Podcasts about Irish traditional music

Series 3, Episode 6 of Artery features Adèle Commins and Daithí Kearney with Kayla Rush Musicologist Dr Adèle Commins is Head of Department of Creative Arts, Media and Music at Dundalk Institute of Technology. Her PhD from Maynooth University focused on the music of Irish-born composer Sir Charles Villiers Stanford. Her recordings include contributions to an album of Irish piano accordion music released by Comhaltas in 2014 and vocal soloist on an album by Irish composer Sr Marie Dunne in 2015. She also contributes music in two local churches. Her recent research includes critically documenting the music of Co. Louth céilí bands from the mid-twentieth century. Her compositions featured in the seminal publications Tunes from the Women (2023) and some have been recorded by Cork-based Ceolta Sí (2020). Ethnomusicologist and geographer Dr Daithí Kearney is co-director of the Creative Arts Research Centre at Dundalk Institute of Technology, where he lectures in music, theatre and tourism. His PhD from University College Cork examined the geographies of Irish traditional music. An All-Ireland champion musician, he has toured and recorded as a musician, singer and dancer with a number of groups including Siamsa Tíre, The National Folk Theatre of Ireland, and performed for President Obama in The White House. He recorded the critically acclaimed album Midleton Rare with accordion player John Cronin in 2012 and continues to tour regularly. He wrote and produced the musical To Stay or Leave (2005, 2015) and his compositions have been recorded by groups including Nuada (2004) and Ceolta Sí (2020). As a composer, he has received commissions funded by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltachts and Cork County Council. Both Commins and Kearney have published extensively on music including contributions to the Companion to Irish Traditional Music and the Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland . In 2017 they released an album A Louth Lilt, featuring their own compositions, and produced the documentary The Road to Speyfest in 2016. International tours including North and South America, France, Scotland, Norway and England. They have composed and arranged a number of pieces for the Oriel Traditional Orchestra, of which they are musical directors. In 2024, they were commissioned by Louth County Council to compose the score for a music theatre production Brigid, Lady of Light for the 1500 celebrations of St Brigid in Co. Louth. Dr Kayla Rush is an assistant lecturer in music at Dundalk Institute of Technology. An anthropologist of art, music, and performance, her current research examines private, fee-paying rock music schools in global perspective. She previously held a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship, supporting ethnographic research with Rock Jam, a private music education organisation in Ireland. Her work has appeared in Borderlands, Liminalities, Feminist Anthropology, Journal of Popular Music Education, and IASPM Journal, among others. She is the author of The Cracked Art World: Conflict, Austerity, and Community Arts in Northern Ireland (Berghahn, 2022). She is also a recognized teacher and practitioner of creative ethnography, with a particular interest in ethnographic science fiction. Artery is a podcast organised by Iza Kavedžija (University of Cambridge) and Robert Simpkins (SOAS, London) and supported by the AHRC. Music: Footsteps, by Robert Simpkins.

Highland pipes, border pipes, smallpipes, uilleann pipes, whistles, flutes and more: by various names, Will makes or plays, (and in some cases: both,) ‘em all! Join us for a delightful chat with a delightful person, including lots of delightful music as well!Tune into this episode to hear the host pester Will for a surprisingly large number of definitions, and to pick up a new phrase, “awfully samey,” in reference to some Jackson tunes!USEFUL LINKS:Will & Caitlin's website: https://woodsonfinley.com/aboutAlbum, “The Glory Reel,” with Caitlin Finley and Christ Stevens: https://thegloryreel.bandcamp.com/album/the-glory-reelDaymark EP with Dan Foster and Eric McDonald: https://daymarkmusic.bandcamp.com/album/epThe Phonograph Project: https://m.facebook.com/watch/802438333459357/239376840720933/(also on Will's YouTube chanel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WillWoodson/videos?app=desktop )Will's pipe making Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083125362510ITMA, “The Well for Irish Traditional Music, Song and Dance": https://www.itma.ie/-We're on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DroningOnPodcastAnd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/droning.on.podcast/-You can write-in to the show with comments, ideas, requests, etc. at TheDroningOnPodcast@gmail.com-Support the show via Patreon (patreon.com/DroningOnPodcast), or by buying cool stuff at BagpipeSWAG.com

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Our guest for this episode is Eugene Lambe, musician and Uilleann Pipes maker with strong ties to Doolin and now based in Kinvara. Eugene knew all the Russells and other local musicians and did amazing work recording them. On this episode we talk about Eugene's background growing up in Dublin, how he got into pipe making, discovering Doolin in the late 60s, moving to the West of Ireland, meeting local characters and much, much more.The tunes played by Eugene Lambe on this episode are :The Rose In The Heather / The Maho Snaps (Jigs)The Priest In His Boots (Jig)An Páistín Fionn (Air)Micho's Mason's Apron / The Monaghan Twig (Reels)**Duet with Charles Monod--------If you would like to help and support this podcast and the Tunes From Doolin project in general, you can become one of our Angels on Patreon for as little as a coffee (or a pint) per month. As patron you can have access to a whole bunch of extras, but most importantly you have my eternal gratitude for helping me create more podcast episodes, videos and content.

