An Ghaoth Aneas - The South Wind (Tune #1)

This is a very old tune. It's hard to put a date on a folk tune. Most of the time, they evplve over a number of years and through the memories of dozens or hundreds or thousands of performers. And each of those performers may make tiny little changes each time they play the tune, so one tune can diverge into countless variants. Occasionally a folk tune can be traced to a single author, but I wasn't able to find anything definitive in this case. It probably goes back to the late 1700's, but it could be much older.

You can find an entry for An Ghaoth Aneas on the Session website here: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/601.

I recorded this last Fall on my Dixon high D.

An Ghaoth Aneas

Local Musician Releases New Celtic Album

Here's an article from The Portland Press Herald about Matt Shipman's new album "Solitary Wander".

I bought a copy and gave it a listen. He's an amazing guitarist, and while his style isn't strictly what some people would call Celtic, I like the "If it Sounds Celtic, It Is Celtic" perspective. It's also pretty obvious he's a Chieftains fan, which I respect.

In the article, he says that there is "a great Irish music scene here in Portland and in Maine," which I was glad to hear. I haven't found this scene myself, but then I don't get out much.

So check out his album. Also, check out his website: http://shippymusic.com/.

Making Noise: Matt Shipman embraces the diversity of Celtic music | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity Rover) Mission Animation

This has nothing whatsoever to do with whistles. It's just awesome.

And it answers the question "How would Batman land on Mars?"