This lively set of polkas lies close to the heart of The Weaving. Taught by the late Seamus Begley to his daughter, Meabh, it connects the trio not only to his memory but to the West Kerry community which nurtured and supported their music from their very first meeting in summer 2022.
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Jon Wilks is the founder and former editor of Tradfolk.co. He has previously worked as the editorial director of Time Out Tokyo, and editor of Time Out Abu Dhabi. Over the years he has written for the Guardian, Dazed & Confused, the Japan Times and many more publications. When he is not writing about folk music, he's performing and recording music over on jonwilks.online. His original blog, Grizzly Folk (2017-2018), forms the basis of the early posts on this website.
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