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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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

How do artists paint trad? And how do they capture the sounds and feelings—and the bigger stories behind Irish music and dance—in two dimensions? In conversations with Brian Vallely, James Gurney, Vincent Crotty, and Catharine Kingcome, host Shannon Heaton explores Travelling pipers, a dilapidated hotel in the Hudson Valley, Dudley Street dance hall in post WWII America, and a country home in County Clare.

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Special thanks to everybody for listening. And thank you to Robert McOwen, Lance Ramshaw, Chris Murphy, Richard Kuhwarth, Mark Haynes, John Kerr, Will Coleman, David Vaughan, Brian Benscoter, Joe Garrett, and Gerry Corr

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

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

Tune: “Dear Irish Boy,” from Swimming Against The FallsArtist: Joey Abarta

Tune: “The Bull’s March,” from The Raven's RockArtist: Cillian Vallely

Tune: “Silver,” from SilverArtist & Composer: Hanneke Cassel 

Tune: “Grupai Ceol Memories,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton guitar

Montage: Montage from The Travelling PeopleArtists: Various members of English Traveller Community, Produced by Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger & Charles Parker

Tune: “Dark Low Jig” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton guitar

Tune: “Wicklow Hornpipe,” from Swimming Against The FallsArtist: Joey Abarta

Song: “Terror Time,” from The Travelling PeopleArtists: Joe Heaney (voice) Composer: Ewan MacColl

Tune: “Mutey Big Build” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton guitar

Song: “Will Ye Go Lassie, Go,” from Wild Mountain ThymeArtist: The McPeake Family

Tune: “A Chailleach Do Mharais Me/The Gold Ring,” from The Celtic Uilleann Pipes Collection - Volume 1Artist: Brian Vallely

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

Tune: “Rakish Paddy,” from The Last of the Travelling PipersArtist: Felix Doran

Tune: “Drifting Clouds,,” from The Joy of First Year PianoComposer: Denes Agay Artist: Nigel Heaton

Tune: “Song of Dinotopia,” AKA Lift up your heads, Ye mighty Gates (Hymn #436) AKA TRURO, from Episcopal Hymnal Composer: Lowell Mason (1792-1872), words Georg Weissel (1590-1635) Artist: Shannon Heaton

Tune: “Pound the Floor” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton guitar

Tune: Jackie Coleman’s” reel from Music at Matt Molloy’sArtists: Matt Molloy & Friends 

Tune: “Siege of Ennis,” from Copley Records release Artist: Johnny Powell and his Band

Tune: “Leaving JP” from SilverArtist & Composer: Hanneke Cassel

Tune: “Liam O’ Súilleabhaín & Brístí Breaca” AKA Bill Sullivan’s & Britches Full of Stitches from Jackie Daly Agus Séamus CreaghArtist: Jackie Daly & Séamus Creagh

Tune: “Job of Journeywork,” from Cover the BuckleArtist: Séan Clohessy, Sean McComiskey & Kieran Jordan

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

Tune: “Slow Reel,” from January EP Artist: The Assembly

Tune: “Kiss the Maid Behind the Barrel,” from House SessionArtists: Boston and Clare musicians

Tune: “Doberman’s Wallet,” from Malden Fiddle lessonArtist: Tommy Peoples

Tune: “Triumph Theme,”  from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton guitar

Tune: “The Traveller,” from Kitchen Session Artists: Matt & Shannon Heaton

Tune: “Wild Irishman & The Sailor’s Bonnet,” from Paddy KeenanArtist: Paddy Keenan

Poem: “No Fixed Abode,” from Kitchen SessionArtist: Anne Marie Kennedy

What happens when songs are written with the backdrop of moss covered trees, hillside cottages, and ravens on top of stone walls? And what happens when people play tunes together for hour after hour? (Hint, they need to eat…). Travel with host Shannon Heaton to the charming crow-filled Scottish town of Thornhill. And meet Emily Smith, Jamie McClennan, whom you’ll hear in later IMS episodes.

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Music Heard on IMS Episode 28 all music traditional, unless otherwise indicated

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

Tune: “Heartstrings Theme,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton guitar

Song: “Three Ravens,”  from Three RavensArtist: Malinky

Tune: “B Minor Fantasia,” from Living Room SessionArtists: Matt Heaton guitar, Jamie McClennan fiddle

Tune: “Rose in the Heather,” from Living Room SessionArtists: Matt Heaton guitar, Jamie McClennan fiddle

What happens when ‘trad’ musicians are ALSO fluent in non Celtic traditions? When you’re dealing with cultural traditions (with all the music and the community and social expectations), how do you manage without fumbling or getting sacked? Host Shannon Heaton explores the art and sport of playing on different teams with Paddy Panayotis League, Maeve Gilchrist, Andrew Finn Magill, Hanz Araki, and Nicole Rabata. And revisit February 3rd, 2019… Superbowl 53…. the day Boston, Massachusetts made history.

