Celebrate Beltane with Fairies, Music and Celtic traditions! Always great to hear from you! Email garyandruth@celticmythpodshow.com, or Speakpipe Show Summary: We celebrate the ancient Celtic Fire Festival of Bealteinne with some pieces about Celtic and Fairy traditions, a fascinating short story set in ancient Cornwall and some wonderful Celtic music. Come join in the fun! More resources over at our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com Running Order: Intro 0:41 News & Views 2:50 Promo by Mary Jones 2:50 The May Festival by Lady Wilde 3:52 The Hills they are Hollow by Damh the Bard 19:27 The Lily by Simon Mitchell 12:08 Haghole by Culann's Hounds 46:52 May Day Superstitions by Lady Wilde 51:15 Outtakes 55:04 We hope you enjoy it! Gary & Ruthie x x x     News & Views We talk about the beauty of the season and explain that this episode is about an hour long being a special episode. We reassure new listeners that the normal episodes are only 25 minutes long. We also play a Promo for Mary Jones, whose amazing website provides much of the source material that we use in bringing you these stories: www.maryjones.us.   The May Festival by Lady Wilde from "Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland" We start with a brief biography of Lady Francesca 'Speranza' Wilde, who was born in 1821 and was the mother of the famous Oscar Wilde. We then read a section of her book, Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland about May Day festivities and beliefs.