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A live recording from The Big Romance about a 2008 Sub Pop-released classic album of the 2000s. Listen on Apple | Android | Patreon | Pocketcasts | CastBox | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS Feed | Podlink Step into a world of misty melodies and cavernous echoes with Seattle band Fleet Foxes' landmark debut – a defining record of the late-2000s indie folk revival. Led by Robin Pecknold, the album blends the lush, pastoral harmonies of the 1960s with a haunting baroque-pop sensibility and lyrical themes rooted in nature, tradition, and introspection. Like the Bruegel painting on its cover, every track reveals a dense, beautiful world that evokes a timeless – almost mythic Americana sound. This podcast episode is a live recording from our listening party in The Big Romance in April, with guest journalist and Fleet Foxes fan Aoife Barry. Our next Listening Party is Smashing Pumpkins later this month and it's sold out. Listen Closely: Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes (2008) A Nialler9 listening party, hosted by Niall Byrne with guest Aoife Barry. Before the album Niall: Hello everyone, how are you? Welcome to the Listen Closely album listening party. I'm Niall, and this is Aoife Barry. Aoife: Hello. Niall: We're here tonight because Aoife picked this album, as she has before. You picked Jeff Buckley last year. Aoife: Yeah, and we ended up doing three of them. Niall: We did, we went to Cork. We did two here and then we went to Cork to talk about Jeff Buckley. And you were at the My Bloody Valentine listening party last year as well, back in October. Aoife: It must have been October, yeah. Niall: Well, obviously we're here for a very different album tonight: Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes, from 2008. As you heard there, we played a bit of the Sun Giant EP by the band, which came out a few months before this album, because we want to give the album its full due. They're a little different, and we'll talk about that. But yeah, you picked the record. Aoife: I did. I obviously must like it. And it's such an incredible record. Is there anybody here who hasn't heard it? That's really exciting, if so. I'm excited for you to hear it. You got a sneak peek there of what the vibe is going to be. I picked it because I love this record, but I also had a funny story about how I first heard them. Back in 2008, when this record came out, I'd read about this band called Fleet Foxes in a music magazine. I don't even think I'd heard a song yet, this is back in the day. And I was on holidays in Berlin, and in the tiny little hostel we were staying in, they had a sign up on the wall: "Who's playing tonight? Fleet Foxes, Café Zapata." I said to my boyfriend, "I think that's a band I read about in the magazine, will we go see them?" And he was like, "Grand." So we went, and they were unbelievable. It was so good. Beach House were supporting them. So it was 2008 smacking you in the face. Niall: Come on. Aoife: And I took photos, which I found. I have photos. Artifacts. One is terrible, the other one's not so terrible, taken on one of those little Canon digital cameras. And I still have the ticket, I kept the ticket, I'm one of those hoarders who keeps all their gig tickets. But it was so good: the venue they played in had a dragon that breathed fire out every fifteen minutes. Niall: So they'd be playing and this dragon… Aoife: I'm not even exaggerating. Fire would just shoot out of this mechanical dragon. It was so Berlin. And Fleet Foxes were so stunning, and Beach House were so stunning. I love Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, I love all those harmony vibes, I wish I was born in the seventies, sadly I was not. So I fell in love with them immediately, and I've been a big fan ever since. Although I'll say I probably dipped a little bit around the Crack-Up era, their third album, but then I saw them when Shore came out, their most recent album, and fell right back in love with them. Niall: We're going to talk about all the albums that come afterwards, but we'll start with this one, because this is presumably your favourite, or one of them. Aoife: Shore is up there as well for me, but yeah. Niall: So what was it about Fleet Foxes at the time? For context: in 2008 there was quite a lot of this kind of music around. We previously did Bon Iver's For Emma, Forever Ago as a listening party, and the funny thing, which I only found out when we did this, is that they have the same origin story in a way. Both songwriters went to a cabin in the woods to pour their heart out and write the songs. Aoife: I think Justin Vernon just got there first in terms of the marketing. Niall: So they must have pulled back on talking about it too much, because it's basically the same thing. They never really talked about Robin Pecknold's writing process in those terms. Aoife: For Emma was such a massive moment, everybody was obsessed with this guy who broke up with a girl and went to a cabin and wrote a record about it. It was the ur indie-folk album. Niall: What was really appealing about Fleet Foxes is that they were so young, between about twenty-two and twenty-seven, and Robin Pecknold was twenty-one when he wrote the record. Which is frankly offensive, you shouldn't be allowed to be so talented at twenty-one. Aoife: I know. And they were clearly these people from Seattle, which we associate with grunge, and then it becomes this place where they're bringing out all the pastoral, outdoorsy, mountain-and-sea vibes of the Washington area. They're obviously really influenced by the seventies too, by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, by Laurel Canyon, but also by Appalachian folk. There's a real purity to what they're doing. The harmonies are unbelievable, there's even a bit of a gospel feeling. So these young guys made this album that was being called an iconic American record on release. The Guardian called it a landmark American album, something like that. And that's special, because you don't get that many records immediately being called landmark. Niall: It was a very exciting time for music around then. I actually brought some records. We mentioned Beach House and Teen Dream earlier, that's a bit later, 2010. I wanted to do a listening party for that at some point, that'd be good craic. Around that time you had Animal Collective and Panda Bear, Person Pitch was right there, that was the apex for that very experimental scene. A few years later we had Sufjan, our very first listening party. And Bon Iver, of course. There's also stuff like Neutral Milk Hotel very much of that vibe. Aoife: I've noticed people covering Neutral Milk Hotel more now. Niall: I think when we got to it, it was on its second go-round, and now it's getting a third, which is great. It's a great record. So, the band were from Seattle, they had a bit of the scruffy flannel-shirt look, but obviously didn't sound like that. The album was written in the woods, in the cabin, brought to the band, and recorded with Phil Ek. Aoife: Who did a lot of stuff with Built to Spill. Niall: Yeah, and he worked with The Shins, and Modest Mouse, a really long history. Aoife: Are The Shins from Seattle as well? Niall: I think they might be. Band of Horses is another one. So they recorded it themselves with Phil Ek, paid for it all themselves, and then the local major independent label Sub Pop came calling. Obviously known for a lot of grunge traditionally, but they'd clearly been releasing this kind of music around then too, The Shins had been on the label for a few years, Band of Horses. When it came to it, they signed to Sub Pop. Apparently there was a bidding war. Aoife: They'd become quite popular on MySpace. Anybody remember MySpace? Every time I do one of these I feel older and older, mentioning the top eight, the randomers you'd put in your top eight. Word could spread quite quickly once you got popular on MySpace. Niall: What I thought was really interesting, that I discovered when I was researching, is that recording the album was actually a total pain for them. They didn't have much money, so they ended up recording a lot of it in their houses, or in Robin Pecknold's family home. And he re-did all the vocals right before they mastered the record, because he'd been sick during the initial sessions and his voice wasn't in great shape. They recorded it all in one go, scrapped that, did another version, and kept moving the running order around. I'm always fascinated by albums where the creation was a total pain and they had no idea it would even work out. Robin Pecknold actually said, "I hope nobody cares about this album, because I just want to move on to the next one." And then it becomes this iconic record. Aoife: Isn't every artist sick of their album by the time it's done? You're like, "my paintings." Yeah. Niall: 2008 was an interesting time for it to land. The album draws on the Beach Boys and Brian Wilson, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Nick Drake, Simon & Garfunkel, Fairport Convention, Judee Sill, very much old-timey or sixties folk and pastoral stuff. And in 2008 there's a financial crash. The album was worked on before that, but it was released into that environment, and a lot of this music seemed to catch. When things go bad, we retreat, we dream, we listen to music that's maybe the opposite of what we're feeling. There was a gentleness, an unhurriedness to it that resonated. Aoife: Grizzly Bear is another band from that time. When Jay-Z and Beyoncé went to see Grizzly Bear in Brooklyn, that was kind of where all the indie music peaked. Niall: And the other part of it, which I was involved in, was the MP3 blogs, that's where you'd hear this music. Especially the American and Canadian stuff, no one was promoting it over here yet, so you'd be months ahead. You'd hear Fleet Foxes in these MP3 formats. That was a mad period, it showed how the internet could collapse geography, a song could spread really quickly on the blogs. And in an American context, this came out post-Bush, with the Obama era coming in, a more hopeful tone. You had the Lehman Brothers crash, these global pressures, and then these hopeful times too. It's interesting to wonder whether these albums are a reaction to it, or whether they appeal to us because we want nice, happy things. I feel like Fleet Foxes have so much emotional depth: there's yearning, sadness, hope, nostalgia. Aoife: I loved Yellow House by Grizzly Bear, their first record, a complex, complicated, almost jazzy