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Album Review: "Love Me Too Well, I’ll Retire” by Katie Greson-MacLeod

"Love Me Too Well, I'll Retire" by Katie MacLeod
"Love Me Too Well, I'll Retire" by Katie MacLeod

On July 4, 2025, Scottish musician Katie Gregson-MacLeod released her album, “Love Me Too Well, I’ll Retire.” The album was written while Gregson-MacLeod was in London.

Gregson-MacLeod switched from a big label that focused on the next viral hit to an independent label run by a friend of hers. This allowed her the freedom to write music on her terms and not have to worry so much about the numbers.

Celtic Crafts: Celtic Charm Bracelet

Celtic Charm Bracelet
Celtic Charm Bracelet

Charm bracelets are a fun way to showcase something or various things that mean a lot to the person wearing the bracelet. There are a variety of charm options out there, so finding ways to make a charm bracelet unique is easy and fun. One way to make a themed bracelet is to find charms having to do with Celtic music, whether it means general song titles or song titles of a specific band. This particular charm bracelet features charms that correlate to High Kings songs, but many of these songs are traditional Celtic songs.

Album Review: "For The People" by Dropkick Murphys

Dropkick Murphys "For The People"
Dropkick Murphys "For The People"

Irish American punk band Dropkick Murphys released their album, “For the People,” on November 7, 2025. The album consists of 17 songs, and although the YouTube playlist of the album labels the extra tracks as bonus songs, the track list on the band’s merch site has them as a part of the album without any additional labels. 

Celtic Crafts: Junk Journal

Junk journaling has become popular over the past few years. People use it to gather things like movie tickets and other things that would normally get thrown away, and put them in a notebook or journal. I decided to use it as a way to gather things pertaining to the Celtic world. I have included things like tags with sayings, concert tickets, movie tickets, news articles, and more.

Movie Review: "Sing Street"

Sing Street
Sing Street

“Sing Street” is a movie that takes place in Ireland. It is about a boy named Conor who writes music to cope with family issues. Due to financial hardship, he switches schools and forms a band.  The movie was directed by John Carney and stars Ferdia Walsh-Peelo and Lucy Boynton.