Musician and composer Josephine Marsh has just published a new book of her compositions and in this episode she talks about the stories behind the tunes as well as her own route into music.

The Rolling Wave celebrates all that is great about Irish Traditional music. We speak to musicians, delve into archives, showcase new releases and visit some of the many traditional music festivals taking place around the country. The Rolling Wave podcast brings you some of our best interviews and features. For rights reasons the music here is shorter than in the original broadcast. To listen to the full version go to www.rte.ie/radio 1/the-rolling-wave and click on the relevant date. Listen live on RTÉ Radio 1 every Sunday night at 9pm.

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Ep. 68 - Josephine Marsh - 111 Original Irish Music Compositions

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Ep. 68 - Josephine Marsh - 111 Original Irish Music Compositions

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