What was the earliest Irish music live streaming event? Box player Billy McComiskey revisits the night two accordion giants gave a concert in the Catskills while a landlord in NYC tuned in.
Also, fiddle player Rose Flanagan remembers how her dad and his buddy learned tunes on their bikes, for this short between-season installment.
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Thank you to everybody for listening. And a special thank you to this month’s underwriters: Rolf Wagels, Gregor Brinkschulte, Robert Levelle, Sharon Murphy, Brian Benscoter, Billie Neal, and Joe Garrett.
Episode 24-Joe Cooley Meets Clark Kent
Live-streaming with an accordion and a phone booth
This Irish Music Stories episode aired January 8, 2019
https://shannonheatonmusic.com/episode-24-joe-cooley-meets-clark-kent/
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Episode guests in order of appearance
ACCORDION
Brooklyn-born, Baltimore-based accordion player, composer, and National Heritage Fellow
FIDDLE
Bronx-born fiddle player and teacher and exponent of the Sligo style, who has taught many fine fiddle players