Our guest on this episode of the Tunes From Doolin Podcast is Susan Daly.  Susan was born in Doolin and grew up in Gus O'Connor's Pub, she learned the tin whistle and played with Micho Russell as a duet in the 1970s. We talk about her upbringing in Doolin, Micho Russell, his brothers and other local musicians from days gone by, learning the uilleann pipes as a young teenager, making people feel special in Doolin, music as a way of life, keeping the spirit alive and well and much, much more.The tunes and songs played by Susan Daly on this episode are :Willie Coleman's Jig*The Boys of Bluehill (Hornpipe)The Soldier's Farwell (song)The Honeymoon Reel**Duets with Charles MonodTo know more about Susan and her wonderful B&B Daly's House, visit https://dalyshouse.com/Watch a video of Susan singing “The Doolin Song” with her daughter Kate here: https://youtu.be/dg1a87z3QhM--------If you would like to help and support this podcast and the Tunes From Doolin project in general, you can become one of our Angels on Patreon for as little as a coffee (or a pint) per month. As patron you can have access to a whole bunch of extras, but most importantly you have my eternal gratitude for helping me create more podcast episodes, videos and content.

Our guest for this episode is JB Samzun, a great fiddle player from Brittany and a regular visitor to Doolin. JB and I recorded an album together a few years back and I am delighted to welcome him as a guest on the podcast. On this episode with JB we talk about his visits to Doolin as a young child, his love for Clare music and the older musicians in particular, the making of our album “Aughavinna”, the difference between Irish music in Ireland and abroad and much, much more.The tunes played by JB Samzun on this episode are :The Tempest / The West Clare Railway (comp. Junior Crehan) (Reels)The Munster Jig / The Fairhaired Boy (Jigs)The Man From Barnagrove (Hornpipe)John Naughton's / The Laccaroe / Devaney's Goat (Reels)**Duet with Charles MonodTo find out more about JB and Charles' album “Aughavinna”, visit https://tunesfromdoolin.com/cd-aughavinna/--------If you would like to help and support this podcast and the Tunes From Doolin project in general, you can become one of our Angels on Patreon for as little as a coffee (or a pint) per month. As patron you can have access to a whole bunch of extras, but most importantly you have my eternal gratitude for helping me create more podcast episodes, videos and content.

Our guest on this episode of the Tunes From Doolin Podcast is Alan Reid, banjo player from Leitrim now based in North Clare and member of Goitse.  Alan is a great multi-instrumentalist and composer and on this episode we talk about his formative years, his compositions, his project #TunebookTuesday, the band Goitse's new album and much, much more.The tunes played by Alan Reid on this episode are :Fish and Chips at Finavarra (comp. Alan Reid) / Turn at Doonyvarden (comp. Alan Reid) (Jigs)The Gosson That Bate His Father / Florry Holleran (comp. Alan Reid) / Buntata 's Sgadan (Reels)The Black Rock / Cucanandy/ The Boys of Ballisodare (Hop Jigs)Tuamgraney Castle / Bird's (Hornpipes)**Duet with Charles MonodTo keep up with Alan's work, check out the following links:Alan's YouTube: https://youtube.com/user/riadamilesius Alan's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/alanreid Alan & Rachel's duet album : https://alanreid.bandcamp.com/album/a-quare-yield Goitse's albums: https://goitse.bandcamp.com/ --------If you would like to help and support this podcast and the Tunes From Doolin project in general, you can become one of our Angels on Patreon for as little as a coffee (or a pint) per month. As patron you can have access to a whole bunch of extras, but most importantly you have my eternal gratitude for helping me create more podcast episodes, videos and content.

Our guest on this episode of the Tunes From Doolin Podcast is Mary MacNamara, the great concertina player from East Clare.  Mary just released her wonderful book “Sunday's at Lena's” and welcomes us to her music room in Tulla where we talk about her book, growing up as a young musician in East Clare and the musicians who influenced her (Mikey Donoghue, Bill Malley & Joe Bane, Martin Rochford, John Naughton), foot tapping, moving to Dublin from Tulla, and much, much more.The tunes played by Mary MacNamara on this episode are :Jigs from Mikey DonoghueThe Old Bush / The Swallow's Tail (Reels from Martin Rochford)Gan Ainm / The Cuckoo's Nest (Hornpipes from Bill Malley)The Killavil / The Pipe On the Hob (Jigs)**Duet with Charles MonodTo keep up with Mary's work and order her book and albums, visit her website http://www.marymacnamara.net/You can also order “Sundays at Lena's” and find Mary's recordings at Custy's Music Shop in Ennis (https://custysmusic.com/)--------If you would like to help and support this podcast and the Tunes From Doolin project in general, you can become one of our Angels on Patreon for as little as a coffee (or a pint) per month. As patron you can have access to a whole bunch of extras, but most importantly you have my eternal gratitude for helping me create more podcast episodes, videos and content.

Today on Great Minds we're pleased to welcome Uncle Bard & The Dirty Bastards: Celtic Rock spiced up with Irish Traditional Music! Based in the north of Italy and made up of lads who, in one way or another, lived or spent too much time in Ireland! Too rock for the Folkies and too folk for the Rockies, the Bastards could please or disappoint almost everyone. Formed back in 2007, they play a unique blend of folk/rock and Traditional Irish Music. Uilleann pipes, tenor banjo, mandolin, Irish flute: there are few others bands in the folk/rock scene that could compete with the Bastards in terms of deep knowledge of Irish Traditional Music and Irish culture and society. Enjoy!

