Update: The extended broadcast of part 2 of the Gypsy Scholar’s Orphic Essay-with-Soundtrack series for the Celtic/Neopagan festival of Samhain, entitled “Samhain & Halloween,” is now available for listening–just in time for what’s called “True Samhain” on November 7th–on the “Archived Musical Essays” webpage, along with the playlist on the “Programs Playlists” page, of the Tower of Song website at revradiotowerofsong.com

(For original “Samhain & Halloween” program announcement of 11/03/25, which describes part 2 of the musical essay, see post below.)

Be sure to check out the fantabulous “Samhain” webpage that is dedicated to this musical essay series, which is loaded with images, memes, and supplemental information concerning the people, places and things discussed in the musical essay–so listeners can literally “see what I mean (or meme).”