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Best podcasts about anna mieke

Latest podcast episodes about anna mieke

The Point of Everything
TPOE 349: Varo

The Point of Everything

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 57:59


Dublin-based traditional Irish duo Varo (Lucie Azconaga and Consuelo Nerea Breschi) released their second album The World That I Knew on May 9. A collaborative album produced by John 'Spud' Murphy (Lankum), it features some of the most acclaimed names in the Irish folk music world in 2025: Ruth Clinton (Landless, Poor Creature), Cormac Mac Diarmada (Lankum, Poor Creature), Alannah Thornburgh, Inni-K, John Francis Flynn, Anna Mieke, Niamh Bury, Lemoncello, Junior Brother, Ian Lynch (Lankum), Branwen (Rufous Nightjar), and Slow Moving Clouds, among many other musicians too. Five years in the making, The World That I Knew began a month into lockdown. Lucie and Consuelo began working on a meaningful project related to the challenging and historical times the world was experiencing, selecting 10 songs, written between 30 and 300 years ago, that speak powerfully to our present moment.“Through the passage of time, political, social and cultural contexts vary, but the core of people's experiences remain the same,” say Varo. “Themes like loneliness, heartbreak, racism, homesickness, and human connection are universal. These songs still speak truth.” Buy The World That I Knew: https://varodublin.bandcamp.com/

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Documentary on Newstalk

‘Roving Out' is a radio documentary that celebrates the burgeoning musical culture of Ireland, by focusing on musical artists Mohammad Syfkhan, Varo, Qbanaa and Wise Wolf, who have all made Ireland their home. Named after the traditional song, ‘As I Roved Out', it explores how these musicians decided to leave their own countries, some due to war and persecution, others for adventure to seek a new life on this island.All of the artists have managed to find a foothold in the Irish musical community, where they have met like-minded people and managed to combine their own culture with Irish musical forms. The artists all represent different countries including Syria, Italy, France, Cuba and Palestine and the scope of their music takes in many genres from traditional and folk to R n' B, pop and hip hop.Mohammad Syfkhan - a Kurdish/Syrian Singer and Bouzouki player has released his debut album ‘I am Kurdish' on the Leitrim based record label Nyahh records. He has played many gigs around Ireland including a sold-out album launch at the Bello Bar in Dublin. He will be appearing on festival bills throughout the Summer.Varo are singers and fiddle players Lucie Azconaga and Consuelo Nerea Breschi, who met in Dublin in 2015. They have recorded a soon to be released collaboration album featuring Ian Lynch (Lankum), John Francis Flynn, Anna Mieke, Slow Moving Clouds, Inni-K amongst others.Having spent her first year exploring a range of styles and genres, Cuban Irish artist Qbanaa returns in 2025 with the sound that may well come to define her. Qbanaa's forthcoming EP Elisa (her nickname in Cuba) containing snippets of found sounds, street recordings and conversations made in Cuba, poetic bilingual lyricism and immersive soundscapes makes for a collection of beautifully understated original music.Talha AlAli, AKA Talha Wise Wolf, is a Palestinian psychotherapist, activist, hip-hop artist, and human rights defender. Since moving to Ireland in the 2010s, Talha has studied a Masters in Psychology and performed many gigs around the country.The programme investigates the lives of these musicians before they moved to Ireland, their reasons for moving here, and how they have brought their unique musical cultures to boost the thriving music scene here. It celebrates the diversity of Ireland and its music, while also examining difficult subjects such as the circumstances that have caused some of the artists to migrate here, racism they have experienced and difficulties in integrating to Irish society at first.For more, see Newstalk.com.

The Point of Everything
TPOE 345: Zoé Basha

The Point of Everything

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 54:55


French-American musician and composer Zoé Basha released her debut album Gamble on April 17. Blending storytelling traditions, Appalachian mountain songs, Irish traditional music, and American blues and ragtime, the album is a woozy melange. We talk about her life journey, travelling around the US, joining the Occupy San Francisco protests, moving to Dingle, Dublin, France to learn traditional French timber framing, and back to Ireland. Throughout it all, there's music, though she did fall out of love with it for a while before Rufous Nightjar started up with Anna Mieke and Branwen Kavanagh. And now comes her debut solo album Gamble. From the press release: Zoé's debut is an intimate exploration of identity, grief, the deconstructing of societal norms, and the complexities of human connection, all delivered with a mesmerising voice that echoes the vulnerability and depth of her diverse influences. Inspired by the greats of times passed such as Billie Holiday, The Mills Brothers, Jimmie Rodgers, Joni Mitchell, Texas Gladden, Edith Piaf and The Steve Miller Band– as well as her peers in the Irish folk music scene, Zoé Basha savours the sounds of golden eras with contemporary nuance and shameless honesty. Zoé Basha tour dates: April 24: De Burgos Club, Galway April 25: The Glens Centre, Manorhamilton, Leitrim April 26: The Duncairn, Belfast April 27: The Record Room, Limerick May 1: Fennelly's of Callan, Kilkenny May 2: Bray Jazz Fest, Wicklow May 3: The Crane Lane Theatre, Cork May 4: Blennerville, Tralee, Co. Kerry (co-headling with Rachel Sermanni) Buy Gamble: https://zoebasha.net/album/3407338/gamble

The Point of Everything
TPOE 334: Anna B Savage

The Point of Everything

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 40:30


London-born, Donegal-based singer-songwriter Anna B Savage released her third album You & I Are Earth via City Slang on January 24. Calling it a love letter to a man and to Ireland, the record features Irish musicians Anna Mieke, Kate Ellis and Caimin Gilmore (Crash Ensemble), Cormac Mac Diarmada (Lankum), and Lankum producer John 'Spud' Murphy'. On the episode, Anna B Savage talks about books and book clubs, writer's block and feeding creativity, moving to Dublin for music college and then Donegal, working with those Irish musicians and the ideas underpinning the record. Buy You & I Are Earth: https://annabsavage.bandcamp.com/album/you-i-are-earth --- Tour dates: January 31: All We Have Are Days, Limerick February 12: Lantern, Bristol February 13: Night & Day, Manchester February 14: Stereo, Glasgow February 15: Brudenell Social Club, Leeds February 17: Hare & Hounds, Birmingham February 18: Latters, Brighton February 19: Where Else, Margate February 20: Union Chapel, London March 20: Coughlan's, Cork March 21: Roisin Dubh, Galway March 22: Unitarian Church, Dublin April 12: Botanique Rotonde, Brussels

