Irish musicians, and writers, and home makers can all benefit by learning some rules and technical skills—and by allowing a little spontaneity and flexibility. But how much great technique do you need? Does that get in the way of the magic? In this episode, Nathan Gourley, Brendan Mulholland, and Sharon Murphy reflect on the alchemy of order and spontaneity: how rule following and rule breaking can make for a great journey; but how a total lack of plan can derail everything.
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Thank you to everybody for listening. And a special thank you to this month’s underwriters: Michael Taylor, Edward O’Dwyer, Adele Megann, Peter Crimmin, 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, 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
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Episode 57-Best Laid Plans
Episode 56-Born for Sport
Episode 55-Written in Mortar
Episode 54-Banquet of Collective Wisdom
Episode 53-Songs of Cattle and Copper
Episode 52-Garden of Ballads
Episode 51-Depot of Expected Needs
Episode 50-Framing the Stories
Episode 49-The Naming of Birds
Episode 48 Trailer
Episode 48-Between the Tunes
Episode 47-The Myth of Tragedy
Episode 46-Ancient Tongues, Modern Times
Episode 45-Trad in the Classroom
Episode 44-Not Easy Playing Green
Episode 43-From the Fringe to the Fore
Episode 42 Trailer
Episode 42-The Long Arm of the Irish Tradition
Episode 41- Transplanting Tradition in the Land of the Trees
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