The Blarney Pilgrims Podcast is a weekly journey to the heart of Irish music. We interview players of Irish music about how they first came to the music and the place it occupies in their lives now. We use the word ‘heart’ intentionally, because heart is what this music, and the people who play it, are all about. It’s a funny, warm and often unexpected journey – and the tunes are crackin' too. NOTE: Hey there - it's Darren and Dom here. So...we want to let you know that last week was the last episode (Ep 94) of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast for now. We've come to a point where we've both decided to take a long pause and focus on a few other things. Knowing how much the podcast means to you all, it's a decision we've been really reluctant to take. What we DO know is how massively grateful we are for every text, every thumbs up, every raised eyebrow of support we've had over the past two years. You are all legends, and we're forever in your debt. Thanks especially to everyone who's become a Patron Saint and supported us through the toughest of economic times, and thanks most especially to the musicians. To those who have been so generous to share their tunes and stories with us, and to those who've welcomed us into pub sessions and festival gatherings and house sessions and campsite sessions. Wherever in the world we've chatted with players of the music, we've been made to feel like lifelong pals. It's a testament to the open heartedness of the communities who keep the music going wherever they are, and we can't thank you all enough. We hope this archive will remain of use to people even as we're taking a pause. So - please do stay in touch, don't be a stranger, and if you see us out and about, do say hello. And we'll see you when we see you. Dom and Darren.
Darren O'Mahony, Dominic Black
An absolute stoater! A Great Session = 'The maximum fun possible, every night!' From Dundalk to Belfast, and finding freedom in Edinburgh. Hamish Henderson and the wild nights in Sandy Bell's. Mike One-Shirt and Luke Plumb; Deaf Shepherd and the great encouragers like Cathal McConnell. The consolations of music. House sessions in Venice Beach, meeting the daughter of the man who wrote Thíos Cois na Trá, and so much more. Awesome. In this episode Nuala plays and sings... Kitty Gone A Milking Táimse Im' Chodladh The King's House (Scottish retreat march) The Flower of Magherally (from the singing of Cathal McConnell) Onwards and Upwards and Thíos Cois na Trá You can find Nuala's music here: https://www.nualakennedy.com/store And since we were talking about it - here's a link to Sandy Bell's in Edinburgh: https://sandybells.com/ Nuala mentioned meeting the poet (critic and activist) Hamish Henderson there once night. Here's a great bio of him from the Scottish Poetry Library: https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poet/hamish-henderson/ Maybe his best known work is The Freedom Come All Ye - a great (GREAT) anti-imperialist song. Peformed here by (who else) Dick Gaughan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nLGKFTH5sw ...So come all ye at hame wi' Freedom, Never heed whit the hoodies croak for doom. In your hoose a' the bairns o' Adam Can find breid, barley-bree and painted room. When MacLean meets wi's freens in Springburn A' the roses and geans will turn tae bloom, And a black boy frae yont Nyanga Dings the fell gallows o' the burghers doon. Dick Gaughan, who I once saw play in the old BBC concert hall at 5 Queen Street, Edinburgh. Around the time when Nuala was hanging out just across town in Sandy Bell's. We seem to say this every week, but what a treat, this episode. Thanks Nuala. -- To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Irish Music Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
'I could play reels all night if I knew enough of them.' Country Sligo in the '50s and '60s, to London then Sydney. Father, mother and uncle playing the fiddle, learning at country house dances and 'having a go myself.' Ceili House on Radio Athlone, and looking forward to Friday night house dances. Falling in love with the accordion. Listening to the greats of the London scene; learning the box, digging trenches and labouring; Kentish Town and Holloway Road. Plenty of work in Sydney, and getting out and about playing for dancers. In this episode Jimmy plays: George White's and The Galway Rambler The Haunted House Set The Stone of Destiny The Sally Gardens and The Sligo Maid ('...two of the old favourites I learned when I was growing up...') The picture of Jimmy that we're using for this episode was taken by Ian Stewart - thanks for permission to use it, Ian. The players you can hear on the audio recorded at Tangambalanga are Jimmy, Joe Fitzgerald, Jamie Molloy, Jody Moran, Gerry McKeague, Edel McBride, Kit Joyce, Declan Simpson, John Joe Noonan, Paul Gallagher, Ian Stewart and others. Apologies to anybody I've missed - it was that kind of weekend. To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Irish Music Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
From Cavan to Glasgow. Party houses and late night tapes. Finding your feet in sessions that suit. Creating your own space to play. The Navvy poet Patrick MacGill, The Road Across The Hill, Newcomer and The Children Of The Dead End. In this episode we play: The Road Across the Hills Newcomer By and By Atone To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. To buy Gráinne's music go here: https://grainnebrady.bandcamp.com/ Visit her website here: https://www.grainnebradyfiddle.com/ And to follow on socials go here: https://facebook.com/grainnebradyfiddle https://instagram.com/grainnebradyfiddle https://twitter.com/grainnebrady https://www.youtube.com/user/bradyg6/featured The artist that I spoke about that designed Gráinne's covers is called Somhairle MacDonald and you'll find him here: https://www.somhairle.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/fatherofschmo/?hl=en Thanks fo much for this Gráinne. I can't wait to hear what's next. Cheers -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Irish Music Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
Tin whistle with Marian Egan (Flannery) in Hulme. Touring New Zealand and Australia. First banjos and joining Curragh. Toss the Feathers and choosing work over the road. The social side of learning. Joe and Jack Cooley and the lost tapes from America. The Love of Lucia, Kitty's Twelve Roses and The Gort Mile. In this episode Angela plays: Port Chuilinn / The Munster Buttermilk / Bobby Casey's (Banjo jigs) The Coalminers / Patsy Toughey's / Finbar Dwyais (Tin whistle set) Flat Water Fran / Little Fair Cannavans (Tenor Guitar) The Rainy Day / My Margann / Coleman's Cross (Banjo reels) To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. To buy Angela's album 'The Gort Mile' go here: https://www.angelaushermusic.com/shop/ To read her beautiful liner notes go here: https://www.angelaushermusic.com/about-the-album/ To follow Angela online go here: https://www.facebook.com/ange.durcan -- Podcast Recommendations: At the top of the show Darren mentions a rake of podcasts he thinks are worth your time and money. Give them a whirl and let us know what you think. Irish Music Stories by Shannon Heaton: https://shannonheatonmusic.com/ims/ Tell Me A Story by Eddie Lenihan: https://shows.acast.com/tell-me-a-story-with-eddie-lenihan Fire Draw Near by Ian Lynch: https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear Blindboy Podcast: https://play.acast.com/s/blindboy Get Up In The Cool by Cameron DeWhitt: https://getupinthecool.fireside.fm/ That's it for another week. Angela thank you so much for all your time, chats and tunes. Cheers, -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
Irish Fenian rebellion prisoners and the songs of the last convict ship to Australia. Ned Of The Hill, John Boyle O'Reilly and Exile In The Kingdom. The Stardust Hotel and the birth of Drogheda Boxing Club. The London squat scene, Jamaican sound systems and the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. Secret Family Recipes and looking back at tradition with rose tinted glasses. No Bother. In this episode we hear: O'Niell's March Last Rose Of Summer Freedom - Exile In The Kingdom Ned Of The Hill Goodnight Sweetheart Make sure you check out Enda's ABC Australia documentary 'Songs of the last convict ship'. You'll find it here on the ABC's site: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/the-history-listen/songs-of-the-last-convict-ship/12767044 If it's geo-restricted in your country you can listen as a podcast via Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/songs-of-the-last-convict-ship/id1337405260?i=1000495597902 You'll find everything you need to know about Enda's film work on his website, including the brilliant 'Secret Family Recipes' here: http://virusmedia.com.au/ Enda also sent us the video he made for Exile In The Kingdom back in the day. Exile In the Kingdom features Tony Conaghy, John Hodgins, Joe McCormack and Gavin Kierans. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeWesoxGPE0&feature=emb_logo The book I mentioned about the socio-political effects and consequences of ecstasy and rave culture is called 'Altered State: The Story of Ecstasy Culture and Acid House'. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/269851.Altered_State -- To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
Buying your first guitar with your confirmation money. Playing 182 tunes in two hours. Winning Réalta agus Gaolta. Cutting your teeth in Raglan Road Orlando. Finding a mentor in Kíla's Rónán Ó Snodaigh. Translating the craic. Avoiding the abyss of lockdown and a casual Disney Princess flex. In this episode Maċa play: Devil's Den Something Blue Feel Like Home Call On You Buy Maċa's new album 'Spiral' here: https://macaofficial.com/ Follow them on the socials here: https://www.facebook.com/macaceol https://www.instagram.com/ceol.maca/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1L87VSmApBE1phXvDw8g Catch Maċa live during the Irish Music Magazine's St. Patrick's Day From Home Facebook Live gig. https://www.facebook.com/events/2823877824517871 Finally here's that link to the Paddy Glackin and Jolyon Jackson 'Hidden Ground' album I mention at the top of the podcast. NOT TO BE MISSED! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UTjsLyEgog&ab_channel=PereGrino To listen, stream or download this episode simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. Saoirse, Naoise and Ciara thank you so much for everything getting this chat together. Legends! Cheers, Darren -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
