The Ireland Podcast (Salthill Media)

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John Devlin has been a fixture on the gigging circuit in Belfast and London for 30 years or more. Here he walks us through some of the tracks of his new release ('Next In Line') and he talks about his roots, his inspiration as a musician and a songwriter, the goings-on of keeping a band together, his band ('The Revolvers') and the various incarnations over the years with the different members, the production process of 'Next In Line' including the work of Cormac O'Kane in Red Box Recording, what keeps John grounded, as well as his entourage. Oh and his work as a psychic.

Relevant Links

https://johndevlin.net

https://www.redboxrecording.com

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First half of a conversation with Sharon Shannon covering her early life on the farm, life in Doolin, Susan O'Neill, how to control eight dogs, Marina Fiddler and Madra, why she makes music, competitive showjumping, being shy as a kid, being vegan, window shopping in her own home, being an ambassador for Madra, resetting herself when at home, learning how to perform, the difference in playing in sessions and playing on stage, life on the road vs. life at home, developing the skills of talking in public, the respect Sharon receives, B/C vs C#/D accordions, her first accordion, music classes in Corofin, what music inspires her currently, Tommy Peoples, Matt Molloy, De Dannan, Stockton’s Wing, Donal Lunny, The Bothy Band, Donegal Fiddlers, Donegal fiddlers vs Clare fiddlers, Altan, fiddle weeks in Glencolumbkille, the recording process, recording with a click track, meeting famous people and being starstruck, her top three favourite performances, megastardom, Seamus Begley, her favourite memory of Sinéad O’Connor and her son Shane, watching Finbar Furey, the times when The Beatles were alone, the times when U2 were alone and other topics.

Sharon is an ambassador for Madra: an organisation which rescues, rehabilitates and rehomes unwanted, neglected, abused and abandoned dogs. You can find out more information here:

www.madra.ie.

Sharon is also the National Ambassador for Rosabel’s Rooms, a Galway-born child loss project that is reaching out to bereaved parents and families all over Ireland.

https://hospicefoundation.ie/our-supports-services/bereavement-loss-hub/rosabels-rooms/

The second part of this conversation is available on The Galway Podcast.

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A wide ranging interview with Ollie Walsh who is the co-founder and CEO of Pipit Global, a FinTech start up based in Galway. Ollie also consults for and mentors FinTech/Tech/Social Impact founders and companies globally.

Ollie discusses starting up a FinTech company, how he got into this type of work, his competition and the difference in his company, the amount of money required to get people out of extreme poverty, , how markets can turn and how these can affect organisations of huge sizes, the venture capitalist approach to investing, Nigeria and how it will be an even bigger powerhouse in terms of economy and population, how it is virtually risk free for an investor in the UK to invest but there's a greater risk in Ireland, the advantages and challenges of running a FinTech business in Ireland as well as Galway, his interest in Tai Chi and how it is vital for any budding entrepreneurs that they maintain a balanced life, the Portershed in Galway, how covid has changed his method of working as well as other topics.

Relevant Links

https://www.pipit.global

https://olliewalsh.com

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First half of a conversation recorded on the afternoon of Saturday 21st October 2023.

01:18 Intro and first awareness of discrimination

08:01 Fianna Fáil vs Fine Gael

08:43 University

09:31 Voting for the first time

14:00 Getting involved in Civil Rights and first communications with John Hume

17:15 Joining and ascending the SDLP

20:30 Why did Bríd get involved in politics?

22:53 Labour, The Republican Movement, The Worker's Party

24:20 People's Democracy: Eamonn McCann, Michael Farrell

26:10 Bernadette Devlin

27:53 SDLP representing all classes

29:10 John Hume and SDLP reaching across to moderate unionists

32:16 John Hume transitioning from teacher to politician and setting up the Credit Union

34:02 How the situation on the island has changed on both sides of the border

37:47 The heroism of David Trimble

40:17 Hume bringing business to Northern Ireland

41:59 Rioting versus working 

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Second half of a conversation recorded on the afternoon of Saturday 21st October 2023.

03:10 Sunningdale

04:48 Sinn Fein and the IRA's opposition to Sunningdale

05:47 The Loyalist strikes

10:06 Paisley's Third Force

12:30 Getting used to the Troubles

17:10 Getting protection

19:31 Good Friday Agreement: Hume's "solo runs"

21:32 Bríd's annoyance at the Hume/Adams talks

22:13 The relationship between John Hume and Seamus Mallon

28:26 Bríd's role in the Good Friday Agreement

35:40 Blair and Clinton's intervention with David Trimble

37:02 The certainty of peace

40:00 Trimble the heroic leader

43:58 Sinn Fein wearing SDLP's clothes

44:17 What more could Bríd have done to make SDLP more relevant today?

45:47 Voting for Sinn Fein to keep them at the table

50:47 Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development

58:17 Viewing the current political situation

1:01:07 Where does Bríd see NorthernIreland in 30 - 40 years time?

1:03:27 Doug Beattie and the UUP

1:04:46 Bríd's legacy

1:06:34 Bríd's tribute to all of the people who worked with the SDLP and stood by them over the years

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First of a series of episodes tracing the connection between John Prine and Ireland. Here's some highlights from his wikipedia entry:

• Prine won four Grammy Awards out of 13 nominations, as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
• In 1971, Prine was playing regularly at the Earl of Old Town. Steve Goodman, who was performing with Kris Kristofferson at another Chicago club, persuaded Kristofferson to go see Prine late one night. Kristofferson later recalled, "By the end of the first line we knew we were hearing something else. It must've been like stumbling onto Dylan when he first busted onto the Village scene."
• One admirer, Bob Dylan, once described his canon as 'pure Proustian existentialism' and 'Midwestern mind trips to the nth degree.'
• Johnny Cash, in his autobiography Cash, wrote, "I don't listen to music much at the farm, unless I'm going into songwriting mode and looking for inspiration. Then I'll put on something by the writers I've admired and used for years—Rodney Crowell, John Prine, Guy Clark, and the late Steve Goodman are my Big Four ..."

0:00:00 Intro

0:07:40 Arrival in Kinvara

0:12:00 Sextons Bar

0:16:00 Tim the Bar Manager, Connolly's Bar

0:21:12 Sarah the Proprietor of a Dog Business who sings with her husband late at night

0:23:00 Maeve the singer from Fling - check out Fling's album on Spotify

0:29:25 Julian the Marathon Runner

0:42:15 Mary Green

1:00:17 Seán Óg McKiernan in South Korea

1:02:22 Summer's End/Watching The Detectives Mash Up by Fender Jackson

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Second of a series of episodes tracing the connection between John Prine and Ireland. A conversation with Grammy-winning producer Jim Rooney and his good friend from Kinvara, the musician Paul Mulligan.

0:03:20 Introductions

0:05:06 Jim's first encounter with John

0:06:50 John starts Oh Boy Records

0:07:50 The first release on Oh Boy Records

0:10:44 John loved Christmas

0:14:50 John, his jukebox and the hit that was so big we can't remember the name of

0:23:04 John loved phrases and aphorisms

0:23:52 Paul and Jim's Tribute #1

0:28:01 Paul's first encounter with John

0:31:01 Paul's first encounter with Jim

0:33:35 Jim's connection with Ireland

0:34:12 Why is Ireland so musical?

0:35:47 Jim and Paul's Tribute #2

0:40:11 Where are John's ashes?

0:41:18 A favourite memory of John by Jim

0:48:52 John's post-cancer voice

0:50:00 A favourite memory of John by Paul

0:51:40 How John captured his songs

0:52:24 John's lyrics

0:58:29 John listened to a lot of country music

0:59:40 Jim and Paul's Tribute #3

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Episode 10. Comedian behind Ireland's Smallest Comedy club which takes place upstairs in Dew Drop Inn, Galway ever Thursday at 9pm. Johnny discusses his early influences, sketches of the priest and Christy Moore, Jasper Carrott, Benny Hill, things you can and can’t say, Ritchie Kavanagh, comedy being the poor relation of the entertainment business - you don’t qualify for Arts Council grants etc, Dermot Roche, Dew Drop Inn, the difference in comedy and music, the requirements of comedy for a live venue, Bob Hennigan, Comedy Festival, Milton Jones, Reginald D. Hunter, Trip Advisor, Hector, Colin Geddis, The Empire, Jerry Sadowitz, the survival techniques of comedians, how comedians can be a bit shorter, how the comedians are in Ireland's Smallest Comedy Club are solid if lesser known, open mic nights, how people shouldn’t feel picked on at a comedy club, solo travellers feeling self conscious at a comedy club, the smoke and mirrors of a comedy act, Will Smith, Chris Rock and the effects on live comedy, punching up and punching down in comedy, trash talk in comedy clubs, why comedy exists, the effects of cancel culture on comedy, calling out the elephant in the room, how comedians come from minority backgrounds, how comedy is like therapy, the oedipus complex, Dara O’Briain, The Ruby Room in The Kings Head in Galway, Tommy Tiernan starting out in comedy, how the likes of Tommy works on a show (in Johnny’s opinion), giving tourists a good old holiday, the transformation of a comedy club back into the upstairs room of a pub, the amount of admin involved in the arts, The Rolling Stones and other topics.

Relevant Links

My Cat Is Fat on Amazon

Ireland's Smallest Comedy Club tickets on Eventbrite

Ireland's Smallest Comedy Club on TripAdvisor

Manflu - The Truth

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Kevin takes us deep into his early years when he trained as a fiddle player as well as a violin player. He discusses moving to American in 1980, Alan’s Irish Fiddler Book, Sligo Fiddle Player Paddy Killoran, Kevin’s way of playing, BB King, adapting the way one talks in certain scenarios, the music being on display vs. the musician, the semantics of music, Jackie Daly the great accordion player, playing with cajun influences, playing with open strings, Brendan Behan’s “The Hostage”, playing in awkward keys, how certain keys sound "violiny" and others sound "fiddley", playing with Andy Irvine and Paul Brady, Yehudi Menuhin, Mendelssohn’s Concerto in E minor, Gilles Apap, Motown, Jimi Hendrix, Peter Green, Pete Townsend, The Who, John Brennan the guitar player, Poco, Jethro Tull’s Serenade To A Cuckoo’, ‘Blue Room Blues’, working the blues into Irish tunes, Miles Davis, Nile Rodgers, playing two notes effectively, genetic vs. environment, advice to parents with children who are beginning to play music, his videos “Music From An Irish Cottage”, Sharon Shannon & Sean Smyth, Seamie O’Dowd & Rick Epping, John Carty & Rosaleen Stenson Ward, Leonard Barry (pipes) & Mick McAuley, Josephine Marsh & Mick Kinsella, Nuala Kennedy & A.J. Roach, prioritising personalities over instrumentation whern curating such events and other topics.

Relevant Links

https://www.kevinburke.com

https://musicfromanirishcottage.vhx.tv

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As a fan of Shane MacGowan and The Pogues since 1985 this episode is made with the most respectful of intentions. It is a collection of thoughts, conversations and music from Shane's funeral in Nenagh, County Tipperary on 8 December 2023 - a day that would have been Sinéad O’Connor’s 57th birthday.

In the interests of time two notable omissions have been made: the speech from an Uachtaráin Michael D. Higgins and the eulogy from Shane’s widow Victoria Mary Clarke. (Both are really worth looking up.) Victoria does offer a great insight into Shane via a context of the presentation of the symbols. 

Please forgive and endure the first two interviews as the wind was a bit strong: the audio quality gets better from then on.

Victoria concluded her eulogy with this, ”He demonstrated that it's possible to be a multiple drug user – like not just an alcoholic but absolutely multiple, every kind of drug known to man, there wasn't a single drug he didn't take – to still be a genius and a beautiful soul and make massive contributions to the world and be loved. So, next time you see somebody who you're thinking ‘that guy is just an alcoholic or drug addict’, stop. Give thought to it and just let yourself just consider giving a a bit of compassion and respect to that person, that would be my final message.”

Sincerest gratitude to all that contributed to this project.

Photo Credit 

https://www.instagram.com/dragana23

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Episode 13. Dr JP McMahon discusses his early life, his education, Marina Carr, Tom Murphy Brian Friel, the three Lady Gregory plays, Brendan Kennelly poet, Samuel Beckett, Dadaism, Hugo Ball, bringing art into the restaurant, choosing music to match the restaurant, using photography in the restaurant, Food On The Edge, staging a performance with food, Hugo Ball, his Cava and Aniar restaurants, the seriousness of Michelin starred restaurants, how Michelin stars are awarded, how Aniar is a process, Irish brown flour, the black Irish bee, farmers market vs supermarkets, the state of farming in Ireland today and the challenges it faces, a message to the policy makers when it comes to farming as well as other topics. WARNING: This podcast discusses some adult themes.

Relevant Links

https://www.aniarrestaurant.ie

https://www.cavarestaurant.ie

https://jpmcmahonpbrosz.bandcamp.com/album/the-beckett-project

Photo by Sean Lydon

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Episode 14. The word "legend" has been bandied about so much it has almost lost its meaning. However it is with great consideration and without any doubt that we can announce the guest of this Christmas Special of The Ireland Podcast as Derry, Ireland and indeed Europe's own living legend, Mr. Phil Coulter.

Not only has Phil been the first Eurovision composer to have penned two winning songs for two different countries but he also has composed some of the most memorable songs that Ireland has heard in the last century including The Town I Loved So Well, Scorn Not His Simplicity, Steal Away and Ireland's Call to name but a few. Elvis Presley has even recorded one of this man's songs!

As producer he has brought us some of the best recordings from the likes of Planxty, The Dubliners, The Fureys, Sinead O'Connor and Van Morrison.

He's sold literally millions of records worldwide and has amassed awards resulting in a list that anyone can care to remember.

We deep dive into some Phil's background, his production techniques, his methods for composing as well well as some tales from some of the other amazing artists he has worked with. We are truly honoured to have recorded this Christmas Special with Phil Coulter.

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Episode 15. The first episode of 2024 brings you Nicole Schwabacher, a teacher turned author at the start of her literary career where she discusses her first novel: Inyo's Ring. As it is described on her website:

"A young sailor’s quest for survival turns into an epic battle for love, freedom, and justice in this gripping reimagined legend of the Tudor Era.

The coast of Ireland, 1588: Aboard a lone galleon, part of what once was the mighty Armada, Inyo Fernández has barely survived weeks of starvation and harrowing sea battles, when his ship is far off course, heading straight into a catastrophic storm.

 In Ireland, the O’Malley chieftain’s granddaughter, Finley, has only recently discovered how badly her world is broken. And now, she and the entire clan are about to be plunged into a desperate struggle against foreign domination.

​So much is already at stake, and hiding someone hunted by the English will endanger everyone’s lives even more. Finley, however, is inexplicably drawn to the stranger and can’t shake the feeling that she knows him. But how?

Amid uncertain days, a spark ignites between Finley and Inyo, a growing flame that outshines the darkness around them. Yet both know that inevitable heartbreak looms because Inyo simply has to flee.

 When Finley’s kin are ambushed and captured, facing the gallows, Inyo and Finley unexpectedly find themselves catapulted into untold dangers across the sea."

There's a challenge in this episode to turn this book into a screenplay and then who knows what may become of it?

Relevant Links

https://www.instagram.com/inyosring/

https://www.nh-schwabacher.com/

Grace O'Malley performed by The Gothard Sisters

Anmut Sparet Nicht Noch Mühe

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Episode 16 is a celebration of the life of Mike Moloney with Hugh Brown and Paul McEneaney joining Fender Jackson where they discuss studying Performing Arts, Donal McKendry, Belfast Community Circus School, working in Maghaberry Prison, staging a performance in prison, Jim Webster, Streetwise Community Circus, Death Of A Salesman, Samuel Beckett, Michelle Wiggins, Stephen McNally, Magilligan Prison, Prison Arts Foundation, the influence the Performing Arts has had on their careers, The Vanishing Elephant, Charles Way, Harry Houdini, William Burroughs, Suzanne Vega, Frank Zappa, pwc, finding the challenge within oneself as an artist, devising art to appeal to oneself first and foremost, Helen Sloane, the impact you can have on a life just by being yourself, Malcolm Elliot, Sandie, Aidan Browne, Michelle Wiggins the singer, the discipline of repetitive performances, performing on the street, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, knowing what the artist intends, life being art, Zen, Paul Jackson, Gilbert & George, John Devlin, Michael O’Hanlon, theatre being created and destroyed at the same time, when art gets realised, the formula for longevity in the performing arts, the relative nature of success, living a life without regrets, getting away with it, ikigai and other topics.

This conversation was recorded in Belfast on 3rd January 2024. It was published on 8th January which would have been David Bowie's 77th birthday and Elvis Presley's 89th birthday. Sadly it was published just a few days after the passing of Mike's ex wife Nora Greer, RIP.

Relevant Links

https://cahootsni.com

https://hughwilliambrown.com

The Vanishing Elephant

Jitterbug Jackson

Streetwise Community Circus

Prison Arts Foundation

Gilbert & George on Wikipedia (Warning: you might cry and be offended if you click that link)

Painting of Mike by Maggie

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Episode 17. This week’s guest is one of the world’s most famous bodhran players Mr Gino Lupari.  Gino plays with a fantastic group called Four Men & A Dog who he affectionately refers to in this interview as The Dogs. Gino has recorded with Sinead O’Connor, Shane McGowan, Rick Danko, Levon Helm (The Band) and Garth Hudson to name but a few. He’s appeared on almost 50 albums, toured in over 30 countries and performed over 1000 concerts. 

We talk a little bit about Gino’s Italian heritage through his identity but I mostly steer away from that topic as it was covered excellently by Mr Paddy Glasgow on his brilliant podcast which is entitled Small But Massive. (We hope to get Paddy Glasgow on this podcast some day as he has been doing some of most worthwhile work in the whole of Ireland for the last 30 years or so. Anyway, check out that podcast episode. The link is below.)

In this episode I ask Gino mostly about his percussion. What does he play? How does he play it? How does he decide which instrument to play? How does he arrange? How does he record? I mention the Shure SM57 mic but I just call it the 57. If any of you are thinking of getting into production this should be the first mic you buy. It’s about 100 Euros and it will make anything sound rock and roll.

