Competition

Upcoming Shows:

12th September: A tribute to Ciarán Mac Mathúna who died in December 2009.
Part Six: Dublin and Wexford.

19th September: A tribute to Ciarán Mac Mathúna who died in December 2009.
Part Seven: Limerick and Tipperary.

26th September: A tribute to Ciarán Mac Mathúna who died in December 2009.
Part Eight: American Journeywork

26th September: A tribute to Ciarán Mac Mathúna who died in December 2009.
Part Nine: Conclusion.

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Programme 29: 5th September 2010

A tribute to Ciarán Mac Mathúna who died in December 2009. Part Five: Galway.

Programme 28: 29th August 2010

A tribute to Ciarán Mac Mathúna who died in December 2009. Part Four: More Ulster Counties.

Programme 27: 22nd August 2010

A tribute to Ciarán Mac Mathúna who died in December 2009. Part Three: Music in Co. Donegal.

Programme 26: 15th August 2010

A selection of songs and tunes from Music Network's "Love; Live Music" day last April with Mick O'Brien and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Fidil and Slide.

Programme 25: 8th August 2010

A tribute to Ciarán Mac Mathúna who died in December 2009. Part Two: Travels in Co. Clare.

Programme 24: 1st August 2010

As a tribute to Ciarán Mac Mathúna who died in December 2009, we hear a series of biographical programmes My Job of Journeywork made by Harry Bradshaw in 1993 in which Ciaran traces his life’s work, the places he visited and the musicians and singers he recorded.
Part One: Introduction and early years.

Programme 23: 25th July 2010

A visit to the Community Centre in Drumkeeran, Co. Leitrim for the launch of The Leitrim Cake, a set of recordings of fiddle player Joe Lacky Gallagher who was recorded by Séamus Ennis for Raidió Éireann in 1948.

Programme 22: 18th July 2010

A memorial prrogramme for New York fiddle-player Andy McGann who died in 1994 with contributions from Joe Burke, John Carty and Paul Brady.

Programme 22: 11th July 2010

Music from the fiddle, flute and pipes recitals at the 2010 Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy and a track from Timmy O'Connor's new CD As It Was In Tureendarby.

Programme 21: 4th July 2010

Archive recordings made by Ciarán Mac Mathúna of Sliabh Luachra musicians Denis Murphy, Pádraigh O'Keeffe, Michael Murphy and Johnny O'Leary. Also, two songs sung by Séamus Creagh.

27th June 2010 - No Programme

Programme 20: 20th June 2010

A documentary programme made by Pat Feely in 1980 on the life and music of the blind Sliabh Luachra fiddle player and teacher Tom Billy Murphy.

Programme 19: 13th June 2010

Music and song from the recitals at the Willie Clancy Summer School of 2008, issued on a double CD Rogha Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy by Oidhreacht an Chláir.

Programme 18: 6th June 2010

Music from The Ewe with the Crooked Horn, a new CD by Jesse Smith, Colm Gannon and John Blake, two selections recorded in 1949 by Felix Doran, a song by Róisín White and newly composed music by The Golden Mean. Also, the results of our May competition and a new question for June.

30th May 2010 - No Programme

Programme 17: 23rd May 2010

23rd May: We meet Mikie Doran, piping grandson of the famous travelling uilleann piper Felix Doran.

Programme 16: 16th May 2010

Part two of an interview with Peter Browne meeting Seán Potts to talk about his time with the Chieftains, his lifelong interest in traditional music and a new initiative by Na Píobairí Uilleann, Pipecraft, set up to encourage the manufacture of uilleann pipes.

Programme 15: 9th May 2010

Part one of an interview with Peter Browne meeting Seán Potts to talk about his life and career in music, his memories of Seán Ó Riada and his new CD Number 6.

Programme 14: 2nd May 2010

Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin talks about composer Aloys Fleischmann’s life and work and his orchestral piece Clare’s Dragoons.

25th April 2010 - No Programme

Programme 13: 18th April 2010

1971 tracks from Fred Finn and Peter Horan of Co.Sligo, a song “The Creel” from Paul Brady and a chance to hear again in full a Long Note radio programme broadcast live from Gaoth Dobhair on 20th August 1974 presented by the late Micheál Ó Domhnaill with localmusiciands and singers including Clannad.