Vidro Azul
Vidro Azul de 20 de Novembro de 2024

Vidro Azul

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 120:29


  ____________________________________________ 1.ª parte:  _______ 1 - Ryuichi Sakamoto - Async - Life Life 2 - Ben Lukas Boysen - Alta Ripa - Alta Ripa 3 - Brian Eno & Fred Again - Secret Life - Cmon 4 - Lisa Gerrard - City of Dreams (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Home 5 - Lisa Gerrard & Bennett Salvay - City of Dreams (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Jesus e Elena 6 - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Wild Dog - Song of the Lake 7 - Anna B Savage - You & I Are Earth - Agnes (Feat. Anna Mieke) 8 - Julia Holter - … - The Laugh Is in the Eyes 9 - Office Culture - Enough - Desire 10 - MaZela - Desgostos em Canções de Colo - Entre Amor e Ódio 11 - Fionn Regan - O Avalanche - Anja II 12 - Fionn Regan - O Avalanche - Farewell 13 - Haley Heynderickx - Seed of a Seed - Sorry Fahey 14 - Laura Marling - Patterns in Repeat - Lullaby (Instrumental) 15 - Laura Marling - Patterns in Repeat - Your Girl 16 - The Smile - Cutouts - Bodies Laughing ________ 2.ª parte: ________ 17 - Hildegard - Jour 1596 - Melody I Heard 18 - Hildegard - Jour 1596 - Beverly 19 - Abstract Pills - Corda, Vol. 4 - Hillside Settling 20 - Laurie Anderson - Amelia - The Wrong Way feat. ANOHNI 21 - Serafina Steer - Drinking From The Pools Of Night - Equinox Theme 22 - David Sylvian & Hildur Guðnadóttir - RPM - I Measure Every Grief I Meet 23 - Uno Helmersson - The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Last Footage 24 - (Smog) - The Holy Grail: Bill Callahan's “Smog” Dec. 10, 2001 Peel Session - Beautiful Child 25 - Marine Eyes - Songs for Incense - A Letter From Home 26 - John Cale - Paris 1919 (Remastered) - Hanky Panky Nohow (Drone Mix) 27 - Federico Albanese - Blackbirds and the Sun of October - Blackbirds and the Sun of October 28 - Damien Jurado - Live at St. Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, August 7th 2024 - Cloudy Shoes  29 - Richard Swift - 4 Hits & A Miss - The Essential Richard Swift - The Novelist 30 - Nate2timez & Arbee - ... - Broken 31 - Joy Shannon - An Chailleach - The Spell (feat Emily Jane White) 32 - Matt Elliott - Drinking Songs Live 20 years On - A Waste of Blood Live 33 - Mount Eerie - Night Place - Demolition __________________________________ * imagem de (image by) Richard Broken

The Bouquet Toss - A Wedding Planning Podcast
Lab-Grown vs. Mined Diamonds: What You NEED to Know Before Buying!

The Bouquet Toss - A Wedding Planning Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 56:49


Welcome to The Bouquet Toss, the podcast that helps you plan your wedding day, your way! We're your hosts, Jessica and Sari, and in each episode, we talk with special guests, including wedding professionals, recent brides, and friends, to discuss what to keep and what to toss from your wedding day plans.   In today's episode, we kick things off with a fun recap of some of the biggest wedding headlines of 2024, including how inflation is affecting wedding costs, creative ways couples are managing their budgets, and some surprising trends like charging guests an entrance fee to attend weddings. We share our hot takes and have a few laughs over the wildest stories we've come across this year.   Then, we are joined by Anna-Mieke Anderson, founder of MiaDonna, to dive into one of the most impactful topics in the wedding industry—lab-grown diamonds and ethical jewelry! Anna-Mieke shares her incredible journey of founding MiaDonna, her mission to create conflict-free diamonds, and how lab-grown diamonds are revolutionizing the jewelry industry.   Episode Highlights: - Anna-Mieke's personal story of how she discovered the reality of conflict diamonds and what inspired her to create MiaDonna. - A deep dive into the science of lab-grown diamonds—what they are and how they compare to traditional earth-mined diamonds. - The environmental and ethical benefits of choosing lab-grown diamonds for your engagement ring or wedding jewelry. - Tips on how to be a conscious consumer when selecting wedding jewelry and what to look for when shopping for conflict-free options.   Tune in for an insightful and eye-opening conversation filled with expert advice, personal stories, and tips on how to make more sustainable choices for your big day!

The Climate Ambassador Podcast
S4E8: Louise O'Mahony – Sustainable Finance

The Climate Ambassador Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 48:02


Daithí is joined by Louise O'Mahony, head of Sustainable Banking at Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI). Louise gives fascinating insights into all things sustainable finance, including the huge increase in green lending in recent years and why private finance is so essential to meeting our emissions targets; an overview of environmental regulations pertaining to the finance sector and why the European Central bank is so concerned about Climate Change, [food harvest and flooding]; and some policies and tools that would help banks to be more ambitious with their sustainability-linked lending. After the interview, Daithí gives five top tips for greening your own finances. Music in this episode is the stunning Mountain Song, by Anna Mieke. Links 1. Banking and Payments Federation Ireland - https://bpfi.ie                                               2. European Commission on Sustainable Finance - https://finance.ec.europa.eu/sustainable-finance/overview-sustainable-finance_en              3. SEAI Grants - https://www.seai.ie/grants/home-energy-grants/                                              4. ECB has climate risks as second-highest priority: https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/banking/priorities/html/ssm.supervisory_priorities202312~a15d5d36ab.en.html                                         5. EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive: https://finance.ec.europa.eu/capital-markets-union-and-financial-markets/company-reporting-and-auditing/company-reporting/corporate-sustainability-reporting_en                                         6. ECB Climate and Environment Risk Guide: https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2020/html/ssm.pr201127~5642b6e68d.en.html       7. Montreal agreement - Taskforce on nature–related financial disclosures: https://tnfd.global/              8. Christine Lagarde ECB president - 70% of banks' loan portfolios is to high-emitting sectors: https://greencentralbanking.com/2024/01/29/eurozone-banks-face-serious-transition-risks-ecb/               9. Bank Of England research on connection between energy performance and reduced risk of mortgage default: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/working-paper/2023/the-greening-of-lending-mortgage-pricing-of-energy-transition-risk.pdf

