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The London Ear 316 with Lydia Ford

The London Ear 316 with Lydia Ford

On this week’s show, I was delighted to have the opportunity to chat to one of Ireland’s great emerging singer – songwriters. Lydia Ford is a Berlin based, Mayo native who has just released her new single entitled ‘A Year’.

During our conversation, we chat about moving countries in a pandemic, using same sex pronouns in songwriting and much more.

You can check Lydia out on her website, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

The London Ear // 31 October 2020 Playlist
Here’s what was on the menu on this week’s episode of The London Ear.

1.We Cut Corners: Moon Landing
2. Sinead O’Brien: Most Modern Painting
3. Pure Grand: Such A Fright
4. Orla Gartland: Pretending
5. New Dad: Blue
6. Elkae: Signal
7. Lydia Ford: Overrated
8. Chat with Lydia Ford
9. Lydia Ford: A Year
10. St Bishop: Dreaming
11. Future Fears: Obvious

Listen on Demand to The London Ear

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November 5, 2020
Free Music Monday 9/01/2012: Simon Fagan

Last year Simon Fagan upped and left Ireland and headed off to Berlin, along the way though he started writing about some of his adventures.

In a nice little note included in this ‘Unplugged’ download, Simon tells us that he is currently working on a new album which is due out sometime this year. He’s also planning to do some touring in Europe and in the US. The ‘Unplugged’ EP is available for download, for free from Sian Records. Here’s a video for one of the tracks, ‘Tomorrow’s Another Day’.

January 9, 2012
Nessycast #5: Interview with Nina Hynes

Singer Nina Hynes has been a familiar name on the Irish music scene since her debut release in 1999.

The Dubliner who now lives in Berlin is trying to finance her album through fundit.ie Through the magic of skype I caught up with Nina yesterday to chat about ‘The Goldmine Project‘. We also chatted about her need to make music and how parenthood has changed and influenced her music.

Fundit.ie is an amazing way for artists to get support from benefactors for their project. What’s better since this interview yesterday Nina’s fundit has gone from 83% to 92%. If you can, help the arts, donate a little.

(edit: Please remember that if the 100% isn’t reached, the artist gets NOTHING!!)

July 9, 2011
Tune Of The Week 30/7/09

Christophe Willem

Ive been stuck here in Dublin all Summer and cant fly.. grr! Thank God I got away to France before I got sick!

One I the things I love about France apart from the art, food, galleries and the fact it’s on the mainland is the music…

About two years ago I was there and was instantly captured by Christophe Willem’s ‘Double Je’ It was EVERYWHERE! Turns out Mr Willem had won ‘Nouvelle Star’, the French version of Pop Idol.

True story last week Boy George was on Twitter looking for some French voices, even though George was looking for voices from 30 or 40 years ago I recommended that he check him out. George said first that he ‘Sounded like a French Prince’ and added ‘He is, the face and the voice, different universe but great, more than great!’

His new album ‘Caffeine’ was released in May, ‘Plus que Tout’ is the second single taken from it and it’s my Tune of the Week!

http://www.christophe-willem.com/

Here’s a link to a high quality version the track on his Official Youtube site

You’ll find some remixes on Youtube too!

…nessy out!

Here’s the video:

July 30, 2009