We also talk about Gino’s new album: No Turning Back. It was recorded in Donegal in Liam Bradley’s studio and also in Paul Casey’s studio who also mixed and mastered it. Musicians featured on the CD include: Liam Bradley. Paul Casey, Seamus O'Rourke, Brian McGrath, Dónal Murphy, Mick Daly, My Girl Josephine, Liam Bradley, Paul Casey, Nicky Scott, John McCullough, Gerry O’Connor, Damien “Nashville” McGeehan, Tim Edey, Dermot Byrne,Cathy Jordan and Lauren Doherty.

Gino is touring the album and you can find those dates as well as links for buying the CD on his website.

We recorded this conversation in Draperstown (aka Ballinascreen) in County Derry on Thurs 4th January 2024. Special thanks to my brother and his family for the loan of their living room. The soft furnishings really helped the acoustics of this recording.

Relevant Links

GinoLupari.com

Small But Massive Podcast

Gino on Small But Massive Podcast

AKG C519M Microphone

Shure SM57 Microphone

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Episode 18 features freelance animator Patrick Maguire who is the artist behind various hilarious (semi?)viral videos online. Patrick also plays banjo, creates music and is an installation artist, as well as other things. On the internet he is mostly RareWitch but he is also Petal Reaction.

Patrick talks us through his inspiration and his work processes. Making the ordinary extraordinary Patrick drills into the mundane and adds humour to it making side-splitting art.

We have inserted in some of the audio from Patrick's animated videos. We have also bleeped out the swearing so you can still listen to it in front of anyone who may be offended. Patrick also treats us to live performances of three of his compositions. All in all this is an episode which had us creased up laughing. We trust that you will enjoy too. Special thanks to Patrick for letting us us the audio for his various artworks and to Dr. Ed Bennett the composer for alerting us to Patrick's artworks.

Relevant Links

https://www.instagram.com/petalreaction

https://www.youtube.com/rarewitch

https://www.tiktok.com/@rarewitch666

https://rarewitch.bandcamp.com

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Episode 19 marks the first of a series celebrating the 1500th Anniversary of Ireland's female patron Saint, Brigid of Kildare. We are taking you around the island to each of the four provinces to offer a glimpse of some of the events that are occurring which are marking this monumentous celebration. Special thanks to all the interviewees in this episode.

Relevant Links

MUNSTER 02:10

https://recoveryhavenkerry.com

https://www.instagram.com/dononeilldesign

https://www.instagram.com/colinhorgan

https://www.instagram.com/marykennedyrte

https://www.instagram.com/daily_divadiary

ULSTER 08:19

https://www.tumblingpaddy.com

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brigid-tickets-796382099297

CONNAUGHT 19:59

https://hamiltongallery.ie

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eil%C3%A9an_N%C3%AD_Chuillean%C3%A1in

https://tonnta.eu

LEINSTER 27:11

https://brigid1500.ie

https://epicchq.com

https://epicchq.com/mocking-bridget-irish-immigrant-stereotypes-after-the-famine

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This is the second episode in a series celebrating Saint Brigid of Kildare - one of our three patron Saints, with the other two being Patrick and Colmcille.This week is all about the 1500th anniversary of Saint Brigid and we thought it would be a good idea to chat with someone who has a good grasp of the facts of what the lady, Brigid of Kildare was all about.

In the previous episode Fender was talking with Paula O’Brien who works for Kildare County Councila and she mentioned that “Sister Rita” really knows a lot about Saint Brigid. So it was a no brainer for me to go to the religious centre of Ireland when it comes to our only female patron saint.

Sister Rita Minehan is what we call a Brigidine sister. Sister Rita is based in Solas Bhride which translate’s as Light (or flame) of Brigid. (Solas is the Gaelic for light.) To quote from their website:

“Solas Bhride is a Christian Spirituality Centre with a focus on St. Brigid and the early Christian Celtic tradition which had a profound sense of the presence of God in everyone and everything. It is a spirituality nourished by ritual, tradition, contemplation, experience and story.”

Whilst learning about Saint Brigid Fender was remembering an earlier episode which he recorded with another Brigid - Brid Rodgers. Brid Rodgers is a retired politician and she worked with John Hume’s SDLP.

Bríd was quite instrumental in delivering the Good Friday Agreement which helped bring peace to Northern Ireland. In that interview Bríd was talking about the concerns of Unionists (or people in the Protestant community) in Northern Ireland. Bríd said that the Unionists had concerns about the Republic of Ireland being a Roman Catholic state. She then argues that this is less a case now. 

So whatever your faith, or lack of faith is, you cannot deny that the Catholic Church has had a huge influence over the island of Ireland since about the sixth Century. And, given that this is the 1500th anniversary of Saint Brigid, we thought it would be remiss of us not to delve into the life and times of Brigid of Kildare. Who better to give us an insight into this truly, legendary historical Irish figure of Brigid of Kildare than a Brigidine Sister. We are truly grateful to Sister Rita for her contribution for this episode.

Relevant Links

https://solasbhride.ie

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Episode 21 is the third in a series celebrating the 1500th anniversary of St. Brigid. Firstly we have Mollie (from ‘IrishWithMollie’) teaching us how to say Happy Saint Brigid’s Day in Gaelic followed by a conversation with photographer Deirdre Brennan. Deirdre has photographed 60 women named Brigid around the island of Ireland and these images will be projected at Barnardo Square in Dublin from 1st to 5th February 2024.

00:00:23 Irish With Mollie

00:07:31 Greetings with Deirdre Brennan

00:07:41 Looking For Brigid introduction

00:08:51 The call out and help from Keith Nolan  

00:12:13 Discussing the project

00:20:13 My Bloody Sunday (project)

00:21:57 The Irish State Is 100 Years Old (project)

00:24:30 Bloody Sunday

Some of the Brigids

00:26:26 Bridget McDermott

00:27:40 Bridget Brownlow

00:28:32 Bridget Harper

00:30:05 Breege Corr

00:31:30 Bridget Connors

00:33:27 Brigid McDonnell

00:34:59 Travelling around Ireland

00:35:48 Funding

00:38:41 Bridie Gribben

00:39:27 Bríd Logue

00:41:20 Brigid Kavita,

00:43:10 Brigid Raven Smith,

00:44:25 Brigid Leahy

00:46:38 Bridie

00:47:38 Bridgeen Bustinza

00:48:48 Bonnie Brigid Cartin

00:49:23 Brigid

00:49:55 Bríd 

00:50:36 Brigitte Bardot

00:52:07 Brigid the baby

00:53:21 Brigid Whinnery

00:55:01 Briege Morrison

00:55:56 Brigid Smyth

00:57:58 Mo Mowlem

01:00:30 How has Deirdre’s view of Brigid changed?

01:01:36 The three deaths

01:03:21 Talking Derry Girls Podcast 

01:04:01 Plans for the future 

01:05:38 James Joyce

Relevant Links

https://deirdrebrennan.com

https://www.irishwithmollie.com

https://dublin.ie/whats-on/listings/shine-on-brigit-at-barnardo-square

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Episode 22 brings you a conversation wit Bríd Rodgers which was recorded on 1st February 2024: the 1500th anniversary of Saint Brigid. Brid Rodgers is a retired politician of John Hume’s Social Democratic and Labour Party and was the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development

Brid was one of those key players back in the day of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960's. She helped deliver the Good Friday Agreement. That agreement was quite instrumental in ending the 30 year conflict on our island known as The Troubles.

We interviewed Brid at length as a way of marking the 25th anniversary of that peace deal. It’s worth checking out. It’s available in Episodes 6 and 7.

With it being such a monumental week for Northern Ireland we thought it would be a good idea to check in on Brid’s thoughts regarding the potential restoration of power after a two year collapse of government. As ever with Bríd she's not shy about voicing her opinions and insights.

Photographer: Unknown

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Episode 23. A zen-like conversation between Liam Ó Maonlaí and Fender Jackson which provides no beginning nor end. Bookended with live piano performances Liam shares his performing and recording insights as well as his inspiration when it comes to performing. 

Other topics include cheap and free pianos, tuning pianos, identity, the gun makers of the world, reforging a world identity, Tuatha Dé Danann, Irish geography, Inisheer, Irish architecture, Irish people being cracked, bombed, nomadic people, Danny Sheehy, Shane Howard, long haul flights vs tractoring, sean-nós and the blues, the tin whistle, music being an alchemy, Gospel music, the flow state, taking a leap, Patti Smith, the connection between the Spanish War and jazz, rock music vs folk music, The Bothy Band, the music Liam listened to as a teenager, RTÉ2, John Lydon, the lasting effects of punk rock as an art movement for the world and for humanity, U2, a mad day in Niall Carey's Colony, Melody Maker, Rolling Stone Magazine, Bono’s assistance, Pat Scott, walking to Blackrock and arranging ‘Love Don’t Work This Way’, soul music, Maria McKee, The Undertones, Liam’s love for the gaeilgeoir and water campaigner Feargal Sharkey, Maria McKee, Fela Kuti’s 27 wives, PiL’s Metal Box, aboriginal people, their culture and the dreamtime, using middle eastern music instruments, middle eastern and malian modes, Justin Adams, the Tuareg people, John Reynolds, Max, Liam’s recording techniques of his ‘Rian’ album, Jah Wobble, Seán Ó Riada, Bob Dylan, the beauty of sean-nós singing, half notes and quarter tones, the Sanskrit connection with Irish music, the youth of scoring music, Ó Ghlúin go Glúin agus Ó Bhéal go Béal (from knee to knee and from mouth to mouth), the impact of first encounters and his mixed relationships with rehearsals, jazz having a creation myth.

Recorded between 4.45pm ad 5.45pm on Saturday 3rd February 2024 in Galway. Liam played in An Taibhdhearc at 7.30pm later that evening for The Tonnta Festival.

Relevant Links

'Rian'

liamomaonlai.ie

instagram.com/liamomaonlai

hothouseflowers.com

Additional Links

A portrait of Danny Sheehy

justinadamsmusic.com

johnreynoldsproducer.com

Patti Smith: 25th Floor

The Bothy Band: Old Hag You Have Killed Me

PiL: Careering

Love Don’t Work This Way

Feargal Sharkey: You Little Thief

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Episode 24 has the most important guests yet who give their expertise on China. Included in the conversation: how to say Happy New Year in Chinese; the different Chinese tones; how to write them and how to say them; Chinese New Year customs and celebrations; the surprises you can find in Chinese dumplings; the differences in China and Ireland; the adjustments needed to make when relocating from China to Ireland; how to type on a Chinese keyboard; learn how to say “the numb mother cursing at the horse” in Chinese; the size of Chinese; the preparations kids can make before relocating from China to Ireland; the lunar calendar; the Chinese zodiac; the significance of the Year Of The Dragon; the difference in a sheep and a goat; a popular Chinese song other topics.

新年快乐! Xīn Nián Kuài Lè!

Image by Professor: Chaosheng Zhang

Relevant Links

https://www.instagram.com/chaoshengzhang/

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Episode 25 is a conversation with Ruairí McKiernan who has job titles being listed as a counsellor, campaigner, charity founder, keynote speaker, author, former member of the Council Of State, CEO and a best selling author.

Conversation includes: Ruairí’s current juncture at where he is in his life; his best selling book “Hitching For Hope”; catching the early wave of Covid; Seán Óg McKiernan; the importance of art and artists; the importance of investing in your craft; being born with different gifts; "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire”; playing football for a club and the county simultaneously; polymaths; gambling; addiction; nanny state; public health care; free education; working on the New South Wales election with policy advocacy work; the snail’s pace that social change can operate at; the complications of campaigning as a foreigner; the challenges of relocating to Australia from Ireland; emigration and migration; the culture wars; right and left wing dictators; “othering”; the social contract; trans rights; the Irish flag; stereotyping migrants; The Rest Is Politics podcast; divvying up migrants; Northern Ireland; colonisation; interconnectedness; Gaza; flying the Palestinian flag in Northern Ireland; living in London and China as an Irishman; how politics in Northern Ireland could be transformed; embracing multiple nationalities; borders; growing up in Cavan; history repeating itself; the 60 second test and deprogramming oneself; doorstepping President Michael D. Higgins; Dalai Lama; the Council of State; Richard Moore; Jeff Ward and the Tree Bark Shop in Moycullen; Bob Dylan; Lou Reed; Bob Marley; famous people being guarded; Sabina Higgins; being a public servant; love and peace vs. hate and fear; Melanie Lynch and Herstory; Donald Trump; Alice Cooper; Susan Quirke, as well as other topics.  

Relevant Links

https://www.ruairimckiernan.com

Additional Links

The Rest Is Politics Podcast

https://www.goalhangerpodcasts.com/the-rest-is-politics

The Dalai Lama's Hero, Irish man Richard Moore

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSkvhvMVfPg

Jeff Ward’s Tree Bark Shop In Moycullen:

https://treebarkstore.com

Melanie Lynch and Herstory:

https://www.herstory.ie

Michael D. Higgins Poem: Possibilities

https://president.ie/en/media-library/speeches/of-john-odonohues-life-and-work

Susan Quirke's Website:

https://susanquirke.com

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Episode 26 is a rather contrasting conversation with the mouth clown Danny O'Brien. All with music!

Conversation includes: mouth clowning; Glendalough; Celtic Tiger; taking the career path to being a standup; gigging in Australia; Karl Spain; divorce; Annie’s Song; writing comedy; prison gigs; Slash; alcoholism; heroin; 100 days of sobriety; Al Pacino; going on stage sober; gambling; masking trauma; performing in Róisín Dubh; adapting a show; Oliver with the mullet who is not a groupie (we think); logistics; the freedom of being on stage; Liam Ó Maonlaí; Whelans and The Ruby Sessions; watching Eddie Murphy during a babysitting session; Spirit Nightclub; The Laughter Lounge; Johnny Graham; going to the gym; doing hundreds of gigs a year;  Paul Moran; the increased productivity that comes with sobriety; embracing sobriety; going to a meeting; tips for going to the movie with smaller kids; Bill Burr; Jim Jefferies; Foil Arms and Hog; Colin Geddes; Lavery’s Comedy Club; Galway Comedy Festival; YouTube; testing material in the club; punters hearing the same material twice; the Edinburgh Festival Fringe; Adelaide Fringe Festival; Rory O’Hanlon; the evolution of Joe Strummer; corporate gigs; Christian Bale and Prince; pwc as well as other topics.

Danny was concerned about his singing performance at the end so we promised him that we would sort it out with a soupçon of auto-tune. (You're welcome Danny!)

Relevant Topics

https://www.dannyobriencomedy.com/

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Episode 27 opens with Mollie teaching us how to say "Happy Valentine's Day" in Gaelic.

Then the conversation moves to Whitefriar Street Church where Fender Jackson chats with Fr. Séan Mac Giollarnath about: Whitefriar Street Church location and history; Fr. John Spratt; how the relics ended up in Ireland; Pope Gregory XVI’s solidarity with Irish Catholics; St. Valentine’s life and martyrdom; Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day occurring on the same day; the other relics of St. Valentine; St. Valentine being someone close to us during our difficulties; visitors to St. Valentine’s shrine; the development of the devotion of St. Valentine; the changing calendar; the Italian heritage of St. Valentine; Professor Fergus D'Arcy; the knowledge we have of St. Valentine; martyrdom having sanctity; St. Stephen; Dutch Carmelite friar Titus Brandsma; Father Patsy Kennan; St. Valentine being someone who unties people; relics of other Saints in Whitefriar Street Church; the importance of holding such relics in the church; the Carmelite Order and he Carmelite Sisters; the services held on St. Valentine’s Day; the hunger for happiness and love; finding oneself; football; grief; Galway; tears being a sign of love as well as other topics.

Relevant Links

https://www.whitefriarstreetchurch.ie

https://www.irishwithmollie.com

Additional Links

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/246487/the-rome-church-where-you-can-venerate-st-valentines-skull

https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2024/02/11/how-to-honor-valentines-day-on-ash-wednesday/

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Episode 28 is a ramble in the economic forests with Patrick Collins: Ireland being the richest member state of the Europe Union; tax avoidance; dodgy metrics; gross domestic product vs gross national product; Apple vs. Italy; Davos vs. Oxfam; neoliberal economics; Francois Holland; Adam Smith; Thatcherism; market dominance and moligopolies; the environment; the breakdown in trust for key institutions of democracy and the exponential rise of corporations; living wage; Yanis Varoufakis; dignity; teleological notions; The five stages of Rostow's Economic Theory; carbon offsetting and carbon credits; the cost of living and housing crises; the impact of Google in Ireland; the Irish government’s investment in Intel; nine of the top 10 global tech companies having a serious presence in Ireland; the European Court of Justice vs. Apple; The Troika; The Big Short; markets being a collective hallucination; John Maynard Keynes; pre and post 2008 in Ireland; the Irish vs. Greek economies; the spatial articulation of capital with regard to Irish villages; Celtic Tiger No. 2; IDA and Enterprise Ireland; Ireland having confidence in itself and companies being embedded within Ireland; living wage; technofeudalism; as well as other topics. 

Relevant Links

https://www.universityofgalway.ie/our-research/people/geography-and-archaeology/pcollins/

https://www.orpenpress.com/books/galway-making-a-capital-of-culture/

https://www.urbanlabgalway.com/

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Includes: introductions; the list of great players Tommy has played with including Jacqueline McCarthy, Pádraic Keane, Siobhán Keane and Maisie-Kate Keane; getting the recording gig for Rum, Sodomy & The Lash; Phil Chevron; Elvis Costello; Red Roses For Me vs Rum, Sodomy & The Lash vs If I Should Fall From Grace From God; the arrangement of Dirty Old Town; Old Grey Whistle Test performance; vari-speeding; the three parts of the uilleann pipes; the chanter; the range of uilleann pipes vs bagpipes; overblowing and octave notes; the three drones; the three regulators; Dirty Old Town; breaking down the solo; the use of colour and vibrato; Paddy Moloney’s vibrato; Liam O’Flynn’s vibrato; who Tommy likes to listen to; the different levels of familiarisation of Irish music; having pipes in different keys; Na Píobairí Uilleann; the renewed popularity of the uilleann pipes; The Old Main Drag; the ending of the Dirty Old Town solo; the Blues; Henry Benagh’s fiddle part; Poguetry In Motion EP; Body Of An American; Planxty Noel Hill; playing live gigs with The Pogues; A Pair Of Brown Eyes; the overblow; tunes which are not pipe-friendly; the recording environment for Rum, Sodomy & The Lash; Elvis Costello witnessing the uilleann pipes; Davy Spillane; Tommy Carney; starting out on the uilleann pipes; Colm Broderick & Liam O’Flynn’s pipes; Pádraic Keane; Páraic Mac Donnchadha, as well as other topics.