thing that sounded beautiful but had a lot going on. We weren't going for simplistic music, but we wanted music that gave us depth and beauty. Is art a solution to the world collapsing? Niall: We could be answering that in 2026. We live in a cursed timeline, as I keep saying. That's all I'm going to say. But what else happened in 2008 in the wider circle of music? Portishead returned with Third. TV on the Radio released Dear Science. MGMT released Oracular Spectacular, 'Kids' and all that. Cut Copy released In Ghost Colours, Indie Sleaze night on Saturday, folks, come on. Kanye put out 808s & Heartbreak, that was November that year. Rihanna was at the peak of her powers. Aoife: Katy Perry appeared that year. And 'American Boy'. Niall: 'American Boy', still one of the best pop songs, fire. Iron & Wine was the other one I forgot to mention. So it was a really vibrant, varied year. As you heard, there's the Sun Giant EP too. Aoife: The thing about that is it came out before the album, but was recorded after. The album was done, in the bag. Niall: They decided to go into the studio and record Sun Giant, a collection of songs intended to sell on tour. It ended up being quite popular, and for a lot of people it was their first time discovering Fleet Foxes. Aoife: It wasn't like The Coronas' 'San Diego Song', their summer-holiday anthem, or anything like that. But it came out before the album, and then the album arrives. Niall: So what was the reaction at the time? Was it immediate? Aoife: Things happened really quickly. In January that year they got all the MySpace attention, and by June the album was coming out. Really, really quick. There was so much chatter about them, which is partly why I'd seen the name, and a music blog like yours would have seen it too, and known they were one of the big bands. In a way that's harder now. Niall: These days you see bands like Geese getting a lot of attention because they use companies that help them go viral. You didn't really have that then. Now you'd dress yourself up in some gimmick, polka dots, whatever, and go viral all over the internet for it. I couldn't imagine these lads doing that. Aoife: No. But maybe in a way they were cosplaying living in the forest, on the Puget Sound. Niall: Anyway, when the album came out, people loved them, and it really hit it off. Because they sound so seventies, your parents would love the records and you'd love the records. There's almost a lullaby quality to the folk stuff too. The music is applicable to anybody of any generation, and there's something lovely about nostalgic music that reminds you of a better time. To finish on that point: I think there's something very mysterious about Fleet Foxes, they feel out of time. They're these young, scruffy lads with the beards, but there's a mystery to them. They didn't come across as the hipster end of things, they weren't leaning into anything. They were presented as the kind of band that wouldn't have had phones, would have lived off-grid, which is funny because they were a MySpace band. They're the most un-MySpace band you can imagine. Surprise people, do something a bit different, don't be exactly what people want you to be, and they'll love you for it. And then your songs are unbelievable too, soaring and stunning. Can we talk for a second about the cover? It's an original painting from 1559 by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Netherlandish Proverbs. It depicts a densely populated Flemish village scene illustrating 126 folk proverbs. There's a lot there. Some on this side are cut off, but for example, this woman here, she's putting the blue cloak on her husband, meaning she deceives him. This guy is casting roses before swine, wasting effort on the unworthy. And right at the top there's a man running through a field with his arse on fire, chasing pigs, "he who eats fire craps sparks," do not be surprised at the outcome if you attempt a dangerous venture. There are 126 of those. Aoife: The interesting thing is that the band managed to get permission to use it. Really unusual to be allowed use it as commercial artwork. Niall: And apparently the museum that holds the artwork were delighted. A lot of stars aligned for them. It's an iconic cover because it's so different from what anybody else was doing, clearly of a particular period, and it has that Where's Wally quality. I have a quote about it. Robin said: "We were trying to figure out what we wanted to do, and my brother had been working some stuff out, when I saw this Bruegel painting in a book my girlfriend had. I liked that it had a really intriguing meaning, there's a story to each little scene, which felt fitting for the record. It was dense but unified, not a collage. It has a Where's Waldo quality, something you could look at for a long time on a vinyl sleeve and keep finding new little things. It was very easy to get the museum in Berlin that has it to say yes, they were super excited the band wanted to use it, and put it in their newsletter. When you open it up, on the inside there's a Paisley pattern traced from the back of a book that Skyler's mum got me. We wanted two very different feelings." So, what to look out for when we press play very shortly? Aoife: When I was going back to this, I had it in my head that every song was one of these big songs, because there are so many big moments. But actually there are two tracks that are pretty much acoustic, so it's interesting to notice how they go from the big sound to the small. And for me they're a real emotion-and-feeling band, so notice how you feel listening to it. I always feel this swell of emotion with Fleet Foxes, I was walking down the road listening to Shore and I was like, my God. So lean back and feel into the emotions they're bringing you. And listen to the lyrics if you can make them out, because they're so out of time, all about pack horses and this amazing imagery. Robin Pecknold said he didn't write about a lot of personal stuff because he didn't have enough life experience yet, so instead he wrote these beautifully poetic narratives about pastoral and rural life. So I'd say the lyrics and the feelings are the two things. Niall: Track two, 'White Winter Hymnal', is probably the biggest one, watch out for that. And a few other people thanked and cited as influences, for some extra context: Brian Wilson, Joanna Newsom, Bob Dylan, Noah Lennox and all the lads from Animal Collective, Levon Helm and Robbie Robertson of The Band, Blitzen Trapper, who they toured with at the time and who were bigger than them then. For some reason Joni Mitchell and Neil Young are listed together, which is fair enough. Marvin Gaye, Damien Jurado, Paul Simon and John Lennon listed together. Townes Van Zandt, a legend. Vashti Bunyan, and Van Morrison. There's a nice quote from Robin Pecknold I'll read afterwards. Let's just open it up and listen. I'll play it at full volume, it's about thirty-nine minutes, two sides. Close your eyes, whatever you want to do, vibe away in your own way. [The album plays: Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes, 39 minutes.] After the album Niall: It's quite an economical album, isn't it? It doesn't stick around long, thirty-nine minutes. Aoife: I like an economical album. It's also one of the first fairly short records we've done here. Niall: That's part of why I was thinking about Sun Giant in that context too. I'm going to read a bit from the liner notes, because for an album that's very much about feelings, with only a few direct songs, some of what's written here is interesting: "My first memory has always been of me and my mom on a cold grey day down at some beach in Washington, along the Puget Sound somewhere near Seattle. I would be around two or three years old, and we were with a friend of mine from the neighbourhood and his mom, walking among the driftwood looking for crabs. Even now I can remember the smell and temperature of the air, the feeling of the sand and the swaying tall grass. I can even remember looking over at my friend and how his face looked when he smiled back at me. Another memory I'll sometimes recall as my first is dressing up in the dead of summer as Jack London, with tennis rackets on my feet and wearing my dad's hiking pack, after seeing Disney's terrible version of White Fang. Or the memory of stealing my neighbour's Big Wheel and riding it halfway down the block before getting caught and having to turn around defeated. Or wearing a fireman's outfit while washing my parents' car, or eating an orange popsicle from the ice cream truck. These have always been some of my most distinct and persistent memories of childhood. So it came as a disappointment when, one day as a teenager, I opened up a photo album and found pictures of each and every one of these memories. I didn't have a single memory that didn't belong to, or somehow grow from, those pictures my parents had. I guess I've seen all these photographs at some point, forgotten they were just photographs, and over time made them into my most tangible memories. That's scary to me in a way. This leads me to something weird about the power music has: its transportability. Any time I hear a song or record that meant a lot to me at a certain moment, I'm instantly taken back to that place in full detail. Whenever I hear 'Feel Flows' by the Beach Boys, I'm taken straight to the back of my parents' car on the way to my grandparents' place, with Surf's Up in my Walkman and the Cascade Mountains going by in the window. Any song off Radiohead's Kid A brings back the airport near Seattle, from when we were on the way to Colorado for a wedding and Kid A was the only record I brought or wanted to bring. 