Podcasts about Choice Music Prize

The Irish-Palestinian singer and filmmaker speaks about embracing her Arabic heritage in her music, and the resurgence of interest in keening and Irish folklore. The Irish-Palestinian artist Róisín El Cherif has spent 18 months advocating for the people of Palestine, speaking out on the injustice and genocide in Gaza. El Cherif has begun singing in Arabic on stage, noting the connections between Irish and Arabic folk music and culture. It's best encapsulated in the Róisín El Cherif live show, which debuted at the Fringe Festival and was given a Fringe award for Astounding Performance of Political and Cultural Significance. The next live show takes place at the Button Factory in Dublin next week, Wednesday April 30th, which will be a blend of live music, poetry and film visuals featuring clips from Arabic films, Palestinian folk music and drawing parallels with Irish mythology and folklore - the cailleach, banshees and keening which is also found in Arabic culture as wailing, and further represents and celebrates the oppressed people of Palestine. El Cherif recently accepted the Choice Music Prize award on behalf of Fontaines D.C. by reciting part of a poem from Palestinian poet Samih al-Qasim written in 1971 called Enemy of the Sun which speaks of Palestinian resistance against Israel. We also talk about the reaction to Kneecap's recent Pro-Palestine statements at Coachella.

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The Choice Music Prize for Irish album of the year 2024 will be announced at Vicar Street on Thursday, March 6, 2025. Ahead of the show, John Barker from new Irish music show Tilt (Dublin City FM) joins to run through the 10 nominated acts and help predict a winner. The 10 nominees: A Lazarus Soul - No Flowers Grow In Cement Gardens Curtisy - What Was The Question Fontaines D.C. - Romance Orla Gartland - Everybody Needs a Hero KNEECAP - Fine Art NewDad - MADRA Niamh Regan - Come As You Are Róis - Mo Léan Silverbacks - Easy Being a Winner SPRINTS - Letter To Self

The Best of the Month episode is now Patreon-only. Public subscribers get the first 25 minutes or so of the episode as a free preview. Members get to hear the whole episode on their member feeds or on Patreon direct.Welcome back.Kicking off season 5 of the Nialler9 Podcast with the return of our regular series in which Nialler and Andrea Cleary share their favourite music of the month.Discussing new albums from The Weather Station, MIKE, Pink Siifu, FKA Twigs among others; and songs from Lucy Dacus, Doechii, Niamh Regan, Japanese Breakfast, Olafur Arnalds, Talos and friends.We also chat the Choice Music Prize album nominations, Bluesky, The Traitors and films we've seen lately including Nosferatu, Blue Velvet/Lost Highway (RIP David Lynch) and The Substance [Nialler's Letterboxd].* Support Nialler9 on Patreon, get event discounts, playlists, ad-free episodes and join our Discord communityListen on Apple | Android | ACAST | Patreon | Pocketcasts | CastBox | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS Feed | Pod.Link Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Gemma Hayes, from Tipperary and now living in West Cork, released her sixth studio album Blind Faith on September 27. It's her first album in 10 years - Gemma says she has reasons for the break: she simply lost the urge to write and was busy raising two children. We talk about all that - how she literally locked away her guitars and subsequently lost confidence in her ability to make music - in this interview. Produced by Hayes with Karl Odlum, David Odlum and Brian Casey from Wavefield Recording Studio in Clonakilty, Blind Faith features Lisa Hannigan on backing vocals on ‘Eye For An Eye' and ‘Feed The Flames', which she also co-wrote, while Paul Noonan duets with Gemma on ‘Another Love'. --- From the press release: The youngest of eight children raised in the small village of Ballyporeen, Co Tipperary, Gemma Hayes' introduced herself to the world with her 2002 debut Night On My Side. With its deft production, ambitious arrangements and Hayes' dreamy, rock-leaning vocal delivery, the album was a critical and commercial success and was nominated for the Mercury Prize (now known as the Choice Music Prize). Since then, she has released four critically acclaimed studio albums and a limited-edition live album, while her music is constantly in demand for film and TV placements. Her version of Chris Isaak's 'Wicked Game', recorded for the US TV series Pretty Little Liars, now has over 24 million streams on Spotify alone, while she recently contributed to the soundtrack of the film adaptation of Roddy Doyle's Greyhound of a Girl. Buy Blind Faith: http://gemmahayes.com/

Today's episode is a bit of a grab bag of news items, but musicians speaking truth to power is a common theme.Niall and Andrea discuss:Lankum winning the Choice Music Prize and their speech that encouraged the boycott of IsraelKneecap's show of Solidarity with Palestine on the Late Late Show & their US TV debut All the Irish bands including Kneecap who then cancelled their SXSW Festival shows this week in protest at US Military involvement Leo Varadkar wants nothing to do with bringing in the long-proposed Irish nightlife laws any time soonJames Blake weighs in on streaming being broken, in a time which increasingly feels like it's going towards a tipping pointThe growing crisis in music - How the rising cost of living is affecting bands' ability to create art and make money to live.“You can get a Grammy nomination and you still can't afford to rent a one-bedroom flat in London,” says Grian Chatten of Dublin's Fontaines DC,And the minor furore over an out-of-context use of quote from The Last Dinner Party - "People don't want to listen to post-punk and hear about the cost of living crisis any more.”* Get this podcast ad-free and with additional playlists, Discord community access, Nialler9 and Lumo event discounts on Patreon from €5 a month.Listen on Apple | Android | ACAST | Patreon | Pocketcasts | CastBox | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS Feed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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It's Another Day in the Dream Restaurant, and this week's diner is Choice Music Prize winning musician and Brit Awards nominee CMAT.Trigger warning: this episode contains talk about diet culture. CMAT's new album ‘CrazyMad, For Me' is out now. Stream and buy it here.CMAT is touring and playing festivals this year. Dates and tickets here.Follow CMAT on Twitter and Instagram @cmatbabyRecorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Nealo is a Dublin rapper and artist who is a regular on this site since first appearing in 2018. 2020's All The Leaves Are Falling was a Choice Music Prize-nominated debut album, an album exploring loss, friendship, family and the ties that keep us searching for home.Fresh from the release of new song 'Forest' with Morgana of Saint Sister on vocals, Nealo is teasing a new album at a later date, and along with last week's guest Celaviedmai, is playing at The Hennessy Hip-Hop House at Body & Soul Festival this summer.We've been talking to Nealo about getting him on the podcast for a long time, so we're delighted to finally bring him in with Niall and Andrea.On this episode we discuss what Nealo has been up to by asking him about some songs that are inspiring him and he loves right now, along with chats about making and releasing music in 2023, sobriety, going to see Post Malone, and possibly controversial opinions about Taylor Swift.Listen to the chat, or read the abbreviated choices on Nialler9.The Hennessy Hip-Hop House announces its lineup at Body & Soul Festival this June 16th to 18th at Ballinlough Castle, Co. Westmeath.Denise Chaila, Gemma Dunleavy, Kojaque, Fabio & Grooverider and The Outlook Orchestra (A/V Show) are among the headliners for the Hennessy Music Trail and The Hennessy Hip-Hop House has an extensive lineup of hip-hop to celebrate the genre's 50th year in tandem this year. Support Nialler9 on Patreon and join our Discord communitySubscribe in your favourite podcast app:Listen on Apple | Android | ACAST | Patreon | Pocketcasts | CastBox | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS FeedSongs played on the Nialler9 Podcast Spotify Playlist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We start off by looking back at last week's Choice Music Prize ceremony and hearing the winning speeches from Irish artist of the year Fontaines DC (Conor Curley), classic album recipient Sinead O'Connor, introduced by Dave Fanning, and Irish album of the year winner CMAT for If My Wife New I'd Be Dead, with a speech given by drag queen Lavender. 12.25: Sister Fenix are a new act comprising Senita (Shookrah) and Jess Kav (Barq) who have just put out their debut single 'Benefactor of Love'. They talk about deciding to form while on a walk up Killiney Hill in 2020 with the aim of writing a disco banger, their work with X Collective and what we can expect from Sister Fenix. 34.45: Dashoda releases his debut EP Never Enough today, Wednesday, March 15, launching it with a show at the Workman's Cellar tonight. We talk about how the project has changed from its early days, explore the ideas behind it and go through its four tracks, including closer 'Sultan', a collaboration with Jackie Beverly Dashoda on Bandcamp: https://dashodamusic.bandcamp.com/ Tickets to Dashoda's show at Workman's Cellar https://theworkmansclub.com/events/dashoda-never-enough-ep-launch/