Tommy has played with Pádraic Keane, Siobhán Keane, Maisie-Kate Keane, Marion McCarthy, Tommy McCarthy, Tommy Kearney, Pat Mitchell, Liam O’Flynn, Tommy Reck, Bobby Casey, Roger Sherlock, National Theatre Co., Rambert Ballet Co., The Pogues, Clannad, Ralph McTell, Thatch Céilí Band, Druid Theatre Co., Liam Clancy, Shaskeen, Sergeant Early Band, Alec Finn, Iarla Ó Lionáird, The Irish Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, De Dannan as well as other artists.

Performances

Dirty Old Town in D: 32:47

Dirty Old Town in C: 33:30

Old Main Drag: 46:09

Body Of An American: 52:31

Planxty Noel Hill: 54:04

A Pair Of Brown Eyes: 57:38

A Man You Don't Meet Every Day: 1:11:38

NB Tommy had a lingering cough from a recent cold for this recording. The coughs have all been reduced in the edit for your listening pleasure.

Relevant Links

https://www.tommykeane.com

Tommy's Uilleann Pipe Demonstration

https://youtu.be/JIOMngg94l8

Additional Links

Jaylin Chu’s tribute to the Keane family:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pNiBWcxy_U

The Pogues BP Fallon interview featuring Frank Murray 1985

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWxJyYA697s

Dirty Old Town on The Old Grey Whistle Test

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAbQuCIyilQ

Na Píobairí Uilleann (The Uilleann Pipers)

https://pipers.ie

Pipemakers

https://pipers.ie/resources/pipemakers

Pádraic Keane

https://www.padraickeane.com

The Pogues & The Dubliners - The Irish Rover (Saturday Live) (Live) (1987)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVfzdD9X5MQ

Longplayer

https://longplayer.org

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Episode 30 is a chat with another living legend: Andy Irvine. Andy has played with Sweeney's Men, Planxty, Patrick Street, Mozaik, LAPD and Usher's Island. As a duo Andy has teamed up with Dónal Lunny, Paul Brady, Mick Hanly, Dick Gaughan, Rens van der Zalm, and Luke Plumb

Conversation includes: Phil Coulter; Des Kelly; the Planxty deal; the dancehall gigs; the first Planxty gig; Johnny Moynihan and the bouzouki; strings; Paddy Maloney; being a troubadour; and an acoustic artist; Paddy Glasgow and Glasgowbury; Kevin Burke; playing for oneself; potential alternative careers; Andy’s father; writing; musical arrangements of Planxty; Liam O’Flynn; setlists; engine room vs touch players; playing with Donal Lunny; deteriorating during Covid; plectrums; favourite recording experiences; Bill Whelan; a great version of Planxty; John Faulkner and Dolores Keane; the best gigs; why Andy still performs; holiday plans as well as other topics.

We are extremely grateful to Andy for joining us on the podcast. It is conversations like this that justify the existence of The Ireland Podcast.

Relevant Links

https://www.andyirvine.com

Additional Links

William Taylor - performed by Planxty

Andy Irvine with Paddy Glasgow on the Small But Massive Podcast

The Chieftains with Frank Zappa 

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Warning: This episode has strong language!

Episode 31 is Andy singing a song called One Midsummer’s Day. The roots of this track actually lie in Arthur McBride and Andy explains all about it. This is a bonus episode and therefore it is only seven minutes in duration.

Relevant Links

https://www.andyirvine.com

Additional Links

Arthur McBride

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Episode 32 is a celebration of St David’s Day through a conversation with Fender Jackson’s Welsh friend Akira The Don. Akira is a successful musical artist who has come up with his own genre which he calls “Meaningwave” – a fusion of wave music with meaningful lyrical content and lo-fi hip-hop.

Conversation includes: introductions; St David’s Day vs St Patrick’s Day; Phil Lynott; Akira’s early life in Wales; shucks vs mucky puddles; forced redemption; castles and booze; Y2K era - the turning of the millennium; The Krays; working in an abattoir; Hunter S. Thompson; breaking into music journalism; getting into trouble and then writing about it; Crack Village; Gorrillaz; Lego; getting the first gig; stiltwalking vs. balloon modelling; Lemmy christening Akira; moving to LA and getting a record deal with Interscope Records; The Strokes; rapping in Miami; meeting Jimmy Iovine and Madonna’s lawyer; guerrilla graffiti marketing; editing 50 Cent’s movie; not meeting Will.I.Am; song appearing on a movie with Uma Thurman and Eddie Izzard; going independent; paying for studio time vs acquiring gear; moving to USA; the similarities between USA and China; Tom Hanks disease; lockdowns; Cancun; hyper productivity; Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart; that Hunter S. Thompson quote about the music industry; Meaningwave; Alan Watts; Jordan Peterson; relocating to Ireland; Dadrock; working outward; heaven vs. hell; kicking alcohol; adventures; the meaning of life; getting fit; artists vs. gym-going; carrying your own weight; John Robb; buying a guitar; Nick Cave; chaos and order; Happy Saint David’s Day in Welsh, as well as other topics.

Relevant Links

https://www.akirathedon.com/ 

Additional Links

Clean Up Your Room ft. Jordan Peterson ( ＪＢＰＷＡＶＥ )

Jordan Peterson - Akira The Don & MEANINGWAVE

ＷＡＴＴＳＷＡＶＥ² ⚡🌊 : How To Be A Better Person - An Alan Watts Lofi Hip Hop Mix

John Robb on The Galway Podcast

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Episode 33 is a conversation with Aonghus O'Flaherty who is the son of Colie O'Flaherty and one of the key family members of a jewel in the musical crown of Galway: Tig Choili. This interview was recorded on 18th January 2024 and was initially planned to be published on The Galway Podcast, however, through reflection it was deemed too invaluable a conversation not to air on The Ireland Podcast.

Conversation includes: talking bunioch; early days, the makeover of Tig Choili; Stockton’s Wing and Maurice Lennon; the timeline of Tig Choili; Joe Magliocco and the Genoa Bar; Trigger Martin’s, Billy Lawless; Cathal Hayden from Four Men And A Dog; Dessie O'Halloran; ESB installing electric on Inishbofin; Gerard ‘Gerry’ Mulholland (Jarír al-Majar); Shane Filan from Westlife; the Prince and Princess of Wales; Shane MacGowan & Jimmy Healey; Anjelica Huston, daughter of John Huston; Willie Nelson; the Irish music sessions; the different session musicians; Frankie Gavin; Hen and Stag Parties; Apl.de.ap from Black Eyed Peas; the price of a pint down the years; Douglas Kennedy, RFK’s son; Dáithí Ó Sé and Maura Derrane from the Today Show; Sharon and Mary Shannon and Ger Clancy; Johnny O’Connolly, Johnny O’Connolly Sr. and Noel Hill; the relationship the Irish have with death; Tig Coili locals; Ian Rush and John Barnes; Paolo Nutini; Desmond O'Halloran; plans for the future; the great bunch of locals that make the pub; the best staff around; the tourists; Nashville vs. Galway bands; Matt Keane and all the Keane family, as well as other topics.

Relevant Links

https://tigchoiligalway.com

https://www.instagram.com/tigchoili

Additional Links

Cathal Hayden - My Love Is In Amerikay, Lord MacDonald’s And The Foxhunters

Sharon Shannon & Dessie O'Halloran - Say You Love Me

Gerard ‘Gerry’ Mulholland (Jarír al-Majar) Part 1: Wake

Gerard ‘Gerry’ Mulholland (Jarír al-Majar) Part 2: Funeral

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Episode 34 is an interview with Woman Candidate Master Úna O Boyle conducted by the most important interviewers yet to appear on The Ireland Podcast.

Conversation includes: introductions; early years of chess; becoming a Women’s Candidate Master; tricks; over the board vs. online; how they learnt how to play chess; hyperactivity and chess; Sonia O’Sullivan; the basic principles of chess; the opening, the middle game and the end game; Punk Chess (Bullet Games); chess clocks; Bobby Fisher; chess in sports days; chess boxing; Rumble In The Jungle - Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman; attacking vs. defending; the best chess game and the most memorable; clock increments; crying and grief; Jocko Willink’s advice regarding grief; crying as a release; crying in sport; Paul Gascoigne; Spitting Image; playing an Italian game and gambits; sacrificing; the lamb of God; chess playing and braininess; Mikhail Tal; chess books; ficheall; Úna’s workshops; the quality of chocolate; Úna being the embodiment of chess, gaelic and music; the benefits of chess for children; children with dyslexia and dyspraxia; chess being art, science or maths; Úna being a chess artist; the performance of music being between art, maths and science; the relationship between music and chess; makeshift chessboards and pieces; a technical chess question; the Scotch opening; being a messer; the European Junior Championships being held in Ireland for the first time; online chess engines; playing younger players; Herbert Scarry; Judit Polgár; chess being male-dominated; Brendan Buckley; advice for younger chess players; chess puzzles; playing over the board; chess in Ireland today; the Ukranian influence on chess; enjoying chess; winning games and winning wisdom; Uncle Alfred as well as other topics.

Relevant Links

www.chessinschools.ie 

Buy Úna’s books

www.instagram.com/hyperboreamusic

Additional Links

"The Rumble in the Jungle" Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman 30.10.1974

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Episode 35 is the first of three parts charting the meteoric rise of Paul Charles from a small village in Northern Ireland to being one of the biggest music agents on the planet.

Conversation includes: introductions; early days in Magherafelt, County Derry/Londonderry; Vince McCusker and The Blues by Five; Dixie Kerr & The Breakaway Showband; entering show business from Magherafelt; moving to London; early writing career; The Marquee Club; the hierarchical structure within the music business; Van Morrison; Tom Waits; the role of the agent and the purpose of gigging; Liam Ó Maonlaí and The Hothouse Flowers; deciding what acts to work with; Paul Brady; working with Tanita Tikaram; Fruupp; The George Hatcher Band; Andrew Lauder; The Buzzcocks; The Undertones; The Lurkers; Gang of Four; The Human League; Harvey Goldsmith; Maura Bellis; Bill Graham; getting to work with Van Morrison; Steve ‘Dakiz’ Davis; the underrated genius of Van Morrison.

Relevant Links

https://paulcharlesbooks.com

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Episode 36 includes Paul Charles' dealings with Christy Moore, Paul Brady, Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan.

Conversation includes: the performing abilities and character of Christy Moore; Declan Sinnott; early dealings with Christy; working with Paul Brady; Loudon Wainwright III; Lisdoonvarna Festival; The Boys Of The Lough; Paul Cummins and Dire Straits; Hard Station; Hugh Murphy; Don McLean; Steve Harley; Eric Bibb; the Charles builders of Desertmartin; Tom Waits; Swordfishtrombones and Rain Dogs; Tom Waits Asylum Years; the importance of no; Mary Margaret O'Hara, “You’ve one life and one life won’t do”, Tom Waits from 1980 - 1983; Juliet Turner and Brian Kennedy’s version of “I Hope That I don’t Fall In Love With You”; the influence of Kathleen on Tom Waits; Kathleen Brennan’s Irish connections; Brysons Bar in Magherafelt; The Black Rider; Robert Wilson; William Burroughs; how Waits builds his music as well as other topics.

Relevant Links

https://paulcharlesbooks.com

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Episode 37 is the penultimate episode of the Paul Charles series of March 2024.

Conversation includes: the organic nature vs the strategic nature of growing acts; Elvis Costello; prolonging careers vs. catching career; Paul Casey & Friends feat. Terri Hooley perform 'In The Days Before Rock 'n' Roll’; Niall Stokes from Hot Press; Tom Waits’ Glitter & Doom Tour; Casey Waits; The Beatles’ Maxwell’s Silver Hammer; Tom Waits’ recent acting and recordings; Tom Waits usual touring schedule; the first tour with Van Morrison; the unfair demands of the record companies; Astral Weeks; Mary Margaret O’Hara; records companies’ interests; Paul’s advice to record companies; Anti Records; Rum, Sodomy & The Lash; Ironweed; Elvis Costello; Jake Riviera; Carlene Carter; The Clash; The Stranglers; creating events around gigs; Jackson Browne; Live Aid as well as other topics.

Relevant Links

https://paulcharlesbooks.com

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Episode 38 concludes Paul Charles series of March 2024 by focusing mainly on his writing as well as Paul's friendship with Rory Gallagher.

Conversation includes: early writing career with City Week and Thursday magazine covering people like Rod Stewart; writing articles for Hotpress on people like John Prine; writing articles on the Wrecking Crew; writing crime novels; storytelling vs. writing; 'Adventures In Wonderland'; basing his McCusker character on the brother of Fruupp’s Vince McCusker; Colin Dexter and the Morse Stories; Truman Capote’s 'In Cold Blood'; 'The Executioner's Song' by Norman Mailer; Paul’s biggest nightmare; John Thaw; writing as a detective; walking through the book as a reader and a detective at the same time; Nick Cave as writer; being pulled into domestic chapters as friends; Christy Moore; John F. Kennedy; Martin Sheen; Stuart Neville; the Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers; introversion, creative writing and music creation; Tom Waits on stage and off stage; Rory Gallagher on stage and off stage; saying "boo" to a goose; rock stars pretending to be rock stars; Christy Moore on stage and off stage; Brian May’s favourite guitarist; Johnny Marr and The Edge’s favourite guitarist; Rory Gallagher live vs. studio albums; Rory Gallagher’s genius; Kelly’s in Portrush; the grief of loss with regard to Rory’s passing; John Lennon; Elvis Presley; Otis Redding; Paul's plans for the future; The Waterboys; Nick Lowe; Lisa Ekdahl; The Bothy Band; Christy Moore’s upcoming tour; Paul’s new Kennedy story; Ruth Rendall and P. D. James; Charlie Byrne’s Bookstore in Galway; Ollie Jennings as well as other topics.

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Episode 39 is a conversation with Monsignor La Flynn, Prior of Lough Derg as Fender Jackson finds out about Saint Patrick attempting to separate the man from the myth.

Conversation includes: introductions; Patrick’s origins; Patrick’s two texts; Patrick’s confession being an autobiography of sorts; the earliest full copies of the documents; Dabheog; placing Saint Patrick in historical time; the 1932 Eucharistic Congress in Dublin; the notion of Patrick converting the whole of Ireland; Patrick’s 2nd document; Patrick’s links of slavery; Christianity in Ireland pre Saint Patrick; the rife slave trade of Ireland in the early times; Patrick’s early mission; Patrick’s journey to being the national saint; the connections between Patrick and Cashel, Armagh, Downpatrick and Lough Derg; Saint Patrick’s purgatory; the connection between Lough Derg and Santiago de Compostela; the journeys made by 39 pilgrims who came to Lough between the late 12th Century and the 15th Century; Viscount Ramon de Perellós’ trip to Lough Derg and being hosted by Ó Néill; how Patrick passed away; the connection with the shamrock; the connection with Patrick and the snakes; the basilica of Lough Derg and other topics.

Relevant Links

https://www.loughderg.org

Saint Patrick's Confessio

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Episode 40 is a special Mini Irish Lesson with the internet's favourite champion of the Irish language: Mollie from IrishWithMollie.com.

Learn how to say "Happy Saint Patrick's Day" in Gaelic. (Gaelic is the Irish word for "Irish"!) Mollie breaks the phrase down so you can easily learn how to say:

"Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit!" which translates word-for-word as "Day festival Patrick happy to you."

N.B. To wish this greeting to more than one person you must say, "Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh". Again, Mollie will walk you through the pronunciation of it all.

Relevant Links

https://www.irishwithmollie.com

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Episode 41 is a conversation which was published on The Galway Podcast between All Ireland football champions Roisín Reddington & Lauren O’Donnell with Fender Jackson.

Conversation with our two youngest female guests where they discuss what it takes to become All Ireland champions. A truly inspirational conversation covering the early inspiration which motivated the girls getting into football,, life in England, Salthill Knocknacarra GAA, Roisín's grandfather Michael Duignan who used to play with Saint Michael’s GAA, the great O’Donnell football family, becoming All Ireland Winners, playing for Club and County, the different positions on the field, self-motivation, the Leaving Cert, composing music, choosing a university, University of Limerick, Boston Scientific, Christopher Reeve, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, radiography, Galway being a big wee town, strokes, life not always being a bed of roses, becoming ladies, their ambitions for the future, Taylor Swift, and a whole bunch of other topics. Go n-éirí an bóthar leo!

Relevant Links

https://skgaa.clubforce.com/

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Conversation with Dr. Kevin Lynch from University of Galway about the effects of nature on Galway and the west coast of Ireland and what we can do about it.

Three calls to action:

Stay off the sand dunes

Get involved in the planning for tackling flooding

Become a volunteer and turn up to events

Visit Kevin's Blog dunes.ie for more info.

#coast #coastalgeomorphologist #coastalgeomorphology #geomorphologist #geomorphology #kevinlynch #coastalgeomorphologist #theirelandpodcast #coastalerosion #coasts #coastsofireland #storms #irishstorms #flooding #irishflooding #floodinginireland #sanddunes #sanddunesdonegal #sanddunesofireland #stayoffthesanddunes #universityofgalway #drkevinlynch #doctorkevinlynch

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Episode 43 is a wide ranging interview with the General Manager of Galway Golf Club: Niall McGahon.

Discussion includes how Niall got the position, his mentor Michael Moss, peer assists, the club’s size, managing the wishes of 1400 adult members, Justin Rose, modernising a golf club with so much history, Niall's first gold club aged 4, Sammy Hempel, Alan Hunter, the mid-Atlantic accent, Ricky Elliott, the different stages of being a great golfer, the demands put upon elite golfers, Joe Lyons, Ronan Mullarney, Liam Nolan, how golf can be a lonely sport at the elite level, why does Ireland punch above its weight in some sports, the difference in Derry and Galway vernacular, encouraging kids in golf, Derry Seniors’ new management, how we learn as children, how we parent, the care the club has shown Niall, being a networker and unbeknownst to it, the passing of our parents, Billy Connell, Bernadette, the challenges, the achievements as well as other topics.

