Finbarr Donnelly remembers, Beethoven at 250, Reece Shearsmith
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The first program in the historic 2006 series, documenting songs and music from the Aran Islands and Connemara.
Garageland is part of the national effort to help young people find their creativity, playing tunes by some of Ireland’s youngest noise makers all afternoon.
Part one of a two-part documentary about the ‘unlikely’ friendship between two farmers and an environmentalist as they attempt to reverse the impact of decades of intensive farming on biodiversity in a Cork River valley .
The second and last part of the ecology / agriculture documentary.
Remembering Séamus ‘Pound’ à Lúing, one of R na G’s most valued contributors in the early years, who died around this time in 1975.
Cork-based musician Evelyn Grant takes us through favorite classics, as well as the documentary segment Golden Opportunities: An art installation at a County Monaghan nursing home uses water to help residents with their memories.
A mix of new releases and archival recordings from Radio 1 curated by host Aoife Nic Cormaic in this week’s edition of the trad showcase.
The story of Cork punk icon Finbar Donnelly and his bands Nun Attax, Five Go Down To The Sea? and Beethoven, told by those who knew him best.
League of Gentlemen star Reece Shearsmith discusses his new movie “In the Earth”, Bell X1’s Paul Noonan talks about his Electric Kazoo show for the Cork Midsummer Festival.
Bobby Gillespie, of Primal Scream and The Jesus and Mary Chain, talks about his upcoming memoirs and a collaborative album with Jehnny Beth of The Savages.
Experimental electronic artist Louise Gaffney talks to Peter Curtin about her first solo project, “Not Even Here”.
Another double dive into the RTÃ session archives, with singer-songwriter Mundy’s 1996 session for Dave Fanning, and Tieranniesaur’s Studio 8 2012 session.
Writer Jonathan Lee talks to Seán Rocks about his new book, “The Great Mistake”.
Part two of the new series: Fiddler Bernadette Nic Gabhann, who describes herself as âDaidà de Reg-gael-tonâ Ushmush, and singer Tadhg write and record three new songs together overnight.
No, not the post-punk band from Cork. One year after the planned European celebration of the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth in December 1770, the RTÃ National Symphony Orchestra performs some of the great composer’s works at the National Concert Hall.
Excerpts from Great Women, a new work for voice and electronics by Gráinne Mulvey, inspired by Irish feminist icons and recorded with soprano Elizabeth Hilliard.
Radie Peat from Lankum and singer-songwriter Katie Kim from Waterford explore influences behind their joint musical excursions, for international online station NTS Radio
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