The IMRO Podcast
Me & My Music :: School Workshops (Anna-Mieke & Junior Brother)

The IMRO Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 25:59


On today's episode, we are focused on something different - an initiative first started in February 2019, called ‘Me & My Music'  ‘Me & My Music' brings together Musicians and Students in secondary schools across the countryThe workshop series teaches students the fundamentals of songwriting and allows them to create an original composition over the course of a school day.They also get the chance to meet a professional songwriter and learn more about the music industry and their creative process.In recent months, songwriter and educator Luan Parle has been hosting these workshops and I caught up with her (and her special guests) in a couple of schools to find out more.So, over the course of this episode you will be hearing from Luan and the music students at St. David's in Greystones, we meet the Wicklow singer-songwriter Anna-Mieke, we speak with the students at Loreto school in Dalkey, and also hear from musician Ronan Kealy, better known to you and I as Junior Brother.0:00 - Danny Carroll intro link1:30 - Luan & St. David's Class writing a song8:30 - Anna Mieke interview and performance(featured songs Seraphim, Warped Window) https://annamieke.bandcamp.com/music18:40 - Junior Brother Interview and performance(featured songs Good Friday, Hungover At Mass) https://juniorbrother.bandcamp.com/music22:15 - Students at Loreto Dalkey23:20 - Niamh Penston, teacher at Loreto Dalkey

Islas de Robinson
Islas de Robinson - Repentino alcance desde el mundo interior - 11/09/23

Islas de Robinson

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2023 59:05


Esta semana, en Islas de Robinson, vamos cogiendo tono otoñal. A base de maravillas, por supuesto. Suenan: EMMA TRICCA - "DEVOTION" ("ASPIRIN SUN", 2023) / LUKA KUPLOWSKY - "SUDDEN REACH FROM THE INNER WORLD" (2023) / JFDR - "UNDERNEATH THE SUN" ("MUSEUM", 2023) / TINY RUINS - "DIVING & SOARING" ("CEREMONY", 2023) / BRIGID MAE POWER - "I DON'T KNOW YOUR STORY" ("FROM THE DEEP WELL", 2023) / CLARA MANN - "CONFESSIONS" ("STAY OPEN", 2022) / ANNA MIEKE - "FOR A TIME" ("THEATRE", 2022) / THIS IS THE KIT - "CAREFUL OF YOUR KEEPERS" ("CAREFUL OF YOUR KEEPERS", 2023) / BONNIE "PRINCE" BILLY - "CRAZY BLUE BELLS" ("KEEPING SECRETS WILL DESTROY YOU", 2023) / CABANE - "TODAY" ("2023) / BILLIE MARTEN - "GOD ABOVE" ("DROP CHERRIES", 2023) / NAIMA BOCK - "WORKING" ("GIANT PALM", 2022) / KARA JACKSON - "CURTAINS" ("WHY DOES THE EARTH GIVE US PEOPLE TO LOVE?", 2023) Escuchar audio

RTÉ - Arena Podcast
Film Reviews - Past Lives - Anna Mieke

RTÉ - Arena Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 47:50


Film Reviews, Ruth Barton & Declan Burke have been watching - Mission Impossible, Dead Reckoning Part One / Elemental / Smoking Causes Coughing - Past Lives, The debut feature from the Korean-Canadian writer Celine Song - Anna Mieke, at Earagail Arts Festival

The Point of Everything
TPOE 268: Natalia Beylis

The Point of Everything

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 42:54


Sound artist Natalia Beylis released a brilliant collaboration with Cork cellist Eimear Reidy earlier this year, entitled She Came in Through the Window to Stand by the Door. Ahead of her appearance at MusicTown in Dublin on July 27, Natalia talks about sound recording in rural Leitrim, how her live show comes together, finding sounds around the house, and what's next. Natalia Beylis plays alongside Anna Mieke, Adrian Crowley and Aoife Wolf on Thursday, July 27, in the depot @ the complex for MusicTown. Tickets and listings: http://www.musictown.ie/listings/ Natalia Beylis on Bandcamp: https://nataliabeylis.bandcamp.com/

NPR's Mountain Stage
1,011- Calexico, Steve Forbert, David Wax Museum, David Huckfelt, and Anna Mieke

NPR's Mountain Stage

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 147:46


This episode was recorded on April 2nd, 2023 at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV. The lineup includes Calexico, Steve Forbert, David Wax Museum, David Huckfelt, and Anna Mieke. https://bit.ly/3MPRZwa

Soundcheck
Enchanting Acoustic Chamber-Folk by Irish Songwriter Anna Mieke

Soundcheck

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 36:22


The Irish singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Anna Mieke spent much of her youth traveling the world – from Spain to Bangladesh, Bulgaria to New Zealand.  Her songs can conjure an expansive sense of place, and of moving through those places - touching on change, age, death, dreaming, memory, family, and perhaps an alternate reality on her latest album Theatre. Anna Mieke's enveloping acoustic chamber-folk can start with her borrowed 1936 Epiphone guitar, and may also involve improvisation with her core band. She's also a bouzouki player, pianist, and a cellist who played with HEX, a Cork-based experimental outfit, and was a vocalist with the singing group, Rufous Nightjar. She's collaborated with Irish artists Crash Ensemble, Adrian Crowley, and Linda Buckley and with New York-based artists Charlotte Greve, Grey McMurray, and Anna Roberts Gevalt; in March, Mieke will play shows with Iron & Wine. Anna Mieke and her band stopped by on their current tour to play these recent songs, in-studio. Set list: “Seraphim”, “Twin”, “Coralline” Watch “Seraphim”: Watch “Twin”: Watch “Coralline”:

