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Blarney Pilgrims Irish Music PodcastShane 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 baroque music, modal tunes, violin d'amore, and combining art music and folk music.
Catch Shane Lestideau in Queenscliff during the Boxwood Festival from the 19th to the 21st of Feb 2021. Joining Shane at Boxwood are Maggie Carty, Máirtín Staunton, Andy Rigby, Aifric Boylan, Chris Norman and Coral Reid.
For tickets, online registration and Zoom Huddle info, go here:
2021-02-072h 04
Blarney Pilgrims Irish Music PodcastSMASH HITS 2020 (PART 2)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...
2020-12-221h 27
Blarney Pilgrims Irish Music PodcastMáirtín Staunton Interview (Flute)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
Again, this interview was a long time coming. We had actually planned to record it the week Covid hit so we pulled the plug. Now fast forward 12 weeks and we finally got to sit down, face-to-face, with Máirtín, and believe us, it was worth the wait.
In this episode Máirtín plays:
The Lobster (An Gliomach)
Tripping Up Th...
2020-06-171h 10