Irish dance is a many splendored thing, with numerous social, performative, and competitive modes. Dancers Kieran Jordan and Liam Ó Scanláin, the Glencastle Irish Dancers, and accordion player Jimmy Keane help detangle a few of the musical threads in Irish dance today.
Whether you already enjoy dancing a few steps—or you don't know the difference between a jig and a reel—these conversations speak about the joy of community, and of movement with music.
There’s plenty of music here, too. Music and much more at IrishMusicStories.org