February was a short month but there was lots to love (and talk about).It's the monthly episode with Niall and Andrea discussing songs and albums we loved from the last month.Just before Andrea went off to India for the rest of the month, and after last week's Choice Music Prize special, we are chatting specific favourite new and some old music.Featuring chat about Lana Del Rey, Skrillex, Caroline Polachek, Lisa O'Neill, Bully & Soccer Mommy, Feist, Ugolino, Chósta and Tangerine Dream. It's Episode 203.Listen to the episode below or subscribe in your favourite podcast app:Listen on Apple | Android | ACAST | Pocketcasts | CastBox | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS Feed* Support Nialler9 on Patreon and join our Discord communityShow notesSongs played on the Nialler9 Podcast Spotify PlaylistThe Dubstep essay Andrea mentioned. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this two-hour episode, Niall and Andrea are joined by writer and journalist Una Mullally, to discuss the 10 nominated albums in this year's Choice Music Prize Irish album of the year 2022 category.10 nominated albums are in the process to be pored over by 11 judges, and they are..CMAT – If My Wife New I'd Be DeadA self confessed global pop star from Ireland Ciara Mary Alice's Thompsons country pop debut album.Fontaines D.C. – Skinty FiaThe third album and the third nomination for the London-based Dubliners Fontaines DC? Will it be 3rd time lucky? Aoife Nessa Frances – ProtectorThe second album from Dublin foggy psych-folk artist on Partisan Records.Just Mustard – Heart UnderDundalk five-piece alt-rock band on Partisan Records, who have three albums on this year's list.Dermot Kennedy – SonderSecond album from Ireland's biggest songwriting pop export of the last 5 years? PossiblyThe Mary Wallopers – The Mary WallopersDundalk's finest purveyors of craic, divilment, and drinking songs.Anna Mieke – TheatreWicklow singer-songwriter's second album of alt-folkPillow Queens – Leave the Light OnA second album of anthemic indie-rock of “queer dream blues,” on a Canadian label Royal Mountain.Sorcha Richardson – Smiling Like an IdiotA collection of guitar/synth indie-pop music, the second album on Faction Records THUMPER – Delusions of GrandeurIt's the debut from the six-piece double drumming, triple guitars rock band.While the winner album prize announced at the live event on Thursday March 9th at Vicar Street will receive €10,000 prize fund, our prize is arguably more coveted right? We give each album the once over in a deep dive and then pick the albums we want to win and the one we think is going to win this year.It's episode 202 of the Nialler9 Podcast... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nick began writing and directing award-winning short films in 2003, culminating in his third short Shoe being Oscar-shortlisted at the 2011 Academy Awards. Nick's debut feature The Drummer And The Keeper premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh 2017, where it won Best Irish First Feature. The Drummer And The Keeper went on to win 18 awards on the international film circuit, including Best Film at the Cleveland International Film Festival, Best Foreign Film at the Newport Beach International Film Festival and the Silver Award at the Emden-Norderney International Filmfest. It received 5 nominations at the 2018 IFTAs, including Best Screenplay for Nick's script. Nick's screenplay was also one of three nominees at the 2018 Irish Writers Guild ZeBBie Awards for Best Feature Film Script. In 2018 Nick set up The Story Works, an innovative independent TV writers room with the aim of generating new television drama with global potential. He was selected for the Screenskills LA Writers Room Placements in November 2019. Bedsitterland, a new feature film written and to be directed by Nick, was selected for the Berlinale Co-Production Market in February 2020 and is currently in development. Nick originally qualified as solicitor, but gave up his legal career the same day to embark on a musical career, first fronting acclaimed Irish band The Fat Lady Sings and subsequently as a Choice Music Prize-nominated solo artist. In June 2022, he cycled from Ireland to the Glastonbury Festival, performing at venues en route and filming the journey for a future documentary about more sustainable approaches to live music. In addition to his achievements in film and music, Nick is also one of Ireland's most highly regarded advertising creatives. He has created award-winning campaigns for Aer Lingus, AIB, the Green Party, Walkers Crisps, Bord Gáis Energy, Toyota, the Irish Independent, and most notably Guinness for whom he wrote five major TV spots, including the Clio-winning Tom Crean, and Quarrel which introduced the viewing public to Michael Fassbender. He has directed TV spots and online films for Barry's Tea, AIB, SSE Airtricity, the Irish Film Archive (featuring Saoirse Ronan), SVP and the Simon Communities.

The last time the Dublin artist and musician Sorcha Richardson appeared on the podcast was January 2020.Her debut album First Prize Bravery was just released on Faction and thew subsequent tour ended up getting rescheduled seven times. It wasn't all bad though, the album was very well-received, picked up a Choice Music Prize nomination for Irish album of the year and won her a whole set of new fans across Ireland, UK, Europe and North America.With second album Smiling Like An Idiot and tour dates very much nailed on and happening from this week (including her biggest hometown show at 3Olympia Theatre on Thursday October 20th, and the Limelight 2 in Belfast on Wednesday October 19th, before UK and European dates), we spoke to Sorcha about coming home from living in New York to find a new community in Dublin around music in a challenging time for artists, to conversations about Oasis with Los Angeles-based producer Alex Casnoff, the difficulties of touring, drum sounds and Bowie-esque guitar solos, all through the lens of 5 songs that inspired the second album.The songs discussed are:Cocteau Twins - Cherry Coloured Funk LCD Soundsystem - I Can ChangeDijon - Good LuckBig Thief - MasterpieceOasis - She's Electric You'll also hear snippets of Sorcha's songs 'Shark Eyes', 'Archie' 'Stalemate' and 'Spotlight Television'More at sorcharichardson.com/Listen to the episode below or subscribe in your favourite podcast app:Listen on Apple | Android | ACAST | Pocketcasts | CastBox | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS FeedSupport Nialler9 on Patreon and join our Discord Songs played on the Nialler9 Podcast Spotify PlaylistSubscribe 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thrilled to welcome one of Ireland's current great Artists, Wallis Bird. Wallis has released six albums since 2007, for which she's won two Meteor Awards, Ireland's annual music prize – mostly recently for Best Female Artist – and a prestigious 2017 German ‘Music Autoren Preis' (Music Author Prize), not to mention two further nominations for the Choice Music Prize, Ireland's equivalent to Britain's Mercury Prize. In addition, she's racked up over a thousand shows during the past decade, earning a reputation worldwide for her legendarily passionate, energetic and good-humoured concerts. Wallis has also previously found a champion in American artists Amanda Palmer, and the Irish Times once noted that Bird's irrepressible trademark energy on stage could “kickstart an entire economy”. Her latest album, HANDS sees Bird turning the spotlight onto herself, raising issues that are sometimes hard to face. Bird confronts themes of trust, alcohol abuse, stagnation, self-censorship and self-improvement. Each of them, however, is delivered by a voice uncommonly blessed with joy, ingenuity, and empathy. Enjoy the epic conversation that touches on topics including energy and health on the road, the drive to perform and deliver, positive reinforcement, marriage equality and more.

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The Choice Music Prize for best Irish album released in 2021 takes place this Thursday, March 3. The nominees are: Bicep – Isles (Ninja Tune) Mick Flannery & Susan O'Neill - In the Game (Rosaleen Records / Rosa Productions) For Those I Love - For Those I Love (September Recordings) Orla Gartland - Woman on the Internet (New Friends Music) HousePlants - Dry Goods (Bone China Records) Kojaque - Town's Dead (Soft Boy Records) Elaine Mai – Home (Elaine Mai) Saint Sister - Where I Should End (Saint Sister) Soda Blonde - Small Talk (Velveteen Records) Villagers - Fever Dreams (Domino) As is our annual tradition, John Barker, formerly of Totally Irish drops by to run through the shortlist and try and decide who will, or should, or indeed won't, win the Choice Prize. Music used during the show: Bicep - Apricots Mick Flannery and Susan O'Neill - Baby Talk For Those I Love - Birthday/The Pain Orla Gartland - More Like You HousePlants - Window Pane Kojaque - No Hands Elaine Mai - Mother Saint Sister - Any Dreams? Soda Blonde - Terrible Hands Villagers - The First Day Note: There's a little bit of technical hiss during the second half of the pod. V annoying but it doesn't last too long so hopefully it's OK? Sorry....