Finding Michael Jackson in the Blue Mountains after ten years in a Buddhist Bush community. A year of four hour nights. Mozart with a Sligo lilt. Ten hour train trips for one hour lessons. Scottish baroque music, modal tunes, violin d'amore, and combining art music and folk music. Catch Shane Lestideau in Queenscliff during the Boxwood Festival from the 19th to the 21st of Feb 2021. Joining Shane at Boxwood are Maggie Carty, Máirtín Staunton, Andy Rigby, Aifric Boylan, Chris Norman and Coral Reid. For tickets, online registration and Zoom Huddle info, go here: www.boxwood.org In this episode Shane plays: Capricorn Rising Castle Kelly's / The Ivy Leaf / The Otter's Holt / The Glass of Beer The Horseman's Port Tam Lin / The Juggler Sonata on the Lea Rig To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. To Find out more about Shane go here: https://www.shanelestideau.com/ To follow Shane online go here: https://www.facebook.com/shane.lestideau/ Shane, thank you so much for this. Cheers, -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
Stiff Little Fingers, punk rock, rebel songs and finding your tribe. Getting your head shard. Good listening makes good music. An Achill Island session and a musical awakening. Losing good friends and finding solace in music. GameStop, countercultures, DIY creativity, Inflammable Material, and of course, The Irish Mandolin... 1-2-3-4! In this episode Aidan plays: My Singing Bird / The Bird In The Bush Junior Crehans / Nightcap McQuillans Hill (Original) Michael Gregory's (Original) Kilnamona Barndance (From the playing of Martin Hayes) To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. Please make sure you head over to Aidan's website, it's well worth the visit: https://theirishmandolin.com/ While you're at it make sure you follow Aidan on Twitter: @TheMandolin -- I bloody loved this chat Aidan. Thank you so much for sharing your stories, your tunes and for being the kick up the arse I needed to finally listen to The Stiffs. Legend! mandolinfluencer D -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
Digging into tunes. Paddy Jones. The Draoicht. Sports and music, and finding your place in both. Coaching basketball in Ireland and the Tralee Tigers. Carl Hardebeck, The Blind Bard of Belfast. The fiddle as an old person's instrument. Sliabh Luachra. Padraig O'Keeffe. Paddy on the Hardwood. Slow airs in sessions and New Mexico polkas. In this episode Rus plays: Westfort Gals The Pikeman's / Down The Glen (Marches) Farewell To Whiskey / The Dark Girl In The Blue Dress Leaving Lerwick (Paddy Jones Slow Air) Kerry Polka / Purple Lillies To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. You can find out more about Rus on his website here: https://www.rusbradburd.com/ You'll find Rus's book 'Paddy on The Hardwood' here or ask about it at your local book shop: https://unmpress.com/books/paddy-hardwood/9780826340276 Paddy Jones 6 YouTube videos. Absolutely worth a watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEMlutJrUsOZnj84sQ-aVbsTNpUxqw7pt During the interview Rus mentions Carl Hardebeck. This is a great piece about him here: The Blind Bard of Belfast: Carl Gilbert Hardebeck: https://www.historyireland.com/18th-19th-century-history/the-blind-bard-of-belfast-carl-gilbert-hardebeck-1869-1945/ -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
The Liam O'Flynn Award. Digging into the Irish Traditional Music Archive. Ulster hunting songs and mummers. Hare coursing. Life in Lurgan County Armagh. The Ceili House and legend of Seamus Tansey. Prehistoric cairns and building on the tradition. The magic of the session and finding inspiration in the music. In this episode Barry Plays: The Holy Trinity Reels: Clancy from Clare / The Rambles of Ennis / Master Rowesome's Of Sportsmen Bold The Chicken Gone to Scotland / Unnamed tune from Fintan Vallely Johnny Henry's To buy Barry's music go here: https://barrykerr1.bandcamp.com/ To find out more about Barry and his art fo here: https://www.barrykerr.com/ To follow Barry on socials go here: https://www.facebook.com/ceol1111 https://www.instagram.com/barry.kerr/ https://twitter.com/barrykerr1 To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. Barry, thank you so much, this was a blast. -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
We ARE the source.' John Kelly of Capel Street and Scattery Island. Hiding the fiddle under your jacket in Dublin in the rare oul times. Strange hornpipes, slip jigs, slides. Patsy Geary, Jimmy O'Donahue and Kilfenora's three bakeries. The memory palace and preserving a life. Ireland, Australia, Tommy Potts posters and the evocative power of seagulls. Searching out the music in Darwin. Sydney, Melbourne and going back home. Also, maybe young kids shouldn't listen to the intro of this ep. There's a bit of Santa chat in there they might wanna miss. Thanks to Bill Martin of Geelong for helping make this episode possible. Mary Brennan's (after Aoife's great, great grandmother from Scattery Island) Hornpipes - The Ebb Tide and John Kelly's Hornpipe Jigs - Bimish Ag Ol, Patsy Gearys and Brian O'Lynn's Two reels - The Cabin Hunter and Delia Crowley's Three jigs - Scattery Island, Siney Crotty's and John Kelly's Slide The amazing website Aoife created archiving the music and work of her grandfather, John Kelly, is here: http://johnkellycapelstreet.ie/ And you can find Aoife's web design work here: https://www.aoifekelly.com You can find more info about Mise Fosta here: https://www.instagram.com/misefosta/ 'We aim to change the culture of abuse and harassment within the Irish traditional music & dance scene. Contact us at misefostarunda@gmail.com' And you'll find FairPlé here: https://www.fairple.com/ 'FairPlé aims to achieve gender balance in the production, performance, promotion, and development of Irish traditional and folk music. We advocate for equal opportunity and balanced representation for all.' To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
A bit of beach time, and the third of our compilations from the year of 2020. Featuring Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Una Monaghan, Jason Rouse, Emma Lewis, Joanie Madden, Rita Farrell, Daithí Gormley, James Keane, Tara Howley, Sean Lally, Cathy Custy, Hajime Takahashi, Catherine McEvoy, Ciaran Kelly, Cameron Mather, Áine Tyrrell, Sean Mathews, Liam Thomas Bailey, Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin, Tola Custy and Tola Custy live with Ado Barker. The tunes (I think we've got 'em all...) Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh - Kitty Lie Over Una Monaghan - Nana Nora's and The Clean Player Jason Rouse - The Famous Ballymote / Scotch Mary Emma Lewis - Dwyer's Jig / O'Sullivan's March / untitled jig Joanie Madden - The Cat's Meow Rita Farrell - The Happy Days of Youth and Colonel Rodgers' (often known as McKenna's 1 & 2) Daithí Gormley - Last Night's Fun James Keane - tunes to bring his father back for a visit - Tom Ward's Downfall, Farewell to Erin (from the playing of Paddy O'Brien) and Dillon's Fancy Tara Howley - The Legacy/Paidín Ó Raifeartaigh Sean Lally - The May Morning Dew / Humours of Ballyloughlin Cathy Custy - A Jig and the Cliffs of Moher Hajime Takahashi - Unnamed Tune Catherine McEvoy - Bánchnoic Éireann Ó Ciaran Kelly - The Showman's Fancy and The Galway Hornpipe. Cameron Mather - Fergal O'Gara's / The Bag of Spuds / The Boys of ‘45 Áine Tyrrell - In This House Sean Mathews - Welcome to Ballsgrove Liam Thomas Bailey - The Broken Parts + The Maids of Mitchelstown Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin - The Deepest Breath Rita Farrell - The Drunken Gauger / The Humours of Ballingarry / The Girl From the Big House Tola Custy - Love at the Ending and Tola Custy with Ado Barker - The Broken Pledge/The Porthole of the Kelp/Jenny's Welcome to Charlie Our heartfelt thanks go outto everyone who's supported the podcast over the past year with emails, chats, words of encouragement and suggestions. And to the musicians. Seriously - without you all, we wouldn't be doing this. All the best from us to you for 2021. Hang in there. Love Darren and Dom -- To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
Ahh, the week between Xmas and NYD. Sure what else would you be doing but watching classic TV and making best of 2020 lists. Here's part 2 of our SMASH HITS 2020 to help you through. Don Meade -The Haunted House and The Lark on The Strand Shannon Heaton - P. Joe Hayes Number 2, The Cottage in the Grove and The Mother and Child Reel (with Matt Heaton) Elaine O'Sullivan - Toss The Feathers and Grandpa Tommy's Ceili Band Caitlin NicGabhann - Slip Jigs: Na Ceannabhain Bhana, Bean Phaidin, Nead na Lachan Hajime Takahashi - The Mountains of Pomeroy Geoff McArthur - Free Trade Hill Liam Thomas Bailey - Two Bird Stone Jody Moran - The Road to Lisdoonvarna and The Gatehouse Maid Mairtin Staunton - Trippin Up The Stairs and another jig Caoimhin O'Raighallaigh - The Lonesome Jig ('or an echo of it, anyway') Una Monaghan - An Dearcadh (from the album 'For') Michael Walsh - The Visitor (from the album 'Quarehawk') Rob Zielinski - Black Mare of Fannett / The Yellow Heifer Ewen Baker - Sheehan's Reel Mary McEvilly - Old Joe's Jig, Maid on the Green and Sweet Biddy Daly Kevin Crawford - Hula Hoop / Mary Bergin's Gan Ainm A huge thank you, as always, to these musicians who shared their music and their stories with us. -- To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
