Tag: Global Irish

The London Ear // Show 231

Hello Hello Hello, what do we have going on here then? Well, over the past few weeks, it’s seems like there’s been a lot of chat on the show. That’s not saying anything bad, at all, about my wonderful guests. But since I only get an hour each Saturday, I really wanted to have the opportunity to catch up with some music I haven’t yet had the chance to play on The London Ear.

And boy! There’s some great bloody music out at the moment.

The London Ear Show 231 // Feb 2 2019 Playlist
Here’s what I played on this week’s show

1. Sweet Harmony: Born Stranger
2. Glen Hansard: I’ll Be You, Be Me
3. Munky: You’ve Got Male
4. Daniel John Paxton: Railway Line
5. Barry Jay Hughes: Diving In
6. Soak: Knock Me Off My Feet
7. Tanjier: Crave
8. Sibeal: Human
9. Exiles: Rearview Mirror
10. Empire Circus: Salt
11. Talos: The Light Upon Us
12. The Murder Capitals: Feeling Fades
13. Empire Circus: Salt
14. Thanks Brother: We Caught It
15. At Pavillion: Believers

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Don’t forget, if you’re Irish, outside Ireland and involved in music, arts and culture, get in touch. The London Ear is for you, it’s my job to get your voice heard.

A Big P.S.

Last week, there were some changes by the Advertising Standards Authority in the United Kingdom in relation to gifts and adverts sent to bloggers and then shared on social media. As I live in London, this technically includes me as a blogger. Bands, record companies and PRs send me music to play on the radio, often before release day. The music would not be available to purchase by the general public before release day. I receive music from artists with no expectation of play (obviously they’d like me to play it). There are often tracks that I want to play that I do not receive from bands or their representatives. I pay for these myself.

February 4, 2019
The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // 218 with David Burke

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // 218 with David Burke

Today I was joined on The London Ear by a wandering Irish troubadour, David Burke. David has a new EP out now entitled ‘Hello Ocean’.

I last spoke to David in 2012 on The London Ear’s predecessor, Culture Café on RTÉ 2XM. You can have a listen to that one here.

Back in 2108, David has made an extended stop in Ireland, in between travelling adventures in Australia and Canada. While back in Ireland, David has taken to the recording studio to record, and now release, ‘Hello Ocean’.

You can find out more about David on his website, Twitter, Facebook, Insta.. just Google DavidBurkeLive and you’ll find him.

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM Show 218 27th October 2018

1. The Survival Code: Take It As It Is
2. Elly D: Sorge
3. Bouts: Loves Lost Landing
4. Soak: Everybody Loves You
5. All Tvvins: Hell Of A Party
6. Pale Rivers: Caught in It
7. Chat with David Burke
8. David Burke: Barefoot
9. Chat with David Burke Part 2
10. Heavy Soda: Greasy Feet
11. Robert Crosbie / Geisha: The Psychedelic Transfer
12. Rejjie Snow: Congo (Mama Africa)

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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.

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Top photo by Dara Munnis.
Barefoot David photo by Ty Bowmaker

October 29, 2018
The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // 217 with Joseph Healy, London Irish – LGBT Network
The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // 217 with Joseph Healy, London Irish – LGBT Network

I was delighted today to be able to chat to Joseph Healy from the London Irish LGBT Network. The LGBT Network along with Irish in Britain are hosting a conference in London on November 1. The conference is entitled “Equality in Ireland: Past and Present”.

Speakers at the event include:
- Conor McGinn Labour MP for St Helens>
- Clare Moore – Love Equality
- Elisha McCallion MP Sinn Fein
- Dr David Shaw from Liverpool University’s Institute of Irish Studies who has written a book about the Irish political experience in Britain since the 1940s. He will be addressing the issues of how the AIDS epidemic in Ireland and the Save Ulster from Sodomy campaign in Northern Ireland led to significant emigration from both parts of Ireland.
- Dr Joanne McCarthy, Co-author of Identity Formation and Conflict in Older Irish Gay Men.
You can find out more about the event here and you can buy tickets from eventbrite here.

You can find out more about the London Irish LGBT Network on their website, Twitter and Facebook.

The London Ear Show 217 October 20th 2018 // Playlist

1. Paul Noonan: Moth To Your Flame
2. whenyoung: Given Up
3. Bouts: Love’s Lost Landing
4. Pale Rivers: Caught in It
5. O Emperor: Effort
6. Heavy Soda: Greasy Feet
7. Baba: Land of the Damned
8. David Burke: Hello Ocean
9. Robert Grace: Boomerang
10. Chat with Joseph Healy – Chair of London Irish LGBT Network
11. Seamus Fogarty: The Old Suit
12. The Winter Flood: Fire It Up
13. The Survival Code: Take It As It Is
14. Pursued by Dogs: Swap Dimensions

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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.

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October 21, 2018
The London Ear // 216 with Strange Fish Theatre Company

On this week’s episode of The London Ear, I was delighted to be able to catch up with Matt and James from the Strange Fish Theatre Company who currently have a production of ‘Quietly’ running as part of the Irish Theatre Season in the Omnibus Theatre in Clapham.

Quietly was written by Owen McCafferty and runs until October 27th.

Matt Dunphy acts in the play, while James O’Donnell is the Director. This is the Strange Fish Theatre Company’s second production at the Omnibus Theatre following last year’s hugely successful The Turn of the Screw.

We chatted via Skype and I should have take more than once screenshot – Matt, I apologise that your eyes are closed.

However, James sent this one over to me. During the course of chat, the chaps explained how the play is an immersive experience for the audience. As the play takes place in a bar, the bar in the Omnibus Theatre is being used as the setting for ‘Quietly’. This mural was commissioned by the theatre group to add an extra dimension to the bar for the duration of the production.

You can find out more about Strange Fish Theatre Company on their website, Facebook and Twitter.

You can find out more about Omnibus Theatre and you can get tickets for ‘Quietly’ here.

Check out this fantastic photo from Stephanie Clare, taken from Facebook.

The London Ear // Show 216 October 13 2018 Playlist

1. Gorillaz: Trans
2. Galants Follow
3. All Tvvins: Hell of a Party
4. Conor Mason: We Watched the sky rotate
5. Sinead Hartnett and JD Reid: System
6. The Late David Turpin feat Jon Dotts: Kalkikrates
7. Bodega: Name Escape
8. Chat with Matt and James from Strange Fish Theatre
9. Pursued by Dogs: Swap Dimensions
10. Baba: Land of the Damned
11. Kojey Radical: Pure

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

October 15, 2018