It was sunny. There were beers. But, most importantly, there were poems!

We spent the weekend bumping between music tents and food vans down at Beyond The Pale Festival, hosted in 'The Garden Of Ireland' Glendalough, County Wicklow

Amongst a backdrop of pretty landscapes were the two fellas, a microphone and their poems. We grabbed anyone we could to share their love of poetry, and have some great stuff for you on our first on-location show.

We have conversations with Seanchoiche's very own Daniel Galvin about his passion for storytelling, Aine Budds and her life mixing food and words to create art and Jessie Flood was kind enough to give us some time and a lovely little poem too. 

Leon had been running a workshop with food critic and journalist Ali Dunworth and poet Aine Budds called The Bards Banquet at the Beyond The Plates stage. The creative audience members started writing and gave us three absolute beauties. 

We will definitely be getting out and about more. Maybe Electric Picnic? Who knows...

Poems from the show:

Jessie Flood - The Pear
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Daniel Galvin - Google Prayer
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Aine Budds - Compartmental Condiments
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Leon's 'The Bards Banquet' workshop poems:

Hannah - Filthy Heart
Nedd - Curing The Breathalizer 
Joe - Battered Lips

Support the show

Original music by Matthew Keating
Artwork by Paddy Downey
Introduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey