On growing up with traditional Irish music, on taking ownership, on finding festivals, on 92.7 Fresh Fm, on Austral and creating a dance party, and losing yourself at Woodford Folk Festival
Tagged with blarney pilgrims irish music trad caity brennan
Irish tunes on the harmonica - seriously awesome. The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, Eddie Clark, New York’s Irish music scene in the ’80s; Bill De Blasio’s busted progressive cred and The Catskills Irish Arts Week.
Tagged with blarney pilgrims irish music trad don meade
Playing old tunes. Records on the wall. The art and laughter of Michael Grinter. The Teetotalers. That Gort Tape. Birmingham Irish music in the 80s. Living in America. The birth of Lúnasa. And the Crucible Snooker as an analogy for Irish music. Gold.
Tagged with blarney pilgrims irish music trad kevin crawford
On the Swannanoa Gathering with Finn McGill, on ethnomusicology, on the difference between Irish and Celtic, on her time in Cork and finding lock-down inspiration in Quarantunes.
Tagged with blarney pilgrims irish music trad hannah harris
Talks about the strange, difficult moment we’re all facing. About isolation and its challenges; his love of Irish music; hardcore training to compete in the Fleadh; the Sydney session scene and the beauty of being a teacher.
Tagged with blarney pilgrims irish music trad cameron mather
Growing up in Luton, meeting Francis Droney, the anatomy of the concertina, English Folk music, and many many thoughts on identity, home and what "being Irish" means.
Tagged with blarney pilgrims irish music trad ciaran o'grady
Teenage musicians, a Drogheda pub and the Wednesday of the Fleadh; passing on the music; Hull, Leeds and the Coventry music community; moving back to Ireland, and English accent in border country and the accordion as passport.
Tagged with blarney pilgrims irish music trad elaine o'sullivan
The northern flute style; working the bar at Matt Molloy’s pub; capturing songs for posterity; on sean-nós singing, music as a release; life in Boston, and the regional sound of Melbourne
Tagged with blarney pilgrims irish music trad máirtín staunton
The creative process; competitive fiddling; trying people on for size; listening for the rhythm of a session; and playing without expectations.
Tagged with blarney pilgrims irish music trad music:artist=liz carroll
Banjo in Irish music, where "the session" was born, musical accents and so much more. While in Drogheda to receive The Flanagan Brothers’ Award, John Carty stopped past Darren’s Mam and Dad’s to sit down, chat and play us some tunes.
Tagged with blarney pilgrims irish music trad john carty