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Blarney Pilgrims Irish Music Podcast

The Blarney Pilgrims Podcast is a weekly journey to the heart of Irish music. We interview players of Irish music about how they first came to the music and the place it occupies in their lives now. We use the word ‘heart’ intentionally, because heart is what this music, and the people who play it, are all about. It’s a funny, warm and often unexpected journey – and the tunes are crackin’ too. NOTE: Hey there – it’s Darren and Dom here. So…we want to let you know that last week was the last episode (Ep 94) of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast for now. We’ve come to a point where we’ve both decided to take a long pause and focus on a few other things. Knowing how much the podcast means to you all, it’s a decision we’ve been really reluctant to take. What we DO know is how massively grateful we are for every text, every thumbs up, every raised eyebrow of support we’ve had over the past two years. You are all legends, and we’re forever in your debt. Thanks especially to everyone who’s become a Patron Saint and supported us through the toughest of economic times, and thanks most especially to the musicians. To those who have been so generous to share their tunes and stories with us, and to those who’ve welcomed us into pub sessions and festival gatherings and house sessions and campsite sessions. Wherever in the world we’ve chatted with players of the music, we’ve been made to feel like lifelong pals. It’s a testament to the open heartedness of the communities who keep the music going wherever they are, and we can’t thank you all enough. We hope this archive will remain of use to people even as we’re taking a pause. So – please do stay in touch, don’t be a stranger, and if you see us out and about, do say hello. And we’ll see you when we see you. Dom and Darren.

Latest Episodes:

Episode 84: Aoife Kelly Interview (Concertina) Jan 06, 2021

Show notes

We ARE the source.' John Kelly of Capel Street and Scattery Island. Hiding the fiddle under your jacket in Dublin in the rare oul times. Strange hornpipes, slip jigs, slides. Patsy Geary, Jimmy O'Donahue and Kilfenora's three bakeries. The memory palace and preserving a life. Ireland, Australia, Tommy Potts posters and the evocative power of seagulls. Searching out the music in Darwin. Sydney, Melbourne and going back home.

Also, maybe young kids shouldn't listen to the intro of this ep. There's a bit of Santa chat in there they might wanna miss.

Thanks to Bill Martin of Geelong for helping make this episode possible.

Mary Brennan's (after Aoife's great, great grandmother from Scattery Island)
Hornpipes - The Ebb Tide and John Kelly's Hornpipe
Jigs - Bimish Ag Ol, Patsy Gearys and Brian O'Lynn's
Two reels - The Cabin Hunter and Delia Crowley's
Three jigs - Scattery Island, Siney Crotty's and John Kelly's Slide

The amazing website Aoife created archiving the music and work of her grandfather, John Kelly, is here:
http://johnkellycapelstreet.ie/

And you can find Aoife's web design work here:
https://www.aoifekelly.com

You can find more info about Mise Fosta here:
https://www.instagram.com/misefosta/
'We aim to change the culture of abuse and harassment within the Irish traditional music & dance scene.
Contact us at misefostarunda@gmail.com'

And you'll find FairPlé here:
https://www.fairple.com/
'FairPlé aims to achieve gender balance in the production, performance, promotion, and development of Irish traditional and folk music. We advocate for equal opportunity and balanced representation for all.'

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Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast.

We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn’t keep putting out an episode a week. That’s why we’re asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims

So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head.

For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you’ll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don’t or can’t chip in.

And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do.

Darren & Dom

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Episode 83: SMASH HITS 2020 (PART 3) Jan 04, 2021

Show notes

A bit of beach time, and the third of our compilations from the year of 2020. Featuring Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Una Monaghan, Jason Rouse, Emma Lewis, Joanie Madden, Rita Farrell, Daithí Gormley, James Keane, Tara Howley, Sean Lally, Cathy Custy, Hajime Takahashi, Catherine McEvoy, Ciaran Kelly, Cameron Mather, Áine Tyrrell, Sean Mathews, Liam Thomas Bailey, Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin, Tola Custy and Tola Custy live with Ado Barker.

