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  • Isabelle Pateer // Photographer // Episode 4

    Isabelle Pateer // Photographer // Episode 4

    This week, I decided to speak to Isabelle Pateer, who I had previously spoken to briefly when Culture Café was a radio programme on RTÉ 2XM.

    Isabelle lives in Antwerp and was chosen as a finalist in this year’s Atkins CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year so I thought it was a good opportunity to get her back and speak to her about her work.

    Isabelle had entered a piece from a series, ‘Unsettled’, which she has been working on since 2007. We speak about the impact of the images in the exhibition which I saw at the Royal Geographical Society In Kensinton Gore here in London. The exhibition will now be in residence until November at The Forestry Commission in Grizdale in Cumbria until November 2014.

    We also speak about ‘Unsettled’, which features Doel in Belgium, how and why Isabelle is still working on this project and what’s next for her. It’s a really interesting project as Doel is at the gateway to Antwerp harbour and the village of Doel has been drastically changed due to the industrialization of the area, forcing people to abandon their homes.

    You can visit Isabelle’s Website IsabellePateer.com

    The Atkins CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year has been mentioned in the press. Here are some links to images and articles:

    Culture 24
    The Guardian – 1
    The Guardian – 2
    Green Prophet
    BBC
    Daily Mail

    Thanks for listening, see you for Episode 5!

    Featured Image of Isabelle © Copyright Eric de Mildt

  • Culture Café – Now in Podcast Format!

    Culture Café – Now in Podcast Format!

    Remember way back in days of yore when I used to have a radio show called Culture Café ? It was a music arts and culture show which started life on DCUfm. It later moved home to be broadcast on RTÉ 2XM and occasionally on RTÉ 2fm.

    Well, when I moved to London, I discovered pretty soon that it was near on impossible to do a weekly arts show for Ireland, while I was based in London. So at that point I opted to change to a music show, The London Ear, which has been running since September 2013.

    I miss chatting about arts and culture stuff though, so I’ve decided to relaunch Culture Café as a podcast. I’m three episodes in now and really please with how it is being received so far.

    Episode 1 featured the very awesome singer songwriter, Beth Nielsen Chapman. Episode 2 featured playwright and actor David Gilna. The current episode of Culture Café features Jass Foley, an extremely talented photographer and Director of Photographer.

    If you’re an artist or would like to be featured in Culture Café please get in touch hello @culturecafepodcast .com (Take out the gaps)

    I’d love to know if you have any comments or suggestions!

    nessy x

  • Culture Café // Episode 1 // Beth Nielsen Chapman

    Culture Café // Episode 1 // Beth Nielsen Chapman

    At Last!

    It’s finally here! Episode 1 of the all new Culture Café podcast. Thanks for visiting what will hopefully be the first of many podcasts.

    For the first episode, I’m delighted to have been joined by singer/songwriter, Beth Nielsen Chapman, who besides releasing 12 albums in her own right, has written music for Willie Nelson, Elton John, Neil Diamond and Martina McBride amongst others. ‘This Kiss’, which was co written by Beth and recorded by Faith Hill earned her a Grammy nomination and also ASCAP’s Songwriter of the Year 1999 and Nashville’s Nammy’s Songwriter of the Year.

    For more information about Beth you can visit her website bethnielsenchapman.com

    Photograph of Beth from her website.

    The Beginning

    If you haven’t heard of Culture Café before, it started as a radio show on DCUfm.com in 2009. In 2011 Culture Café moved to RTÉ 2XM, where it was broadcast weekly on National D.A.B. radio in Ireland.

    I moved to London in the Summer of 2013 and although I tried, it’s hard to do a arts and culture radio show meant for one country when you’re living in another one. While I decided to continue presenting The London Ear, a music show, on RTE 2XM, Culture Café was put on the back burner.

    But I missed it too much, I love speaking to artists about their work, whether it be photographers, writers, painters, actors, festival organisers. So here it is, Culture Café is back, now speaking to one person every week, giving them a voice to share their art and creations all in the time it takes to sit down, relax and have a proper cup of coffee.

    Thanks for dropping by, thanks for listening.

    Nessy x

  • The London Ear on RTE 2XM: Show 29 April 2 2014

    The London Ear on RTE 2XM: Show 29 April 2 2014

    On this week’s show I made my 14 year old self extremely happy. I got to chat to Greg Kane from Hue and Cry. Lovely bloke, I really enjoyed our chat. Hope you do too! Also had the chance to play some awesome new music.. check it out!

    1. The London Ear Intro
    2. Milan Jay: Get Ghost
    3. Bombay Bicycle Club: Feel
    4. We Cut Corners: Blue
    5. Augustines: Now You Are Free
    6. Chat with Greg Kane from Hue and Cry
    7. Hue and Cry Violently (Open to the Core)
    8. Chat with Greg Kane from Hue and Cry (Part 2)
    9. Hue and Cry: Labour of Love
    10. Soak: Blud
    11. Daniel Carlson: Echo
    12. Prides: The Seeds You Sow
    13. The 1975: Robbers
    14. The Cure: Just Like Heaven (The Penelopes remix)

    Thanks for listening. You can listen live every Wednesday at 1400 and the repeat on Sunday nights at 2100. You can listen to the show again on the RTE player.

    You can also listen to the show in its entirety on Mixcloud.

    The London Ear on RTE 2XM Show 28: April 2 2014 by Nessy on Mixcloud

    Don’t forget if you’re Irish and in a band based in the UK or touring in the UK, get in touch I’d love to hear from you. I love hearing new music so if you have something you think I’d be into send me a mail nessy @ nessymon.com (Take out the gaps)

    Thanks for listening.