Make Me An Island
Fresh Éire Volume 3

Make Me An Island

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 62:26


On this third Fresh Éire installment, Dónal goes digging for fire among a plethora of new Irish releases. There's a written response to Anna Mieke's magnificent sophomore album Theatre and a tribute to the independent Dublin label Where The Time Goes with a couple of examples of dynamic recent releases from them in the shape of Jennifer Moore and Seán Being.  There's also the return of Meltybrains? to celebrate, a glorious Captain Beefheart cover from Niamh Regan to marvel over and fresh sounds to enjoy from young producers Kobina, Gaptoof and Brién. The last word goes to Ian Lynch whose debut solo album as One Leg, One Eye is one for the ages.   Support the Artists on Bandcamp:    Kobina - https://gaptoof.bandcamp.com/track/kobina-bb7   Brién - https://gaptoof.bandcamp.com/track/bri-n-island-boys-sample   Seán Being - https://wherethetimegoes.bandcamp.com/track/everything   Meltybrains? - https://meltybrains.bandcamp.com/album/you -    narolane - https://narolane.bandcamp.com/track/chikondi-feat-ailbhe-reddy   Jennifer Moore - https://wherethetimegoes.bandcamp.com/album/channels-of-time   Diamond Dagger - https://remotetown.bandcamp.com/album/being-jolene   Niamh Regan - https://niamhregan.bandcamp.com/track/her-eyes-are-a-blue-million-miles   Anna Mieke - https://annamieke.bandcamp.com/album/theatre   One Leg One Eye - https://nyahhrecords.bandcamp.com/album/and-take-the-black-worm-with-me   ///

Tour Stories
The Check-In with Anna Mieke

Tour Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022 30:01


Anna Mieke is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Wicklow, Ireland. Her newest record, the potent, droning folk soundscape, Theatre,  is both a freer and more focused follow up to her well received first release, Idle Mind.  In this episode, Anna shares the process of making Theatre, why the live setting was crucial to the final recording, and what made it such a special experience.  Joe and Anna discuss their shared love of drone and the role it plays in Anna's songwriting.  She also tells us how she found herself back in her home town and why she might already be missing the city life.  Anna shares her upcoming tour dates and we hear a couple tunes. https://annamieke.com/https://annamieke.bandcamp.com/album/theatrehttps://nettwerk.com/Use coupon code FRET10 to claim 10% off your iZotope plug-in purchase or try Music Production Suite Pro free for 30 days.Go to www.izotope.com/en/lp/ruinous @thetourstories

RTÉ - Arena Podcast
Under Milk Wood by Cerys Matthews - Waterford Film Festival - Albums

RTÉ - Arena Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2022 46:03


Under Milk Wood is one of the best known and loved creations of the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. Now Cerys Matthews has adapted it for young readers - The 16th Waterford International Film Festival is currently underway with entries from all over the world, including ‘Dead Dog' by Joe Rooney - New albums by Stormzy, Anna Mieke and Damian O'Neill.

Strange Brew with gugai
Strange Brew #322 Old Note

Strange Brew with gugai

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2022 61:45


Here's Strange Brew #322 - Old Note - from 18/11/22 with gugai on 8radio.com - Dane Terry tells me about a song he loves with music from Anna Mieke, Mike Stevens & The Ghasts, The Golden Dregs, Phoebe Bridgers, Soda Blonde, Aoife Nessa Frances, ARXX, Lisa O'Neill and Jape #strangebrew #8radio #gugai #try8radio Every Friday at 9pm & Saturday at 7pm on 8radio.com. https://linktr.ee/gugai

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The Point of Everything
TPOE 245: Kate Ellis (Crash Ensemble), Moesha, Sarah Buckley

The Point of Everything

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 62:11


10.11: Kate Ellis, artistic director of Crash Ensemble, talks through their 25th anniversary celebrations, involving a new album, [REACTIONS], an installation, and a couple of shows at the NCH (more info below). Plus we talk about Kate's journey to this point, how a tap on the shoulder as she was walking down Grafton Street changed everything for her. We hear three Crash tracks from [REACTIONS]: One Day, This is the Space Between Your Hand and Mine, and Stone or Rot. New music section 53.29: Moesha - Drag https://youtu.be/FbdfnLpV8aI 58.27: Sarah Buckley - Dream Catching https://sarahbuckleymusic.bandcamp.com/ More information on Crash Ensemble's 25th anniversary celebrations: [REACTIONS] limited edition double album release and film screenings Amidst the onset of the global pandemic, Crash Ensemble commissioned 17 Irish and international composers from a range of musical backgrounds to write new works for duos within the group. Building on existing collaborative partnerships and cultivating and nurturing new relationships, composers were invited to create a musical response to their experiences, the current state and their thoughts for the future. The [REACTIONS] composers are: Amy Rooney, Anna Mieke, Anna Murray, Anselm McDonnell, Bébhinn McDonnell, Bekah Simms, David Fennessy, Deirdre Gribbin, Diamanda Dramm, Éna Brennan, Jonathan Nangle, Rachael Lavelle, Rose Connolly, Seán Ó'Dálaigh, Sebastian Adams, Siobhán Cleary, and Stephen Shannon. Each composer documented their creative process with text and imagery, offering a fly on the wall view of the composers' studio spaces, visual imagery and text journaling during the creative process. The duos were recorded and will now be presented in a limited-edition double album release [REACTIONS], coming November 25th. Audio visual material was combined with these recordings to make an accompanying film by Crash's resident filmmaker, Laura Sheeran, which will be screened at The Irish Film Institute, Wednesday 30th November 2022. Performances at The National Concert Hall The 25th year anniversary programme culminates with two special concerts and a cutting-edge installation at the National Concert Hall (NCH). The first celebratory concert, Crash 25! Charged Disruption, on Saturday 3rd December (The Studio) sees the acclaimed ensemble, with conductor Ryan McAdams, perform Donnacha Dennehy's magnetic, soulful and influential work Grá agas Bás with vocalist Iarla Ó Lionáird. In the second part of the concert Artist in Residence Diamanda La Berge Dramm and writer Neva Elliot present Crashed, drawing on the unique energy of the players of the group, through the use of their voices and instruments. For the second birthday concert, Crash 25! Living Perspectives, on Sunday 4th December (The Studio) the ensemble's programme comprises Australian composer Liza Lim's Extinction Events and Dawn Chorus and Barry O'Halpin's experimental work Wingform, which takes advantage of Crash's unique ability to cover a breadth of musical ground: winding melodies, mechanical rhythms, rapid lines and hypnotic drones. The previous week, from Thursday 24th November to Sunday 27th November, The Studio space in the National Concert Hall hosts Crash 25! Wingform Installation. The installation is the work of video artist and filmmaker Jack Phelan who created a work responding to the visual themes of Irish composer, Barry O'Halpin's Wingform - a four movement work for solo guitar and ensemble. Using a simple set of shapes, materials and layout, the installation aims to evoke the essence of the ensemble. Tickets for Crash 25! Charged Disruption (3rd December) and Crash 25! Living Perspectives (4th December): €18 are available from nch.ie