The tunes (I think we've got 'em all...)

Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh - Kitty Lie Over
Una Monaghan - Nana Nora's and The Clean Player

Jason Rouse - The Famous Ballymote / Scotch Mary
Emma Lewis - Dwyer's Jig / O'Sullivan's March / untitled jig
Joanie Madden - The Cat's Meow
Rita Farrell - The Happy Days of Youth and Colonel Rodgers' (often known as McKenna's 1 & 2)
Daithí Gormley - Last Night's Fun
James Keane - tunes to bring his father back for a visit - Tom Ward's Downfall, Farewell to Erin (from the playing of Paddy O'Brien) and Dillon's Fancy

Tara Howley - The Legacy/Paidín Ó Raifeartaigh
Sean Lally - The May Morning Dew / Humours of Ballyloughlin
Cathy Custy - A Jig and the Cliffs of Moher
Hajime Takahashi - Unnamed Tune
Catherine McEvoy - Bánchnoic Éireann Ó

Ciaran Kelly - The Showman's Fancy and The Galway Hornpipe.
Cameron Mather - Fergal O’Gara’s / The Bag of Spuds / The Boys of ‘45
Áine Tyrrell - In This House
Sean Mathews - Welcome to Ballsgrove
Liam Thomas Bailey - The Broken Parts + The Maids of Mitchelstown
Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin - The Deepest Breath

Rita Farrell - The Drunken Gauger / The Humours of Ballingarry / The Girl From the Big House
Tola Custy - Love at the Ending
and
Tola Custy with Ado Barker - The Broken Pledge/The Porthole of the Kelp/Jenny's Welcome to Charlie

Our heartfelt thanks go outto everyone who's supported the podcast over the past year with emails, chats, words of encouragement and suggestions. And to the musicians.

Seriously - without you all, we wouldn't be doing this. All the best from us to you for 2021. Hang in there.

Love

Darren and Dom

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Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast.

We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn’t keep putting out an episode a week. That’s why we’re asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims

So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head.

For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you’ll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don’t or can’t chip in.

And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do.

Darren & Dom

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Episode 82: SMASH HITS 2020 (PART 2) Dec 22, 2020

Show notes

Ahh, the week between Xmas and NYD. Sure what else would you be doing but watching classic TV and making best of 2020 lists.
Here's part 2 of our SMASH HITS 2020 to help you through.

Don Meade -The Haunted House and The Lark on The Strand
Shannon Heaton - P. Joe Hayes Number 2, The Cottage in the Grove and The Mother and Child Reel (with Matt Heaton)
Elaine O'Sullivan - Toss The Feathers and Grandpa Tommy's Ceili Band
Caitlin NicGabhann - Slip Jigs: Na Ceannabhain Bhana, Bean Phaidin, Nead na Lachan

Hajime Takahashi - The Mountains of Pomeroy
Geoff McArthur - Free Trade Hill
Liam Thomas Bailey - Two Bird Stone
Jody Moran - The Road to Lisdoonvarna and The Gatehouse Maid
Mairtin Staunton - Trippin Up The Stairs and another jig

Caoimhin O'Raighallaigh - The Lonesome Jig ('or an echo of it, anyway')
Una Monaghan - An Dearcadh (from the album 'For')
Michael Walsh - The Visitor (from the album 'Quarehawk')
Rob Zielinski - Black Mare of Fannett / The Yellow Heifer
Ewen Baker - Sheehan's Reel
Mary McEvilly - Old Joe's Jig, Maid on the Green and Sweet Biddy Daly

Kevin Crawford - Hula Hoop / Mary Bergin's Gan Ainm

A huge thank you, as always, to these musicians who shared their music and their stories with us.

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Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast.

We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn’t keep putting out an episode a week. That’s why we’re asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims

So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head.

For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you’ll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don’t or can’t chip in.

And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do.