Relevant Links

https://www.galwaygolf.com

Please note that this conversation originally was published on The Galway Podcast on 26th October 2023.

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Episode 44 is with Yoga, Breath, Meditation, Pilates Teacher and Workplace Wellbeing Specialist Sinéad McKiernan.

Sinéad McKiernan in conversation talking about services offered, Yoga’s popularity in Galway and the world, Mysore, India, anxiety attacks, being true to oneself, panic disorders, agoraphobia, the health benefits of yoga, which yoga style suits which people, the pressures put upon the body by overstimulation of the brain, karma, Hinduism, intentions vs. gratitudes, Catholicism, Buddhism, Sam Harris, tuning out stress, getting ill, body image, what a typical class looks like, sleeping in class, online vs. real. vs. pre-recorded lessons, corporate work, good leadership, data driven aims to improving wellness within the workplace through improving productivity, staff retention and other topics.

Relevant Links

www.livewellworkwell.ie

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Episode 45 is a conversation largely framed around the poetry of James Joyce, Patrick Kavanagh and Brendan Kennelly with singer and raconteur Noel O’Grady.

Conversation includes: introductions; Noel’s 35 years in the army; President Michael D. Higgins; Bloomsday; John McCormack; W.B.Yeats; James Joyce’s singing voice; Eileen Joyce; "the tyranny of the metronome"; Con Houlihan who spoke “English on a Gaelic loom”; the prose of Joyce; how Joyce placed music in his writings; Bellini’s bel canto ‘La sonnambula’ placed in Sirens in Joyce’s Ulysses; Christy Moore asking Noel how did he know which note to start on; adrenaline and performance; Noel’s close shaves in the army; Roger Casement; ‘The Island’ by Paul Brady; Úna Bhán; ‘Dark Haired Miriam Ran Away’; Peter Kavanagh; Hilda Moriarty; Noel’s brief analysis of the poem ‘On Raglan Road’ by Patrick Kavanagh; Lord Dunsany; Francis Ledwidge; County Kerry; Ben Kiely; Brendan Kennelly; Noel’s motivation to give Brendan Kennelly the celebration that he deserved with guests including the President, John Sheahan and Mary Black; “The meaning of life is to find your gift; the purpose of life is to give it away, ” Pablo Picasso; memories of Barney McKenna, Ronnie Drew and John Sheahan of The Dubliners; Luke Kelly; Frank Greally and his brother Tom from Ballyhaunis; Irish Runner; Noel’s insight into President Michael D. Higgins; the President’s intimate insight of ‘Mo Ghile Mear’; Sabina Higgins; Nora Barnacle’s ex boyfriend Michael ‘Sonny’ Bodkin; ‘The Dead’ by James Joyce in his book ‘Dubliners’; an old African adage; Brendan Kennelly’s improvised poem; Noel’s one-man show ‘Ode To James Joyce: Portrait Of A Tenor’; Carl Jung and Lucia Joyce; Noel’s one man show ‘Remembering Brendan Kennelly; Bono as a writer; Raglan Lane by Brendan Kennelly; Irish people being storytellers; Noel performing ’On Raglan Road’, and other topics.

Recorded in Dublin overlooking Christ Church on Saturday night on 5 April 2024, the 12th anniversary of Barney McKenna. 

Relevant Links

https://www.youtube.com/user/leonairs

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Enchanted-Way-Tribute-Patrick-Kavanagh/dp/B001VGDA6I

https://poetryarchive.org/poet/brendan-kennelly/

https://jamesjoyce.ie/

https://patrickkavanaghcentre.com/

Additional Links

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5i7vAJseR-/

https://www.instagram.com/p/C2DMdPds7qH/?hl=en

https://chaptersbookstore.com/products/running-full-circle-the-curious-course-of-a-man-obsessed-with-running

Photo: Richie McCann

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Conversation includes: early life; music lessons; computer games; first gigs; working on ‘I Don’t Like Mondays’ by Boomtown Rats with producer Phil Wainman; adding “sweetening” as an arranger; seeing and hearing as an arranger; inspiration vs. plagiarism; working on ‘A Rainy Night In Soho’ and the oboe version; Fiachra’s method of arranging; working on ‘Fairytale Of New York’; the influence of Ennio Morricone’s ‘Once Upon A Time In America’; Van Morrison’s ‘Have I Told You Lately’; working on ‘Poetic Champions Compose’; heterophony; Ukrainian musicians; working with Hans Zimmer; recording a sampling session for ‘The Thin Red Line’; working on ‘Pearl Harbor’; other movies Fiachra has worked with Hans Zimmer on; arranging ‘Mná na hÉireann’ for Kate Bush and Dónal Lunny; working with Brian Kennedy and Mark E Nevin; the four scenarios the arranger faces when being employed as well as other topics.

The second and final part follows in the coming days.

Relevant Links

https://www.cmc.ie/composers/fiachra-trench

Additional Links

‘I Don’t Like Mondays’ Boomtown Rats

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kobdb37Cwc

'Deborah’s Theme' - Ennio Morricone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ruz1VJQyqc&t=24s

'Fairy Tale Of New York' - The Pogues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8

‘Have I Told You Lately’ - Van Morrison

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J789GId1kaY

‘A Rainy Night In Soho’ The Pogues’ oboe version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNdeQda2fDg

‘Mná na hÉireann’ Kate Bush

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9vtaQNTTHc

Greystones Guide - Tracks Of My Years: Fiachra Trench

https://www.greystonesguide.ie/tracks-of-my-years-fiachra-trench/

Marty chats with Fiachra Trench in Studio 8

https://www.rte.ie/radio/lyricfm/clips/22295759/

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Episode 47 is the second part of a conversation with composer Fiachra Trench who has arranged music for The Corrs, Paul Brady, Kevin Rowland, Philip Lynott, Thin Lizzy, Elvis Costello, Hans Zimmer, Michael Kamen, Finbar Furey, Altan, Paul McCartney(!), Carmel McCreagh(!!) and many, many more.

Conversation includes Elvis Costello’s ‘Harpies Bizarre’; working with The Corrs and Mitchell Froom; working with Van Morrison on 11 albums doing about 60 tracks; working with Wet Wet Wet on about 15-20 tracks; working with Paddy Moloney and The Chieftains; Derek Bell; Long Journey Home; the science of arranging; working with Ian Levine; varispeed recording; working with Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy; working with Paul Brady; the pricing of jobs; the costs of hiring musicians vs. the diminishing budgets available; writing disco songs again with Ian Levine; Mary Wells; Hans Zimmer programming ‘High Energy’ for Fiachra on the Fairlight synth; Motown in the 1970s vs the 80’s; working with Ian Levine on ‘Northern Soul 2024’; Fiachra’s choice of software; working with Paul McCartney on ‘Wings at the Speed of Sound’; the urge to correct his own wikipedia entry; coaching Linda McCartney on the mellotron; the brilliance of both Tommy Tiernan and Sarah de Lagarde; working with Michael Kamen on ‘Die Hard’ and ’The Adventures of Baron Munchausen’; being an extra in ‘The Wall’; Jim Sheridan’s ’The Boxer’; ‘The Courier’ by Elvis Costello; playing the ballroom circuits at the same time as Elvis Costello’s father Ross MacManus and the Joe Loss Orchestra; Fiachra’s Desert Aran Discs; working with Mike Westbook; things Fiachra wished he had’ve done differently and what’s left to do as well as other topics.

This has been a long conversation and the only regret was that it wasn't longer. We are so thankful to Fiachra for given up so much of his time. The man is an absolute legend and we are blessed to have so much of his work available to us with just a click of a mouse. His arrangements are things of absolute beauty.

Relevant Links

https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/fiachra_trench/credits/

Additional Links

Fiachra's Portfolio:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0wsghjzwi5OCsubOQ0rP2Z?si=6b9b4ed4ee6641bf

Fiachra's Influences:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7qHisZNzxlMJEi4qAKlXkq?si=83b9f29ee3c0400e

Fiachra’s Desert Aran Discs

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Bq9bHPbRWZMIgqhpFxf7c?si=5f40b5e732db4d53

Paul McCartney - ‘Same Time Next Year’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wrnf2vi_kys

Greystones Guide - Tracks Of My Years: Fiachra Trench

https://www.greystonesguide.ie/tracks-of-my-years-fiachra-trench/

Marty chats with Fiachra Trench in Studio 8

https://www.rte.ie/radio/lyricfm/clips/22295759/

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Episode 48 is with Sinéad Reel who takes us from understanding the basics of Ladies Gaelic football through to more detailed analysis and ending on a surreal note!

Conversation includes: Gaelic vs. Soccer; LGFA vs. GAA; the rules; finances; the facilities; different pitch sizes; drainage systems on pitches; the popularity of the LGFA game; getting (back) into the game; Gaelic 4 Mothers & Others; Dads & Lads; Armagh; Croke Park; the different roles available for anyone interested in getting involved in LGFA; the costs in terms of time and money; personal goals and private goals; integration; a special shout out; Jarlath Burns from Silverbridge; locksmith problems; who will win the finals this year as well as other topics.

Relevant Links

https://armaghladies.com

https://www.gofundme.com/f/armagh-lgfa-development-fund

https://ladiesgaelic.ie

Additional Links

Gaelic4Mothers&Others

Dads & Lads

O’Neills and Armagh Ladies

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Episode 49 takes us to Biloxi, Mississippi in the USA for a chat with the delightful daughter of Derry: Mairéad Carlin of Celtic Woman. Despite the geographical distance between Fender and Mairéad the chat is rather homely given that Fender also comes from Derry.

Conversation includes: introductions; the history of Celtic Woman; Mairéad’s personal journey into Celtic Woman; Hugo Carlin and the Trend Showband; Áine Carlin and her 5 vegan cookbooks (so far!); favourite Irish poems; favourite Irish song; Declan O’Rourke; Paul Brady; Eleanor McEvoy; favourite Irish winner of the Eurovision Song Contest; favourite song of Derry; Danny Boy; Elvis Presley; Phil Coulter; The Undertones; Paul McCloone; Greg McCartney & The Undertones mural; Teenage Kicks; the different bands practising on Hamilton Street in the Bogside; recording in Abbey Road Studios as a 15 year old; Stuart Barr; Tim Sutton; Fiachra Trench working with Paul McCartney in Studio 1; Mairéad’s favourite podcast; favourite letter in the Book Of Kells; Tracy Emin; Cormac Crummey; Ciaran from Music Capital; Éabha McMahon; McElroy Guitars; ‘Awkward Annie’ by Kate Rusby performed by Mairéad and Cormac; Monroe’s live music venue in Galway, as well as other topics.

Relevant Links

https://www.instagram.com/maireadcarlinsings

https://www.celticwoman.com

Additional Links

https://www.instagram.com/cormaccrummey

https://www.instagram.com/ainecarlin

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In this episode of The Ireland Podcast with Gary Monroe, listeners are transported to the vibrant city of Galway, where Monroe's Tavern holds court as a beloved establishment. Host Gary Monroe shares the history and charm of Monroe's Tavern, a cultural cornerstone in the heart of Galway known for its lively atmosphere and warm hospitality.

The episode takes on a deeper resonance as Gary reflects on the profound personal journey that led to the creation of Rosabel's Rooms Charity. Inspired by the memory of his daughter, Rosabel, Gary and his wife Suzanne founded the charity to provide support and solace to families navigating the unimaginable loss of a child or young adult.

Through heartfelt storytelling and poignant reflections, Gary intertwines the tale of Monroe's Tavern with the mission and impact of Rosabel's Rooms Charity, illuminating the power of community, resilience, and compassion in the face of adversity.

Relevant Links

https://monroes.ie

https://hospicefoundation.ie/rosabel-campaign

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In this special episode, we celebrate the unforgettable 'Thank You, Johnny' concert held at the Town Hall Theatre in Galway on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024. Host Fender Jackson takes listeners on a journey through this extraordinary evening, where legendary musicians gathered to honour the pioneering artist Johnny Moynihan: the man who introduced the bouzouki to Irish music!

Joined by Johnny's old friends Andy Irvine, Terry Woods, Frankie Gavin, and Catherine McHugh, along with esteemed guests Rick Epping, Paul Brady, and other special performers, the concert was a heartfelt tribute to Johnny's remarkable legacy in the world of music.

Through captivating storytelling and exclusive interviews, Fender provides listeners with an insider's perspective on the magic of the evening, sharing highlights from performances and intimate moments shared backstage.

From Andy Irvine's soul-stirring melodies to Paul Brady's infectious energy, and Frankie Gavin's virtuoso fiddling, each artist paid homage to Johnny Moynihan's enduring influence on Irish music.

Join us as we relive the magic of the 'Thank You, Johnny' concert, celebrating the life, music, and legacy of a true Irish music legend.

All profits from the evening went directly to Focus Ireland.

Relevant Links

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Moynihan

https://www.focusireland.ie

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Part 2 of the conversation with Fender Jackson, Gary Monroe takes us through the Galway Folk Festival and going on tour with Sharon Shannon and a mingle in between the horses.

First Half

Topics include: Galway Folk Festival; Peter O’Sullivan; getting the festival up and running; Damien from Cuppa Tea TV; Paul Murphy; programming a festival; Mec Lir; Talask; Seán Keane; Johnny Broderick; Ímar; Ireland punching above its weight when it comes to the arts; everyone having a party piece; South Korea; overpricing; Bali; exotic fruits vs. 4th or 5th division schtuff; almost getting the Bothy Band; getting Declan O’Rourke; Paul Mulligan; John Prine; Donal Gibbons; grants; Galway and its festivals; the increased costs of putting on a festival; the Galway International Arts Festival; Wild Atlantic Music Tours; Robert Hanrahan; Eddie King; Kevin Crawford.

Second Half (23m 58s)

Topics include: touring Australia with Sharon Shanon; Séamus Finneran and Maureen; Manus Maguire; Seán Smyth from Lúnasa; Colm Meaney; Moxie; Sharon Shannon’s kindness, generosity and ability to bring people together; The Scratch and The Diddley Doo; The Doss House in Sydney; The Factory Theatre, Sydney; Led Zeppelin; the soundcheck process; Billy ‘Van Creamy’ Robinson; Derek from The Stunning; Ross O’Donovan; Jim Murray; Jack Maher; musicians as brands; U2; Adam Clayton; when a session becomes a session; being a professional musician; Monroe’s Tavern being well known for their hospitality; horses; Clogs Bar; Kevin, Brian and Rob Monroe; the gallops on Rusheen Bay; the point to point races; Howya Loveen; Ruben scoring a goal; Ronan Scully; Pádraic Campbell; Joyce Redmond aka The Galway Girl; living your life as though someone you loved who has passed is guiding you; Schrödinger's cat; Rosabel Monroe; God; the passing of moments; the different chapters of a day; managing staff; Monroe’s being a sanctuary; retirement; Tommy McCarthy and Louise Costello in The Burren in Boston; Keith Harkin; Abbeyglen Castle Hotel; good friends; John Lennon; making time for yourself; taking time out of your sleep; Spanish siestas; all the great staff at at the family-run Monroe’s Tavern; Billie Holiday; All Of Me in one take; Liam Ó Maonlaí; The Hothouse Flowers; Billy Connolly; Kila; Lúnasa; Camille O'Sullivan; stepping out from behind the camera; what The Ireland Podcast is; being kind as well as other topics.

Relevant links

https://galwayfolkfestival.com

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Episode 53 is a joyful chat with singer songwriter Pierce Turner who has written music for Christy Moore as well as having worked with the producer of The Band, John Simon.

Conversation includes: introductions; being in a duo with Larry Kirwan from Black 47 and moving to USA together; early years as ‘Turner and Kirwan from Wexford’; touring with UB40 as ‘The Major Thinkers’; Philip Glass producing Pierce’s first album; writing music for dance; the similarities between Irish and Indian music; Seán Ó Riada; John Simon producing Pierce’s third album; Pierce’s time with Beggars Banquet Records; becoming tired with working for an independent record label; the stratospheric rise of Ed Sheeran; Pierce not being U2; performing residencies with a string quartet and a drummer in Swift; understanding record deals; Pierce’s movie career; working with Trish McAdam and Sean Hughes on ‘Snakes and Ladders’; fond memories of Sean Hughes; Pierce’s version of ‘Dirty Old Town’ being used on HBO’s ‘The Wire’; Cillian Vallely from Lúnasa; The Galway Folk Festival; Pierce’s relationship with Christy Moore; working with Dónal Lunny; changing lyrics; Raglan Road as well as other topics.

Relevant Links

https://pierceturner.com

https://storysoundrecords.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTdD0ynsoaI 

Additional Links

Episode 53 Playlist

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Episode 54 continues with more incredible rock'n'roll stories from the road with Pierce Turner as well as him talking about his new Tarantino-esque single 'Hail Glorious Glorious Saint Patrick' out on StorySound Records.

Conversation includes: Christy Moore’s track ‘The Way Pierce Turner Sings’; Christy Moore’s sense of humour; playing Carnegie Hall with Philip Glass as part of the Tibet House Benefit in 2010; the acoustics of Carnegie Hall; Patti Smith’s band and Iggy Pop; the unionisation of Carnegie Hall; the antics of Iggy Pop onstage; Iggy Pop at Trip To Tipp in 1993; the financial success of Iggy Pop; performing at the St. Paddy's Celebration of Sinéad O'Connor & Shane MacGowan at Carnegie Hall; opening with Black 47 for the Pogues in London around 1994; Kirsty MacColl; the Pogues playing at Old Royal Naval College, London 2011; Shane being a boss in the band; Kirsty MacColl’s fantastic music; David Byrne’s ‘Rei Momo’;  Pierce’s new single ‘Hail Glorious Saint Patrick’; the origins of the hymn; Billy Connolly and the Celtic crowd in Glasgow in the 1960s; a little bit of politics; the amazing video by Mark Lerner and Nancy Howell; Monty Python; Terry Gilliam; the recording of ‘Hail Glorious Saint Patrick’; Tony Shanahan; Steve Goulding; James Mastro; Fred Parcells; recording ‘Yogi With A Broken Heart’ live; John Cale; Brian Wilson out of The Beach Boys; the dangerous game of superstardom; Garron Noone; being egotistical; Paul McCartney; John Lennon; Linda McCartney; McCartney’s reaction to Lennon’s murder; ‘The Beatles: Get Back’; Pierce’s stories and audiobook; The Black Box in Galway; learning saxophone; Glen Hansard and other topics.

