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Oliver CallanWeekend PodcastOliver's interview highlights of the week, including Enda Scahill, Sinead Gibney, Joe Canning and Jennifer Zamparelli.2025-06-271h 42
Oliver CallanMusic Masters: The Banjo with Enda ScahillMusician Enda Scahill gives Oliver a comprehensive run down of his instrument - the banjo.2025-06-2332 min
Jock's Celtic CalamityJCC Show No 537Send us a text | Artist | Title | Album | Buddy System | Acorn Stomp / Black Jack Grove… | Live Album! | Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas | Polonessa Spoof | Ports of Call | The High Street Drifters | Back to the Hills | The High Street Drifters | Ruth Unthank $ The Winterset | Blue's Gaen Oot O'the Fashion | The Bairns | Andrea Bocelli/Mario David Reyes | Sin Tu Amor | Andrea | Peter Browne | Reels: Sidewinder / The Butterfly… | Sidewinder | Nathan Evans | 100 Miles | 1994 (Deluxe Edition) | Ciarán Tourish | he Wise Maid - Macleod's Reel… | Traditional Irish & Cape Breton M… | The East Pointers | M...2025-05-182h 00Jock's Celtic CalamityJCC Show No 537Send us a text | Artist | Title | Album | Buddy System | 1 Acorn Stomp / Black Jack Grove… | Live Album! | Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas | 2 Polonessa Spoof | Ports of Call | The High Street Drifters | 3 Back to the Hills | The High Street Drifters | Ruth Unthank $ The Winterset | 4 Blue's Gaen Oot O'the Fashion | The Bairns | Andrea Bocelli/Mario David Reyes | 5 Sin Tu Amor | Andrea | Peter Browne | 6 Reels: Sidewinder / The Butterfly… | Sidewinder | Nathan Evans | 7 100 Miles | 1994 (Deluxe Edition) | Ciarán Tourish | 8 The Wise Maid - Macleod's Reel… | Traditional Irish & Cape Breton M… | The East Pointers | 9 Mariti...2025-05-172h 00
Acoustic AlternativesAcoustic Alternatives with David Howley and John BommaritoI really enjoyed this conversation and was really disappointed with myself for not double checking both of my audio recording sources. The first 4 minutes of audio you hear are being captured from the microphone on my laptop as opposed to the direct source I expected to use. The backup audio from the mixer in front of me....well, I failed to launch it at the beginning of the session, so it kicks in around the 4 minute mark. He said so many great things in the first 4 minutes that I am kicking myself.But I think this conversation...2025-02-151h 24
iCatMansTancar el cercle: "ReSàmara", de VerdcelAlfons Olmo és el polièdric i prolífic músic (entre moltes altres coses) que dona vida al projecte Verdcel. Aquest 2024 arriba amb una revisitació, no una reedició, del seu treball "ReSàmara", que just ara ha complert 15 anys. Un treball que, ja en el seu moment, però més ara, pren la vivència familiar, per part femenina, per explicar un temps i un país: dels moviments socials a les angoixes. Si "Petricor" (2023) era l'imaginari patern, el nou "ReSàmara" és el matern. Una delícia. I ens farem ressò, també, de propostes com el Festival Càntut, el festival...2024-11-101h 04
Link Ahead with the City of Dublin, Ohio'Dublin is like a second home to me.' World-renowned musician talks Dublin Irish Festival 2024He's a YouTube sensation, co-winner of the 2022 Steve Martin Banjo Prize, has toured the world many times and, as the Irish American News put it, 'Enda does things on the banjo that should be impossible.' He is Enda Scahill and he's been playing the Dublin Irish Festival for 10 years now! Enda joined Bruce and Lindsay from his studio in Ireland for this episode where he said Dublin, Ohio has become a second home to him. From the organization of the festival itself to the passion of the audiences, Enda says musicians worldwide know our festival is THE one to...2024-07-1832 min
Inside the BanjoverseKatherine Mac Mághnuis - Musician, Educator and CEO of Athenry Music SchoolMusician, educator, CEO of Athenry Music School with over 500 students and 42 faculty. Katherine is a force of nature, a deeply present and committed educator and music teacher, and a huge inspiration for anyone involved in music educationJoin me on Patreon for instant access to over 200 banjo tutor videos, graduated lesson paths, tune transcriptions, Discord, Zoom hangs, and more:http://www.patreon.com/endascahillbanjo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-05-301h 04
Inside the BanjoverseBrenna McMillan - Banjoist, Singer, SongwriterSupport the podcast and join the community!http://www.patreon.com/endascahillbanjoBrenna McMillan is a banjo player and singer from Winchester, KY.Growing up, Brenna sang harmony parts in bluegrass bands, children's choirs, church choirs, and family gatherings. She began to play the banjo when she was nine. Throughout highschool, she dabbled in various genres of music, performing anything from R&B hits to gospel numbers. Through adoption, the family changed dramatically in size and lifestyle when she was eleven, and at this time her love for the rhythm of...2024-05-101h 00
Inside the BanjoverseInterview with Jim PankeySupport the podcast and learn banjo with me!http://www.patreon.com/endascahillbanjoJim has been playing and teaching banjo since 1977. He has been a contributor to the premier banjo publication The Banjo Newsletter. You will also find him listed among the faculty alumni at highly esteemed acoustic music and banjo camps such as Steve Kaufman’s Acoustic Kamp in Maryville, Tennessee, Banjo Newsletter Workshops and The Maryland Banjo Academy in Buckeystown, Maryland. Jim has recently taught classes at the Folk School of Chattanooga.As a master of...2024-04-041h 19