Plenty of music here, too. Full playlist below.

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Special thanks to Asa Duffee, Sharon Murphy, Kevin Doyle, Mark Haynes, Lynn Cox, David Vaughan, Gerry Corr, Brian Benscoter, and Joe Garrett for supporting this episode. for supporting this episode. And thank you to Matt Heaton for script editing and production music.

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Music Heard on IMS Episode 27 all music traditional, unless otherwise indicated

Tune: “My Love is in America,” from deargaArtists: Matt & Shannon Heaton

Tune: “D Big Build,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton guitar

Tune: “Crowley’s,” (reel), from Milton Ceili Artist: Joey Abarta (pipes), Nathan Gourley (fiddle), Natasha Sheehey (accordion), Devin McCabe (piano), Paddy League (drums); field recording by Kieran Jordan

Tune: “Travel Theme,” 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: “Midnight Sojourn Intro,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton guitar

Tune: “Sarki Syrto,” from Traditional Music and Songs From KalymnosArtists: Paddy Panayotis League, Irene Karavokiros & Michalis Kappas

Song: “Roisin Dubh,” from The Man of Songs Artist: Paddy Tunney

Tune: “Dark Low Jig,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton guitar

Song: “Asa Branca,” from O Nordeste Na Voz de Luiz GonzagaArtist: Luiz Gonzaga 

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

Tune: “99 High,” (polka by Randal Bays) from The Blue DressArtist: Shannon Heaton

Tune: “Waimea Rising,” from VignetteArtists: Maeve Gilchrist & Viktor Krauss

Song: “Gringo De Sunga,” from Brazilian Strings TrioArtists: Ted Falcon, Andrew Finn Magill & Nando Duarte 

Tune: “Grupai Memories,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton guitar

Song: “A Beautiful Ending,” from BranchesArtist: Andrew Finn Magill

Tune: “Travel Theme,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton guitar

Tune: “When Johnny Comes Marching Home,” from November 9 2013 Veteran’s Day ParadeArtist: Camas High Marching Band, recorded by daveincamas, licensed under the Attribution Noncommercial License

Song: “Valentine O’Hara,” from Foreign ShoreArtist: Hanz Araki

Song: “E Ten Raku,” from Field RecordingArtists: Koto 5 & Koto 6

Tune: “ Come West Along the Road” (Reel), from Field RecordingArtists: Various Session players, recorded at a house party in Melrose, Mass

Song: “Our Captain Cried,” from At Our Next MeetingArtist: Hanz Araki

Song: “Mon Ran Dawk Kam Tai,” from Tell You in EarnestArtists: Matt & Shannon Heaton

Tunes: “Armorica/Laridé/Les Vieux Loudéacs,” from ArmoricaArtist: Nicole Rabata

Tune: “Pound the Floor,”  from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton guitar

Song: “Nansai Og Ni Obarlain,” from Triptych Artists: Laura Risk, Kieran Jordan & Paddy League

Song: “Um a Zero,” from Benedito Lacerda e PixinguinhaArtists: Benedito Lacerda e Pixinguinha

Tune: “Aunt Jane’s Trip to Norway,” from The Blue DressArtist: Shannon Heaton

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

Song: “The Creel / Out the Door and over the Wall,” from The Missing Liberty TapesArtist: Paul Brady

Tune: “Imperial March,” from The Auburn University Marching Band, Highlights of the 1998 SeasonArtist: Auburn University Marching Band & Dr. Richard D. Good

What happens when old traditional music and dance move onto modern concert stages? Do Celtic traditions get a big boost? Do they lose anything on the road to the performing arts center? Journey with host Shannon Heaton as she speaks with Jean-Michel Veillon, Matthew Olwell, Steph Geremia, Kevin Crawford, Herschel Freeman, Eileen Ivers, Mick Moloney, Brian O’Donovan, and Rory Makem about how ‘trad’ continues to change, dissolve, evolve, and inspire.

Plenty of music here, too. Full playlist below.

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Special thanks to Thomas Madden, Andy Kruspe, Danny Horton, Chris Murphy, Kathleen Biggins, Ted Coyle in honor of Lynn Cox, Gerry Corr, Brian Benscoter, and Joe Garrett for supporting this episode. for supporting this episode. And thank you to Matt Heaton for script editing and production music.