Angela Usher MBE is a musician and teacher from Manchester, focusing on Irish traditional music, has been active for over 30 years, and has recently been awarded an MBE for her services and contribution in helping out disadvantaged children. She joins ComebaCK to discuss her career, highlights, teaching and much more. Topics include ⁃ Beginning with Irish dancing and experimenting with multiple instruments from an early age ⁃ Her enthusiasm for teaching and how it's developed over time ⁃ The concept of talent and how to get the best out of struggling students ⁃ Getting involved within the Irish music community, watching it develop over time and bringing in different generations ⁃ Getting “in the zone” in both gigging and teaching ⁃ Her recent MBE award, her thoughts and reaction If you enjoyed this conversation, you can find out more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram.

In episode 10 of Travel Notes, we explore how traditional Irish music crossed the Atlantic and wove its way into the fabric of American country music. Host Grace McNally interview's her friend and colleague, Chris Kirschbaum, as they discuss his connection to Ireland, pub culture, Irish traditional music's influence on American country music and much more!

Our guest on this episode of the Tunes From Doolin Podcast is Tom Delany, uilleann piper based in Dingle, Co. Kerry. Tom is getting his first solo album ready for release soon and we talk about his influences, Irish music from the 70s, growing up as an Irish musician in France, set of pipes in C, Irish music as a time travel machine, the importance of practice and much, much more.The tunes played by Tom Delany on this episode are :Jim O'Connor's / My Former Wife / Kilglass Lake (Jigs)The Wounded Hussar / The Enchanted Lady (Air / Reel)The Pleasures of Hope / Corney Is Coming / The Ravelled Hank of Yarn (Hornpipe / Reels)The Humours of Loughrea / The Boyne Hunt (Reels)**Duet with Charles MonodTo keep up with Tom's work and order his albums :https://carolineandtom.ie/https://fourwindsirishmusic.com/https://www.facebook.com/tomdelanymusic--------If you would like to help and support this podcast and the Tunes From Doolin project in general, you can become one of our Angels on Patreon for as little as a coffee (or a pint) per month. As patron you can have access to a whole bunch of extras, but most importantly you have my eternal gratitude for helping me create more podcast episodes, videos and content.

In today's episode, meet Cormac O Se who unveils the connections between Ireland and the USA through the world of Irish Traditional Music. You can connect with Cormac here and you can learn more about The Celtic Junction here To find out more about Music Secrets Exposed and the Musical Change Makers 2021 competition amongst other offerings visit the links below: 2021 Competition: https://musicalchangemakers.com/ Graded Music Theory Waiting List: https://www.gradedmusictheory.com/ 1-1 Piano classes: https://www.theworldofpiano.com Tested and Tried Health Hack: https://faig.pruvitnow.com/ Getting Into Tune With Music Theory - buy the e-book here. Want the Audio Book instead? Buy at your favorite retailer below: Audible, Amazon Apple Kobo, Walmart Google Play Chirp Scribd NOOK Audiobooks Sylvia would love a cup of coffee to keep her going, and as it has been said 'every little helps!' ;) : ko-fi.com/sylviamoran Join the journey on your favorite social media here: Facebook #Music Secrets Exposed Group Like our Facebook page here Want to be keep up with the latest competition news and much more, go here Twitter Instagram Pinterest Linked-in YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/musicsecretsexposed/message

Our guest on this episode of the Tunes From Doolin Podcast is Kirsten Allstaff, flute player originally from Scotland but living in Doolin for many years. In this episode we talk about her latest album "4/Four", Kirsten's influences, the joys of playing with others, passing on the tradition and the importance of listening in the learning process among other things.The tunes played by Kirsten Allstaff on this episode are :Kathleen Hehir's / Sweet Marie (Jigs)Lord Gordon's (Reel)The Big Reel of Ballynacally / The Watchmaker (Reels)The Gallowglass / The Gander In The Pratie Hole (Jigs)**Duet with Charles MonodTo keep up with Kirsten's work and order her albums :https://kirstenallstaff.com/https://www.oaim.ie/https://www.facebook.com/LearnIrishMusic--------If you would like to help and support this podcast and the Tunes From Doolin project in general, you can become one of our Angels on Patreon for as little as a coffee (or a pint) per month. As patron you can have access to a whole bunch of extras, but most importantly you have my eternal gratitude for helping me create more podcast episodes, videos and content.

Our guest on this episode of the Tunes From Doolin Podcast is Therese McInerney, fiddle player and singer from Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare. Therese is also a producer and radio presenter on Clare FM, and we chat about her work, the importance of following your dreams, Clare fiddle styles, the healing power of music, the playing of slow airs and much more!The tunes played by Therese McInerney on this episode are :Grandmother She (Barndance) / Connaughtman's Rambles (Jig)Bessie The Beauty (Slow Air)The Bunch of Green Rushes / The Porthole of the Kelp (Reels)The Mist Covered Mountain / The Maid on the Green (Jigs)**Duet with Charles MonodTo keep up with Therese's work and order her album : https://theresemcinerney.com/https://www.facebook.com/theresemcinerneymusichttps://www.instagram.com/therese_mcinerney_/--------If you would like to help and support this podcast and the Tunes From Doolin project in general, you can become one of our Angels on Patreon for as little as a coffee (or a pint) per month. As patron you can have access to a whole bunch of extras, but most importantly you have my eternal gratitude for helping me create more podcast episodes, videos and content.

