> Paddy: The experience of playing that Sunday afternoon ceili at the Milton Club, ah, that was actually really, a really nice experience for me. They streamed into the event space and New England hit the ground running. Kids and parents showed Beantown Pride by sporting PatriotвЂ™s sock hats and football jerseys. > Shannon: It was Sunday afternoon, about 39 degrees and sunny. The day Boston, Massachusetts made history. > Shannon: To explore the art and sport of music on different teams, Paddy and I revisited February 3rd, 2019. > Paddy League: Naw, thatвЂ™s okay-will you make me sound like James Earl Jones? > Paddy: The warm glow of the MP3 player. Our makeshift studio was right beside a PILE of cases-fiddle, bouzouki, accordion, bagpipes, bodhran, guitar, percussion instruments. I spoke with Panayotis (whom I know as Paddy) in his office in Cambridge, Massachusetts. And, I ask Panayotis League about Greek, Brazilian, and Irish music, through an ethnomusicology and football fanвЂ™s lens. To Nicole Rabata about classical, Irish and Brazilian flute music. To Andrew Finn Magill about Irish fiddle and Brazilian Choro on the violin. To Maeve Gilchrist about her newly-composed music for folk harp. IвЂ™ll talk to Hanz Araki about playing Irish wood flute and Japanese Shakuhachi. IвЂ™ll talk just a little bit about American football, but mostly, IвЂ™ll explore the sport of playing different styles of cultural music. > Shannon: For this episode IвЂ™ll talk to bi-lingual and tri-lingual musicians. > Hanz Araki: (Laughing) TheyвЂ™re like, вЂњYou donвЂ™t look Irish.вЂќ You know, or вЂњHow did you get into this?вЂќ You know, with the emphasis on YOU. > Shannon: But flute player Hanz Araki has faced confusion when people learn that he plays Irish music: > Andrew Finn Magill: People that play this music nowadays that are part of this millennial cellphone generation, that theyвЂ™re just not as concerned about like nationality and itвЂ™s like, you are this musically complex individual that happens to play Irish music, that plays American music. When musicians truly invest in different traditions, do the keep them separate? Can they combine them? And then what about a musicianвЂ™s own ethnic or cultural background? What role does that play when youвЂ™re involved with cultural traditions?ДЇiddle player Andrew Finn Magill thinks that these days, heritage and identity arenвЂ™t star players. So, when youвЂ™re playing on a few different fields, how do you manage without fumbling, or getting sacked-especially on Super Bowl Sunday? More on that in a bit. But then there is also the community the social expectations the culture. You gotta learn the tunes, the rhythms, the techniques, the style. And this feels like a lot to tackle because when youвЂ™re dealing with cultural traditions thereвЂ™s the music, or the dance steps. Like how some traditional musicians who play Irish, Scottish, or Cape Breton styles are also fluent in non-Celtic traditions. [Music: вЂњMy Love is in America,вЂќ from dearga The show about traditional music, and the bigger stories behind it. And, IвЂ™m Shannon Heaton, and this is Irish Music Stories. > Shannon: Thank you and thanks for tuning in. > Nigel: Thank this month to Asa Duffee, Sharon Murphy, Kevin Doyle, Mark Haynes, Lynn Cox, David Vaughan, Brian Benscoter, Gerry Corr, and Joe Garrett ThereвЂ™s a Donate Button at and before I tuck into this monthвЂ™s show, my son Nigel and I want to thank this monthвЂ™s sponsors. > Shannon: Hi, folks Irish Music Stories is supported by listeners. > Nicole Rabata: Maine-based flute player and teacher specializing in classical, Celtic, and Brazilian choro styles > Maeve Gilchrist: Edinburgh-born, New York-based Celtic (lever) harp player who has collaborated with numerous projects > Paddy (Panayotis) League: Ethnomusicologist and multi-instrumentalist specializing in traditional music of the Greek islands, northeast Brazil, and Ireland > Hanz Araki: : Seattle-born, Maine-based flute player/singer of Irish, Scottish, Japanese, and American music > (Andrew) Finn Magill: Asheville, North Carolina native who plays Irish, Brazilian, and American fiddle > Nigel Heaton: young announcer for Irish Music Stories > Shannon Heaton: flute player, singer, composer, teacher, and host of Irish Music Stories This Irish Music Stories episode aired April 9, 2019 Episode 27- Touching Down on Different Fields: Musicians who play more than one style of traditional music.

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