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Ian Lynch (Lankum)

Dublin, 15.12.24

A globetrotting hour seeking out the influence of Irish music in unexpected places, selected by Lankum founder Ian Lynch.

"Far from existing inside a pure and unchanging vacuum, Irish music has spread and made its presence felt all around the globe in many different ways.

Whether it be an English anarcho-punk band or an American hip-hop artist utilising a traditional tune, a Chinese musician playing a reel on the Hulusi, or an English vocal harmony singing a rebel ballad, the Irish tunes, lyrics and motifs that seem to endlessly pop up in various disparate musical genres never ceases to surprise and amaze me."

Photo: Miriam Riand

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Tracklist

  • --:--
    Willie Clancy
    Kittie Got A Clinking Coming From The Fair
  • 0:02:01
    Subhumans 
    Work•Rest•Play•Die
  • 0:04:35
    The Pogues 
    Sea Shanty
  • The Bothy Band 
    The Kesh Jig / Give Us A Drink Of Water / Famous Ballymote
  • Sligo Rags
    The Flowers of Edinburgh
  • Bullion 
    Blue Pedro
  • Swan Arcade 
    Four Green Fields
  • Finn
    A Stór Mo Chroí
  • Chumbawamba 
    Smashing Of The Van
  • Frank Zappa (Spencer Chrislu mix) 
    Handsome Cabin Boy
  • Leadbelly
    If It Wasn’t For Dicky
  • Busta Rhymes 
    Takin' What's Mine
  • Paleface
    Emme Suostu Pelkäämään
  • Sedition 
    Ride On
  • Jaylin Chu
    The Bucks Of Oranmore
  • Frank Harte
    Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye
  • The Sheppards 
    When Johnny Comes Marching Home
  • The Clash 
    English Civil War
  • Tsunekichi Suzuki
    Omoide