Tag: Global Irish

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 202

What a day to be in London, a Pride parade, some ball games and it hit 31 degrees.

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 202 July 7 2018 // Playlist

Here’s what happened on this week’s episode of The London Ear.

1. James Vincent McMorrow: Me and My Friends
2. Mik Pyro: Very Strange
3. St Bishop: Good Intentions
4. The Riptide Movement: Plastic Oceans
5. Villagers: A Trick of the Light
6. We Cut Corners: The Specialist – Daithi Remix
7. Orbital: P.H.U.K.
8. Benjamin Francis Leftwich: I Am With You
9. Buffalo Springfield: For What’s It’s Worth
10. Childish Gambino: This is America
11. Moons Delux: Know No Better
12. EllyD: Close
13. Kirsty MacColl: England 2 Colombia 0
14. Dario G: Carnival De Paris
15. Wolf Alice: Giant Peach (instrumental)

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.

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On next week’s show I’ll be chatting to EllyD.

July 8, 2018
The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 200

Hello! Imagine 200 episodes of The London Ear.

Thanks to you all for listening and to everyone who has chatted to me for the show. Musicians, artists, photographers, actors, writers, Theatre producers and directors. Without you all, I wouldn’t have a radio show.

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 200 // June 23 2018 // Playlist

Here’s today’s playlist for The London Ear:

1. Gorillaz: feat George Benson
2. Rome: Do it Again
3. The Riptide Movement: Plastic Oceans
4. Villagers: A Trick of the Light
5. Weezer: Africa
6. Kodaline: Shed a Tear
7. Dreaming of Jupiter: Right Kind of Love
8. Jay Pryor: Rich Kids
9. We Cut Corners: The Specialist
10. Florence and The Machine: Hunger
11. Picture This: When We Were Young
13. Bouts: Face Up
14. Kitt Philipa: Human
15. Rachel Grace: You Don’t Know
16. Mango x Mathman: Badman (Mathman Dipped in Mosch Remix)
17. Nick Brewer: Headphones
18. The 1975: Give Yourself a Try

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

Til next week,

nessy out!

June 24, 2018
The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 199 with Clare Joy Langford and James Hendicott

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 199

Woah! What a busy show this week! I was delighted to be joined by not one, but two awesome guests, Clare Joy Longford and James Hendicott.

Interview with Clare Joy Langford, actor and producer of For King and Country

Clare Joy Longford is an actor and producer and is currently producing a play with the Dilated Theatre Company entitled ‘For King and Country.

It’s a court room drama which follows a Private Hemps’s desertion of World War I after three years on the frontline. Those found guilty of desertion were handed a death sentence. This follows the soldier’s PTSD, or what was then called ‘shell shock’ and the tribulations his defending officer had trying to ensure Private Hemp was acquitted.

The play was originally perfomed as ‘Hamp’ at the Edinburgh Festival in 1964. The cast included Leonard Rossiter, John Hurt and Richard Briers. It was then adapted into the BAFTA-nominated film King and Country.

For King and Country runs at the Southwark Playhouse from June 28 – July 21st. You can get tickets here.

You can find out more about Dilated Theatre on their website.

You can find out more about Clare Joy Langford on Twitter.

Interview with James Hendicott, author of ‘Football for the Forgotten’

James Hendicott is a Dublin based writer and journalist and was in London at the CONIFA World Football Cup and is writing a book about it.

From their website CONIFA describe themselves as “CONIFA, the Confederation of Independent Football Associations, is the football federation for all associations outside FIFA. It’s a global acting non-profit organization that supports representatives of international football teams from nations, de-facto nations, regions, minority peoples and sports isolated territories”.

James has been interested in what has been happening with CONIFA and was in London researching and chatting to the team for his new book ‘Football for the Forgotten’.

You can find out more about James and ‘Football for the Forgotten’ at his website. You can also pre-order ‘Football for the Forgotten’ here.

The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 199 – June 16 2018 // Playlist

Here’s this week’s playlist for The London Ear

1. Smashing Pumpkins: Solara
2. Silverbacks: Dunkirk
3. JC Stewart: Medicine
4. Chat with Clare Joy Longford about For King and Country
5. Lykke Li: Deep End
6. Whenyoung: Heaven on Earth
7. Geoff Love and his orchestra: Match of the Day
8. Chat with James Hendicott about CONIFA and Football for the Forgotten
9. Dario G: Carnival de Paris

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

June 22, 2018
The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 198 with Toby Bourke

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 198 with Toby Bourke

I remember going into The Record Sleeve in Navan, Co. Meath and asking them to order me ‘Waltz Away Dreaming’ by Toby Bourke, which featured George Michael. It took a few tries before they got it but the gorgeous burnt orange slipcase and artwork of Flaming June by Sir Frederic Leighton was well worth the wait. Plus, the music was great. Little did I think that years later, I would have the opportunity to chat to Toby Bourke on my radio show. That’s what I did on this week’s episode of The London Ear.

Dublin born Toby has just re-released his album ‘Blood, Sweat and Tears’ which was recorded live at The Swan at Stockwell. The title track is a London Irish immigrant song and still rings true. We also spoke about the accident which almost ended Toby’s musical endeavours.

I was delighted to be able to chat to Toby, to find out more about him and his music and life. Collaborating with George Michael, would have been an immense occasion for any artist but it’s not the main thing to define a person. I’m glad that I, for one, have a more rounded knowledge of Toby and his work.

You can find about more about Toby on his website, Twitter and Facebook.

You can stream Blood Sweat and Tears on Spotify here.

Toby Bourke with George Michael

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 198 June 9 2018 // Playlist

Here’s this week’s playlist:

1. Dreaming of Jupiter: Right Kind of Love
2. whenyoung: Heaven on Earth
3. Interview with Toby Bourke Part 1
4. Toby Bourke:Love in not faith
5. Interview with Toby Bourke Part 2
6. Toby Bourke feat. George Michael: Waltz Away Dreaming
7. Interview with Toby Bourke Part 3
8. Toby Bourke: Blood Sweat and Tears
9. Saint Sister: Twin Peaks
10. Gallants: In Vain
11. The 1975: Give Yourself a Try
12. Childish Gamibino: This is America

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

Til next week!

nessy out!

Photos downloaded from Toby’s Facebook page.

June 11, 2018