Ep. 134 has Fender Jackson chatting with Rónán Ó Snodaigh on New Year’s Eve 2024 before his performance with Kíla in Monroe’s, Galway.

Conversation includes: introductions; early years; Slógadh; Coláiste Eoin (established 1969); Liam Ó Maonlaí (Hothouse Flowers); mycelium; the lack of English in Rónán’s childhood; wanting to be a poet and a musician from leaving school; Rónán’s father Pádraig Ó Snodaigh; Coiscéim; Conradh na Gaeilge; his mother Cliodhna Cussen; being Gaeilgeoirs in Dublin in the 1970s and ‘80s; “frith Ghaeilge” (anti Irish language); Cormac agus Osgur Breathnach; a performance of ‘Dúisigí Dúisigí’; bells and the Kenyan musician Ayub Ogada; the sound of Kíla and the structures of the music; the gobsh*te power; spirituality vs. religiosity; biscuit cookie philosophy; heaven and hell on earth; performance of ‘Táimse I Mo Dhúiseacht’ based on a poem written by Cliodhna Cussen; the people lost on the island in recent decades; the kids; Malachi O’Doherty; the work Rónán has done to understand unionism; the Orange Order; Rónán’s busking in Europe; songwriting; Myles O’Reily; Brian Brody; Paul Muldoon and the makar and the troubadour; Mark French; upticks in the success of Kíla; advice to younger musicians starting out and singing “as gaelige”; driving up north with Colm and Lucas; Burntollet; Bernadette Devlin McAliskey; Hedwitschak Bodhrán; a performance of Hiúmar as well as other topics.

Relevant Links

https://kila.ie/

https://www.instagram.com/kila_official_/

https://www.instagram.com/ronano.snodaigh/

https://www.facebook.com/kilaofficial

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSTfl7UYUz_bilhbrq110ww

https://open.spotify.com/artist/6YtMPqKR0zhZ5OPv3RrJNx?si=4gaLJg7JRU-Xw0xB-oJfog

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3hThC58n5Lt8GC656aSYNQ?si=-vK6evdtRYm_SGs225B_YA

Additional Links

https://www.coisceim.ie/

https://sallinsinquirynow.ie/

https://monroes.ie/collections/live

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