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A few weeks ago, Myself and Andrea took a day trip to Galway city to visit the Black Gate Cultural Centre. In 2020 both Andrea and I were big champions of Niamh Regan's debut album Hemet which was released on Black Gate's label, Indeed, we talked to Niamh on the show that summer, and the record went onto receive a Choice Music Prize nomination last year. Last year the Black Gate venue was streaming live concerts from its small venue space, and this week, it will debut its TV show on TG4 - called Cumasc: Seisiúin sa Black Gate, the show pairs up disparate musicians for a series of collaborative days resulting in performances in the Black Gate.  There are 12 episodes of Cumasc featuring the likes of Rhiannon Giddens / Róisín Elsafty and Francesco Turrisi, Rachael Lavelle and Peter Broderick, Seamus Begley and Junior Brother, Jinx Lennon and The Mary Wallopers, Sam Amidon and Siobhán Peoples, Anna Mullarkey and David Kitt's New Jackson and much more. Cumasc is available to watch on the TG4 player from today, before TV broadcast on February 26th. So, Black Gate - is it a label? Is it venue? Is it wine bar? Is it a recording studio? Well, it's a bit of everything. I've always thought that multi-use spaces are the way forward in terms of music and entertainment venues, and when it comes with wine and a cheese board too, well, we thought we better go down to Galway and have a look for ourselves. So Andrea and I did just that, and it just happened to arrive on Black Gate's fifth birthday. We spoke to Niamh Regan once again, talked to the director of Cumasc Mia Mullarkey, as well as her little sister, the musician Anna Mullarkey, who appeared on the show with David Kitt and wrote the theme song.  And we met the people behind the Black Gate including Co-owner Peadar King to hear about how it all came together and their plans for the space, and we'll hear a bit from one of their upcoming releases too from Rodney Owl. Let's drop in… Listen to the episode below or subscribe in your favourite podcast app: Subscribe in Apple | Android | ACAST | Pocketcasts | CastBox | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS Feed Episode notes / references Songs played on the Nialler9 Podcast Spotify Playlist View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Black Gate (@blackgategalway) Support Nialler9 on Patreon and join our Discord chat + member playlists & content. Andrea has a Ghost newsletter Andrea's own podcast - My Favourite Album Subscribe 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

It's 2022 already (yikes) and we've got our first episode of the year. We chat about: Why Yellowjackets should be your new TV obsession Why the sitcom The Cockfields is a hidden gem How the series Gomorrah holds up What makes Licorice Pizza so great Why you should check out the books We Were Young, Aisling and the City and Breaking Point. And we have a bonus chat about the Choice Music Prize at the end. Enjoy!

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On this week's Totally Irish John chatted to music journalist Michael Lanigan about this week's Choice Music Prize nominations and played two hours of brand new music.   9-10pm Shibashi x Lilla Vargen Somebody New Viscose I.L.Y. Telefís x Jah Wobble Falun Gong Dancer Jape Christopher & Anthony Denise Chaila Anseo Rusangano Family Bon Voyage Ships All Will Be Two Door Cinema Club Do You Want It All? Delorentos Care For   10-11pm Peter Vogelaar Mindless Youth (Charles Webster remix) Panik Attaks Rejection Thom Southern She's So Precious Last Apollo Reservoir And So I Watch You From Afar Lung Brién Island Boys Sample Lyndsey Lawlor Love, Lust, Indifference & Hatred Bog Bodies The Regime Muttonhead x Local Boy Take Me To Ur Leader DBO Fundz Toronto Raptors Tara Baoth Mooney x Rian Trench Taste Of Terror Moon Bicep Saku So Bland Still You Henry Earnest x Banríon Trouble   Totally Irish with John Barker Sundays from 9 - 11pm  

The Raptures is set in the small fictional Northern Irish town in the early 90s, Jan Carson's new novel explores how tragedy can both unite & tear apart a small community, Simon Maher on RTE Choice album of the year shortlist, Jess Fahy previews Andy Warhol's America, Every Brilliant Thing at the Peacock Theatre, Dublin

Just Mustard - "I Am You," a 2021 single on Partisan. Irish quintet Just Mustard caught our ears with their powerful noise rock debut Wednesday, an album that earned them a Choice Music Prize nomination for Album of the Year in 2018. Since then, they've signed to Partisan Records and have shared a first look at a sophomore release (projected released: 2022) with today's Song of the Day. The moody, shoegaze-tinged track was produced by the band and mixed by David Wrench (FKA twigs, The xx, Caribou). The accompanying video, directed by Dylan Friese-Greene, captures the song's eerie vibe, with vocals from Katie Ball reminiscent of Alison Shaw of Cranes.  Read the full post on KEXP.org Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We had the pleasure of interviewing Kojaque over Zoom video! Kojaque has released his much-anticipated debut album Town's Dead, which is available now on Soft Boy Records / Different Recordings. Already receiving widespread acclaim, and with further support across Radio 1, 1xtra, 6Music, COLORs, and more, Town's Dead is Kojaque's follow-up to debut mixtape Deli Daydreams: a concept piece which became the first release of its kind to be nominated for the prestigious Choice Music Prize and took Kojaque everywhere from tours with slowthai and Lana Del Rey to a Boiler Room documentary on the influence of his label and collective Soft Boy.One of the year's most distinct debuts, Town's Dead is an expansive and urgent tour-de-force that speeds headlong into sex, violence, and the claustrophobia of your hometown. Within, Kojaque documents a tumultuous love triangle as it unfolds across New Year's Eve, with results that are as cinematic as they are political and deeply personal. Dark corners of parks, bedrooms, clubs, streets, and psyches are excavated, and pouring over the rubble is an artist unafraid of the vulnerabilities that are exposed when the voice rings true because there's just no point in being anything else. Through breakups and breakdowns, Town's Dead teeters on the brink, spilling from the mind of a singular talent onto streets scaffolded by a broken system but still suffused with love.Town's Dead sees Kojaque build a distinct world and invite the listener inside it - and it's one in which music, film, humor, and at times visceral storytelling all go hand in hand. Few contemporary rappers, after all, can claim to be an award-winning film-maker (for his ‘Love In Technicolor' film), have been invited to talk at Trinity College's Philosophical Society, or develop work in residence for the RHA gallery. Kojaque is part of a new wave of Irish artists making the world sit-up with blistering and sophisticated art - ideas and work that emerged from a social revolution, stonewalled by late-stage capitalism. Welcome to Town's Dead, where it is - despite everything - New Year's Eve, the countdown to midnight is on, and Betty's fella's got a gun…We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com.www.BringinitBackwards.com#podcast #interview #bringinbackpod #Kojaque #zoom #aspn #americansongwriter #americansongwriterpodcastnetworkListen & Subscribe to BiBFollow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! 

Morgan McIntyre from Belfast and Gemma Doherty from Derry met as students at Trinity College, Dublin, and formed the duo ‘Saint Sister'. Their debut album, The Shape of Silence, was nominated for both the Choice Music Prize and the Northern Irish Music Prize in 2018. That year, in the run-up to the referendum to repeal Ireland's constitutional ban on abortion, they wrote a song called ‘Manchester Air', which explores a young couple's journey across the Irish Sea after an unexpected pregnancy. For decades, tens of thousands of women had been forced to make such costly and traumatic journeys to access reproductive healthcare. While 2018's momentous vote has finally seen the introduction of safe and legal abortion services in the Republic, women seeking such services in the North of Ireland are still being forced to travel abroad.‘Manchester Air' which was written on the island Inisheer off the west coast of Ireland was released on May 25th this year, the third anniversary of the referendum, and is featured on Saint Sister's new album, ‘Where I Should End', which comes out this month.Molly King, Head of Development at Other Voices, spoke to Saint Sister about music, memories, and the story behind ‘Manchester Air'. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today's a special bonus episode where you're not only getting one but TWO interviews with two brilliant Irish artists. If you were to ask why Irish music stands out, many people would agree it's due to the perpetual honesty that Irish musicians present to the world. Our two guests today are a true testament to that and both of their debut albums are pushing music forward (both were nominated for RTE's Choice Music Prize). Nealo is a rapper whose album, All The Leaves Are Falling, explores the multi-faceted nature of masculinity and Ailbhe Reddy is a singer/songwriter whose album Personal History is full of observational wit that will charm the hell out of you. On today's episode, I chat with them both about the work and experiences that went into crafting these standout albums. There won't be a new episode of the podcast next week, season 2 will resume on April 13th.

It's the most wonderful time of the year – NO ENCORE reviews the RTÉ Choice Music Prize~! Not a lot of ceremony this year for obvious reasons but a great story to celebrate in the form of Denise Chaila's victory. Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick are joined by Nialler9 Podcast co-host Andrea Cleary to discuss the event. There's also a controversy-themed Top 5 to run down, the return of Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, and Dave once again finding himself duking it out with Picture This. The more things change... ACT ONE (3:50): RTÉ Choice Music Prize in review. ACT TWO (29:15): The rest of the news from a busy week including Van Morrison's eyebrow-raising song titles, Taylor Swift's Netflix remorse, Soulja Boy's wrestling beef, Craig's summer lament, and the sad demise of bands. ACT THREE (49:55): Nick Cave. Warren Ellis. Carnage. Reviewed. ACT FOUR (1:01:19): From radio silence to televisual terror, we go through our shouts for Top 5 Banned Songs as Dave finds himself struck down by technological censorship along the way. NO ENCORE is on Patreon if you'd like to support the show! Bonus episodes, playlists and previews available @ patreon.com/noencore

Sinéad Crowley looks ahead to the Choice Music Prize which celebrates the Irish album of the year and because of Covid-19 restrictions it's taking place on 2FM's Tracy Clifford show and live on the RTE Player.