Inside the BanjoverseInterview with Mick Conneely, fiddle & bouzouki playerMick is widely regarded as one of the finest fiddle players of his generation in the Irish tradition. To date he has played, toured and recorded with many artists, most notably De Danann. In 2001 his debut solo album Selkie was released to critical acclaim on the prestigious boutique trad label Cló Iar-Chonnacht and he has recorded on numerous albums to date. Mick's style of fiddle playing is characterized by his expressive tone, rhythmic drive, inventive ornamentation and his rich repertoire of tunes. Mick is a leading exponent of the 6-string Greek bouzouki in Irish traditional music.2024-03-191h 08
Inside the BanjoverseInterview with Don Stiffe from Galway - singer with Cherish the LadiesDon Stiffe is one of the greatest singer / songwriters to have emerged on the Irish Folk Scene in recent years, receiving critical acclaim and awards both at home and abroad. Don is a passionate and talented singer whose impressive performance style has moved audiences all over the world. Stiffe’s version of the “Dimming of the Day”, by Richard Thompson won “Vocal Cut of the Year’ at the Live Ireland 2010 Awards. This song featured on his debut solo album, “Start of a Dream, which was originally released in 2006, achieving much critical acclaim. The renowned Irish Music...2024-03-0159 min
Inside the BanjoverseInterview with Tim Chaisson🥇 Support The Podcasthttp://www.patreon.com/endascahillbanjoTim Chaisson is a JUNO, multiple East Coast Music and Music PEI award winning musician from Bear River, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Along with having three successful solo albums, he sings lead vocals and plays fiddle, guitar and percussion in the internationally acclaimed group, The East Pointers. Chaisson and The East Pointers tour consistently, selling out venues across Canada, Australia, United Kingdom and the United States.https://thetuneroom.cahttps://www.theeastpointers.cahttps://www.ins...2024-02-2044 min
Inside the BanjoverseInterview with Jake EddyJake Eddy is a bluegrass guitarist born and raised in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He began his music career and lifelong addiction to the road by playing banjo professionally at the age of fourteen with bluegrass-legend Melvin Goins. His guitar playing, which is primarily influenced by bluegrass and jazz, is showcased on his debut album of fiddle tunes, entitled "Jake Eddy," which features such greats as Grammy-award winning Bryan Sutton, Rob Ickes, and Kenny Smith. He tours as a sideman with the Becky Buller Band from Manchester, TN as well as his own group. His current touring group features his...2024-02-0940 min
Inside the BanjoverseInterview with Winifred HoranWinifred Horan is an American fiddler of Irish descent. After classical training, she played with the all-female Celtic music ensemble Cherish the Ladies before becoming an original member of the Irish traditional music supergroup Solas.http://www.winhoran.nethttps://www.reverieroadmusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-02-021h 34
Kitchen Party CeilidhKPC 2023 09 03 PodcastOur 479th episode, which aired on September 3, 2023, and concluded our tenth anniversary celebration.
We Banjo 3 – The First Second Gentleman, Open the Road
We Banjo 3 – Hummingbird, Open the Road
We Banjo 3 – Garden Song, Open the Road
We Banjo 3 – Heart in Hand, Open the Road
Interview with Enda Scahill of We Banjo 3
We Banjo 3 – Open the Road, Open the Road
We Banjo 3 – Rialto, Open the Road
We Banjo 3 – Gift of Life, Open the Road
We Banjo 3 – Long Way Down, Open the Road
We Banjo 3 – Alive with You, Open the Road
We Banjo 3 – Believe in Us, Open the Road2023-09-1058 minKitchen Party CeilidhKPC 2023 08 20 PodcastOur 477th episode, which aired on August 20, 2023, and continued our tenth anniversary celebration.
Tim Edey & Mohsen Amini – May Day/Vincent Kompany’s, internet recording
Enda Scahill, David Howley Russ Caron & Tim Edey – The Cameronian/The Doon, internet recording
Lisbon Irish session – I Buried My Wife and Danced on Her Grave/The Cliffs of Moher/The Battering Ram, internet recording
Jim Hanlon – Wooden Ships and Iron Men, internet recording
Alan Reid – Jig and Reel, internet recording
Tim Edey – Foxhunters Reel, internet recording
J.P. Cormier – 22, internet recording
David Munnelly & Teresa Clarke – Grainuaile, internet recording
Jerry Holland & Dave MacIsaac – Guitar Set, internet recording
We Banjo 3...2023-08-2759 minKitchen Party CeilidhKPC 2023 08 13 PodcastOur 476th episode, which aired on August 20, 2023, and continued our tenth anniversary celebration.
Jimmy Keane & Pat Broaders – Callipygian/Hoban’s on 63rd/Mama O’Keefe, Bits of Bohola (And A Bit)
Four Winds – Farewell to the Gold, Four Winds
FullSet – The Road to Lisdoonvarna, Notes After Dark
Eileen Gannon – Charlie Mulvihill’s/The Road to Eyeries, The Glory Days Are Over
John Williams – Up In The Garret/The Old Tipperary, Steam
Eimear Arkins – Ballyconnell Fair, What’s Next?
