Tea With Irish Philly
25 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago -Interviews and information focusing on Irish and Irish-American culture, music, dance and news in and around Philadelphia.
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Uilleann Piper Ivan Goff
September 21, 2020 16:00 - 5 minutes - 5.04 MBIvan Goff played this haunting slow air at the Philadelphia Ceili Group Festival in September 2019.
Eileen Ivers Interview
March 27, 2020 13:16 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBPremier 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.
Máiréad Carlin Interview
March 19, 2020 20:12 - 9 minutes - 9.1 MBCeltic 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 entertainment. Fortunately, we now have a new CW album: “Celebration: 15 Years of Music & Magic,” featuring the 15 performers who have comprised Celtic Woman over the years. We recently interviewed Máiré...
Interview with Fiddler Winifred Horan
October 09, 2019 20:07 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBFiddler 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 that went into it.
Riverdance Fiddler Haley Richardson
August 28, 2019 20:35 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBAt 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.
Tony DeMarco
August 16, 2019 13:25 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBTony 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.
Press Conference with Carl Frampton
August 01, 2019 13:36 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBCarl "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 to career highlights to his legacy. And he talked about how the next fight could be his last. (Although he expects to win.)
McLean Avenue Band Live in Philadelphia
June 05, 2019 19:36 - 8 minutes - 7.68 MBThe 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.
Gathering (Seamus McGroary, C.J. Mills and Joe Kirschen)
June 03, 2019 02:13 - 2 minutes - 2.43 MBThe lads presented their version of a popular Irish rock standard.
Oakwyn
May 13, 2019 01:35 - 3 minutes - 2.94 MBThe Philly Irish band Oakwyn presents "Come Out Ye Black and Tans" at the 2019 Philly Fleadh.
Nathan Carter, On Irish Country Music, His Career and What’s Next
May 01, 2019 20:39 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBBack 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 to that first huge hit. Unlike many artists, he’s been able to remain popular and well in demand, adapting to changes in the music industry that might have cut short the careers of many others. ...
Michael Londra and His “Ridiculously Lucky” Career
March 05, 2019 22:44 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBCounty 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 late bloomer. He was 31 when his career began in earnest. Since Riverdance, he’s performed in many venues and shows, from Broadway to an acclaimed PBS special in 2011. He’s also a producer of music...
Celtic Thunder’s Colm Keegan Brings Irish History to the Philadelphia Irish Center
March 03, 2019 13:46 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBColm 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 like a good way to do it—until now. On Saturday, March 9, Keegan brings the first chapter of a new series called Irish History through Music to the Commodore John Barry Arts & Cultural Center.
Interview with Irish Ambassador Daniel Mulhall
February 25, 2019 18:43 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBOn 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 also chatted about a wider range of issues—from the involvement of Irish-Americans in Irish government interests, such as United States immigration policies, to Brexit and the Northern Irish peace pro...
Podcast: Interview with Oisín Mac Diarmada of Téada
February 09, 2019 00:27 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBIn 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 with his earliest days in County Clare learning the fiddle—sometimes when he might have preferred playing football to practicing—to a time when it seemed his career path might lie in the field of edu...
Interview with Celtic Woman's Tara McNeill
February 07, 2019 18:23 - 13 minutes - 12 MBTara 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.
Who's Your Granny: The Ins and Outs of DNA Testing
January 24, 2019 21:10 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBirishphiladelphia.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 may render different results. Some of them are more strongly focused on finding your family history, and some aren't. If you're a genealogy beginner, what do you need to know? Lori explains.
Who's Your Granny: A Beginner's Genealogy Guide
December 13, 2018 20:40 - 19 minutes - 18 MBYou’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. So says local genealogist Lori Lander Murphy, who is here to answer your questions. Are we answering every question you could possibly have? Nope. With this episode of “Who’s Your Granny,” we’re g...
Massacre at Duffy's Cut
December 09, 2018 04:13 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBIt 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?
Interview with Trevor Hutchinson of Lunasa
December 07, 2018 15:01 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBLunasa 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.
Interview with Derek Warfield
November 21, 2018 14:09 - 27 minutes - 25 MBDerek 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.
Interview with Joanie Madden
November 19, 2018 23:56 - 9 minutes - 8.98 MBJoanie 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 Artists, recently took time for a chat about the award, the band, her career, and the new Christmas music tour.
An Interview with Marianne MacDonald
November 19, 2018 18:37 - 6 minutes - 5.63 MBMarianne 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.
Irish Christmas in America Comes to Sellersville Theater
November 15, 2018 00:51 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBA 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 never ceases to delight audiences from one end of the country to the other—regardless of whether their roots are Irish.
Martin McGuinness: the Man I Knew
October 07, 2018 22:42 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBAn 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 drew largely on his book, which consisted of multiple interviews with key figures in Northern Ireland's recent political history, including prominent unionists and republicans.