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Anyway, onto this week’s Songs You Should Hear…
Hear What You Should
It’s been a wild holiday season around these parts, as I alluded in this week’s UMC20 post. Somehow, December has been the busiest month of the year for the second year in a row. That’s a great thing!
It also means that I needed some help getting you some Songs You Should Hear this week. Fortunately, UMC Contributor Jenna Rose has had plenty ready to go in the queue. So many, in fact, that we have enough to feature her picks exclusively for the next couple weeks, if we so choose.
That’s what we’re choosing to do this week. Come get some…
Following the release of January’s “I Look Like My Mother,” Brooklyn-based folk songstress Ruby Landen is back with “Pt. 1,” a moody and contemplative post-breakup ballad that asks the age-old question…
“What is it that’s wrong with me?”
Hear the Single
Some things just seem good for this world, and one of those is the music Iveen has blessed us with. She redefines the word “ethereal” and brings us into a unknown serene dimension.
Hear “Celtic Creed”
With another exciting New Episode Release Day (N.E.R.D.) upon us, we dedicate today’s Daily Spinn to our latest Quinn Spinn guest, Claire Kelly!
Hear Monday’s Daily Spinn
As you’ll see here, Timothy Myles cemented his place as one of Nashville’s most exciting young songwriters this past weekend by winning the inaugural Top Writer Showdown at True Music Room.
Hear Tuesday’s Daily Spinn
We’ve got ourselves a Friday! And, with that, we have another Play of the Day from our friends in radio at The Balcony Show.
Of course we do. It is a new day, after all!
Hear Thursday’s Play of the Day
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We got a little taste of everything at Day 2 of the 30th Annual Celtic Classic in Historic Downtown Bethlehem.
Friday night, the 30th Annual Celtic Classic kicked off in Historic Downtown Bethlehem. The weekend-long celebration of Celtic, food, apparel, and sport also features live music rooted in the traditions of the culture.
In Bethlehem, the Fall Classic doesn’t happen in October, and it does not involve bats, gloves, and pinstripes. Instead, it occurs as soon as the new season kicks off, and the participants in this event are clad in plaid kilts as far as the eye can see.
Sure, it may not feel too much like fall — in fact, the weather on Friday hearkened us back to an earlier festival — but one thing is unmistakable: this year’s Celtic Classic has arrived.
The Celtic Cultural Alliance’s flagship event is a sure-fire hit every September, featuring, among other things, internationally-renowned musicians, authentic Celtic cuisine, tons of unique vendors and, of course, the annual U.S. Highland Games Championship. It goes all weekend, continuing today and lasting into the night with live music on Sunday.
LVU was on-hand Friday evening to capture some of the early action, both in photos and on Facebook Live. Take a look below, and make sure you stop by this weekend!
