Podcasts about cormac begley

Bhí Cormac a taifead le U2 le déanaí agus beidh sé le clos ar a gcéad albam eile. Camachuairt déanta aige féin agus a dheirfiúr Cliodhan ar a Norbhuaidh. Beidh sé tabhairt fén mbóthar arís sara fada le seó Mám de chuid Teach Damhsa.

Cormac Begley; Ceol agus comhrá le Cormac. Micheál Ó Céilleachair; Cruinnithe faoí Chomharchumann Bainne Chiarrai. Aoife Ní Shúilleabháin; Gnónna beaga

Bill Shanley is a guitarist from Clonakilty, West Cork, who has played and made music with, among others, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Ray Davies, Mary Black, Eleanor McEvoy, and Paul Brady. He got lessons with Noel Redding of the Jimi Hendrix Experience as a youngster and ever since has had a fascinating career. We talk though as much of that career as we can - spoiler alert: it features the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony - in this interview recorded at Clonakilty International Guitar Festival 2023. Clonakilty International Guitar Festival returns September 19-22, 2024 around the town. For more, see Clonguitarfest.com On Garinish Island, West Cork, on September 20-22, Crosstown Drift is taking place. There will be free-to-attend walking tours as well as seated events with writers, poets, musicians and cultural creatives. Cormac Begley and Lisa Hannigan are playing evening concerts on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. I'll be chatting to various writers over the weekend including Toner Quinn from the Journal of Music, about his book, What Ireland Can Teach the World About Music. See https://thegoodroompresents.com/

Galway artist Niamh Regan released her second album Come As You Are on May 31. On this episode we talk through all 10 of its tracks, as well as a not-very-secret hidden track, plus some of the fun things that she's experienced since releasing debut album Hemet in 2020. -- From the press release: Since its release, Niamh has embarked on headline tours from Ireland, to UK, Australia, Spain + more. Pairing this with many festivals and a variety of support opportunities with artist such as CMAT, Villagers, John Grant, SOAK, Patrick Watson, Sam Amidon, Cormac Begley, and Sorcha Richardson. In between her performances, Niamh began to write her second record in Attica Studios with producer Tommy McLaughlin. She says, ‘I arrived in Donegal to meet Tommy for the first time with a bunch of demos, half-baked ideas and feeling not ready, it was scary. But I'm so glad that I did it that way. Trusted the process and came into the studio with the intention of capturing exactly where I was with it all and Tommy helped me build from there.' And here we are, with the release of that second album, titled ‘Come As You Are'. It's an album full of acutely observed vulnerabilities and introspection. Its themes are the issues that many of us find loom large in the small hours: questions of self-doubt, uncertainty about your life's direction, whether relationships are flourishing in the way you'd hoped and determining priorities. “A lot of it is about being in your late twenties and kind of realising we're all running out of time,” she ponders. “I'd have bouts of massive self-belief in the studio, and then in the next breath I would be like, ‘This is the worst piece of music I could have even imagined.' It was a rollercoaster. But through that I found self-acceptance; this is where I'm at and making peace with that. That's what the album essentially is, just making peace with where I'm at and being realistic with myself.” -- Niamh Regan tour dates: June 13: Windmill Live Show w/James Vincent McMorrow, Dublin (solo) June 16: Doolin Folk Festival (full band) July 16: Galway International Arts Festival (full band) July 25: Song Room, Wexford (solo) August 2: All Together Now August 12: Kilkenny Arts Festival (solo) August 17: Electric Picnic (solo) November 14: Cyprus Avenue, Cork (full band) November 15: Liberty Hall Theatre, Dublin (full band) -- Buy Niamh Regan - Come As You Are: https://niamhregan.bandcamp.com/album/come-as-you-are

