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  • The London Ear #505 Interviews: Dan from Yard + Fiach Moriarty

    The London Ear #505 Interviews: Dan from Yard + Fiach Moriarty

    Yup, It’s been a while! How are you doing? Well, I’m going to make a serious effort to update and upgrade this website, blog and now my vlog as well.

    I enjoyed this week’s show, two great guests, two really enjoyable chats, and lots of great music. Here’s what happened:

    The London Ear #505: Nov 2 2024 Playlist

    Hour 1:
    Biig Piig: Favourite Girl
    Gordi X Soak: Lunch at Dune
    EFÉ: You Say That I’m Crazy
    The Butterfly Graveyard: Underdog
    Mr Billy Fitzgerald: Old Loves
    Yard: Bend
    Dan from Yard
    Yard: Call
    Listener’s call – Karen
    The Kates: Unbalancing
    Patrick Stefan: You Are
    LobePine: feat C.A.M. Serious People Rule The World
    Nessy Recommends: Overhead The Albatross: Paul Lynch

    Hour 2:

    Sun Mahshene: Turning Tide
    Rua Ria: You’ll Only Like Me When I’m Dead
    Sound of The Underground: Yankee: Hand Luggage
    Conversation with Fiach Moriarty
    Fiach Moriarty: + Damien Dempsey: I’m off to Gallipoli
    Conversation with Fiach Moriarty Part 2
    Fiach Moriarty: Travelling Man
    Rooue: Would I
    Chubby Cat: Got Hope
    Mr Billy Fitzgerald: Old Loves
    Dutch Mustard: Thank You
    Tayne: In This Trend

    Conversation with Dan from Yard

    Yard - promotional band shot - three members of the band are sitting on a bench waiting for a Dart in Dublin. There is a sign behind them pointing to Greystones and one that says platform in english and as gaeilge

    Yard are a fantastic band with a hell of a punch, they’re about to go on an autumn tour. Find out more about the band on their Instagram.

    You can also find the band on Spotify and get their early stuff on Bandcamp.

    Conversation with Fiach Moriarty

    A promotional shot of Fiach Moriarty, looking pensive and into the distance, he wears a blue shirt and waistcoat

    Fiach Moriarty is a fantastic songwriter and storyteller and I was delighted to chat about his new album, ‘Liberties’, a concept album about what Dublin and life would have been like for his great uncle who fought in the Great War.

    You can get all the details from Fiach’s website, he’s doing a few gigs in Ireland soon and he’s also playing The British Library here in London as part of the Irish Writers Weekend.

    Find Fiach on Spotify and Instagram

    Listen On-Demand to The London Ear

    Thank you for listening, The London Ear is broadcast online and on your radio apps, in Ireland and around the world on RTÉ 2XM. You can always listen to the show on-demand after it has been broadcast on RTÉ 2XM on the RTÉ player including all previous episodes. The show is broadcast every Saturday at 1200.

    You can find all previous episodes on the pages of this site here. I’ve been bad at keeping the blog up – I will rectify that so all shows and playlists are online.

    My entire archive is online on Mixcloud, I’m still not sure how long The London Ear will be in existence on RTE 2XM. Whatever happens to RTE 2XM, you will be able to listen to all episodes here.

  • Listen on Demand to The London Ear

    Listen on Demand to The London Ear

    If you’d like to catch up with The London Ear, here are your listen on demand options:

    Thanks for listening!

    Listen on the RTE Player!

    Head to the RTE player, the first episode of the programme that pops up is the most recent broadcast.

    Listen on Mixcloud:

    Mixcloud has an archive of all episodes of The London Ear. You can listen in full here.

    Here’s a random episode in the Mixcloud widget below:

    You can find previous episode of The London Ear here

  • The London Ear #460 with Andrew, Pursued by Dogs

    The London Ear #460 with Andrew, Pursued by Dogs

    I’ve promised to feature as many Irish creatives and musicians as possible for as long as The London Ear is still on RTE. This week, I decided to kick that off by chatting to Andrew Brennan from Pursued by Dogs

    In Conversation with Andrew from Pursued by Dogs

    As I said on air, Pursued by Dogs have consistently made high-quality music, that I’ve always enjoyed. Swap Dimensions from their debut album is a banger!