Darren & Dom

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Episode 81: SMASH HITS 2020 (PART 1) Dec 20, 2020

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All the best of the tunes and songs from the last year of Blarney Pilgrims Podcast. And by way of thanks, the conferring of titles on the Patron Saints who've supported the podcast over the last year and a half.

'Out of the blue, maybe thirty, forty birds come and they all start singing beautiful, that was the feeling it had like, you know...'

Thank you, above all, to the musicians who were so generous to chat with us over the past year.
Featured in this episode...

Karen Dolan - Calliope House and Fi's Frolics
Aifric Boylan - The Golden Castle / Mickey Callaghan's Fancy
Daithi Gormley - My Love is Fair and Handsome and The Maid of Mount Cisco
Kevin Crawford - Old John's and The Longford Tinker
Luke Plumb - The Cornerhouse, The Lady's Pantalettes and The Bird in the Bush

Jack Brennan - Garrett Barry's Jig
Caity Brennan - Roll Out The Barrel / Christmas Eve / Castle Kelly
Catherine McEvoy - East of Glendart / The Green Fields of Woodford
Theresa O'Grady - The Milky Way (Vincent Broderick)
Ken Fleming - three polkas, one unnamed and The Blackwater 1 and 2

Eoghan O'Ceannabhain - A song Eoghan learned from his father and grandmother - Meiriceá
Merran Moir - The Longford Collector / Castle Kelly
Úna Monaghan - Mammy's
Mick Doherty - The Stack of Barley and The Bantry Bay Hornpipe

and finally, to finish,
Bush Gothic (from June 2019)
and
Joe Fitzgerald - Andy's Gone With Cattle

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Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast.

We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn’t keep putting out an episode a week. That’s why we’re asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims

So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head.

For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you’ll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don’t or can’t chip in.

And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do.

Darren & Dom

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Episode 80: Joanie Madden Interview (Whistle) Dec 13, 2020

Show notes

The legend. 'We just kept climbing up that mountain.' The hardest working woman in folk music. Hearing Mary Bergin and the beginnings of a career in the entertainment business. New York, the drive to succeed and picking up the phone thirty times a day to get a gig. Balls, weddings, county dances, and the circuit. An American in Ireland. Tour(s), interrupted. 'It's a tough old racket.' Keeping going and being present for the opportunity.

And the tunes!

The Palm Tree (Billy McComiskey) and a tune from Brendan Mulvihill
The Cat's Meow
Cailín na Gruaige Doinne (The Girl with the Brown Hair)
A reel and
Hynes's March

You can find out about the 'Cherish The Ladies Concert Christmas In Ireland' here.
http://cherishtheladies.com/

And you can buy tickets from here:
https://boxoffice.mandolin.com/collections/cherish-the-ladies-christmas-in-ireland

And Joanie's website has loads of extra good stuff:
https://joaniemadden.com/

To listen, stream or download simply click a link below:

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Joanie Madden: thank you.

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Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast.

We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn’t keep putting out an episode a week. That’s why we’re asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims

So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head.

For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you’ll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don’t or can’t chip in.

And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do.

Darren & Dom

www.blarneypilgrims.com
www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims
www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast
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Episode 79: Rita Farrell Interview (Uilleann pipes, flute) Dec 07, 2020

Show notes

So much in here: piping as meditation and not setting fire to the old Ganley flute. Starting on the whistle but falling for the pipes despite the danger. The eternal conversation: reeds, drones and regulators. The session spaces of Belfast, open piping closed piping, Tommy Reck and saying 'I Love You' to Liam O'Flynn. Being a girl and running an all female session. A room tuned to G Minor, the Drogheda connection, the five string banjo and 'Lovely Leitrim.' Oh. And Robbie Williams and Graham Norton too. Bish Bash Bosh. What a treat.

The tunes:
Two jigs - Mama's Pet and Hinchey's Delight
Alexander's Hornpipe and The Kildare fancy
Two McKenna Reels
The Sailor's Cravate, I'm Waiting For You and Bonny Kate (from the playing of Tommy Reck)
The Drunken Gauger
and
Lovely Leitrim (thanks Mr & Mrs Farrell)

Every week we are amazed by how much fun we've had - seriously.
And then the next week we are amazed all over again.

