The Blarney Pilgrims Podcast
A weekly journey to the heart of Irish music.
We found 9 episodes of The Blarney Pilgrims Podcast with the tag “melbourne”.
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Episode 49: Ewen Baker (Fiddle)
May 12th, 2020 | 1 hr 44 mins
australia, bush music, canberra, classical, ewen baker, fiddle, irish music, irish music podcast, irish traditional music, kerry slides, lisnacrieve, melbourne, st anne’s reel, the bushwhackers
J. S. Bach and Kerry Slides; St Anne’s Reel and The Bushwhackers; collaboration and individualism; coming to terms with our own imperfections but still getting stuff done. And this: 'When you're playing with other people...and you get that feeling that is above and beyond life, in a sense. Where you just go, this is why I exist. This is as happy as this bunch of cells can be, right now, on this planet.'
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Episode 41: Emma Lewis (Fiddle)
March 17th, 2020 | 1 hr 28 mins
australia, emma lewis, fiddle, melbourne, traditional
On travels in Ireland and random festival invites; on gender and inequality; on how tunes connect us all; on friendships and on returning home to Australia.
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Episode 38: Joe Fitzgerald (Accordion, singing)
February 26th, 2020 | 1 hr 19 mins
accordion, east clare, irish, joe fitzgerald, melbourne, singing, traditional
The great Joe Fitzgerald, of east Clare and Melbourne. On first hearing his mother play the melodeon. On drovers, the bush, and working with his father. On lost players: Mick Minogue, Mrs Brady, Mrs Purcell and Frank MacNamara. Growing old and the curative power of music and song.
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Episode 25: Tony McTigue (Banjo) - The Blarney Pilgrims Traditional Irish Music Podcast
November 27th, 2019 | 1 hr 15 mins
banjo, irish banjo music, irish music australia, irish traditional music, last jar, melbourne, tony mctigue, trad
Music is the opposite of work. Learning and re-learning how to play. And practicing as far away from the rest of your family as possible. A cracking chat with banjo player Tony McTigue.
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Episode 16: Angus Barbary (Fiddle) - The Blarney Pilgrims Traditional Irish Music Podcast
September 24th, 2019 | 53 mins 30 secs
angus, banger, barbary, classical, dance, fiddle, groove, hoedown, melbourne, socio-spatial, swing, sydney, throwdown, trad
Finding the grove, making people dance and socio-spatial crossovers. Hmmm... we cover a lot in this episode. Thanks Angus.
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Episode 14: Paddy Fitzgerald (Accordion, Lilting) - The Blarney Pilgrims Traditional Irish Music Podcast
September 10th, 2019 | 1 hr 25 mins
accordion, australia, fitzgerald, galway, gob music, ireland, melbourne, paddy
One of the most respected and influential players in the traditional Irish scene here in Melbourne and internationally, Paddy Fitzgerald sits down with us for a few tunes and a chat about where it all began.
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Episode 11: Chris Fitzgerald (Fiddle) - The Blarney Pilgrims Traditional Irish Music Podcast
August 20th, 2019 | 59 mins 34 secs
ambulance, bush, busking, chris, fiddle, fitzgerald, jar, last, melbourne, session
Community, people and what happens in a session. Chris Fitzgerald takes us from the Bush to Europe and back again.
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Episode 8: Beth McCracken (Flute) - The Blarney Pilgrims Traditional Irish Music Podcast
July 30th, 2019 | 53 mins 42 secs
beth, blarney, celtic, classical, declan, fiddle, flute, ireland, irish, mccracken, melbourne, national celtic festival, pilgrims, simpson
Playing from the page, versus playing by ear, Beth McCracken talks about her transition from classical flute to traditional Irish music. Through her personal story, Beth highlights just how different these two worlds can be.
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Episode 5: Maggie Carty (Banjo, singing) - The Blarney Pilgrims Traditional Irish Music Podcast
July 9th, 2019 | 41 mins 40 secs
banjo, blarney, carty, celtic, festival, irish, jim, john carty, maggie, melbourne, national, patton, pilgrims, settle out of court, trad
Maggie Carty plays a few tunes and chats about being immersed in the music all her life, custodianship, and the musicians that made the biggest impact on her playing.