Culture File

Artists and academics working in the realm of sleep join Luke Clancy to explore the politics of sleep, from the sleep gap, to sleep and the city, and the emancipatory work of dreams, with a panel featuring Black Power Naps, Dr. Cressida Heyes, Peter Power and Dr. Antonio Zaadra. (First broadcast 24/02/24)

Our recent recording at IMMA of the Culture File Debate on Breath and breathing had far too many fascinating contributions from our guests Isabel Nolan, Nina McGowan, Mary Cremin and Ian Robertson. So here is the "raw file" of the breathy conversation that evening at the Museum.

Recorded live at IMMA's Take a Breath season, The Culture File Debate panel explores our ways of understanding breath, from our communal need for breathable air, to the personal act of breathing, to the uncommon states rooted in attention to breath.

Lorcan catches up with renowned pianist Christopher O'Riley to talk about Bach, Radiohead, the Irish connection... and Aurora!

Why does Irish trad sound like it does? Some answers from composer and guitarist, Dave Flynn who uses his guitar to examine the sounds and techniques that make Irish trad unique.

From giving the Velvet Underground their name (and part of their sound) to teaching maths on public access television, the late American composer Tony Conrad was influential and unpredictable. Composer and improvisor Jennifer Walshe, who collaborated on Conrad's final album, steers us through the sounds, ideas and joys of a unique artist.

Northern Irish audiovisual artist, Stephen McLaughin, aka An Trinse, shares some of his favourites in watching, listening, reading, tasting and smelling.

Jennifer Walshe on 1960s Manhattan's other definition of minimalism, and its chief exponent; Parisian patisseries put away the butter for a kinder croissant; an accidental photo-history of Donegal; and a very specific definition of "quiet" via Cork's Quiet Music Ensemble.

The rich, complicated legacy of late pioneering musician and artist, Tony Conrad, seen through the eyes of his champion and former collaborator, Jennifer Walshe. (An extended version of this program airs August 3rd in the Culture File Weekly)

Four decades of Donegal life in the accidental archive of Donegal News photographer, Declan Doherty.