Shōgun Seisiún: Irish Music In Japan

Documentary on Newstalk

A father and his 14-year-old daughter set out on a journey across Japan to discover why Irish traditional and Celtic music have become fused into Japanese culture. In recent years, Nihonjin (Japanese people) have picked up fiddles, whistles, bazoukis and uilleann pipes, and begun playing Irish traditional music. Now Japanese musicians are bringing their take on trad back to us in Ireland. Pavel and his daughter Edie attend the annual Féile Tokyo, which draws musicians and dancers from across Japan. They meet performers in Kyoto and explore the historical, cultural and artistic connections between Ireland and Japan.

Shōgun Seisiún is edited, presented and produced by Pavel Barter and Edie Carey-Barter. Funded by Coimisiún na Meán with the Television Licence Fee.

Featuring musical performances by:

Lisako Fukuda

O’Jizo (Kozo Toyota, Koji Nagao, Hirofumi Nakamura)

Ryo Kaneko

Suzaki Kazuhiko

Anona (tribute to Anúna)

Peter Cole Irish pub session night in Tokyo

The Field pub session night in Kyoto

Sharleen McCaffrey

Brendan Doyle

Galway City Chamber Choir