Paul Brock & Enda Scahill – Maggie’s Lilt/The Bird In The Bush/Rickett’s, Humdinger
Freewheel – Sheepskins & Beeswax/The Man of the House/Milliner’s Daughter, G...2023-08-2058 min
Irish & Celtic Music PodcastThe Big Fella #615Summer fun is at an all-time high with the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #615. The Rogues, Moher, The High Kings, Paul Brock & Enda Scahill, Derina Harvey Band, Hanneke Cassel, Ed Yother, Cantrip, The Tannahill Weavers, TomLori, Jesse Ferguson, Corey Purcell, The Ennis Sisters, Boxing Robin, Brad Tuck GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Subscribe and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2023 This is our way of finding the best...2023-07-201h 11
Inside the BanjoverseMy Top Ten Favourite Banjo TracksYou can support this podcast through Patreon at www.patreon.com/endascahillbanjoFeatured tracks:
Mick Moloney - No Strings Attached - My Love is in America/The Lisdoonvarna Reel
Theresa O'Grady - The Banjo'ista - Happy to Meet Sorry To Part/Padraig O'Keefe's/Paddy Fahey's
Colm Naughton - The Space Between the Notes - The Merry Sisters/Miss Susan Cooper/Richard Dwyer's
Angela Usher - The Gort Mile - The Love of Lucia/Cranman/Connaill's Favourite
Ciaran Ryan - Banjaxed - Tongue in Cheek
Brian McGrath - Pure Banjo - Maids of Mount...2023-06-2946 min
Inside the BanjoverseInterview with Jimmy KeaneIrish music accordion virtuoso Jimmy Keane was born in London of Irish-speaking parents from Connemara and Kerry. His late father Jimmy was a magnificent sean-nos (old style) singer, and along with young Jimmy’s mother Mary, actively encouraged him to take up traditional Irish music.Jimmy’s accomplishments are far reaching. He has achieved astonishing and unprecedented success in competitive playing, having won five consecutive All-Ireland titles on the piano accordion. He has always been an avid collector and arranger of old tunes and is becoming increasingly known for his original compositions, many of which...2023-06-151h 01
Inside the BanjoverseInterview with Ned LubereckiBANJO PLAYERNed Luberecki was named Banjo Player of the Year in 2018 by the International Bluegrass Music Association. Ned is the banjo player for The Becky Buller Band and also tours with Stephen Mougin (of the Sam Bush Band) as Nedski & Mojo. Ned was formerly the banjoist for Chris Jones and the Night Drivers, The Rarely Herd, Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time, The Gary Ferguson Band, Radio Flyer and Paul Adkins and the Borderline Band. BANJO TEACHERNed teaches private banjo lessons in Nashville and now over the internet via web-cam! Check out the "Le...2023-06-0157 min
Inside the BanjoverseInterview with Máirín FahyA member of the renowned musical Fahy family, Máirín was the featured soloist with Riverdance for many years and has also guested with the multi-Grammy Award winning group The Chieftains on their many overseas tours. She has performed for millions of people worldwide.Máirín’s fiddle playing has been described as “amazing and unique”, while Empire Magazine tags her “the girl on the white-hot fiddle”. Máirín performed with The Chieftains and Art Garfunkel in Carnegie Hall and recorded with Dolores O’Riordan of The Cranberries. She has played for royalty and dignitaries, inclu...2023-06-0143 min
Inside the BanjoverseCathy Jordan of DervishRoscommon born Cathy Jordan has been a professional singer with traditional group Dervish for nearly 30 years. She is a self-taught guitar, bouzouki, bodhrán and bones player.She has led Dervish as front woman through thousands of concerts in hundreds of cities in nearly 40 countries and has 16 albums under her belt. Among the most notable performances were The Great Wall of China and the biggest rock music festival in the world - Rock in Rio to over 250,000 people. As a songwriter, she has written songs with internationally renowned Brendan Graham, best known for the most succ...2023-05-0458 min
Inside the BanjoverseInterview with Mick O'ConnorLondon’s Mick O’Connor, All Ireland winner on the tenor banjo in 1971, has been playing since 1967 and is a veteran of the great days of the London Irish music scene of the 1960s, 70s and 80s. In 2013, he was honoured by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, which bestowed its Bardic Award on him for his “exceptional contribution to the promotion of Ireland’s cultural traditions”. He's one of the true gentlemen of Irish music, a fantastic music historian and has an encyclopaedic knowledge of Irish musicians worldwide over 50 years of playing and touring. A master story teller with a wicked sense...2023-04-201h 14
Inside the BanjoverseInterview with Brian FinneganBrian Finnegan began playing whistle at age 8 and flute at age 10 as a student of the Armagh Pipers Club. He went on to international fame with his outstanding work with supergroup Flook, and subsequently the band KAN.https://flook.co.uk/about-me/Brian has recently released a solo album Hunger of the Skin https://brianfinnegan.bandcamp.com/album/hunger-of-the-skin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2023-04-0651 min
Inside the BanjoverseInterview with David BenedictBecome a patron of this podcast. Visit www.patreon.com/endascahillbanjoDavid Benedict is Grammy-nominated mandolinist who is quickly becoming one of the leading figures and content creators in the mandolin world today. After graduating with a mandolin music performance degree and spending a 3-year stint in Nashville touring and recording with acclaimed bass player Missy Raines, David moved to Boston to join the bluegrass band Mile Twelve. The group quickly gained traction, receiving the 2017 International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Band Momentum Award which launched the band into extensive tours around the US, Canada...2023-03-231h 08
Inside the BanjoverseBanjo Tech Talk with Tom NechvilleTo support the podcast please visit www.patreon.com/endascahillbanjoAround age 30, young Tom Nechville was contemplating his place in the world, and decided to combine his main interest, playing the banjo, with his work experience of manufacturing, design and engineering. The result of his self study lead to the two words, “Banjo Designer”. Equipped with the knowledge of his fate, but not yet knowing how he was going to drastically modify his favorite instrument, he confided in a friend who suggested perhaps a banjo that employed a head that screwed on like a jar lid. This food...2023-03-0957 min
Inside the BanjoverseMy Top Ten Banjo Tracks (The First Take!)🥇 Support the Podcast: http://www.patreon.com/endascahillbanjoWhat are my Top Ten All Time favourite banjo tracks? Jeez that's a big ask. And I'll probably pick a different ten every time the question comes up! So here's a good stab at it. What do you think?
