Fire Draw Near - Podcast Rankings and reviews

I have learned so much about music and songs that I have heard my whole life and found so much amazing new artists and music as well. Ian’s approach is not from a stiff, academic know it all place. Instead it’s akin to hanging out with a friend as he plays records and shares his deep, researched knowledge of them in that excited way that only down to earth music fiends can. Highest Recommendation!

Ian does an incredible job of selecting tracks that deepen your musical appreciation, expand your historical knowledge, and really just brings a lot of joy that he shares with us. If you’re interested in traditional music, look no further, I wouldn’t miss any episodes!

I’ve been listening to FDR since 2020 and by now it feels like I took a college elective in traditional song/singing but with pints instead of papers - funny, informative, and covers a lot of history that gets overlooked in the States even as we so often share it. Superb podcast.

This show is genius. The history is fascinating, and the music is all beautiful. Put into historical context and made human, the delivery is not at all “academic” (using that term as a pejorative) but is coming from a place of love and passion (and is still well researched and thoughtfully presented!).