All the best of the tunes and songs from the last year of Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. And by way of thanks, the conferring of titles on the Patron Saints who've supported the podcast over the last year and a half. 'Out of the blue, maybe thirty, forty birds come and they all start singing beautiful, that was the feeling it had like, you know...' Thank you, above all, to the musicians who were so generous to chat with us over the past year. Featured in this episode... Karen Dolan - Calliope House and Fi's Frolics Aifric Boylan - The Golden Castle / Mickey Callaghan's Fancy Daithi Gormley - My Love is Fair and Handsome and The Maid of Mount Cisco Kevin Crawford - Old John's and The Longford Tinker Luke Plumb - The Cornerhouse, The Lady's Pantalettes and The Bird in the Bush Jack Brennan - Garrett Barry's Jig Caity Brennan - Roll Out The Barrel / Christmas Eve / Castle Kelly Catherine McEvoy - East of Glendart / The Green Fields of Woodford Theresa O'Grady - The Milky Way (Vincent Broderick) Ken Fleming - three polkas, one unnamed and The Blackwater 1 and 2 Eoghan O'Ceannabhain - A song Eoghan learned from his father and grandmother - Meiriceá Merran Moir - The Longford Collector / Castle Kelly Úna Monaghan - Mammy's Mick Doherty - The Stack of Barley and The Bantry Bay Hornpipe and finally, to finish, Bush Gothic (from June 2019) and Joe Fitzgerald - Andy's Gone With Cattle -- To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
The legend. 'We just kept climbing up that mountain.' The hardest working woman in folk music. Hearing Mary Bergin and the beginnings of a career in the entertainment business. New York, the drive to succeed and picking up the phone thirty times a day to get a gig. Balls, weddings, county dances, and the circuit. An American in Ireland. Tour(s), interrupted. 'It's a tough old racket.' Keeping going and being present for the opportunity. And the tunes! The Palm Tree (Billy McComiskey) and a tune from Brendan Mulvihill The Cat's Meow Cailín na Gruaige Doinne (The Girl with the Brown Hair) A reel and Hynes's March You can find out about the 'Cherish The Ladies Concert Christmas In Ireland' here. http://cherishtheladies.com/ And you can buy tickets from here: https://boxoffice.mandolin.com/collections/cherish-the-ladies-christmas-in-ireland And Joanie's website has loads of extra good stuff: https://joaniemadden.com/ To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. Joanie Madden: thank you. -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
So much in here: piping as meditation and not setting fire to the old Ganley flute. Starting on the whistle but falling for the pipes despite the danger. The eternal conversation: reeds, drones and regulators. The session spaces of Belfast, open piping closed piping, Tommy Reck and saying 'I Love You' to Liam O'Flynn. Being a girl and running an all female session. A room tuned to G Minor, the Drogheda connection, the five string banjo and 'Lovely Leitrim.' Oh. And Robbie Williams and Graham Norton too. Bish Bash Bosh. What a treat. The tunes: Two jigs - Mama's Pet and Hinchey's Delight Alexander's Hornpipe and The Kildare fancy Two McKenna Reels The Sailor's Cravate, I'm Waiting For You and Bonny Kate (from the playing of Tommy Reck) The Drunken Gauger and Lovely Leitrim (thanks Mr & Mrs Farrell) Every week we are amazed by how much fun we've had - seriously. And then the next week we are amazed all over again. Rita, thank you. P.s. For anyone interested in the London Facebook group mentioned in the episode you'll find it here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/IrishMusicLondonGroup -- To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
Stories of a life in music, so far. Ancient tunes and new ones, losing a loved one and finding her again through tunes. The Irish connection. Out of The Wind, Into the Sun: depression, loss, and the therapeutic power of psilocybin mushrooms. Recovery into music. All of everything in a single tune. 'Keeping myself in the air as an artist.' Country song-smithing, Darren's unending love of pop, Dom's unending love of neon COLD BEER signs. The road, the weight, a writer not writing. Bruce Springsteen, Cillian Vallely, Jon Bon Jovi and a little bit o' John Denver. The tunes: Castle Kelly's and Brelydian (Bob Brozeman and Donal O'Connor) Two Bird Stone The Broken Parts + The Maids of Michelstown Sinead Maire's Jig (Cillian Vallely) and the Sporting Pitchfork Lucy Farr's and 'The 99' To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. You can listen to Liam's other podcast about depression, psilocybin mushrooms, psychedelics and recovery over here: https://soundcloud.com/thecuriosityhourpodcast/s08-e156-liamthomasbailey You can buy Liam's music and band (Two Bird Stone) from here: https://liamthomasbailey.com/ And you can follow him here: https://www.facebook.com/liam.bailey.338 https://www.instagram.com/liamthomasbailey/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnjugXbIK0y0PvpqaYXtaA?viewas=subscriber Finally, the Triúr series by Máirtín Hayes, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Peadar Ó Riada that Liam mentioned can be bought here: http://www.peadaroriada.ie/shopstoresiopa/ Thanks Liam. This was a cracker. -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
A chat to mark passing the 100K download mark, with Gerry McKeague of Belfast and Geelong. About what we've learned so far and where we're going. Seriously great fun, and a lovely chance for us to think out loud about what this all means to us. And to say thank to all of you who've travelled with us this far. Tunes: Darren plays Sandy River Belle and Morphine Dominic sings Please Tell My Brother and Gerry sings Sailing Southwards from Rathlin Island During the episode Darren spoke about his good friend Jae Mulder the urban explorer. This is one of the last posts Jae made to Reddit before he moved on. He was always a very careful guy when it came to sharing as he didn't want to get in trouble with the law. Well in the end that didn't really matter so he shared his adventures with us all. RIP Jae man. HOONK HOOOOONK! Photo album: https://imgur.com/a/WOS0G Reddit Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/brisbane/comments/8480df/over10yearsagoiusedtobeheavilyintourban/ Darren also mentioned a place called 610 Anne Street in Brisbane that the DIY punk and noise scene was based around for a time. Here's a great article that brings some of it to life. https://gladrappa.wordpress.com/2012/03/18/610-ann-street-circa-2005/?fbclid=IwAR0AGbPH6-5DFO6aKj3UYIx-n5WYAoui8YRI5g1o7FtFl_t08N7WpvNcfqU -- To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
Kilfenora; the nervous you get playing in front of ten people, worse than playing in front of a thousand. Leaving your ego at the door. Being happy with what you're doing, being happy within yourself. First hearing the pipes and the trials of competition. Restless creativity, and finding your way to Riverdance. Managing social media and the inner self. (And a Burmese Mountain Dog called Saoirse). The tunes: The Cat's Meaow (Joanie Madden) and Ward's Jig The Three Kilfenoras A Slow Air... Queen of the Fair and Two jigs Tara Howley Music: www.facebook.com/tarahowleymusic/ Tara's Instagram is here: www.instagram.com/tarahowleymusic/ There's a cool video of Tara and her dad here: Tara Howley Traditional Irish Music and Dance www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVMrAJN5UzQ Thanks Tara. Lovely stuff. -- To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
" 'England gave me everything I ever wanted.' " The Quarehawk. Big Tom, Margo, the Manchester scene; Irish, English, and in-between. A love of England and making a whole out of two halves. Grieving, and crafting an album. Fathers, sons, boys, men. Asturias, the flute and identifying as one thing or another. Getting Kepa Junkera to play on your album. And so much more. Brilliant stuff. The tunes: Quarehawk (from Michael's album of the same name) The Boys of Bluehill and the Stockport Hornpipe The Visitor (from Quarehawk) The Shores of Loch Bran Muñeira de Rengos Paddy's Return and the Trip to Athlone -- To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. You can buy Michael Walsh's music from: www.michaelwalshmusic.com or https://michaelwalsh1.bandcamp.com/album/quarehawk Buy merch from: https://www.mudchutney.co.uk/collections/michael-walsh-quarehawk-clothing To read about Michael's academic research go here: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/music/people/phd-researchers You can read the paper 'Gender and Culture: Revoicing Traditional Song in Context' by Lillis Ó Laoire here: https://www.ictm.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Gender-and-Culture-Revoicing-Traditional-Song-in-Context-Lillis-O-Laoire.pdf While you're clicking links, make sure you check out the other artists on Michael's album: Liz Hank Cello : www.lizhankscello.com Mike Garry Poet: www.mikegarry.co.uk Kepa Junkera : www.kepajunkera.com Leticia González Menéndez & Rubén Bada L-R : https://l-rpostfolk.bandcamp.com/ Simon Bradley https://www.musicscotland.com/cd/simon-bradley-luke-plumb-wintering-out.html Bryony Griffiths & Will Hampson https://bryonygriffith.com/ Ríoghonach Connolly : www.rioghnachconnolly.com Michael McGoldrick : https://michaelmcgoldrick.bandcamp.com/album/watermans-live-ep I think that's all! Michael - thank you. -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