Strange Brew with gugai
Strange Brew #320 Worth

Strange Brew with gugai

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 60:41


Here's Strange Brew #320 - Worth - from 04/11/22 with gugai on 8radio.com - KONL tell me about a song he loves plus music from Meltybrains?, Paddy Hanna, Tracy Bruen, Aoife Nessa Frances, Anna Mieke, Clara Tracey, piglet, Zuchley, Highschool, Pretty Happy, HousePlants & Jape. #strangebrew #8radio #gugai #try8radio Every Friday at 9pm & Saturday at 7pm on 8radio.com. https://linktr.ee/gugai

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Strange Brew with gugai
Strange Brew #317 Not Sorry

Strange Brew with gugai

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 58:54


Here's Strange Brew #317 - Not Sorry - with gugai on 8radio.com from 23/09/22 - Lightning Bolt tell me about a song he loves plus music from Overhead, The Albatross, Sweets, Gilla Band, ARXX, Pillow Queens, Video Blue feat Aoife Power, Calmea, Poster Paints & Anna Mieke #strangebrew #8radio #gugai #try8radio Every Friday at 9pm & Saturday at 7pm on 8radio.com. https://linktr.ee/gugai

Strange Brew with gugai
Strange Brew #309 Silent Talk

Strange Brew with gugai

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 59:19


Here's Strange Brew #309 - Silent Talk (08/07/22) - with gugai on 8radio.com - Colleen Green tells me about a song she loves plus music from Anna Mullarkey, Elaine Howley, Anna Mieke, Aoife Nessa Francis, Judy On The Roof, Gallops, Daithí & Ailbhe Reddy, Zuchley, Alvvays, Houseplants & Junior Brother. #strangebrew #8radio #gugai #try8radio Every Friday at 9pm & Saturday at 7pm on 8radio.com. https://linktr.ee/gugai

Strange Brew with gugai
Strange Brew #308 Falling Apart

Strange Brew with gugai

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 58:35


Here's Strange Brew #308 - Falling Apart - with gugai on 8radio.com - Ben Katzman tells me about a song he loves plus music from Anna Mullarkey, Anna Mieke, Ailbhe Reddy, Soccer Mommy, Julia Jacklin, The Altered Hours, The Mars Volta, Thumper, Daire Heffernan, Eoin Dolan & Alex G #strangebrew #8radio #gugai #try8radio Every Friday at 9pm & Saturday at 7pm on 8radio.com. https://linktr.ee/gugai

Nialler9
Our favourite music of June

Nialler9

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 90:57


It's monthly music recommender time. Andrea and Niall are here with the songs and albums that have made their month a bit brighter.This month we're recommending and discussing new albums from Confidence Man, Jessie Buckley & Bernard Butler, Automatic and Robocobra Quartet and songs from Julia Jacklin, Anna Mieke, Ailbhe Reddy, Madison Cunningham, Dry Cleaning, Sworn Virgins and Courtney Barnett.Listen on Apple | Android | ACAST | Pocketcasts | CastBox | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS FeedSupport Nialler9 on Patreon and join our Discord chat + member playlists & content.Andrea's own podcast - My Favourite Album is on season 2Andrea has a Ghost newsletterSubscribe to the podcast and please leave a review on iTunes, tell your friends or commit to supporting us directly. Support us on Patreon.Previous podcast episodes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

MUSICA Y PALABRAS
17.0 La Taberna Folk 892

MUSICA Y PALABRAS

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 99:20


La Taberna, episodio 892. Nos visitan Chicoten 2 (recopilatorio), Amankay, China Chana, Nuei, La Ronda de Boltaña, Zoufris Maracas, Mursego, Anna Mieke, Ruiseñora, Emilia y Pablo, Joana Gomila y Laia Valles, Lorena Alvarez, Brigid Mae Power. Visita nuestra web https://podcastaragon.es/ Escríbenos a infopodcastaragon@gmail.com 🖊️Suscribete a ▶️ nuestros episodios y no te pierdas ninguno Envíanos tus notas de voz a 📞Whasapt 654 93 42 41 Apoya nuestros 🎙️podcast, hazte 💯fans para continuar con la difusión de la cultura en 🔊audio. Autor del programa: Francho Martinez

Música
Concert Delicatessen: Anna Mieke

Música

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 67:34


La cantautora irlandesa Anna Mieke desgranava el folk d'arrel del seu disc del 2019, "Idle mind", el passat 29 de novembre a l'escenari de l'Antiga F

DeliCatessen
Tornen els Concerts Delicatessen

DeliCatessen

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 60:12


Tenim dues cites previstes abans de final d'any amb quatre bandes que avui us presentem: Anna Mieke, Ye Vagabonds, River Omelet i Aleix Triad

Make Me An Island
Introducing Rufous Nightjar

Make Me An Island

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 55:02


Donal travels to Ennistymon in County Clare to meet up with Anna-Mieke, Branwen and Zoe Basha who have taken their Rufous Nightjar project on the road for the first time.   We get to hear how they first got together and what's in store with their debut album which is nearing completion.   We also get to listen to some stunning live takes form their shows in the Oo La La creperie in Ennistymon and Levi's bar in Ballydehob County Cork.    

