A sweet and simple round by me for Lughnasadh! Today, this Irish holiday is celebrated around August first, but historically it typically took place around the time of the first harvest of grains. In early medieval Ireland, this was a period when disparate communities would come together for days of feasting, contract-making and friendly competitions- from wrestling to foot racing and horse races.

This song, created by me, is an invocation of Lugh, a Celtic god known for his roles as a divine king of Tuatha Dé Danann, a warrior, and master of all crafts.

This pagan song, by me, is inspired by the ancient Midsummer/Litha/St. John’s Day tradition of rolling flaming wheels down hillsides as a form of divination and a symbolic act of diminishing power.

A performance of "Bridget of the Green Mantle."

Enjoy this meditative exploration of the deity/spirit/s-turned-saint Brigid of Ireland, whose celebration is intertwined with Imbolc, an upcoming Irish holiday heralding the beginning of spring. The songs here are often sweet, slow invocations and prayers for Brigid and her themes of compassion, milk, water, and seeds.

Here’s a new winter playlist with you, full of some of my long-time cherished favorites! Here you'll find old English Wassailing songs, strange apocryphal Christmas stories, shape note hymns…