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           FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS : REC.MUSIC.CELTIC
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       (comments and suggestions: pjmu@pcmail.nerc-bas.ac.uk)

     This document attempts to answer the questions which are asked on 
a
weekly basis in the REC.MUSIC.CELTIC newsgroup.  Please read this 
before
posting a query into the group, as your question may already have been
answered.

     At this time, I know of no archive site for the R.M.C. postings.  
If
anyone has an archive, or would be willing to set one up, please let 
me know
and I'll mention it in the FAQ.

     This document is a prettified, tidied and expanded version of the
Archive sources listing produced by Gerard Manning
(ceolas@celtic.stanford.edu).
It will be posted automatically every Monday.  The increased frequency 
is due 
to the increase in requests which are covered in the FAQ.

Changes from the previous version are marked with a * in the first 
column.

Contents
========

1.0  Introduction
     1.1  What is REC.MUSIC.CELTIC (R.M.C.)?
     1.2  What is the difference between REC.MUSIC.CELTIC and
          REC.MUSIC.FOLK?
     1.3  How is "Celtic" pronounced?
     1.4  How is "Gaelic" pronounced?

2.0  Getting advice
     2.1  I like X, what other bands would you recommend?
     2.2  I have X, Y and Z from band W.  What other albums should I
          buy?
     2.3  I love instrument X - which bands use it, and on which
          albums?
*    2.4  How do I get information/recordings/other about/by band X?

3.0  On-line Information
     3.1  The All Music Guide
     3.2  The Digital Tradition
     3.3  Music archives at UWP
     3.4  Celtic Archive at Stanford
     3.5  Electronic Dirty Linen
     3.6  St. Olaf Tune Index
     3.7  The Living Tradition
     3.8  Richard Robinson's Tunebook
*    3.9  New England Folk Concert Calendar
     3.10  Other sites
     3.11  Mailing Lists

4.0  Ordering recordings
     4.1  Mail order/phone
*    4.2  On the Internet
     4.3  General advice on mail order

5.0  Favourite questions
     5.1  Is Enya related to Clannad?
     5.2  Which part of Ireland are Capercaillie from, and which part
          of Scotland are Altan from?
     5.3  Is Enya dead?
*    5.4  When is the Clan Alba album coming out?
*    5.5  Is there a translation of <song name> by Clannad?

6.0  Celtic Music radio shows
     6.1  UK 
     6.2  USA & Canada
     6.3  Elsewhere

7.0  Acknowledgements

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1.0  Introduction

     1.1  What is REC.MUSIC.CELTIC (R.M.C.)?

          The REC.MUSIC.CELTIC charter states:

          REC.MUSIC.CELTIC is an unmoderated forum for the discussion 
of all
          issues relating to Celtic music.  Generally understood, 
"Celtic
          music" refers to the folk musics of Ireland, Scotland, 
Wales,
          Brittany, (Spanish)  Galicia, Cornwall, the Isle of Man, and
          certain parts of Canada (esp.Newfoundland/Cape Breton), as 
well as
          more recent musical styles (i.e. rock,  jazz, new age) that 
draw
          heavily from these folk traditions.  It should be  
understood,
          though, that not all musicians who hail from 
Ireland/Scotland/
          Wales/Brittany/etc. necessarily play Celtic music.  

          Celtic music is not defined by the passport, ancestry, or 
place of
          origin of the musicans, but by the sound and the feel of the 
music
          itself.  Welcome topics on rec.music. celtic include (but 
are by
          no means limited to), the discussion of artists, songs, and
          recordings; the discussion of instruments frequently used in
          Celtic music; the discussion of festivals and concerts of 
Celtic
          music;  the discussion of bars, pubs, and nightclubs that
          regularly feature Celtic music; the discussion of stores and
          record companies that specialize in Celtic music; and
          musicological discussion of the history, the influences, and 
the
          characteristics of Celtic music.  