Relevant Links

https://pierceturner.com

https://storysoundrecords.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTdD0ynsoaI 

https://themarkofnancy.com

Additional Links

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0wE4yajpiEVTPIGtDWpA9e

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Episode 55 is the first part of a two part celebration marking the first anniversary of the passing of the remarkable Jarír al-Majar (Gerry Mulholland). It is a snapshot of memories recorded by some of the friends and family of Gerard Mulholland at the O'Flaherty Funeral Parlour, Galway on Saturday, 13 May from 4.18 p.m. to 7.37p.m. One year ago today exactly. These memories are presented in the chronological order in which they were recorded, interweaved with recordings of Gerry from the internet.

Both episodes were published in The Galway Podcast soon after recording and, of all the 46 episodes published so far on The Galway Podcast, these are the two of which I am most proud. I felt at the time that they stand as though they are movies for the ears. I still feel that way.

Thank you to everyone who shared their memories and who made recordings of Jarír’s music available on the internet as well as through private messages. Huge thanks to Eamonn, Marion and all the Mulholland family for their blessing for this project to have been given the go ahead, and a huge, special thanks to Breda, Gerard’s twin. I went to visit Breda to get her blessing to publish these episodes on The Ireland Podcast. Breda was very happy to do so. She wrote a beautiful poem for the anniversary notice in the local paper which follows at the end of this message. Perhaps you can tell from the fluidity that it came out in one sitting.

I worked closely with Breda to ensure that Gerard’s memory be treated with the utmost respect that he deserves. It was Breda's grace, dignity and compassion that has made this project a very special one for the memory of Jarír al-Majar. 

A final word of appreciation to Jarír al-Majar. The ripples continue after the stone lands at the bottom of the water bed. You were, and continue to be, an inspiration.

ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّٰهِ. Alhamdulillah. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.  May he rest in peace. 

Fender Jackson

--

Gerard

Your smile as you came in the door,

alas, it is to be no more.

The ivory keys you made them dance,

your songs and poems,

our lives enhanced.

You had so much love to give,

embrace, you shared throughout the human race.

Sometimes I think,

thank God you're gone,

to not bear witness to all this wrong.

A more gentle soul did not abide,

a void so big you left behind.

Soar high above and don't look down,

the life you lived has earned your crown.

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Episode 56 is a special recording session with gorgeous music from The Henry Girls. The Henry Girls consist of three sisters - Karen, Lorna and Joleen McLaughlin - who hail from Malin in the most northern part of our beautiful island in County Donegal.

Conversation includes: introductions; a performance of ‘A Time To Grow’; writing harmonies; early musical life; ‘Oh Happy Day’ from Sister Act’; Gospel music; Beach Boys; Beatles; Boswell Sisters; a performance of ‘If It Ain’t Love’; 1930s arranging and production techniques; Riverdance; ‘Harry’s Game’ by Clannad; Paul Brady’s ‘Arthur McBride’; Declan O’Rourke’s ‘Galileo’; The Divine Comedy; Paul Moore; a performance of ‘Honey Bee / Hard Border’; Irish Harps; Paddy Cafferky’s Harps; Turlough O'Carolan; metal strings vs. nylon strings; a performace of ‘Carolan’s Concerto’; Chinese music and Irish music; working as musicians; Live Music Now; the importance of passing on music; Ceol na Coille; Clodagh Warnock; Janet Harbison; Music Generation; Liam Ó Maonlaí; Dessie O’Halloran; the rejuvenation of Irish music and culture; Harp Ireland; Gary Monroe from Monroe’s Galway; Galway International Arts Festival; Tim Stampton; a performance of ‘Colours In The Sky’ as well as other topics.

Relevant Links

https://www.thehenrygirls.com

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0zdyTQUOzpKGYT3udA2umL

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Episode 57 is the second part of a two part celebration of the life of Jarír al-Majar (Gerry Mulholland). It is a snapshot of memories recorded by some of the friends and family of Gerard Mulholland at the Rahoon Cemetery and Sliding Rock bar, Galway on Monday, 15 May from 12.19 p.m. to 5.19 p.m. - one year ago today exactly. These memories are presented in the chronological order in which they were recorded, interweaved with recordings of Gerry from the internet. Thank you to everyone who shared their memories and who made recordings of Jarír’s music available on the internet as well as through private messages. The "hidden track" at the end was recorded on 10 October 2023.

Both episodes were published in The Galway Podcast soon after recording and, of all the 46 episodes published so far on The Galway Podcast, these are the two of which I am most proud. I felt at the time that they stand as though they are movies for the ears. I still feel that way.

Thank you to everyone who shared their memories and who made recordings of Jarír’s music available on the internet as well as through private messages. Huge thanks to Eamonn, Marion and all the Mulholland family for their blessing for this project to have been given the go ahead, and a huge, special thanks to Breda, Gerard’s twin. I went to visit Breda to get her blessing to publish these episodes on The Ireland Podcast. Breda was very happy to do so. She wrote a beautiful poem for the anniversary notice in the local paper which follows at the end of this message. Perhaps you can tell from the fluidity that it came out in one sitting.

I worked closely with Breda to ensure that Gerard’s memory be treated with the utmost respect that he deserves. It was Breda's grace, dignity and compassion that has made this project a very special one for the memory of Jarír al-Majar. 

A final word of appreciation to Jarír al-Majar. The ripples continue after the stone lands at the bottom of the water bed. You were, and continue to be, an inspiration.

ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّٰهِ. Alhamdulillah. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.  May he rest in peace. 

Fender Jackson

--

Gerard

Your smile as you came in the door,

alas, it is to be no more.

The ivory keys you made them dance,

your songs and poems,

our lives enhanced.

You had so much love to give,

embrace, you shared throughout the human race.

Sometimes I think,

thank God you're gone,

to not bear witness to all this wrong.

A more gentle soul did not abide,

a void so big you left behind.

Soar high above and don't look down,

the life you lived has earned your crown.

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Whilst performing in Town Hall Theatre, Galway as part of 'Muldoon’s Picnic' with Poetry Ireland Paul Muldoon came to the studio to share his thoughts on poetry, poets and other matters. 'Muldoon's Picnic' is produced by Poetry Ireland and supported by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

Conversation includes: introductions; Paul’s definition of a poet; Robert Frost; Wallace Stevens; craftspersonship in poetry; Chaucer; the makar and the troubadour; Wordsworth’s wise passiveness; the trouble Paul has with describing himself a poet; the best work being ahead of oneself; poets taking themselves too seriously; the rapid decline of one’s abilities as an artist over time; Rolling Stones; 'Joy in Service on Rue Tagore'; W.B. Yeats; W.H.Auden; when the poem is complete; the difference in poetry and lyrics; Lou Reed; Leonard Cohen; the pressure per square inch of the poem vs. the lyric; 'Bird On The Wire'; the difference between a hippo and a rhino; puzzles; the imposition of meaning; Tom Waits; Taylor Swift; Samuel Taylor Coleridge; novels in the 1920’s; rap; 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' by Gil Scott-Heron; Bob Dylan; high and low art; art that has an impact; Paul McCartney; effective and ineffective art; The Beatles; the 8 year old poets; Yeats The Plumber; allowing the poem to be what it most might be; perfectionism; art concealing art; Paul describing his own poetry as well as other topics.

Face to face recording in the Salthill Studio, Galway at 10am on Monday 13th May 2024.

Relevant Links

https://www.paulmuldoonpoetry.com

Additional Links

https://www.poetryireland.ie

https://tht.ie/4195/muldoons-picnic

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3quqM78I11q0v7j8Raucvn

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Episode 59 brings you conversation and performances from An tOllamh (Professor) Liam Lillis Ó Laoire, two time winner of the premier sean-nós singing competition at Oireachtas na Gaeilge.

Conversation includes: introductions (and reintroductions); Pádraig Ó Héalaí; Gleann Cholmcille (Glencolumbkille, Donegal); Jack Doherty (Derry); Oideas Gael; Liam Ó Cuinneagáin; an t’ollamh Seosamh Watson; Gael Linn; sean-nós singing; teaching gaelic and dancing; ‘A Phaidí a Ghrá’ (‘Paddy, My Love’); ‘An Draighneán Donn’ (‘The Blackthorn Bush’); the post mortem of the party; ‘Oral Literary Criticism’ by Alan Dundes; aesthetics; Cuma, Craiceann and Ceart; unison singing on Tory Island; a big night; the porch full of divilment; the harsh critics; a performance of ‘Raglan Road’; confidence vs. vulnerability; a performance of ‘A Phaidí a Ghrá’ as well as other topics.

Relevant Links

https://cic.ie/shop/leabhair/on-a-rock-in-the-middle-of-the-ocean/

https://www.universityofgalway.ie/our-research/people/languages-literatures-and-cultures/lillisolaoire/

https://www.itma.ie/ga/people/lillis-o-laoire/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7cusdCsHSY

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1130595573939102&rdid=aIIQuuzyKMnWAyov

https://cic.ie/shop/leabhair/neamhfhicsean/dha-leagan-deag-leargas-nua-ar-an-sean-nos/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSBLL5UzZWE

Additional Links

https://www.coisceim.ie/teachtdentsliabh.html

https://www.doegen.ie/node/2335

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2dvZJnWORtlCLZHVfieIYK?si=9bca4abc92c64912

https://www.theirelandpodcast.com/latest-podcast/episode/683f655f/60-lillis-o-laoire-sean-nos-singer-part-2

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001zdwq

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Episode 60 continues with the conversation and more songs from An tOllamh (Professor) Liam Lillis Ó Laoire, two time winner of the premier sean-nós singing competition at Oireachtas na Gaeilge.

Conversation includes: training and competitions; Art Mac Cumhaigh; the only two aislingí poems from Ulster ‘Úirchill a' Chreagáin’ and 'Aige Cuan Bhinn Éadair' or 'Aisling Airt Mhic Cumhaigh'; one of the first uses of the word Gaeltacht in modern Irish; the Spanish Tribe of Milesius; Jerry Hicks, a teacher of Paul Muldoon; a performance of ‘Úirchill a' Chreagáin’; winning Corn Uí Riada twice; Seán Ó Riada; Ceol an nUasal; Seán Ó Sé; Wexford Opera Festival; Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann; the different revivals of Irish culture; Duncan in the 1780s; Patrick Byrne being the last traditional Irish harpist; Siobhan Armstrong; the Irish Harp; the effects of the Celtic Tiger; ‘The Songs of Anna John Chiot’ Pól Ó Seachnasaigh; Mairéad and Anna Ní Mhaonaigh; Brian Ó Domhnaill; Máire Ní Choilm; Doiminic Mac Giolla Bhríde; Joe Heaney; the difference in Donegal Irish and Galway Irish; Patricia Coughlan; Cormac de Barra; a performance of ‘Liam O’Reilly’; Galway singing style; Yunnan Ethnic Village; Chinese Dai funeral music; the 1930s recordings of recordings of Eilis Ní Chleircín from Ballinascreen, County Derry; 'Teacht den tSliabh Tráthnóna' by Aodh Ó Canainn;  Chinese Pinyin; An Feannadóir and other topics.

Relevant Links

https://cic.ie/shop/leabhair/on-a-rock-in-the-middle-of-the-ocean/

https://www.universityofgalway.ie/our-research/people/languages-literatures-and-cultures/lillisolaoire/

https://www.itma.ie/ga/people/lillis-o-laoire/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7cusdCsHSY

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1130595573939102&rdid=aIIQuuzyKMnWAyov

https://cic.ie/shop/leabhair/neamhfhicsean/dha-leagan-deag-leargas-nua-ar-an-sean-nos/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSBLL5UzZWE

Additional Links

https://www.coisceim.ie/teachtdentsliabh.html

https://www.doegen.ie/node/2335

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2dvZJnWORtlCLZHVfieIYK?si=9bca4abc92c64912

https://www.theirelandpodcast.com/latest-podcast/episode/79a6eda3/59-lillis-o-laoire-sean-nos-singer-part-1

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001zdwq

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Episode 61 is an overview of the Irish property market with Lorcan Sirr, a senior lecturer of housing in the Technical University of Dublin as well as a housing policy analyst.

Conversation includes: introductions; Henry Sirr and Robert Emmet; personal career path; the returning diaspora; Aidan Regan; Mary Harny ‘Boston or Berlin’; an overview of the rental and buying sector; long term lets and short term lets; the taxpayer picking up the tab; escooters; capitalism and an arch form of capitalism; housing as an investment product; climate vs. housing political targets; building properties to rent vs. properties to buy; Rory Stewart; medium level properties; the lack of high rise buildings in Paris; large family homes; the knockon effect of height cap changes and land value; overview of commercial property; the recent overlaps of commercial property and private property; the Alone charity; nursing homes; cladding; the inflation of prices over the decades; the challenges of the returning diaspora; immigrants; Roderic O'Gorman; integration and foreign workers; immigration increasing; advice to anyone engaging with politicians; Ireland’s permanent housing crisis and other topics.

Relevant Links

https://www.ipa.ie/social-administration/housing-in-ireland-beyond-the-markets.5839.html

https://www.orpenpress.com/book-author/dr-lorcan-sirr/

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/02/28/lorcan-sirr-there-are-more-than-18000-houses-to-rent-on-airbnb-vs-2000-on-daft-something-is-very-wrong/

Additional Links

https://alone.ie

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Gerry McAvoy is a bass guitarist best known for his long tenure with Rory Gallagher's band, with whom he played from 1971 until 1991.

Conversation includes: introductions; learning the bass; meeting Rory for the first time; early gigging days with Deep Joy; getting the call to try out for recording; the recording sessions of Rory Gallagher (1971), Deuce (1971), recording Live in Europe using a mobile (1972), Blueprint (1973); Wilgar Campbell; Vincent Crane; Lou Martin; Rod de'Ath; Henry McCullough; Eugene; Joe Meek; Dave Fanning; remasters; Daniel Gallagher; Wilgar leaving; Rick Astley; Finbar Nolan; The Nolan Sisters and other topics.

Relevant Links

http://www.bandoffriends.eu/

https://songwhip.com/bandoffriends

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7g5LeUgD6QfuTQU8mijfRq?si=a592a89d42fb43d3

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Episode 63 of The Ireland Podcast features Tony Scullion, a renowned former Derry Gaelic footballer. In this episode, Scullion shares his experiences growing up in rural Derry during the Troubles, his illustrious football career, including the 1993 All-Ireland win with Derry, and the personal challenges he faced throughout his life. The podcast offers an in-depth look into Scullion's journey, highlighting his resilience, dedication to the sport, and the impact of his experiences on and off the field. This episode is a must-listen for fans of Gaelic football and those interested in the personal stories behind Ireland's sports legends.

Conversation includes: introductions; movie treatment; St Colm's High School, Draperstown; Philomena Begley; Daniel O’Donnell; Phil Coulter; working in Maghaberry Prison; Mike Moloney; early days on Carnamoney Lane; Master Colm O’Neill in St. Eoghan's Primary School, Moneyneena; matchmaking; céilidh as a visit; Seamus Groogan the hero; Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen; transport challenges of living in rural Ireland; camaraderie of neighbours during the Troubles; respect, coaching and teaching; ‘The Fighter’; Tony’s hurling career; Seamus Doherty; playing for Derry and in Croke Park for the first time; Jim McGuigan; the advantage of nerves; 34 vs. 21; advice to young players; defence tactics; what qualifies a good game; a bad experience; Aidan McAnespie; playing against Australia; Seán McCague and Eugene McGee; Siobhan the heroine; Tony’s parents’ house; Tony’s father’s love for Kerry; Tony’s stick and other topics. 

Relevant Links

https://ballinascreengaa.com

https://derrygaa.ie

https://ulster.gaa.ie

https://www.gaa.ie

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1fQCOrUqsSLSAYX7HZzqXA

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Episode 64 of The Ireland Podcast concludes the movie treatment interview with Fender Jackson steering Tony Scullion through his journey to All-Ireland success playing for Derry in 1993.

Warning: Contains Spoilers!

Conversation includes county games; 1985 Ulster Final against Monaghan in the packed house in Clones; 1987 Ulster Final against Armagh and getting man of the match; the 1987 All Ireland Semi Final against Meath; 1991 against Down; 1992 against Donegal; 1992 National League; Tony’s relationship with Joe Brolly and Joe’s helpfulness; Enda Gormley; the relationship with the rest of the 1993; Colm McGurk; Tony walks us through his 1993 All Ireland Championship; breaking his ankle in his last National League game against Louth in 1993; marking Mickey Lindon against Down in Páirc Esler; Tony being substituted for the first time in his career; the Shepherd’s Crook; Tony being broken after the fans’ reactions; Eamon Coleman’s belief in Tony; Dr Ben Clancy and Sean Moran the physiotherapist; Derry v. Monaghan; Mickey Moran; Ulster Final against Donegal; Cathal Scullion breaking his leg in the minor match; studs vs. mouldies; the hunger of Derry against Donegal; the semi final against Dublin; Mickey Moran being 20 years ahead of his time and the speech he gave to the Derry team at half time; Siobhan back home in Derry; Tony being single minded during the game; Siobhan’s commitment to Tony during the training sessions; Seán McCague fetching Siobhan from the carpark; Derry City in the 1970’s; sharing a room with Brian McGilligan; watching bowls on the TV the night before the All Ireland Final; the bus journey from the hotel to Croke Park; hearing the minor game; coming out onto the Croke Park pitch; the beating Cork gave Mayo that year; Derry facing a massive Cork team; Tony Davis’ harsh call; Enda Gormley getting hit; John O’Driscoll; the party after the match; travelling back home to Derry; Charlene’s Christening; Fr. Leo Deery; the Sam Maguire Cup; the end of the film; what the GAA is about; Tony’s pep talk to the inmates, as well as other topics.