Irish Radio Canada
Anna Mieke at Folk Alliance

Irish Radio Canada

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2021 14:05


Anna Mieke

folk alliance anna mieke
Irish Radio Canada
Anna Mieke at Folk Alliance

Irish Radio Canada

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2021 14:05


Anna Mieke

folk alliance anna mieke
The Mike Harding Folk Show
Episode 291: MHFS 291

The Mike Harding Folk Show

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 149:56


PODCAST: 28 Mar 2021 01 Lonesome Polkas – Martin Brinsford & Keith Ryan With Gareth  Kiddier – Next Slide Please 02 The Free Mexican Airforce – Flaco Jimenez – The Best Of03 William Taylor / The Autumn Child – Sherburn / Bartley  / Sanders – Beguile04 Shoals Of Herring – Bob Fox – Borrowed Moments05 Fishin’ Blues – Steve Baker and Dick Bird – King Kazoo06 An T-Arla Diùrach – Rachel Walker – Gaol07 Pearl O’Shaughnessy’s & Eddie Duffy’s (Barndances) – John  Keehan  – The Humours Of Scariff08 Green Grow The Laurels – Anna Mieke, John Francis Flynn, Niamh Bury – Live In Walsh’s For Radio09 Sweet Nightingale – Jackie Oates – Saturnine10 Improvisation – Sam Lee – Singing With Nightingales11 The Falcon – Sam Lee With  Cosmo Sheldrake – Singing With  Nightingales12 Tan Yard Side – Sam Lee With Lisa Knapp – Singing With Nightingales13 Waterbound  – Rhiannon Giddens With –  They’re Calling Me Home 14 Mountains Of Pomeroy – Luka Bloom – Out Of The Blue15 Cinnamon Water – John Boden – Last Mile Home16 I Am The Common Man – Battlefield Band – Anthem For The Common Man17 How Will I Ever Be Simple Again – Battlefield Band – Quiet Days18 Bold Docherty  – Alistair Russel and Chris Parkinson – A Glass And A Mile19 Belleville Rendez-Vous – Annabelle Chvostek – String of Pearls20 How Much For The Life Of A Miner – Anne Fenney – Dump The Bosses Of Your Back 21 Dare – Brian Finnegan – Hunger Of The Skin22 Crossing The Rubicon – Brian Finnegan – Hunger Of The Skin23 Farewell To Tarwathie – Judy Collins – Whales And Nightingales24 Sweet Marie – Eli West – Tapered Point Of Stone

The Arts House
THE 41ST CORK FOLK FESTIVAL 'RE IMAGINED'

The Arts House

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2020 14:38


Conor Tallon met up with William Hammond in a socially distant 'Backyard' interview..to discuss how this year's festival has been reimagined... Behind closed doors ..well..mostly! There are some live gigs going! The 41st Cork Folk Festival runs from 30 September - 4 October with key anchor events taking place behind closed doors. As part of a re-imagined festival, over 20 concerts, launches, walks and workshops are planned, including free live streaming of two concerts from the Cork Opera House featuring top folk musicians. One of Ireland's most exciting traditional music groups, The Bonny Men and Cork's own distinguished songwriter, John Spillane performing with Dingle songstress Pauline Scanlon, are among the artists invited to take part in the one-off virtual concerts — held without audiences — on 2 and 3 October. Produced by Aniar TV, these concerts will be streamed live on TG4's social platforms and broadcast on TG4 television at a later date. Further details are available at corkfolkfestival.com. Festival Organiser, William Hammond said: “In our four decades of running the festival, there has never been a year quite like this. Similar to so many cultural events across the country, we needed a solution — that kept both audiences and musicians safe but still celebrated the beauty of folk music. The programme for our 41st edition of the Festival, which we are calling Festival Behind Closed Doors, is about bringing people together — virtually and in small numbers — to celebrate the extraordinary work of musicians who have provided solace and joy in recent months.” Along with the live streaming from the Cork Opera House stage — which will also include performances from The Lee Valley String Band; Karen Casey with Niamh Dunne and Sean Óg Graham; Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Nia Byrne and Manus Lunny; and Strung with Maria Ryan, Lucia Mac Partlin, Maria O'Connor and Aonghus McCarthy — across the two nights, smaller concerts will also take place. The line-up includes a mix of up-and-coming talent and more seasoned stalwarts. The Cork Folk Festival, funded by Cork City Council, will see singer/songwriter Leah Sohotra and multi-instrumentalist Martin Leahy perform at the Kino on 1 October. There will two concerts — 6.30pm and 8.30pm — on 2 October — from family trio Greenshine with Martin Leahy at the Triskel Arts Centre. Singer songwriter Anna Mieke will also perform at the Kino that day. A fundraiser — Performing A Night for Ron — takes place on 4 October for Fermoy musician Ron Kavana, who is currently receiving dialysis. Singer Katie Theasby joins Dave Saunders and Alan Wallace at the Kino, with limited tickets available. This event is one of four intimate concerts taking place in the Kino on 4 October, with a fiddle concert featuring Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Nia Byrne, Seamus Sands and Garry... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Disruptive CEO Nation
Anna-Mieke Anderson - Founder, CEO of MiaDonna

