Tunes From Doolin Charles Monod

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, meeting local characters and much, much more.The tunes played by Eugene Lambe on this episode are :The Ros...

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 hike to Croagh Patrick with Matt Molloy, and much, much more.The tunes played by Claus Steinort on this e...

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 special in Doolin, music as a way of life, keeping the spirit alive and well and much, much mo...

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 “Aughavinna”, the difference between Irish music in Ireland and abroad and much, much more.The tunes played ...

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 :Fish and Chips at Finavarra (comp. Alan Reid) / Turn at Doonyvarden (comp. Alan Reid) (Jigs)...

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, John Naughton), foot tapping, moving to Dublin from Tulla, and much, much more.The tunes pla...