The Rolling Wave celebrates all that is great about Irish Traditional music. We speak to musicians, delve into archives, showcase new releases and visit some of the many traditional music festivals taking place around the country. The Rolling Wave podcast brings you some of our best interviews and features. For rights reasons the music here is shorter than in the original broadcast. To listen to the full version go to www.rte.ie/radio 1/the-rolling-wave and click on the relevant date. Listen live on RTÉ Radio 1 every Sunday night at 9pm.
Ep. 70 - Kathleen Loughnane
In this episode Aoife talks to Kathleen Loughnane about her work on the Patrick O'Neill manuscripts and about learning harp, playing with Dordán, her own approach to tunes, and the popularity of the harp today.
9/23/2024 • 35 minutes, 21 seconds
Ep. 69 - The Willie Clancy Summer School in pictures with Tony Kearns
Photographer Tony Kearns has been taking photos at the Willie Clancy Summer School since 1992 and in this episode he talks about some of those pictures, the musicians in them and his own relationship with the summer school.
9/7/2024 • 28 minutes, 38 seconds
Ep. 68 - Josephine Marsh - 111 Original Irish Music Compositions
Musician and composer Josephine Marsh has just published a new book of her compositions and in this episode she talks about the stories behind the tunes as well as her own route into music.
8/30/2024 • 31 minutes, 4 seconds
Ep. 67 - Memories of Denis Murphy (Part 2)
The second of two programmes marking the 50th anniversary of the death of Sliabh Luachra fiddle player Denis Murphy. These programmes were made by Peter Browne and originally broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 in 1995.
5/31/2024 • 44 minutes, 57 seconds
Ep. 66 - Memories of Denis Murphy (Part 1)
The first of two programmes marking the 50th anniversary of the death of Sliabh Luachra fiddle player Denis Murphy. These programmes were made by Peter Browne and originally broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 in 1995.
5/24/2024 • 45 minutes, 58 seconds
Ep. 65 - Seán McElwain on the music of the Sliabh Beagh region
Aoife speaks with musician and writer Seán McElwain about his new book ‘Our Dear Dark Mountain with the Sky Over It’. The books tells the story of James Whiteside who collected music in the Sliabh Beagh region, an area on the border between Northern Ireland and the south straddling counties Fermanagh and Monaghan in the late 1900s.
5/17/2024 • 21 minutes
Ep. 64 - Lauren Ní Néill
In this episode Aoife meets harper and CEO of Harp Ireland, Lauren Ní Néill.
4/26/2024 • 31 minutes, 39 seconds
Ep. 63 - Toner Quinn 'What Ireland can teach the world about music'
In this episode Toner Quinn talks to Aoife about his new book 'What Ireland can teach the world about music and other essays'.
4/19/2024 • 40 minutes, 10 seconds
Ep. 62 - Legendary Donegal fiddle players
In this episode I'm joined by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Dermot McLaughlin to talk about some of the great names in Donegal fiddle playing.
2/24/2024 • 44 minutes, 54 seconds
Ep. 61 - 40 years of Cairdeas na bhFidiléirí
In this episode we're celebrating 40 years of the work of Cairdeas na bhFidiléirí in the company of some of its founding members and a host of great fiddle players.
2/24/2024 • 41 minutes, 34 seconds
Ep. 60 - Charlie Lennon
A special interview with composer, fiddle and piano player Charlie Lennon recorded in Stiúideó Cuan in Galway in advance of a concert in celebration of Charlie's music.
12/22/2023 • 43 minutes, 46 seconds
Ep. 59 - Zoë Conway and Jim McKillop
Zoë Conway joins Aoife to talk about her newly composed suite of music, From a Forest to a Fiddle and we also hear from Jim McKillop whose fiddle making process is documented and celebrated through music and film as part of this project.
12/1/2023 • 44 minutes, 21 seconds
Ep. 58 - Traditional Music and Jazz in the early 20th Century
In this episode Conor Caldwell talks about how jazz culture in Ireland in the early 20th century influenced Irish traditional musicians and made its way into the repertoire of players like John Doherty and others.
11/9/2023 • 37 minutes, 10 seconds
Ep. 57 - The Liffey Banks by Tommie Potts
In this episode we’re celebrating the iconic album The Liffey Banks from fiddle player Tommie Potts, first released in 1972 by Claddagh Records. With contributions from Seán Óg Potts, Martin Hayes, Aoife Ní Bhriain, James Kelly, and the voices of Garech de Brún, Paddy Moloney, Peadar O’Loughlin, Seán Potts and Tommie Potts himself.
10/12/2023 • 47 minutes, 14 seconds
Ep. 56 - Claddagh Records
In 2009 we broadcast an edition of The Arts Show on RTÉ Radio 1 celebrating 50 years of Claddagh Records. A new book by James Morrissey about Garech de Brún and Claddagh Records 'Real to Reel' has just been published and we thought it would be fitting to revisit this programme and these stories again today.
