The Celtic Republic of Appalachia Newsletter
	Samhain 1998 Happy New Year!

SAMHAIN by Kathleen Dupree

"The air is crisp again. Green has turned to red and gold as the hand of autumn begins to make itself seen upon the mountains. Pumpkins are wearing faces. Black cats, scarecrows, ghosts and cornstalks stand watch in front yards. Halloween is here. Halloween has its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain."

CELTIC MUSIC IN APPALACHIA
Part 2 of a series by Charles H. Ball

We have heard all our lives how the Celtic people came to the hills of Appalachia and brought their music with them. What was that music like? Most of what we "know" about it is folklore, transmitted from generation to generation and never very closely examined in any way. What we can know about it must be learned by examining the clues which remain today -- our experience of what the music is like now and our more secure knowledge of what their music was like in their home countries.

UILLEANN PIPER MATT McNEELY interview by Charles H. Ball

CELTIC SPIRITUALITY by Malcolm Warford

"The people known as Celts were found in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, Cornwall, and Brittany. When the various tribes of Ireland were converted by St. Patrick, a distinctive form of Christianity developed that drew upon the spiritual traditions already present in the life of the people."

A CELTIC MISCELLANY by Tom Crotty

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