          Although it is not, strictly speaking, "Celtic," the 
traditional
          music of England is also a welcome topic of discussion in
          rec.music.celtic, due to the great overlap (in terms of both
          musical history and audience interest) between it and  other 
forms
          of Celtic music.

     1.2  What is the difference between REC.MUSIC.CELTIC and
          REC.MUSIC.FOLK?

          REC.MUSIC.CELTIC is a place for the discussion of both 
traditional
          and modern forms of Celtic music, so as to enable the 
discussion
          of Celtic folk music, Celtic rock, and Celtic new-age, in 
the same
          group.  The instigator (Jim Chokey) and a number other 
posters
          thought there should be a place where one could talk about 
The
          Clancy Brothers, Clannad, Enya, Alan Stivell, Boiled in 
Lead, the
          Pogues, Patrick Ball, Mary Black, Runrig, etc., all in one 
place. 
          Rec.music.folk was a fine place to talk about the 
traditional
          Celtic music, but the more rockish stuff and the more new-
agey
          stuff wasn't really welcome there.  The purpose of
          rec.music.celtic to create a group where *all* forms of 
Celtic and
          Celtic-influenced music could be discussed. That's why it's 
called
          rec.music.celtic and not rec.music.folk.celtic.

     1.3  How is "Celtic" pronounced?

          If you are talking about the newsgroup, the people, the 
language,
          art, culture, etc, then it is with a hard C (as in K - 
Keltic). 
          The only exception is a soccer team in Glasgow, and a 
basketball
          team in Boston who pronounce it with a soft C (Seltic), 
because
          they were/are mainly referred to by English speakers.  The 
Celtic
          languages (Gaelic, Welsh, Manx, Cornish and Breton) have no 
soft C
          (they use S instead), and so would not pronounce "Celtic" in 
that
          way.

     1.4  How is "Gaelic" pronounced?

          In Ireland, as "Gaylic" (I'm useless with phonetic 
spellings, and
          so are most of the people who read this group), but in 
Scotland as
          "Gallic".  The languages are similar, and come from a common
          source, but 1200 years apart has modified things a
          little....(although it is still possible to understand one 
if you
          know the other, given a little effort).

2.0  Getting advice

     2.1  I like X, what other bands would you recommend?

          Questions like this appear on a regular basis.  While it is 
one
          way to broaden your collection and your tastes, you may find 
that
          several other people have asked similar questions in the 
recent
          past.  It is generally better to listen to live music, or to
          listen to other people's recordings than to take advice and 
buy
          something you have never heard.  Radio shows are also a good 
bet,
          as you can sample all sorts of bands without having to pay 
for it. 
          If you are willing to pay hard cash on a whim, you may also 
like
          to buy an album which is talked about on the group without 
hearing
          it, on the basis that if everyone likes it then it can't be 
too
          bad. See also 3.1

     2.2  I have X, Y and Z from band W.  What other albums should I 
buy?

          Again, it is better to listen to someone else's copy and 
then
          decide.  If you can't do that, then you are in the same 
position
          as everyone else when a new release hits the streets - if 
you like
          the band, buy it and see...  This applies equally well to 
older
          recordings. See also 3.1, where ratings and reviews of 
albums by
          fans can be obtained.

     2.3  I love instrument X - which bands use it, and on which 
albums?

          Again, it depends on several factors - the version of an
          instrument (gut strung harp or metal strung, wooden  flute 
or
          silver, etc.), how it is played, the accompaniment (if you 
love
          the flute and buy a recording because someone plays flute on 
it
          only to discover that it can't be heard for a piper......you 
won't
          be too happy), etc.  See also 3.1, and 3.8 for mailing lists
          dealing with one particular instrument.