Support Nialler9 on Patreon It’s Choice Music Prize week. On Thursday 11 judges will gather together virtually and crown the best Irish album of the year 2020. In the absence of a night out for Irish music lovers, we decided to mark the occasion by gathering 5 previous judges of the prize together over Zoom…

Ahead of the Choice Music Prize 2021, Jim Carroll who chairs the judging panel and co-founded the event discusses the purpose and the track record of Choice. He addresses some topics in this episode that he probably hasn't dealt with elsewhere e.g. does he get paid for working on Choice and do the acts who perform at the event get paid. Ben McCormack has begun a petition to introduce a full week of Irish only music on radio stations in the Republic. He discusses why he started it and what he hopes to achieve. 

On this week's Totally Irish John spoke to Wyvern Lingo about their new album 'Awake You Lie'... He also previewed this week's Choice Music Prize.   9-10pm NewDad Slowly Basciville Memory & Other Drugs Wyvern Lingo Don’t Say It Æ Mak Jamie Cmat I Don’t Really Care For You Elkin Kismet Nina Hynes Sweet Confectionary Fears Vines   10-11pm Niamh Regan Save The Day Ailbhe Reddy Time Difference Fontaines DC Televised Mind Bitch Falcon Test Trip Silverbacks Dunkirk Nealo Xanax JyellowL Jewels Pillow Queens Handsome Wife Denise Chaila Chaila Roisin Murphy Incapable   Totally Irish with John Barker Sundays from 9 - 11pm  

Rob spoke with Jim Carroll, one of the founders of the Choice Music Prize, about this year's competition. They chatted about how the judging works, how representative the Prize is of Irish music, the spread of genres and diverse voices AND how the pandemic has changed the running of things this year. An edited version of this interview was broadcast on Beat 102-103 on Sunday 7th February.

This weeks conversation is with Irish rapper and absolute legend JYellowL! He's been smashing it with his hard work and positive attitude, featuring on the Fifa 20 soundtrack and recently being nominated for Irish Album Of The Year in the Choice Music Prize.His 2020 release conveniently called 2020 DIvision is an absolute banger filled with smart lyricism, catchy beats and important messages and you best go give it a listen! We talk about his outlook on life, his new record label, the Black Lives Matter Movement in Ireland, feeling proud of his Nigerian descent, representing the Irish rap scene and everything in between!Find out more about JYellowL here: https://www.jyellowl.comBuy his merch here: https://jyellowl.bandcamp.comListen to the new Album here: https://idol.lnk.to/2020DIvisionIGWatch the video for 'Mademoiselle' here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4ayWmXSzPYFollow JYellowL on - Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealJyellowLFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JyellowL/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jyellowl/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE6Qmc0MuAFSraGYJ40N8iQHere are some incredibly helpful links regarding Black Lives Matter: https://linktr.ee/blacklivesmatterLooking to set up your own Podcast? Feel free to get in touch with any questions, but I'd recommend using Buzzsprout as it makes everything super smooth and easy, they have great advice, super easy user interface and have been keeping my podcast going easily!! You can use this link and get a $20 Amazon gift card if you sign up for a paid plan, plus it helps support our show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=201557If you can spare a minute, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or recommend us on any network. Catch you next week!Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/miztrujillo)Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/miztrujillo)

On this week's Totally Irish John chatted to musician Danny G & The Major 7ths about his new album... Music journalist Dave Hanratty spoke to us about this year's Choice Music Prize nominations...AND this week's playlist featured lots of new music.   9-10pm Loraine Club Stresshead Danny G & The Major 7ths Time The Healer Danny G & The Major 7ths When It All Runs Out Ailbhe Reddy Time Difference Pillow Queens Holy Show   10-11pm The Gauze Uphold Turnstiles Something To Die For Silverbacks Dunkirk Nina Hynes Holiday Skanger A Chance To Count The Cost Adam Garrett Don’t Keep Up Stupid Son Heat Death Sam Casey I Choose Life Caoilian Sherlock & The Shaker Hymn Sabu Visits The Twin Cities Alone Bajjna Singing Like Reggae Damola Wrong Appeal Gareth Quinn Redmond & YURN A Soft Reset Niamh Regan Save The Day   Totally Irish with John Barker Sundays from 9 - 11pm  

Happy New Year! NO ENCORE returns for 2021 with a preview of the upcoming RTÉ Choice Music Prize, where the best Irish album of 2020 will be officially crowned. Things are a little different this year, though, from both the judging process to the ceremony itself. Dave Hanratty hit up Choice chairman Jim Carroll to get the lowdown on just about everything. NO ENCORE is on Patreon if you'd like to throw us the price of an outlawed takeaway pint. A little goes a long way! http://patreon.com/noencore

Recorded in front of a live audience at Cork Podcast Festival, this week's episode features three guests. Junior Brother's debut album was shortlisted for the 2019 Choice Music Prize. Clare Sands in a singer/songwriter multi-instrumentalist who is currently completing an MA in composition in University of Limerick. Michael Carr is a publicist specialising in music and he presents an Irish music show on 96FM in Cork. All three guests pitch in to the collective pot of shared wisdom, Clare and Junior Brother also provide some music.  

The world is on fire. NO ENCORE arrives a day earlier to hopefully lift some spirits.  Craig and Dave are in a surprisingly buoyant collective mood as they run down the Electric Picnic 2020 line-up, reflect briefly on the Choice Music Prize, consider the impact of Covid-19 on the entertainment industry and reveal a cluster of Irish songs that they feel deserve more love and affection. ACT ONE: Choice Prize in very brief hazy review. ACT TWO [6:46]: A busy news brief takes in Electric Picnic, troubling times in the music world, KoRn's profitability and Nick Cave's attitude towards problematic lyricism. ACT THREE [38:51]: U.S. Girls aka the experimental pop project of Meghan Remy returns with a brand new record in the form of Heavy Light. Dave and Craig do the review thing. ACT FOUR [50:30]: The duelling Top 5 bonanza continues apace as the boys count down their shouts for most underrated Irish songs. Honestly, this could have been an entire season of the show but here we are. EXIT MUSIC: Returns for a change, but you'll have to wait and hear what it is...

COVID-19 cancels all gigs in Ireland, Andrea discusses being a Choice Prize judge, the Electric Picnic lineup is stale and male, Lethal Dialect's LD50 III in review and Mount Alaska pick their top 5 composer songs.

A busy NO ENCORE this week as Dave and Craig go from predicting the Choice Music Prize result at the last minute to a phantom live - and loud and a bit messy, let's be honest - update from the show itself and then back to the regular episode. It's like Inception. Kind of. Also this week - the boys run down their favourite life-affirming motivational songs, review the new album from Soccer Mommy, ponder the likelihood of Fontaines D.C. being some kind of psy-op conspiracy and generally just try and get through this whole strange 'life' thing... ACT ONE [1:59]: News~! ACT TWO [6:43]: That weird past/present/future tense Choice Music Prize bit. Shouts to the great Eoin Murray, Claire Beck and Daithí O'Dronaí for putting up with Dave shoving a phone in their faces as security were desperately trying to clear out the venue. ACT THREE [31:51]: Soccer Mommy returns with further bedroom pop adventures in the form of Color Theory. Any use? ACT FOUR [43:51]: Time to feel 10 feet tall as the guys detail the songs that give them life.

On this week's Totally Irish John featured the 10 nominated albums for this week's Choice Music Prize with interviews from each act and tracks from each album. 9-10pm Sorcha Richardson High In The Garden Jafaris Found My Feet Jafaris Stride Fontaines DC Boys In The Better Land Fontaines DC Big Lankum The Wild Rover SOAK Everybody Loves You SOAK Knock Me Off My Feet   10-11pm Daithí Submarines Daithí Wildfires & Wild Horses Girl Band Going Norway Junior Brother Coping Junior Brother Full Of Wine Mick Flannery Wasteland Maija Sofia The Wife Of Michael Cleary Maija Sofia The Gold Shoes   Totally Irish with John Barker Sundays from 9 - 11pm  

One last episode before Choice Day, critics predict who will win, winners discuss winning over the judges and judges share their experience criticising. @selectedpodcast

Wallis Bird has released six studio albums. She's done the major label to independent artist thing. She's won two Meteor awards and was nominated for the Choice Music Prize in 2017. She's been working out of Berlin since 2006, affording her an interesting perspective on the Irish music industry. Aidan Foley landed in Dublin in 1989, worked his way up through the recording and live music scene to establish his own studios. Masterlabs specialise in mastering, vinyl pressing and audio restoration. His client list is a veritable who's who of the Irish Music Industry.      