Jig songs, syncopation and keeping away from the funky chicken tunes. Playing out til 4 in the morning with your dad on a Fleadh Saturday night. The magic of Donegal, chancing your arm for a Riverdance audition and not talking to Maria Carey at the pyramids. Finding your own musical voice. Battering, sets and the beauty of West Clare dancing. Youth trad Tinder, the elusive high G# and teaching the concertina to learners across the world. To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. In this episode Caitlín plays: Slip Jigs: Na Ceannabhain Bhana, Bean Phaidin, Nead na Lachan Jigs: One for dad and 'Tune for Bernie' Waltz: Sunday's Well Reels: Leeside Sessions, Reel with the Beryl, Come west along the road Set dance: Planxty Davis Make sure you check out Caitlín's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/Caitl%C3%ADnNicGabhann/videos And while you're there check out this tune Caitlín wrote during lockdown, with Ciaran on octave fiddle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Suy6RheAk The Mullagh Half set which we spoke about can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPwfGJEJb0c&t=43s This is the RTE short doco on battering from 1971: https://www.rte.ie/archives/2016/0210/766882-beat-of-the-feet/ Here's a rough video of Caitlín's uncle John Murphy dancing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5D39XOIBDM And another with Caitlín's mam (Bernie) joining him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n1imz9ZWnI This is a video of the step-about that would happen at some point during the night of the annual housedance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zETbZAJJeLg&t=10s The musicians: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbFIz2ykTbY FINALLY. You can buy Caitlín's music here: https://caitlinciaran.bandcamp.com For those looking for concertina lessons you'll fine the website here: https://www.irishconcertinalessons.com And finally the concertina week Caitlín mentioned can be found here: www.ConcertinaWeek.com Caitlín this was 100% great craic. Thanks for the chat, stories, phenomenal tunes and for opening our eyes to the world of battering. -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
From Ballsgrove to Dooley Gate. Drogheda singing group to Marcelo Bielsa. Innovating and finding your voice. Halloween, bonfires, fireworks, hash and Scrumpy Jack. Parochial Kavanagh, Jinx Lennon, Blindboy Boatclub and the rise and fall of the commuter belt. This is Sean Mathew's second appearance on the podcast and it's bloody good for the soul I tell ya! Most of the chat is based around Drogheda but really, everything that is said in here will apply to most large towns. In this episode Sean sings: Sweet Dooley Gate Annan Waters Welcome To Ballsgrove The Commuter's Song Turns and Tolls To buy Sean's music, particularly his new single 'Welcome To Ballsgrove" go here: https://seanymathews.bandcamp.com/ Visit his website here: www.seanmathews.com/ To follow him go here: www.facebook.com/seanmathewsmusic www.instagram.com/seany.mathews For those that believe seeing is believing, here are some photos of the school Darren spoke about... Grim! https://www.facebook.com/humansofstmarysdiocesan/photos/pcb.1911664279087736/1911664112421086 https://www.facebook.com/humansofstmarysdiocesan/photos/pcb.1911664279087736/1911664099087754 https://www.facebook.com/humansofstmarysdiocesan/photos/pcb.1911664279087736/1911664202421077 Sean, this was an absolute blast and much needed. Thank you again. ... To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
Mitching classes to work on your music. Sean-nós: 'My granny would have just called them songs.' Tradition and change, art and technique and the soul of the thing. Writing in English, writing in Irish. Activism, collectivity and music as barriers against despair. The tunes: Two reels - The Green Bunch of Rushes and The Merry Sisters of Fate Tá na Páipéir dhá Saighneáil A song Eoghan learned from his father and grandmother - Meiriceá The Monaghan Jig and Eoghan's song, The Deepest Breath You can find the video for The Deepest Breath here, and it's unmissable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjPHKJaCb38&feature=emb_logo Directed by Myles O'Reilly. 'Solas An Lae,' Eoghan's album with Ultan O'Brien, has one of my favourite covers of all time - and the music is cracking. Pre-order it here: https://eoghanultan.bandcamp.com/releases?fbclid=IwAR0pR0UxdIctwvOacAzaW1sDF4enXl6FNQbLrEKKp-6qoXCD47_lmZPR-V8 And you can find a link to People Before Profit here: http://peoplebefore-profit.com/ Eoghan, thank you. -- To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
The elusive nya! Making tunes your own, ornamentation and phrasing and the old East Clare style. Francie Donnellan, Seamus Bugler, Martin Woods and a tune by the stove. Learning, loving, leaving the music, and returning. 'Songs My Father Sang,' the journey, knowing yourself and the truth in music. The tunes Cli plays this week: The Corner House and The Glen Allen (two reels) The Binder Twine (Lifted from the 'Songs My Father Sang' album) Caisleán An Óir The Trip To London and The Legacy (written by Cli Donnellan) You can buy Cli's CD from her website: https://www.clicreativechange.com Or if you're so inclined it's also available from Cli's Bandcamp here: clidonnellan.bandcamp.com While you're there make sure you check out 'Songs My Father Sang'. A collection of 13 songs put together by Cli of her father Sean Donnellan. You can also join Cli every Sunday at 12 Noon (Irish time) on The Morning Dew Trad Music Radio Show over at Scariff Bay Radio: http://www.scariffbayradio.com/ Thank you Cli, for such an immersive, beautiful conversation. ... To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
A Supergroup at the National Celtic Festival. Remembering and forgetting the names of tunes. Ballintubber, County Mayo and musicians in the house. The freedom of the open road, to Boston and Australia. Maintaining a love of kids even when you've been teaching for twenty years or so, and fostering a growth mindset - in children, and yourself. Thanks to Una McAlinden of the National Celtic Festival at Portarlington for giving us the opportunity to hang out in 2019 when we first met Mary. And thanks to Mark Butler for his technical help with the recording. The tunes: Last Night's Fun and The Bank of Ireland (as single reels) Old Joe's Jig, The Maid on the Green and Sweet Biddy Daly (from the playing of Mary's dad) The Sailor on The Rock, Sporting Paddy and John Henry's (reels) The Blackberry Blossom and The Gatehouse Maid (reels) The Connaghtman's Rambles (a gorgeous version) and Out on the Ocean Beautiful. Cracking chat and tunes. Thank you Mary, for that hour and a half of your time, and for giving us so much to think about. -- To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
The hornpipe is the rebel, the wink, the wee pocket of mischief. Electronics, samples, rhythms. The harp, and the influence of Janet Harbison. Performing for others and performing alone. Art and listener responses. The Star Factory, mapping Belfast, engineering in sound. Gender, power, Mise Fosta and equal representation in the music business in Ireland. Úna's website is the place to go for more info about her life and work (very cool stuff to discover): http://www.unamonaghan.com/ The first three tracks we listen to together are from Úna's album, 'For', which you can buy here: https://www.unamonaghan.com/?page_id=364 They're 'Nanny Nora's and The Clean Player,' 'Mammy's,' and 'An Dearcadh.' The last track is 'The Chinwag,' which you can see Úna perform here: https://vimeo.com/147473420 You can find more info about Mise Fosta here: https://www.instagram.com/misefosta/ 'We aim to change the culture of abuse and harassment within the Irish traditional music & dance scene. Contact us at misefostarunda@gmail.com' And you'll find FairPlé here: https://www.fairple.com/ 'FairPlé aims to achieve gender balance in the production, performance, promotion, and development of Irish traditional and folk music. We advocate for equal opportunity and balanced representation for all.' Úna - thank you for such a wonderful, unique listening experience. Darren and Dominic -- To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dominic www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
'Know when you've landed.' A first trip to New York and painting the town with Joe Burke and friends. Bill Fuller's ballroom empire, The Woodworm Hotel, and the John Barleycorn. Overcoming adversity and reaching some sort of contentment. Paul Brady, Michael D. Higgins and staying with the music. The tunes in this episode, recorded beautifully by Kate O'Connell: The Lament for the Battle of Aughrim The Stone in the Field, The Steeplechase and The Coolfada Jimmy Giblin's, Throw It Across and The Humours of Tuama James is the recipient of the 2020 Irish Artist in America Achievement Award at the O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat. https://oflahertyretreat.org/instructors_staff/james-keane/ To attend this year's virtual O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat go here: https://oflahertyretreat.org/our-virtual-camp-plans/ James's Irish Music Therapy YouTube page is a collection of tunes and memories, and as you'll hear in our second part of this two part interview, played a major part in helping James recover from throat cancer. Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/user/IrishMusicTherapy Thanks again to James and Theresa for an awesome chat. -- To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://www.blarneypilgrims.com/ iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
The legend. A photo of a photo, pictures within pictures. Father's shift work at Clondalkin paper mill and growing up in Drimnagh. Memories of those that are gone, embedded in the tunes, and bringing them back each time you play. Ceoltóirí Chualann, not letting on that you play the diddley-eye stuff and midnight gigs at the age of 11. 'That quiet part of the world' and the Dublin folk revival scene of the '50s and '60s. Thirteen gigs in the one night and remembering the McPeakes of Belfast. James is the recipient of the 2020 Irish Artist in America Achievement Award at the O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat. https://oflahertyretreat.org/instructors_staff/james-keane/ To attend this year's virtual O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat go here: https://oflahertyretreat.org/our-virtual-camp-plans/ James's Irish Music Therapy YouTube page is a collection of tunes and memories, and as you'll hear in our second part of this two part interview, played a major part in helping James recover from throat cancer. Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/user/IrishMusicTherapy Thanks to Kate O'Connell for recording this chat and the tunes: The Two-and-Sixpenny Girl, The New House and The Tar Road to Sligo Levallagh Tom Ward's Downfall, Farewell to Erin (from the playing of Paddy O'Brien) and Dillon's Fancy Lament for the Battle of Aughrim (after the McPeake family) and Return from Fingal Lastly - in the intro we mention a documentary Dom produced for BBC Radio 4 on The Gay Byrne Radio Show. Written and presented by the great Fintan O'Toole, it's a great listen: https://soundcloud.com/dominic-black/a-cup-of-tea-a-sticky-bun-and James and Theresa, thank you. -- To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://www.blarneypilgrims.com/ iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
