An Irish Christmas memory
This post is a contribution from Niall Toner, a popular bluegrass singer, songwriter and radio personality in Ireland. His reports from IBMA ‘07 will air on Ireland’s RTE Radio One on 12/26-27 at 1:00 p.m. (EST).
Season’s Greetings, and good wishes from Ireland.
A Christmas memory for the blog: Odd as it might seem, three or four of the most influential recordings in our house when we were youngsters, arrived around Christmas time on different years. Stranger still is the fact that after a half-Century, every Christmas day, these are the same records we still listen to!
They include LPs [you remember them!/vinyl] from the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams and Bill Monroe!
Even today, when young enthusiasts ask me for advice on getting to know the music, I can still recommend these four …….
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We received a note recently from Niall Toner, who hosts Roots Freeway on RTE Radio One in Dublin, Ireland. His show runs on Tuesday at 9:00 p.m. (GMT/WET) and features a mix of bluegrass, old time, traditional country and blues. It is also available online via live streaming from the Radio One web site.
Niall...
Irish bluegrass affeniato Niall Toner, mandolin and guitar player with the Niall Toner Band, interviewed Bela Fleck during a recent trip the banjo player took to Ireland. The interview is set to be broadcast on RTE Radio 1, on which Niall regularly hosts a show.
The show containing this interview...
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Happy Friday before Christmas, everyone!
Just a quick invitation to join us on The Bluegrass Blog for a special set of Christmas wishes, memories and reflections from a bevy of bluegrass personalities.
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On behalf of Brance and myself, The Bluegrass Blog wishes a safe, joyous and very Merry Christmas to all of our readers, advertisers and friends all over the world! We hope you find time to recall the value of family and faith, and have a chance to renew your acquaintance with both.
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