'Crayon Angels' by Judee Sill is the whole winter of last year. And Brian Wilson's solo version of 'Surf's Up' takes me back to driving my parents' car around town alone at sixteen, windows down at night. I can't ascribe exact memories to songs by The Microphones, Joni Mitchell, Built to Spill, Dungen, Harry Nilsson and so many others, and it's a form of recall I can actually trust, there's no visual element to complicate things, no chance of a planted memory that wasn't actually supposed to be there. Maybe I should be concerned that I'm alone in almost all of these memories, but I guess I was just a private kid, and music was a private experience for me. Music activates a certain mental freedom in a way nothing else can, and that is so empowering. You can call it escapism if you like, but I see it as connecting to a deeper human feeling than the one found in the day-to-day world." Aoife: That's lovely. It's a nice addendum. And he was only twenty-one. Niall: For some reason it's signed "Warren Gamaliel Bancroft Winnipeg Harding," Warren G. Harding being the 29th president of the United States. I don't know why, he thought it was funny. Dated April 6th, 2008, Chicago, Illinois. So, any particular highlights, anything that stood out? Aoife: I was reminded how much I love 'Blue Ridge Mountains', the second-to-last song. I just love those four- and five-part harmonies so much. There's something that really gets me about beautiful harmonies stacked on each other that sound so natural. My dad was really into Neil Young and all of that era, my mum's really into Simon & Garfunkel, so I feel like I came out of the womb going, this is the music I love. Niall: There was another one I meant to mention. Aoife: I'm really bad at remembering song names, which isn't great for an arts journalist. They go in one ear and out the other. Niall: 'He Doesn't Know Why'. Aoife: That was it. I always forget the name of that one, and it's an absolute banger. It's quite a direct song, the last one on the first side. Niall: He mentions his brother Sean in 'Blue Ridge Mountains', which is interesting. And Oliver James is his younger brother, that's the last song. Aoife: His sister is Aja, after the Steely Dan album. The parents were really into them. Niall: It holds up so well. The harmonies and vocals sound incredible, there are those beautiful little flourishes, a flute on one of the tracks, the guitar is stunning, lovely little bass lines. I love the way Robin Pecknold and the band hear music. There's a really good Song Exploder episode with him talking about a song from Crack-Up, and the way he thinks about translating his thoughts and emotions into music is so illuminating. He has a beautiful melodic flow that's really similar to the flow of water and nature. There are so many nature references, it's almost parody there are so many. Aoife: You could do a Portlandia sketch about it. "Power of nature, man." "Come down from the mountain, you've been gone too long." Niall: In terms of the line-up: alongside Robin Pecknold on vocals there was Skyler Skjelset on lead guitar, his best friend from Nathan Hale High School, later joined by Casey Wescott, Christian Wargo on bass, and Nicholas Peterson on drums, who left after this album. Aoife: And who came in as the drummer? Niall: A man who's been a main character in one of these listening parties himself: Josh Tillman, Father John Misty, played drums with them. Aoife: For how long? Niall: Only a year or two, pretty short. As I said, main character, he was making his own record. Any Father John Misty fans? He writes really good songs and he's handsome, so we all love him, but he's also a bit of a pain, and he didn't get on very well with Robin Pecknold, which isn't surprising. When I was looking back at the Pitchfork interview they did in 2008, a few months after the album came out, it was a big joint interview with Robin and Josh Tillman, and Tillman is answering the questions at the start. That's confidence. Do you want to hear a quote from what Robin Pecknold said? I've written it in my little notebook, so old-school, that's the only way I remember these things. In a 2020 Reddit AMA, Pecknold said that on that tour, the Helplessness Blues tour, Tillman was supposed to bring out his own record, but his label said he could only release it after the tour. So he was on tour thinking, "I want to bring out my own record, I'm tired of Fleet Foxes." Pecknold said he "had to endure being around a lot of substance abuse, sabotaged shows, general ill treatment and shit-talking, all while paying him for songs he didn't have anything to do with. It sucked." And then Tillman left the band. Whereas in that Pitchfork interview he'd said, "I love playing in this band, these are all my friends, I'm having the best time, I'm sorry if that's a corny quote, but that's the best thing about this experience right now." Aoife: So he was lying through his teeth. I think he's the kind of person who really has to be a solo artist, too iconic a personality. You wouldn't want to wrangle him out of bed to get to the next show. Niall: Too big a price. You mentioned Pitchfork, the album was number one on their end-of-year list in 2008, and they listed Sun Giant alongside it, breaking the traditional conventions of end-of-year lists. What they said was: listing Fleet Foxes' debut album and EP together may be awkward, but it just feels right, they're two sides of a coin that equally express the band's mastery, "a catch-all Americana that takes a wide slice of our popular music spectrum and pulls it through a reverse prism to create a gorgeous and focused sound of the band's own. The threads of Brian Wilson's coastal pop, Appalachian folk, modern indie rock, Grateful Dead jams and other influences are masterfully synthesised in the band's harmonies." Robin Pecknold's sense of dynamics, they said, flows like a river, wild and free but logical, filling what needs to be filled and moving on. I swear I didn't rip that off Pitchfork, I came up with something similar on my own. Aoife: Very good. Niall: It was Uncut's album of the year too. But more than anything, and this is a strange accolade, the album was ranked number 36 on Rolling Stone's list of the greatest stoner albums. Aoife: I don't think Robin Pecknold was a stoner. It doesn't really fit. He's a reader. Niall: So what came after? Helplessness Blues, which is really difficult to say, in 2011, then Crack-Up in 2017, then Shore in 2020. Big long gaps, some personnel changes. And Robin Pecknold, as we've established, is a very literary guy, he went to Columbia to do an undergrad in English literature, because he'd left high school early and gone to a community college, and he really wanted that college experience. So that was part of the break. He's also had difficult times, he's spoken about mental health issues and suicidal ideation, many tough experiences that contributed to the gaps too. They haven't released anything since 2020, and he does a lot of cover events. There are two live records. He's actually playing a gig tonight, I think, where he covers Judee Sill. Any Judee Sill fans? Aoife: Oh my gosh, she's amazing. Nobody ever knows Judee Sill. If you listen to anything, listen to Heart Food, it's iconic. He loves her, mentions her on this record. She's the one who does 'The Kiss', people might have seen her perform it on the Old Grey Whistle Test, it's on YouTube. She had a really tragic life. Niall: One of those I've been meaning to listen to properly for years. She only has two records, so it's easy to get into. There's a documentary about her as well, which I haven't seen. Aoife: She's one of those ill-fated seventies musicians, really religious imagery, did a lot of drugs, really interesting. Niall: Did you get to see them again after your first foray in Berlin? Aoife: I saw them when they toured, though it's really bad when you can't remember what you were doing in the 2010s. Niall: Did anybody see them at that Dublin gig, the outdoor one in 2022? Wasn't it amazing. They've played here a fair bit: Vicar Street in 2008, Electric Picnic 2009, The Marquee in Cork 2011, the Iveagh Gardens in 2017. I don't know if I've missed any, maybe you can tell me. So if you were to pick, is there any further listening or reading you'd suggest to somebody, not necessarily Fleet Foxes? Aoife: Some of it is obvious. As I said, I'd definitely check out Judee Sill, because if you really like Fleet Foxes you'd really vibe with her. And he mentions Harry Nilsson, also unbelievable, more well known than Judee Sill, did the cover of 'Everybody's Talkin''. I'd also mention a guy people would have known at one point but isn't very well known now: Richard Swift. He sadly passed away a couple of years ago. He was friends with Robin Pecknold, a hugely talented musician who struggled with addiction. He has an amazing double album from around 2005 or 2006 that's brilliant, and a record called The Hex, which is referenced on 'Sunblind' on Shore, that's the song where Robin name-checks a lot of musicians he loves, like Elliott Smith, David Berman and Richard Swift. It's such a beautiful record for finding new people to listen to, and it's lovely to hear a musician pay tribute to musicians he loves. The imagery is him talking about this beautiful day where he'll go for a swim and listen to all these beautiful bands, an ecstatic kind of song. So check out all of those records, but Richard Swift deserves more fans, and The Hex is really, really good. Niall: Good shout. What we'll do now is play a tune, and then maybe give Sun Giant another go if you want to stick around. Our next listening party is on the 27th of May, and it's an indie-rock album very close to my heart: Broken Social Scene's You Forgot It in People. I've been wanting to do this one on record for a long time. They're playing here later in the year, but I want to give this record its flowers, it's incredible. My niece has just turned seventeen and I bought her a copy, because it's an anthemic record for a seventeen-year-old. I can't believe that band are still going, which is kind of mad, but it's hard to underline what Broken Social Scene meant to a certain segment of indie. Aoife: And there's four hundred of them on stage. They're from Canada, and we were all like, my God, these people are the best. Niall: For me it's the MP3 times again, we'll talk about this next month. I heard about them through the music blogs, and then I got to see them in the Button Factory, which was the Temple Bar Music Centre at the time. It was one of the first things I ever wrote about, back in 2005. A transcendental experience. Aoife: They're so good live. Niall: I once DJ'd in Galway after one of their gigs, and one of the members of the band, I'll leave him nameless, came over and turned off the decks while I was DJing. Aoife: On purpose? Niall: He was that drunk. I can't remember what I was playing, but I was like, great, DJing after Broken Social Scene and then a band member ruins it. I don't think he liked it. No, I think he was just really drunk and thought it was funny. Thumbs down to him. In a way it's surprising a man like that has managed to persist in a band with so many members. Anyway, I digress. We'll talk about it next month, May 27th. Aoife: I cannot wait. I've been listening to it a lot lately again, it's fantastic. Niall: Thank you for being here. Let's play a bit of this and see what happens. Thanks for being here, appreciate it.