It's the annual TPOE-Totally Irish Choice Prize preview show! Eoghan and John Barker go through each of the 10 nominees for Irish album of the year before predicting who we think is going home with the award. The show takes place at Vicar Street on Thursday, March 5. The nominees Daithi - L.O.S.S.  Mick Flannery -  Mick Flannery  Fontaines D.C. – Dogrel  Girl Band - The Talkies  Jafaris – Stride Junior Brother - Pull The Right Rope  Lankum - The Livelong Day  Soak - Grim Town Maija Sofia - Bath Time Sorcha Richardson  - First Prize Bravery

The final in the multi-part series breaking down each of the nominated albums in this year's choice music prize album of the year category.  In this episode Cian chats with Ronan Kealy about his 2019 album 'Pull The Right Rope' and to Zara Hedderman & Eoghan O'Sullivan about what they enjoy about the album.   The Choice Prize Winner will be announced on the 5th March in Vicar Street, tickets to the event are sold on Ticketmaster.ie

Jim Carroll, co-founder of the Choice Music Prize joins us next to tell us all about this years awards. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The ninth in the multi-part series breaking down each of the nominated albums in this year's choice music prize album of the year category. The Choice Prize Winner will be announced on the 5th March in Vicar Street, tickets to the event are sold on Ticketmaster.ie Follow Girlband @fontainesdublin (Twitter) @fontainesband (Instagram)'Dogrel' is available to stream and purchase now.  @selectedpodcast

The eighth in the multi-part series breaking down each of the nominated albums in this year's choice music prize album of the year category.  The Choice Prize Winner will be announced on the 5th March in Vicar Street, tickets to the event are sold on Ticketmaster.ie Follow Girlband @girl_band(Twitter) @birl_gand (Instagram)'The Talkies' is available to stream and purchase now. 

Choice Music Prize Special: Mick Flannery - 'Mick Flannery' The seveth in the multi-part series breaking down each of the nominated albums in this year's choice music prize album of the year category. In this episode Cian calls with Mick Flannery about his 2019 album 'Mick Flannery' and to Dan Hegarty & Eoghan O'Sullivan about what they enjoy about the album.   The Choice Prize Winner will be announced on the 5th March in Vicar Street, tickets to the event are sold on Ticketmaster.ie Follow Mick @MickFlannery (Twitter) @MickFlannerymusic (Instagram)'Mick Flannery' is available to stream and purchase now.   Follow our critics on TwitterDan Hegarty (@talldanhegarty)Eoghan O'Sullivan (@TPOE)

The fourth in the multi-part series breaking down each of the nominated albums in this year's choice music prize album of the year category. In this episode Cian speaks with Sorcha Richardson about her 2019 album 'First Prize bravery' and to Dan Hegarty & Stephen Byrne about why they love it so much. The Choice Prize Winner will be announced on the 5th March in Vicar Street, tickets to the event are sold on Ticketmaster.ie Follow Sorcha @sorcharichardson (Twitter) @sorcha.richardson (Instagram)'First Prize Bravery is available to stream and purchase now. Follow our critics on TwitterDan Hegarty (@talldanhegarty)Stephen Byrne (@altirishmusic)  Follow Selected @selectedpodcast on Twitter or Instagram

The fifth of the multi-part series breaking down each of the nominated albums in this year's choice music prize album of the year category. In this episode Cian speaks with Darragh from Lankum about their 2019 album 'The Livelong Day' and to Zara Hedderman, Kelly Doherty & Dave Hanratty about why they love it so much.   The Choice Prize Winner will be announced on the 5th March in Vicar Street, tickets to the event are sold on Ticketmaster.ie Follow Lankum @lankumdublin (Twitter & Instagram)'The Livelong Day' is available to stream and purchase now.   Follow our critics on TwitterDave Hanratty (@hanrattydave)Kelly Doherty (@gadgetatc)Zara Hedderman (@Zara_Hedderman)  Follow Selected @selectedpodcast on Twitter or Instagram

The fourth the multi-part series breaking down each of the nominated albums in this year's choice music prize album of the year category. In this episode Cian speaks with SOAK about her 2019 album 'Grimtown' and to Kelly Doherty & Craig Fitzpatrick about why they love it so much.   The Choice Prize Winner will be announced on the 5th March in Vicar Street, tickets to the event are sold on Ticketmaster.ie Follow Maija @soakofficial (Twitter) @soaksoaksoak (Instagram)'Grimtown' is available to stream and purchase now.   Follow our critics on TwitterCraig Fitzpatrick (@CraigySlane)Kelly Doherty (@gadgetatc)  Follow Selected @selectedpodcast on Twitter or Instagram

The third in the multi-part series breaking down each of the nominated albums in this year's choice music prize album of the year category. In this episode Cian speaks with Jafaris about his 2019 album 'Stide' and to Louise Bruton, Dave Hanratty & Stephen Byrne about why they love it so much.   The Choice Prize Winner will be announced on the 5th March in Vicar Street, tickets to the event are sold on Ticketmaster.ie Follow Maija @jafarismusic (Twitter) @jafarismusic (Instagram)'Stride' is available to stream and purchase now.   Follow our critics on TwitterLouise Bruton (@luberachi)Dave Hanratty (@hanrattydave)Stephen Byrne (@altirishmusic)  Follow Selected @selectedpodcast on Twitter or Instagram 

Galway-born, Dublin-based artist Maija Sofia released her debut album Bath Time at the tail end of 2019 and began 2020 with a Choice Music Prize nomination for Irish album of the year, to be decided on March 5. It's a brilliantly immersive listen, one that continues to reward return listens. On the podcast, Maija discusses writing, songwriting, how the album came together, genre and defining her sound (not indie pop!), the Choice Prize nomination and who she'd like to see win, and her show at Cork's Quarter Block Party this Saturday, February 8, with Lemoncello in Coughlan's. A live TPOE podcast also takes place at Quarter Block Party: Plugd (upstairs at the Roundy), 4pm-5pm, Saturday, February 8 - and it's free! Bath Time press release Sofia took inspiration from story-driven traditional folk ballads and shone them through the lens of a punk DIY ethos. The album name comes from the ritual of daily bathing, a whimsical place where most of the lyrics were written. Tracks on the album shine a light on the voices and stories of women through history, from Edie Sedgwick to Bridget Cleary, and the hypocrisy of the Catholic Church. The album was recorded by Chris Barry at Ailfionn Studio and features performances by Ronan Kealy (Junior Brother) and Niall Murphy (Oh Boland). ‘The Gold Shoes', opens the album tentatively, it's an ethereal opening before the melancholic and dark ‘Hail Mary', which starts soft, but the music grows in power alongside the protagonist, as the harp feeds into it more, building on the haunting sound with the complexity and depth of Thom Yorke. ‘Edie Sedgwick', named after the muse of Andy Warhol has alt-country elements from lap steel player Niall Murphy (Oh Boland) and cellist Laura McCabe (Molly Sterling). ‘The Wife of Michael Cleary' is an ode to Bridget Cleary, killed by her husband in 1895. Michael Cleary believed his wife had been abducted by fairies with a changeling left in her place. The male vocal is provided by off kilter alt-folk Junior Brother, with singing in the round building tension. ‘The Glitter' is disturbingly beautiful, an ode to Jean Rhys, a troubled novelist from the Carribean who came to England aged 16 and dealt with issues of displacement and unbelonging. As is ‘Cobweb' with Sofia's rich contralto “I didn't know I was on my own. I'm only as wise as you.” ‘Morning' mourns lost relationship and the failure of trying to fix a flawed lover. ‘Elizabeth' is brighter too, but still poignant. ‘The Trees They Do Grow High' is sung the point of view of a woman forced into marriage too young, watching her children grow and speaking to them. The album wraps around the listener like a velvet cloak, time is irrelevant, and the pain and segregation of female life has been sharply observed by Sofia. 'Bath Time' is a collection of songs written between Dublin, London and rural Galway, it was recorded slowly over several months by Chris Barry in Ailfionn Studio in Dublin. The guitar and vocals tracks were recorded all in one take and then others we brought in to finish the piece - Niall Murphy from Oh Boland plays lap steel and synths, Christophe Capewell who plays with Lisa O'Neill played fiddle, harp by Meabh McKenna, synths by Clara Tracey, and Cello by Laura McCabe, and some guest vocals by Ronan Kealy (Junior Brother).

