Podcast appearances and mentions of randal bays

Randal Bays‘s new album Trad and True, produced in part through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program, is a collection of Irish traditional music and original tunes, recorded in Ireland and the US over the last few years with contributions from Susan Waters, fiddle; Willie Bays, flute; Owen Bays, concertina; Geraldine Cotter, piano; Mick Kinsella, […] The post Randal Bays – The Traveller’s Return / Josie O’Neill’s appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

DAVINA AND THE VAGABONDS shows are filled with New Orleans charm, Memphis soul swagger and dark theatrical moments. Davina has been compared to Etta James, Amy Winehouse, Janis Joplin, Billie Holiday and even Betty Boop, but comparisons don’t suffice. Sowers is a true original. ‘Sugar Drops’ is her first album on Red House Records and marks the first time this Minneapolis-based artist entered a proper studio to record an album. It’s a distillation of bluesy barroom baritone and bravado, graveyard jazz grooves, and noir-ish confessional lyricism backed by boisterous piano, guitar, and strings, the music actualizes. TURLACH BOYLAN and DAVEY MATHIAS are two masters of traditional Irish music. Turlach Boylan was once cryptically introduced onstage as “a musician’s musician”. He learned his music standing in the Culleybackey kitchen of County Antrim flute master John Kennedy, kickstarting a lifelong pursuit of the elusive musical quality ‘Lift’. Davey Mathias is literally a guitarist’s guitarist. He has often performed with fiddler Randal Bays, himself a highly respected Irish music guitarist. WoodSongs Kid: Hudson MacCready is an twelve-year-old guitar player from Knoxville, Tennessee.

DAVINA AND THE VAGABONDS shows are filled with New Orleans charm, Memphis soul swagger and dark theatrical moments. Davina has been compared to Etta James, Amy Winehouse, Janis Joplin, Billie Holiday and even Betty Boop, but comparisons don't suffice. Sowers is a true original. ‘Sugar Drops' is her first album on Red House Records and marks the first time this Minneapolis-based artist entered a proper studio to record an album. It's a distillation of bluesy barroom baritone and bravado, graveyard jazz grooves, and noir-ish confessional lyricism backed by boisterous piano, guitar, and strings, the music actualizes. TURLACH BOYLAN and DAVEY MATHIAS are two masters of traditional Irish music. Turlach Boylan was once cryptically introduced onstage as “a musician's musician”. He learned his music standing in the Culleybackey kitchen of County Antrim flute master John Kennedy, kickstarting a lifelong pursuit of the elusive musical quality ‘Lift'. Davey Mathias is literally a guitarist's guitarist. He has often performed with fiddler Randal Bays, himself a highly respected Irish music guitarist. WoodSongs Kid: Hudson MacCready is an twelve-year-old guitar player from Knoxville, Tennessee.

