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Ep5 featuring The Black Feathers, The Conifers, Eleanor McEvoy, ZoDoMo, The Gloaming and The Russell Memorial Weekend in Doolin. Presented by Kieran Hanrahan & Ruth Smith. Recorded at The Temple Bar. Produced by Donal Scannell from Born Optimistic for The Temple Bar Company.
Ep 3 recorded at The Temple Bar, in Temple Bar Dublin featuring The Eskies; our Oliver Hughes Milkwaukee Irish Festival bursary winner Susan O'Neill; David Keenan UK tour news and another supergroup: The Tradfest Big Band made up of Stockton's Wing. The Henry Girls, Seána Davey and Stephen Doherty, Michael Howard and John Sheehan from The Dubliners! Presented by Kieran Hanrahan and Ruth Smith, live sound recordings by RTÉ and K Recording, produced by Donal Scannell from Born Optimistic for Tradfest.
After our extended holidays, Born Optimistic podcast is back with season three. What an artist we have to restart with. Beautiful words, music and melodies flow so naturally from Jim Page that being in the same room as him is a rare treat. He's from Seattle but has been visiting Ireland for a while. He's on an extensive tour of Ireland right so check out his live dates at JimPage.net and get to one of his shows.
Tradfest Ep 2 feat. Ré, Zoe Conway & John McIntyre, The Young Folk plus reviews of Phelim Drew, Steeleye Span, Susan O'Neill, Cua, Friel Sisters, Kane Sisters, Seana Davey & Stephen Doherty, The Once, Black Feathers, Carlos Nunez, Loah, Sive, Ailbhe Reddy and The Conifers - presented by Kieran Hanrahan and Ruth Smith. With special thanks to the Oliver St.John Gogarty pub in Temple Bar, Dublin Ireland. Produced by Donal Scannell of Born Optimistic for Tradfest.
Nina Hynes kicks off Born Optimistic season three. Interviewed in her Berlin home on the occasion of her return to Ireland to play her first shows in five years.