Tim O’Shea, a musician from Killarney in southwest Ireland, says he doesn’t charge to play at weddings or funerals but, rather, is honored to be the soundtrack for the parts of a person’s life on the edge of  emotions. O’Shea, along with his bodhrán, an Irish drum, and guitar, his form of the harp, was brought to The Enterprise by his cousin, Dennis Sullivan, who writes our monthly “Field notes” column.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>

Abby Maslin, talks about her recently published book, "Love You Hard." -- March 28, 2019

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