Fire Draw Near
@firedrawnear.bsky.social
Music podcast and radio show which investigates Irish traditional music and song in all of its myriad forms.
New episode on the Cuckoo! campsite.bio/firedrawnear
November 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
New episode on the Cuckoo! campsite.bio/firedrawnear
I'm delighted to announce that Episode LXIII is finally finished and online for your enjoyment and responsible consumption. This one is a focused look at Shape Note singing in the United States. campsite.bio/firedrawnear X
September 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
I'm delighted to announce that Episode LXIII is finally finished and online for your enjoyment and responsible consumption. This one is a focused look at Shape Note singing in the United States. campsite.bio/firedrawnear X
Episode LXII is live as of yesterday evening! I have just recently gotten my vinyl and CD collections back from where they were stored for 6 months (thanks Crispo!!), an event that definitely makes itself felt in this episode. campsite.bio/firedrawnear X
September 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Episode LXII is live as of yesterday evening! I have just recently gotten my vinyl and CD collections back from where they were stored for 6 months (thanks Crispo!!), an event that definitely makes itself felt in this episode. campsite.bio/firedrawnear X
New episode on the ballad Sam Hall aka Jack Hall aka Jack Caundle coming out today for all Patreon subscribers! campsite.bio/firedrawnear X
July 25, 2025 at 11:07 AM
New episode on the ballad Sam Hall aka Jack Hall aka Jack Caundle coming out today for all Patreon subscribers! campsite.bio/firedrawnear X
FDN Episode LXI has just gone live! It is a lengthy heady blast through all of the amazing music that has come my way over the last month. The draft is full and rich. Drink deep and be let contentment be your wealth. campsite.bio/firedrawnear X
June 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
FDN Episode LXI has just gone live! It is a lengthy heady blast through all of the amazing music that has come my way over the last month. The draft is full and rich. Drink deep and be let contentment be your wealth. campsite.bio/firedrawnear X
A new episode, which looks at the ballad Blackwater Side and the journey that it took from 17th century to a Traveller site outside Belfast in 1952 and from there to the first Led Zeppelin LP. X campsite.bio/firedrawnear
June 20, 2025 at 10:21 AM
A new episode, which looks at the ballad Blackwater Side and the journey that it took from 17th century to a Traveller site outside Belfast in 1952 and from there to the first Led Zeppelin LP. X campsite.bio/firedrawnear
Tonight we play with the one (and only) Rich(ard) Dawson (the best) and Lou Terry in the Cowley Workers Social Club (Oxford)!!!!
June 12, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Tonight we play with the one (and only) Rich(ard) Dawson (the best) and Lou Terry in the Cowley Workers Social Club (Oxford)!!!!
Tour starts this week!!! 𓆙
June 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Tour starts this week!!! 𓆙
it a comedic children's song or is there something more serious and grotesque at play? The Old Man from Lee aka The Old Man fro Over the Sea. Get on the Patreon if you want to hear this one now, otherwise come back in a few months!
Artwork by Glyn Smyth
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Artwork by Glyn Smyth
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May 5, 2025 at 10:56 AM
it a comedic children's song or is there something more serious and grotesque at play? The Old Man from Lee aka The Old Man fro Over the Sea. Get on the Patreon if you want to hear this one now, otherwise come back in a few months!
Artwork by Glyn Smyth
campsite.bio/firedrawnear
Artwork by Glyn Smyth
campsite.bio/firedrawnear
FDN LX was recorded in a bedroom in a house in the 9th ward of New Orleans. Upon reflection it features many friends, peers and contemporaries, Leland Palmer, Ola Belle Reed and even Dickie Rock. It is online now. soundcloud.com/firedrawnear...
March 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
FDN LX was recorded in a bedroom in a house in the 9th ward of New Orleans. Upon reflection it features many friends, peers and contemporaries, Leland Palmer, Ola Belle Reed and even Dickie Rock. It is online now. soundcloud.com/firedrawnear...
