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@firedrawnear.bsky.social

Music podcast and radio show which investigates Irish traditional music and song in all of its myriad forms.

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Interviews with Ian Lynch (Lankum) about One Leg One Eye, Victoria Cheong about her performance at Pique and Brandon Scott of Yukon Blonde about their new album - The Guest List - 2025-09-25 NOTE: The On Demand version of the show contains extended interview segments with each artist and the complete pieces of music. The interviews had to be edited and some musical pieces shortened to f...

Had a really nice chat with Joe Reilly last week about the origins of One Leg One Eye, the story behind the songs as well as the imminent Canadian tour. Listen back to it here - cod.ckcufm.com/programs/107... ๐“†™ ๐“†™ ๐“†™

25.09.2025 15:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My first fall read is "A Lush and Seething Hell" (2019) by @johnhornor.bsky.social

I put it on my TBR after I heard Ian Lynch talk about it on @firedrawnear.bsky.social last year, not really knowing what to expect.

My GOD, is it good. Disturbing. Carnal. Can't put it down.

22.09.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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FDN LXIII FDN LXIII is a special episode focusing on shape note singing in the United States. It is based around two interviews conducted this year with Howe Pearson and Sasha Suczyk and looks at the history an

Sure! It's here...https://soundcloud.com/firedrawnear/fdn-lxiii

22.09.2025 07:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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FDN LXIII FDN LXIII is a special episode focusing on shape note singing in the United States. It is based around two interviews conducted this year with Howe Pearson and Sasha Suczyk and looks at the history an

!!! @firedrawnear.bsky.social

16.09.2025 09:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'm delighted to announce that Episode LXIII is finally finished and online for your enjoyment and responsible consumption. This one is a focused look at Shape Note singing in the United States. campsite.bio/firedrawnear X

16.09.2025 11:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Love it! ๐Ÿ™

13.09.2025 09:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Delighted to hear it!

11.09.2025 08:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sometimes archaeology is so dull. Data entry day as part of the Northampton deposit modelling project. On my second listen of this fine episode for my sanity!

10.09.2025 12:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Episode LXII is live as of yesterday evening! I have just recently gotten my vinyl and CD collections back from where they were stored for 6 months (thanks Crispo!!), an event that definitely makes itself felt in this episode. campsite.bio/firedrawnear X

10.09.2025 10:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The Tao of Leatherface | Weird & Confusing Get more from Weird & Confusing on Patreon

I went to see The Texas Chain Saw Massacre on 35mm last night at the @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social presented by @firedrawnear.bsky.social & I had thoughts about the film's Buddhist aspect which I explicate here:

www.patreon.com/posts/tao-of...

29.08.2025 10:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 52    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Ian Lynch (Lankum) and Steve Von Till (Neurosis) Are Looking For Connection The artists talk nature, folklore, and much more.

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28.08.2025 20:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cassettes available from us on Friday, & UK friends can pick up tapes directly from the artist at Supersonic in Birmingham this weekend!

Vinyl/digital via Nyahh:
nyahhrecords.bandcamp.com/album/and-take-the-black-worm-with-me

Support Ianโ€™s incredible podcast: @firedrawnear.bsky.social

28.08.2025 12:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Anyone who was lucky enough to see Andy the Doorbum at the Grand Social knows him as an 8-foot-tall Cthulhu-like demon of radical empathy, but here he is being a folksinger with @firedrawnear.bsky.social - he's the missing link between Woody Guthrie & Alice Cooper

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11.08.2025 09:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New episode on the ballad Sam Hall aka Jack Hall aka Jack Caundle coming out today for all Patreon subscribers! campsite.bio/firedrawnear X

25.07.2025 11:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As ever, fantastic show! I especially loved Cormac Begley & Liam O Connor's "Ryan's Rant" and Junior Brother's bloody brilliant "Welcome To My Mountain".

26.06.2025 16:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Blackwater Side Podcast Episode ยท Fire Draw Near ยท 20/06/2025 ยท 52m

absolutely exquisite episode of @firedrawnear.bsky.social this time - Blackwater Side podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...

28.06.2025 20:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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FDN Episode LXI has just gone live! It is a lengthy heady blast through all of the amazing music that has come my way over the last month. The draft is full and rich. Drink deep and be let contentment be your wealth. campsite.bio/firedrawnear X

25.06.2025 11:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Review: One Leg One Eye, the Cube - 'Eerie and electrifying' Experimental doom folk from Lankum's Ian Lynch is a visceral experience

Thanks to @lglpalmer.bsky.social for this great review of the One Leg One Eye gig in the Cube Bristol last week! www.bristol247.com/culture/musi...

24.06.2025 11:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Holy shit!

21.06.2025 10:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We'll try our best! Great t-shirt!!!

20.06.2025 10:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A new episode, which looks at the ballad Blackwater Side and the journey that it took from 17th century to a Traveller site outside Belfast in 1952 and from there to the first Led Zeppelin LP. X campsite.bio/firedrawnear

20.06.2025 10:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

See you there Rahul!

12.06.2025 09:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tonight we play with the one (and only) Rich(ard) Dawson (the best) and Lou Terry in the Cowley Workers Social Club (Oxford)!!!!

12.06.2025 09:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Tour starts this week!!! ๐“†™

09.06.2025 08:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Next month!!!

15.05.2025 11:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Best artwork we've ever used!

06.05.2025 09:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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it a comedic children's song or is there something more serious and grotesque at play? The Old Man from Lee aka The Old Man fro Over the Sea. Get on the Patreon if you want to hear this one now, otherwise come back in a few months!

Artwork by Glyn Smyth

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05.05.2025 11:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fire Draw Near Episode XVI โ€” Fire Draw Near Episode XVI looks at the strange and fantastic life of the song An Droimeann Donn Dรญlis which was played and transformed by artists as diverse as Seosaimhรญn Nรญ Bheaglaoich, Lead Belly, the Weavers, Na...

If thatโ€™s something you find interesting, then youโ€™ll love this @firedrawnear.bsky.social episode about an old Irish song that ends up making its way to Lead Belly overcast.fm/+AAjD__i9kHY

20.04.2025 12:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Geoff Berner โ€” In Ale Gasn [Daloy Polizei! / A.C.A.B!]
YouTube video by Guerrilla Radio ๐Ÿ“ป ะ ะฐะดั–ะพ ะ›ัŒะฒั–ะฒััŒะบะพะณะพ ะผะตั‚ั€ะพะฟะพะปั–ั‚ะตะฝัƒ Geoff Berner โ€” In Ale Gasn [Daloy Polizei! / A.C.A.B!]

"ACAB" et "tout le monde dรฉteste la police" marchent dรฉjร  trรจs bien comme slogans mais rien n'empรชche d'ajouter "Hey hey daloy politzei!" au rรฉpertoire.

(Thanks to @firedrawnear.bsky.social for the discovery.)

26.03.2025 12:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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FDN LX was recorded in a bedroom in a house in the 9th ward of New Orleans. Upon reflection it features many friends, peers and contemporaries, Leland Palmer, Ola Belle Reed and even Dickie Rock. It is online now. soundcloud.com/firedrawnear...

25.03.2025 15:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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