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  • The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 127 with Lauryn Gaffney and Sharon Sexton

    The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 127 with Lauryn Gaffney and Sharon Sexton

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    On this week’s show I was delighted to be joined by two ladies involved in the Camden Fringe in London this week. Both productions are running at the London Irish Centre.

    Lauryn Gaffney speaks about Big Shot The Musical

    Big Shot The Musical nessymonFirst guest on the show today was Lauryn Gaffney from Dublin, who wrote and is now directing Big Shot The Musical. For someone who is just 23, Lauryn has achieved a fantastic amount.

    You can find out about Big Shot The Musical here and follow on Twitter and Facebook.

    Lauryn is also writing songs for other people. You can keep up to date with here on Twitter.

    Sharon Sexton speaks about Somewhere Under The Rainbow – The Liza Minnelli Show

    Somewhere Under The Rainbow nessymonSharon Sexton was a previous guest on The London Ear and this time was here to tell us about ‘Somewhere Under The Rainbow – The Liza Minnelli Story’.

    Sharon is a founder of Biscuits for Breakfast, a London based Irish Theatre Company who are also seeking submissions to be a part of the first London Irish Short Play Festival. You can find out all the details on the Biscuits for Breakfast website.

    You can find out more about Somewhere Under the Rainbow – The Liza Minnelli Story on Twitter and follow Biscuits for Breakfast on Facebook.

    The London Ear Show 127 August 13 2016 // Playlist

    Here’s what happened on Show 127:

    1. Wild Beasts: Big Cat
    2. M83 feat Mai Lan: Go!
    3. Music from Big Shot The Musical: What’s a Man to do?
    4. Chat with Lauryn Gaffney from Big Shot The Musical
    5. Music from Big Shot The Musical: Coffee Shop Song
    6. Benjamin Francis Leftwich: Summer
    7. Daniel Woolhouse: Map of the Moon
    8. Robyn: Dancing On My Own
    9. Chat with Sharon Sexton from Somewhere Under the Rainbow – The Liza Minnelli Story
    10. Liza Minnelli and Pet Shop Boys: Losing My Mind
    11. Caan: Changes
    12. George The Poet: What do you reckon?

    Listen Again

    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

  • The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 126 with Jenny May Finn

    The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 126 with Jenny May Finn

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    Show 126 // July 30 2016 with video artist, Jenny May Finn

    On this week’s show, I was thrilled to be able to catch up with Jenny May Finn, a video artist from Dublin who is putting on her first exhibition this week, entitled ‘Your Face is Alright’.

    The exhibition takes place at The Archivist’s Gallery from August 5-7 2016. We chat how she is exploring life through her art.

    It also happens that Jenny May also attended DCU at the same time as myself and as chance would have it, lived next door to me in Glasnevin in Dublin.

    Here’s what Happened:
    1. Public Enemy: Harder Than You Think
    2. Rusangango Family: Lights On
    3. Sinead Harnett Featuring Grades: If You Let Me
    4. Christine and The Queens: Tilted
    5. Eoin Boyle: Skybirds
    6. The Cheek of Her: 9 Lives
    7. The Nocturnes: The Antler
    8. John Paul White: The Martyr
    9. August Wells: Here in The Wild
    10. Chat with Jenny May Finn
    11. Nubyian Twist: Headhunter
    12. Salt Ashes: Save It

    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

    You can keep up with Jenny May Finn on her website, on Twitter and on Instagram

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  • The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 116 with Eoin Glackin

    The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 116 with Eoin Glackin

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    The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 116 with Eoin Glackin // April 30 2016

    A couple of months ago, I went to see Wyvern Lingo in The Lexington in London. There was a guy there who I thought I recognised. It was Eoin Glackin. He was over in London recording tracks for what would become his ‘Club Classic’ EP. I caught up with him to find out more.

    Here’s what happened:

    1. The London Ear Intro:
    2. Slow Riot: Trophy Wife
    3. The Mighty Stef: Capri Sun
    4. John Grant: Voodoo Doll
    5. Karrie: Tryin to be Honest
    6. Dermot Barrett: Decisions Decisions
    7. Bill Baird: World Gone Deaf
    8. aboveDat: Addicted
    9. Catfish and The Bottlemen: 7
    10. Band of Horses: Casual Party
    11. Chat with Eoin Glackin Part 1
    12. Eoin Glackin: Understand You
    13. Chat with Eoin Glackin Part 2 Eoin_Glackin_Club_Classic
    14. Eoin Glackin: Club Classic
    15. Prince: Diamonds and Pearls

    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

    Find out more about Eoin Glackin on his website.

  • The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 114 // Shane Dempsey, Director, the Non Stop Connolly Show

    The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 114 // Shane Dempsey, Director, the Non Stop Connolly Show

    The London Ear on RTE 2XM Show 114

    On this week’s episode, I was delighted to be able to chat to theatre director, Shane Dempsey, who is the man in charge of the Finborough Theatre production of The Non Stop Connolly Show. The full show is 14 hours long, yes, 14 hours. Mental! Shane tells all!

    1. The London Ear Intro
    2. Plutonic Dust: Eskimo Kiss
    3. Mystery Jets: Bubblegum
    4. Yeasayer: Silly Me
    5. Barq: Gentle Kind of Lies
    6. Kendrick Lemar: Untitled 06
    7. Young Folk: First Sign of Morning
    8. Chat with Shane Dempsey, Director of Non Stop Connolly Show (Part 1)
    9. Alex Brabbins: Opening Music from Non Stop Connolly
    10. Chat with Shane Dempsey, Director of Non Stop Connolly Show (Part 1)
    11. Kiernan McMullan: I Stayed The Same
    12. August Wells:Here in the Wild
    13. Rosanango Family: Lights On
    14. Mura Masa feat Bonzai: What If I Go?

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    Theatre Director Shane Dempsey

    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

    You can follow Shane Dempsey on Twitter.

    Don’t forget to check out the Non Stop Connolly Show at the Finborough Theatre. Check out the production on Twitter

    You can also listen on mixcloud or in the widget below.

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    The Non Stop Connolly Show