Paddy McDonnell, comedian joined Oliver at Belfast City Hall. He plays the Paddy Power Comedy Festival at the Iveagh Gardens this weekend, and then brings his Gouts Out tour all around the county.

From 23-26 July, the Paddy Power Comedy Festival takes place in Iveagh Gardens in Dublin. One of those performing only just recently began his first solo tour!Risteárd Cooper, comedian, actor and writer joins Seán to discuss.

From 23-26 July, the Paddy Power Comedy Festival takes place in Iveagh Gardens in Dublin. One of those performing only just recently began his first solo tour!Risteárd Cooper, comedian, actor and writer joins Seán to discuss.

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We love the honesty! Comedian Catherine Bohart joined Dave for a chat ahead of the Paddy Power Comedy festival which takes place in the Iveagh Gardens from the 23rd - 26th of July.

It's fifty years since Declan Patrick MacManus burst on to the music scene as Elvis Costello. Ahead of a visit to Dublin's Iveagh Gardens for a concert on July 5th, with The Imposters and Charlie Sexton, Elvis speaks to Brendan about his Irish heritage, songwriting with Paul McCartney, and producing Shane McGowan.

Visiting the Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI) Dublin didn't earn its UNESCO City of Literature designation by accident. This is a city shaped – physically, culturally, and emotionally – by writers. Their words echo through streets, pubs, libraries, and public spaces, forming part of everyday life rather than sitting quietly on a shelf. One of the best places to understand how writers shaped Dublin – and why literature still matters here – is the Museum of Literature Ireland, known simply as MoLI. MoLI Exhibition; photo credit: MoLI, used with permission This article is based on podcast episode 3220featuring David Cleary, CEO and Director of the Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI).Use the player below to listen or scroll to continue reading the article and get resource links. Why Writers Matter in Dublin In Dublin, writers aren't treated as distant historical figures. They're part of the city's identity. As MoLI director David Cleary explains, Irish literature captures people first – their voices, humor, contradictions, and daily lives – and that human focus is what gives Irish writing its global reach. The rhythm and cadence of Irish writing are shaped by history, by language, and by place. Even when written in English, the influence of Irish language and speech patterns gives Irish literature a distinct flow that feels different on the page. First copy of Ulysses What MoLI Shows That Other Museums Don't MoLI focuses on writers as people, not just their most famous works. Visitors see: Drafts, notebooks, and creative planning How writers developed ideas and structure The trial-and-error behind finished books A highlight for many visitors is the first printed copy of Ulysses, paired with James Joyce's handwritten preparation notes – a reminder that even the most celebrated writers wrestled with their work. A Broader View of Irish Writing Rather than focusing only on literary “greats,” MoLI shows the range of Irish writing: Poets, playwrights, novelists, and children's authors Irish-language and English-language writers Contemporary voices alongside historic figures Rotating exhibitions explore different genres and themes, reinforcing the idea that Irish literature is living, evolving, and accessible. MoLI from St. Stephen's Green; photo credit: MoLI, used with permission Newman House — Place Matters MoLI is housed in Newman House, a set of Georgian buildings dating to the 1730s. Writers didn't just pass through here – they studied here. Figures like James Joyce, Maeve Binchy, and Flann O'Brien walked these same floors. That connection between place and writing is intentional, the building itself reinforces how closely literature and location are intertwined in Dublin. Behind the museum is MoLI's reader's garden, with access to the Iveagh Gardens – a quiet, green space that encourages slowing down and engaging with words rather than rushing on to the next sight. Planning a Visit to MoLI Booking: Recommended but not required Time needed: 1–2 hours Experience: Self-guided Location: St Stephen's Green (easy to pair with nearby attractions) Visit the Museum of Literature Ireland website for more information and follow on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook for more inspiration. MoLI works especially well as a flexible stop – something that adds depth to a Dublin day without feeling overwhelming. in the Long Room at Trinty College Three More Writer-Focused Stops in Dublin To continue exploring Dublin through its writers, consider adding: Trinity College Long Room – A visually stunning library tied to Ireland's literary heritage (only available with a Book of Kells Experience ticket) The Palace Bar – A longtime gathering place for writers and journalists Independent bookshops like The Winding Stair, where Irish writing is still very much alive MoLI makes it clear that Dublin isn't just a city with famous books – it's a city shaped by the people who wrote them. Visiting the Museum of Literature Ireland adds context to everything else you see in Dublin, from street names to pub conversations, and helps explain why words still matter so much here. The post Dublin – A City Shaped by Writers appeared first on Ireland Family Vacations.

He put a lot of work into these! Comedian, Actor and Writer Peter McGann joined Dave for a chat. Peter will be at the Paddy Power Conedy Festival in Dublin's Iveagh Gardens from July 24th.

In this Best Possible Taste episode, Sharon Noonan chats to Nina Massey, Marketing and Content Manager, at Taste of Dublin, one of Ireland's most iconic culinary celebrations, which is celebrating 20 years this year. Since its early days in the Iveagh Gardens, Taste of Dublin has grown into a must-visit event for food lovers from across the country and beyond. Now firmly settled in the beautiful surroundings of Merrion Square, the festival returns from Thursday 12th to Sunday 15th June 2025 with another incredible line-up of chefs, restaurants, experiences and, of course, flavours. For more details and to book tickets, visit www.tasteofdublin.ie BEST POSSIBLE TASTE IS IRELAND'S LONGEST-RUNNING FOOD & DRINK PODCAST. VISIT WWW.SHARONNOONAN.COM FOR MORE EPISODES.

This morning Diarmuid Gavin brings us the story behind the wonderful Iveagh Gardens.

This week: McCann's travel nightmare, unique second dates, remote podcast review, Flout pizza experience, worst heckles at a gig, buzzed on pre workout, Iveagh Gardens with Tommy Teirnan & Sam Tallent, Mint Gate, Farm day out, Riots in Belfast, Floordrobes, extreme hoarders, & much more. Support the squad and get an extra episode every Thursday: https://www.patreon.com/TheBombSquadPod EDINBURGH FRINGE TICKETS LIVE PODCAST: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/bomb-squad-pod-live-live-podcast STANDUP SHOW: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/bomb-squad-pod-live-stand-up-show Huge thanks to our sponsors: (Paid Ad) BORN IRISH WHISKEY www.bornirishwhiskey.com Use code 'BOMBSQUAD15' for 15% off T&Cs apply 18+ (Paid Ad) BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com/bsp Sign up and get 10% off your first month. Follow The Bomb Squad Pod on: Youtube Instagram TikTok X

Comedian Kevin McGahern was in studio to chat about the upcoming Paddy Power Comedy Festival at the Iveagh Gardens

''It puts you on a good frequency''Singer-Songwriter, Damien Dempsey joined Dave for a chat ahead of two huge gigs in Dublin's Iveagh Gardens on the 19th & 20th of July.

Damien Dempsey plays the Iveagh Gardens for 2 nights next weekend - we'd a chat with him! Despicable me 4 is out this weekend - We caught up with GRU aka Steve Carell And we talked about parking... maybe bad parking Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seán's guest is a Donaghmede native whose songwriting career spans more than 20 years, releasing 10 albums (soon to be 11!) and performing with names like Bob Dylan and the late Sinead O'Connor along the way. Damien Dempsey joins the show to discuss his latest musical ventures. If you want to see Damien live, he will be playing at the Iveagh Gardens, Friday 19th & Saturday 20th July 2024.

Seán's guest is a Donaghmede native whose songwriting career spans more than 20 years, releasing 10 albums (soon to be 11!) and performing with names like Bob Dylan and the late Sinead O'Connor along the way. Damien Dempsey joins the show to discuss his latest musical ventures. If you want to see Damien live, he will be playing at the Iveagh Gardens, Friday 19th & Saturday 20th July 2024.

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!I promised you a recording of a conversation I had with David Nicholls on Monday night at ILDF, but unfortunately that recording appears to have been lost. I'm devo - there was a technical issue during the chat where our microphones went out and apparently what actually had happened was that the sound desk shut down and the recording was deleted. Gutting, to say the least. Fortunately, I was planning on bringing you a recording of my chat with Pillow Queens from my most recent live show anyway, so it just moved up the schedule a little. I hope you enjoy.Get tickets to see Pillow Queens in the Iveagh Gardens here!To support the podcast and access bonus episodes join our community on Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pillow Queens (singer Pamela Connolly, bassist Sarah Corcoran, guitarist Cathy McGuinness, and drummer Rachel Lyons) released their third album Name Your Sorrow on April 19 and talk through all 12 songs on it in this interview. --- From the press release: It finds the group at their most vulnerable and self-assured as they explore themes of queerness, insecurity, desire and heartbreak as well as the positivity and strength that can grow from pain. Produced by Collin Pastore (Lucy Dacus, boygenius) at Analogue Catalogue in Northern Ireland, the collection sees the group chart new territory as they give fans an all new, uninhibited look at both their artistry and humanity ---- Pillow Queens play their biggest headline show to date at Iveagh Gardens, Dublin, on Saturday, July 13. Tickets: https://www.pillowqueens.com/live Buy Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow: https://pillowqueens.bandcamp.com/album/name-your-sorrow

The Dropkick Murphys will be playing live at The Iveagh Gardens in Dublin on the 7th of July Now, we couldn't come all the way to Boston and not feature the band Dropkick Murphys! So, Kieran is delighted to be joined by Ken Casey, singer and bassist with Dropkick Murphys.

