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The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 160 with Rory Dempsey and Conor Drum

Here’s this week’s report card from The London Ear.

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 160 with Rory Dempsey and Conor Drum

On The London Ear this week I catch up with a bass player, Rory Dempsey, and a comedian, Conor Drum.

Chat with Rory Dempsey of you have to wonder.

Rory works as a professional musician and you have to wonder. is his own musical project. The first three tracks were written, recorded and had videos made in the places they are named after, Manchester, Plymouth and Southampton.

Rory has previously worked as part of Pete Tong’s Ibiza Classics Orchestra as well as working with Alt-J and Goldie.

You can find out more on Facebook and Twitter.

Chat with Conor Drum

Conor Drum is from Dublin and has been living here in London for a few years. He’s a comedian and actor and in today’s show we chat about life, the ups and downs and his preparation for his Edinburgh show ‘All My Friends Are Dead’.

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

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 160 July 15 2017 // Playlist

1. Candice Gordon: Nobody
2. Eleanor McEvoy: The Harp That Once Through Tara’s Halls
3. you have to wonder.: Plymouth
4. Chat with Rory Dempsey from you have to wonder.
5. you have to wonder.: Southampton
6. Hare Squead: Flowers
7. Motorcycle Display Team: Oh Country My Country
8. Chat with Conor Drum
9. Kate Gilbertson: Over Oceans

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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July 16, 2017
The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 158 with Neil Weatherall

Temperatures are more down to what I can handle this week in London. Hurrah! It’s been raining though and I’ve spent the week surrounded by Irish people so it feels a bit like Ireland.

Highlight of the week for me was meeting my favourite film director, Baz Luhrmann, completely by chance in St Pancras Train station. I still haven’t stopped smiling.

Interview with Neil Weatherall – Writer/Director of The Passion of The Playboy Riots

On this week’s show I chat to Neil Weatherall about his play, The Passion of The Playboy Riots. Complete transparency here. I saw this play on Thursday night. You can read about it here. This was after I spoke to Neil about the play.

The play runs until July 8th at The Hen and Chickens, it’s worth your time. Check it out on Facebook and Twitter.

The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 158 July 1 2017 // Playlist

1. Confidence Man: Bubblegum
2. Brass Phantoms: City of Wolves
3. Graham Mitchell: You’ve Disappeared
4. Superfood: I Can’t See
5. Larkins: Sugar Sweet
6. Public Service Broadcasting: They Gave Me A Lamp
7. Interview with Neil Weatherall
8. You have to wonder:
9. Hare Squead: Pure
10. Billy Bibby & The Wry Smiles: Hamburg
11. Brendan McCahey: Too Tight
12. Video Blue: Dogged Animals
13. Rusangano Family: Lights On

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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July 2, 2017
The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 125 with JD Kelleher

July 23 2016 // Show 125 with JD Kelleher

Musician, actor and performer, JD Kelleher, joined my on today’s episode of The London Ear. JD reached number 2 in the Irish iTunes chart last week with his song ‘Imagery’. JD also gave me an exclusive first play of his cover of The Ramone’s ‘Blitzreig Bop’, from his forthcoming album.

I also started this week’s show with the very awesome Goats Don’t Shave and Phat Kiidz collaboration ‘GAA Jersey’. You have to give it a listen.

Here’s what happened:

1. Goats Don’t Shave and Phat Kiidz: GAA Jersey
2. Hare Squead: If I Ask
3. The 1975: Somebody Else
4. Benjamin Francis Leftwich: Mayflies
5. Chat with JD Kelleher (Part 1)
6. JD Kelleher: Imagery
7. Chat with JD Kelleher (Part 2)
8. JD Kelleher: Blitzreig Bop
9. Chairlift: Moth to the Flame
10. Christine and The Queens: Tilted
11. Jones: Melt
12. Shura: Kidz ‘n’ Stuff

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 check out JD Kelleher on Facebook and Twitter.

July 23, 2016
The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 121 with Video Blue

Show 121 – June 18 2016

I was delighted to be joined by Video Blue, aka Jim O’Donoghue Martin, who along with Trick Mist, aka Gavin Murray, released a split 7inch single this week.

Jim has been on the show before and it was great to catch up with him, find out about life and how his music is going for him.

Here’s what happened:

1. The Stone Roses: Beautiful Thing
2. All Tvvins: Unbelievable
3. Video Blue: Filmic
4. Chat with Video Blue Part 1
5. Video Blue: Disco Nap
6. Chat with Video Blue Part 2
7. Video Blue: Talisman
8. Chat with Video Blue Part 3
9. Trick Mist: Crumbs Abound
10. Hare Squead: If I Ask

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 Video Blue on his website, Facebook and Twitter.

Photo of Jim from here

Check out the video for Disco Nap:

June 18, 2016