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  • Competition: Win Kate Voegele Signed Album

    kate voegeleThe nice people at Universal Music have given me some copies of Kate Voegele’s latest CD, Gravity Falls. I loved having the opportunity to interview Kate, she’s really a sweetheart. (The interview will be up in the next day or two I’ve been off busy interviewing some more awesome acts – stay tuned)

    As well as being a musician Kate also acts in One Tree Hill, where she plays Mia and gets to play some of her own songs! Pretty cool eh? To be in with a chance of winning one of the CDs all you have to do is tell me… if you got a chance to be in a tv show (not the XFactor things) and sing a song, which song would you sing?

    Leave your answers below and head over and like my Facebook page. Competition will close Monday at 5 pm.

    Bon Chance!

  • Culture Cafe on RTE 2XM Show 9 Playlist and Podcast: 21/09/2011

    culture cafe 9Ah yes, the Autumn equinox, nothing to look forward to but snow, cold and snow.. oh and Culture Night on Friday and Ulster Bank Theatre Festival and lots more arts and culture events taking place over the next few months.

    (Edit due to some technical difficulties the show was only partially broadcast at 1000 this morning, the show will be broadcast on Sunday at 2100, the interviews from the show are all in the podcast – Thanks for understanding – Nessy)

    Here’s what happened on Show 9:

    1. Crossroads: DJ Flip & Freezemaster Slick

    2. Florence and The Machine: Shake It Up

    3. Chat with Shauna Lyons from Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival

    4. Jamie Lawson: Lucy Rocks

    5. Chat with Texas from The Shoos

    6. The Shoos: Sun Turns Black

    7. Chat with musician David Turpin

    8. David Turpin: The Bone Dance

    9. Event Guide with Kev McCabe

    10. Leaders of Men: Happy Here (Recommended Free Legal Download available from leadersofmen.bandcamp.com)

    11. Chat with pianist and composer Cormac McCann

    12. Cormac McCann: Weekend Girl

    13. Chat with Sinead McCoole, Curator of the Jackie Clarke Collection in Ballina Co Mayo.

    14. Handsome Furs: When I Get Back

    Thanks to all my guests, the full interview with David Turpin will be available later as a podcast. The show is broadcast every Wednesday at 1000 and repeated on Sundays at 2100. You can listen online, on DAB or on UPC channel 944.

  • Dublin Burlesque Festival This Weekend

    Burlesque festivalIreland’s first Burlesque Festival takes place this weekend, September 23- 25 in Dublin City Centre. This sounds like a great weekend for fans of burlesque and for newbies and it’s a great opportunity to find out why it has got so popular over the last few years!

    Now only days away, its a cultural celebration of the decadent and beautiful art of Burlesque and Cabaret.

    Over the weekend of the Festival you can expect the following, with a mixture of free and ticketed events suitable for everyone! (more…)

  • Handsome Furs: Live at Whelans Review

    I really enjoyed the interview I did with Dan from Handsome Furs last week, when I met Dan after the show in Whelan’s he said he really enjoyed it too. Nice down to earth guy, hopefully, the next time himself and Alexei are in town I’ll be able to sit down with them and have a good auld face to face chat.

    I covered the Whelans show for Goldenplec. Give it a goo…

    handsomefurs watching funeralsuits
    Handsome Furs watching Funeral Suits

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