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This is a hard to find old recording on Vinyl of a band I first heard at a Ren Faire in the late 1980s, it's become one of my favorite albums.00:00 Bonny at Morn04:40 Walls of LisCarroll06:44 The Blacksmith09:30 Blackbird14:36 Three Polkas18:05 Hogan's Alley21:35 Restless Waters27:15 Scarce O'Taties29:15 Jock O'Hazeldean33:40 Rights of Man37:15 Irish Ways and Irish Laws42:00 A Cry for PeacePendragon - Music in the Celtic Tradition | 43:25Shiny Shadows | 71 subscribers | 1,683 views | July 13, 2023

In Dublin, Ireland, stands an estate reminiscent of old folklore, complete with its own dragon! Of course, dragons are mythical creatures, so this home only has a dragon made of steel which acts as its gatekeeper. The property, known at Harlech House, was originally built in 1798 by a Welsh immigrant. (The estate is actually named after a town in Wales called Harlech and the national flag has a dragon on it.) Harlech House sits on less than an acre of land but is full of enchantment. It features religious iconography and fairy-tale motifs throughout the seven-bedroom home, but it's...

From yesterday’s San Francisco Chronicle — “Bay Area not maverick enough to read Palin book“: “Our customers are thinking people,” said Nathan Embretson, a bookseller at Pendragon Books in Oakland. “They’re not into reading drivel.” Got it, Nathan. Here’s a selection of some of the non-drively, thinky-type books Mr. Embretson carries at his store, per the Pendragon Books website: Inside Job: Unmasking the 9-11 Conspiracies (Paperback) By Jim Marrs Inside Job is the definitive journalistic account of the hidden role of the Bush Whitehouse in perpetrating the 9/11 attacks......