Are all traditional tunes created equally? And if they aren't, what happens to the, um, lesser tunes? Do they end up like lost dryer socks? Chicago-based accordion player Jimmy Keane reflects on the room of bad tunes, and shares one of his loveliest compositions in this month's off season installment.

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Music Heard on IMS Episode 38 all music traditional, unless otherwise indicated

Tune: "Redican's Jig / The Merry Old Woman Jig / The Chapel Bell" from boholaArtist: bohola

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

Tune: "Horse Keane's Hornpipe," from Live with Jimmy & DennisArtist: Jimmy Keane & Denis Cahill

Tune: "Moving-On Song," from boholaArtist: bohola

What do you do when language just can't capture how hilarious—and important—an encounter in Ennis, County Clare was? Write a tune about it. That's what Brendan Tonra did. Pianist Helen Kisiel recounted one of those tune memories in this month's off season installment.

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* * * * * * *Music Heard on IMS Episode 37 all music traditional, unless otherwise indicated

Tune: "The Phoenix," from January EPArtist: The Assembly (FKA Popcorn Behavior)

Tune: "D Chimes," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton

Tune: "Celtic Grooves," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton

Tune: "Ennis Encounter [impressions]," from Parlor Session Artist: Helen Kisiel & Shannon Heaton Composer: Brendan Tonra

Tune: "Ennis Encounter," from Kitchen Session Artist: Matt & Shannon Heaton

Tune: "Boston Sligo Reel" Artist: Brendan Tonra & Helen Kisiel Composer: Brendan Tonra

Tune: "When the Saints Go Marching In," from Field in Autrans, FranceArtist: The New Hot 5

Where do the tunes come from? When does inspiration hit? Shannon learns that it's all about timing, in this short story about a jig by accordion player Billy McComiskey.

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Music Heard on IMS Episode 36 all music traditional, unless otherwise indicated

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

Tune: "Hometown Lullaby," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton

Tune: "The Priest and his Boots," from Cover the BuckleArtists: Seán Clohessy, Sean Mccomiskey, Kieran Jordan

Tune: "D Chimes," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton

Tune: "Poor Timing," from Kitchen SessionArtists: Billy, Sean, and Mikey Mccomiskey

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.

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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

Are Irish fairies REAL? And if so, could there be Sí folk living in New England?? Fiddle player Martin Hayes, singer Emily Smith, and storyteller Máirtín de Cógáin help me and this month's co-producer Nigel Heaton investigate songs, stories, and possible gateways to the Otherworld.

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

Song: "Edwin of the Lowlands Low," from Tell You in EarnestArtists: Matt & Shannon Heaton

Tune: "Waimea Rising" from Vignette Artists: Maeve Gilchrist & Viktor Krauss

Tune: "Rockabye by Firelight," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

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

Song: "As I Roved Out," from CrossroadsArtists: Mairtin O'Connor, Seamie O'Dowd & Cathal Hayden

Tune: "As the Crow Flies," from Half Day RoadArtist: Liz Carroll

Tune: "Abbey Reel," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Song: "The Song of the Seal," from Seal Maiden-Celtic MusicalArtist: Karan Casey

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

Tune: "Lilting Banshee," from The Otherworld - Music And Song From The Irish TraditionArtist: Robert Harvey

Tune: "Port Na Bpucai," from Live In SeattleArtists: Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill

Tune: "Mist Covered Mountain," from Martin HayesArtist: Martin Hayes

Tune: "Triumph Theme," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

tune: "The Wee Folks Thimble," from Living Room Tommy Peoples composition partyArtists: Matt & Shannon Heaton

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

Tune: "The Quiet Glen," from The Quiet GlenArtist: Tommy Peoples

Song: "The Wife of Usher's Well," from Fairest Floo'erArtist: Karine Polwart

Tune: "G Meditation," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Song: "Three Ravens / The Raven's Return," from 3 RavensArtist: Malinky

Song: "Queen of the Fairies," from Macmath: The Silent PageThe Macmath Collective

Tune: "The Lone Bush," from As it happenedArtists: Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh & Danny O Mahony

Tune: "D Big Build," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

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

Tune: "The Wolf/The Duck," from On the OffbeatArtist: Liz Carroll

Tune: "Awakening," from RavenArtists: John Williams & Dean Magraw

Tune: "Pound the Floor," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

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.