Willie Stewart runs Nyahh Records from his home in Co Leitrim. After releasing the brilliant I Am Kurdish by Mohammad Syfkhan in February, Willie talks about how that album came together and talks about Mohammad's story and musical output. Then he talks through other releases on the label, like Natalia Beylis' collaboration with Eimear Reidy, Ian Lynch's solo debut, and the two compilations from 2023: A Collection of Songs in the Traditional & Sean​-​N​ó​s Style and Under the Island: Experimental Music in Ireland 1960-1994. Nyahh Records discography on Bandcamp: https://nyahhrecords.bandcamp.com/album/under-the-island-experimental-music-in-ireland-1960-1994 Ley Lines: https://daily.bandcamp.com/ley-lines/ley-lines-february-2024 Mohammad Syfkhan tour dates: March 28: Record Room, Limerick March 29: Bello Bar, Dublin April 4: Vicar Street (Gig for Gaza, w/ ØXN, Junior Brother, Pretty Happy) Mohammad Syfkhan is a Kurdish/Syrian Singer and Bouzouki player. He began playing music in 1980 while he was in college studying nursing. When he got his degree in 1983, Mohammad moved to the city of Raqqa, Syria where he began working as a professional singer and started his own band, The Al-Rabie Band which played concerts, parties, weddings and festivals all over Syria. The Al-Rabie Band were a much sought-after group. Their live sets included Kurdish, Arabic, Turkish and some Western songs as well as Mohammad's own original material. Mohammad continued to play with his band while also working as a surgical nurse until the war broke out in 2011. This unfortunately brought tragedy to Mohammad's family when one of his sons was killed by Isis thus threatening the lives of the rest of his family. His family had no choice but to leave their home and seek safety in Europe. Three of Mohammad's sons were resettled in Germany while Mohammad, his young daughter and wife were taken in by Ireland. Mohammad has spoken at length of his confusion and despair with fundamentalists and how their message is a far cry from the teachings of love and understanding that he considers the true message of Islam. Since arriving in Ireland, Mohammad has used the language of music to integrate into the local community by playing at private parties and concerts. He regularly plays at weddings and events for the Kurdish and Syrian communities all over Ireland and in Germany. He has collaborated with such Irish artists as Martin Hayes, Cormac Begley, Eimear Reidy, Cathal Roche and Vincent Woods. In 2023 he opened for Lankum at the Cork Opera House and received huge applause from the packed out room. Mohammad's own brand of ecstatic music takes elements from Middle Eastern and North African music to create an atmosphere of joy, love and happiness. The songs on ‘I am Kurdish' have been recorded and mixed with the view to make them to suitable for listening to at a small get together or to be played on a big rig at night clubs. Either way, it is a record that will make people dance. Three of the tracks on the album feature accompaniment by two fellow Leitrim-based musicians: composer, improviser, sound artist and saxophonist Cathal Roche and composer, improviser and cellist Eimear Reidy. Mohammad says: “I thank everyone who has stood with me and supported me. And I especially thank the Irish people who have engaged with my music in such a wonderful way. I consider myself lucky to have come to this wonderful country that has welcomed me and all refugees. I thank God for everything, and now, thanks to this wonderful country, I am a musician and have a safe home. Thank you to the Irish government and people for giving me the honour of calling this country my home.”

A new set of international and local acts are set to join the 2024 WOMAD festival lineup. French house act Braxe + Falcon, Estonian folk artist Mari Kalkun, Irish sensations Lisa O'Neill and Cormac Begley and Kiwi alt-pop star Theia are all confirmed to be playing at the festival in March. Flicks.co.nz editor Steve Newall says these artists join Morcheeba, Strawpeople, and Ziggy Marley at the New Plymouth event. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Film Reviews, Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves // Night of the 12th // Tetris - Cormac Begley Live at Vicar Street - Lessons in Kindness, poetry collection by Dani Gill.

With environmental and economic pressures squeezing those who grow, process and cook our food, how can we think creatively about building a fairer and more sustainable future for food and farming in Ireland, and how do the traditional arts and folk customs play a role in this?Cúán Greene is a chef who has worked in some of the world's finest fine dining restaurants and now edits the Omós digest, a newsletter exploring food, culture and community. Ella McSweeney presents RTE's Ear To The Ground, and her reporting for the Guardian and other newspapers has exposed major scandals on meat processing and fishing here in Ireland. Edwina Guckian is an award winning sean-nós dancer and rural activist from co Leitrim where she has been active in reviving and promoting cultural traditions. In conversation with Ireland's Edge host Christopher Kissane in front of a live audience in Dingle they discuss the impact of the covid on the farming community. Featuring a special performance from Edwina and acclaimed concertina player, Cormac Begley. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tá ainmiúcháin aige ceoltóirí is amhránaithe Chorca Dhuibhne do Ghradaim ceol tíre Radio 1 anocht. Cormac agus Muireann ina measc.

Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Cormac Begley; Gradaim Ceol Tíre RTE 1.Steve Fahy;An bhliain ab fhearr riamh i gCeann Sibéal.Aisteoirí Bhréanainn;Cinder Eile. Máirtín Ó Méalóid;Cléire

Beidh an seó Mám air stáitse i Siamsa Tíre i dTráilí anocht agus istoiche amáireach. Sé Michael Keegan Dolan a chruthaigh an taispeántas agus tá Cormac Begley i measc na gceoltóirí atá páirteach ann.

Leo Ó Murchú tabhairt ómóis dá dheartháir an t-athair Pádraig Ó Murchú. Michael Keegan Dolan,Cormac Begley caint air Mám. Dairena Ní Chinnéide;Dlúthchéirnín nua da cuid filíochta.Ciarán Ó Gealbháin;Cur sraith nua Geanntraí i láthair ar TG4

Marty chats to Cormac Begley about the mythical production 'Mám' - a meeting place between soloist and ensemble, classical and traditional, the local and universal.?

Ciro De Rosa presenta Globofonie, puntata n.58 del 26-09-2022. La scaletta di questo episodio è interamente dedicata a ricchezza e varietà espressiva delle nuove musiche di ispirazione tradizionale. Partendo dalla Liguria che suona irlandese, seguiamo la rotta atlantica verso nord-ovest, muovendoci nello spazio sonoro d'Irlanda, Scozia, Inghilterra e Galles. Ascolti di Birkin Tree, The Haar, Goitse, Cormac Begley, Cathal O Currain, Tóla Custy & Cyril D' Donoghue, The Canny Band, Brighde Chaimbeul, Ross Ainslie and Steven Byrnes, Fiona J. McKenzie, Damien O' Kane & Ron Block, Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones, Lewis Wood, Nick Hart,Tarren e VRï.