     2.4  How do I get information/recordings/other about/by band X?

          Some of the most common requests concern Runrig, 
Capercaillie,
          Altan, Wolfstone and Kathryn Tickell.  Recordings can be 
ordered
          from most shops or by mail order, or direct from the record
          company for rarer items (anything by Runrig is freely 
available,
          so please check before asking).  Listed below are the main 
contact
          addresses for information:

               Runrig:        Contact the Runrig Fanclub for more
                              information:

                              55 Wellington Street
                              Aberdeen
                              AB2

               Capercaillie:  Published by Taynuilt Records, 
Highfield,
                              Taynuilt, Argyll, PA35 1JQ.  This is the
                              village which the band hail from and 
it's
                              possible the record company has some of
                              Karen's earlier recordings when she was  
                              with The Etives.  Information from:

                              Stuart Fleming
                              Capercaillie Fan club
                              Chapmanagement
                              PO Box 1155
                              Glasgow
                              G3 7TW

               Altan:         should be freely available, as at least
                              three of their recordings are for Green
                              Linnet, their first can be ordered, and
                              the latest is everywhere....  

               Wolfstone:     The first two cassette-only releases can
                              be obtained from Blackfriars Music.  The
                              third and fourth album, Unleashed and 
The
                              Chase, should be easy to find. Not to be
                              confused with Irish band the Wolfe 
Tones.
                              Information from:

                              Wolfstone
                              PO Box 2
                              Alness
                              Easter Ross

               Kathryn Tickell:    freely available in the UK, and 
from good
                                   mail order sources in the 
US/Canada.  The
                                   rarer recordings and information 
are
                                   available from:

                              The Kathryn Tickell Band
                              PO Box 22
                              Hexham
                              Northumberland
                              NE48 3BT

* If your particular interest is in Capercaillie or Clannad, you may 
be 
*    interested to hear that their distributor, BMG, is now online.  
They are
*    promoting their e-mail address as a feedback mechanism, so if you 
want to

*    air your views or ask for info then contact interact@bmg.co.uk

3.0  On-line Information

     Most archive sources are compiled from contributions from other 
people
     on the net.  If you search for something which you believe should 
be at
     one of these sites only to find that it is not there, then by all 
means
     ask on R.M.C. if anyone can help.  However, you should then take 
the
     answer (lyrics listing, tour dates, or whatever) and make it 
available
     to everyone else by submitting it to the relevant archive.  After 
all,
     that's how they got started in the first place.....

     3.1  The All Music Guide

          Held at allmusic.ferris.edu, and accessible by Gopher, this 
is a
          massive (230,000 entries) database on music of all kinds,
          including Celtic entries.  As well as listing the recordings 
for
          an artist, it gives label, catalogue numbers, track 
information,
          band member info, instruments played, and a rating for the 
album. 
          Most folk artists are listed alphabetically under POP
          (confusingly) and not all entries are complete, but it is a 
very
          useful resource.

     3.2  The Digital Tradition

          Available by ftp (beta.xerox.com) or WWW
          (http://web2.xerox.com/digitrad), this is a listing of 
lyrics for
          several thousand songs, some of which are folk or celtic.  
Very
          useful at times.  Web users may also hear some of the music.

     3.3  Music archives at UWP
          (e-mail datta@cs.uwp.edu)

          These provide extensive lyrics listings, discographies and
          reviews.  Accessible by FTP to ftp.uwp.edu with a limit on
          external connections - try after 1800.

     3.4  Celtic Archive at Stanford
          (e-mail ceolas@stanford.edu)

          Available by FTP to celtic.stanford.edu, or by WWW as 
   http://celtic.stanford.edu/ceolas.html, this provides 
          information on the more popular groups, including 
discographies,
   line-up and history.  Also carries the Mail Order database. 
   (See 4.1).

     3.5  Electronic Dirty Linen

          Dirty Linen, the American folk music magazine publishes an
          extensive calendar of folk and celtic events, mostly North
          American concerts tours and festivals worldwide. The 
calendar is
          about 300kb; most of the celtic entries are also found on 
the
          Stanford archive, but it usually has some unique entries.
          Available by FTP or Gopher to nysernet.org under
*         /listserv/folk_music/dirty_linen, or by WWW at 
*       http://www.xerox.com/PARC/music/AboutDirtyLinen.html

     3.6  St. Olaf Tune Index

          This is an index of printed collections of tunes, with over 
25,000
          entries, mostly of celtic or American-celtic origin. It is 
broken
          up into 25 files in the form  a_index.prn for each letter; 
the
          whole set comes to about 2.7 megabytes. There is also a 
biblio.txt
          file listing the source books and Intro and a Readme for 
more
          information The collection is copyright but freely available 
for
          non-commercial use.