Our guest on this episode of the Tunes From Doolin Podcast is Hugh Healy, concertina player from Corofin, Co. Clare. Hugh just released his first solo album called “ceolaire” and we talk about his concertina journey, different aspects of his playing, the making of his new CD and the importance of listening.The tunes played by Hugh Healy on this episode are :The Moving Cloud / Matt Peoples' (Reels)McGivney's Fancy / The Birds / The Mathematician (Hornpipes)*Planxty Fitzgerald (comp. Michael Rooney)Winnie Hayes' / Mac's Fancy (Jigs)***Actual track from Hugh's new album "Ceolaire"**Duet with Charles MonodTo order Hugh Healy's new album "Ceolaire", visit his bandcamp page :https://hughhealy.bandcamp.com/album/ceolaire--------If you would like to help and support this podcast and the Tunes From Doolin project in general, you can become one of our Angels on Patreon for as little as a coffee (or a pint) per month. As patron you can have access to a whole bunch of extras, but most importantly you have my eternal gratitude for helping me create more podcast episodes, videos and content.

This is basically a mini album. I've been listening to old episodes and wanted all the tunes in Jackson's Celebrated Irish Tunes in one place. What do you think of the new fonts and background? The font is as close as I could find for Robert Bremner's font in his printed collection. But I'm not sure the History nerd-ness of Marble paper and eighteenth century font outweighs the readability of a Sans Serif font and white space. If you want to see any of these tunes they are all on NPU's website, or Cape Irish: http://www.capeirish.com/webabc/working/source.folders/jcit/jcit_table.html Please Consider supporting the Podcast by Joining the Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag Please take advantage of the Tune Collection tab: https://www.wetootwaag.com/tunesources Also Please take a minute to leave a review of the podcast! Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wetootwaags-bagpipe-and-history-podcast/id129776677 Listen on Itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wetootwaags-bagpipe-and-history-podcast/id129776677 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5QxzqrSm0pu6v8y8pLsv5j?si=QLiG0L1pT1eu7B5_FDmgGA

Rita Gatta compone poesie in dialetto non per rifugiarsi in un sentimento vanamente nostalgico verso il passato. I lavori di Rita servono a riportare in luce la voce genuina di luoghi e sentimenti; per porli al confronto con i linguaggi nuovi sorti o importati a Rocca Di Papa e più in generale nei Castelli Romani. Anche i ricordi che riemergono, leggendo attentamente, servono a salvare il passato per porlo a disposizione di chi vive nel presente; perché, come giusto e necessario, possa essere trovato il vero senso della nostra storia soprattutto in prospettiva futura. Abbiamo scelto, come prima volta dei nostri podcast, quattro componimenti tratti dalla raccolta “Svrìnguli svrànguli” (Edizioni Controluce, Monte Compatri, 2010) che riguardano altrettanti momenti di reale interesse nella vita dei tempi “antichi” o della prima età di Rita stessa. Testo e voce di Rita Gatta – Note introduttive di Filippo Roncaccia Nell’immagine: fiori della pianta detta “Berretta del Prete” (a Rocca di Papa : “Svringuli svranguli”) Musiche: 1) Saltarello tarantella Evento ad Artena 2012 – 2) ‘Ecco la Primavera’ di Francesco Landini (1325?-1397), interpreti non precisati – 3) Marin Marais Le Basque – Flauto traverso Lenka Molčányiová Flauto Zorka Mrvová – 4) Thomas Walsh: Inisheer – Irish Traditional Music – Eseguono gli alunni di una scuola di musica di Visingsoe in Svezia. AudioRivista.it, prima di pubblicare foto o testi reperiti in rete, compie le opportune verifiche per accertarne il libero regime di circolazione e non violare i diritti di autore o altri diritti esclusivi di terzi. Per segnalare alla redazione eventuali errori nell’uso del materiale riservato, scrivere a redazione@audiorivista.it: si provvederà prontamente alla rimozione del materiale lesivo di diritti di terzi.

Aisling Clarke talks about her student radio show at Mary I and her research project "The Listening Experience: Reception and Broadcasting of Irish Traditional Music. The Morning Dew presents the best of Irish traditional music and song along with unique live interviews with artists about their musical journey, creative projects and  relevant issues relating to the changing landscape during covid. Broadcast every Sunday between 12pm and 2pm. Scariff Bay Community Radio supporting the traditional arts. Originally broadcast Sunday 18th April 2021 Cli Donnellan Ph.D. www.clieastclarefiddle.com  Producer/Presenter The morning dew with Cliodhna Donnellan  

From Lennon/McCartney to BBC Philharmonic players to the Limerick Rake a case of measles and Les Filles de Cadiz...

