I’d a lovely time in the studio on Saturday, chatting to local artist Christopher Banahan about a pop up exhibition at his house next weekend. There will be lots of artwork to celebrate the Cruinniu na mBad Festival which takes place in Kinvara on 19/20th August. And Kinvara FM 92.4fm will be live at the pier. We hope to remain dry!
Art by Christopher Banahan
Also on this podcast, a poem from Anne Tannam’s most recent collection: ‘Tides Shifting Across My Living Room Floor’, published by Salmon Poetry. Find out more here.
Hope you enjoy the mix of music! Comments and requests are always welcome.
My solo radio show on wildatlanticwaves.wordpress.com on May 27 was inspired by an article in Vanity Fair by Lisa Robinson. You can read ‘An Oral History of Laurel Canyon’ here.
This time around on the Western Skyline, I journeyed to Laurel Canyon of the 60s and 70s and played tracks by Joni Mitchell, Crosby Stills & Nash and others.
You can listen to the show here:
The playlist is below:
For What It’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield, Buffalo Springfield 1966 Atco Records
Monday, Monday – The Mamas & Papas, If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears 1966 Dunhill Records
A Case of You – Joni Mitchell, Blue 1971 Warner Bros. Records
From now on I will broadcast my solo shows with Wild Atlantic Waves Radio under the programme title Western Skyline. Most likely, each show will have a different theme.
So, here is the first one – a selection of Irish traditional and ‘prog. trad’ music: some of the finest musicians in the world.
Listen to Clannad, Planxty, The Chieftains, Horslips, Martin Hayes and many of the people with whom he collaborates.
Hope you enjoy the show as much as I did compiling it.
And, if you wonder about a reference to Marilyn Moroe on the sign off – we had a live Happy Birthday sung for our Chris in the studio. I edited that out of the podcast!
PLAYLIST
Clannad: Brian Boru’s March – ‘Clannad’ 2014 Spectrum Music
Planxty: As I Roved Out – ‘The Well Below the Valley’ 2005 Shanachie Records
Planxty & Bill Whelan: Timedance Eurovision 1981 Interval Act – see youtube
The Chieftains & Sting: Mo Ghile Mear (excerpt) – ‘The Long Black Veil’ 1995 BMG Music
Karen J McDonnell 