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Irish broadcaster RTÉ lyric fm's weekly documentary slot. Programmes about music, literature, visual arts and other areas where creativity is manifest. Broadcast on Sundays at 6pm on RTÉ Lyric FM.

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    • Oct 9, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    Root and Branch: Birch | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2022 36:49


    A new six-part series by ecologist Anja Murray and musician Brían Mac Gloinn (Ye Vagabonds) celebrates some of Ireland's native trees. Episode 1: Birch

    Here Be Dragons | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2022 40:40


    A sound story of maps, dark magic and dragons on this week's Lyric Feature

    Root and Branch: Episode 1 'Birch' | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022 37:07


    Root and Branch celebrating Ireland's native trees with ecologist Anja Murray and musician Brían Mac Gloinn

    Sauntering with Joyce | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 56:31


    This special Bloomsday edition of the Lyric Feature is an audio tour of Joyce's Dublin by father and son Gerry and Daragh Dukes.

    Swaddling Songs at 50 | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022 52:05


    Cathal Funge reveals the stories and music behind one of the great Irish albums, once lost to time only to be rediscovered by a new generation.

    From Kingstown to Dun Laoghaire | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2022 41:48


    Gerald Dawe explores the social and cultural history of Dun Laoghaire, where he has lived for over 30 years, in poetry and conversation.

    Politics, Pleasure & Empire: Making Ireland's Grand Gardens | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 55:46


    Mary Brophy explores the influences, characters and obsessions that brought Ireland's historic gardens into being.

    Reflections on Lough Derg | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2022 40:25


    Poet Eleanor Hooker reflects on Lough Derg and its place in the lives of those who live near it and on it.

    Wild Nephin | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2022 41:23


    Poet Seán Lysaght explores the Wild Nephin area of north Mayo

    Mother's Blood, Sister Songs (Episode 2) | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 56:35


    Composer Linda Buckley and producer Helen Shaw explore the genetic connections between Iceland and Ireland through story and song.

    Mother's Blood, Sister Songs (Episode 1) | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2022 56:51


    Composer Linda Buckley and producer Helen Shaw explore the genetic connections between Iceland and Ireland through story and song. (First broadcast December 2019)

    The Vagrant Birds of Cape Clear | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 36:22


    Writer Sara Baume and radio producer Regan Hutchins hit Cape Clear Island to find rare vagrant birds but find some meaning to life instead.

    Unearthing Slow Airs | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2022 57:12


    Unearthing Slow Airs traces the roots of four slow airs from four corners of Ireland to uncover how they have developed both culturally and musically, from their origin to now.

    Sublimer Wishes (Episode 3) | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2022 45:12


    Claire Cunningham tells the stories of three poets whose work has been rediscovered: Emily Lawless, Freda Laughton and Ellen Taylor.

    Tenducci in Ireland | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2022 56:17


    An Italian superstar castrato in Georgian Ireland as reimagined by the Irish Baroque Orchestra

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    Ireland's Changing Nature (Episode 3) | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 37:01


    Ireland's Changing Nature. Anja Murray on how culture has shaped our relationship with nature. Episode 3 Wildling

    Ireland's Changing Nature (Episode 2) | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2022 37:26


    Episode 2 - 'Taming' explores the transformations that arose in both landscape and culture with the discovery of metals.

    Ireland's Changing Nature (Episode 1) | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2022 38:00


    Ireland's Changing Nature. Anja Murray on how culture has shaped our relationship with nature. Episode 1 - After the Ice

    When Summer's in the Meadow | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2022 57:11


    Mary Brophy travels to the heartland of Irish-America to tell the story of one of our most iconic ballads Danny Boy in one city, and attempt to uncover how it rose to such heights. (First broadcast 4th July 2014)

    Sublimer Wishes Episode 2 | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 45:54


    Claire Cunningham tells the stories of three poets whose work has been rediscovered: Dorothea Herbert, Florence Mary Wilson and Angela Greene.

