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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
Robert Burns
To A Mouse
A Man's a Man For A That
Choice Music Prize
Colin Hay
Irish Music Globalization
Irish Whiskey
Cultural Heritage Archives
Subvert Alternative
Eurovision Song Contest
St. Patrick's Day
Gaeilge / Irish Language
Artificial Intelligence

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

Iowa Irish Fest has been running for 20 years, and the wild part is how it started: a small gathering behind an Irish bar in Waterloo that added a band, moved to a park, and then kept growing until it spilled into downtown streets. I’m joined by Greg... more

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A government budget code and a beer-stained club floor feel like they belong to different universes, but we argue they’re parts of the same engine. When Irish music blows up globally, it isn’t only talent and luck. It’s a cultural ecosystem designed ... more

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A teenage bagpiper walks into high school wearing a full kilt uniform, disappears midday into a police car for a D.A.R.E. graduation gig, then goes back to class like nothing happened. Years later, the same musician racks up m... more

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Irish trad is playing sold-out stadiums in Australia and New Zealand, backed by major tours and real momentum, but a different story is unfolding back in Dublin. We dig into the whiplash of modern Irish music and culture: an all-female folk band like... more

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Ireland can turn a sitcom rerun into a global statement, and that’s where we start. When the Eurovision spotlight hits, the story isn’t only the contest. It’s what Ireland chooses to broadcast instead, and what that choice reveals about power, identi... more

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A great solo show is a risky thing. No band to lean on, no wall of sound, no safety net, just a voice, a guitar, and the nerve to make a room go quiet. That’s why we were thrilled to have Irish guitarist and singer John Doyle on My Irish Radio as he ... more

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A Roman pot shows up in the mud of Dublin and suddenly the story of Ireland’s past does not sit still. At the very same time, a Belfast punk rap group tops charts with an Irish-language album that refuses to ask permission. That collision, ancient ar... more

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Culture doesn’t survive because it’s “important.” It survives because people keep making it, paying for it, arguing about it, and protecting it from being paved over.

We’re looking at Ireland in late April 2026 through music and culture reporting th... more

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Recent Guests

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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Recent guests on My Irish Radio Music and Culture News include:

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

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