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Tea With Irish Philly
by Jeff Meade
Interviews and information focusing on Irish and Irish-American culture, music, dance and news in and around Philadelphia.
Episodes
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Interview with Irish Choreographer Marguerite Donlon
Donlon is a famed choreographer of contemporary dance. She discusses her new piece, "Big Wig," and talks about her journey.
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Interview with Actor and Casting Director Kirsten Quinn
In a revival of a play that explores the mysterious death of Thomas Merton--"Rendezvous in Bangkok ... Who Killed Thomas Merton"--Quinn plays the role of peace activist Joan Baez. The play was written by Sabina Clarke and Thom Nickels. Quinn is a full tenured associate professor of theater and...
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Uilleann Piper Ivan Goff
Ivan Goff played this haunting slow air at the Philadelphia Ceili Group Festival in September 2019.
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Eileen Ivers Interview
Premier Irish fiddler Eileen Ivers has released a stunning new album, "Scatter the Light." We spoke with her about the album, and the uplifting messages behind each of the tracks.
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Máiréad Carlin Interview
Celtic Woman was scheduled to perform in Philadelphia toward the end of this month, but then—well, you know what happened. With the onset of the novel coronavirus, the tour was canceled, and so went our latest chance to take in one of the biggest and longest-lasting groups in world Irish...
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Interview with Fiddler Winifred Horan
Fiddler Winifred Horan is best-known for her work with the band Solas, but she has also forged a productive and creative solo career. Now, she is out with a beautiful new CD, "The Memory of Magic." We spent a good long time recently talking about the new album and the thoughts and inspiration…
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Riverdance Fiddler Haley Richardson
At 17, she is filling some big shoes, playing this summer in the Riverdance band at Dublin's Gaiety Theatre. Haley is already incredibly accomplished. Here are her reflections on Riverdance, her career up to this point, and where she's going.
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Tony DeMarco
Tony DeMarco came to Irish fiddling in a roundabout way, but he has emerged as one of the foremost practitioners of the highly ornamented Sligo style. He appears at the Philadelphia Ceili Group Irish Festival September 14, 2019.
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Press Conference with Carl Frampton
Carl "The Jackal" Frampton visited the Philadelphia Irish Center to talk about his August 10, 2019, fight against Emmanuel Dominguez at Temple University's Liacouras Center. He talked about a lot of other things. "The Pride of Belfast" held forth on a range of subjects, from fatherhood and family...
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McLean Avenue Band Live in Philadelphia
The McLean Avenue Band of New York City debuted in Philadelphia at a waterfront Irish festival in June 2019. This is the band's opening medley, which was very well received.
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Gathering (Seamus McGroary, C.J. Mills and Joe Kirschen)
The lads presented their version of a popular Irish rock standard.
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Oakwyn
The Philly Irish band Oakwyn presents "Come Out Ye Black and Tans" at the 2019 Philly Fleadh.
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Nathan Carter, On Irish Country Music, His Career and What's Next
Back in the States for another tour, Irish country music phenom Nathan Carter has come a long way since his hit song, "Wagon Wheel." He's enormously popular—as witness his sold-out appearance at the Philadelphia Irish Center a few months ago. As with so many artists, it was a bit of a slog to get...
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Michael Londra and His "Ridiculously Lucky" Career
County Wexford singer Michael Londra burst on the scene as the lead singer in the United States tour of Riverdance, the cultural phenomenon that itself inspired all of the Celtic and Irish groups and shows that have also swept the country over the years. He was, by many standards, something of a...
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Celtic Thunder's Colm Keegan Brings Irish History to the Philadelphia Irish Center
Colm Keegan made his mark as a principal singer in the well-known Celtic Thunder, but before he embarked upon a performance career, he was a high school music teacher, with a master's degree in music. For years, he's though about a way to merge Irish history with music, and there never seemed…
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Interview with Irish Ambassador Daniel Mulhall
On March 1, Irish Ambassador to the United States Daniel Mulhall will be on hand to present the Irish American Business Chamber & Network's 2019 Ambassador's Awards. Recently, we interviewed him about the awards, the Business Chamber and the broader significance to Irish-American commerce. We…
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Podcast: Interview with Oisín Mac Diarmada of Téada
In the world of Irish traditional music, you would be hard-pressed to find a more accomplished and creative group than Téada. County Sligo fiddler Oisín Mac Diarmada, the group's founder, recently sat down for an interview with irishphiladelphia.com. The conversation was wide-ranging, starting…
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Interview with Celtic Woman's Tara McNeill
Tara McNeill took up singing, harp and violin at a very young age. Ever since childhood, she has known what she wanted to do: perform. For the past several years, McNeill has done just that, and for the past three years, with Celtic Woman. She says it's the fulfillment of a dream.
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Who's Your Granny: The Ins and Outs of DNA Testing
irishphiladelphia.com's genealogy maven Lori Lander Murphy returns with another installment of Who's Your Granny (with occasional editorial comment from her dog Daisy). DNA testing is becoming more popular. There are many DNA testing services, and all employ different methods. Consequently, they...
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Who's Your Granny: A Beginner's Genealogy Guide
You've just caught the Irish ancestry bug. But there's so much to know before you start the search for where your people came from—isn't there? In the long run, yes, maybe. But if you're a genealogy newbie, you can start digging up your ancestors—so to speak—with comparatively little knowledge.…
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Massacre at Duffy's Cut
It was a mystery, a story many didn't want told. 57 Irish railroad laborers came to America in search of a better life. Not long after their arrival, they were all dead. Was it cholera? Or murder?
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Interview with Trevor Hutchinson of Lunasa
Lunasa rolls into the Grand Opera House in Wilmington, Delaware, for their annual Christmas show. We interviewed bassist Trevor Hutchinson about the show, and the (relatively) new album, Cas.
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Interview with Derek Warfield
Derek Warfield continues his illustrious musical career, now exceeding the 50-year mark. We recently interviewed him, and he looked back on those 50 years--his life, his career, and his hopes for the future of the Irish musical tradition.
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Interview with Joanie Madden
Joanie Madden brings her band Cherish the Ladies to the Commodore John Barry Arts & Cultural Center (The Irish Center) Saturday, December 1, for the first stop of the Celtic Christmas tour. Joanie, who recently won the Eugene O'Neill Lifetime Achievement Award from the Irish-American Writers and...
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An Interview with Marianne MacDonald
Marianne MacDonald has been hosting "Come West Along the Road" for many years. She's well-known in the Philadelphia-area Irish community. Here she reflects on her years on air.
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Irish Christmas in America Comes to Sellersville Theater
A bright, balanced blend of Irish music and dance drawing on seasonal inspirations, Irish Christmas in America arrives on stage at Sellersville Theater 1894 Tuesday, November 27. Fiddler Oisín Mac Diarmada, of the Irish traditional supergroup Téada, has been producing the show for 14 years, which...
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Martin McGuinness: the Man I Knew
An interview with author, journalist and broadcaster Jude Collins, who visited the Commodore Barry Arts and Cultural Center in Philadelphia recently to give a talk on the late Martin McGuinness, Irish republican Sinn Féin politician and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. Collins' address...
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Interviews and information focusing on Irish and Irish-American culture, music, dance and news in and around Philadelphia.
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