Music At Maddens Podcast

This week on Music at Madden’s, Lynette Fay is joined in the Snug by siblings Fra and Nan Fee for a conversation full of music, memory, family and song.From growing up in County Tyrone with music woven through the...

Music at Madden’s Podcast returns with a very special guest — Brian Finnegan, one of the most influential flute players to emerge from the Irish traditional music scene.Recorded in the snug at Madden’s Bar, this episode...

Lynette Fay is back in the snug at Madden’s for Episode 56, joined by renowned banjo player "Enda Scahill"A founding member of "We Banjo 3" and one of the leading names in Irish banjo playing, Enda chats to Lynette...

Lynette Fay is back in the snug at Madden’s for Episode 54, joined by one of the most celebrated musicians in Irish traditional music, Michael McGoldrick.A master of the flute, whistles and uilleann pipes, Michael chats...

In this episode of Music at Madden’s, Lynette Fay is joined in the snug by two outstanding traditional musicians, Bríd Harper and Sylvain Barou.Originally from Castlefinn, Co. Donegal, Bríd is one of Ireland’s most...

This week, Lynette Fay welcomes Joanie Madden to the snug Madden’s. She is the New York-born powerhouse, founder and bandleader of the internationally acclaimed Cherish the Ladies, and a force of nature who has carried...

The Bonny Men join us in the snug for a lively conversation about friendship, family, and the unique chemistry behind one of Ireland's most exciting traditional bands.From rehearsals in the Passmore family home to...

Singer Sinéad Willox joins Lynette Fay in the snug at Madden's to celebrate the release of her acclaimed debut album, Seoda Uladh (Jewels of Ulster) . Growing up on the Armagh–Tyrone border, Sinéad reflects on a...

Ryan O'Donnell and Tracy Ryan join us in the snug for a conversation that begins where their story started—right here in Maddens.From the chance meeting that brought them together to life in Tipperary, they reflect on...

This week on Music at Madden’s, Lynette Fay is joined in the Snug by Christine Darling and Katherine O’Neill from Belfast Trad, an organisation that has been nurturing traditional music, dance and community in Belfast...

In this episode of Music at Madden’s, Lynette welcomes Ray Morgan and Maria Rafferty from Glengormley School of Traditional Music to the snug upstairs in Madden’s Bar. As Belfast prepares to host Fleadh Cheoil na...

In this episode of Music at Madden’s , Lynette Fay is joined in the Snug by members of Ards Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann — Niall McClean, Colleen McCleery and Eamonn Higgins — as the branch prepares for a landmark year...

This week in the snug, Lynette is joined by County Down singer-songwriter Ryan McMullan ahead of his special Fleadh shows at The Empire Music Hall. Ryan reflects on stepping back from the noise of the music industry...

This week, Music at Madden’s is back on the road for the second of our live episodes recorded at the LIR Sessions in Ballycastle, filmed in front of an audience at Yarn.Lynette is joined by The Rapparees — Joe, Stephen...

Fáilte isteach to another episode of Music at Madden’s with Lynette Fay. Joining us in the snug this week — though not quite in the snug this time — are Deirdre and Clodagh of Déanta, recorded live at Lír Sessions in...