Is there magic in the medium? Do different recorded formats influence how we hear and absorb traditional music? Are we missing out on anything now that it's much easier to record and FIND recordings online? Jeff Kszaiek, Kieran Jordan, Happy Traum, Steph Geremia, Kirsten Allstaff, Elizabeth Sweeney, Jacob Deck, and Natalya Kay help host Shannon Heaton explore early wax cylinder recordings, VR music sessions and YouTube videos, and the special in-between realm of the cassette tape.

There's plenty of music here, too. Credits below.

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Special thanks to Brian Benscoter, Mark Haynes, Chris McGlone, and Billie Neal for supporting this episode. And thank you to Matt Heaton for script editing and production music.

There's plenty of music here, too. Credits below.

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Music Heard on IMS Episode 18 all music traditional, unless otherwise indicated

Tune: "Scotch Mary" (Reel) from The Francis O'Neill Cylinders: Thirty-two Recordings of Irish Traditional Music in America circa 1904Artist: Patsy Touhey, James Early & John McFadden

Tune: "Scotch Mary," from JolieArtist: Nightingale (accordion Jeremiah McClane, guitar Keith Murphy, fiddle Becky Tracy

Tune: "Mick Finn's" aka "Killavil Reel," from Session Tape at Cruise's Pub Artist: Siobhan Peoples (fiddle), Murt Ryan (accordion)

Tune: "Slip Jig Dreams," from Production Music made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton, guitar

Tune: "Grupai Ceol Theme," from Production Music made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton, guitar

Tune: "Chief O'Neill's Favorite" (hornpipe), from instructional book Oil for the Chain Artist: Matt & Shannon Heaton

Tune: "Monaghan Jig," from The Francis O'Neill Cylinders: Thirty-two Recordings of Irish Traditional Music in America circa 1904Artist: Patsy Touhey

Tune: "Heartstrings Theme," from Production Music made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton, guitar

Tune: "The Blackbird," from Cover the Buckle Artist: Kieran Jordan (feet), Sean Clohessy (fiddle), Sean McComiskey (accordion)

Tunes: "The Beauty Spot/The Ballnahoun Reel/The Cashmere Shawl," from John WilliamsArtist: John Williams (accordion) — and Dean?

Tune: "Modal Groove," from Production Music made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Tune: "Linnane Terrace, from The Open RoadArtist: Steph Geremia

Tune: "Bobby Casey's" from The Green MountainArtist: Pat O'Connor (fiddle)

Tune: "Whistling Postman," from Boston Session at Kitty O'Shea'sArtist: Sean Gannon (accordion), George Keith (fiddle)

Tune: "Whistling Postman, from CarouselArtist: Seamus Maguire (fiddle)

Tune: "Whistling Postman, from Last Night's FunArtist: John Carty (fiddle)

Tune: "Pearl O'Shaughnessy's Barndance, from GallowglassArtist: Kirsten Allstaff

Tune: "Trip to Durrow," from Shannon's sunroomArtist: Jacob Deck (whistle) with Shannon assist on flute

Tune: "Eanáir," from LúnasaArtist: Lúnasa