It can get awkward when working with family! Comedian Eddie Mullarkey joined Dermot and Dave for What's The Story. Eddie can be found at the Paddy Power Comedy Festival which takes place in the Iveagh Gardens in Dublin from the 27th to the 30th of July.

Enya Martin is a comedian from Dublin, known for her sketches and characters on her ‘Giz a Laugh' social media platforms, doing comedy about Covid and lockdowns, and pranking her Mam Kathleen. Enya will also be featuring in the Paddy Power Comedy Festival in the Iveagh Gardens, Dublin, from July 27th-30th, alongside the likes of Tommy Tiernan, Jarleth Regan and Michael Fry.

Enya Martin is a comedian from Dublin, known for her sketches and characters on her ‘Giz a Laugh' social media platforms, doing comedy about Covid and lockdowns, and pranking her Mam Kathleen. Enya will also be featuring in the Paddy Power Comedy Festival in the Iveagh Gardens, Dublin, from July 27th-30th, alongside the likes of Tommy Tiernan, Jarleth Regan and Michael Fry.

In this episode of the Best Possible Taste, Sharon Noonan talks to TV chef Erica Drum about the 2023 Taste of Dublin which takes place in the magnificent Iveagh Gardens from Thursday 15 June - Sunday 18 June 2023. Taste of Dublin offers visitors the unique opportunity to source essential ingredients from artisan producers, engage with Ireland's top culinary talent, be on the front line of masterclasses and relax in the gourmet atmosphere of the summer's finest food and drink festival. This year Erica is the MC in the Miele Masterclass kitchen and in this interview, she shares what we can look forward to this year. The Best Possible Taste is celebrating 10 years on the airwaves in 2023 making it Ireland's longest running food and drink radio show/podcast.

In this episode, speaking to the women behind an immersive art installation mourning those lost to Covid 19. Visual artist Miriam Mc Connon and poet Jessica Traynor explain how they are asking people to collaborate on the project by sharing their stories of lost loved ones. For this large outdoor installation, Miriam will be creating 10,000 'clooties' (fabric tied alongside holy wells) of white handkerchiefs to create lace patterns and Jessica will be writing four poems responding to the stories of loss shared by the public, the art of lacemaking and the idea of clooties in ancient Irish tradition. Her poems will be accessible via QR codes positioned around the artwork. It will be available to visit in Dublin's Iveagh Gardens from 15 October 2022 and will be open to the public for 10 days. More information from LostLace.com

Before we all head up to Edinburgh for the month, Catherine, Helen & Andrew all meet for an intimate pre-fringe episode discussing Irish history, parental threats, and goat ownership... *SEE US IN EDINBURGH* Thank you so much for listening! Support us at https://www.patreon.com/TrustyHogs for exclusive bonus content, merch, and more! Trust us with your own problems and questions... TrustyHogs@gmail.com Please give us a follow @TrustyHogs on all socials Be sure to subscribe and rate us (unless you don't like these little piggies - 5 Stars only!) Thank you to our Patreon supporters... EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Simon Moores / Guy Goodman / Janinna Bautista / Mary Fox / Annie Tonner / Sarah Jarque-Deakin / Oliver Jago PRODUCERS: Richard Bicknell / Elle / Richard Bald / Neil Redmond / Victoria Hutchison / Emma Walton / Karen & David Bull / Harald van Dijk / Kierah Leach / Tim & Dom / David Walker / Rachel R / Anthony Conway / Sadie Cashmore / Claire Owen-Jones / Jess & Nick / Zoë / Jo Holmes / Sarah & Molly / Alex Pugh / Josie W / Amy With Helen Bauer (Daddy Look at Me, Live at the Apollo) & Catherine Bohart (Roast Battle, Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats) FOLLOW HELEN, CATHERINE & ANDREW... @HelenBaBauer @CatherineBohart @StandUpAndrew

It involves a lot of screaming and shouting! Funnyman, Shane Daniel Byrne joined Dermot and Dave for 'What's The Story' this week and he shares a hilarious story that involves his new apartment, his boyfriend and a Rat! Shane will be taking to the stage this weekend at the Paddy Power Comedy Festival in the Iveagh Gardens in Dublin. For more information visit - ppcomedyfestival.com

Comedian Shane Daniel Byrne joined Sean Moncrieff live from the Sugar Club with thanks to Marks and Spencer ahead of the Paddy Power Comedy Festival which returns to Dublin this July. Shane Daniel Byrne will be performing at The Paddy Power Comedy Festival which takes place in the Iveagh Gardens from July 21st-24th.

Comedian Shane Daniel Byrne joined Sean Moncrieff live from the Sugar Club with thanks to Marks and Spencer ahead of the Paddy Power Comedy Festival which returns to Dublin this July. Shane Daniel Byrne will be performing at The Paddy Power Comedy Festival which takes place in the Iveagh Gardens from July 21st-24th.

Today on the show online comedian and musical parodist Michael Fry from Navan is one of the acts at this year's Paddy Power Comedy festival running in the Iveagh Gardens in a few weeks he joined Sinead to discuss his rise to fame, he set off from Carlingford on May 27th on his quest to windfoil around Ireland Hannes Louet Fisser is almost home he joined us for a chat, plus Sinéad kick started a new healthy regime and there's one aspect she's less than thrilled about. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Paddy Power Comedy Festival is set to make its long-awaited return to the Iveagh Gardens here in Dublin and will feature tonnes of homegrown Irish talent Two of whom make up comedy duo 'Dirtbirds' - Sue Collins and Sinead Culbert. They joined Anton to chat about their creative process and getting back out on stage.

In this episode of Best Possible Taste we pay a visit to Bloom 2022 in Phoenix Park to talk to Limerick's Sarah O Sullivan founder of SOS Cookies and Cathy Curran from the National Dairy Council who won an award for their sustainable dairy farm show garden. Nicola Crowley and Dvir Nusery from Mezze in Tramore, Co Waterford tell us about their new cookbook. And Ruben Lopez Pulido, Director of the Spanish Tourism Office in Dublin has news about an exciting gastronomic experience for you to enjoy at Taste of Dublin which takes place in Iveagh Gardens from Thursday 16 June to Sunday 19 June.

For anyone that has recently moved in with their partner might relate to this one! For What's The Story, Comedian Enya Martin A.K.A Giz A Laugh joined Dermot and Dave to talk about the Paddy Power Comedy Festival which takes places this July. Enya also brings a story that a lot of people in relationships can relate you. The Paddy Power Comedy Festival comes to the Iveagh Gardens, Dublin with over 90 artists will perform 36 shows in four fully seated venues in the stunning city centre walled gardens across the four days from July 21st – 24th. Click the Play button to catch all the craic.

Ahead of the release of his fifth album Grapefruit Season in September, James Vincent McMorrow joins the show to talk about a new project he's been working on called Co-Living Culture with David Anthony Curley (Otherkin - RIP) and Cody Lee. Recorded at David's studio The Clinic, their first song 'Renegador' is an ode to the venues in Dublin, many of which are now gone, where you might hear a record like this. They say: "This song is meant as a love letter to that idea. It's a love letter to the pure unbridled joy that only music can bring, to dance culture, to 90's house music, to flicking through stations in the car as a kid until an absolute banger comes on, and then turning it all the way up so everyone on the street could hear what you were playing, could hear what the music said about you." So James discusses these ideas, how the song was conceived around the same time as it was announced that Jigsaw was to close, the resilience of musicians, hopes/fears for the city centre, and what might be next for the Co-Living Culture project. We also chat about his pilot gig at Iveagh Gardens recently, his forthcoming album, and the NBA Finals. Outro music: Co-Living Culture - 'Renegador'

Like the podcast? Show support for Nialler9 on Patreon On last week's podcast, Niall recounted his experiences at the trial live music event in the Iveagh Gardens where James Vincent McMorrow and Sorcha Richardson played outdoors for 500 people with social distancing and safety measures in place, without any advance PCR or Antigen testing (as…

?This week, we had a glimmer of hope as the first in a series of live pilot concerts took place at Dublin's Iveagh Gardens on Thursday evening. James Vincent McMorrow and special guest, Sorcha Richardson took to the stage to perform to a crowd of 500 fans and Sorcha is on the line now to tell Dave how it went!

