In The Lamplight

With Mícheál away in Berlin on a mission for the Lamplight team, Kieran, Luke and Rory discuss saying no, scouse accents and more. Mícheál managed to squeeze in a trip out among the public before he left, asking them about their favourite holiday destinations. Listen to their responses, and hear the lads share some of their own thoughts and experiences.

Michael Rooney is this week's special guest. He joins Kieran and Rory for a chat about music, education, composing, and life experiences. He also performs one of his own pieces with Kieran, a tune called "An Cruitire".

For this week's "Rory Recommends", Rory decided that the team would go to the Sligo Senior Football Championship final, contested between Tourlestrane and Coolera/Strandhill. Listen to the lads give their thoughts on the experience.

Kieran, Luke & Rory open the show with a chat about getting into a flow state, or getting "in the zone". Mícheál joins the guys for this week's "Mícheál on the Streets" segment, where he asks people about their favourite live entertainment experiences.

Kieran chats to Eamonn O'Hara, a comrade from his days playing GAA football Sligo. Their chat includes in-depth discussions about the game and some of their classic moments, as well as some healthy slagging about a big upcoming match. Eamonn chooses "The Parting Glass" for the house band to perform, which Rory leads on vocals.

For this week's "Rory Recommends", Rory has the lads watch the 2017 official music video for Elton John's classic hit, "Rocket Man". The guys discuss the video and the story behind it.

Kieran, Luke & Rory kick of season three by adding a fourth member to their team, the Ringo to their John, Paul and George. Mícheál Kearney comes on board to join the lads in all of their general craic, and also to host a weekly segment called "Mícheál On The Streets". This week, Mícheál has been out talking to people in the crowd at the "Music's Coming Home" outdoor gig in Sligo town. Kieran and Luke were involved in one of the gigs and Mícheál asks them for their favourite moments.

This week's special guest is Ian Dempsey. Ian chats to Kieran and Mícheál about his career highlights including Dempsey's Den, his long-running breakfast show on Today FM, Gift Grub, the ever-changing role of the radio DJ, and his love for David Bowie. Ian's choice of song, to be performed by the In The Lamplight House Band, is Paul Brady's "Crazy Dreams".

The lads introduce another new segment called "Rory Recommends". Each week, Rory will recommend a new movie, some new music, or maybe a new experience. This week, Rory took the team cliff jumping. Have a listen to see how they got on!

Johnny Gallagher, Pauric Gallagher and Seán O'Reilly (three quarters of the Boxty Band) join us for an absolutely rocking episode of In The Lamplight to wrap up season two. Hear the lads tell stories from the road, and talk about their experiences playing gigs from arenas to cow sheds.

The lads play a set with all of the trademark wildfire energy of a live Boxty show. They start with Johnny's trademark version of Eric Clapton's "Wonderful Tonight" before belting out two originals, "The Loser" and "Mr. George". The set also features Kieran on keys and Duane Gallagher on bass.

Callum Wall becomes the first Lamplight Spotlight guest as he joins Kieran for a chat about his recently released debut EP. Callum talks about how his first year of college has been going, how he recorded and produced his EP himself, and also takes the opportunity to plug some of his self-designed merchandise. Callum performs his song "Limbo", featuring Ash Stevenson on the drums along with Kieran on keys and Luke on bass.

Following on from Callum, the guys are joined by Corcra, the new name for the vocal trio of Naoise Devaney, Jayne Feehily and Gillian Brennan. A regular staple of Kieran's teenage and adult Theme Nights over the past number of years, the group have just released their debut original single, "Waiting". They chat to Kieran about college, pandemic life, the writing of the song, and how eleven years of singing together have given their harmonies a tightness that even siblings would be jealous of. They perform a stripped back version of their new single.

Luke, Rory and Kieran break down their work on the girls' song, from the birth of the project as an idea of Rory's to the release of the final track and music video. Luke talks about the process of arranging and recording the song, while Rory opens up on the creative thought processes behind the song's video, available now on Corcra's official YouTube channel.