          Maintainer: James Stewart (nigel@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu)
          Available by FTP or gopher from stolaf.edu under
               /gopher/"Internet Resources"/"St. Olaf  Sponsored
               MailingLists"/Omni-Cultural-Academic-Resource/Fine-
Arts/Musi
               c/folk-tunes

     3.7  The Living Tradition

          The UK's latest folk music magazine, which primarily deals 
with
          traditional music, and which leans heavily towards the 
Scottish
          and Irish traditions.  Access by gopher is available via 
               gopher.almac.co.uk
          under "Everything About Scotland".  They should also be 
reachable
          by e-mail as "living-tradition@almac.co.uk", but some users 
have
          experienced problems with this recently.

     3.8  Richard Robinson's Tunebook

  A collection of surprisingly small GIF images of various tunes from
  NW Europe (Norwegian, Swedish, etc. as well as Ireland, Scotland,
  Wales, England, and even a few from the US).  Available by FTP from 
  Celoas (see 3.2), or by WWW at either

  http://www.leeds.ac.uk/music/Info/RRTuneBk/tunebook.html
 or
  http://celtic.stanford.edu/RRTunebook/tunebook.html

     3.9  New England Folk Concert Calendar:

*       WWW: http://theory.lcs.mit.edu/~wald/calendar.html
* FTP: the file is on theory.lcs.mit.edu as pub/wald/concert-calendar.
* email: send mail containing the line "send wald concert-calendar" to
*  archive-server@theory.lcs.mit.edu.  Note that capitalization
*     (or rather, the lack of it) and spelling are important, since 
*  the archive server is rather picky about such things.

     3.10  Other sites

          By WWW (http):

          CURIA Project: Thesaurus Linguarum Hiberniu
             Site:  http://curia.ucc.ie/

          Trinity College Dublin Home Page
             Site:  http://www.maths.tcd.ie/index.html


          Pat Murphy's maze of twisty little passages
             Site:  http://info.cv.nrao.edu/staff/pmurphy/pm-home.html

          University Limerick ITDSRV1 Entry Point
             Site:  file://itdsrv1.ul.ie/pub/webac/home-page.html

          Ireland: The Internet Collection
             Site: 
http://itdsrv1.ul.ie/pub/webac/Information/Ireland.html

          GNN Home Page
             Site:  http://www.iol.ie/IOL-HOME.html

          Ireland's Web Servers
             Site:  http://itdsrv1.ul.ie/Information/ServerMapIreland

          University College Dublin ~[gopher.ucd.ie 70 GIE
          D931114]
             Site:  gopher://nova.ucd.ie:7777/1

          ftp:

          Gaelic-L archive:


             Site:  YEATS.CSUFRESNO.EDU

          Welsh-L archive:
             Site:  SUNSITE.UNC.EDU

          Celtic GIF/JPEG archive:
             Site:  ORANGUTAN.CV.NRAO.EDU:/pub/images/pmurphy
                                          /pub/images/celt

     3.11  Mailing Lists

          These are automatic mail systems which allow a basic
          discussion on specialised subjects.  You are advised to
          subscribe and read a list for a while before you post
          to it, to get the feel of its contents and style.
          (Note if it's a listserv then just mail the command
          SUB list_name your_name, otherwise you send a message
          to the contact)

      Irish Traditional Music
          Mailing list on Irish traditional music, oriented towards 
players
          and traditional, as opposed to popular, music. Membership is 
about
          250, with an average of about half a dozen messages a day. A
          digest form of the list, with summaries of the most 
important
          messages, comes out every month.