In this episode, Evelyn and Hollie dive into deep topics about women in trad, sexuality, and race as portrayed in the book by Tes Slominski and relate it to their own experiences in the scene!

I first heard Ailie Robertson's music this past summer when I was moderating workshops at the online Somerset Folk Harp Festival. Ailie is one of Scotland's leading composers and a sought after harpist. Life has a way of sending you down paths that you might not have originally considered. In our chat Ailie talks about how she studied genetics at Cambridge University for four years then decided to take a gap year to pursue a masters degree in Irish Traditional Music at The University of LImerick's Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, my alma mater. Working with Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin and others at UL helped Ailie start down a path that has led her to be an in demand composer and performer. Her newest project is fittingly named “Adenine'' after one of the four nucleobases in the nucleic acid of DNA, a nice connection to Ailie's years of studying genetics at Cambridge University. Here's a description of the album taken from Adenine's Kickstarter page:This solo project creates rich, multi-layered soundscapes with use of an electric harp, a myriad of pedals, field recordings and a modular synth.Ailie is joined by an illustrious cast of musicians including a groundbreaking string quartet, and producer Jim Sutherland. This album is a homage to the harp and a celebration of it's multifaceted possibilities as both an ancient instrument and an undeniable force in contemporary music.Nial Keegan, Course Director for the MA in Irish Traditional Music Performance, is quoted as saying that Ailie's, “synthesis of Irish, Scottish and contemporary harping technique into an individual style represents the realization of otherwise unimagined possibilities for the Celtic harp.” The music that we are listening to is, “The Exploding Bow” from Ailie's album, “First Things First”. Ailie is also a founding member of The Outside Track who just released a Christmas album that is fantastic. LINKS:Adenine on FB: https://www.facebook.com/adenineAdenine video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlxMu47cUM4&feature=emb_logoAilie's Website: https://www.ailierobertson.com/The Outside Track: https://www.theoutsidetrack.com/ OTHER LINKS:Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at The University of Limerick, Irelandhttps://www.irishworldacademy.ie/Composer Ēriks Ešenvalds: www.eriksesenvalds.com/about/biography

Máiréad Mondays special guest this week is virtuoso Classical and Irish Traditional Music flautist EIMEAR McGEOWN! Her cd INIS is on all platforms! We have the Chats Choons and Craic about here featured solo performances on the BBC Proms, Tim Janis PBS Special CELTIC HEART, multi ALL IRELAND FLEADH winner, our musical families and more!

'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/

This ep: Roisin Maher - Curator, Finding a Voice 2020Happy 2020 everyone, and Happy Nollaig na mBan to Mná na hÉireann go léir! To celebrate - this episode features Róisín Maher, Curator of Finding A voice, which celebrates the female composers both of the past and the emerging talent of the moment. Róisín details some of the talented composers and musicians that will feature in this year's programme as the build-up to the 2020 festival begins.Finding a Voice is a three-day concert series based in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary that focuses exclusively on music by women composers through the ages, in celebration of International Women's Day - 8th March.  Located in the beautiful venues of The Main Guard and Old St. Mary's, Finding A Voice features performances from leading Irish and international musicians. Founded in 2017 by sisters Roisin Maher (Curator - Lecturer at CIT Cork School of Music) and Cliona Maher (Administrator - Director of Clonmel Junction Arts Festival), over the past two years the concert series has featured music by more than fifty women composers, from Hildegard of Bingen to newly commissioned works. The 2020 programme expands on previous years by broadening into the genres of both Jazz and Irish Traditional Music, and you can view all the details of the 2020 line up at www.findingavoice.ie , tickets will be going on sale soon, so do keep an eye on local and national media!Email the podcast: southtippartspodcast@gmail.com Thanks for listening :)

Music is the opposite of work. Learning and re-learning how to play. And practicing as far away from the rest of your family as possible. A cracking chat with banjo player Tony McTigue.  Tony plays the following tunes: The Donegal Lass / The Black Frog / The Sanctuary The Green Mountain / The Road to Rio / and something Tony can't remember the name of The Moving Cloud and A Barn Dance Set Thanks for taking time out of the Sunday session Tony. And thanks for the intro chat Lisa Phillips. ... If you liked this episode and think you got some worth from it, then please pledge $2 over at www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims. Of course, you don't have to become a patron to listen, but we guarantee you'll enjoy each episode more because you'll be safe in the knowledge that you're a deadset legend. 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. Till next time. Darren & Dom www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.blarneypilgrims.com facebook.com/BlarneyPilgrimsPodcast @blarneyPilgrimsPodcast

Bringing you the song O'Reilly's Daughter tonite and other traditional Celtic Irish tunes for the Sunday "afternoon" Irish music show!     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYEWEn0INuU

From Belfast rock bands to The Boston Burglar, Gerry McKeague takes us on a musical journey from his childhood home in Ireland to Geelong in Victoria, Australia. If you'd like to get in touch with Gerry you can reach him at https://www.facebook.com/gerry.keague In this episode Gerry plays the following songs: Fisherman's Day (Written by Brian Connors) Slieve Gallion Braes (Traditional) Voyage for Ireland (Pierre Bensusan) Shipyard Slips (David Wilde of The Men of No Property) Pride of the Springfield Road (Traditional) The Boston Burglar (Traditional) You can catch Gerry and his sister Mary live as “Innisfayle” at the National Celtic Festival on the weekend of the 7th - 10th June: https://www.nationalcelticfestival.com/artists-2019/2019/2/19/gerry-amp-mary-mckeague Thanks to the players and staff at The Last Jar for the jig we use at the opening and closing of the podcast. ... If you liked this episode, please leave us a 5 star review on iTunes, it REALLY helps us getting the podcast out to more people and we absolutely appreciate your help with this. You can also support The Blarney Pilgrims on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.blarneypilgrims.com facebook.com/BlarneyPilgrimsPodcast @blarneyPilgrimsPodcast Special Guest: Gerry McKeague.