Still on a high after his gig in the Iveagh Gardens, James Vincent McMorrow chats to Brendan about his life and music career.

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Like the podcast? Support Nialler9 on Patreon Niall attended the first gig back last night at the Iveagh Gardens where James Vincent McMorrow and Sorcha Richardson played outdoors for 500 people and about 25 media, with social distancing and pods. It was the first of the touted pilot events in Ireland happening in the coming…

Sinéad Crowley, Arts and Media Correspondent, reports on last night's concert at the Iveagh Gardens - the first live gig in the country in 15 months.

Una heads to the Iveagh Gardens in Dublin for Sorcha Richardson and James Vincent McMorrow performing live in front of an audience of 500 people as part of the Irish government's pilot series trialling a return to live events.

We talk to Minister for Culture and the Arts Catherine Martin on a 70m tourism investment; today's pilot concert in Iveagh Gardens; and the practice of political parties using activists to carry out polling.

Cian McCormack reports on preparations for the first in a series of live pilot concert sat the Iveagh Gardens in Dublin this evening with James Vincent McMorrow and special guest Sorcha Richardson.

James Vincent McMorrow will play at the first concert since the pandemic began, on June 10th at the Iveagh Gardens.

These are worrying times for four sound lads from Mullingar but these are also very exciting times. Knowing that there's light at the end of this isolation tunnel is a great positive musical hug. And this is some very happy news: Craig, Stephen, Matthew and Dean have just signed a major global record deal with Capitol Records! "It's not what it looks like, I promise!" Aftermath at The Iveagh Gardens... Deffo had a bit of a celebration after If you haven’t heard it yet, listen here https://t.co/MumSJ1Ir7k pic.twitter.com/BZACnIepby — The Academic (@TheAcademic) April 27, 2020 'Anything Could Happen' is the name of the very first single released on that label. The Fergal D'Arcy Show caught up with frontman Craig to ask him about the exciting times ahead and just how the hardest working band in Ireland are keeping sane in isolation. On the video Craig said: "We were due to shoot it a few weeks back but then everything changed. The song has taken on an entirely new meaning so we wanted to create something that brings people a sense of hope in these difficult times. We crowd sourced video footage from people all over the world in lockdown who are doing whatever it takes to keep positive. We thought the idea would be fitting in the current climate." See for yourself:

Considering they're called The Academic. First let's have a brief history class on the lads from Mullingar: Debut EP Released 2015 – 'Loose Friends' - People start to take notice. Debut Album Released 2018 – 'Tales From The Backseat 'reached No.1 in the official album chart Top 50 on the US Billboard Alternative Chart and No.22 in the UK Official Chart. 3 Choice Prize Nominations – Bear Claws, Different and Album of The Year Sold Out Irish shows at Iveagh Gardens, Live At The Marquee. Opened for Twenty One Pilots, The Strokes, Catfish and The Bottlemen. Smash hit songs like 'Bear Claws', 'Fake ID' and 'Superlike' led Clash magazine to say they don't write songs they write anthems. And breathe. There's a LOT to take in! They've been busy boys for the last few years. (We'll have a test later in the year when we all get back into school.) For now: Ahead of their return to the Heineken Big Top Galway in July (gig still on at time of publishing) Craig and Matty sat down with TodayFM's Fergal D'Arcy. They tell Fergal about falling back in love with the guitar, How a rip across America in a cranky van made them as a band, how excited they are to release new music this year and loads more. Plus, you will never guess in which class the two lads met in school. They've also put something up for their fans who are self isolating because of Covid-19 Making the most of self-isolating by listening to more music! We’ve set up a little ‘Influences’ playlist on our @Spotify full of tunes we’ve been listening to and been inspired by over the years. Listen here: https://t.co/BHLJEI6som pic.twitter.com/RCGuJm4Q0A — The Academic (@TheAcademic) March 20, 2020    

  Talk: WTF! Chilled Reds   Wines Tasted: 69  Chile Guest contact details http://www.wilsononwine.ie/   https://twitter.com/Wilsononwine   https://www.instagram.com/wilsononwine/   Intro and outro musicThe New Investorshttp://newinvestors.dk/Contact: glenn@velournet.dk Guest: John Wilson Date: 9 August 2019 Location: Wine and Cheese Festival 2019, Iveagh Gardens, Dublin   Contact:   hello@interpretingwine.com www.linkedin.com/in/lawrencefrancis   www.instagram.com/interpretingwine www.facebook.com/interpretingwine www.twitter.com/winepodcast

    Origin Story Green Man virtual tour Consumer trends Guest contact details   https://greenmanwines.ie/   www.facebook.com/GreenManWines   https://twitter.com/GreenManWines1   Address: Green Man Wines, 3 Terenure Road North, Dublin 6 Phone : +353 (1) 5594234   Intro and outro musicThe New Investorshttp://newinvestors.dk/Contact: glenn@velournet.dk Guest: Claire Gallagher Date: 9 August 2019 Location: Wine and Cheese Festival 2019, Iveagh Gardens, Dublin   Contact:   hello@interpretingwine.com www.linkedin.com/in/lawrencefrancis   www.instagram.com/interpretingwine www.facebook.com/interpretingwine www.twitter.com/winepodcast

  Talk: Yes way, rosé   Wines Tasted: Grenache Ros Delheim Pinotage Question: How much rosé is made in Stellenboch? Question: Can you blend white and red grapes to make rosé? Guest contact details   https://www.obrienswine.ie/   https://www.facebook.com/obrienswine   https://twitter.com/obrienswine   Intro and outro musicThe New Investorshttp://newinvestors.dk/Contact: glenn@velournet.dk Guest: Lynne Coyle MW, O’Briens Wines Date: 9 August 2019 Location: Wine and Cheese Festival 2019, Iveagh Gardens, Dublin   Contact:   hello@interpretingwine.com www.linkedin.com/in/lawrencefrancis   www.instagram.com/interpretingwine www.facebook.com/interpretingwine www.twitter.com/winepodcast

    Talk: Far from the merlot we were raised   Wines Tasted: Prosseco Envinate? País Bobal Guest contact details   https://greenmanwines.ie/   www.facebook.com/GreenManWines   https://twitter.com/GreenManWines1 Intro and outro musicThe New Investorshttp://newinvestors.dk/Contact: glenn@velournet.dk Guest: Claire Gallagher Date: 9 August 2019 Location: Wine and Cheese Festival 2019, Iveagh Gardens, Dublin   Contact:   hello@interpretingwine.com www.linkedin.com/in/lawrencefrancis   www.instagram.com/interpretingwine www.facebook.com/interpretingwine www.twitter.com/winepodcast

    Talk: We Want Loire   Wines Tasted:   2017 Chateau du Coing St Fiacre Muscadet de Sevre et Maine Sur Lie €16.55   2015 Pierre et Catherine Bréton ‘La Dilettante’ Vouvray Sec AC Chenin Blanc €23.35   2015 Alexandre Bain ‘Mademoiselle M’ Sauvignon Blanc  Pouilly Fumé €48.30   2015 Domaines Des Roches Neuves ‘Franc de Pied’ Saumur-Champigny AoP Cabernet Franc €48.25 Guest contact details   Beverly:   http://www.latitude51.ie/   https://www.instagram.com/latitudefiftyone/   https://www.facebook.com/LAtitude-51-120438814730804/ Pascal:   https://lecaveau.ie/   www.instagram.com/lecaveauwinemerchants   www.facebook.com/lecaveaukilkenny Intro and outro musicThe New Investorshttp://newinvestors.dk/Contact: glenn@velournet.dk Guest: Beverley Mathews, Pascal Rossignol Date: 9 August 2019 Location: Wine and Cheese Festival 2019, Iveagh Gardens, Dublin   Contact:   hello@interpretingwine.com www.linkedin.com/in/lawrencefrancis   www.instagram.com/interpretingwine www.facebook.com/interpretingwine www.twitter.com/winepodcast

  Origin Story Ireland Wine and Food Looking ahead in the natural wine scene Guest contact details   https://lecaveau.ie/   www.instagram.com/lecaveauwinemerchants   www.facebook.com/lecaveaukilkenny Intro and outro musicThe New Investorshttp://newinvestors.dk/Contact: glenn@velournet.dk Guest: Pascal Rossignol, Le Caveau Wine Merchants Date: 9 August 2019 Location: Wine and Cheese Festival 2019, Iveagh Gardens, Dublin   Contact:   hello@interpretingwine.com www.linkedin.com/in/lawrencefrancis   www.instagram.com/interpretingwine www.facebook.com/interpretingwine www.twitter.com/winepodcast

