Shannon Heaton’s show about trad music and dance, and the bigger stories behind Irish, Scottish, and other Celtic traditions.
Welcome to Irish Music Stories, I’m your host, Shannon Heaton. I play Irish flute and sing; I travel around the globe to perform and teach; and I LOVE Irish music and dance, and related Celtic traditions. This show is my way of sharing the rich inspiration that the global ‘trad’ community has given to me.
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What do the Irish music and dance worlds think about practicing? Fiddle players Fergal Scahill, Finn Magill, and Rose Flanagan; banjo player Martin Howley; cellist Natalie Haas; flute player Nicole Rabata; and dancer Kieran Jordan share thoughts about woodshedding in the trad world.
Plenty of music here, too. Full playlist below.
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Music Heard on IMS Episode 33
all music traditional, unless otherwise indicated
Tunes: “Tap Room, Mountain Road, Galway Rambler” (reels), from Rehearsal Recording, c. 2009
Artist: Dan Gurney (accordion), Shannon Heaton (flute), Matt Heaton (guitar)
Tune: “Sabai Sabai,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music Stories
Artist: Matt Heaton (guitar)
Steps: isolated foot track from “Mountain Ramblier,” from Lovers’ Well
Artist: Matt & Shannon Heaton with Kieran Jordan (feet)
Tune: “Pound the Floor,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music Stories
Artist: Matt Heaton (guitar)
Tune: “The Priest And His Boots,” from Cover the Buckle
Artist: Seán Clohessy, Sean Mccomiskey, And Kieran Jordan
Tune: Intro reel groove from Rehearsal Recording
Artist: Matt Heaton (guitar)
Tune: “G Meditation,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music Stories
Artist: Matt Heaton (guitar)
Tune: “Dark Low Jig,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music Stories
Artist: Matt Heaton (guitar)
Tune: “Horizons,” from Branches
Artist: Andrew Finn Magill
Tune: “Megan & Jarrod,” from Ports of Call
Artist: Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
Tune: “Mini Thanks,” from Flying Pizzicato
Artist: Stephen Katz
Tune: “Mutey Big Build,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music Stories
Artist: Matt Heaton (guitar)
Tune: “Rockabye by Firelight,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music Stories
Artist: Matt Heaton (guitar)
Tune: “Bill Cheatum / Kitchen Girl / The Donegal Lass,” from Live in Galway
Artist: We Banjo 3
Tune: “The Blackbird,” from Cover the Buckle
Artist: Seán Clohessy, Sean Mccomiskey, And Kieran Jordan
Tune: “Galway Rambler, Mountain Road,” from Live in Germany
Artist: Matt & Shannon Heaton with Kieran Jordan
Tune: “Tracing the Lines,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music Stories
Artist: Matt Heaton (guitar)
Tune: “Air Tune,” from Roots of the Banjo Tree
Artist: We Banjo 3
Song: “More than a Feeling,” from Boston
Artist: Boston
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LibsynTestimonials:
“Irish musician Shannon Heaton knows that a good story told well can entertain, illuminate, even educate.” (Boston Irish Reporter)
“Heaton does an excellent job of keeping the subject interesting to aficionados while at the same time engaging and accessible to non-initiates.” (Irish Echo)
“One of the single best repositories of insight into Irish music, the scene surrounding it, and the people who populate it.” -Tim Britton
“Shannon’s podcast will help you understand the life behind Irish music… your heart is drawn in, your thoughts and imagination are captivated.” -Brian Benscoter
“A lovely, accessible window into the richness of the tradition.” – Steve Marantz
“Shannon’s podcast makes me crave family reunions (with real open fires) where we’d all find something really appealing in these stories of music, stories that carry us across emigration paths and emotional landscapes.” -Deirdre Cronin