On today's show Ray speaks to the royal correspondent Jennie Bond for an update on the Queen, Cormac Begley talks about the loss of an Ancestral home, Joanne McNally & Vogue Williams talk about My Therapist Ghosted Me tour, Roisin O'Dea is at the Garth Brooks Press Conference and Laura DeBarra tells us How to save money in your home this Winter.

Cormac Begley joins Ray to tell us about his aunty Eibhlin Ni Bheaglaoich who tragically lost her home due to a fire.

On today's show Ray speaks to the royal correspondent Jennie Bond for an update on the Queen, Cormac Begley talks about the loss of an Ancestral home, Joanne McNally & Vogue Williams talk about My Therapist Ghosted Me tour, Roisin O'Dea is at the Garth Brooks Press Conference and Laura DeBarra tells us How to save money in your home this Winter.

Nuacht Mhall. Príomhscéalta na seachtaine, léite go mall. * Inniu an ceathrú lá de mhí an Mheithimh. Is mise Sibéal Dempsey. Tá scuainí daoine ag fanacht uaireanta ag aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath le seachtain anuas, agus chaill thar ceithre chéad déag duine a gcuid eitiltí an deireadh seachtaine seo caite amháin. D'aithin Údarás Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath gur theip orthu ina ndualgais do phaisinéirí an deireadh seachtaine seo caite, ag tabhairt le fios gurbh í an phríomhfhadhb ná nach raibh acmhainní foirne i bhfeidhm chun déileáil leis an líon daoine a rabhthas ag súil a thiocfadh chuig an aerfort. I measc na saincheisteanna eile a luaigh ceannaire an Lucht Oibre Ivana Bacik mar shampla, tá teip sa bheartas náisiúnta eitlíochta a chinntiú go ndéantar eitiltí a dháileadh go héifeachtach idir aerfoirt na tíre, chun scuainí a bhainistiú. Tháinig an t-aerfort faoi ghrinnscrúdú freisin nuair a dúradh gur bhain an príomhfheidhmeannach úsáid as seiceáil isteach príobháideach, a íocadh mar chostas gnó, chun cuid de na scuainí a sheachaint. Níos luaithe an tseachtain seo d'aontaigh an tAontas Eorpach le lánchosc ar fhormhór allmhairí ola na Rúise. Mar thoradh ar an lánchosc, atá mar chuid den séú pacáiste smachtbhannaí ag an Aontas Eorpach, gearrfar thart ar nócha faoin gcéad ar allmhairí, méadú ó seachtó cúig faoin gcéad atá i bhfeidhm láithreach. I measc na smachtbhannaí eile a fógraíodh tá toirmeasc ar thrí chraoltóir eile faoi úinéireacht stát na Rúise agus smachtbhannaí i gcoinne daoine aonair áirithe a bhí páirteach i gcogadh na hÚcráine. D'fhógair an Chomhairle freisin go bhfuil sí ar tí naoi mbilliún euro a dheonú don Úcráin i gcabhair lena hatógáil tar éis an chogaidh. D'fhreagair an Rúis trí ghearradh ar a soláthairtí gáis chuig roinnt tíortha lena n-áirítear an Danmhairg agus an Ghearmáin. Tá fleadh nua ceoil traidisiúnta saor in aisce darb ainm ‘Smithfield Fleadh' fógartha ag Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath. Beidh an fleadh ar siúl ar an ochtú agus an naoú lá déag de mhí an Mheithimh agus beidh raon ceoil agus rince beo ann, sean-nós ina measc. Tá roinnt daoine mór le rá ó shaol an cheoil thraidisiúnta sa chlár, leithéidí Cormac Begley, agus beidh tallann nua Éireannach á léiriú ag an am céanna. Is í an ócáid seo an chéad cheann dá leithéid a reáchtálfar sa Chearnóg agus tarlóidh sí roimh an Fleadh Cheoil a bhfuil aithne níos fearr air, a bheidh ar siúl i mbliana sa Mhuileann gCearr go luath i mí Lúnasa. Tá sé ráite ag Méara Bhaile Átha Cliath faoin bhféile go bhfuil súil aici gur féidir leis an bhféile leanúint ar ais de réir mar a thagann fás ar shaol an cheoil thraidisiúnta agus an cheoil tíre. * Léirithe ag Conradh na Gaeilge i Londain. Tá an script ar fáil i d'aip phodchraolta. * GLUAIS beartas náisiúnta eitlíochta - national aviation policy grinnscrúdú - scrutiny lánchosc - embargo allmhairí - imports toirmeasc - prohibition fleadh - festival

It's monthly roundup time. Andrea and Niall are here with the new music recommender episode.This month we're recommending and discussing new albums from Kevin Morby, OliveyOlive, Just Mustard, Porridge Radio, Angel Olsen and songs from Kieran Hebden, Mallrat, Beverly-Glenn Copeland, Wet Leg, Cormac Begley and Beth Orton.Listen on Apple | Android | ACAST | Pocketcasts | CastBox | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS FeedEpisode notes / referencesSongs played on the Nialler9 Podcast Spotify PlaylistSupport Nialler9 on Patreon and join our Discord chat + member playlists & content.Andrea's own podcast - My Favourite Album is backAndrea has a Ghost newsletterSubscribe to the podcast and please leave a review on iTunes, tell your friends or commit to supporting us directly. Support us on Patreon.Previous podcast episodes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Greetings, squeezy friends, and welcome to another episode of CFRO Co-op Radio’s weekly hour-long Accordion Noir broadcast! This week’s theme turned from news of the day to the need for change growling out of Cormac Begley’s base concertina and on from there. If your Apple or Android (or plain old RSS) podcast subscriptions (strongly recommended!) haven't alerted you to the […]

