Ceol Anocht - The Podcast - with Martin Bridgeman

Emlyn Holden & Madeleine Leclézio of the Southern Fold dropped in to chat and play songs from the new release. Emlyn has returned with a new lineup of Stephen Doohan (guitars), Brian McGrath (bass), Peter Flynn (keyboards), Gregor Beresford (drums) and Madeleine Leclézio (vocals), joining him to work on his collection of songs, old and new with a view to an album later in the year. It's to be entitled "Beneath the Blaze of the Burning Sun” and is the result of initial home recordings and further band recordings with acclaimed producer Leo Pearson in Barn Studios, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny. We recorded the music with Emlyn and Madeleine and Emlyn returned to chat about things Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I got to catch up Annika, a young musician and songwriter in Studio 2. We discussed her musical starting points and how she came to move from classical music to her own compositions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the lead up to his appearance at Kilkenny TradFest, I sat down with Iarla O'Lionáird, a musician with a wide view of music, traditional music and the meeting points of them. He's an engaging guest and we took more than a few tributaries!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.