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My Irish Radio Music and Culture News

My Irish Radio
Ireland
Irish Music
Culture Ireland
Iowa Irish Fest
Basic Income For the Arts
Lúnasa
Dublin
Boston Éirneóg
Choice Music Prize
Robert Burns
To a Mouse
A Man's a Man For A That
Colin Hay
Holland Celtic Festival
Irish Music Globalization
Celtic Festival
Irish Whiskey
Celtic Throne
Cultural Heritage Archives
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Step into the sound of Ireland with My Irish Radio Music and Culture News — the official podcast of My Irish Radio, your 24/7 home for the best in Irish and Celtic music.

Each episode brings you the latest news from Ireland’s vibrant music scene and cultural community — from new artist releases and upcoming festivals to stories celebrating Irish heritage across the globe.

Whether you love traditio... more

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Latest Episodes

Ireland can feel like two countries at once: ancient stones and living language on one hand, global entertainment and modern music on the other. We follow that tension through a single weekly broadcast and pull out a clear pattern: Ireland isn’t stuc... more

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A band from Tokyo falling hard for Irish traditional music sounds unlikely until you hear how it happened. I’m joined by Kozo of Ojizo, a Japanese Celtic music trio bringing flute-forward tunes, accordion drive, and string rhythm to the United States... more

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Ireland is still an old song, but the beat underneath it is changing fast. We start with a vivid image of a heavy antique grandfather clock that looks untouched on the outside, yet runs on a completely rewired system inside and use it to make sense o... more

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Ireland doesn’t ship its greatest export in steel containers, it sends it out as music you can feel, stories you can repeat, and rivalries you can’t fake. We take a fast, focused snapshot of Irish culture for July 6 to 12, 2026 and pull the threads t... more

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Diplomacy usually looks like polished tables and scripted handshakes, but Ireland is making a different bet: that the real negotiations start long before the boardroom, in clubs, playlists, festivals, and the infrastructure that keeps live music runn... more

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Ireland has about five million people, yet its music and culture grab an outsized share of the world’s attention. We follow the trail past the stereotypes and into the real machinery that makes that possible, the grants, the community fundraisers, th... more

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A “Dutch” town on Lake Michigan builds a Celtic party big enough to need Highland cows, caber tossers, and a Guinness perfect-pint class, and the story is better than you’d expect. We sit down with Craig Rich, one ... more

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Dublin can feel like two cities at once: one reciting Joyce in hushed libraries and another shaking the ground under stadium lights. We follow that contrast all the way through, starting with Bloomsday and the wild brilliance of turning James Joyce’s... more

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Recent Guests

Craig Rich
Organizer/Founder of Holland Celtic Festival
Holland Celtic Festival
Episode: Craig Rich Explains How A Celtic Festival Took Root In Holland Michigan - Festival Preview
Greg Tagtow
Entertainment chairman of the Iowa Irish Fest, festival organizer
Iowa Irish Fest
Episode: Iowa Irish Fest At 20
Jolene Tagtow
Co-host for the new My Irish Radio show
Iowa Irish Fest
Episode: Iowa Irish Fest At 20
Ally the Piper
Bagpiper and musician
Piperalley
Episode: Ally the Piper - Rock Bagpipes, Real Life
John Doyle
Irish guitarist and composer, leader of John Doyle Band
Musician
Episode: John Doyle On Solo Irish Guitar
Timothy Bernard Carr
Author, Irish American genealogist and historian
Author of Timing Is Everything; works on Irish genealogy and Detroit baseball history
Episode: Timing Is Everything Interview with Author Tim Carr
Kevin Crawford
Fiddler, member of Lúnasa
Lúnasa
Episode: How Lúnasa Keeps Irish Trad Fresh After 25 Years, With Kevin Crawford
Ashley MacIsaac
Celtic fiddler and musician known for traditional and crossover work
Episode: Tradition Meets Disruption In A Culture That Refused To Fade - Ashley MacIsaac Interview
Colin Hay
Musician and guest reader
Colin Hay
Episode: Robert Burns - To A Mouse and A Man's a Man for A' That - read by Colin Hay

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Jamie Flanagan
Host of My Irish Radio Music and Culture News; part of the show's core presenting team.

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Ally the Piper - Rock Bagpipes, Real Life
Q: All right, so yeah, it's just gets things started. Tell me about your childhood.
Ally describes a musical childhood where she was surrounded by music, began formal lessons at six, and explored multiple instruments before falling in love with bagpipes and Celtic heritage.
Tradition Meets Disruption In A Culture That Refused To Fade - Ashley MacIsaac Interview
Q: Tell me about your childhood and first instrument.
He describes growing up with Gaelic-speaking family, learning step dancing and piano, then picking up violin and fiddle; a lottery funded access to instruments, and a long path through traditional Cape Breton culture before crossing into crossover projects.

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Listeners are likely drawn to a culturally rich, globally aware Irish music and arts scene. Episodes frequently balance macro policy with on-the-ground realities of traditional and contemporary Irish music, exploring how government funding, international festivals, and grassroots communities interact to sustain a living cultural ecosystem. Topics often pivot around export strategies for Irish music, the impact of AI and digital platforms on heritage arts, and the tension between preserving tradition and embracing innovation. The show often ties high-profile moments (Oscars, major festivals, and notable artists) to local scenes, suggesting a broad appeal to professionals in arts administration, culture journalism, and creative industries, as... more

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1. Craig Rich
2. Greg Tagtow
3. Jolene Tagtow
4. Ally the Piper
5. John Doyle
6. Timothy Bernard Carr
7. Kevin Crawford
8. Ashley MacIsaac

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