'Philomena Begley on a tractor!' Tuesday night is music night, learning tunes before the oven timer goes off. To fleadh or not to fleadh; to lilt or not to lilt? The players of Mullaghoran, County Cavan and keeping open to as many influences as possible. The banjo, the mando and joys of teaching. An open hearted approach to music and the fun to be had from it. 'I could close my eyes in a gig and not have a care in the world.' We really hope you get as much enjoyment out of this as we did. It's bishbashbosh - great tunes and really great chat - thanks Karen (and Jeremy Saich on guitar). So - here's 'The Local - The Deise Sessions,' the CD Karen was chatting about. And it's awesome, you should totally check it out. Featuring Karen alongside Donnchadh Gough, Jeremy Saich and Brendan Clancy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI8zgIX4GA8 Karen's online tuition course is here: https://www.udemy.com/user/karen-dolan-2/ A few pics of Dylan and Santana at Slane Castle, 1984: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=bob+dylan+slane+castle&atb=v137-1&iax=images&ia=images And here's the Queen of Country herself, Philomena B: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgmeS-HcHB8 The tunes: Caliope House and Fi's Frolics The Maids of Castlebar and Bunker Hill (Reels) Padeen O'Rafferty The Gold Ring and Killavil Reel Karen - brilliant - thank you. -- To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://www.blarneypilgrims.com/ iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
A Belgian neighbour in Nigeria and a first encounter with the recorder and whistle; traditional music in Thailand and a global musical imagination; Maria Carey, melismatic singing, Paddy Tunney and the Ulster song tradition; Irish music with Chris and Aidan and John, and meeting Matt Molloy. Holding on to a singer so they don't drift away. Composing, teaching and podcasting, constructing a living in music. And, you know, heart and soul stuff - like hope. So - as you'll know from the chat, Shannon's got a very generous amount of resources and content for players and non players alike. You can find it all through her website. https://shannonheatonmusic.com/ Shannon's podcast, Irish Music Stories, is here (it's great): https://shannonheatonmusic.com/ims/ And if you're a social type you can follow Matt & Shannon Heaton's here: https://www.facebook.com/MattandShannonHeaton https://www.instagram.com/mattandshannonheaton/ And you can watch their YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/ShannonHeatonMusic The tunes: The Mountain Road and The Galway Rambler The Belle of the South Shore (written for Weird Old Aunt Jane) Where The Moorcocks Crow (from the singing of Paddy Tunney) P. Joe Hayes Number 2, The Cottage in the Grove and The Mother and Child Reel (with Matt Heaton) The Irish Washerwoman This was a lovely experience, recording this episode. Early in the Boston morning for Shannon, late in the Barwon Heads night for us. Thank you Shannon. -- To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: www.blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
A pause in pandemic times and what you hear when you hear Seamus Ennis; Phelim O'Reilly, Anton McGowan and doorway street sessions; holding onto infectious rhythms from youthful summers. Theoretical physics and musical headspace. 'What is it? What was it?' The irresistible core at the heart of a great session. Schrödinger's Irish tunes, the real music in the solo players and the liberation to be found in lilting. Getting things out of the way as you look for the joy in the music, and falling for the hardanger fiddle. In this episode Caoimhín plays: 04:55 - Shéamuis Mhic a Bháird (which, drawing on TheSession.org, is also known as An Chéad Phunnann, Clare, The Clare, The First Sheaf, Jim Ward's, Jimmy Ward J.G., Jimmy Ward's Favourite, Jimmy Ward's J.G., Port Shéamus Mhic A Bháird, Seamus's, Tom Ward's, Ward's, Ward's Favorite, Ward's Favourite) 24.50 - Kitty Lie Over (from the playing of Seamus Ennis) 52.22 - The Lonesome Jig ('or an echo of it, anyway') 01:27:00 - Easter Snow (from the playing of Seamus Ennis) 01:43.25 - And two reels, Paddy Sean Nancy's (from the playing of Johnny Henry) and Sunny Banks. You can find Caoimhín's recorded work via his website: https://caoimhinoraghallaigh.com/ And then there's these: The Gloaming http://www.thegloaming.net/home This Is How We Fly http://thisishowwefly.net/ Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Thomas Bartlett https://www.caoimhinandthomas.com/ Laghdú: Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh & Dan Trueman https://irishmusic.bandcamp.com/album/laghd Thanks Caoimhín. -- To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
Welcome To Country; Ireland, history, emigration; who we are and where we belong. Finding culture, finding your self and finding the courage to take to the road. Away from suburban life and Tupperware. Gender disparity in Irish radio, Robert Kee and Fred Dibnah. This is such a lovely chat - what better way is there to spend an hour? Thanks Áine. The best way to support Áine is through her Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/ainetyrrellmusic Her latest single is 'We Call You Now' - watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rVhzaPwbH4 And Áine has a gig (remember them?) coming up with the Bunyarra Culture Collective, at Brunswick Picture House, Brunswick Heads in NSW on Friday 21st at 7PM - details are here: https://www.ainetyrrell.com/touring The songs in this week's episode are: In This House As Clouds Collide The Rising of the Moon (Padraig Perase and Siobhan O'Higgins) Hope See Me Through The Gender Disparity Report relating to Irish radio airplay is here, and it's kind of amazing: https://www.canva.com/design/DADkmfQraE/LacXD6V8nUGaOkS3r1Giw/view And lastly, Áine on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AineTyrrellMusic -- To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.fireside.fm iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
Sunday morning sessions at The Coach and Horses, Finsbury Park; summer road trips to Ireland and back, via relatives' houses, Fleadhs, sessions and the Holyhead ferry; learning to play in Anne Caulfield's house in Luton; competing and adjudicating; becoming a teacher of music and recording your first album. All that AND Barings Bank. Nick Leeson how are ye! You can probably tell from the tape, this was a LOT of fun. Thanks Theresa. Theresa's album, BANJO'ista, is a gem. Get it here, on her bandcamp page: https://theresaogrady.bandcamp.com/releases To follow Theresa or get in contact about lessons you can do so from here: https://www.facebook.com/theresa.ogrady.31 You can also like and follow Theresa O'Grady Music here: https://www.facebook.com/theresaogradymusic/ In this episode Theresa plays: The Milky Way (Vincent Broderick) - 06:53 The Starry Lane to Monaghan (Ed Reavy) / Johnny Watt Henry's - 24:30 Two jigs - Padeen O'Rafferty / The Fox's Tail (Donal McKeague) - 44:50 O'Dowd's and another one we don't have a name for - 01:01:12 Sailor on the Rock / The Cavan Reel - 01:45:08 The Kilavel Jig / By Golly (Jimmy Neary) - 02:02:50 Theresa plays a tenor guitar and a mandolin, both made by Jack Spira in Australia: https://jackspiraguitars.com/index.html -- To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.fireside.fm iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. ... Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
Teenage musicians, crackin the floor in a Drogheda pub and the Wednesday of the Fleadh; passing on the music; community and tunes in Hull, Leeds and the Coventry; the Holyhead night ferry; an English accent in border country, Crossmaglen sessions and the accordion as passport. Elaine plays these tunes: Two jigs - Kitty's Rambles (from Vincent Tighe) / Willie Coleman's Two hornpipes: The Western / The Galway Toss the Feathers / Grandpa Tommy's Ceili Band O'Carolan's Draught / Flagstone of Memories (Vincent Broderick) Apples in the Winter / Eddie Kelly's (from Hugie Gallagher) You can connect with the South Armagh Traditional Arts Partnership here: https://www.facebook.com/TraditionalArtsPartnership/ You can follow Elaine here: https://www.facebook.com/elaine.osullivan.37 And you can also find loads of great videos from the Traditional Arts Partnership here. Including this one they put together for #RTÉVirtualFleadh https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=330638955010076 ... To listen, stream or download this podcast simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.fireside.fm iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. ... Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