This is the third episode of Between the Lines podcast, Gordie Walker. The Impact of Universal Credit Margaret Duffy from Newington Housing talks about the problems of Universal Credit and its effect on residents. Work and Pensions Secretary, Amber Rudd recently said that there was a direct link between the increased use of food banks and  problems with the  roll out the Universal Credit benefits scheme.  As you’ll recall from our first episode, we spoke with Newington Housing Association.  During this discussion, Conor was told by Margaret Duffy about how seriously this affected some of their tenants in the mouth of Christmas – and some of the lengths they had to go to assist single mothers and others in much need of their help. Conor Maskey met Margaret, Antony and Martin from Newington Housing. Youth Hubs We follow up with youth workers from North Belfast who have just returned from a study visit of Manchester and Liverpool looking at the development of youth hubs. At the start of January, 14 youth workers from North Belfast travelled to Manchester and Liverpool to look at youth work practice, buildings and services including super centres in Manchester and Liverpool. Gordie Walker met up with them in Artillery youth club to find out what they made of it. Super Sundays Ray Griffin from Duncairn Arts talks to us about Super Sundays and how Arts, Music and creativity are helping to create a shared safe space for North Belfast. Duncairn Centre for Culture and Arts in North Belfast is on the lower Antrim Road and once a fully functioning place of worship. The church has seen its share of good times and bad times and when the congregation numbers slipped, The Rev Bill Shaw and his committee came up with a new vision for the church building. The building is now home to some community orgs and has a thriving programme of arts and cultural events. Gordie spoke to Ray Griffin the Arts and Events Manager about Super Sundays. Music from Conor Caldwell Music this time comes from Conor Caldwell renowned composer and traditional fiddle player. North Belfast native, Conor Caldwell is a composer, fiddle player and researcher of Irish Traditional Music.  Conor took the small number of steps around the corner from his Rosemount Gardens home to the Between The Lines Studio to chat with us about his love for North Belfast and some of our city’s interesting, historical and significant inks to traditional music.  We were delighted that he brought his fiddle along too and gave us a taste of one of his own compositions.    Credits The production team were Leanne Marshall, Conor Maskey Cairan Shannon, Davy Sims and Gordie Walker.   The music is Our Big Adventure by Scott Homes --- from the FreeMusicArchvive.com

Prosper (TX) Elementary School Band Director and PASIC 2018 Clinic Presenter Cara Wildman talks about her Bodhran Presentation and her Master of Arts in Irish Traditional Music from Limerick, Ireland (03:10), growing up north of Dallas, her percussion background and her time doing science fair robotics competitions (20:35), going to TCU for undergrad (33:45), her post-undergrad career, getting a Master’s, and figuring out her work-life balance (42:40), and time for the Random Ass Questions (59:45).Finishing with a Rave on the 2018 movie Eighth Grade and a selection from Cara Wildman’s recently released EP (01:11:05).Links:Cara Wildman’s HomepageCara Wildman’s Debut EPCara Wildman’s Rucker Elementary pageSteve Gadd“It’s All Your Fault” - Asleep at the Wheel“It We Make It Through December” - Merle Haggard“Back in the Saddle Again” - Gene Autry“T-R-O-U-B-L-E” - Travis Tritt“Bro-Country”Brian WestPaul RennickJoey CarterHector Gil“Marimba Spiritual” - Minoru Miki“Beneath the Canopy” - Philip Parker“Toccata and Divertimento” - Ney Rosauro“Sleigh Ride” - Leroy AndersonSharknado trailerTombstone trailerFrogs trailerGoat Rodeo Sessions NPR Tiny DeskRaves:Eighth Grade trailer

