> Shannon: That was Sean Tear, Sharon Hepburn, a group of kids, and Black Sabbath fan Matt Bell. > Shannon: Tic-Tac flavor? hat kind of Tic-Toc flavor would it be? Sweet? > Speaker 7 (Kid): What’s that word again? > Speaker 6 (Sharon): I guess Irish and Scottish music and dress, and lots of green and rain. They’re the Celtics, the Boston Celtics, and they’re the greatest team in the NBA. > Speaker 5 (Matt): When you say the term Celtic, I can’t help but think you must be mistaken. > Speaker 4 (Kid): Celtics ... I don’t know. > Speaker 3 (Kid): Um, like Scotland stuff, European music and whatnot. > Shannon: When I say the word Celtic, what do you think of? > Speaker 1 (Sean): I think of Boston, I think of Southie, I think of people dancing and having a good time. > Shannon: So when I say the word Celtic, what do you think of? In this episode, I unpack the meaning and mysteries of Celtic culture with Seamus Egan, Neil Pearlman, Marc Gunn, and Ellery Klein... and a few coffee drinkers at Mystic Coffee Roaster in Medford, Mass: Tune: “Free the Heel,” from Kitchen SessionĪrtists/Composers: Matt & Shannon Heaton] I’m Shannon Heaton, and this is Irish Music Stories, the show about traditional music, and the much bigger stories behind it... > Shannon: If you haven’t donated yet, or rated the show in iTunes, please visit. > Nigel: Thank you to, Kevin O’Neil, Rex Edwards, Hannah Derusha, and Brian Benscoter So thank you to this month’s donors, read by my son, Nigel. And it really is my privilege to talk to fellow trad musicians and dancers.īut it’s also very time consuming.
It’s my way of sharing my love and curiosity for traditional music. > Shannon: Welcome to Season two of Irish Music Stories! Before I start the show, I wanted to thank everybody for listening. > Ellery Klein: Boston-based fiddle player and teacher who toured with various Irish groups and teaches a myriad of fiddle styles > Marc Gunn: Alabama-based Celtic-style singer, songwriter, and Sci-Fi fan who hosts the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast > Neil Pearlman: Maine-based multi-instrumentalist, stepdancer, and host of podcast TradCafe > Seamus Egan: Philadelphia-born multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer who led the band Solas for 20 years
> Nigel Heaton: young announcer for Irish Music Stories > Crowd Montage (Sean Tear, Sharon Hepburn, a group of kids, and Matt Bell) > Shannon Heaton: flute player, singer, composer, teacher, and host of Irish Music Stories This Irish Music Stories episode aired February 13, 2018 Episode 13-The C-Word An exploration of the word ‘Celtic.’