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Irish Fiddle Player Clare Sands on Bringing Politics Into Folk Music

Irish Fiddle Player Clare Sands on Bringing Politics Into Folk Music

The Tools at Hand with Harrison Gardner vor 2 Wochen

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What can music do when the world feels divided?

For Clare Sands, it can be a way of bringing people together.

Clare is a sixth-generation fiddle player, singer and composer
from Ireland. In this conversation, we talk about Irish culture,
activism, Palestine, and the role music can play in starting
difficult conversations.

Clare shares the story of swimming across the Bosphorus from Asia
to Europe and raising around €12,000 for two Palestinian
organisations with her sister. We talk about the pushback she has
experienced when sharing Palestinian folk songs, and why she
continues to use music to connect people across cultures and
traditions.

We also explore the story behind the flag on Clare’s album
artwork, her relationship with Irish history and folklore, and
the importance of reclaiming symbols that can become divisive.

Along the way, we get into a bigger question: how do you get
people to engage with difficult ideas in a way that feels
welcoming?

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Website: https://www.harrisongardner.net/

Bookstore: https://www.harrisongardner.net/bookstore-1

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Clare Sands

Website: claresands.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/claresandsceol/?hl=en

Substack: https://claresandsceol.substack.com/

00:00 Teaser — Why Was a Folk Song Too Much?

00:41 Introduction

03:00 Irish Music, Culture & Clare Sands’
Roots

07:20 Climate Change & Adapting to a Changing
World

09:10 Irish Traditional Music & Creative
Independence

12:35 Music, Activism & Palestinian Folk
Songs

14:45 Irish Identity, Folklore & Siding With the
Underdog

21:10 Swimming, Community & Connection

25:20 Swimming From Asia to Europe for Palestine

33:05 Using Music to Open Difficult
Conversations

38:10 Irish Flags, Irish History & Reclaiming
Identity

41:05 Music, Community & Connecting Across
Borders

46:15 Bringing Music to Rural Communities

47:35 Small Audiences, Community &
Connection

52:05 Clare Sands’ Music, New Album & Song of a
Gael

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