Wine origin Story Georgia wine story Dublin Wine Trails Wine and Cheese festival 2019 Guest contact details   https://dublinwinetrails.com/   https://www.instagram.com/dublinwinetrails/   https://www.facebook.com/dublinwinetrails/ Intro and outro musicThe New Investorshttp://newinvestors.dk/Contact: glenn@velournet.dk Guest: Mari Sanaia Date: 9 August 2019 Location: Wine and Cheese Festival 2019, Iveagh Gardens, Dublin   Contact:   hello@interpretingwine.com www.linkedin.com/in/lawrencefrancis   www.instagram.com/interpretingwine www.facebook.com/interpretingwine www.twitter.com/winepodcast

Talk: USA Wines   Wines Tasted: Camp Sonoma Chardonnay 2017  Viano Vineyards Hillside Red NV Tendu Field Blend Red 1 litre 2015 All wines available on https://stationtostationwine.ie/ Guest contact details   www.instagram.com/station_to_station_wine   https://twitter.com/STSWine Intro and outro musicThe New Investorshttp://newinvestors.dk/Contact: glenn@velournet.dk Guest: Rory Craig Date: 8 August 2019 Location: Wine and Cheese Festival 2019, Iveagh Gardens, Dublin   Contact:   hello@interpretingwine.com www.linkedin.com/in/lawrencefrancis   www.instagram.com/interpretingwine www.facebook.com/interpretingwine www.twitter.com/winepodcast

  Talk: We Love Acid Wines Tasted: Blanc de Noir, Ancre Hill, Monmouth, Wales NV  Riesling, Jokobus, Peter Jakob Kuhn, Rhienhessenn Germany 2016  Chenin Blanc, Craven, Stellenbosch, 2017  Bastarda, Fedellos de Couto, Ribera Sacra, Spain 2016 Guest contact details   Shane Murphy: https://www.instagram.com/shanedigswine/   https://twitter.com/shanedigswine   DJ Marcus O’Laoire:   https://www.facebook.com/themarcusparty/ Intro and outro musicThe New Investorshttp://newinvestors.dk/Contact: glenn@velournet.dk Guest: Shane Murphy and DJ Marcus O’Laoire Date: 8/9 August 2019 Location: Wine and Cheese Festival 2019, Iveagh Gardens, Dublin   Contact:   hello@interpretingwine.com www.linkedin.com/in/lawrencefrancis   www.instagram.com/interpretingwine www.facebook.com/interpretingwine www.twitter.com/winepodcast

Origin Story Mentorship Wine Spirit Women Consumer events and media Guest contact details   https://www.obrienswine.ie/   https://www.facebook.com/obrienswine   https://twitter.com/obrienswine   Intro and outro musicThe New Investorshttp://newinvestors.dk/Contact: glenn@velournet.dk Guest: Lynne Coyle MW, O’Briens Wines Date: 8 August 2019 Location: Wine and Cheese Festival 2019, Iveagh Gardens, Dublin   Contact:   hello@interpretingwine.com www.linkedin.com/in/lawrencefrancis   www.instagram.com/interpretingwine www.facebook.com/interpretingwine www.twitter.com/winepodcast

  Talk: Orange is the new black   Wines Tasted: Guerila Rebula Terra de Cuques 2015, Terroir Al Limit Giulio Armani Denavolo, Dinavolino Iago Bitarishvili Chinuri, Chardakhi Guest contact details   https://greenmanwines.ie/   www.facebook.com/GreenManWines   https://twitter.com/GreenManWines1   Intro and outro musicThe New Investorshttp://newinvestors.dk/Contact: glenn@velournet.dk Guest: Claire Gallagher, Green Man Wines Date: 8 August 2019 Location: Wine and Cheese Festival 2019, Iveagh Gardens, Dublin   Contact:   hello@interpretingwine.com www.linkedin.com/in/lawrencefrancis   www.instagram.com/interpretingwine www.facebook.com/interpretingwine www.twitter.com/winepodcast

  Talk: Au naturel   Wines tasted: Saint-Romain 2016, Róisín Curley La Part du Colibri 2015, Fay d’Homme, Vincent Caillé ‘Josephine’ (Red) 2015, Gut Oggau n. Guerra 2017, Cancedda O’Connell Guest contact details   www.twitter.com/wine_philosophy   www.instagram.com/wine_philosophy   Intro and outro musicThe New Investorshttp://newinvestors.dk/Contact: glenn@velournet.dk Guest: Mick O'Connell MW Date: 8 August 2019 Location: Wine and Cheese Festival 2019, Iveagh Gardens, Dublin   Contact:   hello@interpretingwine.com www.linkedin.com/in/lawrencefrancis   www.instagram.com/interpretingwine www.facebook.com/interpretingwine www.twitter.com/winepodcast

Conversations & Coffee: Episode # 26 Richie Power In this episode of the Conversations & Coffee Podcast we are joined by Richie Power from the Irish Band 'HAWKE'. Hailed as “the next big thing” and “ones to watch” by Irish rock legends Aslan, Hawke are a fresh new band formed in March 2019 under the shadows of the Guinness brewery in Dublin’s south inner city. Lead singers Eoghan Mac Mahon & Richard Power offer a blistering, anthemic flavour of pop/rock, with yearning melodies and soaring guitar lines reflecting a personal ache to break out of the small area they met in The Liberties, Dublin and onto the stadium stages of the world. Within two months of their March formation, Hawke have secured recording time at the famed Abbey road & Metropolis studios in London to record their first releases. They were subsequently chosen out of 500 other artists entries in a publicly announced competition to support Aslan in Dublin’s Iveagh Gardens this July 13th. The combination of their anthemic rock influences (Coldplay/The Verve/U2) with contemporary electronic ambient sounds has proved an enticing offering for Irish & UK music fans, with Hawke making their debut UK performance at Hit the North festival in England’s north East in May 2019, alongside the likes of Tom Grennan & Jake Bugg, as well as securing a calendar of dates supporting ‘The Hara’ across their 2019 UK & Ireland tour. I hope this journey inspires you to do more, and try harder or pursue that passion that is in you. Because we all have it; whether it be for Arts, Music, Fitness or whatever it is that drives you. . _____________________________ the

Conversations & Coffee: Episode # 26 Richie Power In this episode of the Conversations & Coffee Podcast we are joined by Richie Power from the Irish Band 'HAWKE'. Hailed as “the next big thing” and “ones to watch” by Irish rock legends Aslan, Hawke are a fresh new band formed in March 2019 under the shadows of the Guinness brewery in Dublin's south inner city. Lead singers Eoghan Mac Mahon & Richard Power offer a blistering, anthemic flavour of pop/rock, with yearning melodies and soaring guitar lines reflecting a personal ache to break out of the small area they met in The Liberties, Dublin and onto the stadium stages of the world. Within two months of their March formation, Hawke have secured recording time at the famed Abbey road & Metropolis studios in London to record their first releases. They were subsequently chosen out of 500 other artists entries in a publicly announced competition to support Aslan in Dublin's Iveagh Gardens this July 13th. The combination of their anthemic rock influences (Coldplay/The Verve/U2) with contemporary electronic ambient sounds has proved an enticing offering for Irish & UK music fans, with Hawke making their debut UK performance at Hit the North festival in England's north East in May 2019, alongside the likes of Tom Grennan & Jake Bugg, as well as securing a calendar of dates supporting ‘The Hara' across their 2019 UK & Ireland tour. I hope this journey inspires you to do more, and try harder or pursue that passion that is in you. Because we all have it; whether it be for Arts, Music, Fitness or whatever it is that drives you. . _____________________________ the

Fancy a Line of O’Kane? From twirling around the ballroom floor to providing belly laughs on stage and TV, it seems there's nothing Deirdre O'Kane can't do! The Drogheda born comedian has made quite the come back to comedy with her sell-out A Line Of O'Kane show. Now she's bringing the show to the Vodafone Comedy Festival on Thursday 25th and Friday 26th July. Deirdre joined Muireann in studio to talk about watching Love Island with her son and daughter, what is was like to work with Curtis on Dancing With The Stars and her love of the Vodafone Comedy Festival. Muireann also challenged her to a game of Deirdre's Deals! If you'd like to see Deirdre at the Vodafone Comedy Festival in Iveagh Gardens you can find ticket information here. To listen to the full chat click the Listen button above.   View this post on Instagram   That is a serious nights comedy @vodafonecomedy You CANT miss that !! 💃🏻 A post shared by Deirdre O'Kane (@deirdreokane123) on Jun 21, 2019 at 12:38pm PDT

Every week Ivan is joined by Newstalk's Music Guru Tom Dunne who takes a look at what's happening in the world of music. This week, Tom and Ivan pay tribute to the late Brendan Grace, "A Bath Full Of Ecstacy” by Hot Chip is Tom's Album of the week and The Villagers and Aldous Harding set at the Iveagh Gardens is Tom's gig of the week. 