It doesn't get better than this. 'A good reel would wipe the cobwebs off his heart.' Last Night's Fun and Joe Cooley, a -kick-you-in-the-chest-kind-of-accordion-player.' Looking for the ghosts of James Morrison and Michael Coleman on the streets of New York City. Translating the music of the fiddle into the language of the box. A grandmother's recordings a treasure trove for the aspiring Daithí Gormley and the chancey nature of recording in the studio. 'There's only one trick to becoming a great musician - you figure out what you're not able to do, and don't do it.' Finbarr Dwyer's advice to Daithí. Daithí's album with Catherine McHugh is ‘Fiddling without a Bow – Irish Traditional Music on Button Accordion' https://daithigormley.bandcamp.com/ And his book 'Fiddlers of Sligo Tunebook' compiled with Oisin Mac Diarmada, is available here: https://custysmusic.com/search?q=Daith%C3%AD+gormley&type=product The tunes Daithí plays: Last Night's Fun The Templehouse Reel and an unnamed reel, from the playing of Michael Joe and Larry MacDonagh The Spike Island Lasses and Farewell to Leitrim Tell Her I Am and Tatter Jack Walsh My Love is Fair and Handsome followed by The Maid of Mount Cisco (composed by Paddy Killoran) And finally - it's hard to do justice to Ciaran Carson's last collection of poems, which we mention during the chat, 'Still Life.' It's shot through with sorrow and love, and a savouring of the last of life. https://www.gallerypress.com/product/still-life/ Ciaran Carson also wrote what many regard as the best book on Irish music yet written, 'Last Night's Fun.' Which happens to be the name of the tune with which Daithí began todays episode, talking about the legendary Joe Cooley. Thank you, Daithí. -- If you'd like to check it out, this is Craig Ferguson's 2010 monologue on Brittney Spears and addiction that Darren mentions. It's powerful, and worth the watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?timecontinue=11&v=7ZVWIELHQQY&feature=emblogo To see some of the Irish Music Legends work go here: instagram.com/irishmusiclegends/ facebook.com/irishmusiclegends -- To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.fireside.fm iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
Discovering the uilleann pipes on a road trip to Donegal; oils on metal; generative art and music; not settling in Northern Ireland; MIDI pipes and the Cardiff scene; restoration and the mysterious conversations which only pipers understand. Thoughtful and engaging stuff. In this episode Jason plays: The Rocks of Bawn followed by Kitty Got a Clinking Coming from The Fair Two reels, one of which is Scotch Mary An unnamed tune and... When The Cock Crows It Is Day To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.fireside.fm iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. Check out Jason's various work here: http://www.jasonrouse.co.uk/ And his Instagram feed here: https://www.instagram.com/sionrouse/ ... Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn't keep putting out an episode a week. That's why we're asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head. For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you'll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don't or can't chip in. And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do. Cheers and gesundheit. Darren & Dom www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
Taking on the old tunes. Records on the wall. The art and laughter of Michael Grinter. The Teetotallers, that Gort Tape and the Irish music scene in 80s Birmingham. Living in America. The birth of Lúnasa. And the rise and rise of TV snooker and Irish music. Gold. The incredibly talented and generous Kevin Crawford joins us for a mammoth chat down the line from Brooklyn, New York. Honestly the man is as good a storyteller as he is a player. You're in for a treat with this one. To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.fireside.fm iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. During the episode Kevin plays: Old John's / The Longford Tinker City of Savannah / James Hanley's Dear Irish Boy / The Hole In The Boat / Sally Sloane's Dan Collins / The Caravan Hula Hoop / Mary Bergin's Gan Ainm To buy Kevin's music go here: https://www.lunasa.ie/music http://compassrecords.com/artist/kevin-crawford/ To follow Kevin Crawford on socials go here: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.crawford.106 https://www.instagram.com/lowwhistle17/ To follow Lúnasa go here: https://www.lunasa.ie/ https://www.facebook.com/lunasaband/ Right so, that's it for another week. Kevin thank you so much for all your time and effort. Till next time, good luck. Darren & Dom -- Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. If you liked this episode and think you got some worth from it, then please pledge at any level over at www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims. If you can't afford to pledge on Patreon, and we totally understand if you can't, all is not lost. You can still support the show by sharing it on your socials, posting about it in your favourite forums or simply by telling your mates about it down the pub. www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
Competing in your first Fleadh, hearing the ocean in the music and searching out the rarest old tunes. Learning from older players, driving to sessions with your dad and a road trip to a Belfast terraced house in search of a fiddle. In this episode Aifric plays: The Golden Castle / Mickey Callaghan's Fancy Rolling in the Ryegrass and Woman of the House (Thanks Jond from the session.org for your help with the names) O'Donnell's Lament The Battle of Aughrim Fitzgerald's / An Paistin Fionn (The Fair Haired Child) To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.fireside.fm iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. -- We know it's a tough time so we hope you can hang in there with us. If you liked this episode and think you got some worth from it, then please pledge at any level over at www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims. If you can't afford to pledge on Patreon, and we totally understand if you can't, all is not lost. You can still support the show by sharing it on your socials, posting about it in your favourite forums or simply by telling your mates about it down the pub. www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
'The artist is like a blind caterpillar at the end of a leaf reaching out into the darkness.' Staring The Reaper Down. Life in music, Shoogelnifty and Sandy Bell's in Edinburgh. All night sessions in Borneo, Pretty Peggy-O and teaching Andy Irvine bouzouki parts to an audience including...er...Andy Irvine. In this episode Luke plays: The Log Cabin and Bean A' Ti Ar Lar Pretty Peggy-O The Battle of the Somme (Retreat March) The Cornerhouse, The Lady's Pantalettes and The Bird in the Bush To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.fireside.fm iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. To follow Luke go here: https://www.lukeplumb.com/ http://shoogle.com/ https://www.facebook.com/luke.plumb.18 To buy his incredible music go here: https://lukeplumbmusic1.bandcamp.com/ Thanks for tuning in and we'll see you next week. All the best, Darren and Dom -- We know it's a tough time so we hope you can hang in there with us. If you liked this episode and think you got some worth from it, then please pledge at any level over at www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims. If you can't afford to pledge on Patreon, and we totally understand if you can't, all is not lost. You can still support the show by sharing it on your socials, posting about it in your favourite forums or simply by telling your mates about it down the pub. www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
The real deal. Part one of two. Incredible playing and great chat: the painters of ancient Egypt and the joy of playing in an orchestra; De Danaan, Planxty and Schubert; Martin Carthy and Nic Jones and the thrum of existential rhythm. Truth be told, we don't have much to add to this show - it'll all in the tape. Next week: Shooglenifty and living in Scotland, the moments in a gig that a musician lives for, coming home to Australia and recording an album with Andy Irvine. In this episode Luke plays: Three jigs (un-named) Three reels: McGreevey's, The Sweetheart and Miss McGuiness and Wrackabello (from the playing of Martin Carthy) To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.fireside.fm iTunes: https://apple.co/2A6tUPm Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eIwBFy Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. Thanks for tuning in and we'll see you next week. All the best, Darren and Dom -- We know it's a tough time so we hope you can hang in there with us. If you liked this episode and think you got some worth from it, then please pledge at any level over at www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims. If you can't afford to pledge on Patreon, and we totally understand if you can't, all is not lost. You can still support the show by sharing it on your socials, posting about it in your favourite forums or simply by telling your mates about it down the pub. www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast Special Guest: Luke Plumb.
The northern flute style; working the bar at Matt Molloy's pub; capturing songs for posterity; on sean-nós singing, music as a release; life in Boston, and the regional sound of Melbourne Again, this interview was a long time coming. We had actually planned to record it the week Covid hit so we pulled the plug. Now fast forward 12 weeks and we finally got to sit down, face-to-face, with Máirtín, and believe us, it was worth the wait. In this episode Máirtín plays: The Lobster (An Gliomach) Tripping Up The Stairs Anach cuain (Slow-air dedicated to Ben Duffy) McKenna Polkas Long Slender Sally / The Gosson That Bate His Father To listen, stream or download simply click a link below: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.fireside.fm/54 iTunes: https://apple.co/32gvHuH Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3aFuOPa Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims. Right so, that's it for another week. Thanks again Máirtín for the chat and the tunes. And thanks to Maggie Carty for the accompanying banjo and biscuits. Bye bye, Darren and Dom -- We know it's a tough time so we hope you can hang in there with us. If you liked this episode and think you got some worth from it, then please pledge at any level over at www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims. If you can't afford to pledge on Patreon, and we totally understand if you can't, all is not lost. You can still support the show by sharing it on your socials, posting about it in your favourite forums or simply by telling your mates about it down the pub. www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast Special Guest: Máirtín Staunton.