Gerry O'Connor - Funk The Cajun Blues
Angelina Carberry Dermot Crogan's Jig / Hardiman's Fancy
Seamus Egan - The Czar of Munster
Solas - The Stride Set featuring Bela Fleck
Damien O'Kane & Ron Block - Brian Boru's March
At The Racket - The Darling Gir...2023-02-2348 min
Inside the BanjoverseAn interview with Limerick singer songwriter Emma LangfordTo support this podcast please visit www.patreon.com/endascahillbanjoEmma Langford was awarded the RTÉ Folk Award for Best Emerging Artist in 2018, and in following years was twice nominated for Best Folk Singer. She received the Music Network RESONATE residency and Arts Council Agility Award in 2021 to support a continuing musical exploration of women in Irish history. Since 2017 Emma has written and independently released two highly acclaimed albums – Quiet Giant & Sowing Acorns – laying the groundwork for a bright, busy future.As part of an international tour, in 2019 Langford made her US...2023-02-091h 05
Inside the BanjoverseInterview with Brian McGrath🥇 Support the Podcast: http://www.patreon.com/endascahillbanjoBrian McGrath comes from Brookeborough, Co. Fermanagh, an area steeped in traditional music. Brian’s first professional work was with Dervish. He then joined Four Men And A Dog and played on the award-winning album Barking Mad. He moved his career on, accompanying Noel Hill, Paul Brock and Frankie Gavin, among others, before joining the Sean Keane Band as pianist. Brian joined De Dannan where he stayed till the band broke up in 2003. Brian now plays with At The Racket, and is much sought after as a ses...2023-02-0258 min
Inside the BanjoverseInterview with Mohsen Amini of Talisk and ImarFour time BBC Radio award winner Mohsen Amini from Glasgow, Scotland is one of the fastest growing names in the traditional world. He continuously tours with firebrands Talisk & the supergroup Imar, appearing in all corners of the globe at world leading festivals including closing out Saturday nights main stage at the 2019 Cambridge Folk Festival, three back to back years at Philadelphia Folk Festival, four at Tønder Festival and five at Celtic Connections.https://www.talisk.co.uk/about/https://www.imarband.com🥇 Support my Patreon Page for...2023-01-2655 minKitchen Party CeilidhKPC 2022 11 20 PodcastOur 445th episode, which aired on November 20, 2022.
Hugh Healy – The Moving Cloud/Matt Peoples, Ceolaire
Mary Beth Carty – Oran Boisdale, Crossing the Causeway
Tannas – The Session Set, Heritage
Freda Leask – Another Coat of Black, single
Blackwater Ceili Band – The Cappataggle Shuffle/The Duke of Leinster/The Humours of Ballyconnell, Music in the Valley
Brad Reid – The MacDonald Bridge, single
CLOSET CLASSIC: Fiddler’s Dram – Darley’s Jig, Fiddler’s Dram
The Henry Girls – Oceans of War, Far Beyond the Stars
Gordon Duncan – Just For Seumas, Just for Seumas
John Spillane – Johnny Don't Go To Ballincollig, The Wells of the World
Enda Scahill – The Primros...2022-12-0458 min
Windy City Irish RadioNovember 13, 2022As the temps cool off across the Midwest, the music heats up in the Windy City Irish Radio studios. This week we feature music from Clare Sands, Enda Scahill, Rusty Shackle, George Murphy, Goitse, The Lost Brothers, Solas, Cherish the Ladies, The Whiteaways, Josh O'Keefe, Nathan Carton and Bono with old Blue Eyes, Frank Sinatra. It's all right here on Windy City Irish Radio!2022-11-131h 00
Deering LiveEnda Scahill of We Banjo 3 - Ep. 74Enda Scahill is the primary banjo player with We Banjo 3. He is a fantastic Irish tenor banjo player and highly respected teacher of the tenor banjo. Enda offers a wonderful series of lessons on playing the Irish tenor banjo on his Patreon page, which we encourage you to check out.2022-09-301h 13
Deering Live ShortsEnda Scahill of We Banjo 3 - Ep. 74Enda Scahill is the primary banjo player with We Banjo 3. He is a fantastic Irish tenor banjo player and highly respected teacher of the tenor banjo. Enda offers a wonderful series of lessons on playing the Irish tenor banjo on his Patreon page, which we encourage you to check out.2022-09-301h 13Kitchen Party CeilidhKPC 2022 09 04 PodcastOur 436th episode, which aired on September 4, 2022, and featured our tribute to Mick Moloney:
Mick Moloney – Richard Brenman's/The Bush on the Hill, Strings Attached
The Johnstons – Johnston’s Motor Car, The Travelling People
Mick Moloney – Ricky’s White Face/The Top of the Stairs, Strings Attached
Mick Moloney, Jimmy Keane & Robbie O’Connell – There Were Roses, There Were Roses
Mick Moloney – Two Jigs, Irish Folk Favorites
Mick Moloney – John Dwyer's Reel/The Lasses of Castlebar, Mick Moloney with Eugene O’Donnell
Interview with Enda Scahill
Mick Moloney – Arthur Darley’s/Over the Hill to Runbush, Strings Attached
Mick Moloney – Along the Rocky Road to Du...2022-09-1158 minKitchen Party CeilidhKPC 2022 08 21 PodcastOur 434th episode, which aired on August 21, 2022, and focused on the new album from We Banjo 3.
