Fire Draw Near Episode XXXVIII

Fire Draw Near Episode XXXVIII is a recording of the interview I did with Jack Dempsey McMahon aka DJackulate at the Dun Laoghaire Folk Festival in September 2022. We talked about many things including his musical techniques, uilleann piping, trends in traditional music, the North Strand Kontra Band, Klezmer music, trawling vinyl for samples, the Trad Rave, tradition vs innovation and lot's more. Jack performed a number of his own pieces and also brought along a few recordings to listen to and discuss.

Tracklist:

DJackulate – Rocky’s Couch
Leo Rowsome – The Kerry Jig / The Ballintore Fancy
Packie Dolan and his Melody Boys – Lasses of Donnibrook
Naftule Brandwein – Nifty’s Freilach
DJackulate – One Year Sober
Sister Irene O’Connor – Fire of God’s Love
Willie Brady – Little Brigid Flynn
Agi Pettik and Gergely Barcza – Gan Ainm
Frank Ifield – The Wild Rover
DJackulate – An Eldritch Communion

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Fire Draw Near is a monthly podcast and radio show which investigates Irish traditional music and song in all of its myriad forms.

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