The Second Episode of my Irish Music show is Written

Sorry for the lack of updates this week, but I have been very busy.  A lot of work was suddenly dumped on to my plate and I’ve been struggling to keep on top of it in addition to all of the work I am doing for my internship.  That said, I have written my second episode for my radio show on Irish music.  I am showcasing the Irish Folk Revival of the 1960s, focusing on the five most influential bands of the time period in roughly chronological order: the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, the Dubliners, the Irish Rovers, Sweeney’s Men, and the Chieftains.  The songs, in case you are wondering are as follows:

Dubliners:

-Rocky Road to Dublin

-Roddy McCorley

Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem:

-Whiskey, You're the Devil

The Irish Rovers:

-The Orange and the Green

Sweeney's Men:

-Rattlin' Roarin' Willie

The Chieftains:

-Away We Go Again

Yesterday I almost missed the bus to school, but the bus driver kindly stopped and let me on when I waved it down.  As there was no room to sit and the aisle was filled with people standing, I was forced to stand near the driver.  We got talking and he was very interested to learn that I was from America.  It turns out that he had spent a number of years there as a musician, mostly in the bigger cities of New York City, Chicago, St Louis, Phoenix, and Las Angeles.  So you meet all kinds of interesting people on the bus.