          Subscription address: listserv@irlearn.ucd.ie
          List address: irtrad-l@irlearn.ucd.ie
          List address: irtrad-d@irlearn.ucd.ie (digest)
          Maintainer: Paul McGettrick (ARAR6013@iruccvax.ucc.ie)

     Folk Music radio shows
          This is primarily for hosts of folk/bluegrass/celtic radio 
shows,
          but all are welcome to join. Runs about 5-10 messages per 
day
          usually, includes playlists, band information, Folk Alliance 
news
          and chat. Very much US-based.

          Subscription address: listserv@psuvm.psu.edu.
          List address: folkdj-l@psuvm.psu.edu
          Maintainer: Tina Hay, tmh1@psuvm.psu.edu
          (if you are on Bitnet, use the addresses listserv@psuvm and
          folkdj@psuvm)


     Accordion
          Covers all kinds of accordions and concertina. 10-15 
messages a
          week, discusses contemporary accordion music of all sorts,
          instrument building and repair. The archive has lots of
          information on magazines, builders, tutors and tips.

          Subscription address: accordion-request@cs.cmu.edu
          List address: accordion@cs.cmu.edu
          Maintainer: Phoebe Sengers (accordion-request@cs.cmu.edu)
          WWW Archive: 
     
http://www.cs.cmu.edu:8001/afs/cs/user/phoebe/mosaic/accordion.html

     Bagpipes
          Discusses all kinds of bagpipes, including Scottish, Irish
          (uileann), Northumbrian, Spanish, Macedonian, Swedish and 
others.
          Covers technical issues and news mainly of interest to 
players.

          Subscription address: pipes-request@sunapee.dartmouth.edu
          List address: bagpipe@cs.dartmouth.edu
          Maintainer: wbc@quimby.dartmouth.edu <Wayne Cripps>
               Archives and FAQ are available by FTP or Gopher at
               cs.dartmouth.edu in the directory /pub/bagpipes

     Harp
          Subscription address: harp-request@mit.edu
          List address: harp@mit.edu
          WWW Archive:
          file://tns-www.lcs.mit.edu/pub/mail-
archive/harp/harp_archive.html

     Boiled In Lead
          Subscription address: leadheads-request@asylum.sf.ca.us
          Maintainer: John Romkey
          FTP archive: asylum.sf.ca.us /pub/leadheads


     Oyster Band
          Subscription address:
                         oysters-request@blowfish.taligent.com

Celtic language mailing lists:

     In general, this area is covered by the SOC.CULTURE.CELTIC 
newsgroup,
which has its own FAQ.  Postings on these subjects are probably best 
sent
there, but given the volume of traffic on translation of Gaelic 
lyrics, these
have been included for completeness.

     Irish Emigrant (News from Ireland) list:
          Subscribe:  irish-net-request@CS.CORNELL.EDU
          Note that this list cannot be posted to - it distributes 
printed
          copy free to academic sites, but charges $15 for others.

     Celtic Linguist list:    celtling@MIT.EDU
             Contact:     Andrew H Carnie  <carnie@MIT.EDU>
             Subscribe: via above

     Irish Studies list: irish-studies@CC.SWARTHMORE.EDU
             Contact:     Michael Durkan  
          <mdurkan1@CC.SWARTHMORE.EDU>
             Subscribe:   Listserv@CC.SWARTHMORE.EDU

     Celtic-L list: celtic-l@IRLEARN.UCD.IE
             Subscribe:   Listserv@IRLEARN.UCD.IE

     IrTrad-L (Irish traditional music) list: 
          irtrad-l@IRLEARN.UCD.IE
             Subscribe:   Listserv@IRLEARN.UCD.IE

     Irl-Pol  (Irish politics) list:  irl-pol@IRLEARN.UCD.IE
             Subscribe:   Listserv@IRLEARN.UCD.IE

     Ireland (Mostly politics) list: 
          ireland@RUTVM1.RUTGERS.EDU
             Subscribe:   Listserv@RUTVM1.RUTGERS.EDU