    One Day | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 27:23


    One day is a work of fiction which tells the story of a day in the life of a small village in the west of Ireland.

    Lá Dá Raibh | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 27:24


    Dráma véarsaíochta agus ceoil is ea ‘Lá dá raibh' mar a bhfuil a dhán féin á aithris ag an bhfile Louis de Paor le ceol nuachumtha ón gcumadóir Meiriceánach Dana Lyn.

    One Day / Lá Dá Raibh | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 55:34


    Dráma véarsaíochta agus ceoil is ea ‘Lá dá raibh' mar a bhfuil a dhán féin á aithris ag an bhfile Louis de Paor le ceol nuachumtha ón gcumadóir Meiriceánach Dana Lyn.

    Start the Song Gently | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2022 45:19


    The Connemara singer and melodeon player Colm Ó Caodháin and the enduring legacy of his music.

    A Place of Stories | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2022 42:39


    An audio walk through Marsh's Library, Ireland's first ever public library, a meander through centuries of knowledge, and rooms that hold stories that still captivate us today.

    The Limerick Man | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022 56:52


    Sara Lodge retraces the Irish journeys of writer, artist and composer Edward Lear, best known as the author of The Owl and the Pussy-cat.

    Why London Cannot Keep Its Fools At Home | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 56:38


    The many lives of the Smock Alley Theatre. Uncover the history of Smock Alley over three centuries, from the archaeological discovery in 2010 of the original theatre's walls and roof, the struggle to bring the ruins back to life, and a return to staging performances.

    Memory and Montmartre | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2022 57:40


    Curt Adler explores the intriguing parallel lives of two musical Parisians, Marcel Proust and Erik Satie.

    The Fractured Voice | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2022 56:05


    Ian Maleney explores the work of four contemporary Irish writers, and examines the traditions, landscapes, and ideas which run through their unique and surprising books. (First broadcast 25th November 2018)

    Goedemorgen, Amsterdam | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2022 57:08


    Laoise O'Brien travels to Amsterdam with the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland to follow their musical adventures in this historic and culturally rich city.

    "The Owl and the Pussycat"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2022 3:08


    Words by Edward Lear. Setting by Emily Josephine Troupe Baritone Edward Robinson. Pianist David Owen Norris

    Taking Flight Omnibus  | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2022 54:24


    Taking Flight is a series of radio essays by four different artists which were broadcast in October 2021 on Niall Carroll's Classical Daytime. All the artists take the work of Patrick Kavanagh as a stepping off point for their own artistic pursuit.

    Saucy Mistress Boldface | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2021 43:39


    Saucy Mistress Boldface is a peek through a Georgian window at life for women from 1746 to 1751 through a series of 221 letters from the Bishop Of Elphin to his only teenage daughter Alicia. We hear about music, fashions, lazy servants, exotic fruits and women's health.

    Musica Arcana: The Secret Life of Allegri's Miserere | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2021 45:00


    Brian McIvor unravels the mystery surrounding Allegri's Miserere Mei, one of the most celebrated and hauntingly beautiful pieces of early music.

    The Inishlacken Project | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2021 40:39


    Claire Cunningham tells the story of how the tiny island of Inishlacken, off the coast of Galway, inspired three Belfast artists 70 years ago and continues to inspire artists today

    A Symphonic Life | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2021 45:35


    A Symphonic Life is an intimate portrayal of Ireland's most prolific symphonist, John Kinsella. Presenter: Mary Brophy.

    Sublimer Wishes | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2021 46:17


    Claire Cunningham tells the stories of three poets whose work has been rediscovered: Olivia Elder, Cathleen O'Neill and Madge Herron

    Beethoven's Irish Songs | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021 56:59


    Singers Ian Bostridge, Natalie Perez and Sophie Daneman on Beethoven's settings of Irish folk songs. Presented & Produced by Jon Tolansky (First broadcast 1st November 2020)

    Following the Inny | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2021 50:50


    An exploration of the rich diversity of flora and fauna and archaeological sites along the River Inny in South Kerry. Presented and produced by JJ O'Shea. Producer for lyric: Eoin O Kelly (First broadcast 7th March 2021)