Featuring - Jarvis Cocker, Kelly McDonald, Anne Enright, Stephen James Smith and Cormac Begley

  Hot on the heels of The Dance, Pat Collins' masterful documentary on the same subject, Episode Five of We Are The Makers takes a deep-dive into the making of a contemporary theatrical masterpiece, Mám, by choreographer Michael Keegan-Dolan, which premiered at the Dublin Theatre Festival in 2019.   Our host Dónal Dineen travels to the West Kerry home of Keegan-Dolan's company Teac Damsa (house of dance or a place for dancing) and the base for both the production and the origin of the story itself. ‘Mám is abstract and instinctive… it effectively plays out a story of modernity intruding on traditional life' (the Guardian).   This episode traces the acclaimed choreographer's singular creative journey on a passion project which has intricately woven classical music with contemporary dance practice into the rich tapestry of traditional culture out of which it emerges. We hear in detail about how the unique musical collaboration at the heart of the production between West Kerry concertina player Cormac Begley and Berlin classical collective Stargaze, evolved and achieved concord under Keegan-Dolan's hand. We discover the origins of his belief in dance as the art of transformation and the evolution of his practice to this point of true expression.   The investigation is timely as Mám is set to return to the Irish stage for an autumn tour. The production was universally praised upon its debut at the 2019  Dublin Theatre Festival and has since been rapturously received at both Madrid's Teatros Del Canal and Sadler's Wells in London. A graduate of the Central Ballet School in London, Keegan-Dolan has overseen productions at the English National Opera, The National Theatre in London and the Bavarian State Opera as well as a string of ground-breaking shows as artistic director of the Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre.   Find Pat Collins' film The Dance here: https://www.volta.ie/#!/browse/film/134638/the-dance   https://teacdamsa.com/   https://www.cormacbegley.com/   https://we-are-stargaze.com/   https://harvestfilms.ie/   We Are The Makers is written and presented by Irish broadcaster Dónal Dineen and produced by Ian Cudmore. Original music by Ultan O'Brien. Commissioned by Solas Nua in Washington, D.C., bringing contemporary Irish art to U.S. audiences.   Photo by Ros Kavanagh. Kindly supported by Culture Ireland.   ///  

Full episode streams on Saturday April 30th.   Hot on the heels of The Dance, Pat Collins' masterful documentary on the same subject, Episode Five of We Are The Makers takes a deep-dive into the making of a contemporary theatrical masterpiece, Mám, by choreographer Michael Keegan-Dolan, which premiered at the Dublin Theatre Festival in 2019.   This episode traces the acclaimed choreographer's singular creative journey on a passion project which has intricately woven classical music with contemporary dance practice into the rich tapestry of traditional culture out of which it emerges. We hear in detail about how the unique musical collaboration at the heart of the production between West Kerry concertina player Cormac Begley and Berlin classical collective Stargaze, evolved and achieved concord under Keegan-Dolan's hand. We discover the origins of his belief in dance as the art of transformation and the evolution of his practice to this point of true expression.   We Are The Makers is written and presented by Irish broadcaster Dónal Dineen and produced by Ian Cudmore. Original music by Ultan O'Brien. Commissioned by Solas Nua in Washington, D.C., bringing contemporary Irish art to U.S. audiences.   ///

The long-awaited sophomore solo concertina album “B” from Cormac Begley is our album of the week/month/year and in this latest instalment of our series on new musical discoveries, Dónal explains why. We also get to marvel at some more instrumental virtuosity from saxophonists Alabaster dePlume and Patrick Shiroishi. There's a pair of exciting dispatches from the new frontier of sound by Irish producers Kean Kavanagh and Lullahush as well as a reminder of why the name of London-based Nigerian artist Tony Njoku is one to watch. The return of Kelly Lee Owens is celebrated and due praise given to the production mastery of boundary-pushing electronic pioneers Floating Points and Maya Jane Coles.   Support the music-makers on Bandcamp:   Invisible Temple https://perm-vac.bandcamp.com/album/self-hypnosis   Kelly Lee Owens https://kellyleeowens.bandcamp.com/album/lp-8   Tony Njoku https://tonynjoku.bandcamp.com/track/the-reset   Lullahush https://lullahush.bandcamp.com/album/a-city-made-of-water-and-small-love   Alabaster dePlume https://alabasterdeplume.bandcamp.com/album/gold-go-forward-in-the-courage-of-your-love   Patrick Shiroishi https://patrickshiroishi.bandcamp.com/album/hidemi   Cormac Begley https://cormacbegley.bandcamp.com/   Mason Lindahl https://tompkinssquare.bandcamp.com/track/sky-breaking-clouds-falling   Floating Points https://floatingpoints.bandcamp.com/album/vocoder   Nocturnal Sunshine https://www.beatport.com/track/ume/11863478   Whistling Arrow https://godunknownrecords.bandcamp.com/album/whistling-arrow   Kean Kavanagh https://keankavanagh.bandcamp.com/track/heart-attacks   ///

Our reviewers Paul Whitington and Cara O'Doherty give their verdict on Morbius, True Things and The Bubble; concertina player Cormac Begley has a new album 'B'; and curator Karen Reihill tells us about the Daniel O'Neill retrospective at Farmleigh House.

