Séamus Moran
speaker
47 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 26 Jul
Séamus Moran’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Appearances
No, not Frankie Lane too.
Not the lynchpin of the flag cowboys who I had watched leap around the stage and into the front boxes of the Olympia Theatre at many a late night gig.
This warranted further investigation, so I elbowed my way forward relatively unapologetically for a better view.
And it was as if I slipped through a mystical veil into another world where I became transfixed and transported by the most eclectic mix of musicians playing traditional music in a way I had never heard it played before and bringing a whole new trad feel to chart hits and songwriter standards that I thought I knew.
So, who else made up this gang of musical misfits, of saints and scoundrels?
Double Bass and Dobro were joined by the melodious cries of several giddy accordions, played by Dermot Byrne, Moira Begley, Seamus Begley, and at the centre of it all, the wonderful and electrifying Sharon Shannon.
Guitars were played by Donna Hennessy and the enigmatic barefoot legend Steve Cooney.
And last, but by no means least, was my fellow mailman, Vinnie Kilduff, with his melodious mandolin.
Had I died and gone to heaven?
No, I was very much alive, but yes, transported to a musical paradise.
And this was all happening serenashka, free gratis and for nothing, in a pub in the heart of Dingle, in the middle of the day.
These troubadours were definitely putting their stamp on this day, and the cultural into agricultural.
And then, Lee Monwainly and Fíoch Nó Bréinán sashéed in, just for good measure.
Later, during a break, I got chatting to Vinnie Kilduff.
When I asked how they had all ended up here, he explained that Sharon Shannon was recording an album back west and some of the musicians were guesting on it, then others just heard who was about and were drawn like moths to a flame.
He then said that regretfully he had to leave because he was bringing his parents to the match in Croke Park the next day.
Are you not going yourself, he asked.
I hemmed and said weakly, I might, but I might just wait for the final.
Joking.
And anyway, sure, can't you go up in the morning?
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