Tag: Irish abroad

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 149 with Video Blue

Show 149 of The London Ear, I was delighted to have been contacted by Jody from Bokito with their new track, ‘Better at Getting Worse’. There are two Irish guys in the London based band and their track was perfect to kick off the show.

Interview with Video Blue

It’s great to know that a guest from Show 1 of The London Ear is still making music. Then, Jim O’Donoghue Martin was a member of Bold Things. Now, he’s combines jangly guitars and electronica. He’s just released his debut album ‘Love Scenes’, which was recorded in his bedroom in Hackney. It really is worth your time.

You can find Video Blue on his website, on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and you can buy the album on Bandcamp

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 149 April 1 2017

1. Bokito: Better at Getting Worse
2. Formation: Friend
3. Chat with Video Blue
4. Video Blue: Bombshell
5. Chat with Video Blue (Part 2)
4. Video Blue: Dusk Moves
5. Chat with Video Blue (Part 3)
6. Video Blue: Magpies at Dawn
7. Billionaire: World Loves a Trier
8. Liza Flume: Sheets (Elaine Mai remix)
8. Davy Flats: Snowflakes

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.

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Check out the video for ‘Dusk Moves’ from Video Blue

April 5, 2017
The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 144 // Simon Lewis and The Survival Code

On today’s show, I was delighted to catch up with two people I haven’t seen in a long long time. So long I didn’t even recognise Gary McGuinness or the fact that our lives had crossed paths many years ago. Gary was a member of a band that played on nights I had organised in The Voodoo Lounge in Dublin circa 2002 ish.

Simon Lewis is long time family friend but I haven’t seen or spoken to him in years. Yet, through Facebook, we’ve managed to keep up to date with each other.

Chat with poet Simon Lewis

First up was poet Simon Lewis. Simon had his first book of poetry, Jewtown, published by Doire Press in 2016. He was winner of the Hennessy Prize for Poetry 2015.

He is coming to London on February 26th to read his poetry at King’s Place, near King’s Cross as part of Jewish Book Week.

You can find out more about Simon on his website and you can follow Simon on Twitter

Chat with Gary McGuinness of The Survival Code

Dubliner, Gary McGuiness is front man of rock band, The Survival Code. They’ve recently recently released their ‘Broken Strings’ EP. We chat about their single ‘One’ taken from the EP and what it’s like being in a band in a transient city like London.

You can find out more on their website and you can follow The Survival Code on Facebook and Twitter.

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 144 // February 19 2017 // Playlist

Today’s playlist:

1. Embers: Signs
2. British Sea Power: Bad Bohemian
3. Chat with poet Simon Lewis
4. J Appiah: Run
5. Superfood: Double Dutch
6. Our Krypton Son: Can’t Make You Come Back
7. Chat with Gary McGuiness of The Survival Code
8. The Survival Code: One
9. Tayne: Heartbeats

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

Photo of The Survival Code from here

Photo of Simon Lewis from here

February 19, 2017
The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 141 with aidan from Floatinghome

Happy New Year! Hope you had a lovely festive season. We’re back with the first episode of The London Ear for 2017.

Interview with aidan from Floatinghome

On today’s show I’m delighted to catch up with aidan from Floatinghome. I know aidan a long time and we manage to catch up about once a year. He’s a singer songwriter based in Berlin and works as a sound engineer. He also works with Wallis Bird.

It was good to chat about his album ‘Dreams for Dreamers’ and how he managed to get me on one of his tracks.

You can follow Floatinghome on Facebook and on their website.

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 141 // January 7 2017 Playlist

As well as playing some new Irish music (besides Floatinghome), I also played a couple of my favourite George Michael tracks to finish off the show. I’m going to write about it at some stage, but I’m truly devastated by George’s death, his music and production always influenced me. So I play a couple of my George tracks.

Here’s what happened:
1. Too Fools: Touch
2. Floatinghome: Believe
3. Chat with aidan from Floatinghome (Part 1)
4. Floatinghome: Beyond Tomorrow
5. Chat with aidan from Floatinghome (Part 2)
6. Floatinghome: Please Sir
7. Chat with aidan from Floatinghome (Part 3)
8. Trace: Awake
9. Bad Bones: Beg
10. George Michael: Fastlove
11. George Michael: Something to Save

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.

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Picture of aidan from here

January 7, 2017
The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 138 // London Irish LGBT Network // Delorentos

On this week’s show, I was joined by Cecily Maher from London Irish LGBT Network and to Kieran McGuinness from Delorentos.

London Irish LGBT Network

I was delighted to catch up with Cecily Maher from London Irish LGBT Network. They are a relatively new not for profit group who work to give a voice to the Irish LGBT community in London.

The London Irish LGBT Network are hosting their Christmas Jumper Party on December 16th at 8pm in the Phoenix Artist Club , 1 Phoenix St WC2H 8BU. It’s a free event so why not head along? Find out more on their website.

You can find out more on Twitter, Facebook and on their website.

Kieran from Delorentos

I was lucky to get Kieran from Delorentos on the phone at all! I caught up with Kieran as the band were on tour in Berlin during the week. Unfortunately, we had serious problems trying to get decent phone reception. We managed to chat for a few minutes and when Delorentos are back in the UK in 2017, we’ll sit down and have a proper conversation.

The band play the Sebright Arms in London on Tuesday 13th December. You can follow them on Twitter, Facebook and their website.

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 138 // December 10 2016 // Playlist

1. Ham Sandwich: All Worthwhile
2. Brian Deady: Clap Both My Hands
3. Hifi Sean Ft Crystal Waters: Testify
4. Chat with Cecily Maher of London LGBT Network
5. Autamata: Liberty Bell
6. Chat with Cecily Maher of London LGBT Network (Part 2)
7. Wham: Last Christmas
8. Delorentos: Home Again
9. Chat with Kieran from Delorentos
10. Delorentos: Valley Where The Rivers Run
11. Trevor Kaneswaran: U.N.I.T.E.D.

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

Delorentos photo from Facebook

December 11, 2016