I am so excited to share my Spotify playlist with you for Wheel of the Year: The Age of Stone! Music is such a huge piece of my writing process. When I look back on the most important pieces I've written: essays, plays, poems, there is always an associated song that inspired me and pushed me forward in my writing. I listen to music with lyrics when I study or write. There is something about the dual input that really smooths out the wrinkles in my brain and helps me to focus. If you know my dad, this makes sense. He is usually listening to music or a radio show while watching a movie or sports event. Talk about multi-tasking!
Below I have the breakdown of which song goes with which chapter in case your Spotify list gets scrambled. I did curate it in order on the playlist though! The majority of these artists are Irish or Scottish, which was important for me to share with my readers, but also truly what I listened to in order to travel there in my mind. I hope you discover some new favorite music as you listen, and I hope you have the opportunity to imagine how each song inspired each chapter. Some are really obvious and actually appear in the chapter! Others are more subtle. Here is the link to the Spotify Playlist!
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https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0TxdQFtXLkMQ2RGdbbD1Ob
Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy! Let me know in the comments what your favorite song is from this playlist!
Introduction: Hum, Ayla Nereo
A Winter Solstice Wedding: Dance of the Druids, Bear McCreary*
The Wedding Feast: The Jura Wedding Reels, Capercaille*
I've No Spade: Hammond Song, The Roches
I'll Dig With It: Parting Glass, Hozier*
The Oak Grove: The Woods, Hollow Coves
Samhain: The Man Who Can't be Moved, The Script*
The Cliffs: After Rain, Dermot Kennedy*
Yule, The Winter Solstice: Ode To My Family, The Cranberries*
Imbolc: Loch Lomond, Alistair McDonald*
Ferry Timetables: I'll Be Your Lover Too, Van Morrison*
Pearls & Oysters: Cosmic Love, Florence and The Machine*
Gunnhild: An Evening I Will Not Forget, Dermot Kennedy*
Ley Lines: North Country Girl, Acoustic Syndicate and Again for Greenland, The Paul McKenna Band*
Ostara, The Spring Equinox: Deliver Me, Sarah Brightman
The Moon is Waxing: Work Song, Hozier*
Middens: Run, Snow Patrol*
Beltane: Give Me Love, Ed Sheeran*
Maps: MAPS, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
The Summer Solstice: Spirit of the Wild, Brunuhville
The Alder Trees: Never Let Me Go, Florence and The Machine*
Lughnasadh: All I Want is You, U2*
Mabon, The Autumnal Equinox: For Island Fires and Family, Dermot Kennedy*
By the Light of the Dark Moon: Stars, Ayla Nereo
Samhain, Again: My Tears Are Becoming a Sea, M83
Between My Finger and Thumb, The Squat Pen Rests: Silent Night, Bing Crosby*
A Winter Solstice Nativity: The Christmas Eve Reel, The Gothard Sisters*
Sorcha: May It Be, Enya*
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