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The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 146 // Gráinne Hunt and Our Krypton Son

Hello, hello, hello, (hello hello) maybe I should play Something Happens on next week’s show?! This week I had the opportunity to catch up with Gráinne Hunt and also to Chris from Our Krypton Son.

If you’re in London, or Irish abroad, it can be anywhere, if you’re involved in music, arts, culture, maybe you do something interesting or not of the everyday, do get in touch, I’d love to feature you on the show.

Chat with Gráinne Hunt

Gráinne Hunt is a singer songwriter, from Dublin. She released her mini album, ‘Firing Pin’, at the end of 2015. Next Friday, St Patrick’s Day, is Gráinne’s first solo gig in London, as she opens for Kíla in The London Irish Centre.

You can follow Gráinne on Twitter, Facebook and on her website.

Chat with Our Krypton Son

It’s about five years since I last spoke to Chris McConaghey from Our Krypton Son. He’s been busy getting over the past while getting his new album ready for our ears and it’s a cracker.

The new album ‘Fleas & Diamonds’ is out now on Smalltown America Records.

You can follow Our Krypton Son on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and their website.

The London Ear // Show 146 // March 11 2017 // Playlist

Here’s today’s playlist:

1. Meljoann: Personal Assistant
2. Chat with Gráinne Hunt
3. Gráinne Hunt: Lilacs
4. Our Krypton Son: Alexandria
5. Chat with Chris from Our Krypton Son
6. Our Krypton Son: I’ll Close The Door On My Way Out
7. Chat with Chris from Our Krypton Son
8. Our Krypton Son: Can’t Make You Come Back
9. aboveDat: Better

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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Photo of Gráinne from here by Mushypea

March 12, 2017
The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 143 with Warsaw Radio and Emerald Sounds

And…. we’re back! So far a couple of weeks out due to a broken thumb, it was great to get back into the groove. I’m not going to lie, after three weeks, I can only type with my right hand for about 15 minutes before it starts to get sore again. And that’s not even using my thumb.

What’s on the show this week? Great music and great chat!

Chat with Mary Grammer from Emerald Sounds

Mary Grammer is the founder of Emerald Sounds, an Irish music festival happening in London over the first weekend in March. The line up includes Rubberbandits, The Blizzards, Ryan Sheridan, Scoops plus more. It’s all taking place in Electric Ballroom in Camden.

You can find out more on Emerald Sounds’ website and follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

Chat with Brian McNamara of Warsaw Radio

Brian McNamara, is a Brighton based Limerick man and the man behind Warsaw Radio. They’ve a new single out called ‘After Eve’ and I have to say I’m mightily impressed with them. I really like them.

You can find out more on the band’s website and follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 143 February 11th 2017 // Playlist

Here’s today’s menu:

1. Depeche Mode: Where’s the Revolution?
2. Jealous of the Birds and Ryan Vail: Love is a Crow
3. Chat with Mary Grammar of Emerald Sounds
4. Elm: Concentrate
5. Count Vaseline: Russia
6. Milky: Inside I’m Dancing
7. Ailbhe Reddy: Relent
8. Chat with Brian McNamara of Warsaw Radio
9. Warsaw Radio: After Eve
10. Jamiroquai: Automaton

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.

On next week’s show, I’ll be chatting to Irish poet Simon Lewis.

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

Check out ‘After Eve’, the new video from Warsaw Radio

Photo of Warsaw Radio from here

February 12, 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.

Check out The London Ear on Facebook and Twitter

Picture of aidan from here

January 7, 2017
The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 134 with Wes Dalton of Funny Feckers Comedy

Today’s show featured a type of person that I’ve always been kinda scared to interview. What if I was crap? What if they had one liners I couldn’t respond to? Yes, I faced my fear and interviewed… a comedian!

Wes Dalton chats about Funny Feckers comedy night

Wes Dalton is an Irish comedian living in London and has set up not one, but two comedy nights in London.

Every Thursday Funny Feckers has a home in Slam in Kings Cross. Every second Sunday night you can head along to Little Feckers in The Constitution in Camden.

Entry is free and at the end of the night, you have the option of donating to a tip jar. Myself and Wes also chat about how you can get involved if you’re a budding stand up.

You can keep up to date with Wes on Twitter. You can find Funny Feckers on Twitter and on Facebook.

The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 134 // Playlist

1. George The Poet: Wake Up
2. Chase and Status feat. George The Poet: Spoken Word
3. Columbo: Bad Behaviour
4. Kmawa feat Stylo-Vera: Vowels
5. Shaefri: Pixelate
6. The Young Folk: Home
7. We Cut Corners: Oh
8. Chat with Wes Dalton of Funny Feckers
9. James Darkin: Destroyed
10. You Me At Six: Night People

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

November 6, 2016