We Banjo 3 – The First Second Gentleman, Open the Road
We Banjo 3 – Hummingbird, Open the Road
We Banjo 3 – Garden Song, Open the Road
We Banjo 3 – Heart in Hand, Open the Road
Interview with Enda Scahill of We Banjo 3
We Banjo 3 – Open the Road, Open the Road
We Banjo 3 – Rialto, Open the Road
We Banjo 3 – Gift of Life, Open the Road
We Banjo 3 – Long Way Down, Open the Road
We Banjo 3 – Alive with You, Open the Road
We Banjo 3 – Believe in Us, Open the Road2022-09-0458 minKitchen Party CeilidhKPC 2022 07 10 PodcastOur 429th episode, which aired on July 10, 2022.
Nathan Gourley & Laura Feddersen – The Crib of Perches/Into the Woods/Johnny McGreevy's, Life Is All Checkered
Andy Irvine & Friends – Edward Connors, Old Dog Long Road Vol. 1
Jerry Holland – Cutting Ferns/Alex Dan MacIsaac’s/Brenda Stubbert’s/Mutt’s Favorite/Bernadette’s/Lady Gordon of Gordonstown, Master Cape Breton Fiddler
Mick McAuley – House Carpenter, An Ocean’s Breadth
Dave Berry & Friends – Morning Walk, Morning Walk
Joe McHugh & Barry Carroll – The Green Hills Of Tyrol/The Monaghan Twig/Jackson's, The Long Finger
Enda Scahill – Maeve’s Reels, Pick It Up
David Howley – Dublin Blues, Of Songs & Tunes
Arca...2022-07-1758 min
Your Next Favorite BandYour Next Favorite Band: Best of Season 1 - Supersized Episode!Season 1 was co-hosted with George Wacker and produced as Lehigh Valley with Love: Music. Before we take our first steps as Your Next Favorite Band, we take a moment to look back at the highlights and best moments of our 17 interviews and our Holiday Spectacular.We once again would like to thank all of our guests from Season 1 - Blair Crimmins, Hannah Gill, Pepperwine, Eljuri, Ryan Tennis, argonaut&wasp, Marc Douglas Berardo, The Groove Merchants, Carver Commodore, Chelsea Mitchell of Dirty Dollhouse, Enda Scahill of We Banjo 3, The Accidentals, Gangstagrass, Greg Adams of Tioga, Freekbass and Sammi G...2022-06-052h 27
Lehigh Valley with Love MediaEnda Scahill of We Banjo 3 / Lehigh Valley with Love MusicPartner with Lehigh Valley with Love! Thank you to our Partners! ArtsQuest Michael Bernadyn of RE/MAX Real Estate Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub We talk with Irish banjo legend and member of We Banjo 3, Enda Scahill. Scahill is a four-time All-Ireland Champion! We talk about his previous experiences in Bethlehem, all about the […]2022-03-0351 minLehigh Valley with Love PodcastEnda Scahill of We Banjo 3 / Lehigh Valley with Love MusicPartner with Lehigh Valley with Love!
Thank you to our Partners!
ArtsQuest
Michael Bernadyn of RE/MAX Real Estate
Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub
We talk with Irish banjo legend and member of We Banjo 3, Enda Scahill. Scahill is a four-time All-Ireland Champion! We talk about his previous experiences in Bethlehem, all about the banjo, and getting back out on the road.
He is an ex-member of The Brock McGuire Band. In 2006 he released the album Humdinger with Paul Brock which was awarded Irish Music Album of the...2022-03-0351 minLehigh Valley with Love PodcastEnda Scahill of We Banjo 3 / Lehigh Valley with Love MusicPartner with Lehigh Valley with Love!
Thank you to our Partners!
ArtsQuest
Michael Bernadyn of RE/MAX Real Estate
Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub
We talk with Irish banjo legend and member of We Banjo 3, Enda Scahill. Scahill is a four-time All-Ireland Champion! We talk about his previous experiences in Bethlehem, all about the banjo, and getting back out on the road.