The second in the multi-part series breaking down each of the nominated albums in this year's choice music prize album of the year category. In this episode Cian speaks with Maija Sofia about her 2019 album Bath Time and to Louise Bruton, Eoghan O'Sullivan & Craig Fitzpatrick about why they love it so much.   The Choice Prize Winner will be announced on the 5th March in Vicar Street, tickets to the event are sold on Ticketmaster.ie Follow Maija @maija_sofia (Twitter) @maijasofiamakela (Instagram)Bath Time is available to stream and purchase now.   Follow our critics on TwitterLouise Bruton (@luberachi)Eoghan O'Sullivan (@TPOEblog)Craig Fitzpatrick (@CraigySlane) Follow Selected @selectedpodcast on Twitter or Instagram 

The first in the multi-part series breaking down each of the nominated albums in this year's choice music prize album of the year category. In this episode Cian speaks with Daithí about his 2019 album L.O.S.S. and to Louise Bruton, Dave Hanratty & Stephen Byrne about why they love it so much. The Choice Prize Winner will be announced on the 5th March in Vicar Street, tickets to the event are sold on Ticketmaster.ie Follow Daithí @daithimusic (Twitter) @daithimusic1 (Instagram)L.O.S.S. is available to stream and purchase now. Follow our critics on TwitterLouise Bruton (@luberachi)Dave Hanratty (@hanrattydave)Stephen Byrne (@altirishmusic) Follow Selected @selectedpodcast on Twitter or Instagram 

Here's Strange Brew #195 with gugai on 8radio.com - we take a quick look at the Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year 2019, with Lankum, Daithí, Junior Brother, Maija Sofia, Girl Band, Fontaines D.C., Soak, Jafaris, Mick Flannery, Sorcha Richardson plus two acts not on the main list but certainly on ours, whenyoung & A Lazaurus Soul. Every Friday at 9pm & Saturday at 7pm on 8radio.com. Spotify - open.spotify.com/user/gugai www.strangebrew.ie www.facebook.com/strangebrewgalway www.twitter.com/@strangebrewirl gugai@strangebrew.ie

Andrea and Niall are joined by recent Choice Music Prize nominee Sorcha Richardson for the 77th episode of the Nialler9 podcast. Sorcha talks about where she was at in New York when she first submitted music to Nialler9 eight years ago. Ahead of her involvement in Imagining Ireland next week at the National Concert Hall in Dublin on Sunday and Galway on Monday, alongside SOAK, Lisa O’Neill, Radie Peat, Sinéad Gleeson, Denise Chaila, Wendy Erskine and more, Sorcha joins us for the whole episode. Up for discussion: The Grammys? Why, how, highlights, lowlights. Songs of the week:Caribou - Never Come BackChromatics - ToyHappyness - VegetableFour Tet - Baby Album of the week: Andy Shauf's The Neon SkylineThe Toronto artist's third album is chiefly concerned with a small story set in a bar involving friends, ex-lovers and daydreams.  It also sounds like Paul Simon. We ask What's Consuming You? as we share our TV, movies, music, books and podcast recommendations including the inevitable enthusiasm about Cheer on Netflix and Andrea shares not one but two surprising first watch films. Closing track: Sorcha Richardson - False Alarm. Sorcha is on tour in Ireland & the UK in April too. Subscribe to the podcast and please leave a review on iTunes, tell your friends or commit to supporting us directly. Support us on Patreon. Previous podcasts in this series are listed here. Subscribe in iTunes | Android | ACAST | CastBox | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS Feed

It's episode #30! Reaching a big milestone in the history of the show with this episode. To mark this special show, we have a Q+A with Kieran McGuinness, the vocalist/guitarist from the acclaimed Irish indie rockers Delorentos. The show pays homage to a band who released their 5th studio album last year. A career that has spand over 15 years and counting, has saw them win anarray of awards in Ireland, from Meteor Music Awards to Choice Music Prize in 2013 for Little Sparks. Enjoy the show and Get To Know Delorentos.

Marlene Enright fronted the band The Hard Ground, her album Placemats and Second Cuts was nominated for 2018 Choice Music Prize and her day job is booking and promotion for the White Horse bar and venue in Ballincollig Co. Cork. Marlene discusses how she carves out a space as a singer songwriter.  Dolan's Warehouse in Limerick is a venue that features on almost every band's Irish tour schedule. The venue has won numerous awards and has branched out to promote festivals and large scale events around Limerick city. Neil Dolan discusses what his job is about and what he looks for in an act.  

A pleasure to welcome musical force of nature, Other Voices presenter and all-round legend Mary-Kate Geraghty to the co-hosting hot seat. Fun is had, cans are cracked, and there’s also room for more serious discussion in a newsworthy week for all things music. ACT ONE Dave regales us with tales of his jaunt to London for a Billie Eilish gig (he saw a Union Jack cushion, basically). His hotel was two doors down from the venue, but how close was it to Shattered Dreams Parkway? We find out. We also have an early pow-wow about Solange’s When I Get Home. It’s a mood of an album and so is Craig, apparently.  ACT TWO Time-travelling hijinks prior to, and live from, the Choice Music Prize. ACT THREE With the world having lost the iconic and beloved Keith Flint, we pay tribute. Closer to home, we parse the Twitter storm whipped up by Ed Power’s stinging Wyvern Lingo comments. From there, it’s all Brian May raging against the media machine, cloud macchiatos with Ariana Grande and Kanye West’s Sunday service. ACT FOUR Songs Of The Week sees the Jonas Brothers giving us a dose of purity ring pop nostalgia, Mac DeMarco angering Mitski fans while appealing to Mary-Kate, and more. ACT FIVE She’s been on the cusp of pop stardom for some time, so has rising Norwegian artist Sigrid capitalised with her long-playing debut? Sucker Punch is our Album Of The Week. EXIT MUSIC Participant – ‘Medicine’

It's that time of the year again, the Choice Music Prize is here. Cian talks albums, Sarah talks singles and the top ten tracks are chosen, predictions are made and they discuss their plans for next going to the show tonight. On top of that there is discussion on the new series of Drag Race and Lady Gaga at the Oscars. Those ten tracks were: Picture This "One Drink" // Saint Sister "Causing Trouble" (Kormac Remix) // Wyvern Lingo "Crawl" // Kojaque & Kean Kavanagh "Eviction Notice" // Hozier & Mavis Staples "Nina Cries Power" // Niall Horan "On The Loose" // Saint Sister "Tin Man" // The Academic "Why Can't We be Friends?" // Wild Youth "Can;t Move On" // Villagers "A Trick Of The Lights" As always you can check out all these songs on our Spotify page. Just user search for Selected Podcast or follow the link in the bio. Like, follow, subscribe, review and holler at us: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/selected-podcast?refid=stpr https://itunes.apple.com/ie/podcast/selected-podcast/id1298786009 https://soundcloud.com/selectedpodcast https://twitter.com/selectedpodcast https://www.instagram.com/selectedpodcast/ helloselected@gmail.com

It's the annual TPOE-Totally Irish Choice Prize preview. John Barker from 98fm's Totally Irish is back to run through the 10 albums nominated for album of the year 2018. We discuss some of the albums that sadly didn't make the shortlist before running through each of the albums and then picking a winner. The Choice Prize will be decided at a live show in Vicar Street next Thursday, March 7. Choice Prize shortlist: The Academic – Tales From The Backseat Delorentos – True Surrender Just Mustard – Wednesday Kojaque – Deli Daydreams Lisa O'Neill – Heard A Long Gone Song O Emperor – Jason Rejjie Snow – Dear Annie Saint Sister – Shape Of Silence Villagers – The Art Of Pretending To Swim Wyvern Lingo – Wyvern Lingo

Roll up, roll up - NO ENCORE returns with the two-man power trip that is David William Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick for yet more music-related chatter. There's an interview with Talos man Eoin French as he releases excellent new album Far Out Dust, the fallout of Maroon 5's appointment with the Super Bowl and the return of Beirut. ACT ONE: The preamble features a difficult week for both Dave and Craig and another tease for the upcoming NO POPCORN. ACT TWO: An ever-busy news section - Castlepalooza on festival hiatus, a positive Billy Corgan story for once, yet more Fyre Festival fallout and Dave reads some fan mail. ACT THREE: Eoin French of Talos fame talks new album Far Out Dust, mythical tales of rowdy gigs, embracing the majesty of pop music and whether or not he forgives Dave for his role in last year's Choice Music Prize. ACT FOUR: Songs of the Week with a LEGO Movie amalgamation, Empire of the Sun's glittering comeback, Alex Gough's laid-back drawl, Interpol's surprising energy and the naked politics of Pet Shop Boys. ACT FIVE: Craig's mate Zach Condon aka Beirut is back with his fifth album Gallipoli, which provokes an emotional reaction from the boys - but of what nature? EXIT MUSIC: Fat Pablo - 'Shambala'

With Luke Kelly’s gigantic disembodied head now scaring tourists on Sheriff Street, your NO ENCORE trio are across the Liffey keeping the great man’s passion for music alive.  By trading Bros one-liners.  We’ve seen the incredible After The Screaming Stops doc and are ready to talk conkers, rectangles, street sweepers and superstition. Elsewhere, Ben Howard leaves Dave and Daithi scratching their heads and professional wrestling keeps Dave up all night. ACT ONE As the shortlist for Irish Song of the Year is revealed, we debate the merits of that particular Choice Music Prize accolade.  Also on the news agenda? A Harry Styles face tattoo shows how standom is only getting scarier, the Fyre Festival fallout ain’t done yet, and rogue “artists” have been hijacking Spotify (we’re looking at you, Bono). ACT TWO J Cole makes his much-hyped, horn-heavy 2019 bow, Ryan Adams rages against the weather, Billie Eilish captivates with a tale of the monster under your bed... Just a taster of Songs Of The Week. With added Idris Elba.  ACT THREE Backstreet’s back, alright? The “Rolling Stones of pop” recently celebrating 25 years in the game and they’ve added some electro-pop moves to their DNA.  We gave the new studio album from The Backstreet Boys a helluva lotta spins and our reaction to one track in particular will SHOCK YOU.  EXT MUSIC JAFARIS - ‘TIME’

Oh yes, indeed. It's time. LISTMAS is here! Part one of the NO ENCORE review of 2018 is all about the very best songs of the year. This time out, a twist! Consider it our attempt at turning this thing into the NE version of the Choice Music Prize. Enjoy... Albums of the Year on the next episode. A quick thank you to everyone who listened in 2018. We love you. Tell your friends, etc...