What happens when ‘trad’ musicians are ALSO fluent in non Celtic traditions? When you’re dealing with cultural traditions (with all the music and the community and social expectations), how do you manage without fumbling or getting sacked? Host Shannon Heaton explores the art and sport of playing on different teams with Paddy Panayotis League, Maeve Gilchrist, Andrew Finn Magill, Hanz Araki, and Nicole Rabata. And revisit February 3rd, 2019… Superbowl 53…. the day Boston, Massachusetts made history. Plenty of music here, too. Full playlist below. * * * * * * * Special thanks to Asa Duffee, Sharon Murphy, Kevin Doyle, Mark Haynes, Lynn Cox, David Vaughan, Gerry Corr, Brian Benscoter, and Joe Garrett for supporting this episode. 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 27 all music traditional, unless otherwise indicated Tune: “My Love is in America,” from deargaArtists: Matt & Shannon Heaton Tune: “D Big Build,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton guitar Tune: “Crowley’s,” (reel), from Milton Ceili Artist: Joey Abarta (pipes), Nathan Gourley (fiddle), Natasha Sheehey (accordion), Devin McCabe (piano), Paddy League (drums); field recording by Kieran Jordan Tune: “Travel Theme,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton guitar Tune: “Little Bird Lullaby,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton guitar Tune: “Midnight Sojourn Intro,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton guitar Tune: “Sarki Syrto,” from Traditional Music and Songs From KalymnosArtists: Paddy Panayotis League, Irene Karavokiros & Michalis Kappas Song: “Roisin Dubh,” from The Man of Songs Artist: Paddy Tunney Tune: “Dark Low Jig,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton guitar Song: “Asa Branca,” from O Nordeste Na Voz de Luiz GonzagaArtist: Luiz Gonzaga  Tune: “Meaning of Life,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton guitar Tune: “99 High,” (polka by Randal Bays) from The Blue DressArtist: Shannon Heaton Tune: “Waimea Rising,” from VignetteArtists: Maeve Gilchrist & Viktor Krauss Song: “Gringo De Sunga,” from Brazilian Strings TrioArtists: Ted Falcon, Andrew Finn Magill & Nando Duarte  Tune: “Grupai Memories,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton guitar Song: “A Beautiful Ending,” from BranchesArtist: Andrew Finn Magill Tune: “Travel Theme,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton guitar Tune: “When Johnny Comes Marching Home,” from November 9 2013 Veteran’s Day ParadeArtist: Camas High Marching Band, recorded by daveincamas, licensed under the Attribution Noncommercial License Song: “Valentine O’Hara,” from Foreign ShoreArtist: Hanz Araki Song: “E Ten Raku,” from Field RecordingArtists: Koto 5 & Koto 6 Tune: “ Come West Along the Road” (Reel), from Field RecordingArtists: Various Session players, recorded at a house party in Melrose, Mass Song: “Our Captain Cried,” from At Our Next MeetingArtist: Hanz Araki Song: “Mon Ran Dawk Kam Tai,” from Tell You in EarnestArtists: Matt & Shannon Heaton Tunes: “Armorica/Laridé/Les Vieux Loudéacs,” from ArmoricaArtist: Nicole Rabata Tune: “Pound the Floor,”  from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton guitar Song: “Nansai Og Ni Obarlain,” from Triptych Artists: Laura Risk, Kieran Jordan & Paddy League Song: “Um a Zero,” from Benedito Lacerda e PixinguinhaArtists: Benedito Lacerda e Pixinguinha Tune: “Aunt Jane’s Trip to Norway,” from The Blue DressArtist: Shannon Heaton Tune: “Bb Intro Groove,”from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton guitar Song: “The Creel / Out the Door and over the Wall,” from The Missing Liberty TapesArtist: Paul Brady Tune: “Imperial March,” from The Auburn University Marching Band, Highlights of the 1998 SeasonArtist: Auburn University Marching Band & Dr. Richard D. Good

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)

PODCAST: 04 May 2014 01 - James Monroe - The Henry Girls - Louder Than Words02 - Beg, Blag and Steal - Broom Bezzums - Wine From A Mug03 - Dinny Delaney’s / The Yellow Wattle - Kevin Burke - if the Cap Fits04 - Forty Pence Butter - Hamish Imlach - Cod Liver Oil and Orange Juice05 - The Bantry Girls Lament - Eddi Reader and Eleanor Shanley - Eleanor Shanley and Friends06 - Sea Shanty - The Rough Island Band - All Around Us07 - The Bow to the Sailor - Ange Hardy - The Lament of the Black Sheep08 - The Cottager’s Reply - Chris Wood - Trespasser09 - Careless Love Blues - Butch Cage and Willie Thomas - Old Time Black Southern String Band Music10 - D-Day Dodgers - Hamish Imlach - Sonny’s Dream11 - The Queen of Hearts - Martin Carthy and Eliza Carthy - The Moral of the Elephant12 - Sporting Paddy / Sean Sa Geo - Randal Bays and Joel Bernstein - Pigtown Fling13 - Scarborough Fair - Pete Coe - The Search for Five Finger Frank14 - Little Bird - Hatful of Rain - The Morning Key15 - Who’s Gonna Lead the March on the Jailhouse - Harry Bird and the Rubber Wellies - Long Way to be Free

Renowned Irish fiddle player Randal Bays received a 2007 Jack Straw Artist residency to produce an album of guitar music. Oyster Light is available for sale on his web site.

Renowned Irish fiddle player Randal Bays received a 2007 Jack Straw Artist residency to produce an album of guitar music. Oyster Light is available for sale on his web site.

Renowned Irish fiddle player Randal Bays received a 2007 Jack Straw Artist residency to produce an album of guitar music. Oyster Light is available for sale on his web site.