He is an ex-member of The Brock McGuire Band. In 2006 he released the album Humdinger with Paul Brock which was awarded Irish Music Album of the...2022-03-0351 min
Inside the BanjoverseAn InterludeThe podcast is taking a short break as We Banjo 3 heads out on our first major tour in 2 years. I will be producing more podcast episodes later in Spring.However, I am also launching a brand new Patreon channel focused entirely on Irish tenor banjo and this podcast. If you'd like to support the channel and the podcast please head over to www.patreon.com/endascahillbanjo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2022-02-2808 min
Inside the BanjoverseI Want You To Meet (ME!)This time I'm in the hot seat on the I Want You To Meet podcast with Jasmine Faulk DickersonMake sure to check out Jasmine's other shows https://www.jasminfaulkdickerson.com/iwantyoutomeetPart of PAntheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2022-02-211h 15
Inside the BanjoverseKieran HanrahanThe last from the American Banjo Museum series, the Superfluous Fifth String is banjo supernova Kieran Hanrahan. Broadcaster, radio host and tenor banjo player, Kieran is a renowned musician and founder of famed Irish band Stockton's Wing. Hanrahan is also an assistant lecturer at the Conservatory of Music and Drama at Dublin Institute of Technology where he works in the Traditional Music program Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2022-02-0756 min
Inside the BanjoversePauline ConneelyPauline was born in Bedford, England, the daughter of Irish parents from Connemara and Longford, raised in a family steeped in Irish music, dance and culture. As a young girl she achieved great success, becoming a champion Irish step dancer before turning her focus to music. Under the tutelage of legendary musician Brendan Mulkere, Pauline honed her love of the banjo, eventually earning her status as renowned banjo player. She founded the band Chicago Reel, who feature regularly at Irish festivals around the Midwest and East Coast. She frequently shares the stage with Grammy-nominated f...2022-01-241h 05
Inside the BanjoverseDamien O'KaneDamien O'Kane is a brilliant banjo player. And a fine guitarist. And an ingenious arranger. Not to mention an accomplished tunemaker, researcher, bandleader and accompanist of rich imagination and fearless vision. Hailing from Coleraine in Northern Ireland, Damien now lives in the UK with his wife, folk singer Kate Rusby and their two children.Part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2022-01-101h 05
Inside the BanjoverseMartin Howley from We Banjo 3Holder of 7 “All Ireland” titles and the first Irish banjo player to play the hallowed Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Martin grew up on a steady diet of Irish and American folk, love of music passed down by his father, Martin, a great folk singer. He has performed with the Chieftains, Carlos Nunez, Mumford and Sons, Ricky Skaggs, and Steve Earle amongst others. He once asked president Obama to hold his banjo, Barrack politely declined, most likely as the banjo is quite heavy. Martin, alongside Enda, has forged a new path in Irish banjo and together they've pioneered a new...2021-12-271h 08
Inside the BanjoverseSeamus EganIt’s hard to think of an artist in traditional Irish music more influential than Seamus Egan. From his beginnings as a teen prodigy, to his groundbreaking solo work with Shanachie Records, to his founding of Irish-American powerhouse band Solas, to his current work as one of the leading composers and interpreters of the tradition, Egan has inspired multiple generations of musicians and helped define the sound of Irish music today. His instantly recognisable banjo sound has been a huge influence on many generations of banjo players worldwide. Part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about yo...2021-12-131h 20
Inside the BanjoverseTheresa O'Grady - The BanjoistaAll Ireland champion, renowned teacher, brilliant Irish tenor banjo player and hugely entertaining story teller, Theresa O'Grady has it all! Theresa and I go way back and have even competed against each other in banjo competitions (she won, I'm not a little bit sore about it 25 years later!!!) This was a hugely enjoyable interview. Special thanks to the American Banjo Museum in OK for permission to rebroadcast this interview from their Superfluous Fifth String series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-11-291h 13
Inside the BanjoverseDaniel Neely - banjo player, ethnomusicologist, music writerI've known Dan a long time now, we first met in Galway when I brought him salmon fishing. Fishing, not catching it must be said, but we've become firm friends over the years. Dan is a banjo player and ethnomusicologist, a protegé of Professor Mick Moloney, a music writer for the Irish Echo and also picks his way through the oft murky maze of organising some of New York's most famous Irish music sessions!! We have a great conversation about the session scene in NY, Dan's interest in Jamaican mento music and the role of the banjo in that t...2021-11-151h 24
Inside the BanjoverseNora Brown - clawhammer banjoNora plays old-time traditional music with a particular interest in eastern Kentucky and Tennessee banjo playing. Along with the banjo she also sings traditional unaccompanied ballads from southeast Appalachia and beyond. She has played at numerous venues and festivals on the East Coast including TED Salon in NYC, NPR Tiny Desk, Joe’s Pub, the Floyd Radio Show, Washington Square Park Folk Festival, Brooklyn Folk Festival, Brooklyn Americana Festival, Oldtone Roots Music Festival, Irvington Folk Festival, Summer & Winter Hoots at the Ashokan Center, and has had multiple month long residencies at famed Barbès in Brooklyn NY. Nora has participate...2021-11-0147 min
Inside the BanjoverseJohn Carty - Irish fiddle and banjoJohn Carty is one of Ireland's best loved musicians. His unique style of fiddle and banjo playing has been lauded internationally for many years. John is a true gentleman of the tradition, and his impish humour is reflected in his incredible playing and exquisite variations and ornamentation.www.johncartymusic.net Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-10-181h 01