Disruptive CEO Nation

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 25:56


We invite you to spend time with Anna-Mieke Anderson, a B Corp founder and CEO of MiaDonna & Company and The Greener Diamond (www.miadonna.com). Named by Entreprenuer Magazine as one of their 100 Powerful Women in 2019, we thoroughly enjoyed discussing how the passions that inspire the birth of a business still require sound strategies to keep that mission alive. Based in Portland, OR, USA, Anna-Mieke is globally recognized as the pioneer of the lab-grown diamond (LGD) industry. After learning the conflict origin of her own earth-mined diamond in 2005, Anna-Mieke challenged the notion that gemstones, particularly diamonds, could only come from a place of unnecessary hardship. In 2007, she launched MiaDonna and pushed the quality of lab-grown diamonds to the highest levels. Today, ten percent of net profits are given to their non-profit foundation, The Greener Diamond, which helps free women and children oppressed by the active conflict diamond mining industry. Anna-Meike is a dedicated mother of 2, an avid philanthropist and successful entrepreneur, who is internationally recognized as a humanitarian and activist who works tirelessly to inspire other young women to follow their entrepreneurial spirit. Connect with Anna-Meike via LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/annamieke You can also find her via Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/annamiekeanderson/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/annamiekeanderson/ and Twitter @MiaDonna_CEO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You Haven't heard this music podcast
S03-E05 Special guest Bryan of Harvest Blaque and Co

You Haven't heard this music podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 64:18


Special guest Bryan of Harvest Blaque and Co FACEBOOK: https://m.facebook.com/harvestbnco/SOUNDCLOUD: https://m.soundcloud.com/harvest-blaqueYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/harvestblaqueHead to head. Ritchie, Wayne and Neil.In this section Wayne, Ritchie and Neil have each chosen a lesser know song by a lesser known artist. Ritchie 'Elm Grove by Soto LINK: https://youtu.be/CSyBBCuaNd0Wayne has chosen Idle mind by Anna Mieke. LINK: https://youtu.be/k9K_SQedLPwNeil has chosen White owl Red by afterglow. LINK:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZQwSJJaHO4&feature=shareHidden masterpieceFor this section Bryan on Harvest Blaque and co bought Jesus Children of AmericaLINK: https://youtu.be/-jX7Qm9bd-EGenre sectionIn the last episode Neil was tasked by a previous guest with finding a song he likes from the genre Future BassHe has chosen what ever this is in the link belowLink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr2zD99tBNU&feature=share

You Haven't heard this music podcast
S03-E05 Special guest Bryan of Harvest Blaque and Co

You Haven't heard this music podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 64:18


Special guest Bryan of Harvest Blaque and Co FACEBOOK: https://m.facebook.com/harvestbnco/SOUNDCLOUD: https://m.soundcloud.com/harvest-blaqueYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/harvestblaqueHead to head. Ritchie, Wayne and Neil.In this section Wayne, Ritchie and Neil have each chosen a lesser know song by a lesser known artist. Ritchie 'Elm Grove by Soto LINK: https://youtu.be/CSyBBCuaNd0Wayne has chosen Idle mind by Anna Mieke. LINK: https://youtu.be/k9K_SQedLPwNeil has chosen White owl Red by afterglow. LINK:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZQwSJJaHO4&feature=shareHidden masterpieceFor this section Bryan on Harvest Blaque and co bought Jesus Children of AmericaLINK: https://youtu.be/-jX7Qm9bd-EGenre sectionIn the last episode Neil was tasked by a previous guest with finding a song he likes from the genre Future BassHe has chosen what ever this is in the link belowLink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr2zD99tBNU&feature=share

TradFest
EP14 - Easter Monday extended edition with Anna Mieke live and interview, Sive and Brenda Castles live and gig news from It Takes A Village Festival, Féile Na Bealtaine in Dingle, Flook, Brid Harper and Fleadh news. This is Tradfest - Trad Without Frontie

TradFest

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2019 39:49


EP14 - Easter Monday extended edition with Anna Mieke live and interview, Sive and Brenda Castles live and gig news from It Takes A Village Festival, Féile Na Bealtaine in Dingle, Flook, Brid Harper and Fleadh news. This is Tradfest - Trad Without Frontiers coming to you from The Temple Bar, in Temple Bar, in Dublin, Ireland. Hosted by Kieran Hanrahan and Ruth Smith.

The Point of Everything
TPOE 129: Anna Mieke

The Point of Everything

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2019 34:00


Anna Mieke releases her debut album, Idle Mind, on Friday, April 26. It's been honed and crafted over the past number of years as the singer-songwriter toured the country and travelled the world, from Wicklow to Granada, Cork to New Zealand. We talk about how her tracks have developed over the years, where inspiration comes from and what - and where - is next for one of the best new artists in the country. Anna Mieke tour dates: April 24: The Spirit Store, Dundalk (presented by Homebeat) April 25: : Plugd Records, Upstairs at The Roundy, Cork (presented by Homebeat) April 26: Unitarian Church, Dublin (presented by Homebeat) April 27: Róisín Dubh, Galway (presented by Homebeat) May 12: Trabolgan, Cork - It Takes A Village Festival

Strange Brew with gugai
Strange Brew #163 No One Is Any Fun

Strange Brew with gugai

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2019 61:13


Here's Strange Brew #163 - No One Is Any Fun - with gugai on 8radio.com. Fontaines D.C. tell me about a song they love, plus music from All Tvvins feat. Sorcha Richardson, Junior Brother, Haley Heynderickx, The National, Rev Magnetic, The Shaker Hymn, Autre Monde, Junior Brother, J Mascis, Wastefellow, Bibio, Big Thief and Anna Mieke. Every Friday at 9pm & Saturday at 7pm on 8radio.com. Strange Brew : Songs Of The Day playlist - https://open.spotify.com/user/gugai www.strangebrew.ie www.facebook.com/strangebrewgalway www.twitter.com/@strangebrewirl gugai@strangebrew.ie

Born Optimistic
Anna Mieke - on the cusp of releasing her superb debut album 'Idle Mind', a great conversation which went from bicycle travels to escaping the lab to climate change to being willing to be arrested as part of Extinction Rebellion - on tour really soon - do

Born Optimistic

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 33:24


Dublin Inquirer Podcast
Music at Marrowbone Books: Anna Mieke

Dublin Inquirer Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2019 31:28


In this episode, Wicklow-born multi-instrumentalist and folk artist Anna Mieke plays some songs at the bookshop in The Coombe. And the musician and songwriter also chats with Martin Cook about the piano that always tempted her in her hallway, the different personalities of the instruments she plays, her many travels, and her love of Cork.

