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-inspired compositions for flute, strings, piano, and voice). And in keeping with the IMS mission, she also incudes stories that helped her navigate the whole project. For this final (sixth) installment she talks about the heartbreak and beauty of mortality, and (not so silly) naked rulers, and why there are no kings in the bee world. _________________ For playlists, transcripts, links to videos, companion essays, and to contribute to this project, please head to ShannonHeatonMusic.com

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Episode 86-King of the Bees (IMS Sidequest) is an episode from Irish Music Stories Podcast by Shannon Heaton.

This episode is 14:30 long.

This episode was published on Oct 21, 2025.

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