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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 StoriesArtist: 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 StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Tune: "The Priest And His Boots," from Cover the BuckleArtist: Seán Clohessy, Sean Mccomiskey, And Kieran Jordan

Tune: Intro reel groove from Rehearsal RecordingArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Tune: "G Meditation," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Tune: "Dark Low Jig," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Tune: "Horizons," from BranchesArtist: Andrew Finn Magill

Tune: "Megan & Jarrod," from Ports of CallArtist: Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas

Tune: "Mini Thanks," from Flying Pizzicato Artist: Stephen Katz

Tune: "Mutey Big Build," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Tune: "Rockabye by Firelight," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: 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 BuckleArtist: 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 StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Tune: "Air Tune," from Roots of the Banjo TreeArtist: We Banjo 3

Song: "More than a Feeling," from BostonArtist: Boston

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

How do Scottish and Irish music intersect? How are they distinct? And why do so many trendy tunes come from Scotland? Host Shannon Heaton talks with Aaron Jones, Ed Pearlman, Natalie Haas and Hanneke Cassel to learn what it means to be a traditional Scottish musician today—in Scotland, and in the States. Warning: this episode contains very few mentions of haggis… or kilts.

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Music Heard on IMS Episode 31 all music traditional, unless otherwise indicated

Tune: "Medium Man," from Happy DazeArtist: Battlefield Band

Tune: "Hector the Hero Medley," from 2015 Worlds CompetitionArtist: Inveraray District Pipe Band

Tune: "Lady Carmichael," from ThunderstruckArtist: Gordon Duncan

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

Tune: "Strathspey," from Celtic Mouth MusicArtist: John Macdonald

Tune: "Bb intro," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Song: "Lon-Dubh," (the Blackbird), from Lon-DubhArtist: Julie Fowlis

Tune: "The Anniversary Reel," from Out for the NightArtist: Battlefield Band

Song: "Star o' the Bar," from Four on the FloorArtist: Old Blind Dogs, feat. Aaron Jones vocals

Tune: "Nonna Pina / Space Ghettos," from Free OneArtist: Kinnaris Quintet

Tune: "The Burrian," from Arc LightArtist: Lau

Tune: "Scraping the Barrel," from The Arms Daughter's DealerArtist: Shooglenifty

Tune: "G Meditation," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Tune: "Sabai Sabai," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Tune: "Open to the Elements," from Between Wind and WaterArtist: String Sisters

Tune: "Cuffe's," from On the EdgeArtist: Ed Pearlman and Neil Pearlman

Tune: "Triumph Theme," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Tune: "The 24th Guards Brigade At Anzio," from Happy DazeArtist: Battlefield Band

Tune: "Cathkin Braes," from Another GemArtist: Phil Cunningham and Aly Bain

Tune: "Run to Fly," from Run to FlyArtist: Alba's Edge

Tune: "Travel Theme," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Tune: "Leather Britches," from Aereo-PlainArtist: John Hartford

Tune: "After Hours Theme," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Song: "Will Ye Go Lassie, Go," (AKA Wild Mountain Thyme), from Wild Mountain ThymeArtist: The McPeake Family

Track: "Scottish Reel Rhythm Demo," from Instructional VideoArtist: Hanneke Cassel

Tune: "Mutey Big Build," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Song: "The Low Hum," from California CallingArtist: Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards

Tune: "Crabbit Shona," from The Red House – The Heritage of the Scottish FiddleArtist: Chris Duncan, Catherine Strutt & Julian Thompson

Tunes: "Jig Runrig, The Ramnee Ceilidh," from Highlander's Farewell Artists: Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas

Tune: "Adelaide / Keeping up with Christine," from Ports of CallArtist: Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas

Tune: "Ron Burgundy Tribute: The Glass Case of Emotion/Sweet Grandmother's Spatula," from SilverArtist: Hanneke Cassel

Tune: Jenny Dang the Weaver," from Jam at PDB c/o IsabelleArtist: Students and Faculty

