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Tír Na nÓg. I heard this tale narrated by Ronnie Drew on Strands of the Celtic Knot last Saturday on WEVL. I tracked it down & thought I’d share it since we are at that time of year when the veil is thin & places like Tír Na nÓg are just a breath away. Enjoy.

So here in Memphis we have this volunteer operated radio station. Its not exactly public access, but it's very close. There's an approval process but they basically let each host come in and play whatever. While the station itself is one of my favorite things, that's not what this post is about. What I wanted to talk about is the brave, honorable soul who snatched up the "white people leaving church" time slot of noon to two pm on Sunday. He plays metal. Just 2 hours of extreme metal. It's the funniest shit because the schedule for Sunday morning is full of country and hymns so I know bible thumpers all over the episode are tuning in, only to get blindsided when they get back in their cars. But yeah that's one of my favorite things

I was listening to Rock House, a show devoted to rockabilly, on WEVL while grilling hamburgers tonight & I heard this fun tune by Warren Smith & thought I’d track it down on YouTube Music & share it. For those not familiar with WEVL, they are a listener funded, volunteer radio station in Memphis but you don’t have to be here to listen because they stream live on the Internet. They are seriously one of The City’s overlooked gems. They have definitely introduced me to music genres & artists that I wasn’t familiar with. For instance, Hawaiian slack string guitar. I didn’t know that was a thing that existed, let alone that I enjoyed listening to it and this station has a whole Thursday evening show devoted to it. As for Warren Smith, Fallout fans will know him from his song, Uranium Rock.

I heard this song on Strands of the Celtic Knot today & thought I'd share it. The tune was released in 2014 but it could have just have well been yesterday.

I was an Ozzy fan since I was a teenager in the Eighties. It was nice to hear a proper tribute to him this past Sunday on The First Church Of Rock on WEVL here in Memphis. I don't know how long it will be up but if you go to https://wevl.org then Programs then Archives, you should be able to find the August 3rd recording of First Church Of Rock which is the Ozzy tribute.

If you need your Fallout music fix, check out Swing Shift Shuffle on Thursdays on WEVL. For those Atom Cats out there, check out Rock House on Fridays. The shows are archived so enjoy the past to see if you'll enjoy the future, wastelander.

I heard this band on Strands of the Celtic Knot on WEVL yesterday while walking & thought I'd share.

I heard this song on Strands of the Celtic Knot on WEVL while was on my Saturday walk.