     Irl-News (News and articles) list:
          Irl-News@RUTVM1.RUTGERS.EDU
             Subscribe:   Listserv@RUTVM1.RUTGERS.EDU 

     Gaelic-M (Same as Gaelic-L except for MIME support)
          Contact:  Email me if interested 
          kelley@ede.sanders.lockheed.com

     Gaelic-L List: gaelic-l@IRLEARN.UCD.IE
          Language(s): Celtic, Goidelic; PB1201-PB1847
          Irish, Scottish, & Manx Gaelic (GAELIC-L) (not
          restricted to linguistics; also for learners;
          contributions in a Gaelic language preferred)

          Listserver:
                listserv@irlearn.bitnet
                listserv@irlearn.ucd.ie
                listserv%irlearn.ucd.ie@uk.ac.earn-relay
          For questions, contact:
                mgunn@irlearn.ucd.ie (Marion Gunn)
                caoimhin@smo.ac.uk (Caoimhi/n O/ Donnai/le)
                craig@scot.demon.co.uk (Craig Cockburn)

     Welsh-L List: welsh-l@IRLEARN.UCD.IE
          Language(s): Celtic, Brittonic; PB2101-PB2849
          Welsh (also Breton, Cornish) (WELSH-L) (not restricted to
          linguistics; also for learners; contributions in a Brittonic
          language preferred)

          Listserver:
                listserv@irlearn.bitnet
                listserv@irlearn.ucd.ie
                listserv%irlearn.ucd.ie@uk.ac.earn-relay

          For questions, contact:
                everson@irlearn.ucd.ie (Michael Everson)
                briony@cstr.ed.ac.uk (Briony Williams)

4.0  Ordering recordings

     4.1  Mail order/phone

          There is a comprehensive list of mail-order vendors held in 
text
          form at the Celtic Music archives at Stanford (ftp to
          celtic.stanford.edu).  Note that this includes several UK
          companies who may be able to obtain recordings which are
          unavailable in the US or Canada - in particular, Celtic 
Music and
          Tower Records are worth a try, but this implies no 
endorsement of
          their services or pricing.  Be warned that UK prices of CDs 
are
          higher than in the US - usually 10+ pounds, or around $15-17
          before postage.

     4.2  On the Internet

          The Compact Disc Connection has a catalog of 80,000 CDs, 
including
          some popular celtic ones. Prices are usually lower than in 
the
          shops, and many listings have song titles and short reviews. 
They
          do ship to non-US locations for a reasonable price, but for 
import
          CDs refer users to Compact Disc Europe.

*         Access: Previously available through HOLONET, this is no 
longer 
*     available. They supposedly have numbers for modem access in 
about two 
*         dozen US cities, but I have no details of what these numbers 
are...

          Compact Disc Europe claims to have the world's largest 
online CD
          catalog, with over 100,000 titles. They are available by 
modem at
          408-730-8138, 9600 baud,8N1 (San Jose, California number) or 
phone
          305-481-8984 (Florida-based company)

          The Virtual Record Store runs on Gopher; as of a few months 
ago,
          when it was getting started, it had about 4,000 
'alternative' and
          new age titles, but promise 40,000 titles soon. They also 
promise
          to special order anything. 

          Email: vrs@nstn.ns.ca 
*         Gopher: previously at nstn.ns.ca, they seem to have moved.  
Any 
*     info welcomed....

     4.3  General advice on mail order

          When ordering from foreign countries, it is generally best 
to pay
          by credit card.  Although some may take International Money
          Orders, this involves getting the IMO to them, with a letter
          explaining what you want.  In addition, many credit card 
companies
          will insure your purchase automatically (useful if your dog 
eats
          the rare vinyl which took 3 weeks to arrive...).

*         Think VERY carefully before sending cash.  As well as being
          unwise, it is also ILLEGAL in some countries (yes, I'm 
serious!). 
          Also watch out for the handling charge and commission when 
paying
          foreign bills by credit card.  If in doubt, check before 
paying,
          as this can be non-trivial.

