Part 1 of our Interview with Philip Shallcrass, Head of the British Druid Order In a ground-breaking show for us, we bring you the first part of an interview with the Head of the British Druid Order, Philip Shallcrass, aka Greywolf. He talks about Druidry, the Order, how he discovered his Path and he even tells us how he got the name 'Greywolf'. The show also contains 4 fantastic pieces of music, including one by Philip himself which re-tells his encounter with the Anglo-Saxon God, Woden. An interview not to be missed! The second half of this interview will be in our next Special show, SP40 Druid Special #2! More resources over at our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com Running Order: News & Views - Sacred Wells by Roland Rotherham in Druidcast #84 2:01 The Fith-Fath Song by Damh the Bard 3:18 Interview 1 with Philip Shallcrass 10.07 The Ancient Ones by Kellianna 27:51 Interview 2 with Philip Shallcrass 32:05 Song at Wodnesbeorg by the Philip Shallcrass 50:26 Listener Feedback - Sean 54:24 The Four Seasons by Blanche Rowen & Mike Gulston 56:27 All the credits for this episode can be found in our show-notes at http://celticmythpodshow.com/druidspecial1 We hope you enjoy it! Gary & Ruthie x x x Released 10 Apr 2014, 1h 2m, 57Mb We love your feedback, please email us at garyandruth@celticmythpodshow.com, or call us using Speakpipe News & Views O.B.O.D. Logo We encourage you to listen to the wonderful Prof. Roland Rotherham as he gives a very stimulating talk on "Sacred Wells and the Beheading Game" in Episode 84 of the super Druidcast. Shownotes and a download link for the Episode can be found at http://www.druidry.org/druid-way/resources/druidcast-obod-podcast). The Fith-Fath Song Damh the Bard Herne's Apprentice The Fith Fath Song, a traditional folk story tells of the traditional Shape-shifting archetype and is wonderfully, engaging and fast-paced tale set to music! It comes from Damh's debut album, Herne's Apprentice. You can find his music on iTunes, or from his website, Pagan Music. He is also the voice behind Druidcast, the official podcast of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids (OBOD, for short) - modern day Druids. You can find Druidcast here and find out more about OBOD here. You can find out more details about Damh on his Contributor Page on this website. Interview with Philip Shallcrass, aka Greywolf Head of the British Druid Order Part 1 of our Interview Greywolf, the Chief 'Wolfsbody' of the British Druid Order (the BDO) created the Order from his realisation he was a Druid in 1974 and his simultaneous realisation that Druids were the shamanic folk of ancient Britain and Europe. He has been chief of the BDO since 1979, sharing the role with Bobcat (aka Emma Restall Orr) between 1995 and 2002. He is a writer, musician, singer-songwriter, artist, roundhouse builder and thatcher. He currently lives in Wiltshire with two of his three sons, not far from his beloved Avebury. He writes regular blogs on Greywolf’s Lair. The British Druid Order, rekindling the sacred fires of Druidry as a living, breathing, Earth-honouring, life-affirming spirituality for the 21st century, drawing inspiration from the threefold stream of Awen’s flow from its source, the Cauldron of the goddess Ceridwen. They offer Distance Learning Courses as well as many Retreats and Workshops at the Spiritual Centre of Wildways on the Borle. You can find his books and music on the BDO Website. You can find out more details about Greywolf on his Contributor Page on this website. The Ancient Ones Kellianna The Ancient Ones Kellianna is an accomplished musician and performer worldwide. Her CD's, Lady Moon, I Walk with the Goddess, Elemental, The Ancient Ones and Traditions are being recognized around the globe as a must have for any lover of Goddess inspired folk music. Her live shows are a combination of acoustic guitar songs and chants to the God and Goddess. In this show you can hear the title track from her iconic album. Th