Pantisocracy Season 3 Episode 10 ‘Ties That Bind’ Guests with Panti Bliss in this episode are the bands Ships, Tebi Rex, performer Felispeaks and singer Inni-K. Relationships, both family and friendship, are at the heart of the conversation in this episode of Pantisocracy and the ‘cabaret of conversations’. Panti Bliss talks of her own ties that bind and her guests include Sorca McGrath of the Choice Music Prize winning band Ships with her partner Simon Cullen, as well as Maynooth hip hop duo Max Zanga & Matt Ó Baoill, aka Tebi Rex. Joining them is the Nigerian-Irish spoken word artist Felispeaks, aka Felicia Olusanya, whose first play ‘The Boy Child’ is in this year’s Dublin Fringe Festival. Eclectic singer-songwriter Inni-K aka Eithne Ni Chatháin completes the guest list in a show focussed on contemporary Irish talent. www.pantisocracy.ie/s3-e10 for more

Pantisocracy Series 3 Episode 10 "Ties That Bind" Guests with Panti Bliss in this episode are the bands Ships, Tebi Rex, performer Felispeaks and singer Inni-K. Relationships, both family and friendship, are at the heart of the conversation in this episode of Pantisocracy and the ‘cabaret of conversations’. Panti Bliss talks of her own ties that bind and her guests include Sorca McGrath of the Choice Music Prize winning band Ships with her partner Simon Cullen, as well as Maynooth hip hop duo Max Zanga & Matt Ó Baoill, aka Tebi Rex. Joining them is the Nigerian-Irish spoken word artist Felispeaks, aka Felicia Olusanya, whose first play ‘The Boy Child’ is in this year’s Dublin Fringe Festival. Eclectic singer-songwriter Inni-K aka Eithne Ni Chatháin completes the guest list in a show focussed on contemporary Irish talent. www.pantisocracy.ie/s3-e10 for more No use of any content, audio video or text, without the written permission of the content creators Athena Media. Athena Media is an independent producer and Pantisocracy is broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 and available online as a podcast.

This week we have all the news from the Choice Music Prize which took place in Vicar Street on the 8th March, we have our top ten tracks of the last two weeks and we discuss Sarah's trip to Chicago, Barbra Streisand's cloned dogs and Katy Perry's current lawsuit. The songs we played this week are: Lily Allen - "Three" // Erykah Badu - "Phone Down" // 5 Seconds Of Summer - "Want You Back" // Baby Bash - "Suga Suga" (feat. Frankie J) // Lavengro - "Think" // Khalid - "Love Lies" (feat, Normani) // Zedd - "The Middle" (feat. Maren Morris & Grey) // Young Bull - "Egyptian Joint" // Wyvern Lingo - "Subside" // Mr. Eazi - "Sample You (Remix)" (feat. Lil Kesh) As always you can check out all these songs on our Spotify page. Just user search for Selected Podcast or follow the link in the bio. Like, follow, subscribe, review and holler at us: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/selected-podcast?refid=stpr https://itunes.apple.com/ie/podcast/selected-podcast/id1298786009 https://soundcloud.com/selectedpodcast https://twitter.com/selectedpodcast https://www.instagram.com/selectedpodcast/ helloselected@gmail.com

Emerging from their respective snow-caves, blinking at the sun, Colm and Craig are back in studio. Dave, however, is otherwise engaged – busy crushing the dreams of nine hopefuls at the Choice Music Prize. Filling his pristine white shoes is Totally Irish head honcho and all-round good egg John Barker. The new LP from David Byrne, the surprise return of Sade, and the sad demise of two much-loved music institutions are all part of a jam-packed agenda, so let’s crack on… ACT ONE: Having each served time on the judges’ bench, the boys remember the fun, fights and free booze of Choice Prize nights past; Future Dave, meanwhile, checks with first hand news of Ships’ victory. ACT TWO: State no more, NME RIP – it’s not been a happy week as far as music journalism is concerned. Elsewhere, Vince Staples eyes the pipe and slippers; the Fred Durst/John Travolta collaboration we’ve all been waiting for is happening; and we’re converting our PRSAs into ODB. ACT THREE: David Byrne has titled his album American Utopia – but just how perfect can it be? Find out whether the former Talking Head has given us reason to be cheerful. ACT FOUR: DJ Khaled and some famous friends pimp their ride, Sade scratches a seven year itch, the .Paak is back, Lost Under Heaven resurface, and Chvrches call for National assistance – it’s Songs of the Week, yo! EXIT MUSIC: Zombie Picnic – ‘Anger In Storage (Denial Will Follow)

It's the second annual Choice Music Prize Preview pod with 98FM's Totally Irish presenter John Barker. We go in depth on the 10 nominees for the best Irish album of the year, try to pick our favourite and predict who will win. The shortlist: Come On Live Long - In The Still (self released) Marlene Enright - Placemats and Second Cuts (self released) Fangclub – Fangclub (Universal) Lankum - Between the Earth and Sky (Rough Trade) James Vincent McMorrow - True Care (Faction Records) New Jackson - From Night to Night (All City) Otherkin – OK (Rubyworks) Fionn Regan - The Meetings of the Waters (Abbey Records) Ships – Precession (Ships Music)

This week, we discuss Sarah's most recent travels, the Brit Awards and the nominees for Song & Album of the year of the upcoming Choice Music Prize on the 7th March. The songs we played this week are: Fangclub - "Bad Words" // Ships - "I Can Never" // New Jackson - "On Solid Air" // James Vincent McMorrow - "True Care" // Fionn Regan - "Up Into The Rafters" // Talos - "Tethered Bones" // Chasing Abbey - "That Good Thing" // Aine Cahill - "Plastic" // Soulé - "Good Life" This week we have all the news from the Choice Music Prize which took place in Vicar Street on the 8th March, we have our top ten tracks of the last two weeks and we discuss Sarah's trip to Chicago, Barbra Streisand's cloned dogs and Katy Perry's current lawsuit. The songs we played this week are: Lily Allen - "Three" // Erykah Badu - "Phone Down" // 5 Seconds Of Summer - "Want You Back" // Baby Bash - "Suga Suga" (feat. Frankie J) // Lavengro - "Think" // Khalid - "Love Lies" (feat, Normani) // Zedd - "The Middle" (feat. Maren Morris & Grey) // Young Bull - "Egyptian Joint" // Wyvern Lingo - "Subside" // Mr. Eazi - "Sample You (Remix)" (feat. Lil Kesh) As always you can check out all these songs on our Spotify page. Just user search for Selected Podcast or follow the link in the bio. Like, follow, subscribe, review and holler at us: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/selected-podcast?refid=stpr https://itunes.apple.com/ie/podcast/selected-podcast/id1298786009 https://soundcloud.com/selectedpodcast https://twitter.com/selectedpodcast https://www.instagram.com/selectedpodcast/ helloselected@gmail.com

On the newest version of the Nialler9 Podcast dropping today, we talk new music tracks, the best new album of the week in the form of the Black Panther soundtrack, we chat to Wyvern Lingo about their album and historic male entitlement in the arts, we look at the shortlist for the Choice Music Prize Irish album of the year and relive Kendrick Lamar's visit to Dublin's 3Arena. Conversation is between myself and Ellen Fitzpatrick who also edited and produced the podcast. We hope you enjoy it and do leave us feedback here, on socials and iTunes. Subscribe in iTunes or Android. Stitcher. RSS Feed. Tracks of the week: Peggy Gou - It Makes You Forget (Itgehane) AE Mak - Glow Pillow Queens - Favourite Let's Eat Grandma - Hot Pink Lilla Vargen - Believe Me Album of the week: Black Panther - Soundtrack Other albums mentioned: Nils Frahm - All Melody Khruangbin – Con Todo El Mundo Palmbomben II - Memories Of Cindy Subscribe in iTunes or Android. Stitcher. RSS Feed. Previous podcasts in this series: Nialler9 Podcast: One More Flourescent Rush Nialler9 Podcast 3: Lumo live set Nialler9 Podcast #2: Halloween Synths Nialler9 at Night #1

Louise Tighe joins Barbara in studio February 2018 and tells us all about the Choice Music Prize song of the Year shortlist & event which took place in Dublin on Wednesday 31st January, the evening of the day this years shortlist was revealed Vote for your favourite song now: http://choicemusicprize.ie/2017-song-of-the-year/ The Song of the Year Winner and also Album of the Year winner will be announced at the RTÉ Choice Music Prize live event in Vicar Street, Dublin on Thursday 8th March 2018.

