Brian and Ciaran Warfield's Rambling Irish Balladeers Podcast

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Brian and Ciaran Warfield's Rambling Irish Balladeers Podcast Podcast

Join Brian Warfield of the legendary Irish Ballad Group The Wolfetones and his son Ciarán of The Bandwagon Bus Dublin as they Ramble through Irish history, music, football, life on the road and 57 years of The Wolfetones on the Irish music circuit in a brand new exciting weekly podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

04/08/2021

22. Down By The Liffeyside

This weeks episode features the Wolfetones Song Down By The Liffeyside a song about Ireland in the 1920'swhose words were written by Peader Kearney who also wrote the Irish National Anthem. We talk about the art of song writing and of Wolfetones Songs featured in Hollywood Movies. We talk of the GAA, The Olympics and Celtic FC. So come and join us on our ramble. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 2m
27/07/2021

21. The Banks Of The Ohio

This episode opens with The Banks of The Ohio a song about murder and a great river in the USA - we talk about the song and other songs that were Wolfetone B Sides along with the Puck Fair, The Galway Races, The Wild Atlantic Way and the GAA championship. We especially remember young Rocco Travers who sadly passed away this week and play out with the Big Strong Man in remembrance of the battle he put up against the evil of cancer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

50 min
23/07/2021

20. The Lonely Banna Strand

After 2 weeks away we are back with an episode named after the 5th track on the 1966 Wolfetones Album Up The Rebels - we talk about Banna Strand, Roger Casement, trip to Spain, GAA, Euros, and plenty of ramblings too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

56 min
06/07/2021

19. The Finding Of Moses

The episode title this week comes from The 1966 Up The Rebels Album. It is a song the was written by the blind Dublin street poet and balladeer named Michael Moran otherwise known as Zozimus. We talk about the song, about Zozimus about the Woletones part in the Theatre pplay about Zozimus called Zoz which was performed in The Olympia Theatre in Dublin. We talk of Golf, The Euros, GAA and Stonehenge myths and legends. So come join us on our ramble Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

55 min
29/06/2021

18. The Dying Rebel

This week we focus on the song The Dying Rebel from the 1966 Wolfetones Album Up The Rebels - we talk about the song, Ciaran doing a live gig online, Newgrange and Knowth, Brexit, The Euro's. The closing out music is The Wolfetones Song The Crossing about the Holocaust and Catalpa's Bloodied Crimson Field about Bloody Sunday in Croke Park. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

50 min
15/06/2021

17. Tri Coloured Ribbon

Episode 17. Tri Coloured Ribbon song number 2 off The Wolfetones 1967 Album Up The Rebels. The Song was adapted by Peader Kearney and Brian talks about the 50th Anniversary Easter Rising commemoration and meeting Eamonn De Valera. We talk about Glasnevin. Famine Villages and the Euros. The music this week is The Tri Coloured Ribbon, The Lough Sheelin Eviction. We also have a new song that Ciaran wrote along with Thomas Goulding which is a rough recording to provide a sample for an upcoming charity gig. We play out with the great Rebel County of Cork song Skibereen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

53 min
08/06/2021

16. The Man From Mullingar

This week we start a new series of podcasts for The Wolfetone's album from 1966 called Up The Rebels. This weeks featured song is The Man From Mullingar. We talk about the song about the lockdown issues surrounding Dublin's city centre about favourite live gigs ever. We also feature a song from Catalpa's first album Breaking the Mould and a song called The Hot Asphalt - we play out with the song Brian wrote for the 1916 Centenary called The Road To The Rising and this was recorded Live in The City West Hotel with The Celtic Symphony Orchestra. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 5m
01/06/2021

15. Roisín Dubh

This week we feature the song Roisin Dubh the 15th and final Song on The Wolfetones First Album The Foggy Dew - we also feature a song from Catalpa's very first album Breaking The Mould and a song sung by Phil King and Ciarán and is a cover of a Damian Rice's song called Lonely Soldier. We talk about song contests in Tralee and session playing at the Rose of Tralee. We look back over the album and we talk about lock down whats next for The Wolfetones and what our next step will be for the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 3m

Join Brian Warfield of the legendary Irish Ballad Group The Wolfetones and his son Ciarán of The Bandwagon Bus Dublin as they Ramble through Irish history, music, football, life on the road and 57 years of The Wolfetones on the Irish music circuit in a brand new exciting weekly podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Creator

Ciaran & Brian Warfield
Years Active

2K
Episodes

23
Rating

Explicit
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© Ciaran and Brian Warfield
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Brian and Ciaran Warfield's Rambling Irish Balladeers Podcast