What's up with the endless cups of Irish tea? Is there something genuinely nourishing about a pile of french fries and melted cheese? Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Matthew Olwell, Jamie McClennan, and Matt Heaton help me digest the meaning behind the menu. And I've also got tasty tales from Kevin Doyle, Liz Carroll, John Williams, and Kathleen Conneely.

Plenty of music here, too. Full playlist below.

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Thanks to everybody for listening. And a special thank you to Mark Johnson, Lynn Cox, Sharon Murphy, Valerie Watt, David Vaughan, Brian Benscoter, Joe Garrett, and Gerry Corr for underwriting this episode.

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* * * * * * *Music Heard on IMS Episode 34 all music traditional, unless otherwise indicated

Tune: "Free the Heel," from Kitchen SessionArtist: Matt & Shannon Heaton

Tune: "Grupai Memories," from Production Music made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton

Tune: "Soggy's Slip Jig," from A Lovely MadnessArtist: Beoga

Tune: "Little Bird Lullaby," from Production Music made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton

Tune: "Trip to Birmingham," from CybertradArtist: Matthew Olwell

Tune: "Ratholdran Castle," from Trian IIArtist: Trian

Tune: "Bodhrán and Beatbox," from CybertradArtist: Matthew Olwell

Tune: "Last of the Leaves," from Half Day RoadArtist: Jake Charron

Song: "Silver Dagger," from The Grass is BlueArtist: Dolly Parton

Tune: "Austrian Waters," from Runaway SundayArtist: Altan

Song: "Beidh Aonach Amárach," from AltanArtist: Altan

Tune: "Vivienne's Jig," from In TransitArtist: Jamie McClennan

Tune: "Sabai Sabai," from Production Music made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton

Tune: "G Chimes," from Production Music made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton

Tune: "The Duke of Leinster," from Ten Years Of Céilí House, With Kieran HanrahanArtist: Mícheál Ó'Raghallaigh

Tune: "Demon Ducks of Doom," from In TransitArtist: Jamie McClennan