Irish tunes on the harmonica - seriously awesome. The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, Eddie Clark, New York's Irish music scene in the '80s; Bill De Blasio's busted progressive cred and The Catskills Irish Arts Week. Don Meade on Irish tunes on the harmonica, The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, Eddie Clark, New York's Irish music scene in the '80s, and The Catskills Irish Arts Week. Seriously amazing music this week with Don. As always you can listen or download from the usual spots: Our site: https://blarneypilgrims.fireside.fm/53 iTunes: https://apple.co/2MI9ZJf Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3aFuOPa Don plays the following tunes: The Haunted House and The Lark on The Strand (Jigs) The Green Mountain and Rip The Calico (Reels) The Fiddler's Elbow (Meade) Brosna Slides The Waterford Hornpipe To follow Don go here: facebook.com/don.meade.73 To learn more about the Barney Star and read the articles mentioned in the episode go here: http://www.blarneystar.com/ Love, Darren and Dom -- We know it's a tough time so we hope you can hang in there with us. If you liked this episode and think you got some worth from it, then please pledge at any level over at www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims. If you can't afford to pledge on Patreon, and we totally understand if you can't, all is not lost. You can still support the show by sharing it on your socials, posting about it in your favourite forums or simply by telling your mates about it down the pub. www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
Accordion tunes in the 90 degree heat. On the '80s Cowboys and Irish music in Dallas, Texas. On De Danaan kicking up a dust storm; the Charlie Piggott route to falling in love with the banjo and struggles in learning to play. The O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat and the sweetness of playing music with your kids. Ken Fleming's such an easy going guy, but when you hear his story you'll realize he's driven. I mean, you can't get an Irish music festival up and running in Texas without some amazing combination of vision, commitment and a willingness to take a punt. It's probably not an exaggeration to say that without Ken's work over the past forty years, the Irish music scene there would be a shadow of what it's now become (thriving). So - here's The North Texas Irish Festival, of which Ken was a key founder: https://ntif.org/ And you can find The O'Flaherty Irish Music retreat here: https://oflahertyretreat.org/ Check out their list of past guest musicians and you'll get an idea of the calibre of the weekend: https://oflahertyretreat.org/instructor_role/core-classes/ Thank you, Ken, for hacking through the long distance digital thickets with us to get this episode up and out. And thanks for your tunes and your chat. As always the episode is free to stream or download from all the usual spots: Our Website: https://blarneypilgrims.fireside.fm/52 iTunes: https://apple.co/2XsbLo0 Google Podcast: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3aFuOPa So - this is our 52nd episode. We launched last year at the National Celtic Festival and it was awesome. Thanks to Una McAlinden for that amazing kick start to the project. We got to hang out with... Mary MacNamara and Eileen O'Brien https://blarneypilgrims.fireside.fm/4 Maggie Carty https://blarneypilgrims.fireside.fm/5 Beth McCracken https://blarneypilgrims.fireside.fm/8 Austral https://blarneypilgrims.fireside.fm/7 and Bush Gothic https://blarneypilgrims.fireside.fm/10 Not bad for a first weekend... Now, Covid-19 notwithstanding, The Celtic Festival will be hosting a series of events online this year to mark the moment and take a breath before we start the journey towards next year's festival. Look for them here: https://www.facebook.com/nationalcelticfestival And finally, thanks to you all for supporting us to get this far. Keep it up and hopefully we'll have another year's worth of great chat and tunes by this time next year. Love, Darren and Dom -- We know it's a tough time so we hope you can hang in there with us. If you liked this episode and think you got some worth from it, then please pledge at any level over at www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims. If you can't afford to pledge on Patreon, and we totally understand if you can't, all is not lost. You can still support the show by sharing it on your socials, posting about it in your favourite forums or simply by telling your mates about it down the pub. www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
On growing up with traditional Irish music, on taking ownership, on finding festivals, on 92.7 Fresh Fm, on Austral and creating a dance party, and losing yourself at Woodford Folk Festival . Way, way back in June last year we caught up with Austral during the National Celtic Festival. During that interview we said we'd love to sit down and chat with Caity Brennan. Well, 12 months and one global pandemic later, we've finally done it and it's everything we'd hoped it would be. In this episode Caity plays: Roll Out The Barrel / Christmas Eve / Castle Kelly The Orphan / Princess Nancy Dr. Gilbert's / Siobhan O'Donnell's The Sheiling Song Original composition followed by two reels. During our chat we drop a few names and many of those have also appeared on the Blarney Pilgrims. To make life a little easier we thought we'd list them here for your clicking pleasure. Caity's Dad, Jack Brennan (Uilleann pipes, whistle): https://blarneypilgrims.fireside.fm/31 Caity's partner, Angus Barbary (Fiddle): https://blarneypilgrims.fireside.fm/16 Caity's band Austral: https://blarneypilgrims.fireside.fm/7 Also, as mentioned in the episode, Austral just reached their pozible target which means there'll be an album coming sometime down the road - Watch this space! In the meantime here's a cracking video clip of the band recorded from last year's Lake School of Celtic Music Song and Dance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr3Ztlftarg If the playing during the episode doesn't convince you that Caity and Austral can bring the (MF) ruckus, then check out this instagram clip of them at the Melbourne Vic Night Markets earlier this year. https://instagram.com/p/B5reS3Egvet/ To keep up with Caity and Austral you can follow them here: Website: https://www.australband.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/australmusic/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austral.music/ And most importantly, you can buy Austral's music here (including a craicin' live version of Hoedown Throwdown lifted from the episode we recorded last year: https://australtradmusic.bandcamp.com/ I think that's about it for this week, Right, go on. Goodluck! Darren & Dom ... We know it's a tough time so we hope you can hang in there with us. If you liked this episode and think you got some worth from it, then please pledge at any level over at www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims. If you can't afford to pledge on Patreon, and we totally understand if you can't, all is not lost. You can still support the show by sharing it on your socials, posting about it in your favourite forums or simply by telling your mates about it down the pub. www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
On accordions, melodeons, the push draw and The Pure Drop; Portrush sessions at the Harbour Bar, Ballycastle sessions at The House of McDonnell. The snug. Athlone. The borderlands of Fermanagh, Coleraine and Ceili House. And Coronation Street even gets a mention. As in - and I'm paraphrasing - 'Now and again something might have been taped over with an episode of Coronation Street.' Ciaran's archive, which he shares on a daily basis, is astonishing. A seemingly endless treasure trove of clips featuring startling hair from the 1980s, large spectacles, fancy shirts and amazing players. Here's a typical example. Give it a whirl - but don't expect to get any work done. This is the original internet rabbit hole: https://www.facebook.com/100010917466155/videos/1092797731094132 Ciaran, thanks again for a really thoughtful conversation, and a great set of tunes: The Four Courts and Paddy Taylor Polkas Sport Jig (Peadar O'Riada) The Bucks of Oranmore The Showman's Fancy and The Galway Hornpipe. To follow Ciaran on Facebook go here:https://www.facebook.com/ciarank1 To follow Ciaran on Instagram go here: https://www.instagram.com/ciaranckp/ Or look for @ciaranckp Darren mentions 'Disintegration Loops' by William Basinski. Completely hypnotic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjnAE5go9dI This episode is our 50th - and like the 49 before it, it's free to download or stream from everywhere you get podcasts: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.fireside.fm/50 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/36t2q2d Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2TrpEQL We'd also like to say a huge thank you to today's episode sponsor, Ceol.fm. This is a bloody brilliant service. So do yourself a favour and head over there and check it out. www.ceol.fm Until next week, Darren & Dom ... We know it's a tough time so we hope you can hang in there with us. If you liked this episode and think you got some worth from it, then please pledge at any level over at www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims. If you can't afford to pledge on Patreon, and we totally understand if you can't, all is not lost. You can still support the show by sharing it on your socials, posting about it in your favourite forums or simply by telling your mates about it down the pub. www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
'When you're playing with other people...and you get that feeling that is above and beyond life, in a sense. Where you just go, this is why I exist. This is as happy as this bunch of cells can be, right now, on this planet.' If there's a better way to spend an hour and a bit of your day than listening to this week's episode with Ewen Baker, I've not heard of it. Ewen's a fiddle player, arranger, multi instrumentalist and teacher, and he takes us on a journey to find the music-induced tingly feeling, via The Oils, J. S. Bach and Kerry Slides; St Anne's Reel and The Bushwhackers; collaboration and individualism; coming to terms with our own imperfections but still getting stuff done. And we don't even get around to talking about working with songwriters, at which Ewen's an acknowledged master. Still, it gives us an excuse to do a second episode down the line. In this episode Ewen plays the following tunes: Merrily Kissed the Quaker's Wife Brian Boru's March St Anne's Reel Sheehan's Reel The Australian Waters Mama's Reel Ewen's collaborated with a huge range of musicians over the course of his career, but it was only a couple of years ago that he released his first CD, ‘The Inch Before The Saw.' As in, the only thing in life you really need to be worrying about is…'the inch before the saw.' You can find the CD here, and as we say in the episode, it's a cracker: https://ewenbaker.com.au/store 'It's a session in your speakers.' Ewen's collaboration with Paddy Fitzgerald, Jack Brennan and Geoff McArthur is called Lisnacrieve, and you can find the gofundme page here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/paddy-fitzgerald-cd As always, the episode is free to download or stream from everywhere you get podcasts: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.fireside.fm/49 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3fM61MG Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2T1il26 We'd also like to say a huge thank you to today's episode sponsor, Ceol.fm. This is a bloody brilliant service. So do yourself a favour and head over there and check it out. www.ceol.fm Ewen, thanks for a cracking chat. And with that, we're away. Darren & Dom ... We know it's a tough time so we hope you can hang in there with us. If you liked this episode and think you got some worth from it, then please pledge at any level over at www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims. If you can't afford to pledge on Patreon, and we totally understand if you can't, all is not lost. You can still support the show by sharing it on your socials, posting about it in your favourite forums or simply by telling your mates about it down the pub. www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.twitter.com/BlarneyPodcast
