Meet the accordion-playing front man for the famous Irish band ‘Socks in the Frying Pan’ – Shane Hayes. We cover so many fascinating topics with Shane … the band’s quirky origin story, Irish jam culture, song writing, touring and much more. Shane explains how the song selection came to be known as “Beetlejig Beetlejig, Beetlejig” … but continues to hold the secret of the band name’s meaning! We thoroughly enjoyed this conversation, we think you will too.
Mentioned in this Episode:
Socks in the Frying Pan / @socksmusic
Bertrand Gaillard Accordions
Louisiana International Festival
Flaco Jiménez
Walnut Valley Festival
Events of Note:
Jam Jersey – March 20th to 22nd at Mahwah NJ
Music in this Episode:
“Big Ball in Brooklyn” – Damn Tall Buildings
“Beetlejig, Beetlejig, Beetlejig” – Socks in the Frying Pan
“Cherokee Shuffle” – Trish Plays Bass, with Becky Buller
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