From my new one out next week! (July 29).

dawn, always new, often superb, inaugurates the return of the everyday

overlooking the gardens, rhythms blur - from Dawn, always new, often superb...

Nostalgique is a rich collection of instruments and Drum Racks that have been multi-sampled from three pieces of beloved Ensoniq gear. Add vintage character to your productions or rework these classic sounds to create your own retro-futuristic experiments.

Coralia

This episode looks at the ballad Prince Robert aka Lord Abore and Mary Flynn aka Harry Saunders.  

Tracklist:

Frank Feeney – Lord O’Bore and Mary Flynn
Jim Kelly – Lord Abore and Mary Flynn
Al O’Donnell – Lord Abore and Mary Flynn
Ewan MacLennan – Prince Robert 
Peggy Seeger – Harry Saunders

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Artwork by Anthony Van Dyck c.1630

Prince Robert

Cartoons

Bees have been cultivated in Ireland since early times. Of value for their wax and honey, there were also believed to be blessed creatures, as Dáithí Ó hÓgáin writes: "probably because of the use of their wax to make church candles, and one medieval legend describes a swarm of bees building a little container around a lost communion wafer to protect it. They were also thought to be possessed of special wisdom, and to take an acute interest in the affairs of their owners. If a bee entered the house it was regarded as a good omen, and the bees in their hive would be told in advance of projects that the family intended to undertake in the belief that they might effect a beneficial influence. When a member of the family died, it was customary to place a black piece of cloth on the hiveso that the bees could join in the mourning". For this episode of Blúiríní I was honoured to have been joined by my friend and colleague from the National Museum of Country Life in county Mayo, and alumnus of the taught MA in Irish Folklore at UCD, Tiernan Gaffney. Tiernan is an Assistant Keeper of the Irish Folklife Collection at the National Museum of Ireland, his folklore research often explores the creation and connection of communities within shared spaces. Join us for episode 39 of Blúiriní Béaloidis as we honour those blessed, wise and industrious little ones, and talk about an upcoming National Museum of Ireland exhibition, “Murmur of Bees”which will launch in the summer of 2023.

To learn more about the National Museum of Ireland: Country Life, visit: https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Country-Life

Blúiríní Béaloidis 39 - Bees In Tradition (with Tiernan Gaffney)

Episode XLVII features a lot of new music from the likes of Holy Locust, Ora Cogan, Gabriel McArdle, Diarmuid Ó Meachair, Sourdurent, Mike Oberst and Padang Food Tigers, as well as some classics from the wider world of Irish traditional music and song.

Holy Locust – Sorrowhead
Ora Cogan – Katie Cruel
Tommy Reck – Port an Bhráthair / Port Shean tSeáin
Gabriel McArdle – Johnny and Molly
Diarmuid Ó Meachair – John J. Kimmel Medley
Sourdurent - La Dumenchada
Mike Oberst – School Days Over
Frank Harte – Charladies Ball
Padang Food Tigers – O, Worshipful Company Of Sleepers
Holy Locust – Beneath the Wheel

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Fire Draw Near Episode XLVII

Alexis Zoumbas – Doina
Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin - Eileanóir na Rún
Unknown - Nuvenapreghiera Per La Novena di Natale
Amelia Dawley, Mary Moran – Gullah Song
Group Of Men From Andros Island – Dig My Grave
X-Seamen’s Institute – Santiano
Sarah Ghriallais – An Sceilpín Draighneach 
Pererin - Llongau Caernarfon
Maxime Martelot, Aude Giuliano – La Chanson de Craonne
Metro Radomsky – Baryshnia
A Cantata Di Li Pasturi – Pastorale
Planxty – The Well Below the Valley

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Fire Draw Near Episode XLVIII

Episode L was recorded in a parking lot aka car park on the outskirts of Austin, Texas in the sweltering heat. Join me as I attempt to articulate what it's like to reach the 50th episode of Fire Draw Near. This episode features tracks that are actually new, tracks that are new to me and tracks that I hope are new to you. 

Tracklist 

Tenores di Bitti – Ite m'Importa sa Vida (ballu lestru)
Swan Arcade – Babylon
Pádraic Keane, Páraic Mac Donnchadha & Macdara Ó Faoláin – Elizabeth Kelly's Delight / The First Slip / Hardiman the Fiddler
Sallows – The Unfortunate Lass
Chirgilchin – Lonely Man
The Critics Group – My Husband's Got No Courage In Him
Nihiloxica – Endongo
Frank Purslow and John Pearse – Rap A Tap Tap
John Francis Flynn – Mole In The Ground
ØXN – Love Henry
Paddi Benson, Grace Lemon & James Patrick Gavin  - A Primer

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Fire Draw Near Episode L

Episode LI is a spooky Halloween special coming straight from the swamps of Louisiana to steal your soul away. This episode features guest presenter Summer Newman of Holy Locust fame and showcases some of the creepiest traditional tunes and songs, rambling digressions on the calendar custom of Samhain / Halloween in Irish folk and fairy lore as well as some Dungeon Synth and experimental tracks for good measure.

Tracklist

Paul Miles and His Red Fox Chasers – Did You Ever See The Devil, Uncle Joe
The Voice Squad – I Am Stretched On Your Grave
Mick O’Brien & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh – An Manglam / The Fairy Reel / I Have No Money
Ruskavellas – Ballad of the Twelve Marys
Swan Arcade – Go from My Window
Maire O'Sullivan – The Fairy Lullaby
Dean Gitter – The Suffolk Miracle
Mag Doyle – The Banshee (story)
Micho Russell – The Banshee (reel)
Dónal Maguire – Willie O
Sunken Grove – Upon a Hill, Fairy Folk are Gathering
Len Graham – Sweet William's Ghost
Rónán Galvin – Taibhse Chonaill
The Copper Family – Babes in the Wood
Eddie Noack – Psycho
Matmos – Zealous Order Of Candied Knights

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FDN LI

In loving memory of those lost in the Ghost Ship fire.

memoriam

for Piano and electronics through transducers 
Mariangela Vacatello, piano
Mike Solomon, sound design
12.06.2017 Festival MANIFESTE-Ircam - Paris - Centre G.Pompidou        live recording

Entr'ouvert

Fire Draw Near is a monthly podcast and radio show which investigates Irish traditional music and song in all of its myriad forms.

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Fire Draw Near Episode XLVII

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