Celtic Ways Tales

We, Claire Roche and John of Celtic Ways  invite you to visit us on our USA tour starting March 11th and running though to March 31st. This is a networking and small concert. Claire will be performing at various house concerts, lounges, and gardens along the way.  I will be sharing some local ancient Celtic stories and talking to people about our retreats and tours Claire will include performing some songs from her new album in progress, “Now And Then”. Most of these events are donation only. Here is the schedule of dates and cities followed by our programme …. no cover charge, just donation contact us with questions, for details and for bookings Mon: March 11th Rockwood, IL (lunchtime 1:00 pm) contact us for details Wed:  March 12th  Urbana, Illinois Heartland Gallery  (7:00 pm) 112 W. Main St., Urbana, IL 61801 ph: (217)337-4767 Fri: March 14th Santa Cruz, CA contact us for details Sat: March 15th, Monterey, CA O...

Since the recent passing of John O’Donohue, famous for his wonderful book, Anam Cara, Spiritual Wisdom From The Celtic World, I have wanted to post and share some epitaph words about this but found I failed to. I think this is  because the body of John O’ Donohue is now on its way to rejoin nature, and that’s a personal thing. John’s spirit though his writing lives on just as before, so nothing really has changed. A Book I Treasure John’s Anam Cara book is a very easy read. It introduces the reader to several paths of wisdom. This is a book you can randomly open anywhere and start reading, and, by what seems a miracle, it seems relevant. My copy of the book was the first gift from my singer harper partner, Claire . Often, during the moment I am thinking of something she is on the phone and her first words are talking to me about the same thing. Today, I was in the middle of writing another article, and suddenly I was inspi...