Inside the BanjoverseAlison BrownI didn't necessarily expect that a banjo player of such renown as Alison Brown (rhyme intended!) was also a Harvard educated MBA until she got side tracked by bluegrass music and Alison Krauss. It's a fascinating story, and as someone who left the "permanent and pensionable" job to pursue music, I'm always interested to talk to others who have opted for the impermanence of a music career over a "stable" job. Alison has of course used her business background to great effect creating Compass Records, and thus has a very unique insight into both sides of the music industry2021-10-0457 min
Inside the BanjoverseJoanne O'Connor - Irish Tenor BanjoJoanne and I go way back, having come up through the life universities of The Willie Clancy summer school and the Fleadh Cheoil competitions in Ireland. We've had great fun over the years knocking head over our differing opinions on the virtue of playing polkas on a banjo. I'm not a fan, but Joanne finally explains to me how to do it properly!! We take a fond trip down memory lane in this interview, Joanne reminiscing about simpler times playing music as a child growing up in Co Limerick, the "craic" of the fleadhs, the mummers and the wren...2021-09-201h 19
Inside the BanjoverseTony TrischkaTony Trischka has an illustrious and storied career in bluegrass music. He's such a well known and well loved musician that it's easy to forget what a stellar and expansive career Tony has had. A true innovator, picking outside the box for many decades, Tony has wisdom, experience and many tales to tell. Is he ready to lay down his banjo and retire? Far from it!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-09-061h 00
Inside the BanjoverseAbigail WashburnIt's summer time in Nashville, folks are mowing lawns and Abigail is hiding on the front porch taking some well deserved time away from motherhood to chat about all things banjo! This is a delightful conversation, Abigail showing her true spirit of kindness, integrity and honesty. Her journey to a full time music career and huge international success is fascinating and demonstrates Abigail's pure soul and her ability to trust in the flow of life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-08-2359 min
Inside the BanjoverseLisa Canny - Irish Tenor Banjo, Harp, Singer, SongwriterI had a lot of fun interviewing the effervescent Lisa Canny, she's high energy, high achieving, genre defying and very funny. A Mayo native, Lisa is a 7 time national champion on multiple instruments, yet despite spending her nascent years steeped in traditional Irish music she has gone on to create fascinating music fusing her Irish roots with hip hop and pop sounds. Now based in London, Lisa has a very refreshing take on the music industry and, as it turns out, life in general!www.lisacanny.comPart of Pantheon Podcasts ...2021-08-091h 17
Inside the BanjoverseRon BlockThe musician's musician is a phrase bandied around a lot but it's a fitting cap for virtuoso Ron Block. Ron's practice regimes are legendary and he's equally well known for being simply an all round decent human being. I've always been taken with his curious nature, his goodwill and openness to music outside of bluegrass. I really enjoyed this interview and perhaps I summed it up perfectly myself when I exclaimed at one point "There's a lot more to you than just banjo Ron Block!!!!!!Make sure to check out Ron's work with Irish tenor banjo player...2021-07-261h 06
Inside the BanjoverseBéla FleckHave we run out of superlatives to describe Béla Fleck's banjo playing and his genre defying musical career? We Banjo 3's banjo maestro Enda Scahill, takes Béla on a winding trip down memory lane discussing his earliest influences, New Grass Revival, the enduring importance of Earl Scruggs, his deep respect and love for his mentor Chick Corea, and his brand new project My Bluegrass Heart.www.belafleck.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-07-121h 18
Inside the BanjoverseNatalie McMaster - Cape Breton Fiddling LegendNatalie McMaster is a world-renowned Cape Breton-style fiddler and one of the nicest musicians you could ever hope to meet. She has toured with The Chieftains, Carlos Santana, and Alison Krauss, and has recorded with Yo-Yo Ma. One time live on stage at a festival, I took her shoes off mid-tune. Totally at her request mind! Let's just say we have a special bond since then! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-05-2443 min
Inside the BanjoverseSierra HullGrammy nominee, mind-melting mandolin playing, singer, songwriter, child prodigy...... what more can be said of Sierra Hull? Oh right, she's incredibly kind and friendly too!Inside The Banjoverse takes you on a journey with some of folk music’s most celebrated artists, exploring the minds, emotions, and experiences of these musicians to understand what drives and inspires them to greatness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-05-1050 min
Inside the BanjoverseMike Hanrahan - Singer, Songwriter and ChefStockton's Wing is one of Ireland's legendary genre-defining bands, one of the first to truly popularise traditional music, earning deserved commercial success in the process. Mike is the guitarist, songwriter, and singer with the band and has also had huge success performing with Ronnie Drew of the world-famous band The DublinersInside The Banjoverse takes you on a journey with some of folk music’s most celebrated artists, exploring the minds, emotions, and experiences of these musicians to understand what drives and inspires them to greatness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...2021-04-2642 min
Inside the BanjoverseDavid Munnelly - The "Bullet from Belmullet"Almost as far to the left of Ireland as you can go is a very small, wild townland called Belmullet, Co Mayo. The remoteness and deeply earthy Atlantic resonance permeate the music of David Munnelly, one of Irish music's most celebrated accordion players. This conversation is very real, sincere, and honest and gives an insight into the joy, wonder, and energy of David's musicInside The Banjoverse takes you on a journey with some of folk music’s most celebrated artists, exploring the minds, emotions, and experiences of these musicians to understand what drives and inspires them to...2021-04-1244 min
