

Dr Engels goes on to explain the Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced “Sawain”) and how it relates to modern Halloween. Stay tuned for more!

Tour video of our Trip around Scotland (Days 1-3): Prestwick – Loch Lomond – Argyll Forest – Inveraray – Kennacraig – Islay (Bridgend, Bowmore, Port Ellen, Ardbeg, Laphroaig, Lagavulin, Kildalton Cross, Machir Bay) – Oban – Glenfinnan – Spean Bridge – Fort Augustus Featuring the songs of: Lecker Sachen – Stoier mo Chroi Lecker Sachen – Zu Dir …tief unten im See Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly – Window of your mind (All rights owned by the artists – please contact me in case of problems: hirngabel[at]email.de)

something of a triumph when you consider that it was loosely scripted the night before while watching mtv & eating cheese doodles. The costumes were bum rushed out of a dance/ballet store midday when we should have been in school (hilariously no one in the store was wearing shoes @ the time). That night we created a bonfire in a very small wooded area separating a playground & a congressman’s domicile. The character wearing a green cock hat had his cape catch fire when gasoline was thrown into the fire for spooky special efx. The remainder was acted out the following day… the lines were fed, written on the spot, but mostly improvised. It was edited in 20 minutes in the high school news anchor **** office by bo. we were planning on dropping the costumes back off in a big box, but instead we argued @ the lunch table over who would go. Hilariously the Women, or perhaps one of them from the shop decided to contact our school because they had a sneaking suspicion we was that type & sadly Daru- the persian got us busted cus she looked through the yearbook. Nah, we didn’t get in trouble- the situation was too bizarre after they saw the movie. They just has a lezzi pig bust our chops for 10 minutes. There is another epic film entitled “The Beauty of Horsedroor” we made, but that’s another story & i don’t have a copy right now.

Full coverage of the 2008 UK Strongest Man from Belfast, Northern Ireland

1990 movie starring Christian Bale and Charlton Heston

irishfreedomnews.freeforums.org Part 2 of Oglach John Brady’s Funeral October 8 2009 Strabane