    Songs Beyond Borders | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2021 56:49


    Oskar Cox-Jensen tells the stories of five songs, from across three centuries, which have travelled into and out of Ireland, across Europe, and around the world. A Rockfinch production Producer: Claire Cunningham Sound supervision: Tinpot Productions Recording supervisor: Craig Jackson Producer for lyric: Eoin O Kelly

    The Ballad of the Stolwijk Rescue | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 44:52


    Ye Vagabonds Brían Mac Gloinn tells the story in word and song of the rescue of 18 Dutch sailors off Arranmore Island in December 1940. Written, presented and performed by Brían Mac Gloinn. Produced by Brían Mac Gloinn & Eoin O Kelly (First TX 24th Dec 2020)

    Music Mystery and Manuscripts | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2021 57:21


    Zoë Comyns explores the life of Ethel Voynich, the Cork born writer, revolutionary and composer who became a Soviet literary sensation. Presented and produced by Zoë Comyns. Producer for RTÉ lyric fm: Eoin O Kelly (First broadcast 15th March 2020)

    “The Meadow” - by Tadhg O'Sullivan | Taking Flight

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2021 14:04


    A radio essay based around the poetry of Patrick Kavanagh, The Meadow is written in the voice of unnamed fictional character, whose long life has been lived in the rhythms and sounds of a place deeply known. Narrated by Eleanor Methven Producers: Tadhg O'Sullivan and The Patrick Kavanagh Centre  Written By: Tadhg O'Sullivan

    On the Ice Edge | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2021 23:57


    On the Ice Edge is a sound composition by Louise Manifold which was inspired by the artist's participation in survey work on board the Marine Institute's Celtic Explorer. It features original text by Louise Manifold performed by Adrian Crowley, sound recordings by John Brennan and Louise Manifold with sound design by foley artist Jean McGrath.

    Island Time | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2021 31:06


    Island Time is a multimedia monologue written and performed by Kevin Barry at Inis Oírr Lighthouse. Sound design is by Foley artist Jean McGrath and the piece was made with support from the Commissioners of the Irish Lights. Produced by Eoin O Kelly and Elizabeth Laragy (First broadcast 21st March 2021)

    Island Time and On the Ice Edge | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2021 56:20


    Kevin Barry's Island Time and Louise Manifolds On the Ice Edge. Work from Aerial / Sparks at Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture. Produced by Eoin O Kelly and Elizabeth Laragy (First broadcast 21st March 2021)

    Tenducci in Ireland | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2021 56:45


    An Italian superstar castrato in Georgian Ireland as reimagined by the Irish Baroque Orchestra. Written, researched and presented by Michael Lee  Produced by Michael Lee and Eoin O Kelly

    “Kavanagh, The Great Hunger, and Me” by Jaki McCarrick | Taking Flight

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2021 11:31


    Narrated & Written by Jaki McCarrick Producers: Aidan Guilfoyle and The Patrick Kavanagh Centre Sound Editing: Aidan Guilfoyle Producer for RTÉ Lyric fm: Eoin O Kelly

    “Gulder, foosey, splinc & crig: Kavanagh's Lost Language” by Manchán Magan | Taking Flight

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2021 12:10


    Narrated & Written by Manchán Magan Producers: Eithne Hand and The Patrick Kavanagh Centre Contributors: Brian Mac An Bhaird & Gretta Kieran Producer for RTÉ Lyric fm: Eoin O Kelly

    “Love Letter to The Hospital” By Annemarie Ní Churreáin | Talking Flight

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2021 12:30


    Narrated & Written by Annemarie Ní Churreáin Producers: Eithne Hand and The Patrick Kavanagh Centre Producer for RTÉ Lyric fm: Eoin O Kelly

    Edges of Light | The Lyric Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2021 43:59


    A meditation on lost time and the creative process, with musicians from the Edges of Light. Presenter: Ellen Cranitch Producer: Eoin Brady

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