Tunes From Doolin

Our guest for this episode is Eugene Lambe , musician and Uilleann Pipes maker with strong ties to Doolin and now based in Kinvara. Eugene knew all the Russells and other local musicians and did amazing work recording them. On this episode we talk about Eugene's background growing up in Dublin, how he got into pipe making, discovering Doolin in the late 60s, moving to the West of Ireland, mee...

Our guest on this episode of the Tunes From Doolin Podcast is Claus Steinort . Claus is a flute player from Germany who has been a regular visitor to Doolin since the late 80s. We talk about the place of Doolin in Claus' musical life, the importance of coming to Ireland as a traditional musician from abroad, the band Cara which Claus was a former member of, Irish Music in Germany, a missed hi...

Our guest on this episode of the Tunes From Doolin Podcast is Susan Daly .  Susan was born in Doolin and grew up in Gus O’Connor’s Pub, she learned the tin whistle and played with Micho Russell as a duet in the 1970s. We talk about her upbringing in Doolin, Micho Russell, his brothers and other local musicians from days gone by, learning the uilleann pipes as a young teenager, making people feel s...

Our guest for this episode is JB Samzun , a great fiddle player from Brittany and a regular visitor to Doolin. JB and I recorded an album together a few years back and I am delighted to welcome him as a guest on the podcast. On this episode with JB we talk about his visits to Doolin as a young child, his love for Clare music and the older musicians in particular, the making of our album “Aughavinn...

Our guest on this episode of the Tunes From Doolin Podcast is Alan Reid , banjo player from Leitrim now based in North Clare and member of Goitse.  Alan is a great multi-instrumentalist and composer and on this episode we talk about his formative years, his compositions, his project #TunebookTuesday, the band Goitse’s new album and much, much more. The tunes played by Alan Reid on this episode are...

Our guest on this episode of the Tunes From Doolin Podcast is Mary MacNamara , the great concertina player from East Clare.  Mary just released her wonderful book “Sunday’s at Lena’s” and welcomes us to her music room in Tulla where we talk about her book, growing up as a young musician in East Clare and the musicians who influenced her (Mikey Donoghue, Bill Malley & Joe Bane, Martin Rochford,...

Our guest on this episode of the Tunes From Doolin Podcast is Tom Delany , uilleann piper based in Dingle, Co. Kerry. Tom is getting his first solo album ready for release soon and we talk about his influences, Irish music from the 70s, growing up as an Irish musician in France, set of pipes in C, Irish music as a time travel machine, the importance of practice and much, much more. The tunes playe...

Our guest on this episode of the Tunes From Doolin Podcast is Kirsten Allstaff , flute player originally from Scotland but living in Doolin for many years. In this episode we talk about her latest album "4/Four", Kirsten's influences, the joys of playing with others, passing on the tradition and the importance of listening in the learning process among other things. The tunes played...

Our guest on this episode of the Tunes From Doolin Podcast is Therese McInerney , fiddle player and singer from Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare. Therese is also a producer and radio presenter on Clare FM, and we chat about her work, the importance of following your dreams, Clare fiddle styles, the healing power of music, the playing of slow airs and much more! The tunes played by Therese McInerney on th...

Our guest on this episode of the Tunes From Doolin Podcast is Hugh Healy , concertina player from Corofin, Co. Clare. Hugh just released his first solo album called “ceolaire” and we talk about his concertina journey, different aspects of his playing, the making of his new CD and the importance of listening. The tunes played by Hugh Healy on this episode are : The Moving Cloud / Matt Peoples'...