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Podcast: The Music Show
Episode: Irish music new and old: Fontaines D.C. and DaoirĂÂ Farrell
Description: The bouzouki has been a feature of Irish folk music since the mid-1960s, and one of the instrument’s finest modern exponents is Daoirà Farrell. He’s also a singer and a song collector, and he's brought his instrument into our studio to demonstrate how the three things fit together. Daoirà Farrell is currently on his fourth tour of Australia, playing the National Folk Festival this weekend, and then dates in Sydney, Avoca, St Kilda, Bendigo, Upwey, Adelaide and Perth. Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C. have had a huge year: they’re currently in the mid...