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About The Show

Named after a famous traditional Irish tune, The Rolling Wave is a sharp ear and a close eye on the world of traditional and folk music in Ireland.

Sunday, 10.00pm on RTÉ Radio 1

Competition

Congratulations to Katie O'Driscoll of Passage West and Pat Dalton of Glasnevin who each got the correct answer to our question about what Willie Clancy's main instrument was. And of course it was the uilleann pipes. The prize - now on its way to both winners - is a copy of Louise Mulcahy's new CD "Tuning the Road"
 
Our new Rolling Wave quiz is for the new booklet and double CD of complete recordings by the famous Irish-American flute player John McKenna: "The Buck from the Mountain".
 
Prizes of 2 copies have been given to us by the John McKenna Society and the question:
 
What county in Ireland was John McKenna from?
 
Answers to: The Rolling Wave, RTÉ Radio, Dublin 4 or therollingwave@rte.ie or on Twitter to @TheRollingWave

Results in a few week's time.
 

Music Played on the Show

• 
  Title: The Rolling Wave

  Composer: Trad. Arr.

  Performer(s): Harry Bradley, Mick O' Brien, John Blake, Liam O'Connor

  Performer(s): Harry Bradley, Mick O' Brien, John Blake, Liam O'Connor

  Album: RTÉ RECORDING

  Duration: 0:47
• 
  Title: Turn The Corner

  Composer: Colum Sands

  Performer(s): Colum Sands

  Performer(s): Colum Sands

  Album: SPRING RECORDS, SCD1062

  Duration: 4:37
• 
  Title: The Spirit Lives On

  Composer: Colum Sands

  Performer(s): Colum Sands

  Performer(s): Colum Sands

  Album: SPRING RECORDS, SCD1062

  Duration: 4:09
• 
  Title: The Belharbour Reel, The Pullet, The Boys Of Portaferry

  Composer: Trad. Arr.

  Performer(s): Chris Droney

  Performer(s): Chris Droney

  Album: CLÓ IAR-CHONNACHTA, CICD 181

  Duration: 3:00
• 
  Title: The Wind Tat Shakes The Barley, The Reel With The Birl

  Composer: Trad. Arr.

  Performer(s): Elizabeth Crotty

  Performer(s): Elizabeth Crotty

  Album: RTÉ, 225 CD

  Duration: 1:32
• 
  Title: Kit O'Mahoney's Jig, Páidín Ó Raifeartaigh, Neary's (Jigs)

  Composer: Trad. Arr.

  Performer(s): Tim Collins

  Performer(s): Tim Collins

  Album: CROISÍN, CM 001

  Duration: 4:13
• 
  Title: Selection Of Reels

  Composer: Trad. Arr.

  Performer(s): Caroline Judge (Fegan)

  Performer(s): Caroline Judge (Fegan)

  Album: RTÉ RECORDING

  Duration: 3:27