Episodes

  • Episode 20: Musician - Shane McGowan

    Episode 20: Musician - Shane McGowan
    Dec 25 2023
    This week we pay tribute to legendary trad-punk singer, poet, and multi-instrumentalist Shane McGowan. Famous for his role in bands like the Nips, and the Pogues, this larger than life figure made a lasting impact on the face of Irish traditional music forever.
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  • Episode 19: Tam Lin (Tune)

    Episode 19: Tam Lin (Tune)
    Aug 17 2023
    A cracking, though rarely played, reel based on a Scottish folk tale of female empowerment.
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  • Episode 17: Tune - St Kilda Wedding

    Episode 17: Tune - St Kilda Wedding
    Jul 18 2021

    Interviews with inhabitants of the island:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR5RjwjeQe8
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  • Episode 16: Musician - Joe Burke

    Episode 16: Musician - Joe Burke
    Feb 25 2021
    Join me in celebrating the life of the recently passed, legendary accordion player, Joe Burke. An award winning musician that has left us an incredible catalogue of music and the gift of tunes to generations of people. Thanks for the tunes Joe.
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  • Episode 15: Interview - Rich Maxham (Luthier)

    Episode 15: Interview - Rich Maxham (Luthier)
    Dec 31 2020

    https://www.maxhamviolins.com/about
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  • Episode 14: Tune - Father Dollard's

    Episode 14: Tune - Father Dollard's
    Nov 30 2020
    A tricky little hornpipe written for? by? a wonderful Irish poet and member of the Catholic parish. As usual, the the history gets tricky as we uncover not one, but TWO Father Dollards. Its a two for one episode as we head to Canada for a poetry reading.
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  • Episode 13: Song - Clare's Dragoons

    Episode 13: Song - Clare's Dragoons
    Jun 22 2020
    Up the Banner County as we take a look at a heralded group of Wild Geese fighting on French soil. Stumbled across in an old Irish Song book, this gallant ballad recounts the deeds of the musket wielding foot soldiers fighting for the Jacobite cause.
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  • Episode 12: Song - Nancy Spain

    Episode 12: Song - Nancy Spain
    Feb 16 2020

    A wonderfully classic folk tune written for the media figure from the 1960s. Or was it....?
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