Blarney Pilgrims Irish Music Podcast
1) Episode 94: Nuala Kennedy Interview (Flute, whistle, singing)
An absolute stoater! A Great Session = 'The maximum fun possible, every night!' From Dundalk to Belfast, and finding freedom in Edinburgh. Hamish Henderson and the wild nights in Sandy Bell's. Mike On...Show More
2) Episode 93: Jimmy Mullarkey (Accordion)
'I could play reels all night if I knew enough of them.' Country Sligo in the '50s and '60s, to London then Sydney. Father, mother and uncle playing the fiddle, learning at country house dances and '...Show More
3) Episode 92: Gráinne Brady Interview (Fiddle)
From Cavan to Glasgow. Party houses and late night tapes. Finding your feet in sessions that suit. Creating your own space to play. The Navvy poet Patrick MacGill, The Road Across The Hill, Newcomer a...Show More
4) Episode 91: Angela Usher Interview (Banjo, whistle, tenor guitar)
Tin whistle with Marian Egan (Flannery) in Hulme. Touring New Zealand and Australia. First banjos and joining Curragh. Toss the Feathers and choosing work over the road. The social side of learning. J...Show More
5) Episode 90: Enda Murray Interview (Songs of the Last Convict Ship)
Irish Fenian rebellion prisoners and the songs of the last convict ship to Australia. Ned Of The Hill, John Boyle O'Reilly and Exile In The Kingdom. The Stardust Hotel and the birth of Drogheda Boxing...Show More
6) Episode 89: Maċa Interview (Fiddle, guitar, bodhran)
Buying your first guitar with your confirmation money. Playing 182 tunes in two hours. Winning Réalta agus Gaolta. Cutting your teeth in Raglan Road Orlando. Finding a mentor in Kíla's Rónán Ó Snodai...Show More
7) Episode 88: Shane Lestideau Interview (Fiddle, baroque violin, violin d'amore)
Finding Michael Jackson in the Blue Mountains after ten years in a Buddhist Bush community. A year of four hour nights. Mozart with a Sligo lilt. Ten hour train trips for one hour lessons. Scottish ba...Show More
Episode 88: Shane Lestideau Interview (Fiddle, baroque violin, violin d'amore)
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8) Episode 87: Aidan Crossey Interview (Mandolin)
Stiff Little Fingers, punk rock, rebel songs and finding your tribe. Getting your head shard. Good listening makes good music. An Achill Island session and a musical awakening. Losing good friends and...Show More
9) Episode 86: Rus Bradburd Interview (Fiddle)
Digging into tunes. Paddy Jones. The Draoicht. Sports and music, and finding your place in both. Coaching basketball in Ireland and the Tralee Tigers. Carl Hardebeck, The Blind Bard of Belfast. The fi...Show More
10) Episode 85: Barry Kerr Interview (Uilleann pipes, flute, singing)
The Liam O'Flynn Award. Digging into the Irish Traditional Music Archive. Ulster hunting songs and mummers. Hare coursing. Life in Lurgan County Armagh. The Ceili House and legend of Seamus Tansey. P...Show More