{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/622f16997d6c0600124db450?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Songs and Stories","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/622f16997d6c0600124db450/1647255840585-29489095149852c291af8994c2a5adeb.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>For generations, Ireland has had a culture and reputation for a good \"sing song\", be it the sorrow of a funeral, the the joy of a wedding, the roller-coaster build up and fall of a GAA match day, a pub lock in and everything in between. </p><p>While we may hear the same songs belted or butchered, we probably don't know the meaning of many of them.</p><p>In the podcast, I try to get an understanding of some of these songs, not only the the heavy hitters but some perhaps lesser known and personal favourites from folk ballads to rebel songs. </p><p><br></p><p>Tales, theories, song suggestions or general comments can be sent to songsandstoriespod@outlook.com</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Aaron Mac Giolla Eoin"}