Podcast appearances and mentions of laurel martin

What’s a sure-fire way to make your season bright? Check out this PLAYLIST and collection of mini-stories from Laurel Martin, Kevin Crawford, Daithi Sproule, Maeve Gilchrist & Nic Gareiss, Trad Youth Exchange, Liz Carroll, The Makem and Spain Brothers, and Cherish the Ladies.  Plenty of music here, too. Full playlist below. * * * * * * * Special thanks to Susan Bippus, Joseph Garrett, Lynn Cox, Billie Neal, 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 23 all music traditional, unless otherwise indicated Tune: “Free the Heel,” from Session in the KitchenArtists: Matt & Shannon Heaton Tune: “Grupai Ceol Theme,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music Stories Artist: Matt Heaton (guitar) Tunes: “The Newtown Bridge, The Thrush in the Bush,” (Jigs) from Larks & ThrushesArtist: Laurel Martin (fiddle) Tune: “Hometown Lullaby,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music Stories Artist: Matt Heaton (guitar) Tunes: “Tommy Peoples’, The Long Drop, Callaghan’s,” (Reels) from In Good CompanyArtists: Kevin Crawford (flute), Tommy Peoples (fiddle), Arty McGlynn (guitar), Jim Higgins (bodhran) Tune: “Heartstrings Theme,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music Stories Artist: Matt Heaton (guitar) Song: “Golden Slumbers,” from OverlandArtists: Daithi Sproule (voice, guitar), Randal Bays (fiddle) Tune: “Pound the Floor,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music Stories Artist: Matt Heaton (guitar) Song: “The Sand Hunter,” from Celtic Colours LIVE Vol. 2Artists: Maeve Gilchrist (harp), Nic Gareiss (feet) Tune: “Grupai” reprise from Production Music Made for Irish Music Stories Artist: Matt Heaton (guitar) Tunes: “Sean Bui, Tatter Jack Walsh” (Jigs) from From Tulla To Boston: Live At The BurrenArtist: Trad Youth Exchange Tunes: “Barbra Streisand's Trip to Saginaw, Michael Connell’s,” (Reels) from On the OffbeatArtists: Liz Carroll (fiddle), Sean Óg Graham (guitar), Trevor Hutchinson (bass) Tune: “John’s Theme” from Production Music Made for Irish Music Stories Artist: Matt Heaton (guitar) Song: “Ha’penny Bridge,” from Home Away from Home (Live from the Mother Lode Theatre In Butte, MT)Artists: The Makem and Spain Brothers Tune: “Meaning of Life,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music Stories Artist: Matt Heaton (guitar) Tunes: “Old Maids Of Galway, Flooded Road to Glentease, Sunny Banks, Free and Easy,”  (Reels) from An Irish HomecomingArtists: Cherish the Ladies Tune: “Sabai Sabai,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music Stories Artist: Matt Heaton (guitar) Tune: “Lucky Dozen, the Skylark,” (Mazurka & Reel) from Blue Skies AboveArtist: Shannon Heaton (whistle), Matt Heaton (guitar), Paddy League (drums)

A great teacher and performer of Irish fiddle in the Boston area, Laurel Martin talks about her journey from taking up the instrument for the first time in her 20's and studying with the great Seamus Connolly under a master/apprentice grant to becoming a teacher herself, and taking on the "master" role in passing on and sustaining the tradition. 

Stevenson Field Hockey head coach Laurel Martin joined us to talk about her experiences as an Olympian, her relation or non-relation to Milton Hershey and a few of her favorite things.

Why do people all around the world head out to Irish music sessions. Big-hearted session hosts Tina Lech, John Williams, Eoin O’Neill, and Brian Conway help host Shannon Heaton decode what their weekly gatherings in Boston, Chicago, Clare, and New York mean to them—and to all the regulars. Boston producer Brian O’Donovan, fiddle teacher Laurel Martin, and flute players Melissa Foster and Scott Boag also weigh in. * * * * * * * Special thanks to this month’s supporters: Patrick O’Leary, Art Costa, Paul Willson, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Thank you to Matt Heaton for script editing and production music. And please CLICK HERE if you can kick in to support this podcast! * * * * * * * Visit IrishMusicStories.org * * * * * * * Music Heard on IMS Episode 03 all music traditional, unless otherwise indicated Tune: "The Tap Room & Galway Rambler" (reels), from rehearsal recording Artist: Dan Gurney (accordion), Shannon Heaton (flute), Matt Heaton (guitar) Song: "Sunday Bloody Sunday," from WarArtist & Composer: U2  Song: "I’m Shipping up to Boston," from Warrior’s Code Artist: Dropkick Murphys Composer: orig. lyrics by Woody Guthrie Song: "Whiskey in the Jar," recorded on three different Dubliners albums Artist: Dubliners  Song: "Orinoco Flow" (Sail Away), from WatermarkArtist & Composer: Enya aka Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin  Tune: "Jim Donohue’s & Maud Millar," from Session at the Druid Artists: George Keith (fiddle), Tina Lech (fiddle), Shannon Heaton (flute) Tune: "Blackhaired Lass," from Session at the Druid Artists: George Keith (fiddle), Adam Cole Mullen (fiddle), Shannon Heaton (flute) Tune: "Hometown Lullaby," from Production music made for Irish Music Stories Artist: Matt Heaton (guitar) Tune: "Rainy Day," from Session at the Druid Artists: Kathleen Conneely (whistle), Declan Foley (fiddle), Mikey McComiskey Tune: "Out on the Ocean," from Session at Celtic Knot Artists: John Williams (accordion) et al Tune: "John’s Theme," from Production music made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar) Tune: "Bucks of Oranmore," from Session at Celtic Knot Artists: John Williams (accordion) et al Tune: "It Goes As Follies & Eddie Duffy’s," from The Blue DressArtist: Shannon Heaton Tune: "After Hours Theme," from Production music made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar) Tune: "Fasten the Leg on Her & Wandering Minstrel," from Session at Dunne’s Artist: Brian Conway (fiddle) Tunes: "Rakes Of Clonmel, The Kiltimagh Jig, Ned Coleman's Jig," from Steam Artist: John Williams