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Éist presents: A Retrospective
February 28, 2011 07:34 AM PST
After eighteen months of exclusive interviews and music updates, Éist offers you a selection of highlights in this month's 'Éist Retrospective'. Featuring chat and music from Gemma Hayes, The Coronas, Jinx Lennon, Caoimhín O Raghallaigh, The Saw Doctors, HAL, Valerie Francis and The Flaws. All podcasts available at www.irishpodcast.com Éist presents: Republic of LooseJanuary 31, 2011 09:32 AM PST
This month Éist chats with incomparable lead-singer Mick Pyro, from Republic of Loose! Republic of Loose are an Irish funk/soul band, based in Dublin. They formed in 2001, and have since achieved the status of third most-played Irish band on the nation’s airwaves, behind U2 and Bell X1. Mick Pyro is the band’s enigmatic lead singer. While Mick may be a man of few words, in this podcast we gain an insight into the band’s formation, musical style and their methods, and the background to some of their most famous songs. As well as three previous hits, we’ve also got two great songs from Republic of Loose’s most recent album, ‘Bounce At The Devil’! Songs featured: 1. Comeback Girl
* Artist's Website: http://www.republicofloose.com/ * Éist on ITunes: http://ht.ly/1FONx * Éist on Facebook: http://bit.ly/bndwFH * Éist Blog: http://newirishmusic.wordpress.com/ Éist presents: John SpillaneDecember 19, 2010 10:15 AM PST
This month Éist chats with Cork musician extraordinaire, John Spillane! John Spillane is a musician like few others. His singular vision and unforgettable persona have endeared him to many a listener since his first musings and solo album, Wells of the World, in 1997. As his website states, 'in a world filled with strife and upheaval, a time-out with John Spillane is enough to ease the load a bit on anyone lucky enough to bask in his light.' Indeed, like. In this, our first download of 2011, John chats about his early life and banking career in Cork, as well as his first bands, including a jazz outfit called The Stargazers! We chat about his 2003 Meteor award for Best Folk Act, the true story behind his hit single 'The Dunnes Stores Girl', plans for 2011, and as ever we've got our 'Ask the Artist' segment...plus you definitely won't want to miss the fascinating stories behind John's four chosen songs! Songs featured: 1. Passage West
* Artist's Website: http://www.johnspillane.com/ * Éist on ITunes: http://ht.ly/1FONx * Éist on Facebook: http://bit.ly/bndwFH * Éist Blog: http://newirishmusic.wordpress.com/ Éist Winter Special, with Crystal Swing!December 19, 2010 10:06 AM PST
In our first Winter Special, Éist podcast is joined by 2010 sensation Crystal Swing! Mary Murray-Burke and son Derek talk about their band, highlights of the year 2010, and their hopes for the future. We also play Crystal Swing's hit song, 'He Drinks Tequila', as well as their new single, 'Time To Swing'! * Artist's Website: http://www.crystalswing.com/ * Éist on ITunes: http://ht.ly/1FONx * Éist on Facebook: http://bit.ly/bndwFH * Éist Blog: http://newirishmusic.wordpress.com/ Éist presents: Adrian CrowleyNovember 30, 2010 07:16 PM PST
This month Éist profiles singer-songwriter Adrian Crowley! Adrian Crowley was born in Malta, raised in Galway, and is now based in Dublin. He won the Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year 2009 for 'Season of the Sparks', a highly-acclaimed follow-up to his third album, Long Distance Swimmer (2008). Adrian recalls his first tentative steps into the music industry, and how he ended up recording his second album with Nirvana producer Steve Albini. He details all his albums to date, as well as granting us an insight into his songwriting methods. Plus we have our ‘Ask the Artist’ feature, this time with a question from Michelle Maiolo in New York! When I spoke to Adrian Crowley, we began by chatting about his approach to music and how Simon Cowell has impacted his career!! Songs featured: 1. Horses Like To Dream All Night
* Artist's Website: http://www.myspace.com/adriancrowley * Éist on ITunes: http://ht.ly/1FONx * Éist on Facebook: http://bit.ly/bndwFH * Éist Blog: http://newirishmusic.wordpress.com/ Éist10 - Julie Feeney in DCNovember 06, 2010 03:14 PM PDT
Julie Feeney is performing in Washington DC on Tues 9th Nov at the Gibson Guitar Room!
