At the Crossroads

About At the Crossroads

At the Crossroads is a podcast, released that focuses on musical analysis of, broadly speaking, the genres of traditional, folk and ancient music across the world. As a professional musician in the area of Irish traditional music and bluegrass, my focus may tend to gravitate towards these styles. However, my musical interest is broad and, even if my own expertise on a different musical sphere is limited, I am still inclined to host shows based on something interesting from an inquisitive perspective. Add to this the fact that I will be bringing on a host of different guests to talk about their own music and/or various styles on which they are knowledgeable. At the Crossroads is exploratory in nature as much as it is analytical and presentative. Although many themes will be musicological or ethomusicological in context and appreciated by those with an understanding or interest in research of this kind, it's also a way for those with limited musical knowledge to broaden their own horizons and palette. On this final point, worthy of note is that interviewees, while for the most will be connected with the world of music and song, will not be exclusively tied to this cultural area. If somebody has an interesting story to tell about their life or passions that can relate to and/or inform the larger, musical side to this podcast then I'm satisfied to give them air time. For comments, suggestions and queries the email is: patrickcumminsmusic@gmail.com (mailto:patrickcumminsmusic@gmail.com)." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Patrick Cummins

Category

music · music · music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Jun 2020

Latest episode

20 Dec 2024

Latest episodes

26 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Dec 2024

   Talkin' Wexford Music with John Roche

   John Roche shares the rich history of music in Wexford and discusses his book 'The Wexford Tunebook', a comprehensive collection of traditional Irish music from the region.

2. 

   31 Jul 2024

   The Compositions of Finbarr Dwyer (Part 2)

   In today's podcast I am looking at the rest of Finbarr Dwyer's compositions. These are lesser-known and lesser-recorded tunes and, as well as the expected collection of reels, will also include some jigs, waltzes and a polka. Towards the end of the programme I will also detail some commonly mis-attributed tunes that Finbarr did not compose as well as a brief "maybe" pile on which the jury is still out til further notice. NEW EMAIL: paahtomusic@protonmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   3 May 2024

   Talkin' Past Times in North Clare with Eugene Lambe

   In this episode, I'm chatting to Eugene Lambe from Dublin who moved to County Clare in the early 1970s. Over the years, he has met, played with and befriended all of the local musicians and characters and, back in the 1980s, he decided to video some of them for archival purposes. Over five hours of footage is available for viewing at the ITMA in Dublin and I present a selection of it throughout the programme. Timestamps are listed below. 0:00:00 - 0:02:07 | Joe Byrne's, reel ; Gus Jordan's, reel / John Killoughry, tin whistle 0:02:08 - 0:07:30 | Introduction to the episode 0:07:30 - 0:09:19 | Strike the Gay Harp, jig ; A Thousand Farewells, jig [comp. Seán Ryan] / Paddy Mullins, flute 0:09:20 | Interview starts 0:20:19 - 0:20:54 | The Priest in His Boots, jig / Eugene Lambe, tin whistle 0:21:02 - 0:23:00 | The Old Wheels of the World, reel ; Paddy Marshall's, reel / John Killoughry, tin whistle ; Paddy Killoughry, fiddle 0:32:10 - 0:36:59 | Érin Geall Mo Chroí, song / Pat Kane, singing in English 0:44:55 - 0:47:15 | The Fisher's Hornpipe ; The Sunshine Hornpipe / Mickaleen Conlon, accordion 0:53:51 - 0:57:00 | The Lilting Fisherman, jig ; Come Along With Me, jig ; A Visit to Ireland, jig / John Killoughry, tin whistle 1:06:23 - 1:08:49 | Martin Killoughry's, polka ; The Lisdoonvarna Polka / John Killoughry, tin whistle ; Paddy Killoughry, fiddle 1:18:41 - 1:22:46 | Unidentified, march ; Old Torn Petticoat, reel ; The Mills are Grinding, reel / Gussie Russell, flute 1:23:04 - 1:23:48 | Sporting Nell, reel / Eugene Lambe, tin whistle 1:25:02 - 1:28:36 | Bridgie McGrath's No. 1 & 2, slides; Come into the town my fair lady, slide / John Killoughry, tin whistle ; Paddy Killoughry, fiddle 1:28:36 - 1:30.22 | The Green Fields of Rossbeigh, reel ; / Ms. Curtin, concertina ; Micho Russell, tin whistle Email patrickcumminsmusic@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Who has been a guest on At the Crossroads

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• John Roche
• Leo Rowesome
• Ted Furey
• The Bunclody Céilí Band
• Junior & Tony Crehan

Reach and audience

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

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