Rita, thank you.

P.s. For anyone interested in the London Facebook group mentioned in the episode you'll find it here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/IrishMusicLondonGroup

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Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast.

We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn’t keep putting out an episode a week. That’s why we’re asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims

So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head.

For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you’ll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don’t or can’t chip in.

And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do.

Darren & Dom

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www.facebook.com/blarneypilgrimspodcast
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Episode 78: Liam Thomas Bailey Interview (Fiddle, five-string banjo, singing) Nov 30, 2020

Show notes

Stories of a life in music, so far. Ancient tunes and new ones, losing a loved one and finding her again through tunes. The Irish connection. Out of The Wind, Into the Sun: depression, loss, and the therapeutic power of psilocybin mushrooms. Recovery into music. All of everything in a single tune. 'Keeping myself in the air as an artist.' Country song-smithing, Darren's unending love of pop, Dom's unending love of neon COLD BEER signs. The road, the weight, a writer not writing. Bruce Springsteen, Cillian Vallely, Jon Bon Jovi and a little bit o' John Denver.

The tunes:
Castle Kelly's and Brelydian (Bob Brozeman and Donal O'Connor)
Two Bird Stone
The Broken Parts + The Maids of Michelstown
Sinead Maire’s Jig (Cillian Vallely) and the Sporting Pitchfork
Lucy Farr's and 'The 99'

To listen, stream or download simply click a link below:

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You can listen to Liam's other podcast about depression, psilocybin mushrooms, psychedelics and recovery over here: https://soundcloud.com/thecuriosityhourpodcast/s08-e156-liam_thomas_bailey

You can buy Liam's music and band (Two Bird Stone) from here: https://liamthomasbailey.com/

And you can follow him here:
https://www.facebook.com/liam.bailey.338
https://www.instagram.com/liamthomasbailey/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnj_ugXbIK0y0PvpqaYXtaA?view_as=subscriber

Finally, the Triúr series by Máirtín Hayes, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Peadar Ó Riada that Liam mentioned can be bought here: http://www.peadaroriada.ie/shopstoresiopa/

Thanks Liam. This was a cracker.

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Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast.

We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn’t keep putting out an episode a week. That’s why we’re asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims

So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head.

For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you’ll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don’t or can’t chip in.

And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do.

Darren & Dom

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www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims
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Episode 77: Darren O'Mahony, Dominic Black, Gerry McKeague and a Huge Thank-You (5-string banjo, guitar, singing) Nov 24, 2020

Show notes

A chat to mark passing the 100K download mark, with Gerry McKeague of Belfast and Geelong. About what we've learned so far and where we're going. Seriously great fun, and a lovely chance for us to think out loud about what this all means to us. And to say thank to all of you who've travelled with us this far.

Tunes:
Darren plays Sandy River Belle and Morphine
Dominic sings Please Tell My Brother
and
Gerry sings Sailing Southwards from Rathlin Island

During the episode Darren spoke about his good friend Jae Mulder the urban explorer. This is one of the last posts Jae made to Reddit before he moved on. He was always a very careful guy when it came to sharing as he didn't want to get in trouble with the law. Well in the end that didn't really matter so he shared his adventures with us all. RIP Jae man. HOONK HOOOOONK!

Photo album: https://imgur.com/a/WOS0G
Reddit Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/brisbane/comments/8480df/over_10_years_ago_i_used_to_be_heavily_into_urban/

Darren also mentioned a place called 610 Anne Street in Brisbane that the DIY punk and noise scene was based around for a time. Here's a great article that brings some of it to life. https://gladrappa.wordpress.com/2012/03/18/610-ann-street-circa-2005/?fbclid=IwAR0AGbPH6-5DFO6aKj3UYIx-n5WYAoui8YRI5g1o7FtFl_t08N7WpvNcfqU

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Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast.