Cormac Begley is a renowned concertina player from west Kerry. He played It Takes a Village festival in Trabolgan earlier this year - this interview was recorded by the beach the following afternoon from his raucous/informative set. We chat about touring in his van Beauty, trad music in general, the magic of the session, the effort of playing concertinas, and lots more. Happy new year! Intro music: Cormac Begley - 'O'Neill's March (live at Other Voices Courage 2020)

The Scottish crime writer William McIlvanney was working on The Dark Remains, when he died leaving behind a half-finished manuscript, which Ian Rankin has completed, The Border Game, at the Lyric Theatre, The Dance, documentary maker Pat Collins follows acclaimed choreographer Michael Keegan-Dolan & concertina virtuoso Cormac Begley amongst others.

At the G7 summit a row has broken out over Brexit, the Northern Ireland Protocol and, of all things, sausages. I'm joined by Cardiff for Europe chair and former civil servant Neil Schofield-Hughes and Sinn Fein campaigner Cormac Begley.

This week my guest is Peter O'Toole (Hothouse Flowers) whose documentary celebrating the Men's Sheds of Tipperary premieres on Friday 26th March on Youtube @7pm here:https://youtu.be/cOZJ5cmgxzoPeter's journey around the Mens Sheds of Tipperary through music and chat, gives us an insight into the powerful work done by the Mens Sheds, and what it means to be involved in the sheds and how it benefits lives and most importantly, what the members miss now that the sheds are closed. The documentary is part of Healthy Ireland Initiative and Tipperary County Councils promotion of Switching Off and Keeping Well.Peter has gathered some musical friends to contribute - Mary Coughlan, John Spillane, Greenshine, Ultan Conlan, Cormac Begley, Maitiu O Casaide, Grainne Hunt, Mescan Brewery, Ken Whelan, Joe Chester, Mundy and the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Hazel Chu.and features some beautiful moments of songs and demonstrations from friends far and wide.Supported by Healthy Ireland Initiative and Tipperary County Council Arts Office

The RTÉ Concert Orchestra celebrated International Women's Day with a series of recordings with female artists incl. Dana Masters & Emma Langford, Raven Leilani's debut novel Luster is one of the major literary hits of the year, St. Patrick's Festival will have huge St. Patrick's Night Trad at Whelan's incl. Cormac Begley & Colm Mac Con Iomaire.

As the UK finally leaves the Brexit transition and problems are already mounting at the borders, what does this mean for devolved nations like Wales and Northern Ireland? I'm joined by Sally Stephenson of Wales for Europe and the Welsh Lib Dems, and Cormac Begley of Armagh Sinn Fein.

Episode XV features distorted accordions, tunes learned from the Otherworld, Bronze Age war horns and punk rock piping jigs. Alongside all of this are new tracks from Jim Ghedi, Caoimhín Ó Fearghail and Cormac Begley. Tracklist: George Ross – Higgins Hornpipe / Other Hornpipe Caoimhín Ó Fearghail – John Lydons / Nora Cíonna Delia Murphy – Moonshiner Ronan Browne – Port na bPúcai Jim Ghedi – Ah Cud Hew Callino Casturame & Caleno Custurme – William Byrd & Anonymous Caleno Custure Me – Susan McKeown The Dubliners – The Newry Highwayman The Ludlow’s Ballad Group – The Butcher Boy Ancient Music of Ireland – Along the Shore John Kenny – The Carnyx Cormac Begley – O’Neill’s https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

On today's show Ray chats to chef Rachel Allen, Cristin O'Neill talks about living with Narcolepsy, Conor Pope is back with pricewatch and Ray is joined by Cormac Begley.

For the second show of the Lockdown #2 series, Dónal Dineen is joined by the concertina master from West Kerry, Cormac Begley.  There’s a handful of live tunes as well as discussions on subjects ranging from the origins of his sound, inspiration, and his role in the acclaimed dance production Mám by Michael Keegan-Dolan.   https://cormacbegley.bandcamp.com/    

Ceol beo as stiudeó Shligigh le Diarmuid agus Brían Mac Gloinn, Ye Vagabonds i dteannta le Cormac Begley le amhrain agus poirt.

On today's show Cormac Begley tells us about his upcoming small outdoor concerts in secret locations through-out the country. Ray chats to the Bearman of Buncrana, Killian McLaughlin, Ray and Alison are in studio to give us some relationship advice and Frank Greally talks about the Daily Mile with Athletics Ireland.

The wonderful Cormac Begley talks to Chris, from his hideaway in West Kerry, about the importance of music to him, and how the concertina is his therapy and his passion. He talks about Psychology and we get to hear him play some amazing tunes as well.

