Boston producer Brian O’Donovan made a lot of space for Irish music and culture. He was dedicated to sharing it widely. And though he presented music on formal stages and through his WGBH broadcast “A Celtic Sojourn,” casual, public Irish music sessions were ever important and enduring for him. This beloved leader lifted up traditional music, and just going out to the pub is a pretty powerful way to remember him.
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Thank you to everybody for listening. And a special thank you to this month’s underwriters: the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, John Sigler, Randall Semagin, Ron Kral, Isaiah Hall, David Vaughan, Susan Walsh, Matt Jensen, John Ploch, Tom Frederick, Paul DeCamp, Suezen Brown, Jonathan Duvick, Gerry Corr, Mike Voss, Sean Carroll, Isobel McMahon, Bob Suchor, Finian McCluskey, Rick Rubin, Ken Doyle, Chris Armstrong, Ian Bittle, and Chris Murphy
Episode 39-Tune Tale with Eileen Ivers
Episode 38-Tune Tale with Jimmy Keane
Episode 37-Tune Tale with Helen Kisiel
Episode 36-Tune Tale with Billy McComiskey
Episode 35- Last Night’s Food
Episode 34-Fairy Forts and Changelings
Episode 33-The Irish Woodshed
Episode 32-Cuppa Tea with Len Graham
Episode 31-The Scottish Connection
Episode 30-GMT Plus Nine
Episode 29B-Travel Update from Tokyo
Episode 29-Trad on Canvas
Episode 28-Travel Update from Thornhill
Episode 27-Touching Down on Different Fields
Episode 26-Kitchen to Concert Stage
Episode 25-Season Three Overture
Episode 24-Joe Cooley Meets Clark Kent
Episode 23-IMS Playlist
Episode 22-Jigs in the Key of P
Episode 21-Fifty Shades of Gender Equality
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