For more information about the concert, go to http://www.solasnua.org/juliefeeney.html
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October 31, 2010 03:57 PM PDT
This month Éist profiles Monaghan rock band The Flaws!! It’s been 3 years since The Flaws’ debut album, the hugely successful Achieving Vagueness. Oct 29th sees the band return with their highly-anticipated sophmore effort, Constant Adventure, and so it’s only fitting that this month Eist catches up with lead singer Paul Finn to chew the cud! The Flaws came to the public’s attention in 2007 with standout songs such as 16, 1981, Out Tonight and Slow Dance. They toured relentlessly. They were nominated for the prestigious Choice Music Prize, and the band were cited in many ‘best of the year’ album lists. And now’s it time to deliver the follow-up. Lead-singer Paul Finn chats with me about the band’s formation, early success and the background to two songs from the debut, 1981 and Out Tonight, as well as new songs Part of You and Constant Adventure. We also discuss The Flaws’ songwriting routine, the making of the new album and what the future might hold for this Monaghan quartet…oh, and does Paul think ‘Out Tonight’ sounds a bit like the Killers?! In addition, this month also features our News Section with Dublin journalist Anne Sharkey, who’s updating us on all things music-related in Ireland…plus we’ve got a new feature for the podcast beginning today!! You can ‘ask the artist’ each month by sending us your questions via Facebook - and this month we have listener Conchubhair MacLochlainn pitching his question to Paul Finn! Enjoy, and make sure to subscribe on ITunes and check us out on Facebook too! Songs featured: 1. 1981
* Artist's Website: http://www.theflaws.com/ * Éist on ITunes: http://ht.ly/1FONx * Éist on Facebook: http://bit.ly/bndwFH * Éist Blog: http://newirishmusic.wordpress.com/ Éist10 - The Guggenheim GrottoOctober 10, 2010 05:53 PM PDT
We recently introduced a bonus ten-minute podcast, titled 'Éist10', which appears randomly through the year... Today on Éist10 we chat for ten minutes with Irish duo The Guggenheim Grotto (Kevin May and Mick Lynch), currently on tour in the USA and performing at the 930 Club this week. The band have a strong following in the States, and have garnered high acclaim for their three albums, the most recent of which was released in June of this year. Tune in to learn more about the Guggenheim Grotto, and find out what these exponents of 'dark folk' have in store for DC later in the week! Songs featured: 1. Wisdom
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October 03, 2010 07:17 PM PDT
As you probably know, we recently introduced a bonus ten-minute podcast, titled 'Éist10'. This podcast will crop up at various times throughout the year, with short interviews featuring our favorite new Irish acts! Today we have David Allen from Dublin-based band HAL joining us...though you'd be forgiven for thinking these guys were resident on America's West Coast! Listen in to discover this wonderful 'Beach Boys-Phil Spector-sounding' band, and hear about this week's comeback gig at Dublin's Hard Working Class Heroes festival. What's more, the band has given us an exclusive track to play, from HAL's long-anticipated sophomore album ...and it's a gem of a song too! ***
September 30, 2010 02:41 PM PDT
This month Éist chats to Simon Fagan, a classically-trained musician from Navan, Co. Meath. Simon’s uplifting and catchy tunes could be described as acoustic rock, with elements of gospel and folk, and it's easy to see why he's been compared to the likes of Ray Lamontagne, Ryan Adams and Paolo Nutini. We listen to four of Simon's songs, one of which, 'Never Really Cried', picked up Best Performance at this year’s International Songwriting Competition, from more than 15,000 entries! Ronan chats to Simon about his debut album, 'Outside Looking In', as well as about using a whip in the recording studio and buying Viagra in Egypt...but we begin by finding out how Simon first got involved in music! Songs featured: 1. Water's Edge
