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The Rolling Wave

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    August 30, 2024 · 31 min

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    May 31, 2024 · 45 min

    The second of two programmes marking the 50th anniversary of the death of Sliabh Luachra fiddle player Denis Murphy. These programmes were made by Peter Browne and originally broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 in 1995.See omnystudio.com/listener for…

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  • Ep. 66 - Memories of Denis Murphy (Part 1)

    May 24, 2024 · 46 min

    The first of two programmes marking the 50th anniversary of the death of Sliabh Luachra fiddle player Denis Murphy. These programmes were made by Peter Browne and originally broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 in 1995.See omnystudio.com/listener for…

  • Ep. 65 - Seán McElwain on the music of the Sliabh Beagh region

    May 17, 2024 · 21 min

    Aoife speaks with musician and writer Seán McElwain about his new book ‘Our Dear Dark Mountain with the Sky Over It’. The books tells the story of James Whiteside who collected music in the Sliabh Beagh region, an area on the border…

  • Ep. 64 - Lauren Ní Néill

    April 26, 2024 · 32 min

    In this episode Aoife meets harper and CEO of Harp Ireland, Lauren Ní Néill.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Ep. 63 - Toner Quinn 'What Ireland can teach the world about music'

    April 19, 2024 · 40 min

    In this episode Toner Quinn talks to Aoife about his new book 'What Ireland can teach the world about music and other essays'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Ep. 62 - Legendary Donegal fiddle players

    February 24, 2024 · 45 min

    In this episode I'm joined by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Dermot McLaughlin to talk about some of the great names in Donegal fiddle playing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Ep. 61 - 40 years of Cairdeas na bhFidiléirí

    February 24, 2024 · 42 min

    In this episode we're celebrating 40 years of the work of Cairdeas na bhFidiléirí in the company of some of its founding members and a host of great fiddle players.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Ep. 60 - Charlie Lennon

    December 22, 2023 · 44 min

    A special interview with composer, fiddle and piano player Charlie Lennon recorded in Stiúideó Cuan in Galway in advance of a concert in celebration of Charlie's music.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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About the show

The Rolling Wave celebrates all that is great about Irish Traditional music. We speak to musicians, delve into archives, showcase new releases and visit some of the many traditional music festivals taking place around the country. The Rolling Wave podcast brings you some of our best interviews and features. For rights reasons the music here is shorter than in the original broadcast. To listen to the full version go to www.rte.ie/radio 1/the-rolling-wave and click on the relevant date. Listen live on RTÉ Radio 1 every Sunday night at 9pm.