Inside the BanjoverseGerry O'Connor - Tenor Banjo LegendThe Wall Street Journal has described Gerry O'Connor as "the single best four string banjoist in the history of Irish Music". He is renowned for his innovative, technical wizardry and is widely regarded as one of the most important Irish banjo players of all time. We take a lot at Gerry's humble musical origins and how he ended up on a 4-year world tour with blues guitar legend Joe Bonamassa.Inside The Banjoverse takes you on a journey with some of folk music’s most celebrated artists, exploring the minds, emotions, and experiences of these musicians to un...2021-03-291h 02
Inside the BanjoverseYes, It's the Tim Edey Episode!Multi-instrumentalist, savant, genius, wizard are some of the terms used to describe the beautifully honest and funny musician Tim Edey. A truly eclectic multi-laned mind if ever there was one!Inside The Banjoverse takes you on a journey with some of folk music’s most celebrated artists, exploring the minds, emotions, and experiences of these musicians to understand what drives and inspires them to greatness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-03-2931 min
Inside the BanjoverseRoss Holmes of Nitty Gritty Dirt BandFrom Cadillac Sky and Chessboxer to Mumford & Sons, Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers, and now Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Texan-born Ross Holmes takes us on a winding, winsome journey from competition fiddling to gracing the stage with some of the biggest acts in the world.Inside The Banjoverse takes you on a journey with some of folk music’s most celebrated artists, exploring the minds, emotions, and experiences of these musicians to understand what drives and inspires them to greatness.This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad ch...2021-03-2945 min
Inside the BanjoverseSeason 1 TrailerInside the Banjoverse connects with the unique journeys of music’s most celebrated roots artists - delving into the thoughts, emotions and experiences that drive and inspire them to art and to greatness. Hosted by We Banjo 3’s Enda Scahill––Ireland’s four-time banjo champion and a self-confessed technophobe and recovering perfectionist–– Enda uses his musical experience (he coined the term banjo-dysmorphia “what I think I’m playing, you might be hearing differently?”), candor (I’m in a band with my brother, and two other brothers -think I don’t have candor?) and listening skills (ask my wife!), to get straight to the stuff...2021-03-1007 min
In Session With Darren WaltersWe Banjo 3 - Galway, Ireland, and Nashville-based quartetThe Galway, Ireland, and Nashville-based quartet––comprised of two sets of brothers, Enda & Fergal Scahill and Martin & David Howley––continually push musical boundaries while maintaining an unwavering devotion to the essential audience experience. WB3 seamlessly converge the shared and varied traditions of Americana, Bluegrass, and Celtic music with pop-sensible songcraft to create a truly unique and gratifying signature sound. Brilliantly commanded instruments––banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, and percussion––effortlessly elevate lead singer David Howley’s propulsive voice. Live on stage, their songs carry the listener along until, at the perfect moment, the band crescendos into catchy choruses with pitch perfect harmonies. We Banj...2021-03-051h 26Kitchen Party CeilidhKPC 2020 12 27 PodcastOur 376th episode, which aired on December 27, 2020, and featured our year-end review.
Caroline Keane – The Gatehouse Maid/Arkle Mountain/The Strawberry Blossom, Shine
John Doyle – The Path of Stones, The Path of Stones
Tim Edey – Fields of Gold, single release
J.P. Cormier – Us, unreleased
Enda Scahill/David Howley/Russ Carson/Tim Edey – The Cameronian/The Doon, unreleased
The Dardanelles – Double Sledder Lad, In the Spring That’s the Time
Rura – Elliott’s, Live at the Old Fruitmarket
Jim Hanlon – Seventeen, unreleased
Frigg – Early Bird, Frigg XX
Tempest – Queen of Argyll, Live from Soundtek Studios
Hauler – George VI, Hauler
Dave Gunning & friends – These...2021-01-0359 min
I Want You To MeetEnda Scahill: Self Care - The Key To Personal & Artistic SuccessEnda has guested with The Chieftains, recorded with Grammy winner Ricky Skaggs, toured with Frankie Gavin and Stockton's Wing, was an original member for 10 years of Instrumental Band of the Decade The Brock McGuire Band and now leads his new award winning group We Banjo 3 Galway born banjo player Enda Scahill is one of the most critically acclaimed banjoists in Ireland today.
Enda has long established himself as one of the finest exponents of traditional Irish banjo playing and is widely recognised for his technical prowess and banjo teaching abilities. In 2008 Enda published his Irish Tenor Banjo Tutor. 2020-08-211h 12
TradFest The PodcastTradFest temple Bar Unlocked Episode 13 with Enda ScahillOn this week’s podcast we are joined by Enda Scahill, leading banjo player & teacher and fouding member of WeBanjo 3. They chat about Enda’s music background, WeBanjo 3, #FollowTheLight Festival & much more. Tune in 2020-08-1446 minKitchen Party CeilidhKPC 2020 07 19 PodcastOur 359th episode, which aired on July 19, 2020, and featured our seventh anniversary celebration!
Tim Edey & Mohsen Amini – May Day/Vincent Kompany’s, internet recording
Enda Scahill, David Howley Russ Caron & Tim Edey – The Cameronian/The Doon, internet recording
Lisbon Irish session – I Buried My Wife and Danced on Her Grave/The Cliffs of Moher/The Battering Ram, internet recording
Jim Hanlon – Wooden Ships and Iron Men, internet recording
Alan Reid – Jig and Reel, internet recording
Tim Edey – Foxhunters Reel, internet recording
J.P. Cormier – 22, internet recording
David Munnelly & Teresa Clarke – Grainuaile, internet recording
Jerry Holland & Dave MacIsaac – Guitar Set, internet recording
We Banjo 3...2020-07-261h 01
Irish Music Stories PodcastFrom the Fringe to the ForeThe role of instruments in Celtic traditions can be fickle: newer voices (like the tenor banjo) are increasingly popular on festival stages; while ancient ones (like the harp) still hang on the outskirts when it comes to modern group projects. Find out how the banjo came into common acceptance in Irish circles from Daniel Neely, Enda Scahill, and Martin Howley… and learn about joys and challenges of outsider status from harpist Maeve Gilchrist, cellist Natalie Haas, and saxophone players Susan Lindsay and Isaac Alderson. There’s also plenty of music in this episode. Full playlist below. An...2020-07-1451 min