          Specify your order in detail - if you want the most recent 
release
          of an album at $15 rather than one of the last four of the
          original release at $200, you'd better make it clear before
          telling them to charge it to your credit card....[;-)]  The 
best
          way is to give full details of the label and catalogue 
number (see
          3.1 for help in getting them).

          Finally, some common sense - if you only want one record, 
get
          together with some friends and order a lot, then share the 
postage
          costs.  Apart from anything else, this may get you a bulk 
discount
          in some stores.

5.0  Favourite questions

     5.1  Is Enya related to Clannad?

          Yes - she is the sister of Maire Brennan, who is the sister 
of Pol
          Brennan, etc.  The whole band are related to each other in 
diverse
          and Irish ways.  Enya (Eithne) sang on Crann Ull and Fuaim, 
before
          going her own way.  See 3.8.

     5.2  Which part of Ireland are Capercaillie from, and which part 
of
          Scotland are Altan from?

          They do sound similar - most people can't tell the 
difference
          between traditional Scottish music and traditional Irish 
music, so
          they guess...  In reality, Altan are Irish and Capercaillie
          Scottish.  The answer to all of these sort of questions is 
usually
          "Lots of different places" (step forward Connor MacLeod...). 
          Although they started in one area (Taynuilt near Oban for
          Capercaillie, and Donegal for Altan), both had various 
musicians
          leave/join, so that now they are very mixed.  Capercaillie 
have a
          famous Irishman in their line-up (Manus Lunny) and are 
produced by
          his brother Donal.  One of Altan comes from Newcastle, two 
from
          Dublin, etc.

     5.3  Is Enya dead?

          No.  This rumour has done the rounds several times, and is 
not
          funny (it wasn't even funny when it first came round).  
Please
          check all facts before posting news to the group, as 
declaring
          someone dead when they aren't is anti-social.  

*    5.4  When is the Clan Alba album coming out?

*   Search me.  At a gig in Cambridge, UK on the 5th November 1994, 
Dick
*   Gaughan said that they were only waiting for the artwork, and the 
*   album would be out very soon - he suggested within about a month.
*   Still no sign....  When it _is_ released, it will be a double 
album,
*   and will be stunningly good if the sampler is anything to go by.  
*   Now all we have to do is wait.

*    5.5  Is there a translation of <song name> by Clannad?

*   Yes (mainly).  However, there are none online that anyone knows 
of, 
*   mainly because all of the traditional tunes are published in books
*   which are readily available, while all of their own work is not 
*   available as no translations were published with the albums.  If 
you
*   _do_ manage to persuade someone to translate the words for you, 
please
*   be sure to post the translation to one/all of the archives which 
are
*   described above.

6.0  Celtic Music radio shows

     6.1  UK 

          There are several folk music radio shows in the UK.  Most 
are on
          local radio (BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio Cambridgeshire 
are
          the two I know of), but there is a show on Radio 2 every 
Wednesday
          which deals with folk in general, and sometimes includes 
Celtic
          bands.  Note that these are folk only, so Celtic Rock or New 
Age
          bands will not normally be heard.  If anyone can tell me the
          schedules, please let me know.

     6.2  USA & Canada

          Throughout the US, the Thistle and Shamrock program carries 
Celtic
          music of various forms.  Details of its broadcast times and
          frequencies can be obtained by FTP from the Ceolas archive 
(See
          3.4).  There are no Canadian entries in the T&S listing, but 
it is
          available in a few places.

     6.3  Elsewhere

          I have no information on other countries.  Please send me 
details
          if you wish additional entries.

7.0  Acknowledgements

          Gerard Manning (ceolas@celtic.stanford.edu)
               for the list of archive sites and mailing lists, plus 
the
               on-line ordering information

          Craig Cockburn (craig@scot.demon.co.uk)
               for answering everyone's questions before the FAQ was 
around

          Jim Chokey          (jchokey@leland.stanford.edu)
               for getting r.m.c. started.
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