The late, very great Philip Chevron, of the Radiators and The Pogues, wrote songs for a musical (or a ‘tuner’ as he called it) which he devised with Declan Lynch, friend, journalist and novelist. With an Irish-American boxing theme on the life of a fictional character, Jack Rooney, the work in progress featured not only Philip himself, but also Ronnie Drew and Kirsty McColl. The music was thought ‘lost’ for many years, but has been recovered, curated and collated by Philip’s sister, Deborah Blacoe, and produced by his former colleague (and all round legend) Pete Holidai, with a beautiful and timeless cover design by Steve Averill. Pete arranged for me to chat with Declan about the genesis of the album and shone a light on a largely unknown aspect of Philip’s musical life.You can buy a copy of this wonderful album on Bandcamp: https://philipchevron.bandcamp.com/album/the-tunerc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Emlyn Holden & Madeleine Leclézio of the Southern Fold dropped in to chat and play songs from the new release. Emlyn has returned with a new lineup of Stephen Doohan (guitars), Brian McGrath (bass), Peter Flynn (keyboards), Gregor Beresford (drums) and Madeleine Leclézio (vocals), joining him to work on his collection of songs, old and new with a view to an album later in the year. It's to be entitled "Beneath the Blaze of the Burning Sun” and is the result of initial home recordings and further band recordings with acclaimed producer Leo Pearson in Barn Studios, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny. We recorded the music with Emlyn and Madeleine and Emlyn returned to chat about things Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
I got to catch up Annika, a young musician and songwriter in Studio 2. We discussed her musical starting points and how she came to move from classical music to her own compositions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In the lead up to his appearance at Kilkenny TradFest, I sat down with Iarla O'Lionáird, a musician with a wide view of music, traditional music and the meeting points of them. He's an engaging guest and we took more than a few tributaries!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.