John Lillis is a DJ, producer and teacher, based in the West of Ireland.  He is one third of the Rusangano Family, a high powered hip hop act who in 2017 won the Choice Music Prize, Ireland’s biggest music award.  Growing up in rural County Clare, John immersed himself in music culture - collecting records and entering radio competitions daily.  His approach has always been a D.I.Y one and he has been a major part of growing the hip hop movement in Ireland. A passion for community music and event management led him into the field of youth work, an area that has deeply inspired his creative work and thinking.  When not touring the world, supporting Snoop Dogg or hanging out with Ed Sheeran, John is back in his beloved Clare helping empower the next generation of musicians. About the podcast The Love and Courage podcast features interviews with inspirational people who are making a real difference in the world today. Guests are typically people passionate about social justice, and who have demonstrated courage and conviction in their lives. Host Ruairí McKiernan is leading Irish social innovator, campaigner, writer and public speaker. He is the founder of the pioneering SpunOut.ie youth organization, and helped set-up the Uplift and the A Lust For Life non-profits. In 2012 the President of Ireland Michael D Higgins appointed Ruairí to the Council of State, a national constitutional advisory body whose members include all current and former leaders of the country. Ruairí is the recipient of numerous awards, including a Fulbright fellowship, and he contributes regularly to the media on youth, health, community and social justice issues. Subscribe, download, rate and review via iTunes, Stitcher, SoundCloud, YouTube and please spread the word. If you are new to podcasts and have an iPhone, simply use the podcast app on your phone. On Android phones, using the Google Play App download an podcast app such as Podcast Republic and search for 'Love and Courage' and then click subscribe. Download each episode individually, subscribe for updates and sign-up for email announcements about new guests and episodes.    ​ Web:         www.loveandcourage.org Twitter:     @loveandcourage  Facebook:  www.facebook.com/hopehitching Instagram: ww.instagram.com/ruairimc/ Linkedin:    www.linkedin.com/in/ruairimckiernanDonate:     https://www.ifundraise.ie/998_ruairi-mckiernan---social-innovations.html Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/loveandcourage Youtube:     https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1gCuceQXG7rmwRY9PAzBgg   Join the Love and Courage community This is independent community supported media. Once off and monthly patron support is hugely appreciated. Donate https://www.ifundraise.ie/998_ruairi-mckiernan---social-innovations.html. Funds help pay for production, post-production, transcribing, hosting, equipment upgrades, publicity, venue rental, and support for Ruairí's ongoing community, campaign and youth mentoring work. ​ Once off supporters of €10 or over get names on the website and a Love and Courage badge. ​(Anonymous support is also possible).  Once off supporters of €50 or more (or at least €5 per month) will get a Love and Courage t-shirt and badge, discounts on workshops and events, your photo and special credits online and on the podcast.  Monthly patrons of €20 per month or more will get the above as well as a mention on the podcast credits (if you want). Patrons of €40 per month or more will get all of the above as well as quarterly phone call updates and invitations to special community gatherings.   Bigger sponsorship opportunities may also be available. Monthly patrons also get extra info and personal email updates with behind the scenes news and insights. Questions: podcast@loveandcourage.org     Web:         www.loveandcourage.org Twitter:     @loveandcourage  Facebook:  www.facebook.com/hopehitching Instagram: ww.instagram.com/ruairimc/ Linkedin:    www.linkedin.com/in/ruairimckiernanDonate:     https://www.ifundraise.ie/998_ruairi-mckiernan---social-innovations.html Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/loveandcourage Youtube:     https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1gCuceQXG7rmwRY9PAzBgg

They are a household name in Ireland with their debut single, Take My Hand, winning the Choice Music Prize for Best Song of 2016. Their debut gig which took place at The Academy in Dublin sold out and they have been selling out venues across the UK and Ireland ever since. We caught up with Jimmy and Ryan of Picture This while they were in Brighton for The Great Escape Festival. We talk about how they started making music together after Jimmy saw Ryan post a video on Facebook, the craic at their gigs, hearing your song blasting out from your local nightclub and their upcoming first album. What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB and online at radioreverb.com. You can hear it live Mondays at 8pm or catch the repeat on Tuesdays at 3pm or Saturdays at 1am GMT. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us. #Brighton #Hove #Sussex #Irish #podcast #musicfestival #GreatEscape

The boys are back in town the studio together for the first time since the triumphant live outing at The Workman’s Club. Craig’s fresh from yet another wild stag weekend, Colm is basking in the afterglow of judging the Choice Music Prize and Dave… well, Dave is still pretty opinionated and possibly misunderstood. On this […] La entrada NO ENCORE #052 | I Like My French House To Be Slightly More Substantial se publicó primero en Headstuff.

It has been eight years since Valerie Francis released her debut album Dynamo Slow, which earned her a Choice Music Prize nomination. She is back with new material and plans to release her much anticipated follow-up record by the end of this year. On this week's podcast, Valerie gave us a sneak preview of what's to come playing three songs live during the episode. She also spoke about her musical influences, the realities of making money from music and THAT surreal Kanye West shout-out. You can catch Valerie at the RHA's Hennessey Lost Fridays, next Friday March 3rd.

    This week we talk to Conor O'Brien about celebrating our uniqueness Conor O'Brien is an Irish singer and songwriter for the band Villagers. The band came to prominence in 2010 with the release of their debut album, Becoming a Jackal. Released to critical acclaim, the album was shortlisted for the 2010 Mercury Prize and the Choice Music Prize. The band's second studio album, {Awayland} was released in 2013. It won the Choice Music Prize that year and was also shortlisted for the 2013 Mercury Prize. Their 2015 record Darling Arithmetic quickly became on of Eric's favorite records of last year. It also won an Ivors Award for Best Album of the Year.   In This Interview, Conor O'Brien and I Discuss... The One You Feed parable Using art to explore our inner challenges His "meditation" song His song about smiling into the void- Nothing Arrived Embracing the difficult How most music tries to cover up the cracks in life How music that seems sad can be very comforting. Being part of something bigger Realizing how little we know Becoming more comfortable talking about his sexuality Being an introvert The sweet relief of knowing nothing comes for free Looking for shortcuts in life and how they don't exist Why being on The One You Feed is sort of like going to a therapist How therapy is less accepted in Ireland as much as America Having faith in the things that make you different Finding the things in ourselves that are unique and magnify them For more show notes visit our website         A grandfather is talking with his grandson and he says there are two wolves inside of us which are always at war with each other.  One of them is a good wolf which represents things like kindness, bravery and love. The other is a bad wolf, which represents things like greed, hatred and fear. The grandson stops and thinks about it for a second then he looks up at his grandfather and says, “Grandfather, which one wins?” The grandfather quietly replies, the one you feed The Tale of Two Wolves is often attributed to the Cherokee indians but there seems to be no real proof of this. It has also been attributed to evangelical preacher Billy Graham and Irish Playwright George Bernard Shaw. It appears no one knows for sure but this does not diminish the power of the parable. This parable goes by many names including: The Tale of Two Wolves The Parable of the Two Wolves Two Wolves Which Wolf Do You Feed Which Wolf are You Feeding Which Wolf Will You Feed It also often features different animals, mainly two dogs.

Their music has been featured on Radio 1 and on Radio X in the UK and their first single was nominated for a Choice Music Prize in Ireland. Ahead of their gigs at this year's Great Escape Festival in Brighton in May we speak to Luke Reilly from Dublin band Otherkin. Luke tells us how the band got together, fills us in on their "straight in no kissing" attitude and talks about their music masterplan. What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB and online at radioreverb.com. You can hear it live Mondays at 8pm or catch the repeat on Tuesdays at 3pm or Saturdays at 1am GMT. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us. #Brighton #Hove #Sussex #Irish #podcast #music #festival #Otherkin #Dublin #thegreatescape

This week I spoke to Irish singer songwriter Gavin James - a rising star not just in Ireland but globally. Just in 2015 alone, he's supported Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith and Kodaline on tour, has performed on US TV on both Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Late Late Show with James Corden, played in front of 80,000 people at Croke Park, been nominated for a Choice Music Prize for 2016, released his debut studio album Bitter Pill in Ireland and is on BuzzFeed and Spotify's Ones to Watch for 2016. We chat as he is on his way to perform at the Komedia in Brighton. We chat about his last visit to Brighton when he ended up drinking an odd tequila combination, we talk about his debut studio album and his US tour with Kodaline. What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB and online at radioreverb.com. You can hear it live Mondays at 8pm or catch the repeat on Tuesdays at 3pm or Saturdays at 1am GMT. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us. #Brighton #Hove #Sussex #Irish #podcast #music #GavinJames #EdSheeran #SamSmith #Spotify #CrokePark #singersongwriter