On ABC song books, on the south-western coast of Victoria, on Scottish cèilidhs, on the highland pipes, on learning and teaching and on the understanding of air. This interview has been a long time coming and it was everything we hoped it would be. Thanks so much for your time, your patience and your beautiful tunes Merran. If you'd like to contact Merran about lessons or having a tune down Warrnambool way then please follow her here: https://www.facebook.com/merran.moir In this episode Merran plays: Sound of the Sun / Vivian's Jig The Family Set - Kyle's Waltz / Margaret McLachlan / New Year in Noosa Devil in the Kitchen / The Fairy Dance / Humours of Tulla Unnamed Air (Merran's original composition) The Longford Collector / Castle Kelly / name missing As always the episode is free to download or stream from everywhere you get podcasts: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.fireside.fm/48 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/35CprPF Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3caCZnT We'd also like to say a huge thank you to today's episode sponsor, Ceol.fm. This is a bloody brilliant service. So do yourself a favour and head over there and check it out. www.ceol.fm Right that's it, see you next week. Enjoy! Darren & Dom ... We know it's a tough time so we hope you can hang in there with us. If you liked this episode and think you got some worth from it, then please pledge at any level over at www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims. If you can't afford to pledge on Patreon, and we totally understand if you can't, all is not lost. You can still support the show by sharing it on your socials, posting about it in your favourite forums or simply by telling your mates about it down the pub. www.blarneypilgrims.com www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast
There's a single story or a thousand stories in this week's episode. The story of Mick Doherty, Donegal fiddle player of the famed Doherty family of tinsmiths, travelers and musicians. The story of his father's music, and of his grandfather's music. And woven in and around it all the figure of Johnny Doherty - Mick's uncle - one of the iconic Irish fiddle players, a tinsmith himself, and traveling man. Johnny was the subject of a documentary in 1972, a film called Fiddler on the Road. Produced by Ulster Television, it's a fascinating document of a moment in his life and, like all the best documentaries, it shifts a little each time you watch it. In fact, if you watch really closely, you'll notice how with the passing of time the film itself has assumed a strange, elastic quality. So the background behind Johnny as he plays seems to sway in places and elongate and contract, as if it's about to come loose from its moorings. Listen to Mick speaking of his uncle Johnny, and that effect is amplified. Fiddler On The Road: https://bit.ly/3bMLQfx Mick Doherty recorded his one and only CD in partnership with his student and friend Rob Zielinski, of Perth, Western Australia. Mick lived in WA until his death in 2014, and we have Rob to thank for the tunes preserved on that CD, the echoes of Mick's father and grandfather in the playing, and for the recordings that make up today's episode. In collaboration with Rob, in 2009 Kevin Bradley at the National Museum in Canberra recorded five separate sessions in conversation with Mick, sessions covering his life story, family history and musical lineage. It's thanks to them we have this treasure to share with you today. Truth be told, Mick's speaking voice is a long, unspooling melody itself, with a cadence and rhythm that carry within them the man as he was in 2009 and the lives he had lived up to that point. We've re-arranged some segments of the original archive recordings so they play sequentially in this episode. And we feel it's true to the spirit of Mick's story, his voice and his playing. If you'd like to dive into the entire series of recordings, go here: https://bit.ly/3bZ1dBi And please check out Mick Doherty's CD recorded with Rob Zielinski. It's essential listening really: https://www.robertzielinskimusic.com/shop And as we mention during the show, our heartfelt thanks to Kevin Bradley and Rob Zielinski for all their help with this episode. We hope you're all keeping well, and we'll see you next week. Darren and Dom ... Well, we know it's a tough time so we hope you can hang in there with us, and we'll do the same for you. So if you liked this episode and think you got some worth from it, then please pledge at any level over at www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims. If you can't afford to pledge on Patreon, and we totally understand if you can't, all is not lost. You can still support the show by sharing it on your socials, posting about it in your favourite forums or simply by telling your mates about it down the pub. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.blarneypilgrims.com www.facebook.com/BlarneyPilgrimsPodcast https://www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast/
On the Swannanoa Gathering with Finn Magill, on ethnomusicology, on the difference between Irish and Celtic, on her time in Cork and finding lock-down inspiration in Quarantunes. Hailing from North Carolina and now residing in North Michigan, Hannah Harris is a wonderful fiddle player and ethnomusicologist. Hannah recently recorded her first album which hopefully will be released in the coming weeks. In this episode Hannah plays: Alice's Reel / Maudabawn Chapel Citi na gCumman The Blarney Castle Hotel Set (If someone knows the names please send them in thanks) John Brosnan's Reel / Martin Wynne's No 2 Sunday's Well To keep up to date and follow Hannah go here: https://www.facebook.com/hannahharrisceol To follow Hannah on Instragram go here: https://www.instagram.com/hannahharrisceol/ As always the episode is free to download or stream from our website or any podcast app: Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.fireside.fm/46 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2KlfSuH Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2XVl68c Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2KoNQhL Right that's it, enjoy! Darren & Dom ... Well, it's a tough time, so we hope you can hang in there with us, and we'll do the same for you. So if you liked this episode and think you got some worth from it, then please pledge at any level over at www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims. If you can't afford to pledge on Patreon, and we totally understand if you can't, all is not lost. You can still support the show by sharing it on your socials, posting about it in your favourite forums or simply by telling your mates about it down the pub. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.blarneypilgrims.com www.facebook.com/BlarneyPilgrimsPodcast https://www.instagram.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast/
On the creation of Ceol FM, on equal access; on finding the pipes, on creating community and space for upcoming players, and on seeing a need and acting on it. Darragh Ó Héiligh is a phenomenal uilleann pipe player from Drogheda. He has tirelessly worked to grow and share Irish music, not only within his town with Music At the Gate, but also nationally and internationally with his innovative digital radio station Ceol FM. As you'll hear in the episode Darragh is a great man for playing the tunes but the names escape him. So with that said, a huge thank you to Paddy Cummins for sending us the names of these via our website. In this episode Darragh plays: Ormond Sound / The Merry Blacksmith - the first tune was composed by Tipperary's Paddy O'Brien and the second is traditional. The Rambling Pitchfork / O'Sullivan's March - two traditional tunes. Chief O'Neill's Favourite / Kenmare Bay - the first is traditional and the second was composed by John Dwyer of Co. Cork. An t-athair Jack Walsh / Speed the Plough / The Coalminer - all of these are traditional tunes. There is another reel also called Speed the Plough and is not related to this one. This one is often called Cronin's too. To follow Darragh go here: https://www.facebook.com/DarraghPipes/ Visit his website go here: https://www.darraghpipes.ie/ To keep up to date with Music At The Gate go here: https://www.facebook.com/MusicAtTheGateDrogheda/ And to get lost in the wonderful world of Ceol.fm go here: www.ceol.fm Right that's it, enjoy! Darren & Dom ... Well, it's a tough time, so we hope you can hang in there with us, and we'll do the same for you. So if you liked this episode and think you got some worth from it, then please pledge at any level over at www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims. If you can't afford to pledge on Patreon, and we totally understand if you can't, all is not lost. You can still support the show by sharing it on your socials, posting about it in your favourite forums or simply by telling your mates about it down the pub. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.blarneypilgrims.com www.facebook.com/BlarneyPilgrimsPodcast @BlarneyPilgrimsPodcast
Cameron Mather's a Sydney based banjo player and singer. He joined us down the line to talk about the strange, difficult moment we're all facing. About isolation and its challenges; his love of Irish music; hardcore training to compete in the Fleadh; the Sydney session scene and the beauty of being a teacher. In this episode Cameron plays: Fredd Finn's / Brady's (Brady's from the playing of John Williams) Peach Blossoms (Barn Dance) The First Pint / The Flying Wheelchair (two jigs, from the playing of Kevin Crawford) Fergal O'Gara's / The Bag of Spuds / The Boys of ‘45 To follow Cameron on Facebook go here: https://www.facebook.com/tenorbanjocam To follow Cameron's Sydney Irish music group go here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/435901279930266/ And to follow the Gaelic Club go here: https://www.facebook.com/gaelicclubsydney/ As always, the episode is free to listen and download online or from all podcast apps: Our Website: https://blarneypilgrims.fireside.fm/44 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2VdCZMu Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3aTHAKH Right that's it, enjoy! Darren & Dom ... Well, it's a tough time, so we hope you can hang in there with us, and we'll do the same for you. So if you liked this episode and think you got some worth from it, then please pledge at any level over at www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims. If you can't afford to pledge on Patreon, and we totally understand if you can't, all is not lost. You can still support the show by sharing it on your socials, posting about it in your favourite forums or simply by telling your mates about it down the pub. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.blarneypilgrims.com www.facebook.com/BlarneyPilgrimsPodcast @BlarneyPilgrimsPodcast
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