Relevant Links

https://ballinascreengaa.com

https://derrygaa.ie

https://ulster.gaa.ie

https://www.gaa.ie

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1fQCOrUqsSLSAYX7HZzqXA

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Episode 65 is the second part of a series which is celebrating Gerry's magnificent work with arguably the greatest guitarist every to have lived. Gerry McAvoy is a bass guitarist best known for his long tenure with Rory Gallagher's band, with whom he played from 1971 until 1991. Gerry now plays with Band Of Friends. This weekend he is at the 20th anniversary of the Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival.

Conversation includes: ‘Who’s That Coming?’; Rory’s acoustic slide-guitar playing; Country Blues; Rory’s National guitar; ‘Tattoo’ album; Tom O’Driscoll’s Woolworths shopping jaunt; Lou Martin; Tamla Motown; James Jamerson; Bob Babbitt; playing with one finger; Warren Huart; Produce Like A Pro; the freedom Rory gave his musicians; Rod de’Ath’s drumming style; Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival; Ballyshannon; Dónal Gallagher; Gwyn Ashton; Band Of Friends; Ted McKenna; Marcel Scherpenzeel; what Gerry gets from Roryfest; ‘Irish Tour '74’; Tony Palmer; Rory and Belfast; ‘Against The Grain’; Jerry Lee Lewis; alchemy; Rory’s electric slide-guitar playing; playing the blues and other topics.

Relevant Links

http://www.bandoffriends.eu/

https://songwhip.com/bandoffriends

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6lQ0Ksudc2W3k2FctLOVvU

https://www.rorygallagher.com/

https://www.rorygallagherfestival.com/

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Episode 66 is a conversation with musician and researcher, Anna Falkenau. Anna takes us through her personal journey from East Germany to the West of Ireland with a few musical performances along the way. The latter half of the interview focuses on her research into Traditional Irish Music - a must listen for anyone interested in the arc of the popularity of this jewell in Ireland’s crown.

Conversation includes: introductions; growing up in East Germany; classical vs. trad bowing technique; the subtle details of playing trad; Orkney Islands; Cathal McConnell; Nuala Kennedy; learning by ear; ‘The Way You Look Tonight’; Carnatic music; South Indian Classical Music; old-timey music; The Raineys; Anna’s studies of Irish traditional music; Tommy Nolan; the Irish music scene of the 1950s and 1960s; the different political and socio-economic developments of Ireland around the 1960s; the returning diaspora; the re-evaluation of traditional Irish music; music first appearing in bars; O’Connor’s Bar in Salthill; Music Revival; Galway; Pub Sessions; Dolores Keane; the Keanes; the Gavins; Stauntons; Dick Byrne; Fo’castle Folk Club; ‘Hardiman And Beyond’; Donal and Mae Staunton; Castle Hotel; An Taibhdhearc Theatre; Irish language; East Galway; Connemara; Traditional Irish music taking root; Mr and Mrs Larry Cullen; Doolin; Dublin Pipers Club; The Eagle Bar; Seán Ó Riada; Biochemistry Dept in University of Galway; Comhaltas; De Danann; Repertoire; Transmission; Prof Pádraig Ó Carra; Jackie Small; Celine Hession; the Cellar Bar; Mickey Finn; how the sessions have changed over the years; Toner Quinn; Bill Finn’s slow air; The Galway Advertiser and Ronnie O'Gorman; Ollie Jennings and other topics. 

This episode is dedicated to the memory of Ronnie O'Gorman. 

Relevant Links

http://www.annafalkenau.com/

https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-can-hear-you-calling/1271594435

https://music.apple.com/us/album/féileacán-na-saoirse/894281460

https://nuigalway.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/Spring+Lunchtime+Lecture+Series+2021+Anna+Falkenau/1_gfxreok2/211424143

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/19hvHskQbScVfwjil91BPl?si=252bf194baf44eff

Additional Links

https://ardenpublishing.sumupstore.com/product/hardiman-and-beyond

University of Galway photo by Professor Chaosheng Zhang.

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Episode 67 features Seán Keane in conversation with Fender Jackson in the run up to the third Galway Folk Festival running from 5th to 9th June 2024.

Conversation includes: introductions; other jobs; McConnells; Geordie Hanna; early fleadhs; McConnells; the musicality of the Keane Family; Seosamh Ó hÉanaí; Seosamh Mac Donncha; Geordie Hanna; Len Graham; Cathal McConnell; Northern vs. Connemara vs. West Cork; Paddy Tunney; Arty McGlyn; ornamentation; Arty McGlynn; Seán being turned off and then onto the guitar; tuning up; doing rightly; maintaining credibility and spanning genres; Elvis; 'Gratitude' album with the RTÉ Orchestra; arranger Gavin Murphy; conductor David Brophy; separating from the orchestra and David’s heroic stagecoaching; Galway Folk Festival; Gary Monroe; sneezing; sean-nós; ballads; Raglan Road; Lyric FM; John Creedon; John Kelly; Laurie Anderson; learning lyrics; Del Boy and other topics. 

Also there’s some musical performances with some musical accompaniment from Fender.

Relevant Links

https://www.seankeane.com

https://galwayfolkfestival.com

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0lhTGc9ZkzSKoUjDpojA1G?si=85ab65adee634f18

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Episode 68 champions Niall Teague and his wonderful music as he teams up with his musical partner Padraic Joyce for the third Galway Folk Festival.

Conversation includes: introductions; booking and playing a gig in Taibhdhearc; performance of ‘Achill Island’; drones and social media; Achill Island; Keem Bay; Keel Beach; midges; The Ponderosa; Maghera and all the McKennas; Ormeau Road and Belfast; Environmental Science; performance of ‘Martin & Tom’; right hand guitar technique; Andy Irvine; sweat and plectrums; performance of ‘Lost On The Wander’; Fender’s piano; Padraic Joyce; Gaelic in their music; Liam Ó Maonlaí and the improv; Akira The Don; Galway Folk Festival; finding your voice as a singer; Neil Young’s ‘After The Gold Rush Album; Tom Waits on ‘Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet’; John Lennon; John Devlin; 

Relevant Links

https://www.facebook.com/niallteagueandpadraicjoycemusic

https://www.niallteagueandpadraicjoycemusic.com

https://www.instagram.com/nialljamesteague/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OaALsYvYZY

Additional Links

https://galwayfolkfestival.com/

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/58Jzyl9CGts0f7vw58S7n2?si=b66c47a3bee54403

Correction: The most western point of Ireland is Dunmore Head. Located on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Dunmore Head is part of the stunning and rugged landscape of the Wild Atlantic Way. The coordinates for Dunmore Head are approximately 52.0996° N latitude and 10.4718° W longitude. 

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Episode 69 marks the first of a series promoting the life and works of James Joyce with Fender Jackson interviewing Dr. Josh Q. Newman from the James Joyce Centre in Dublin.

Conversation includes: introductions; early attraction to Joyce’s work; Josh’s career path; the historiography of Joyce’s work including the nationalist movements at the time; Darina Gallagher; The Maginni Room and Denis J. Maginni; a history of the James Joyce Centre; Valentine Browne; the Georgian Preservation Society; finances; Senator David Norris; the types of visitors; Joyce in other languages; coming to Joyce from abroad after having lived in Ireland for a number of years; advice for people who have not yet got Joyce; the Joyce Project; Ulysses being an encyclopaedic novel; 1798 Rebellion; Joyce’s library; American academics and patrons; Richard Ellmann; Joyce and censorship in Ireland; Joyce’s employment abroad; patrons; Edith Rockefeller; Harriet Shaw Weaver; Margaret Anderson; Ezra Pound; royalties; the different publications of Ulysses; translations; Joyce’s health and his death; his wife Nora Barnacle and their children; Stephen Joyce; the James Joyce estate; Joyce’s style of writing and his impact on literature; neologisms; Joyce’s connection with cinema; The Third Man; Bloomsday; Mummers of Fingal; Happenings Ireland; Breathe and Bloom as well as other topics.

Relevant Links

https://www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/ 

https://jamesjoyce.ie/

Additional Links

https://www.joyceproject.com/

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Episode 70 is a continuation of the celebration of Bloomsweek with an upcycled conversation recorded in 2023 for The Galway Podcast between Fender Jackson and Aedín Moloney about her one woman production of 'Yes! Reflections of Molly Bloom'. 

Aedín discusses her take on the (in)famous soliloquy and why she believes it is actually very misunderstood and arguably quite asexual.

Aedín gives an insight to her collaboration of renowned author and fellow Joyce enthusiast, Colum McCann as well as the deeply personal involvement of her father, the late Paddy Moloney (Musician, Composer, Founder and leader of The Chieftains).

Aedín also reminisces about her childhood days in Galway and why bringing 'Yes! Reflections of Molly Bloom' to the west is a form of homecoming as well as part of her father's dying wish. 

Relevant Links

http://www.aedinmoloney.com/

https://www.yesreflectionsofmollybloom.com/

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Episode 71 continues with the celebrations of Bloomsweek with another upcycling of an episode recorded in 2023 for The Galway Podcast - this time with Professor Brian Arkins. Brian is a Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of Galway. He was educated at Clongowes Wood College and at University College Dublin, where he obtained an M.A. in Classics and a Ph.D in Latin. He is the author of 14 books and counting.

Just be mindful that any mentions of Brian’s upcoming lecture of course would have taken place last year. So mind the old ineluctable modality of the audible.

Also you will hear references to Aedín Moloney’s spellbinding performance of ‘Yes! Reflections Of Molly Bloom’. You can hear that conversation with Aedín on episode 70. That is definitely worth checking out to get a great insight into the closing of Ulysses.

Conversation includes: Brian’s education and background; structure; W.B.Yeats; Joyce and Aristotle; Dubliners; A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man; the humour in Joyce’s writing; Aedín Moloney’s performance of ‘Yes! Reflections Of Molly Bloom’; what did Stephen Dedalus do after Blooms Day?; Molly being an earth mother; Shakespeare’s influence; Homer’s influence on Ulysses; Brian’s career and his languages; Nora Barnacle; Joyce and alcohol; Joyce and catholicism; Joyce abroad; Dublin as a character; Joyce and Galway; Joyce’s employment; Joyce and cinema; France vs Ireland; censorship; cubism; Joyce’s depictions in cinema; Gerard Manley Hopkins; Desmond Egan and other topics. 

Relevant Links

Brian Arkins Lifetime Achievement Award

https://charliebyrne.ie/?s=Brian%20Arkins

https://www.peterlang.com/document/1057724

Additional Links

http://www.aedinmoloney.com

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Episode 72 takes us to the James Joyce Centre at 35 North Great George’s Street, Dublin where Fender Jackson is given a tour by Dr. Josh Q. Newman. The centre was built in 1784 for Valentine Brown, 1st Earl of Kenmare, who used it as his townhouse.

Conversation includes: introductions; front of the James Joyce Centre; Lucia Joyce; David Nolan; artist and walkabout tour guide Jim Ward; Andy Prisney; the Maginni Room; Mamalujo exhibition; Ezra Pound; Finnegan’s Wake; Terence Killeen; the courtyard and door from 7 Eccles Street, the now-demolished home of Leopold Bloom; footleaf; Ulysses Mural by Paul Joyce; timeline; Jo Hamill’s installation; posters; Leah and Mrs. Bandmann Palmer; Tom’s Directory; National Library of Ireland; the old library; cupid the meme and Diane; Suzanne Freeman; Kenmare Room; Jacques-Émile Blanche; John McCormack; 'CONNEXIONS: The Sidewalks of Dublin' by Paula Pohli; Paul Léon Furniture; Joyce’s death mask; Volta room; the Rémi Rosseau exhibition and other topics.

Relevant Links

https://jamesjoyce.ie/

Additional Links

https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/staff/dr-jo-hamill/

https://www.stoneyroadpress.com/books-and-poetry/the-dead

https://galwaytrails.ie/about-jim/

https://www.davidnowlan.com/

https://andyprisney.wixsite.com/andyprisney

https://www.paulapohli-art.com/connexions

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Episode 73 is a continuation of Bloomsweek as Fender Jackson interrogates an unsuspecting Jo Hamill just as she completes the installation of her ‘Gutter Words: Art Exhibition’ in the James Joyce Centre in this unusually short publication. 

Jo is an artist, graphic designer and the Head of Art & Design in the Leeds School of Arts at Leeds Beckett University.

Conversation includes introductions; North Yorkshire; what is ‘Gutter Words’; what are “gutter” words; the history of the project as well as other topics.

Relevant Links

https://gutterwords.com

https://jamesjoyce.ie

https://www.bloomsdayfestival.ie

https://andyprisney.wixsite.com/andyprisney

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Episode 74 is dedicated to Gerry Enright, Kerryman, lover of life, literature and Dublin, with us from March 19, 1960 to July 8, 2019.

Episode 74 features guest interviewer Jerome Corby as he chats with attendants of the annual Drumcondra Joycean Jaunt on the 120th anniversary of Bloomsday.

Drumcondra Joycean Jaunters convened at the current day shrine of the Blessed Virgin in Our Lady’s Park on the banks of the Tolka, across from Fagan’s, to celebrate the day. They followed the short route taken by Stephen Dedalus to his home on Millbourne Avenue. There, under the shadow of the Drumcondra Library, they celebrated the day in the spirit of the first Bloomsday “jant” held 70 years ago in 1954, when amongst others, Patrick Kavanagh (whose first Dublin home was in Drumcondra), set out on a Ulyssesean pilgrimage.

The Ireland Podcast would like to express huge gratitude to Jerome for his efforts in the recording of this podcast. Jerome hosts his own podcast called ‘Country - What It Is’. Definitely worth checking out for all you lovers of American Country Music.

Editing by Fender Jackson. Featured song ‘Rose Of Tralee’ (Edward Mordaunt Spencer and Charles William Glover) performed by Fender Jackson and recorded on Bloomsday 2024.

Interviewees: Seán mac Gabhann; Paul Reardon; Kieran Rogers; Máire O’Dea; Margaret Cleary; Declan Roche; Fiona Dalton; Martin Groves; Clodagh Malone; Leo George Devitt.

Relevant Links

https://www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/event/drumcondra-joycean-jaunt-2/

https://jamesjoyce.ie/

https://www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/

https://open.spotify.com/show/36vYXjUXAhoKal1SldsNDq?si=c85776a0b45b4c83

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Episode 75 is the first part of a conversation between Jack L aka Jack Lukeman and Fender Jackson as he completes his 'Echo On' tour in Town Hall Theatre, Galway.

Conversation includes introductions: Dolphin Music Group; music and business; being an independent; Randy Newman; Jacques Brel; The 27 Club; podcasting; songwriting; the positivity of music; happenings; performance of ‘Battle Of The Hawthorn Trees’; musical training; an analysis of Jack’s voice; busking around Europe; The Black Romantics; U2; Ronnie Wood & The Sofas; Conor Brady; John Lee Hooker; Leonard Cohen; Bruce Dickinson; Jimmy Page & Robert Plant; Arthur Brown; Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve; The Pogues; Trevor Horn and other topics.

Relevant Links

www.jacklukeman.com

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Episode 76 is the result of a recommendation from Paul Muldoon that Fender Jackson interviews University of Limerick's Orla Muldoon - no relation - and this is exactly what occurred.

Warning: Conversation includes some themes that some listeners may find upsetting including death, suicide and abuse, however overall this is a very positive conversation with a lot of reassurance and advice.

Topics consist of: introductions; Paul Muldoon; Orla’s day job; the impact of political violence on children and adults; Limerick regeneration; declining mental health in Northern Ireland post Good Friday Agreement; the “Disappeared”; political violence vs. ganglands violence; the Greysteel massacre of 30 October 1993 and the Loughinisland massacre of 18 June 1994; understanding trauma risk; educating young people not to get a box in the head and not to get sexually assaulted; blaming ourselves for trauma caused to us; Limerick; Frank McCourt; WHO’s Global Burden of Disease; Black Lives Matter; women who have been raped; being distressed because of circumstances; Orla’s diagnosis of depression; the stigma of depression; moving to a new place; being connected; the health benefits of joining groups; Dr Grace McMahon; the role of the collective in defining who we are; advice for people to get help; coping in difficult experiences; the stealthlike nature of depression; the Inverted-U theory; children and managing their emotions; making too much of things; life being stressful; the effects of Covid; the interconnectedness of global health and climate; WHO being unelected; conspiracists and inequality; Fender’s traumatic three months; post traumatic growth and other matters.

Relevant Links

The Social Psychology of Trauma

I’ve Overshared and it’s too late to Retract

https://www.ul.ie/research/prof-orla-muldoon

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Episode 77 is also dedicated to Gerry Enright, Kerryman, lover of life, literature and Dublin, with us from March 19, 1960 to July 8, 2019.

Episode 77 is the final instalment of Bloomsweek 2024 (or should that be Bloomsfortnight?) and features performances from the annual Drumcondra Joycean Jaunt on the 120th anniversary of Bloomsday. It is the second part of the Bloomsday 2024 recordings with Episode 74 being the first part.

Drumcondra Joycean Jaunters convened at the current day shrine of the Blessed Virgin in Our Lady’s Park on the banks of the Tolka, across from Fagan’s, to celebrate the day. They followed the short route taken by Stephen Dedalus to his home on Millbourne Avenue. There, under the shadow of the Drumcondra Library, they celebrated the day in the spirit of the first Bloomsday “jant” held 70 years ago in 1954, when amongst others, Patrick Kavanagh (whose first Dublin home was in Drumcondra), set out on a Ulyssesean pilgrimage.

The Ireland Podcast would like to express huge gratitude to Jerome Corby and friends for their efforts in the recording of this podcast. Jerome hosts his own podcast called ‘Country - What It Is’. Definitely worth checking out for all you lovers of American Country Music.

Contents

Paul Reardon - Welcome

Declan Roche - Introduction

Seán mac Gabhann - "Stately, Plump Buck Mulligan..."

Denis Kehoe - A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man

Jerome Corby - Oft In The Stilly Night (Thomas More)

Declan Roche - "Mr Leopold Bloom ate with relish the inner organs of beasts and fowls..."