PODCAST: 31 May 2020   01 The Girls Of Banbridge/Larry The Beerdrinker – Kevin MacLeod - Dorney Rock  02 Durham Gaol –  Bob Davenport – Northumbrian Minstrelsy 03 Gamekeeper – Jack Sharp –  Good Times Older  04 A Hundred Miles Of Nothing – Charlie Dore – Like Animals  05 Touch Has A Memory — Ralph McTell & Wizz Jones – About Time Too   06 Yellow Tinker / Ríl Mhór Bhaile An Chalaidh – Cormac Begley – Cormac Begley  07 Belfast Song – Adam Amos : Noel Rocks – Back Up To Zero 08 Bet & Terry – Elizabeth & Jameson – Northern Shores & Stories 09 Her Long Hair Flowing Down – John Doyle – Path Of Stones 10 The Bone Lace Weaver’s Song – Jackie Oates & John Spiers – Needle Pin, Needle Pin  11 Factory Girl- Ralph McTell – The Definitive Transatlantic Connection 12 1952 –  Ralph McTell – As Far As I Can Tell 13 Bentley & Craig – Ralph McTell – As Far As I Can Tell 14 Stealin – Ralph McTell – Stealin Back 15 The Unknown Soldier – Ralph McTell – The Unknown Soldier 16 Sreets Of London – Ralph McTell –  The Definitive Transatlantic Connection 17 Sweet Kingwilliamstown – Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh – Thar Toin / Seaborne   18 Liberty’s Sweet Shore – Andrew J Newall – Janus   19 Dinny O’Brien’s Hornpipe/The Burning Sands Of Egypt – Kevin MacLeod & Alec Finn Polbain To Oranmore  20 Echoes Of The Shenandoah Valley – H.M. Barnes – Blue Ridge Ramblers Early Mandolin Classics, Volume 1  21 Hornpipe – Simon Mayor – The Second Mandolin Album  22 My Baby’s Gonna Jump And Shout  – Yank Rachell – Mandolin Blues   23 Roll ‘Em Easy – Michelle Holding & Bonz – Struck Lucky  24 Death & His Daughter Fair – John Blek – The Embers 26 Wandering Boy – Cinder Well – No Summer 27 Les Yeux De Rosalie – Dirk Powell – When I Wait For You  28 Durham Gaol – Jez Lowe – Galloways  

As Mental Health Awareness Week draws to a close, Kate Molleson surveys the musical world's responses to mental wellbeing. Opera star Renée Fleming talks about her 'Music and Mind Live' webinar series, which explores the impact of music on human health and the brain. Kate is joined, too, by the author, musician and neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin who will also feature in the webinar series. The composer Nigel Osborne introduces his X-System, which examines how the brain and body respond to music, and the Irish accordionist and psychologist Cormac Begley shares his thoughts about music and mood. Reflecting on life during lockdown, Music Matters also hears from the performance poet Michael Pedersen, the cellist Zoe Martlew, and trumpeter Martin Hurrell. Notes: * Renée Fleming's 'Music and the Mind' webinars take place on Tuesdays at 10 pm UK time, via her Facebook page. * Professor Daniel Levitin's latest publication is 'Successful Aging: A Neuroscientist Explores the Power and Potential of Our Lives' (Penguin Random House 2020) * Zoë Martlew's audio diary included extracts from her own recordings and compositions, including her string trio Völuspá and Salat Babilya for solo cello. The recording of birds in a wood close to her home was made by Cato Langnes, Chief Sound Engineer from NOTAM studios in Oslo. * West Kerry musicians Brendan and Cormac Begley feature in a new traditional music television series, Slí na mBeaglaoich on TG4, starting Sunday 26 April and running for six weeks. For more, visit https://www.tg4.ie/ga/

Our 341st episode, which aired on February 16, 2020, and featured part one of our feature on free reeds. Martin Tourish & Luke Ward – Tripping Up the Stairs/Ballymagan Fairies, Clan Ranald Frank Murphy – Rakes of Clonmel, Ballinasloe Fair: Early Irish American Music (1920-30) William J. Mullaly – The Green Groves of Erin/The Ivy Leaf, The Wheels of the World Vol. 2 Brenda Castles – Fox on the Prowl/House of Hamill/Kilty Town, Indeedin’ You Needn’t Bother Flanagan Brothers – International Echoes, The Wheels of the World Vol. 2 Beoga – Boxy Set, Live at Stockfisch Studio John & Phil Cunningham – Sleepy Maggie, Against the Storm Sharon Shannon – Phil Cunningham Set, Sharon Shannon Dan Possumato – Land of Sunshine/Miss Lyon’s Fancy, Mostly Melodeon Tommy Basker – Johnny Pringle’s/Archie Menzie’s/Mrs. Charles Stewart/Dan Galbey’s, Tin Sandwich Phil Cunningham & Aly Bain – Cathkin Braes/The Féis Rois Reel/Bob McQuillen's Reel/Sophie's Dancing Feet, Another Gem Alan Kelly – The Plane of the Plank/Hanley’s Tweed, Mosaic Cormac Begley – Rocking the Cradle, Cormac Begley

It's a sound heard on countless sci-fi soundtracks; and the distinctive wail loved by rock bands and avant garde composers — we celebrate 100 years of the Theremin. And Irish concertina player Cormac Begley on the sound and history of the accordion's small cousin.