Is there magic in the medium? Do different recorded formats influence how we hear and absorb traditional music? Are we missing out on anything now that it’s much easier to record and FIND recordings online? Jeff Kszaiek, Kieran Jordan, Happy Traum, Steph Geremia, Kirsten Allstaff, Elizabeth Sweeney, Jacob Deck, and Natalya Kay help host Shannon Heaton explore early wax cylinder recordings, VR music sessions and YouTube videos, and the special in-between realm of the cassette tape.  There’s plenty of music here, too. Credits below. * * * * * * * Special thanks to Brian Benscoter, Mark Haynes, Chris McGlone, and Billie Neal for supporting this episode. And thank you to Matt Heaton for script editing and production music. There’s plenty of music here, too. Credits below. * * * * * * * Please CLICK HERE if you can kick in to support this podcast! * * * * * * * Visit IrishMusicStories.org * * * * * * * Music Heard on IMS Episode 18 all music traditional, unless otherwise indicated Tune: “Scotch Mary” (Reel) from The Francis O’Neill Cylinders: Thirty-two Recordings of Irish Traditional Music in America circa 1904Artist: Patsy Touhey, James Early & John McFadden  Tune: “Scotch Mary,” from JolieArtist: Nightingale (accordion Jeremiah McClane, guitar Keith Murphy, fiddle Becky Tracy Tune: “Mick Finn’s” aka “Killavil Reel,” from Session Tape at Cruise’s Pub Artist: Siobhan Peoples (fiddle), Murt Ryan (accordion) Tune: “Slip Jig Dreams,” from Production Music made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton, guitar Tune: “Grupai Ceol Theme,” from Production Music made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton, guitar Tune: “Chief O’Neill’s Favorite” (hornpipe), from instructional book Oil for the Chain Artist: Matt & Shannon Heaton Tune: “Monaghan Jig,” from The Francis O’Neill Cylinders: Thirty-two Recordings of Irish Traditional Music in America circa 1904Artist: Patsy Touhey Tune: “Heartstrings Theme,”  from Production Music made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton, guitar Tune: “The Blackbird,” from Cover the Buckle Artist: Kieran Jordan (feet), Sean Clohessy (fiddle), Sean McComiskey (accordion) Tunes: “The Beauty Spot/The Ballnahoun Reel/The Cashmere Shawl,” from John WilliamsArtist: John Williams (accordion) — and Dean? Tune: “Modal Groove,” from Production Music made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar) Tune: “Linnane Terrace, from The Open RoadArtist: Steph Geremia Tune: “Bobby Casey’s” from The Green MountainArtist: Pat O'Connor (fiddle)  Tune: “Whistling Postman,” from Boston Session at Kitty O’Shea’sArtist: Sean Gannon (accordion), George Keith (fiddle) Tune:  “Whistling Postman, from CarouselArtist: Seamus Maguire (fiddle) Tune:  “Whistling Postman, from Last Night’s FunArtist: John Carty (fiddle) Tune: “Pearl O'Shaughnessy's Barndance, from GallowglassArtist: Kirsten Allstaff Tune: “Trip to Durrow,” from Shannon’s sunroomArtist: Jacob Deck (whistle) with Shannon assist on flute Tune: “Eanáir,” from LúnasaArtist: Lúnasa

Our 230th episode, which aired on December 17, 2017, and featured part two of our exclusive look at the Chicago Irish music scene of the 1970s. Jimmy Moore & Pat Broaders – Foxhunter, Moore and Broaders Liz Carroll with Marty Fahey, Lord MacDonald’s/The Judge’s, A Friend Indeed Jimmy Keane – Horse Keane’s Hornpipe/The Rath Cairn Reel/The Charleston, A Taste of Ireland Frank Thornton – Tom Ash’s March/Irish Freedom March, Irish Traditional Music in America: Chicago Interview with Frank Thornton by Mick Moloney, May 1977, courtesy of the Library of Congress Michael Flatley – Galway Rambler, Fleadh Cheoil flute competition May 1977, courtesy of the Library of Congress Noel Rice – the Humours of Ballyloughlin, Fleadh Cheoil flute competition May 1977, courtesy of the Library of Congress Interview with Marty Fahey, part two Interview with Aileen Dillane, part three John Williams – Micho’s Jig/Mikey’s Reel, Hidden Treasures: Irish Music in Chicago Liz Carroll with Marty Fahey – The Humours of Bandon/Planxty Mary O’Neill, A Friend Indeed Jim DeWan – Wendy O’Flaherty’s/The Boona, Hidden Treasures: Irish Music in Chicago The Drovers – Thanks for the Ring, Hidden Treasures: Irish Music in Chicago Liz Carroll – John Brady’s, A Friend Indeed Liz Carroll – Drying Out/Crush Cars/Lost Indian, A Taste of Ireland Dennis Cahill – Bruach Na Carraig Báine, Hidden Treasures: Irish Music in Chicago

Our 229th episode, which aired on December 10, 2017, and featured part one of our exclusive look at the Chicago Irish music scene of the 1970s. Joe Shannon – O’Keefe’s Plough/Merry Blacksmith, Irish Traditional Music in America: Chicago Joe Shannon & John McGreevy – Scatter the Mud/Fasten the Leggin, Irish Traditional Music in America: Chicago Interview with Dr. Aileen Dillane, part one Patrick J. Touhey – The Steampacket/The Morning Star/Miss McCleod, The Wheels of the World: Early Irish American Music Patrick J. Touhey – Drowsy Maggie/The Scotch Reel/Flogging Reel, The Wheels of the World: Early Irish American Music Interview with Dr. Aileen Dillane, part two Joe Shannon & John McGreevy – The Derry Hornpipe, Classic Celtic Music from Smithsonian Folkways Liz Carroll – Johnny Harling’s/Marty Fahey’s, A Friend Indeed Interview with Marty Fahey, part one Liz Carroll & Jimmy Keane – Brendan McGlinchey’s No. 1/The New Ivy Leaf, Irish Traditional Music in America: Chicago Liz Carroll & Jimmy Keane – Catherine McEvoy’s/The Arklow Mountains, Irish Traditional Music in America: Chicago Liz Carroll – The Green Mountain/Eddie Kelly’s/Love at the Endings, Irish Traditional Music in America: Chicago Liz Carroll with Marty Fahey – Dan Sullivan’s/Teahan’s Favorite/Riding on a Load of Hay, A Friend Indeed Marty Fahey – In Memory of Coleman, Music At The House

Odhrán O Casaide is a Lecturer at DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama where he teaches violin and runs the Irish Traditional Music programme. This includes a four-year undergraduate degree course in Irish Traditional Music.

