MATC Re-run (23rd Jan 2018)

In this interview, the very knowledgeble John Roche talks to me about the history of music in Wexford and also tells us about a book that he would eventually launch in August 2024, 'The Wexford Tunebook'. The interview was conducted in March 2024 and the book can now be purchased from the following sources:

In today's podcast I am looking at the rest of Finbarr Dwyer's compositions. These are lesser-known and lesser-recorded tunes and, as well as the expected collection of reels, will also include some jigs, waltzes and a polka. Towards the end of the programme I will also detail some commonly mis-attributed tunes that Finbarr did not compose as well as a brief "maybe" pile on which the jury is still out til further notice.

In this episode, I'm chatting to Eugene Lambe from Dublin who moved to County Clare in the early 1970s. Over the years, he has met, played with and befriended all of the local musicians and characters and, back in the 1980s, he decided to video some of them for archival purposes. Over five hours of footage is available for viewing at the ITMA in Dublin and I present a selection of it throughout the programme. Timestamps are listed below.

On today's programme I analyse a variety of Finbarr Dwyer's compositions - the ones most commonly played and recorded over the years. Send any information to [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I'm pleased to introduce another guest on the podcast - a man who really needs no introduction - Clare's P. J. Murrihy. We had a great chat for a couple of hours at The Falls Hotel in Ennistymon where P. J. told me about his years as a member of The Kilfenora Céilí Band and playing music with the likes of Jimmy Ward, Michael Sexton and Seamus Shannon.