Paul Reardon - The original Bloomsday

Fiona Dalton - Down By The Salley Gardens (William Butler Yeats)

Jane Kelly - Penelope Unbound (Mary Morrissy)

Kieran Rogers - an appreciation of Finnegan's Wake

Clodagh Malone - Thunder words in Finnegan's Wake / A Letter from Martha to Bloom

Martin Groves - Dubliners - Gas From A Burner

Carl Lombard - Joyce, Ibsen & Hemingway

Jerome Corby - Going to Paddy Dignam's Funeral / Oh! Oh! Antonio

Declan Roche - Barney Kiernan's Pub

Antonio Argentieri - My Way

Jerome Corby interviews Carl Lombard

Relevant Links

https://www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/event/drumcondra-joycean-jaunt-2/

https://jamesjoyce.ie/

https://www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/

https://open.spotify.com/show/36vYXjUXAhoKal1SldsNDq?si=c85776a0b45b4c83

https://www.theirelandpodcast.com/latest-podcast/episode/55a1bd63/74-bloomsday-2024-part-1-drumcondra-interviews

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Episode 78 is the second part of a two part conversation between Jack L aka Jack Lukeman and Fender Jackson as he completes his 'Echo On' tour in Town Hall Theatre, Galway.

Conversation includes: a performance of ‘Echo On’ on the banjo; Jack’s small accordion; the seed of a new hit; how Jack writes music; Prince vs. U2; advice to other songwriters; ‘Amsterdam’ by Jacques Brel; ‘Guilty’ by Randy Newman; ‘In Dreams’ by Roy Orbison; Johnny Cash; Thin Lizzy; the music industry today vs. 1960s; Thomas Edison; songs becoming short again; gigging in VR land; the internet as the gutenberg press; a performance of ‘Superman 2’; ‘Superman 2’ movie; Tom Waits; Harry Partch; a performance of ‘The Piano Has Been Drinking’; Marc Ribot; being left handed; Mick Flannery; Wallis Bird; Django Reinhardt; Jack’s teams; the Truman Show way of showbusiness; Soothe2 plugin; Warren Huart and Produce Like A Pro; AI; the felt presence of immediate experience; ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’; future collaborations; Sting; Joe Sumner; selling tip; regeneration; consciousness; string theory; troubadour vs. makar; Joseph Campbell; Lord Of The Rings; Alan Watts; Jack Black; Johnny Depp; Jack Nicholson; becoming yourself; Yat-Kha; Polyphonic Overtone Singing by Anna-Maria Hefele; Cool Hand Luke and other topics.

Relevant Links

www.jacklukeman.com

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Episode 79 is Fender Jackson interviewing Steve Hofstetter, a comedian and author known for his quick wit, sharp humour, and extensive presence on social media platforms where he has a combined total of about 3 million followers and over 1 billion views!

Conversation includes: introductions; Steve’s Nobel Prize nomination; words that are and are prohibited from being used on The Ireland Podcast; Steve’s charity foundation; John Lennon; the average age of your average listener of The Ireland Podcast; Steve’s level of fame; being on show in public; seeing Taylor Swift in Dublin; being famous vs. being known; soccer moms; football vs. football; YouTube pricing models in 2024; Cost Per Mille; millipedes; the (non) relationship between American politics and standup; offensive material; Lenny Bruce; (not) being cancelled; Louis CK; Shane Gillis; Kathy Griffin; ‘After Life’ by Ricky Gervais; Steve’s favourite stand up comedians; Bill Hicks; George Carlin; Dick Gregory; meeting Robin Williams; ‘The Fisher King’ movie; Nigel Planner; the lonely life of a comedian; Tommy Tiernan; testing new material; why Steve is in Ireland; Irish vs. American vs. European heckling; why Steve is in Ireland and other topics.

Relevant Links

https://www.stevehofstetter.com

Additional Links

https://www.steelcityaf.com

https://monroes.ie/collections/live

Photo credit: Taylor Reschka

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Episode 80 is a conversation between Fender Jackson and his childhood hero Jake Burns of Stiff Little Fingers.

Conversation includes: introductions; life in Belfast in the 1970s; moving to London in 1978; being stopped by the police in London; Jake’s early musical influences; the huge influence Rory Gallagher had on Jake; Motown; Led Zeppelin; Black Sabbath; Deep Purple; The Damned; Sex Pistols; John Peel; Bob Marley; Bob Dylan; Graeme Parker; Little Richard; The Clash; Henry Cluney; Gerry McAvoy; Deep Joy; the influence of ‘Career Opportunities’; being signed to Chrysalis Records at the same time as Rory Gallagher; Rory playing on ‘Human Shield’; ‘The Eliminator’ and ‘Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll’ by Enda Hughes and Michael Colgan; the Bafta-winning documentary editor Jake Martin; unwanted attention; Beach Boys; Elvis Costello; Blondie; Television; ’Now Then…’; New Wave; New Romantics; working at BBC; reuniting the band in 1987 as well as other topics.

Silver Lining mash up with This Old Heart of Mine by Fender Jackson. Special thanks to Eugene Hamill who provided the horns. Eugene was recorded by Plunkett McComb in Starlite Studios Dungannon, County Tyrone. Also special thanks to Lina Goldbach who provided the violin part. Lina was working in luthier Paul Doyle’s workshop here in Galway when I went to collect one of my acoustics which required attention and she was treating a violin. Fair play to her for coming with me and recording the violin parts.

Relevant Links

www.slf.rocks

Additional Links

Goldbach Violins

https://geigenbau-goldbach.art/

Plunkett McComb on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/plunkett.mccomb

Irish Cult Movie Classics: The Eliminator

https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1223/1415434-irish-cult-movie-classics-the-eliminator/

Flying Saucer Rock N Roll Michael & Enda Hughes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv2vau9l3lY

ConnArtists - Barbed Wire Love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fSNxjzmTN8

Wasted Life (Stiff Little Fingers) - Ken Tizzard & Music For Goats

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8UyU-OYaU0

Episode 80 playlist on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6CD8yEWXOfkhOQYhw4Prna?si=f9854e93bc404fee

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Episode 81 is another failed conversation between Dr. Patrick Collins and Fender Jackson as they get sidetracked on AI and UrbanLab instead of talking about Pat’s book from Orpen Press. 

Conversation includes: (re)introductions; recap on Episode 28; augmented reality glasses by Magic Leap; AR vs. VR; Ironman; Minority Report; Google Glass; Captain America: Civil War; AI safety nets; Sam Altman and ChatGPT; the challenges the arts industry are facing with AI; Suno; Lumalabs; Sora; Moore’s Law; legislating for AI; artificially generated content on social media; the erosion of truth; Jeremy Bentham and his panopticon prison; the famine and the famine relief scheme; Central Statistics Office; the advantages of the work being undertaken by UrbanLab; Science Foundation Ireland; Prof Ulf Strohmayer; Oisin Slevin; Lua Flannery; shared experiences; good planning; ‘The Man With 1000 Kids’; the Netherlands; the 1996 IRA Manchester bombing; Ireland coming second to Viktor Orbán’s state finances; Ireland spending 8% of its budget at the local level; the proposed bypass of Galway; Pat’s work in Moycullen; the proposed greenway from Galway to Clifden; Heather Humphries; a lack of interconnectedness and being underfunded; J. P. McManus; peer assists; a new Ireland and the opportunities that could arise for the cities of the whole island as well as other topics. 

Relevant Links

www.urbanlabgalway.com

www.orpenpress.com

www.orpenpress.com/book-author/patrick-collins/

Additional Links

www.thejournal.ie/readme/local-authorities-6421796-Jul2024/

www.suno.com 

lumalabs.ai/dream-machine 

openai.com/index/sora

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLBW8L198GQ 

www.sfi.ie

www.galwaytourism.ie/connemara-greenway/#google_vignette

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Episode 82 is a conversation with An Feannadóir (Fender Jackson), his father Seán Ó hEaráin and Lillis Ó Laoire around a book written by the late Aodh Ó Canainn about Priest Heron which tracks the language shift from Gaelic to English in the south of County Derry just after the famine in the 19th Century.

Conversation includes: introductions; a background to the book; Páidí Láidir Mac Cullach; Jane McCrory; Aodh Ó Canainn; Terence ‘Terry’ Heron; Saggart (Priest) Heron; Cardinal Paul Cullen and the Romanisation of the Irish church including the introduction of ‘Father’; Kitty clerkin and Éilis Ní Chléirighean; Katie Kelly’s in Portstewart; Anne Marie Kennedy; Charlie Conville; Biddy Donnelly, matchmaking and near misses; poitín; the conditions for a language shift; the famine; John Heron in America; Nóra Ní Chathain; Peter McNamee; Seán Mac Diarmuida and Miss McGuigan; Bridie Browne; Dr Wilhelm Doegen (1877-1967) Director of the Lautabteilung, Preussische Staatsbibliothek (the Sound Department at the Prussian State Library), Berlin; Gaelic in Ulster in 1930s; the Royal Irish Academy; John Carolan; Sarah Tracey; Francie Frank; Art Hughes; Fr. Mathew Pledge and the Pioneers; Seán’s aunt Brigid and how photographs in Draperstown came into existence; Patrick J. Heron; John O'Donovan from the Ordnance Survey visiting the area before the famine; Seán’s journey to gaelic; Francie Convery; Rosguill; Oideas Gael; Gleann Cholm Cille; Tomás Ó Canainn; Diarmuid Ó Devlin; the Aodh and Tomás’ nephew Neil Martin; Burns’ shop in Draperstown; the supernatural powers of the priest; Saggart Heron’s potatoes; the songs in the book; Tory Island; King Patsy Dan Rodgers;’ Prince Paul and other topics.

Relevant Links

https://www.doegen.ie

http://www.oideas-gael.com/en/

https://www.ria.ie

Additional Links

https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000015943

https://neilmartinmusic.com/

https://cic.ie/shop/leabhair/on-a-rock-in-the-middle-of-the-ocean/

https://www.universityofgalway.ie/our-research/people/languages-literatures-and-cultures/lillisolaoire/

https://www.itma.ie/ga/people/lillis-o-laoire/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7cusdCsHSY

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1130595573939102&rdid=aIIQuuzyKMnWAyov

https://cic.ie/shop/leabhair/neamhfhicsean/dha-leagan-deag-leargas-nua-ar-an-sean-nos/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSBLL5UzZWE

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Episode 83 is a forensic insight into the mysterious world of shooting movies from one of the world’s most accomplished and desired cinematographers, Armagh’s Seamus McGarvey.

Conversation includes: introductions; early years in Armagh; meeting and working with Oliver Stone; Enda Hughes and his brother Michael Colgan and their bijou cinema in Keady; their movies ‘The Eliminator’ and ‘Flying Saucer Rock’n’ Roll’ with Ardal O’Hanlon; Panavision; meeting Steven Spielberg on the set of ‘The Soloist’; Stuart Neville; ‘Butterfly Kiss’ with Michael Winterbottom; ‘The Slab Boys’ with John Byrne and Tilda Swinton; ‘The Winter Guest’ with Alan Rickman; Eduardo Serra; digital vs. film; ‘The Avengers’ by Joss Whedon; working with Derek Jarman; the comparison of making movies and a mad fecking ceilidh dance; Seamus’s close friendship with Sam Shepard; ‘The War Zone’ with Tim Roth; meeting Stephen Frears and working on ‘High Fidelity’ with John Cusack and Jack Black; luck is the residue of good decisions; the joy of working with an improvising Jack Black; D. V. DeVincentis and Steve Pink tethering the script as Jack Black improvised his way along the movie; Tenacious D; ‘The Hours’ with Stephen Daldry and Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman, Ed Harris, John C. Reilly; what he learnt from Meryl Streep; ‘The Actors’ by Conor McPherson with Dylan Moran, Michael Caine, Michael McElhatton, Aisling O'Sullivan and editor Emer Reynolds; Seamus’ favourite Irish cinematographers such as Suzie Lavelle, Piers McGrail, Robbie Ryan, Brendan Galvin, P.J. Dillon, Owen McPolin - the list goes on and on; ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ with Jeff Bridges; accident in art being central; ‘The Night of the Hunter’ by Charles Laughton starring Robert Mitchum shot by Stanley Cortez; Gilbert McCarragher and other topics.

Relevant Links

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568974/

Additional Links

The Mirror | FULL MOVIE | Directed by Andrey Tarkovsky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrMINC5xjMs

Flying Saucer Rock N Roll Michael & Enda Hughes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv2vau9l3lY

Irish Cult Movie Classics: The Eliminator

https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1223/1415434-irish-cult-movie-classics-the-eliminator/

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Episode 84 brings you a conversation between Fender Jackson and Fun Lovin’ Criminals as the guys play Monroe’s as part of the Galway International Arts Festival.

Conversation includes: (re)introductions; Limelight nightclub in New York; Entourage Pro; Dermot Doran; Frankie and Naim joining the band; drum teaching; difference in audiences in Ireland and New York; Dominic De Luca from Brooklyn Projects; EMI; Gang Starr; Digable Planets; D'Angelo; Prince and First Avenue; the Fentanyl crisis; Purple Riddler; Frankie getting a call from Prince’s lawyer and David Kokakis the Head of Universal back catalogue at 2am; Dread Zeppelin; Easy Star All-Stars; those early gigs in the Limelight; Kraftwerk; Tramps venue in New York; Tim Latham; writing lyrics; ChatGPT; David Bowie; Bono; Michael Jackson; the different skills of different musicians; Chris Martin Coldplay; writing for clubs vs. stadiums; FLC as a mixed bag of snakes; folk bands; Green Day; Rolling Stones; where the suits came from; Michael Schnapp the A&R guy at EMI Records; getting Gucci suits; Ali G; Gas Coombes; Supergrass; Eamonn Dorans; DiFontaine's Pizzeria, Dublin; Monroe’s Live Music Venue, Galway International Arts Festival and other topics. 

Relevant Links

https://www.funlovincriminals.co/

Additional Links

https://www.giaf.ie

https://monroes.ie/collections/live

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2d1EKtXghlXTarI4bCJHEe?si=2d383c0f4a7c47bc

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Episode 85 is the first of a two-part conversation with six-time Grammy winner Kevin Conneff of The Chieftains and The Dublin Trio.

Conversation includes: ‘Pride Of Pimlico’; introductions; The Liberties of Dublin; early musical influences; school early career; Packie Manus Byrne; Ciarán Mac Mathúna; ‘Salt’; John Denver; Slattery’s on Capel Street; the Tradition Club; Louis Stewart; meeting the Chieftains; recording ‘Bonaparte's Retreat’; Ceoltóirí Chualann; Seán Ó Riada; Finbar Boyle; Phoenix Park 29th September 1979; Derek Bell; reaching across the divide; Bernadette Greevy; the strength of the Irish American connection; Titanic; The Chieftains In China; Catherine Chan the acupuncturist; the documentary in China by Alan Wright; meeting Derek the first time; Derek’s musical genius; Derek’s sister Deirdre; ‘Sé Fáth Mo Bhuartha’ and other topics.

Relevant Links

The Dublin Trio

https://www.thechieftains.com

The Chieftains In China

Additional Links

Playlist of this episode

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Episode 86 is a conversation between Fender Jackson and a voice of reason which kept him company for years when he was in China, the writer Malachi O’Doherty.

Conversation includes: introductions; early career; (re)visiting India; Libya; each generation settles for its own normality; Fender listening habits in China; Fender and Malachi’s comparative experiences in Asia; experiencing The Emergency in India; how living so far from Ireland and being isolated can alter one’s perspective on identity; David Porter, advisor to Archbishop Justin Welby; ECONI; the notion of the Catholic minority being lorded over by Protestant majority in Northern Ireland no longer being a threat; being employed to have an opinion; Talkback; Cityweek; Hearts & Minds; Ian Knox; Jamie Bryson; Stephen Nolan; Frank Mitchell; the symbiotic relationship of clickbait media; Tucker Carlson; what would a New Ireland look like and how could we all arrive there without provoking another civil war; a socialist Ireland; Seamus Mallon; Brexit; being a “three strander”; Henry McDonald; European Union; The Moon; the continued divided society and how that is enshrined within the Good Friday Agreement (GFA); the anomaly of looking for an United Ireland without trying to unite Catholics and Protestants; a Unionist Donbas; Mo Mowlem Secretary of State for Northern Ireland during GFA; integrated education; the Peace Walls in Belfast; 12th July Celebrations; Anthony Buckley; mixed marriages; wall murals; Malachi’s mystical experience; yoga, meditation and enlightenment; Margaret Elizabeth Noble (Sister Nivedita) from Dungannon, Co. Tyrone; Swami Vivekananda and other topics.

Relevant Links

http://www.malachiwithaneye.co.uk

Additional Links

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emergency_(India)

Frank Mitchell on U105

BBC Talkback

BBC The Nolan Show

John Devlin on The Ireland Podcast

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Episode 87 is a heartwarming story of Prof. John Portmann as he became one of the first people to gain an Irish passport through DNA evidence.

Conversation includes: introductions; John’s journey; ancestry.com; early years; Kathryn Pidgeon; adoption attorneys; Jennifer Harris, Ontario Canada, University of Waterloo; Ormond Quay Paternity Services; David Martin; Conor O’Brien, Dublin; advice to other people on a similar journey; advice to adopted children and their parents; megasites; Nolans; Fitzgeralds; Galway; being the life and soul and other topics.

Relevant links

https://www.ancestry.com

https://uva.theopenscholar.com/john-portmann

Additional Links

http://www.adoptaz.com

https://uwaterloo.ca/english/people-profiles/jennifer-harris

https://www.oqps.ie

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Episode 88 is the second of a two-part conversation with six-time Grammy winner Kevin Conneff of The Chieftains and The Dublin Trio.

Conversation picks up with the same performance of ‘Sé Fáth Mo Bhuartha’ from Part 1 but continues with the conversation which follows immediately after. 

