Why learn old songs from your neighbors, when the airwaves are brimming with NEW music? And how can a rooster’s crow affect singing technique? Hear stories behind Len Graham’s life of song in this month’s Cuppa Tea chat. No matter the aperture, apertoire, or repertoire, Len’s got a story (and a song) to suit the situation.

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* * * * * * *Music Heard on IMS Episode 32all music traditional, unless otherwise indicated

Song: “The Wheels of the World,” from Do Me JusticeArtist: Len Graham

Tune: “Meaning of Life,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Tune: “Chimes,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Song: “Fair Rosa,” and “Early in the Morning AKA When I Was Young,” sung live in the Lounge for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Len Graham

Tune: “Slip Jig Dreams,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Song: “As I Roved Out” excerpt,  sung live in the Lounge for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Len Graham

Song: “As I Roved Out,” from The Heart Is TrueArtist: Sarah Makem

Tune: “Celtic Grooves,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music Stories Artist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Song: “Now Westlin Winds" (AKA Western Winds), sung live in the Lounge for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Len Graham

Tune: “Little Bird Lullaby,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Tune: “John’s Theme,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Song: “The Moorlough Shore,” sung live in the Lounge for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Len Graham

Tune: “The Girl that Broke My Heart,” from Celtic Mouth MusicArtists: Joe Holmes & Len Graham

Tune: “Farewell to Whiskey,” from The Star Above the GarterArtists: Denis Murphy & Julia Clifford

Song: “Rambling Irishman,” from The Best of DeDannanArtist: DeDannan

Song: “New York Bay,” from Max Hunter Collection #455 (c/o Missouri State University, Duane G. Meyer Library)Artist: Bertha Lauderdale

Tune: “Hometown Lullaby,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Song: “The Parting Glass,” from After DawningArtists: Joe Holmes & Len Graham

Song: “Ye Lovers All,” from Ye Lovers AllArtist: Len Graham

Tune: “Bb Intro Groove,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Song: “Fox and the Hare,” from When I Was YoungArtists: Len Graham and Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin

Song: “Where the Moorcocks Crow,” from The Road TakenArtists: Len Graham & Brian Ó Hairt

Song: “The Keeper of the Songs,” from live at WGBHArtist: Robbie O’Connell

Song: “The Lowlands of Holland” [intro and outro only], sung live in the Lounge for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Len Graham

Tune: “The Blackbird,” from The Star Above the GarterArtists: Denis Murphy

Song: “The Royal Blackbird,” sung live in the Lounge for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Len Graham

Song: “The Parting Glass” [outro lilting], from After DawningArtists: Joe Holmes & Len Graham

Tune: “The Blackbird,” from Cover the BuckleArtists: Seán Clohessy, Sean Mccomiskey, And Kieran Jordan

Song: “Rooster Crow,” recorded by Benjamin Nelan used under Creative Commons license