Tune: "Miller of Drone," from Tall TalesArtist: The McKassons

Tune: "Black Bread," from Journey BegunArtist: Athena Tergis & Laura Risk

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

Tune: "Julia Delaney," from Jam at PDB c/o IsabelleArtist: Students and Faculty

Tune: "Brooklyn's Lullaby," from Lullabies for LoveArtist: Hanneke Cassel

Song: Bonny Labouring Boy, from A Different LifeArtist: Emily Smith

Is there something strange about speaking Japanese, and removing your shoes BEFORE tucking into a set of Irish reels? Host Shannon Heaton travels around Japan with Tokyo-based trad band tricolor to learn more about the Irish and Celtic music scenes in the Land of the Rising Sun… and discovers heaps of common ground, social culture, and cake. Plenty of music here, too. Full playlist below.

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Music Heard on IMS Episode 30 all music traditional, unless otherwise indicated

Tune: "Feed the Duck a Mandarine," from Live at 求道会館 Artist: John John Festival

Tune: "Lorient," from キネン (kine), translation: AnniversaryArtist: tricolor

Tune: "D Big Build," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Tune: "Bluebells are Blooming," from Thousands of FlowersArtist: Tomoyo Sugai

Tune: "Red Yellow Blue," from キネン (kine), translation: AnniversaryArtist: tricolor

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

Tune: "Aghaidh Jhanuis," from GuitarscapeArtist: Hirofumi Nakamura

Tune: "Mill Na Máidí," from Harvest StormArtist: Altan

Song: "Messed Up Mind," from After the Rain Clouds GoArtist: Akeboshi

Tune: "Sabai Sabai," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Song: "My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from 'Titanic')," from Titanic (Music from the Motion Picture)Artist: James Horner & Céline Dion

Tune: "G# Fade In and Out," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Tune: "Roundabout," from Via PortlandArtist: O'Jizo

Tune: "An Paistin Fionn," from Gathering CloudArtist: Toyota Ceili Band HP

Tune: "Father O'Grady's Trip to Bocca," from Session at An SolasArtist: Tokyo Session musicians

Tune: "Noisy Curley," from Session at The GnomeArtist: Kyoto Session musicians

Tune: "Trip to the Jacks, Where is the Cat," from Music from Sliabh LuachraArtist: Jackie Daly, with dialog/welcome from employees at Disney Sea Cape Cod Village

Tune: "D Major Walk Down," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Tune: "Bonny Bunch Of Roses/The Ashgrove," from Swimming Against The Falls/SnámhIin Aghaidh EasaArtist: Joey Abarta

Tune: "Heartstrings," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Song: "Soul Cake," from Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Vol. 16, 2014Artist: The Broadway Cast Of "The Last Ship," feat. Sting

Tune: "Grupai Ceol Memories," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Tune: "Bb Whistle Set," from Kitchen Recording circa 2008 Artist: Matt & Shannon Heaton

Tune: "Celtic Grooves," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Tune: "さかさまの道," (Tune translation: Another Road), from 雨つぶと風のうた Songs of Raindrops and BreezeArtists: hatao & nami

Tune: "月をさがして," (Tune translation: Looking for the Moon), from 雨つぶと風のうた Songs of Raindrops and BreezeArtists: hatao & nami

Tune: "Meditation," from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Tune: "ちゅうちゅう奥さんのポルカ," (Tune translation: Mrs. Tittlemouse's Polkas) from enishiArtist: hatao

Tune: "Dark Haired Lass/Biddy from Muckross," from BlackwaterArtist: Altan

Tune: "Anniversary Reel," from tricolor BIGBANDArtist: tricolor

Track: "Tawny Owls 2," from stereo field-recording of two male Tawny owls Artist: Benboncan, used by attribution license

Was Robert Burns cooking up exciting new stuff when he wrote, "best laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft a-gley?" Well, Irish Music Stories is! After hitting a snag in the SECOND Tuesday publishing schedule, IMS will seize the opportunity to launch a short series of travel episodes. Stay tuned for a music tour of Japan and Scotland. You don't even have to pack a bag.

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Music Heard on IMS Episode 29B all music traditional, unless otherwise indicated

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

Tune: "Migratory," from tricolor BIGBANDArtist: Tricolor