Culture | Books, Music, Theatre, Film & The Arts

The Rolling Wave rights a wrong in music broadcasting history

In the 1950s Billy Clifford, son of well known musicians John and Julia Clifford, was invited to Dublin to audition for Radió Éireann with the family band 'The Star of Munster Céilí Band.

The Rolling Wave • 14 Apr

Martin Hayes selects his fave trad tunes for The Rolling Wave

Fiddle player Martin Hayes grew up in Feakle in Co Clare in a house where music was cherished, respected and loved.

Music • 13 Feb

The Rolling Wave explores sean nós singing in the RTÉ Archives

Last Sunday on the Rolling Wave, three renowned sean nós singers, Nell Ní Chróinín, Éamon Ó Donnchadha and Ciarán Ó Gealbháin joined Aoife to talk about some of the amazing sean nós singing recordings in RTÉ's recently digitised acetate disc collection

The Rolling Wave • 06 Feb

The Rolling Wave: The Willie Clancy Summer School, in pictures

The Rolling Wave • 09 Sep 24

Seán McElwain on the music of the Sliabh Beagh region

The Rolling Wave • 17 May 24

Charlie Lennon celebrated by The Rolling Wave

It's quite a journey to go from not finishing primary school to becoming a nuclear physicist, a highly respected composer and a very influential musician - but that is Charlie Lennon's amazing life story.

The Rolling Wave • 15 Jan 24

Rolling Wave on the role of the piano in Irish traditional music

The Rolling Wave on RTÉ Radio 1 recently broadcast two special programmes looking at the role of the piano in Irish traditional music

Music • 20 Dec 23

Tommie Potts' The Liffey Banks revisited - The Rolling Wave

Tommie Potts and his celebrated album The Liffey Banks is the subject of the latest podcast in The Rolling Wave podcast series.

Irish Traditional Music • 16 Oct 23

Rolling Wave wins best Radio Music prize at Celtic Media Festival

Danny Meehan • 13 Jun 22

Influential Kerry singer & musician Seán Garvey dies aged 69

In Memoriam • 23 May 22

Máire Breatnach is one of this year's Faoiseamh artists

Faoiseamh 2022 - The Rolling Wave presents ten new trad tunes

The Rolling Wave • 06 Apr 22

The Songs of Elizabeth Cronin - The Rolling Wave Podcast

The Rolling Wave • 02 Feb 22

Raelach Records turns 10 - the Rolling Wave podcast

The Rolling Wave • 19 Jan 22

Caitlín Nic Gabhann is one of the contributors to Faoiseamh 2021

Faoiseamh 2021: The Rolling Wave presents 10 new trad tunes

The Rolling Wave • 06 Dec 21

The Rolling Wave celebrates the music of Paddy Moloney

RTÉ Radio 1 • 09 Nov 21

Celebrating Tony Mac Mahon on The Rolling Wave

The Rolling Wave • 20 Oct 21

The Cobblestone Pub celebrated - The Rolling Wave Podcast

'A Creator of Friendships' is how Tom Mulligan is described in the sleeve notes of the latest CD of music from the Cobblestone Bar, The Thursday Sessions.

The Rolling Wave • 09 Oct 21

The Rolling Wave celebrates the legacy of Seán Ó Riada

Music • 07 Oct 21

Rónán Galvin on fiddle legend James Byrne - Rolling Wave podcast

The Rolling Wave • 21 Jun 21

The Rolling Wave Podcast - World Fiddle Day Scartaglin

The Rolling Wave • 25 May 21

Brian Finnegan on staying hungry - The Rolling Wave podcast

The Rolling Wave • 18 May 21

Listen: The Rolling Wave celebrates women in traditional music

The Rolling Wave • 08 Mar 21

The Rolling Wave podcast - Michael Coleman & James Lad O'Beirne

In this week's Rolling Wave podcast, Aoife Nic Cormaic speaks to the Director of the Irish Traditional Music Archive, Liam O'Connor, about a very exciting discovery of previously unheard recordings of fiddle player Michael Coleman from 1942...

The Rolling Wave • 19 Feb 21

The Rolling Wave Podcast: Queen of Fiddlers Aggie Whyte

The Rolling Wave • 12 Feb 21

Barry Kerr pipes up - The Rolling Wave podcast

The Rolling Wave • 05 Feb 21