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  • The London Ear on RTÉ // Show 179 with Garrett from Track Dogs

    The London Ear on RTÉ // Show 179 with Garrett from Track Dogs

    The London Ear on RTÉ // Show 179 with Garrett from Track Dogs

    It was a weird weird week. Today’s show was definitely a celebration of Irish music. I spoke to Garrett Wall from Track Dogs, had the first play of Bayonets’ new single ‘The Old Coast’ and unfortunately, we got to celebrate the life of the late Dolores O’Riordain. Met her once, we were on the same flight to LAX, got chatting waiting for our bags. Remind me to tell you that story sometime.

    Chat with Garrett Wall from Track Dogs

    I can’t remember a time when I didn’t see Garrett Wall posters promoting his gigs in Dublin. He’s been a stalwart of the Irish music scene. Garrett has been living in Madrid for a number of years, it was great to chat about the Madrid music scene as well as Track Dogs’ upcoming trip to London for St Patrick’s Day.

    You can find out more about Track Dogs, you can check out their website, Facebook and Twitter.

    The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 179 Jan 20 2018 // Playlist

    1. The Cranberries: Dreams
    2. Wyvern Lingo: Maybe It’s My Nature
    3. Bbayonets: The Old Coast
    3. Chat with Garrett Wall
    4. Track Dogs: La Banda
    5. Chat with Garrett Wall
    6. Track Dogs: I don’t want to Ruin It
    7. 1000 Beasts featuring Janet Grogan: Lord It’s OK
    8. The Cranberries: Go your own way

    Listen On Demand to The London Ear

    Thanks for listening, The London Ear broadcast on DAB radio, Saorview and outside Ireland you can listen online.You can listen to the show again on the RTE player. The show is broadcast every Saturday at 1300.

    Don’t forget to check out the RTE 2XM website. You can keep up with me here.

    Check out The London Ear on Facebook and Twitter

    Listen to the music on Spotify

    You can keep up to date with all the music I play on The London Ear in one handy Spotify playlist. Every track I’ve played and that is available on Spotify is in there. You can find it right here.

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    Photo of Track Dogs from here

  • The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 177 with Sue Healy // Jan 6 2018

    The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 177 with Sue Healy // Jan 6 2018

    Well hello there! Aren’t you looking all relaxed after the winter break?! Enough of that! Thanks for dropping by and checking out the first episode of The London Ear for 2018.

    Interview with Sue Healy

    Irish Playwright - Sue Healy - The London Ear

    On this week’s show I am delighted to be joined by Irish in London playwright, Sue Healy. Sue was a guest previously on the show and has been working on a new play which is now ready to hit the stage.

    Imaginationship runs throughout January at the Finborough Theatre, which also happens to be celebrating its 150th anniversary.

    You can read all about her work on her website and you can follow Sue on Twitter.

    Imaginationship - Sue Healy

    The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 177, Jan 6 2018 // Playlist

    1. Rejjie Snow: Milk Honey
    2. JHus: ‘Bouff Daddy
    3. All the Luck in the World: Landmarks
    4. Five Grand Stereo: In Your Garage
    5. Glen Hansard: Set forth
    6. L.A.D. One mOre Night
    7. Tayne: Sacrifice
    8. Everything by Electricity: Last Day Of The Sun
    9. Swords: Battle
    10. Sue Healy interview
    11. Stellar: Drop In Drop Out
    12. Holy 57: Venice, CA
    13. Be Svendsen – Andromeda

    Listen On Demand to The London Ear

    Thanks for listening, The London Ear broadcast on DAB radio, Saorview and outside Ireland you can listen online.You can listen to the show again on the RTE player. The show is broadcast every Saturday at 1300.

    Don’t forget to check out the RTE 2XM website. You can keep up with me here.

    Check out The London Ear on Facebook and Twitter

    Listen to the music on Spotify

    You can keep up to date with all the music I play on The London Ear in one handy Spotify playlist. Every track I’ve played and that is available on Spotify is in there. You can find it right here.

  • Tune of The Week // All The Luck in The World – Landmarks

    Tune of The Week // All The Luck in The World – Landmarks

    I’ve been meaning to write about this track for a while. It’s a month since I first heard it and it just keeps growing on me.

    Wicklow’s loss has been Berlin’s gain. Irishmen Neil Foot, Ben Connolly and Kelvin Barr are the three behind All The Luck in the World and are currently based in the German city.

    The band combine intricate layered arrangements, musicianship and vocals to produce a track that is truly stunning. There’s something about hearing string noise in music. It’s real but the added harmonic makes it all magical.

    Landmarks is the the follow up to Golden October and taken from their forthcoming album ‘A Blind Arcade’ which is set for release on February 2018.

    Catch All The Luck in The World on Tour in April 2018

    8 Artheater, Cologne, Germany
    9 Eldorado, Zürich, Switzerland
    10 Feierwerk / Orangehouse, Munich, Germany
    11 Fluc, Vienna, Austria
    13 Badehaus, Germany
    14 Molotow, Hamburg, Germany
    16 The Islington, London
    19 Whelan’s, Dublin

    Find All The Luck in The World Online

    You can find the band online on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and you hear all their music on Spotify.

    Watch the video for Landmarks

  • The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 176 with Ambassador Dan Mulhall

    The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 176 with Ambassador Dan Mulhall

    This week’s show gives you another chance to hear one of the most popular interviews of the year on The London Ear.

    In August, I was delighted to able to chat to Irish Ambassador to Great Britain, Dan Mulhall, before he left London to take up a new position in Washington as Ireland’s Ambassador to the United States. Before that though, he sat down with me to chat about Irish Culture, Identity, and the dreaded B word.

    You can follow Ambassador Mulhall on Twitter, he’s great for starting each day off with some poetry.

    Our chat was recorded on August 3 2017 in the Irish Embassy in London. Thanks to Brendan and Bernadette for their help in organising this.

    The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 176

    In-between chatting with Ambassador Mulhall, he picked the following tracks to play:

    1. Planxty: Raggle Taggle Gypsy/Tabhair Dom Do Lamh
    2. Bob Dylan: Shelter from the Storm
    3. Clannad: Na Buachaillí Álainn
    4. Steely Dan: Aja
    5. London Philharmonic Orchestra & David Parry perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s The Magic Flute, K. 620: Overture

    Listen On Demand to The London Ear

    Thanks for listening, The London Ear broadcast on DAB radio, Saorview and outside Ireland you can listen online.You can listen to the show again on the RTE player. The show is broadcast every Saturday at 1300.

    Don’t forget to check out the RTE 2XM website. You can keep up with me here.

    Check out The London Ear on Facebook and Twitter

    Listen to the music on Spotify

    You can keep up to date with all the music I play on The London Ear in one handy Spotify playlist. Every track I’ve played in 2017 and that is available on Spotify is in there. You can find it right here.

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