Oct 28, 2024
What is the U.S. Electoral College? And what does it have to do
with The Kesh Jig and The Humours of Glendart? This election
adjacent exploration of two popular jigs takes a look at the
stories behind jig (and Presidential) contenders, and the process
used to choose a winner.
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Thank you to everybody for listening. And a special thank you to
this month’s underwriters: John Sullivan, Heather Carroll,
Michael Craine, Adele Megann, Karin Kettinring, Paul Davis, Edward
O’Dwyer, the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, John Sigler, Randall
Seamen, Ron Kral, Isaiah Hall, David Vaughan, Susan Walsh, Matt
Jensen, John Ploch, Tom Frederick, Paul DeCamp, Jonathan Duvick,
Gerry Corr, Mike Voss, Sean Carroll, Isobel McMahon, Bob Suchor,
Rick Rubin, Ken Doyle, Chris Armstrong, Ian Bittle, and Chris
Murphy