TradFest The Podcast

EP13 - Dori Freeman live and interview, Susan O'Neill Live, New music from Saoirse Casey & Bronna Mc Vittie plus live news from Moya Brennan, Colm Mac Con Iomaire, The Conifers, Haley Heynderickx and It Takes A Village. It's Trad Without Frontiers presented by Kieran Hanrhan and Ruth Smith. Recorded in The Oliver St. John Gogarty, Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland. A Born Optimistic Production for Tradfest.

EP 6 feat Brenda Castles, The Kane Sisters, The Lost Brothers, The Black Feathers, Christine Sisk from Culture Ireland, Inni K, David Keenan, Kern and many more fine examples of Trad Without frontiers pumping out to you from Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland. Recorded at Oliver St. John Gogarty's Pub!

EP8 - Bumper St. Patrick's Week edition feat bumper extended edition including Liz Carroll, Jimmy Keane, Aisling Lyons and Martha Guiney recorded live at Milwaukee Irish Fest Day at Tradfest plus an epic set from Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh from The Gloaming and gig news about Kila, Zoe Conway & John McIntyre, Lankum, Malojian and Chicago St Patrick's Day Parade!

EP17 - The Kane Sisters from the foot of the Diamond Mountain in North Conemara are interviewed and we have two more exclusive live tracks from them plus live music from Andy Irvine and new music from The Man Whom and live news from Lankum, Fairport Convention, Soak plus Kieran Goss and Annie Kinsella. It's another overflowing installment of Trad Without Frontiers presented by Kieran Hanrahan and Ruth Smith recorded at The Oliver St. John Gogarty in the heart of Temple Bar, Dublin.

EP35 - Legendary piper Sean Potts lifts the roof off the Oliver St. John Gogarty as he plays live for us and talks about his upcoming gig at Tradfest 2020 - we've got exclusive live music from Zoe Conway and John McIntyre plus our gig guide!

EP29 Brenda Castles plays for us live in the Oliver St John Gogarty Pub, Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland as we count down to Milwaukee Irish Fest and The Fleadh in Drogheda!

EP25 - Dubs legend Tony Hanahoe joins us in The Oliver St. John Gogarty in Temple Bar, Dublin. Plus exclusive live music from Boxing Banjo, Back West and Caoimhin O Raghallaigh. Not forgetting our Trad and Folk gig guide. Presented by Kieran Hanrahan and Ruth Smith.

EP19 - The finest of Trad Without Frontiers coming to you from The Oliver St. John Gogarty in Temple Bar, Temple featuring exclusive live music from Corner Boy, Boxing Banjo and Niamh Regan plus news of all the Fleadhs around Ireland plus Rosie Carney, Malojian, The Blades and Saint Sister and Masters Of Tradition in our gig guide - presented by Ruth Smith and Kieran Hanrahan.

Ep 3 recorded at The Temple Bar, in Temple Bar Dublin featuring The Eskies; our Oliver Hughes Milkwaukee Irish Festival bursary winner Susan O'Neill; David Keenan UK tour news and another supergroup: The Tradfest Big Band made up of Stockton's Wing. The Henry Girls, Seána Davey and Stephen Doherty, Michael Howard and John Sheehan from The Dubliners! Presented by Kieran Hanrahan and Ruth Smith, live sound recordings by RTÉ and K Recording, produced by Donal Scannell from Born Optimistic for Tradfest.

EP43 - Eamon Casey, Connla, Laura Cortese, Stockton's Wing, Seamus Begley & Oisin Mac Diarmada counting down to Tradfest 2020 from The Oliver St. John Gogarty, Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland

EP 22 - Temple Tradfest Trad Without Frontiers with exclusive live music from Stockton's Wing , Corner Boy and Carrie plus Kieran Hanrahan talks about the great teacher Frank Custy plus our gig guide featuring news about The Jim Dowling Uillean Pipe Festival, The Knocklane festival all of this weekend's county Fleadhs. Brought to you live from the Oliver St. John Gogarty in Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland

EP4 recorded in The Oliver St. John Gogarty, Temple Bar, Dublin featuring Inní K, David Kitt, Seána Davey & Stephen Doherty plus live dates from David Keenan, Saint Sister and many more. Presented by Kieran Hanrahan and Ruth Smith

EP41 Lisa Lambe special in honour of her forthcoming second album and headline show at Tradfest on Jan 25th! Live from the Oliver St. John Gogarty in Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland

EP51 - In Memorium - Ed Ward (1945-2019) - Part one of a very special two part tribute to the Milwaukee Irish Fest founder who passed away in Oct. We're very proud to share Ed in conversation with Kieran Hanrahan.

EP 28 Temple Bar Tradfest coming to you live from The Oliver St. John Gogarty in Dublin with exclusive live music from Daoiri Farrell, Eleanor McEvoy, The Kane Sisters and Sive plus our gig guide!

Ep 7 feat World exclusive new tracks live by Ailbhe Reddy and Jim Page plus a rousing set of jigs from The Friel Sisters and news and chats on Luke Kelly, Glen Hansard and more. Presented by Ruth Smith & Kieran Hanrahan and recorded at Tradfest and The Temple Bar in the heart of Temple Bar in Dublin, Ireland

EP36 - Ruth Smith presents a Milwaukee Irish Fest special where she meets The Kane Sisters. The Whileaways, Connla, Realta, Shane Hennessey, Minister Ciaran Gannon, Colleen Kennedy Ward, Maryann McTeague Keifer, Jeff Ksiazek, Jane Walrath, Seo Linn and more at the world’s largest Irish Festival.

EP38 - A Daoirí Farrell special to celebrate the gig he's put together for Tradfest 2020 - Daoirí Farrell & Friends present The Dublin Session with Kevin Glackin, Robbie Walsh, Paddy Kiernan, Sean Potts, Sean Keane, Cathy Davey and Caoimhe Hogarty - tickets and more info at Tradfest.ie

EP49 Eamon Casey joins us with more fascinating insights into Oliver St. John Gogarty and we meet the amazing Megatrad from Limerick who play a brand new take on Trad augmented by loops and pedals - they make their Dublin debut at Tradfest next month!

EP50 - a fabulous Christmas special with piper Louise Mulcahy joining Kieran Hanrahan and Ruth Smith in the Oliver St. John Gogarty.