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September 16, 2010 06:24 PM PDT
Éist presents a Special Edition podcast of 'The Saw Doctors'! The Saw Doctors are, quite simply, one of Ireland’s best known and most loved bands, and we're delighted to feature them on this bonus podcast! Since forming in 1986, The Saw Doctors have released 13 albums, and scored 18 Top 30 singles and 3 number ones, including 'I Useta Love Her', which still stands as one of Ireland’s all-time biggest-selling singles. After 24 years on the road, Sept 17th 2010 sees the release of the Saw Doctors’ new album, titled ‘The Further Adventures of...The Saw Doctors'. To mark this special occasion, Éist chatted with founding member Leo McMahon about the band’s journey so far, their hit singles, winning a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008, as well as what ‘further adventures’ the future may have in store! Stay tuned for 3 classic songs as well as the current single, 'Takin' the Train'! Songs featured: 1. I Useta Lover Her
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September 13, 2010 07:31 PM PDT
Welcome to Éist10, a ten-minute podcast of of chat and music! Here Ronan chats to pianist Isabelle O'Connell, who is launching her new album, Reservoir, at the Baryshnikov Arts Center, NY, on Sept 19th. ***
August 31, 2010 09:13 PM PDT
This month Éist chats to Luan Parle, the country folk singer from Co. Wicklow! Luan's self-penned single "Why Baby Why" is currently storming up the charts. An interesting fact about that song is that Michael Jackson had heard it before his death and intended to record his own version of it! Luan was fronting her first band at age 10, signed her first record deal at 12, and has worked with a multitude of high-flying pop rock producers ever since. In this 30-minute podcast, Luan chats to Ronan about her early music days, difficulties with record labels, touring with Elton John and her about-to-be-released album, 'Full Circle'. Songs featured: 1. Make It On My Own
This month we've also got Music News from music correspondent Anne Sharkey in Dublin! *** Available for download now: ITunes: http://ht.ly/1FONx
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July 31, 2010 10:37 AM PDT
This month Éist chats to one of Ireland’s most exciting traditional musicians: Caoimhín ó Raghallaigh from Co. Dublin! Caoimhín plays traditional and contemporary folk music on fiddle, 5-string viola and hardanger fiddle in small, intimate listening venues. His albums include the highly-lauded ‘Kitty Lie Over’, ‘Where the One-Eyed Man Is King’ and ‘Comb Your Hair and Curl It’. National TV and radio presenter John Kelly regularly playlists his 2007 solo album ‘Where The One-Eyed Man Is King’ on his Lyric Fm show, while online rock magazine State recently dubbed him "the most singular traditional Irish musician of (his) generation". Tamara Turner, of CD Baby Review, says that ‘Caoimhín hears a world unexplored and awaiting, somewhere between the lines of traditional music and sound collage’. Judge for yourself, as we chat to Caoimhín in this 30-minute podcast about his musical journey, songwriting, thoughts on touring…and did he really teach Jeremy Irons to play the fiddle?! Songs featured: 1. The Rhythm of Her Toes
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June 30, 2010 10:39 PM PDT
This month Éist profiles one of Ireland’s hottest new acts, punk rock instrumentalists …And So I Watch You From Afar! Get ready to discover a new and exciting Irish band! Earlier this year …And So I Watch You From Afar were nominated for the Choice Music Award (Best Irish Album of the Year) for their self-titled debut, and the band have been hotly-tipped by none other than rock institutions Kerrang! and NME. This month Ronan chats to the band’s drummer, Chris Wee, and we learn more about the band, their music, difficulties faced…and yes, we asked them 'Where exactly did the band’s name come from?!' As always, this month’s guests share four excellent songs with us...in short, this is another Éist podcast not to be missed! Songs featured:
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