We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn’t keep putting out an episode a week. That’s why we’re asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims

So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head.

For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you’ll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don’t or can’t chip in.

And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do.

Darren & Dom

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Episode 76: Tara Howley Interview (Whistle, concertina and uilleann pipes) Nov 16, 2020

Show notes

Kilfenora; the nervous you get playing in front of ten people, worse than playing in front of a thousand. Leaving your ego at the door. Being happy with what you're doing, being happy within yourself. First hearing the pipes and the trials of competition. Restless creativity, and finding your way to Riverdance. Managing social media and the inner self. (And a Burmese Mountain Dog called Saoirse).

The tunes:
The Cat's Meaow (Joanie Madden) and Ward's Jig
The Three Kilfenoras
A Slow Air...
Queen of the Fair
and
Two jigs

Tara Howley Music:
www.facebook.com/tarahowleymusic/

Tara's Instagram is here:
www.instagram.com/tarahowleymusic/

There's a cool video of Tara and her dad here: Tara Howley Traditional Irish Music and Dance
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVMrAJN5UzQ

Thanks Tara. Lovely stuff.

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Become a Patron Saint of the Blarney Pilgrims Podcast.

We want the podcast to be free to listen to for as many people as possible. But without the support from at least some of you we couldn’t keep putting out an episode a week. That’s why we’re asking you to become a Patron (Saint) of the podcast. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims

So, for the price of a pint, or a half pint for that matter, you can help keep this show on the road and be safe in the knowledge you have a halo above your head.

For your good deed you will secure your place in traditional Irish music podcast heaven. But most importantly, you’ll have helped pay for the other 99% of listeners that don’t or can’t chip in.

And that, my friend, is a hell-of-a-nice thing to do.

Darren & Dom

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Episode 75: Michael Walsh Interview (Flute, whistle, singing) Nov 09, 2020

Show notes

" 'England gave me everything I ever wanted.' " The Quarehawk. Big Tom, Margo, the Manchester scene; Irish, English, and in-between. A love of England and making a whole out of two halves. Grieving, and crafting an album. Fathers, sons, boys, men. Asturias, the flute and identifying as one thing or another. Getting Kepa Junkera to play on your album. And so much more. Brilliant stuff.

The tunes:
Quarehawk (from Michael's album of the same name)
The Boys of Bluehill and the Stockport Hornpipe
The Visitor (from Quarehawk)
The Shores of Loch Bran
Muñeira de Rengos
Paddy's Return and the Trip to Athlone

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Our website: https://blarneypilgrims.com
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Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3cPTkis
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Or alternatively, simply search your favourite podcast app for the Blarney Pilgrims.

You can buy Michael Walsh's music from: www.michaelwalshmusic.com or https://michaelwalsh1.bandcamp.com/album/quarehawk

Buy merch from: https://www.mudchutney.co.uk/collections/michael-walsh-quarehawk-clothing

To read about Michael's academic research go here: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/music/people/phd-researchers

You can read the paper 'Gender and Culture: Revoicing Traditional Song in
Context' by Lillis Ó Laoire here: https://www.ictm.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Gender-and-Culture-Revoicing-Traditional-Song-in-Context-Lillis-O-Laoire.pdf

While you're clicking links, make sure you check out the other artists on Michael's album:

Liz Hank Cello : www.lizhankscello.com
Mike Garry Poet: www.mikegarry.co.uk
Kepa Junkera : www.kepajunkera.com
Leticia González Menéndez & Rubén Bada L-R : https://l-rpostfolk.bandcamp.com/
Simon Bradley https://www.musicscotland.com/cd/simon-bradley-luke-plumb-wintering-out.html
Bryony Griffiths & Will Hampson https://bryonygriffith.com/
Ríoghonach Connolly : www.rioghnachconnolly.com
Michael McGoldrick : https://michaelmcgoldrick.bandcamp.com/album/watermans-live-ep

I think that's all! Michael - thank you.

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