Odhrán O Casaide is a Lecturer at DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama where he teaches violin and runs the Irish Traditional Music programme. This includes a four-year undergraduate degree course in Irish Traditional Music.

DJANGO REINHARDT is regarded as one of the greatest guitar players of all time. This Belgian-born French guitarist co-founded the pioneering ensemble Quintette du Hot Club de France with violinist St�phane Grappelli in the 1930s. He created an entirely new style of jazz guitar technique (sometimes called 'hot' jazz guitar), which has since become a living musical tradition within French Gypsy culture. Reinhardt died in France in 1953, but his blend of swing and the Roma Musical tradition, as well as his unconventional technique, made him a unique and legendary figure. This WoodSongs Special Event Broadcast will be celebrating the Legacy of Django Reinhardt, gypsy jazz and the hot club sound. Featuring... HOT CLUB OF SAN FRANCISCO is America's longest-lasting, swingingest and most daring gypsy jazz ensemble. This ensemble of accomplished and versatile musicians celebrates the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli�s pioneering Quintette du Hot Club de France with style and panache. The HCSF borrows the instrumentation of violin, bass, and guitars from the original Hot Club while breathing new life into the music with innovative arrangements of classic tunes and original compositions from the group�s superb lead guitarist, Paul Mehling. Featuring the amazing violin of twice GRAMMY® Award-winning Evan Price, the velvet vocals of Isabelle Fontaine and a swinging rhythm section, the group never fails to surprise and delight. The band is currently presenting 'Cinema Vivant' on tour, an evening of vintage silent films accompanied by live gypsy swing from HCSF. ANDY YOUNG is a Chicago-based musician, sought after at music festivals nationwide, performing Gypsy Jazz & Irish Traditional Music on Hammered Dulcimer. Never before have you heard the dulcimer played like this, transporting you at once to Jazz Age Paris and the Gypsy encampments of the dulcimer�s ancestry. His performances infuse expressive musical arrangements with humor and insight to provide a deep understanding of the role of music in our multicultural and interpersonal world. WoodSongs Kid: GRANT FLICK is only 17 but is already making waves in the acoustic music world. This fiddler from Bowling Green, Ohio has been the recipient of numerous musical awards including the Daniel Pearl Memorial Violin in 2013. He was also selected as a participant for the 2015 Savannah Acoustic Music Seminar. Watch him perform with guitar master Frank Vignola.

Out of Manchester, United Kingdom, The Brayzen Heads are an Irish Music Duo featuring Dave Gimore on Guitar and Vocals and Shane Farrell on Banjo, Fiddle & Mandolin. They play Irish Traditional Music, Songs and ballads with a mixture of more Modern Folk & Pop songs.  They  have played over 4000 shows in many different countries after they met each other in Spain in 2000.  Personal Fact: The Brayzen Heads have been the house band at Raglan Road, Walt Disney World, Florida since 2012. They are planning to take time out to travel and play all over the USA and Canada. Band: The Brayzen Heads Homepage: www.brayzenheads.com  from CD: Floored (2014) Listen to The Brayzen Heads on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. * You can subscribe to the show at www.celtfather.com where you can join my mailing list to download a free album of my Celtic geek music. Special thanks to all of my Patrons. You can become a patron. For as little as $1 per month you can show your support for The Celtfather. Post feedback in the shownotes, use the hashtag #celtfather on social media, or email me marc@marcgunn.com

JOSHUA MESSICK is from Asheville, North Carolina and the 2003 National Hammered Dulcimer Champion. Joshua breathes new life into an ancient instrument, weaving progressive, cinematic stylings and modern techniques into traditional melodies, original compositions, and powerful improvisations. Josh�s art blends genres, his compositions drawing on Celtic, Indian, Japanese, and New Age styles in addition to Appalachian folk, hymns, classical, and traditional favorites. ANDY YOUNG is a Chicago-based musician, sought after at music festivals nationwide, performing Gypsy Jazz & Irish Traditional Music on Hammered Dulcimer . Never before have you heard the dulcimer played like this, transporting you at once to Jazz Age Paris and the Gypsy encampments of the dulcimer�s ancestry. His performances infuse expressive musical arrangements with humor and insight to provide a deep understanding of the role of music in our multicultural and interpersonal world. TED YODER has revolutionized the hammered dulcimer through his pop symphonic approach on the instrument as a solo performer. He�s the 2010 National Hammered Dulcimer Champion whose highly engaged fanbase has nicknamed his innovative approach to playing popular songs “Yoderizing.� The Goshen, Indiana-based instrumentalist-composer-singer is both a dazzling technician and soulful and lyrical visionary.