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Irish Music Stories Podcast

Shannon Heaton

The show about traditional music, and the bigger stories behind it. Host Shannon Heaton talks to musicians, dancers, and scholars about where Irish music has been, where it's going, and what...

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Listen to Irish Music Stories Podcast, a Music podcast by Shannon Heaton. Stream 98 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Episode 92-Eagles and Eggplants

Episode 92-Eagles and Eggplants--Going for the gold year round... Things change over the years. But a lot of the same stories (and tunes) ju...

33:52May 4, 2026

Episode 91-Doherty, Norah, and Ma

As tunes and songs get passed around they transform. Airs and hornpipes turn into jigs or reels, entire parts get added or condensed, melodi...

21:30Apr 1, 2026

Episode 90-Sweeping Through the Classics

For this episode of Irish Music Stories, host Shannon Heaton talks to Clare fiddler Sorcha Costello to dig down to the roots of a botanicall...

21:51Mar 2, 2026

Episode 89-Singing Out and Lifting Up

For this installment of Irish Music Stories, host Shannon Heaton tucks into an old jig that has become known as The Morning Lark. It's an ex...

13:31Feb 6, 2026

Episode 88-Dark Mysteries Bright Melodies

Early 20th century musician George White painted the New York scene with dance tunes on his piccolo; and the tune bearing his name has gone...

12:31Jan 5, 2026

Episode 86-King of the Bees (IMS Sidequest)

In this six-episode "Sidequest" series, Irish Music Stories host Shannon Heaton shares music from her "Perfect Maze" album (pollinator-inspi...

14:30Oct 21, 2025

Episode 83-Copper Over Navy (IMS Sidequest)

In this six-episode "Sidequest" series, Irish Music Stories host Shannon Heaton shares music from her "Perfect Maze" album (pollinator-inspi...

12:30Sep 30, 2025

Episode 80-The Winning Hand

When you're tracing a song through six generations, and you're digging into distinct versions of dance tunes carried by players from East Cl...

50:52Dec 19, 2024

Episode 79-Kesh v Glendart

What is the U.S. Electoral College? And what does it have to do with The Kesh Jig and The Humours of Glendart? This election adjacent explor...

32:51Oct 28, 2024

Episode 78-Tools of the Trad

When you're making an instrument, you're forming something that can be used to design a melody. Or a musical life. This episode follows a pr...

50:51May 31, 2024

Episode 77-The Bunch of Keys

Irish musicians, and writers, and home makers can all benefit by learning some rules and technical skills—and by allowing a little spontanei...

34:51Feb 29, 2024

Episode 76-The Power of the Local Pub

Boston producer Brian O'Donovan made a lot of space for Irish music and culture. He was dedicated to sharing it widely. And though he presen...

11:51Oct 14, 2023

Episode 75-Betting on the Punters

Could traditional music sessions exist without listeners? Are the non-playing listeners in public spaces important for tune players? Here's...

07:01Sep 28, 2023

Episode 74-Leaning in and Branching Out

Communities. Forests. Families. All of these different ecosystems contain a lot of different components that weave and work together. And as...

59:51Aug 31, 2023