Steve Ryan, singer and guitarist with Windings, joins to discuss their fifth album, Focus on the Past 5, released via Out on a Limb records on Friday, November 12. We talk about songwriting, his plans for a PhD, and how Windings developed over the past 18 or so years, having started as a solo venture before taking a Giveamanakick-shaped detour and swelling to a five-piece, completed by Liam Marley, Patrick O'Brien, Mike Gavin, and Brian Meaney. Focus on the Past 5 was recorded with Girl Band's Daniel Fox, producer extraordinaire - Steve talks about how it was delayed by the pandemic, how it changed, and why it's their most direct album yet. And yes, of course we also talk about Limerick.

TPOE 222: Windings

Episode XXVIII features an in-depth analysis about how we’re all descended from the great eternal drone of the universe, recently recorded uilleann piping from Chris McMullan, Jason Rouse and Pádraic Keane, recordings from the Inishowen International Folk Song and Ballad Seminar and Café Oto, dying for love and my own personal favourite - dying for poor old Ireland.

Tracklist

FDN live podcast intro recorded at Café Oto, 11 October 2021
Chris McMullan – The Downfall of Paris
The Wolfetones – Rule Brittania
Ding Dong Denny O’Reilly – The Craic We Had the Day We Died for Ireland
Jason Rouse – Rathawaun / The Hare in the Corn / The Cock of the North / Oh Susanna
Maureen Jelks – Broom Blooms Bonny
Pádraic Keane - Rince Scioból an Ghabha / Smash the Windows
Antaine Ó Faracháin – Johnny Seoige
Jason Rouse – The Rocks of Bawn / Kitty Got a Clinking Coming from the Fair
Peggy Seeger – I Wish I was a Single Girl Again
Leann Toland – Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye
Amps for Christ – The Blacksmith

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They Are Coming

The Mallon Boys (Piano and Cello Duet)

Take Me Home ( Song Demo)

A mid-west special of the TPOE podcast this week....

4.15: God Knows on his new EP We Move the Needle, out on Narolane Records, and the Denise Chaila show taking place at St John's Castle in Limerick City on Saturday, August 20
https://narolanerecords.bandcamp.com/artists

32.33: Elaine Howley discusses her debut solo album The Distance Between Heart and Mouth, released via Belfast's Touch Sensitive Records
https://touchsensitiverecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-distance-between-heart-and-mouth

1.02.18: Diarmuid O'Shea, chairperson of Féile na Gréine, discusses the festival that's taking over the streets of Limerick this weekend, August 19-21, featuring the likes of Junior Brother, Boyfrens and Girlfriend and a special bespoke beer crafted by sponsors Crew Brewing Company and Treaty City Brewery.

1.14.57: Niall Jackson tells us about a new single from his London-based band Sweat Threats before we give it a full play. It's called 'Questions?'
https://sweatthreats.bandcamp.com/

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