Filmmaker Myles O'Reilly, with Islander, made the documentary Backwards To Go Forwards, which they released for free on Vimeo on Christmas Day. They said they made it to take a little snapshot of a very small portion of what special things are happening in Irish folk and traditional music right now. Artists featured include This Is How We Fly, Cormac Begley, Radie Peat, Ye Vagabonds, Slow Moving Clouds, and more. I got to chat with Myles in his studio in Dublin at the end of November while the edition of Backwards To Go Forwards was ongoing. We chatted about why he made the documentary, how his love of traditional music developed, how he transitioned from a musician to a filmmaker, how This Ain't No Disco came about - and whether we can expect more of it - and lots of other things. If you enjoy the show, it'd be really appreciated if you gave the podcast a like and share and maybe rate and review on iTunes. Thank you!

What’s at the core of Irish dance music? Host Shannon Heaton talks to Eileen Ivers, Nic Gareiss, Marla Fibish, and Jimmy Keane about trad ‘feel’ and how our instruments, our bodies, our intentions, our culture, and even magical forces shape our rhythmic sense. There’s plenty of music here, too. Credits below. * * * * * * * Special thanks to Art Costa, Eoin Stan O'Sullivan, Holly Foy and John Hruschka,  Peter Bartman, and Brian Benscoter for supporting this episode. And thank you to Matt Heaton for script editing and production music. Please CLICK HERE if you can kick in to support this podcast! * * * * * * * Visit IrishMusicStories.org * * * * * * * Music Heard on IMS Episode 15 all music traditional, unless otherwise indicated Tune: “John’s Theme,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music Stories Artist: Matt Heaton Tune: “Maid Behind the Bar,” flute rhythm demo Artist: Shannon Heaton Tune: “Apples in Winter,” from An Nollaig: An Irish ChristmasArtist: Eileen Ivers Song: “Only Love" from Change of SeasonArtist: Daryl Hall & John Oates Tune: “Triumph Theme,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music Stories Artist: Matt Heaton Tune: “Paddy Canny’s Toast” from A Sweetish TuneArtist: Noctambule (Marla Fibish, Bruce Victor) Tune: “Meaning of Life,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music Stories Artist/Composer: Matt Heaton Tune: “Man of Few Words” from Foreign FieldsArtist: This is How We Fly Tune: “Maid Behind the Bar,” quarter-size fiddle demo Artist: Hannon Sheaton Tune: “Travel Theme,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist/Composer: Matt Heaton Tune: “After Hours Theme,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist/Composer: Matt Heaton Tune: “Yellow Tinker,” from Cormac Begley 2017 Artist: Cormac Begley  Tune: “Boys of Bluehill, Westport Jig,” from Live at the Acadia Trad SchoolArtist: Jimmy Keane Tune: “House of Ancestors,” from Volume 1: Sound Magic Artist: Afro Celt Sound System Tune: “The Boy in the Boat” (reel), from Rehearsal recording from circa 2008 Artist: Matt & Shannon Heaton

FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. We run away with the gypsies, we ask “who da man?”, we have slip jigs, reels and Slip Jigs And Reels. We’ll stop to smell the roses, we go crazy with goblins and people drop by to tell us the stories behind their songs. Oh, and Yellow Car! FolkCast is produced and presented by ‘Folkie Phil’ Widdows. MUSIC FEATURED: THE INTRO… E.G.A. by Greg Russell from the album “Inclined To Be Red” (2017) http://www.gregrussellfolk.co.uk Rock Ferry by Mike West from the EP “Rusted” (2017) https://mikewest333.bandcamp.com/music Oxford Blue by Ed Lofstedt from the EP “Sweep Me Away” (2017) https://edlofstedt.bandcamp.com STORY BEHIND MY SONG Them Old Bones by Jo Carley And The Old Dry Skulls from the album “Them Old Bones” (2017) https://www.olddryskulls.com Gypsy by Steamchicken from the album “Look Both Ways” (2017) http://www.steamchicken.co.uk Whistling Gypsy Rover by Alison & Jack from the album “Adzooks!” (2017) http://www.alisonandjack.co.uk Gypsy by Carol Laula from the album “The Bones Of It” (2016) http://www.carollaula.co.uk/index1.html INSANELY MENTAL INSTRUMENTAL Accordions To The Goblins! by Tori Tango from the album “For One Touch” (2017) http://www.juretori.com Be The Man by The Young ‘Uns single release (2017) http://www.theyounguns.co.uk Man In The Long Black Coat by Vision Thing from the album “Lights” (2017) http://www.visionthingband.com STORY BEHIND MY SONG I Sat Beside Myself Today by Alan & The Big Hand from the album “Yellow Car No Return” (2017) http://www.alanmcclure.co.uk Slip Jigs by Allan Yn Y Fan from the album “NEWiD” (2016) http://www.ayyf.co.uk Slip Jigs And Reels by Steve Tilston from the album “The Greening Wind” (1999) http://www.stevetilston.com Reels - Paddy Canny's Pigeon On The Gate / The Dairy Maid by Cormac Begley from the album “Cormac Begley” (2016) http://www.cormacbegley.com Roses In The Snow And Drought by Joanne Rand from the album “Roses In The Snow And Drought” (2017) http://joannerandmusic.com The Sun And The Rose by Damh The Bard from the album Spirit Of Albion (2006) https://www.paganmusic.co.uk …AND THE OUTRO Storylines by Greg Russell from the album “Inclined To Be Red” (2017) http://www.gregrussellfolk.co.uk For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk

A lively gang joined us in Foxy John's in Dingle for our Bringing It All Back Home panel at Other Voices where Justin Burgess from Bean In Dingle, Shane Finn from WK Fitness and Cormac Begley from Airt spoke about the business of being in business. They addressed a lot of issues during this sessions, including the obstacles they faced setting up in west Kerry, the advantages of being in business in a town like Dingle during the tourist season and life outside that same busy season.

FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. In this edition: we build a railway, lose a lover or two to war, head to the hills, spend the night with drunken sailors, take a bite out of the Big Apple, rant against the modern world, go insane with a tinker, take the last train to Delhi and get lost in France before the whole thing ends in a Fiasco! FolkCast is produced and presented by Folkie Phil Widdows Music featured: Iron Horses by Two Coats Colder from the album “Moment In Time” (2017) http://www.twocoatscolder.com The Bonny Light Horseman by Siobhan Miller from the album “Strata” (2017) https://www.siobhanmiller.com Love Me Forever by Skinner & T’Witch from the album “The Fool’s Journey” (2017) http://www.skinnerandtwitch.com Feature Fight by Chris Tye from the album “Stronger In Numbers” (2017) https://christyemusic.wordpress.com/category/news/ Hills Of Rome by Jason McNiff from the album “Rain Dries Your Eyes” (2017) https://www.jasonmcniff.com The Call by Neil McSweeney from the album “A Coat Worth Wearing” (2017) http://www.neilmcsweeney.com/ New York Love Song by The Roving Crows from the album “Bury Me Naked” (2017) http://www.rovingcrows.com Generation Rent (Radio Mix) by Megson from the EP “Generation Rent” (2017) http://www.megsonmusic.co.uk INSANELY MENTAL INSTRUMENTAL(S) Reels - The Yellow Tinker / Ril Mhor Bhaile And Chalaidh and Jig - An Cat Is A Mathair by Cormac Begley from the album “Cormac Begley” (2017) http://www.cormacbegley.com Smugglers’ Song by Feast Of Fiddles from the album “Sleight Of Elbow” (2017) http://www.feastoffiddles.co.uk Song Of The Sea Rover by Amelia Coburn single release (2017) http://ameliacoburn.co.uk Delhi Belly by Paul J. Openshaw from the album “Bare Bones” (2015) http://paulopenshaw.com The Last Train by The Medlars from the album “The Medlars” (2017) https://themedlarsmusic.wordpress.com Sangatte by Minnie Birch charity single release (2017) https://minniebirch.bandcamp.com Fiasco by Manran from the album “An Dà Là - The Two Days” (2017) http://manran.co.uk For full details see the Shownotes for FolkCast 126 at www.folkcast.co.uk

PODCAST: 02 Feb 2014   01 - Marrow Bones - Steeleye Span - Ten Man Mop or Mr. Reservoir  Butler Rides Again 02 - To The Beggin’ I Will Go - Old Blind Dogs - The World’s Room 03 - Down Where The Drunkards Roll - Los Lobos - Beat The Retreat  (Songs of Richard Thompson) 04 - Little Musgrave - Nic Jones - Ballads and Songs 05 - El Grillo (The Cricket) - Butch Baldassari / Robin Bullock / John Reischman - Travellers 06 - The Special Way - Mic and Susie Darling - The Special Way 07 - Sullivan’s John - Pecker Dunne - The Very Best of Pecker Dunne 08 - The Island -Dolores Keane - The Best of Dolores Keane 09 - Shule Agra - Swan Arcade - Full Circle 10 - Fumes and Faith - Luke Jackson - Fumes and Faith 11 - Walking in the Footsteps of Giants - Harp and a Monkey - Harp and a Monkey 12 - The Biscuits of Bull Lane - The Young Uns - Never Forget 13  - Rainy Night in Soho - Mary McPartlan - The Holland Handkerchief 14 - William Taylor - The Cecil Sharp Centenary Collective - As I Cycled Out on a May Morning 15 - Joe Bane's / Gypsy Princess - Jack Talty and Cormac Begley - Na Fir Bolg 16 - Pete Gets the Last Word - Pete Seeger - Sowing the Seeds - The Tenth Anniversary Album 17 - What Did You Learn In School Today? - Pete Seeger - A Link in the Chain 18 - Talkin’ Union Blues - Pete Seeger - Pete Seeger’s Greatest Hits 19 - The Ghost of Tom Joad - Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen - Sowing the Seeds - The Tenth Anniversary Album 20 - Funeral Song - Pete Seeger - unreleased 21 - Where Have All The Flowers Gone? - Tommy Sands / Dolores Keane / Vedran Smailović - Sowing the Seeds - The Tenth Anniversary Album