Topics include: Gael Linn recordings including those of Seosamh Ó hÉanaí; Seán 'ac Dhonncha; Nioclás Tóibín; An Cheathrú Rua; Mary Bergin; Aedín Moloney; Frank Zappa; Tom Jones; Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson; Tuvan Throat Singers; Freddie King; Gail Zappa and ‘The Green Fields Of America’; regional styles being diluted; The Cobblestone pub in Dublin and Na Piobairi Uilleann; John & James Kelly and Ceoltóirí Chualann; West Clare Fiddle playing; Tara Breen; the 50th Anniversary Tour; the first tour of the USA; Linda Ronstadt; Cady Coleman; all the artists The Chieftains worked with; Paddy Moloney and his style of working; Elvis Costello; Jo Lustig; having an occupational title as “a musician”; Larry Mullen Jr; Johnny Ringo McDonagh; ‘Down The Old Plank Road’; David Gormley in Glasgow; the 60th Tour; Covid; Paddy’s passing; Gay McKeon; Seán Óg Potts' pub The Piper's Corner; Mary Corcoran; Seán Potts; Paddy’s harmonising; what Kevin misses the most about Paddy; Jeff White; The Crane Bar, Galway; Tim Edey; The Dublin Two; Joe McKenna; Tony Byrne; Paul McGratten; Matt Molloy; Notre Dame University; Traditional Music Archives; Liam O’Connor; Edwina Guckian; Seán Keane; the Pilatzkes; Triona Marshall; Alyth McCormack; Cara Butler; playing for Biden in Mayo; Seán Corcoran; Darkness Into Light; what Kevin misses most about Seán Keane; Don Henley; being asked by Willie Clancy or Séamus Ennis to sing a song in Milltown Malbay; Friel’s Kitchen; Tommy Munnelly; how Kevin would like to be remembered; Seán Keane; O'Donoghue’s, Dublin; John Kelly & Joe Ryan with Eddie Clarke; John Egan as well as others.

Interviewer: Fender Jackson

Recorded Saturday 20th July 2024 before Kevin’s performance in The Crane, Galway.

Relevant Links

The Dublin Trio

https://www.thechieftains.com

The Chieftains In China

Additional Links

Playlist of this episode

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Episode 89: Fender and The GAA Correspondent for The Ireland Podcast travel the length of Armagh the day after the All Ireland final to get a sense of the celebrations going on in the Orchard County.

Special thanks to Martin, Pauline, Rose, Cara, Maeve, Olivia, Fintan, Ngarita, Shauna, Matthew, Shea, Pierce, Daragh, Maura, Maeve, Keelagh, Naoise, Seamus and everyone else involved in this special episode. 

Congratulations Armagh!

Recorded on Monday 29th July 2024.

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Episode 90 tracks Sam Maguire as he arrives in Maghery Sean McDermott complete with reaction from players and the supporters. The craic was 90 indeed!

• Joe Fox: Chairman of Maghery Sean McDermott
• Maura Robinson: Club Secretary of Maghery
• Brendan Crealey: father of Ben Crealey and owner of ITS
• Keelan McConville: Maghery Club player and a steward
• Gerard Smith: cyclist and football fan from neighbouring club
• Sam arriving in Maghery Sean McDermott 
• ‘The Boys From County Armagh’
• Aidan Nugent: Forward
• Joe McElroy: Half Back 
• Breffni O’Reilly: PT and Nutionist
• Ciaran Mackin: Mid Field or Centre Half Back
• Conor McGuinness from Killeavy down in South Armagh
• Tiernan Kelly: Centre Half Back
• Paddy Burns: Corner Back
• Finbar Burns: PRO of Armagh GAA
• Cian McConville: Corner Forward
• Peter McGrane: Corner Back
• Blaine Hughes: Goalkeeper
• Niall Grimley: Mid Field
• Stefan Campbell: Impact Sub from Clan na Gael
• Barry McCambridge: Full Back and a Player Of The Year

Special thanks to all contributors and sincere congratulations to Armagh.

Recorded in Maghery Sean McDermott between 17:55 and 20:33 on Tuesday 30th July 2024.

Relevant Links

http://www.maghery.com

https://armaghgaa.net

Additional Links

https://www.industrytrainingservices.com

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Episode 91 is a walk through the rollercoaster timeline of George Lowden’s life of making of guitars for the likes of Eric Clapton, Paul Brady and Ed Sheeran to name but a few. 

Introductions: early years; first guitars; Tony Zemaitis; Eric Clapton; ‘Making A Folk Guitar' by John Bailey published by Cecil Sharpe House; making the best guitar from early on; early successes; LEDU (INI); hitting recessions; bringing production to Japan; the Japanese story; Damien Rice; bringing production back to Ireland; the slow 80s for acoustics; hard business lessons; selling the licence to a local outfit; getting the licence back again; the beginning of the success story; sourcing wood; types of wood; what makes good wood; John Martyn; Paul Reed Smith; tweaking the guitar to find the best sound; a £4,000 Lowden vs. a £40,000 Lowden; ideal guitar environments; Foy Vance; Paul Brady; Eric Clapton recording his two acoustic albums ‘Reptile’ and ‘Pilgrim’ on Lowdens; Ed Sheeran; Thomas Leeb; Pierre Bensusan; Richard Thompson; Gary Lightbody; John Mayer; Sheeran by Lowden guitars; God being in the detail; Apple; God; Paul Muldoon; Japanese chisels; Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines and other topics.

Face to face recording in the Lowden Showroom, Saintfield, County Down about 11.45am on Wednesday 31st July 2024.

Relevant Links

https://lowdenguitars.com/

Additional Links

https://sheeranguitars.com

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3QIoFE0iCvg3KuprakUEnp?si=1755b1fd0683448c

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Episode 92 continues with the detailed conversation with Armagh’s most illustrious cinematographer Mr. Seamus McGarvey.

Reintroductions: Spacey vs Bacon; Matthew McConaughey & Penelope Cruz; Charlotte’s Web; Oliver Stone’s mum & Nicolas Cage; accents; ikigai; the Draperstown cinema; Michael Curran; ‘Fading Lights Silver Screen’; working with UB40 in Mumbai at the Bollywood Oscars; Atonement; Joe Wright’s ‘M. Son of the Century’; Saoirse Ronan; Stanislavsky (Method) acting; Love You More; Pete Shelley of The Buzzcocks; Marcel Duchamp's Fluttering Hearts; Nowhere Boy; John Lennon; Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson; Kristin Scott Thomas; cinematographer vs. DP; the process; Lynne Ramsay; working with directors and actors who understand the craft of cinematography; Once Upon A Time In Hollywood; Day For Night; Truffaut’s ‘Day For Night’; the inner sanctum of the film set; The Soloist with Robert Downey Jr and Jamie Fox; Lorna Tucker; CGI and AI vs the human touch; We Need To Talk About Kevin; The Night of the Hunter; Samuel Beckett as well as other topics.

Phone recording with Seamus in Chateau Marmont, Sunset Boulevard, LA, USA and Fender in Galway, Ireland at 6pm Irish "summer" time on Sunday 21st July 2024.

Relevant Links

Seamus McGarvey on IMDB

Someone's Daughter, Someone's Son

Additional Links

Episode 83. Seamus McGarvey: Cinematographer - Part 1

M. Son of the Century | Official Teaser Trailer

Elton John - I Want Love

The Philosophy of Ikigai

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Episode 93 is the first part of a conversation with Terry Woods as he takes us from his childhood into his first bands including Sweeney’s Men, Steeleye Span, The Woods Band and more.

Conversation includes introductions; schools days; first jobs; Terry’s sister’s influence; first gigs as a punter; AFM Radio; Ronnie Drew’s first gigs in The Gate Theatre; The Coffee Kitchen in Molesworth St; first instruments; bluegrass vs. old-timey; The Prentice Folk; Neptune Rowing Club; Billy Connolly & Josh MacRae; Sweeney’s Men; Andy Irvine; Galway Joe Dolan; Subbuteo; Johnny Moynihan, Yigael Yadin and Masada; Billy Connolly; Henry McCullough; Joe Cocker; Al O’Donnell; Ashley “Tyger” Hutchings & Fairport Convention; Sandy Roberton; Tim Hart; Steeleye Span’s reunion offer; Greenwich Gramophone; Jimmy McCulloch; Wayne Bickerton of Polydor UK; John Woods of Polydor Ireland; Roddy Hickson; The Rubettes - the band in white suits and caps with the four hit singles; getting a mortgage; Frank Murray and Paul Scully; Thin Lizzy as well as other topics.

Face to face recording in the Dunboyne Castle Hotel, County Meath at 2.50pm on Thursday 8th August 2024. Subscribe using your favourite podcast player to ensure you don’t miss an episode of The Ireland Podcast.

Relevant Links

95. Terry Woods: The Pogues - Part 2

97. Terry Woods: The Pogues & Beyond - Part 3

https://www.instagram.com/thepoguesofficial/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Woods

Additional Links

https://www.dunboynecastlehotel.com/

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Episode 94 brings us to the southern coastal part of County Dublin where Fender Jackson chats with the visual artist Guggi.

Conversation includes: introductions; names; Guggi, Bono, The Edge, Gavin Friday and Strongman all getting their moniker; Guggi’s initial resistance to this name; early life on Cedarwood Road; having six brother and three sisters; early memories of Bono and Gavin Friday; Winnie and Iris; big families; being an artistic kids; The Virgin Prunes; The Beautifull House in Temple Bar; being advised that he couldn’t vs. realising that he could be an artist; signwriting; moving from singing artist to visual artist; oilpainting; finding one’s vocabulary as an artist; Four Artists – Many Wednesdays (1988) at Dublin's Hendricks Gallery - an exhibition of works by Guggi, Gavin Friday, Charlie Whisker and Bono; living hand to mouth; the bumpy ride and feast or famine; poets and language; Guggi’s artistic vocabulary; Memory to Form at Château La Coste; Guggi’s periods; when the piece is finished; Picasso; Rothko; future plans and other topics.

Face to face recording on in Guggi's home, County Dublin at 12.27pm on Friday 9th August 2024. 

Relevant Links

www.guggi.com

www.theirelandpodcast.com

Additional Links

Spotify playlist for Episode 94

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Episode 95 is a continuation of the conversation between Terry Woods and Fender Jackson as Terry talks about his career in The Pogues. 

Conversation includes: Frank Murray; James Fearnley’s excellent book ‘Here Comes Everybody’; Paul McGuinness and U2; Terry seeing The Pogues for the first time in Cibeal Festival; Shane MacGowan’s songwriting genius; Frank Murray getting the push; songwriting credits; how the Pogues albums were recorded; Terry finding his musical space in The Pogues; the instrument Terry “should” have played; Bob Dylan; Dallas; Birmingham Six and Guilford Four; the missing verse of Streets Of Sorrow; The Popes; alcohol; Philip Lynott; ‘Young Ned Of The Hill’; Féile (The Trip To Tipp); Darryl Hunt; Ron Kavana; ‘Thousands Are Sailing’; Philip Chevron; reforming and other topics.

“The race is done, the journey’s over

As on this West Cork road I lie.

With summer twilight fading quickly

I won’t see another day.”

˜ 'Streets Of Sorrow' by Terry Woods

Relevant Links

93. Terry Woods: Sweeney's Men, Steeleye Span & More - Part 1

97. Terry Woods: The Pogues & Beyond - Part 3

www.theirelandpodcast.com

https://www.instagram.com/thepoguesofficial/

Additional Links

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Here-Comes-Everybody-Audiobook/B00XYKQ4XA

https://www.dunboynecastlehotel.com/

Face to face recording in the Dunboyne Castle Hotel, County Meath at 2.50pm on Thursday 8th August 2024.

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Episode 96 has the Ombudsman for Children in Ireland Dr Niall Muldoon conversing with Fender Jackson. Niall has held this position since February 2015, and his work focuses on promoting and protecting the rights and welfare of children in Ireland. This interview is the latest link in ‘Muldoon’s Chain’. This interview is the latest link in ‘Muldoon’s Chain’, a series initiated through a conversation with Paul Muldoon on The Ireland Podcast.

Conversation includes: interactions; Niall’s journey to his current role; interview tips; Chris Hadfield; the fixed maximum time of two terms (12 years); the genesis of the ombudsman for children’s office; what Niall’s day-to-day job is; the role of the office of the Children’s Ombudsman; the three sections of taking complaints, raising awareness of children’s rights and of the office and advising government on policy and legislation; the growing team; Chris Quinn; cross border work between both commissioners and their teams; advice to a members of family in a difficult situation; alcoholism and stopping drinking; reasons why people stay in domestic violent situations; Derek Ryan; benefits and challenges of the job; scoliosis; Minister Donnelly; housing; repetition of the same mistakes; sports coaching; compartmentalising; reaching one’s potential; Mike Tyson; kids’ concerns; the privilege of a politician who has the power to affect change for the people of Ireland; advice to Irish American billionaires; Grandpa Hanky’s Pancakes and other topics.

Face to face recording in The Ireland Podcast studio in Salthill, Galway at approximately 7pm on Thursday 25th July 2024.

Relevant Links

https://www.oco.ie

Additional Links

https://www.instagram.com/derekryanmusicofficial/

58. Paul Muldoon: Poet

76. Prof. Orla Muldoon: Professor Of Psychology

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Episode 97 is the final episode of a three part series consisting of a conversation between Terry Woods and Fender Jackson. 

Conversation includes: why The Pogues split up the first time, why they reformed and why they split the final time; Anthony Addis graduating from accountant to manager; watching the mosh pit; along of Shane; Andrew Rankin; Mulligans Pub of Poolbeg Street; Paul Scully; Skid Row; ‘Big Ian’ Turner the lighting guy; Mark Addis; Alan Buddy Goulding; Joss; the spell of The Pogues; Joe Strummer; Spider Stacey; Shane’s funeral; a summary analysis of Terry’s career; hay barns and handball alleys; Des Kelly from The Capitol Showband; Shane’s genius; Terry’s first gig with The Pogues; Lemmy; ‘Eat The Rich’; ‘Straight To Hell’; ‘In The Name Of The Father’; living in County Cavan; global audiences; middle Americas audiences; Shane MacGowan; Terry’s favourite Pogues’ song; censorship; re-writing history; Ronan Keating; making videos; zen; Terry’s advice to his younger self; ‘At Swim-Two-Birds’ by Myles na gCopaleen and other topics.

Relevant Links

93. Terry Woods: Sweeney's Men, Steeleye Span & More - Part 1

95. Terry Woods: The Pogues - Part 2

www.theirelandpodcast.com

https://www.instagram.com/thepoguesofficial/

Additional Links

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Here-Comes-Everybody-Audiobook/B00XYKQ4XA

https://www.dunboynecastlehotel.com/

Face to face recording in the Dunboyne Castle Hotel, County Meath at 2.50pm on Thursday 8th August 2024.

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Episode 98 brings Fender Jackson face to face with Martin Sharkey who is the Finance Director of Belleek Pottery and the Belleek Pottery Group.

Conversation includes: Belleek village; the origin story of Belleek; bringing the skills over from England; the link to the famine; David McBirney; first products; transition from earthen ware to parian ware; the checkered history; George G. Moore; Roger Troughton; Powerscreen; Galway Crystal, Aynsley China and Donegal Parian China; George and Angela Moore Charitable Trust; the types of employees; the challenges of Belleek being so remote; current stores; Debenhams; Theresa May; Brexit; the security involved with high profile guests; the most westerly part of the UK; King/Prince Charles; Aonghus O’Flaherty in Tig Choili’s, Galway; the non sectarian appeal of Belleek; being a border town; attracting tourists; being on The Wild Atlantic Way; Patricia McCauley; 11% of Americans being of Irish descent; Tiger Woods; JP McManus; Rory McElroy; Lough Erne Golf Course; Ronald Reagan; Bill Clinton; Mary McAleese; Yeats; Galway; Killarney; Titanic; the different bus routes; ideal amount of time for your duration; personalising your own piece; (not) selling seconds; 7-8% of loss rate; 4 different quality checks; timing your piece by the stamps; having a smashing time; items and fashion; new designs; luminaries; (not) automating the production processes; the fine line of making profit; the Covid effect; the costs of the current shops; parking in town; the shrinking middle market; the complication of big ticket items; (not) fixing broken items; the reduced carbon footprint; the renovation; the big warehouse and other topics.

Face to face recording in Belleek Pottery, Belleek, County Fermanagh at approximately 2.04pm on Thursday 22nd August 2024.

Relevant Links

www.belleek.com

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Episode 99 is a conversation between Fender Jackson and IMRA member David Kelleher who is a family man, an ultra marathon runner and a poet amongst other things.

Conversation includes: introductions; Rosslare Strand, County Wexford; David’s family; being a twin; Rosslare being the coccyx of the dog that is Ireland and having a blue flag beach that often rates as one of the top 10 beaches of Ireland; Sellafield; coastal erosion; ferries and Rosslare Port;  David’s career; ultra-running; rugby; marathons; Forth Mountain; Born to Run - Christopher McDougall; Irish Mountain Running Association; Comeragh Mountains, Clonmel; racing against the Hoka sponsored Andrew Douglas and other elites; representing Ireland; Jordan Peterson; philosophy; memento morti; the stoic fork; Marcus Aurelius' Meditations; mindset and idiocy; negative affirmations; chasing after the carrot and not being afraid of the stick; ‘The Rise’; Charles Mingus; John Prine; how David writes his poetry; running without headphones; ultra running being a mental sport; the abyss after 26.2 miles; going beyond the limits; saunas and bs; where you can buy David’s book; Lou Ferrigno, Stan Lee and Comic Con; North Slob; Renaissance Person and other topics.

Relevant Links

Stop, Breathe, Read: Powerful Poems that explore the simplicity of resolve

Additional Links

https://www.imra.ie/

https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/

https://beachawards.ie/blue-flag/sites-2-2/

Episode 9. Paul Mulligan & Jim Rooney: Evoking The Ghost Of John Prine

Episode 42. Dr. Kevin Lynch: Costal Geomorphologist

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Episode 100 is the first part of an interview with Fender Jackson by his old friend and former fellow bandmate, the esteemed Dr. James Morrow reflecting back on 99 episodes of The Ireland Podcast.

Conversation includes: (re)introductions; the history of The Ireland Podcast; the journey of most podcast episodes; the first interviewee; the origin story of The Ireland Podcast; the dying embers of Gaelic as a first language in the Sperrin Mountains; Fender interviewing family members about 25 years ago; PlayLouder.com; John Cale; Seán Gallagher from Derry; Seán Óg McKiernan; listener feedback; Liz Hackett watching Rugby in Australia; Gerry Mulholland, aka Jarir Al-Majar; Sam Henry the musicologist; imposter syndrome; Elvis Costello; David Bowie; Fender Jackson; The Pixies; the duty of the archivist; deciding who to interview; Nirvana; editing as well as other topics.

Relevant Links

www.theirelandpodcast.com

Additional Links

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7n9YLV83HBp3cpC7bs4v5p

Face to face recording in Armagh City, County Armagh at approximately 8.18pm on Monday 2nd September 2024.

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