    Over the past few months, the band have released a string of tracks and I chat to Andrew about the subtle but important changes in approach the band have taken with their new music. Also the band are playing their first show since 2019 on December 8 in Bello Bar in Dublin. Grab your tickets here.

    Pursued by Dogs - gig poster

    The London Ear 25 November 23 // Playlist

    Here’s a rundown of today’s playlist on The London Ear.

    Hour 1
    Sprints: Shadow of a Doubt
    Kynsy: Something To Do With Love
    The Clockworks: Lost In The Moment
    Partland: Last Chance Hero
    Kneecap ft Grian Chatten: Better Way To Live
    Rooue: So Bad
    Lemonade Shoelace: Soul Syndrome
    Sipho: Run For Your Life
    New Dad: Nightmares
    Nessy Recommends: Anamoe Drive – Out Like A Light
    The Line feat Ben Bix + Michéal Quinn: Light Work
    Boy From The South: Man Down

    Hour 2:
    David Holmes: Stop Apologising
    Corrugated Tunnel: Dogs
    Sound of The Underground: X Juno: Break Free
    Pursued by Dogs: Swap Dimensions
    Conversation with Andrew from Pursued by Dogs Part 1
    Pursued by Dogs: Undone
    Conversation with Andrew from Pursued by Dogs Part 2
    Pursued by Dogs: Silent Hand
    HAWKE THE BAND: If I Made The World
    Fia Moon: Fire
    Voids: Uncompleted

    Listen On-Demand to The London Ear

    Thank you for listening, The London Ear is broadcast online and on your radio apps, in Ireland and around the world on RTÉ 2XM. You can always listen to the show on-demand after it has been broadcast on RTÉ 2XM on the RTÉ player including all previous episodes. The show is broadcast every Saturday at 1200.

    You can find all previous episodes on the pages of this site here. I’ve been bad at keeping the blog up – I will rectify that so all shows and playlists are online.

    My entire archive is online on Mixcloud, whatever happens to RTE 2XM, you will be able to listen to all episodes here.

  • The Future of The London Ear

    The Future of The London Ear

    So it was my birthday last week. I also happened to be at home in Ireland when I got a WhatsApp from my friend with a link to a news report that RTE 2XM was to be no more. This was confirmed the following morning, my birthday, by our Station Editor. For some reason, there was a bit of inevitability about it, once 2XM came off DAB, I had often wondered how long the station would last.

    (Spoiler – I’m not going to let that stop me!)

    RTE 2XM to close

    I don’t know how long the station will remain on air but for now, I intend to play as much Irish music and speak to as many artists as possible. RTE 2XM has been an amazing outlet for Irish musicians. A ‘6 music for Ireland’, I remember someone called it, which leads me to where I point out some concerns.

    If there isn’t a public service broadcaster, with the remit of promoting new and alternative music, with a focus on Irish music, where will Irish musicians get airplay? With many independent stations just having an hour or two of scheduled Irish music shows a week, how are the new artists going to get heard? Where will they get a platform to ‘break through’ to the mainstream? Supplying listeners with playlists is great but it’s the presenters that separate radio from Spotify. With a playlist, you’re directing the already converted. Even artists saying that they got played on RTE is a big thing for them. RTE, the national Irish broadcaster.

    The same can be said for radio presenters. In days gone, there were pirates to cut your teeth in. There are still independent online stations, obviously, but DAB or online stations like RTE 2XM or Pulse could also be a training ground for the next set of RTE FM presenters. It’s silly to take that away.

    The Future of The London Ear?

    I’ve presented shows on RTE 2XM since July 2011, yup, that long. And, The London Ear since I moved to LDN in September 2013. I’ve always been very grateful for 2XM and the platform RTE has given me.

    I’m not sure there’s anything else around like The London Ear. There are lots of us Irish outside Ireland and, there are a whole lot of talented Irish people in music and the arts around the world who have stories to tell. As I’ve previously said, I don’t know how long we’ve got left. But, we’re still on air. There are still stories to be told and songs to play, I can help get them out there. That was my ethos to start with, it still is.

    One way or another, I’m determined to keep The London Ear alive and to continue to support creatives, and musicians, including and especially those who are Irish. I’d love to see a reprieve, but I’m not sure that will happen. I am determined to either find or create a platform to continue.

    As always, thank you for listening.

    Listen Live to The London Ear on RTE 2XM every Saturday at midday. You can find an archive of all episodes of The London Ear here and on Mixcloud.