Programme 12: 11th April 2010

We hear a 1991 interview with flute and fiddle player James Murray of Co.Sligo, jigs from Ceoltóirí Chualann, songs from John Hannon, Tim Lyons and Colum Sands and an old 78rpm disc of fiddle player Paddy Sweeney recorded in New York in the 1930s.

Programme 11: 4th April 2010

Traditional music and song with a difference; tunes played on instruments such as viola, trumpet, dobro and saxophone, a Paul Brady song from Bob Dylan, a Bob Dylan song from Christy Moore, a Gerry Rafferty song from the Furey Brothers and Davy Arthur and more besides.

28th March 2010 - No Programme

Programme 10: 21st March 2010

A re-broadcast of a Long Note radio programme of 28th January 1980 presented by Paddy Glackin and produced by Harry Bradshaw to mark the 30th anniversary of the passing of the celebrated Donegal fiddle player John Doherty.

Programme 9: 14th March 2010

The second half of a concert with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, leader Mia Cooper, conductor David Brophy and the celebrated traditional group Altan with arrangements by Fiachra Trench recorded at the National Concert Hall, Dublin on 14th August 2009.
Sound recording: Richard McCullough, David Buckless.
Presented and produced by Peter Browne.

Programme 8: 7th March 2010

A special programme featuring the first half of a concert with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, leader Mia Cooper, conductor David Brophy and the celebrated traditional group Altan with arrangements by Fiachra Trench recorded at the National Concert Hall, Dublin on 14th August 2009.

28th February 2010 - No Programme

Programme 7: 21st February 2010

Songs and music from Imeall, a solo album from Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, a Wexford hurling song by Paddy Berry and old archive fiddle tracks from Martin Rochford, Thady Casey, Ellen Galvin, Sonny McSweeney and the Raineys.

Programme 6: 14th February 2010

Flute tracks from Séamus Tansey, a new release Happy Hour from accordion player Dónal Murphy, a sean nós song from Sile Ní Fhlaithearta and a selection of jigs recorded by piper Leo Rowsome in March 1936. Also, the results of our competition for 2 copies of Oldtime Records Volume 3 - Piping Rarities.

Programme 5: 7th February 2010

Accordion music from Finbar Dwyer, new releases from Karen Casey and John Doyle and also the band Caladh Nua plus an archive track of uilleann piping from Waterford musician Liam Walsh.

31st January 2010 - No Programme

Programme 4: 24th January 2010

Music from Fidil, Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford, Oliver Loughlin and Damien O'Brien, Jerry O'Sullivan and several Ulster singers from Tyrone and Armagh.

Programme 3: 17th January 2010

Emmet Gill and Gerry Clarke talk about their interest in old recordings of Irish traditional music and we hear tracks from their latest disc Oldtime Recordings Volume 3 - Piping Rarities. Also, 3 weather related songs and tunes.

Programme 2: 10th January 2010

A new CD called Faoi Bhláth by Ciarán Somers, Dave Sheridan, Nicholas Quemener and friends. 2 songs from Colum Sands and the results of our quiz for two copies of the new RTÉ double CD Willie Clancy - The Gold Ring.

Programme 1: 3rd January 2010

Tracks from Paul Brady's newly re-issued disc Welcome Here Kind Stranger, also music and song from Vincent Campbell, Peatsaí Ó Ceannabháin and archive material of Liam Clancy and his mother Mrs.Joan Clancy.

Lashings of Music

A documentary programme on the life and times of one of the country's most famous uilleann pipers, Willie Clancy. Visit the site

About the Show

We will have regular reviews of newly released CDs and new publications, we’ll be talking to musicians and singers about their music and song, where they learned and how they like to sing and play. We will also visit the RTÉ Sound Archive for rare recordings from the past and also pick up on older commercial recordings which are not widely available. Feature items and discussion of current issues will form part of the programme brief and there will certainly be plenty of good music.

Contact Us:

We have an email address therollingwave@rte.ie and are keen to know what your views are on the current state of the traditional music world and also on the sort of material we will be broadcasting on the programme.