Justine is a Meme Queen from Nobber (Yes, it is a real place) Co Meath. As social creative at JOE.ie since 2016, Justine works daily creating viral videos, sketches and meme content.    Outside of her work, Justine’s passion is comedy. Having began performing stand-up comedy in 2017, just regularly appears on the Dublin comedy circuit and this year banked herself a place at the Vodafone Comedy Festival in the Iveagh Gardens. Justine has recently began selling her ‘memes on seams’, (t-shirts) which you can view [here](https://www.redbubble.com/people/justinestafford/works/34087340-daniel-odonnell-pints?asc=u&p=t-shirt&rel=carousel&style=mens). You can find all her original Meme creations and jokes on her personal social accounts here:  [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/justinestafford_/?hl=en) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/JustineStafford) [](https://www.facebook.com/JustsMemes/) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/JustsMemes/)

'Do you think it helps being so ugly doing stand-up?' This week of Up To 90 comes live (and inebriated) from Vodafone Comedy Festival 2018 in The Iveagh Gardens, Dublin, as Seann Walsh confesses to his formerly consuming Spice Girls obsession. We talk Limewire, putting your destiny in the hands of an iPod shuffle, favourite Spice Girls, moving to Brighton from London as a young 'un, doing stand-up in playgrounds and garnering quite the South London primary school following, serving seafood risotto to Supergrass lead singers, saying 'LOL' without irony and of course the perennial debate of our time: Blur versus Oasis. Listen out for a guest appearance form the KING of Irish comics John Colleary (who of course turned out to be a Spice Girls roadie...obviously) as he reminisces about England vs Ireland riots on the Kilburn Road, his preference for All Saints and even dons his glasses just so we know he means business. Obviously it's totally unacceptable to record people while under the influence and throw caution to the wind, so please feel free to get in touch about how we've let ourselves and our families down at Twitter and Insta @Upto90Podcast. ALSO please don't forget to support our mate @seannwalsh on the upcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing where is sure to show off his amazing hair and keen ability to decipher new meanings from Spice Girls classics (Two Become One will never sound the same again).

This episode of Best Possible Taste shines a light on Taste of Dublin which takes place every June in Iveagh Gardens. Organiser Avril Bannerton reveals many of the 2018 highlights and Helen Cooke shares the programme of culinary talent taking to the Neff Taste Kitchen. One such talent is Lizzy Lyons from Lizzy’s Little Kitchen in Listowel and Ballybunion in Co Kerry and we return to January 2018 when Lizzy was a guest on BPT. One of the restaurants serving their signature dish at Taste of Dublin this year is Cork’s Greene’s Restaurant and chef Bryan McCarthy tells Sharon about its ingredients and other projects that he is currently undertaking. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie

l'8, il 10 e il 12 maggio si sono tenute rispettivamente a Lisbona le due semifinali e la finale dell'Eurovision song contest, un festival musicale europeo che ai più italiani è quasi sconosciuto, ma che è seguitissimo in molti paesi europei (e non). Al di là dell'amore per il trash, spieghiamo in questa puntata un po' di storia ed intrighi internazionali che sono la vera base di questo festival e ne commentiamo i risultati di quest anno. Con Andrea parleremo poi di una delle mie città preferite, Dublino, e vi portiamo detti piemontesi e gaelici! Nella prossima puntata parleremo con Anna di migrazione e razzismo in Italia oggi. Alla prossimaaaaa Musica: in questa puntata si fa fair use delle seguenti canzoni: Gigliola Cinquetti: Non ho l'età Netta: Toy Ethno-Jazz Band: Iriao - For You Mikolas Josef: Lie To Me Cesar Sampson: Nobody But You Alexander Rybak: Thats How You Write A Song DoReDoS: My Lucky Day Shownotes: Potete discutere della puntata sulla nostra pagina facebook: http://bit.ly/2n4G4xA Per supportare il Podcast andate invece su www.patreon.com/tuttifannulloni Il servizio di John Oliver Sull'ESC 2014: https://bit.ly/1lwiHpj La spiegazione dell'ESC del canale Geography Now: https://bit.ly/2IEnKbz Il mix dei peggiori risultati di ogni paese: https://bit.ly/2G8KLhi Antes do adeus (canzone dove ha cantato il padre della coinquilina di Andrea! https://bit.ly/2IvqpVr ) L'ESC e i fan LGBTQ: https://bit.ly/2rCqJHD La nostra selezione dei favoriti (e altri video correlati): https://bit.ly/2jQcNW3 La canzone che ha vinto l'anno scorso: https://bit.ly/2jUfCW6 E quella che ha vinto quest'anno: https://bit.ly/2IdCy1a I risultati definitivi di quest anno: https://bit.ly/2rDB3yS L'articolo citato dell’Economist:https://econ.st/2wxjcPf The Commitments: https://bit.ly/2IfWlgr Visita alla birreria della Guinness: https://bit.ly/2KlLYVc La libreria del Trinity College: https://bit.ly/2jUPNp6 The Church: http://thechurch.ie Cobblestonepub: http://cobblestonepub.ie Doyle's Pub: https://www.rubysessions.com/about/ Iveagh Gardens: http://iveaghgardens.ie/ Il museo degli scrittori irlandesi: https://bit.ly/2KifN8W Il libro citato: https://bit.ly/2Ij4Fb9 Queen of Tarts: http://www.queenoftarts.ie/ Per altri detti in gaelico: https://bit.ly/2y9Ct5c

The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 36 – Tommy Tiernan In Episode 36 – recorded live at The Vodafone Comedy Festival at Iveagh Gardens, Alison meets comedy hero Tommy Tiernan. They talk meeting Martin McGuinness, bidets, Ken Barlow and cul-de-saccing conversations, and riding lizard people amongst other things! Tommy Tiernan is an Irish comedian, actor, […] La entrada Tommy Tiernan | The Alison Spittle Show #36 se publicó primero en Headstuff.

The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 35 – Radie Peat In Episode 35 – recorded live at The Vodafone Comedy Festival at Iveagh Gardens, Alison meets Lankum's Radie Peat. They talk first gigs, Napoleon Bonaparte's frequent appearance in folk music and Radie's desire to make Trad music sound more like Kraut-Rock. Radie Peat is a […] La entrada Radie Peat | The Alison Spittle Show #35 se publicó primero en Headstuff.

Bonus Episode! Edwin wandered the Iveagh Gardens to give you a feel for what goes on behind the scenes at a comedy festival. Tim Key reviews Guinness glasses. Foil, Arms & Hog tell us how they’re really a James Brown tribute act. Karl Spain falls down a well. Colin Chadwick bothers fish and Emman Idama […] La entrada Reviewables #45 | Behind the scenes at the Vodafone Comedy Festival se publicó primero en Headstuff.

Reviewables Live was recorded in a packed tent at the Iveagh Gardens in Dublin with special guests Andrea Farrell, Erin McGathy, Kevin McGahern and Ronan Grace. Titanic Stories, Bill Clinton Statues and Sex Cooking all feature. Plus – an exclusive review of Kevin’s feature film debut by someone who hasn’t seen it yet. If you […] La entrada Reviewables #44 | Live at the Vodafone Comedy Festival se publicó primero en Headstuff.

This episode of Best Possible Taste is produced by Sharon Noonan with guest presenter Declan Maxwell. It focuses on Taste of Dublin which takes place in the capital’s Iveagh Gardens from Thursday 15 June – Sunday 18 June 2017. Declan talks to Taste of Dublin Festival Director, Avril Bannerton, about the 2017 programme and gets an insight into behind the scenes. Ian Murray explains why Bank of Ireland supports Taste of Dublin with its “Producers’ Row” competition. Award winning executive pastry chef, Aoife Noonan, discusses her Taste of Dublin demo and Rebecca Bell from Teeling Distillery joins Declan to talk about Ireland's leading independent whiskey producer. For more details about Taste of Dublin, visit www.tasteofdublin.ie The Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie , voted Ireland’s best on line digital food and drink magazine.

Cherrie makes a return visit to Helen Dillon’s garden in Ranelagh and visits the Iveagh Gardens in Dublin city centre.

This week I took my Zoom ( I need sponsorship!) recorder to the Vodafone Dublin Comedy Festival in The Iveagh Gardens. I performed with The Dublin Comedy Improv on Friday and The Comedy Improv Allstars and Phil Jupitus on Saturday. There’s a clip here of the DCI live and interviews with Andy Smart, Stephen Frost […] La entrada Episode 17 – Various (at the Vodafone Comedy Festival) se publicó primero en Headstuff.

Tommy Tiernan presents an improvised chat show, where he doesn't know who his guests until they walk out!