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Show 427 - Free Reed Frenzy (2026-05-30)It's too bad that accordions have such a bad reputation. Although the butt of jo...
05/30/2026

Show 427 - Free Reed Frenzy (2026-05-30)
It's too bad that accordions have such a bad reputation. Although the butt of jokes around the world, there's something about the lift and drive of tunes on a button box or concertina that convinces your feet to get moving. Most of the accordions Katie Marie and Joe are featuring this week are melodeons, which are diatonic button accordions, and they rely on the player's push and pull on the bellows to play full scales--and this pulse of the bellows is what creates the incredible danceability and lift. This week, we are excited to present a preview track from the upcoming release from Victoria Adiiye & Dáithí Sproule.

The artists this week: Marie & Martin Reilly; The High Seas; Niamh Ní Charra; Tara Breen & Pádraig Rynne; Ship in the Clouds; Verena Commins & Julie Langan; Joe Cooley; Victoria Adiiye & Dáithí Sproule; Mick Conneely-David Munnelly-Caitríona Ní Cheannabháin; Patrick Street; Sharon Shannon; De Danann; and Noel Hill & Tony MacMahon.

The FairPlé score this week: 62

Playlist:

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Track
Artist
Release

1
Glen Where The Deer Is-The Ivy Leaf-The Dublin Lasses
Nuala Kennedy
Behave the Bravest

2
Stack of Rags-Mary McMahon of Ballynahinch
Marie & Martin Reilly
Marie & Martin Reilly

3
An Cailín Rua
The High Seas
The High Seas

4
The Peeler and the Goat-Paul's Departure-The Chieftains are Coming (Slide-Reels)
Niamh Ní Charra
Cuz

5
St Mat-Ricardo Portela-Pasuscais D'Amieva
Tara Breen & Pádraig Rynne
Nasc

6
The Raveled Hank of Yarn-Farewell to Ireland-Ivy Leaf
Ship in the Clouds
Ship in the Clouds

7
Fr. O'Grady's Visit To Bocca, The Baltimore Salute, Jack Maguire's
Verena Commins & Julie Langan
Fonnchaoi

8
Bucks of Oranmore
Joe Cooley
Joe Cooley

9
Glen Where The Deer Is-The Ivy Leaf-The Dublin Lasses
Nuala Kennedy
Behave the Bravest

10
The Beaver Brig
Victoria Adiiye & Dáithí Sproule
There but for Fortune

11
Ringo McDonagh's, The Tailor Small
Mick Conneely-David Munnelly-Caitríona Ní Cheannabháin
Old School

12
Sweet Lisbweemore
Patrick Street
Cornerboys

13
Glentown
Sharon Shannon
The Sharon Shannon Collection 1990-2005

14
Mulvihill's Reel-The Dawn
De Danann
The Best Of De Danann

15
The Limerick Lassies, The New-Mown Meadow
Noel Hill & Tony MacMahon
In Knocknagree

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