The Point of Everything
TPOE 105: Landless

The Point of Everything

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2018 31:41


Landless (Lily Power, Meabh Meir, Ruth Clinton and Sinead Lynch) are a traditional Irish vocal group from Dublin and Belfast who sing unaccompanied traditional songs from Ireland, Scotland, England & America in four-part harmony. They released their debut album, Bleaching Bones, on Humble Serpent records - its first release - earlier this year. Ahead of a couple of live dates around the country, Ruth talked to Eoghan about how the band started, the key role of Sacred Harp singing in their growth, how the label came onboard, and their part in the folk scene in Ireland. Landless tour dates: October 18: Connolly's of Leap, West Cork (with Caoimhín O'Raghallaigh) October 20: The Duncairn, Belfast (with Caoimhín O'Raghallaigh) October 23 Tradition Now National Concert Hall (with Rosie Carney and Anna Mieke)

Live The Change
Anna-Mieke Anderson Founder of Mia Donna Diamonds and CEO of The Greener Diamond Foundation

Live The Change

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2018 35:20


Twelve years ago Anna-Mieke had the vision to create a conflict-free diamond and has led the evolution of the lab-grown diamond industry. Even before the technology to create diamonds was perfected she knew that the only way to combat conflict-diamonds was to grow them in a modern-day lab environment. Some questions Lucy asks: How did you come up with the then, unheard of idea of growing diamonds for jewellery purposes in a laboratory? Where did you get the self belief that the project might work? How did you fund the business idea? How did you deal with the David Vs Goliath vibe you experienced from the ‘haters’ from within the industry? Where did you find the courage to keep going when you were experiencing tough times in your personal life as well as discouragement from the business opposition? In The Episode you will learn: How a chance letter she received from a 9 year old Liberian boy changed the course of AM’s life (and those of millions of others), forever. How it has been possible for a non-uni educated, single mum of two young kids to disrupt and change the direction of the billion dollar, global diamond industry (that initially tried to diminish her) for the infinite better.

Red On Red | Cork's RedFM
Red On Red - Episode Nineteen - Fairplé

Red On Red | Cork's RedFM

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2018 65:29


This week on the podcast, we're talking with singer, songwriter and educator Karan Casey about Fairplé, an initiative to right the gender balance in Irish trad and folk music. Live acapella performance in studio, plus tunes from O Emperor, Anna Mieke, The Altered Hours and more! 01. Happyalone - Bodybags 02. Elll - Romance 03. O Emperor - Make it Rain 04. The Altered Hours - Over the Void 05. Anna Mieke - Arbour 06. St. Caoilian - I’ll Be a Fool For You (Green on Red Session) 07. Stuck on Repeat - Áthas 08. Elaine Malone - You 09. Karan Casey - Sister, I Am Here for You (live acapella)

PDX Executive Podcast
Anna-Mieke Anderson, Founder & CEO of lab grown diamond company MiaDonna

PDX Executive Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2018 16:50


Anna-Mieke Anderson's company MiaDonna is disrupting the diamond industry and it was a pleasure to interview her and fascinating to learn about lab grown diamonds. Portland is lucky to have a entrepreneur of her drive and intent to make the world a better place. Learn more about her mission and company at https://www.miadonna.com/

Red On Red | Cork's RedFM
Red On Red - Episode Nine - Gadget and the Cloud

Red On Red | Cork's RedFM

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2018 69:20


This week on the podcast, we speak with music journalist-turned-electronic producer/DJ Kelly Doherty, aka Gadget and the Cloud. We discuss Doherty's beginnings as an online music journalist in North Cork, the process of taking up electronic music from scratch, the scene in the city at present, and the story behind her debut album, 'Songs for Sad People to Dance To'. We also hear music from some of Doherty's favourite local artists, such as Elll, Numbertheory and Jar Jar Jr., as well as new music from Anna-Mieke and Ghostking is Dead. 01. Anna-Mieke - Arbour (@annamiekemusic) 02. Ghostking is Dead - Cast Iron (@ghostkingisdead) 03. Jar Jar Jr ft. Looms - Ah Well (@jarjarjiggetyjr) 04. Numbertheory - Pilgrimage (@numbertheory666) 05. SYN - Wasteland 06. Doubt - Whisper 07. Gadget and the Cloud - And I Told You Something True (@gadgetatc) 08. Elll - Romance (@__ELLLL__) 09. Papa Floral - Wanderlust

Conscious Chatter with Kestrel Jenkins
S02 Episode 76 | MIADONNA, CONFLICT-FREE DIAMONDS + LUXURY FROM LABS

Conscious Chatter with Kestrel Jenkins

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2017 28:35


In episode 76, Kestrel welcomes Anna-Mieke Anderson, the CEO of MiaDonna, to the show. An ethical and affordable bridal jewelry line, which crafts its pieces with the finest lab-grown diamonds, gemstones and recycled metals, MiaDonna is pushing to change what the diamond industry looks like by going beyond "conflict-free". "It's estimated that 30 million American women have purchased a conflict diamond." -Anna-Mieke, CEO of MiaDonna In this chat, Kestrel asks Anna-Mieke to share her insight on what conflict-free means to her, and how MiaDonna thinks about standards when it comes to diamonds and gemstones. Anna-Mieke breaks down some of the science when it comes to the differences between lab-grown diamonds, diamond hybrids and lab-grown gemstones.  Additionally, Anna-Mieke explains how she built MiaDonna and the company's sister foundation, The Greener Diamond, in conjunction so they could collaboratively work together. Some of the certifications, definitions and statistics that Anna-Mieke shared throughout this chat: Kimberley Process: certification scheme put in place in 2003 The 4 C's: clarity, cut, color and carat size Type I vs Type II Diamonds  98% of diamonds mined will be a Type I diamond FluxFusion Method: allows you to get the internal structure identical to the gem; used by MiaDonna