It’s funny how things happen. Turned on the radio one Saturday night in the early 1980s to listen to The Midnight Special on WFMT in Chicago, one of my first baby steps away from round the clock diddly-diddly and sean-nos…
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Tuesday Thoughts:
What is Orville Redenbacher’s return policy on un-popped kernels?
Shouldn’t the “chic” in modern be spelt s-h-i-t-e?
Don’t tune in next Tuesday…
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Sister Mary and Joseph...
Sister Mary Elizabeth, a devoted follower of Mother Mary, passed away and made her way up to Heaven where she was met at the pearly gates by St. Peter.
He welcomed her in and asked if she had any questions…
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Yogi Berra Explains Irish Traditional Music (Trad)
Yogi Berra Explains Irish Traditional Music (Trad):
Interviewer: Can you explain Trad?
Yogi: I can't, but I will. 90% of all Trad is half improvisation. The other half is the part people play while others are playing something they never…
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Joe Biden & Kamala Harris!!
My fellow Americans, the people of this nation have spoken.
They have delivered us a clear victory. A convincing victory. A victory for “We the People.”
We have won with the most votes ever cast for…
Read moreThis about sums it up...
Acc0rdi0n Suite 2020 in Two Movements

This land...
This land is your land
This land is my land
This land is Brown land
This land is Black land
This land is White land
This land is Native land
This land was made for you and me...
#Quarantunes
I wish to thank Dr. Ryan Hackett for the #Quarantunes nomination - but more importantly, to thank Ryan and all you other healthcare heroes, first responders, and essential workers (our newest class of heroes) out yonder who are leading…
Read moreJohn Prine - Rest in Paradise
Side B, Cut 7
I met John Prine in Dublin many years ago at a hotel where I was staying — it was at the in-house late night ‘disco’ where one went for a drink a few minutes after the…
Read moreIronwork...
In the "now for something completely different" category -- musician, historian, and my buddy Bucky Halker interviewed me a few years back as part of the "Cultural Traditions of Ironworkers in America's Upper Midwest : Archie Green Fellows Project" for…
Read moreJimmy Keane CelticMKE interview
Artist Spotlight: Piano Accordionist Jimmy Keane
CELTIC MKE·TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2017
You grew up around music & your parents encouraged you to play, but what drew you to the piano accordion?
J: It is a bit odd…
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The Horse Keane and Sean McGuire...
Liz Carroll recently sent me an article written by Martin McGinley about the late great fiddler Sean McGuire (1927-2005). Liz asked me to make sure I read it all the way through. And lo and behold, there was a Sean…
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CCE Living Tradition Award
I guess I should clean out my accordion case more often... ;-)
Trad Music Survey May 27-29, 2017
Trad Music Survey May 27-29, 2017
Surveyor/Pollster: Jimmy Keane
100 Participants
This was a non-scientific survey posted on social media and by direct outreach to some of my musician friends.
Aside from cleaning up some text…
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The new Irish car app service...
Tuber...
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'm bcttng vwls. Cnsnnts r nxt...
-- Jmm Kn

Happy National Dog Day...
With the (late) Bailey and Allie...

McGowan...
a year ago this past Saturday we had our last conversation McGowan. Well, it was by text so didn't really count, although I did enjoy watching you attempt to do so with those big semi-mangled fingers atop the innocent clamshell…
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