Just chanced upon this page and all these glowing reviews of FDN completely made my day :))) ❤️
March 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Just chanced upon this page and all these glowing reviews of FDN completely made my day :))) ❤️
The Hares on the Mountain!!! What does it have to do with a knife in a window? It's all here in this transatlantic mash-up of a multi-faceted traditional song centered around nothing other than some good old honest-to-God rolling over of ones leg. campsite.bio/firedrawnear X Pic by Tesni Ward
March 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The Hares on the Mountain!!! What does it have to do with a knife in a window? It's all here in this transatlantic mash-up of a multi-faceted traditional song centered around nothing other than some good old honest-to-God rolling over of ones leg. campsite.bio/firedrawnear X Pic by Tesni Ward
Medieval butt music! Doom trad!! Cradle of Filth!!! The 1916 rising if it was an American cop drama!!!! All this and more in FDN episode LIX, out now in all the usual places! Xxx campsite.bio/firedrawnear #firedrawnear #endlessdescentofthetraditionaryweirdo #traditionalirishmusic
February 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Medieval butt music! Doom trad!! Cradle of Filth!!! The 1916 rising if it was an American cop drama!!!! All this and more in FDN episode LIX, out now in all the usual places! Xxx campsite.bio/firedrawnear #firedrawnear #endlessdescentofthetraditionaryweirdo #traditionalirishmusic
Episode LVIX out tomorrow at noon. That's #59 for the non roman numerally literate amongst you. Woooo!!!!!! X campsite.bio/firedrawnear
February 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Episode LVIX out tomorrow at noon. That's #59 for the non roman numerally literate amongst you. Woooo!!!!!! X campsite.bio/firedrawnear
Did you hear the one about the Newry Highwayman? He travelled through time and space only to mutate into a watered down trope in a dull cowboy song. New bonus episode for the patreons out now!!!!
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January 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Did you hear the one about the Newry Highwayman? He travelled through time and space only to mutate into a watered down trope in a dull cowboy song. New bonus episode for the patreons out now!!!!
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campsite.bio/firedrawnear
The bonus episode looking at the Boston Burglar is now online for all and sundry to listen to / enjoy / hate / tear apart!!! X
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December 9, 2024 at 5:35 PM
The bonus episode looking at the Boston Burglar is now online for all and sundry to listen to / enjoy / hate / tear apart!!! X
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campsite.bio/firedrawnear
Tour starts tomorrow in Hebden Bridge!!! See you there 𓆙 🔥 𓆙
December 2, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Tour starts tomorrow in Hebden Bridge!!! See you there 𓆙 🔥 𓆙
Come on Belfast!!! 𓆙 𓆙 𓆙
November 29, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Come on Belfast!!! 𓆙 𓆙 𓆙
Who will survive and what will be left of them? 𓆙 𓆙 𓆙
November 28, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Who will survive and what will be left of them? 𓆙 𓆙 𓆙
Episode LVIII is a spotlight on the Appalachian region of the USA based around an interview with the one and only Andy the Doorbum and focusing on the relief work that he is currently carrying out there. campsite.bio/firedrawnear
November 25, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Episode LVIII is a spotlight on the Appalachian region of the USA based around an interview with the one and only Andy the Doorbum and focusing on the relief work that he is currently carrying out there. campsite.bio/firedrawnear
One Leg One Eye North UK tour starts in less than 2 weeks! 𓆙 𓆙 𓆙
November 22, 2024 at 1:04 PM
One Leg One Eye North UK tour starts in less than 2 weeks! 𓆙 𓆙 𓆙
The only thing I want to be doing on a night like this! #arkhamhorrorlcg #ifyouknowyouknow
November 18, 2024 at 10:07 PM
The only thing I want to be doing on a night like this! #arkhamhorrorlcg #ifyouknowyouknow
Work in Progress - FDN LVIII is based around a recent interview with a certain well loved doom-crooner who will be presenting traditional songs and music from Appalachia.
November 18, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Work in Progress - FDN LVIII is based around a recent interview with a certain well loved doom-crooner who will be presenting traditional songs and music from Appalachia.
The most recent episode was number LVII, a Halloween Special featuring John Carpenter, Richard Dawson, Pentangle, the Kipper Family and much more! soundcloud.com/firedrawnear... (Artwork is a German painting of the Danse Macabre, creator unknown.)
November 18, 2024 at 9:02 AM
The most recent episode was number LVII, a Halloween Special featuring John Carpenter, Richard Dawson, Pentangle, the Kipper Family and much more! soundcloud.com/firedrawnear... (Artwork is a German painting of the Danse Macabre, creator unknown.)