The Wild Rover: A fascinating history of a drinking song that's about giving up drink
Ian Lynch of Lankum delves into song history on his Fire Draw Near podcast.
Having lectured in courses at UCD on collectors of traditional music, Ian Lynch gave it up a couple of years ago as his band, Lankum, started to pick up momentum. Cut to March 2020 and they were using their €10,000 winnings from the Choice Prize for Irish album of the year to get home from the US as the coronavirus gripped.
With nothing but free time on his hands, he expanded his expertise and focused on his monthly show with Dublin Digital Radio, Fire Draw Near, which delves into the lineage of traditional Irish songs, drawing on his lecturing expertise. Now he’s cut together a three-episode podcast series on ‘The Wild Rover’.
