St. Patrick's Day is around the corner, and a very special group of musicians is visiting Oak Creek Public Library to take part in the festivities! Rachel and Leah prepare for their arrival by recommending media which celebrates Irish heritage & culture.

Check out what we talked about:

Books mentioned:

"The Carnival at Bray" by Jessie Ann Foley with readalike "No Filter" by Orlagh Collins. "Rememberings" by Sinéad O'Connor. "Tales from Old Ireland" by Malachy Doyle. "The New Irish Table: Recipes from Ireland’s Top Chefs" by various contributors as well as "The Irish Country Kitchen" by Mary Kinsella. "DK Eyewitness Travel" guides with readalike series "Fodor’s Essential" travel guides. "The Guest List" by Lucy Foley with readalike "Smile" by Roddy Doyle. "Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland" by Patrick Radden Keefe with readalike "One Man's Terrorist: A Political History of the IRA" by Daniel Finn. "Love Letters" by Katie Fforde.

Music artists & scores mentioned:

Enya

Van Morrison

Sinéad O'Connor

"The Best of Irish Music: Complete Sheet Music Editions" by Creative Concepts, including "Four Irish Dances" by Charles Villiers Stanford.

Movies mentioned:

Song of the Sea, directed by Tomm Moore

The Secret of Kells, directed by Tomm Moore by Nora Twomey

Wolfwalkers, directed by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart

Register for "Music of Friends: Ceol Cairde" by visiting oakcreeklibrary.org/events

To access complete transcripts for all episodes of Not Your Mother's Library, please visit: oakcreeklibrary.org/podcast

Celtic Impulse by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3484-celtic-impulse

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Check out books, movies, and other materials through the Milwaukee County Federated Library System:

countycat.mcfls.org

hoopladigital.com

wplc.overdrive.com

oakcreeklibrary.org