10/6/2023 • 46 minutes, 40 seconds
Ep. 55 - Karen Ryan
In this episode Aoife's guest is musician Karen Ryan, a member of the band The London Lasses who are celebrating 25 years together this year. Karen has chosen music from some of the legendary figures she met growing up learning Irish traditional music in London. This programme was first broadcast on the 24th of September 2023.
9/29/2023 • 43 minutes, 10 seconds
Ep. 54 - Jackie Daly
In this episode Aoife talks to accordion player and composer Jackie Daly about his life in music and especially about his new book of tunes ‘The Jackie Daly Collection’. This programme was first broadcast on July 23rd 2023.
9/26/2023 • 35 minutes, 59 seconds
Ep. 53- Amhráin Anna John Chiot
Almost 100 years ago Donegal woman Anna John Chiot was visited by collectors from the Irish Folklore Commission. They recorded many songs from her and fiddle player Paul O’Shaughnessy has just published 128 of them in a new book which is accompanied by a cd featuring new recordings of some of the songs.
9/26/2023 • 27 minutes, 18 seconds
Ep. 52- The Forde Collection
In this episode, we're talking about music collected in Ireland in the 1840s and recently published in The Forde Collection, edited by Nicholas Carolan and Caitlín Uí Éigeartaigh. Nicholas Carolan joins us to talk about William Forde and we have music from Mark Redmond, Eilís Lavelle and Jason McGuinness. First broadcast on 23rd April 2023.
9/15/2023 • 36 minutes, 44 seconds
Ep. 51 - Diarmuid Ó Meachair
In this episode we meet accordion and melodeon player Diarmuid Ó Meachair who has just released an album of music on the melodeon, 'Melodeon Medleys'. This programme was first broadcast on the 3rd of September 2023.
9/15/2023 • 25 minutes, 59 seconds
Ep. 50 Faoiseamh 2- Part 2
Damien McGeehan, Úna Ní Fhlannagáin, Máire Breatnach, Joanie Madden and Connie O’Connell talk about the inspiration behind the music they wrote for Faoiseamh 2021.
4/7/2022 • 40 minutes, 12 seconds
Ep. 49 Faoiseamh 2- Part 1
Bríd Harper, David Munnelly, Fintan Vallely, Caitlín Nic Gabhann and Carl Hession talk about the inspiration behind the music they wrote for Faoiseamh 2021.
4/7/2022 • 39 minutes, 46 seconds
Ep. 48 - The music of Paddy O'Brien
In this episode we're marking the centenary of the birth of musician and composer Paddy O'Brien in the company of his daughter Eileen with Geraldine Cotter on piano.
2/28/2022 • 39 minutes, 1 second
Ep. 47 Tribute to Jimmy Campbell
Remembering the late Donegal fiddle player Jimmy Campbell in the company of his friend and fellow Donegal fiddle player Caoimhín Mac Aoidh. The programme was first broadcast on February 13 2022.
2/18/2022 • 30 minutes, 26 seconds
Ep 46- The Songs of Elizabeth Cronin
Dáibhí Ó Cróinín talks about his new book about the songs of his grandmother, Elizabeth Cronin. This programme was first broadcast on 30 January 2022
2/2/2022 • 45 minutes, 33 seconds
Ep 45- Ten Years of Raelach Records
A programme marking the 10th anniversary of the folk and traditional music label Raelach Records. The programme was first broadcast on the 28th of November 2021
1/19/2022 • 43 minutes, 24 seconds
Ep 44 - Danny Meehan
An afternoon of music and chat recorded in Co. Donegal with fiddle player Danny Meehan. The programme was first broadcast on the 31st of October 2021.
1/12/2022 • 44 minutes, 42 seconds
Ep 43 - Seán Tyrrell
An interview with the late singer and musician Seán Tyrrell recorded at his home in Co. Clare in 2006. This programme was first broadcast on the 21st of November 2021
11/24/2021 • 34 minutes, 30 seconds
Ep 42 - A Tribute to Tony MacMahon
A special programme remembering musician and broadcaster Tony Mac Mahon who died recently. This programme was first broadcast on October 17 2021.
10/21/2021 • 41 minutes, 24 seconds
Ep 41- Harp Making in Ballyfermot
Aoife meets students on the Ceoltóir Course run by Ballyfermot College of Further Education with Na Píobairí Uileann and hears some great tunes played on four beautiful new harps. This programme was first broadcast on July 11th 2021.
8/9/2021 • 19 minutes, 32 seconds
Ep 40 - Eoin Stan O'Sullivan
Eoin Stan O'Sullivan joins Aoife to talk about his work as Sliabh Luachra's Musician in Residence and the founding of Sliabh Luachra Records. This programme was first broadcast on July 25th 2021.