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Music Heard on IMS Episode 26all music traditional, unless otherwise indicated

Tune: “My Love is in America,” from deargaArtists: Matt & Shannon Heaton

Tune: “Dans Loudieg,” from PremièreArtist: Kornog

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

Tune: “Grupai Memories” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton 

Tune: “Ton DÈrobÈe,” from PremièreArtist: Jean-Michel Veillon with Kornog

Tune: “D Big Build,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton 

Tune: “Scottish (Live),” from Live au Cornouaille Artist: Bagad Kemper

Song: “Tri Martolod (Live),” from Alan StivellArtist: Alan Stivell

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

Tune: “G Meditation,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton 

Tune: “Flute Duet,” from Christmas Celtic Sojourn, 2007Artist: Louise Mulcahey and Shannon Heaton

Tune: “The Cameronian,” from fiddler compArtist: Michael Coleman

Song: “Mountain Dew,” from Irish Drinking SongsArtist: The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem

Tune: “Dark Low Jig,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton 

Tune: “Linnane Terrace,” from The Open RoadArtist: Steph Geremia

Tune: “Eanáir,” from LúnasaArtist: Lúnasa

Tune: “Dans An Dro,” from PremièreArtist: Jamie McMenemy & Soïg Siberil with Kornog

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

Tune: “Riverdance Medley,” from Eurovision Song Contest Artist: Katie McMahon with Anúna, with musicians who are mostly unattributed online (would have been Bill Whelan on keyboard with, probably, fiddler Máire Breathnach, sax player Kenneth Edge, and others) Composers: Michael McGlynn, Bill Whelan

Tune: “Pound the Floor,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music StoriesArtist: Matt Heaton 

Tune: “Apples in Winter,” from An Nollaig: An Irish ChristmasArtist: Eileen Ivers

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

Tune: “Trip to Birmingham,” from CybertradArtist: Matthew Olwell

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

Song: “Jesuitmont,” from PremièreArtist: Kornog

Song: “Anarchy In the UK/Silver Spear Mash up,” adapted from Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex PistolsArtist: SP + SH

Want a sneak peek of future IMS episodes? Tune in to hear a bit about instruments on the fringe of the session; Scottish, Cape Breton, and Irish music connections; the long (global) reach of Celtic traditions; practice habits of traditional players and dancers; the intersection between food, drink, and traditional music; and musical connections to the Overworld!

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Music Heard on IMS Episode 25 all music traditional, unless otherwise indicated

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

Tune: “My Love is in America” from DeargaArtists: Shannon Heaton (flute), Matt Heaton (guitar & bodhran)

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

Tune: “The B Minor Cut,” (strathspey) from CutsArtist: Andrea Beaton

Tune: “A Beautiful Ending,” from BranchesArtist: Andrew Finn Magill

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

Tune: “Blue Dress Waltz,” from The Blue DressArtists: Maeve Gilchrist (harp), Shannon Heaton (flute)

Tune: “Aimee and Shodekeh,” from Cybertrad (by Matthew Olwell) Artists: Aimee Curl (bass), Shodekeh Talifero (voice)

Tune: “Reavy’s,” from Traditional Music On Fiddle, Banjo & HarpArtists: Oisin Mac Diarmada, Brian Fitzgerald, Micheal O'Ruanaigh

Tune: “Across the Border,” (by Koji Nagao) from tricolor BIGBANDArtist: Yuka Nakafuji and Tricolor

What was the earliest Irish music live streaming event? Billy McComiskey revisits the night TWO accordion giants gave a concert in the Catskills while a landlord in NYC tuned in; and Rose Flanagan remembers how her dad and his buddy learned tunes on their bikes, for this short between-season installment.

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Music Heard on IMS Episode 24 all music traditional, unless otherwise indicated

Tune: “Tap Room” from Session in the KitchenArtists: Dan Gurney (accordion), Shannon Heaton (flute), Matt Heaton (guitar)

Tune: “After Hours Theme,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music Stories Artist: Matt Heaton (guitar)

Tune: “Behind The Bush In Parkhanna,” (fling) from Swimming Against The FallsArtist: Joey Abarta

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

Tune: “Humours of Tulla” (AKA first tune from “The Cooley Set”), from CrossroadsArists: Mairtin O'Connor, Seamie O'Dowd & Cathal Hayden

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

Tune: “Reavy’s,” from Traditional Music On Fiddle, Banjo & HarpArtists: Oisin Mac Diarmada, Brian Fitzgerald, Micheal O'Ruanaigh