Make Me An Island

Make Me An Island

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Make Me An Island episodes

  • Samhain Special Part 2 - Rónán Ó Snodaigh and Myles O’Reilly

    The ground-breaking album Tá Go Maith is one of the year’s finest.

    Recorded live at the Sugar Club on October 20th, Dónal gets a guided tour of the inspiration behind the record and the story of its creation from Rónán O’Snodaigh and producer Myles O’Reilly before listening to a selection of tunes played live in the room.

     

    https://ronanosnodaigh.bandcamp.com/album/t-go-maith

     

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    1 hr 7 min
  • October Bank Holiday Special Part 1 - Louise Mulcahy and Natalya O‘Flaherty Live at The Sugar Club
    Recorded live at the Sugar Club in Dublin on October 20th, 2021, this show is dedicated to the recently departed master box player and genius film-maker, Tony Mc Mahon.
     
    Uilleann piper Louise Mulcahy leads the tribute with a stirring version of  Port na bPucaí before talking in-depth about her forthcomng film on Irish women pipers, Mná na bPíob.
     
    Spoken word boss, Natalya O'Flaherty, gives her first live performance in over 18 months and talks about inspiration and the writing process.
    1 hr 39 min
  • Can you Fenit? Cathal Caufield and Kú in the Kingdom

    The last episode in our summer 2021 series was recorded at Mike and Gráinne O'Neill's Beach Cafe in the seaside village of Fenit in North Kerry.

     

    We're conducting some more musical introductions in this edition as both Cathal Caufield and Killian O'Flanagan, recording as Kú, are at the beginning of their journeys into sound. We listen to their respective debut releases; Cathal's 'The Morning Trush' and 'Jack & Susan go for a drive' by Kú before enjoying a selection of tunes live from both their repertoires.

     

    There's also an illustrated guide to some of their key influences from Neillidh Boyle to Barry Gleeson as well as a tribute to the trailblazing Greek violinist, Alexis Zoumbas. 

     

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    1 hr 31 min
  • Introducing Rufous Nightjar
    Donal travels to Ennistymon in County Clare to meet up with Anna-Mieke, Branwen and Zoe Basha who have taken their Rufous Nightjar project on the road for the first time.
     
    We get to hear how they first got together and what's in store with their debut album which is nearing completion.
     
    We also get to listen to some stunning live takes form their shows in the Oo La La creperie in Ennistymon and Levi's bar in Ballydehob County Cork.
    59 min
  • Gulliver's Twist: Introducing John Francis Flynn
    To mark the release of his debut solo record I Would Not Live Always, John Francis Flynn joins Dónal Dineen to discuss the making of the album in the company of some key collaborators: Ultan O'Brien, Ross Chaney and producer Brendan Jenkinson.
     
    We then journey to heart of a Dublin Saturday night for a selection of tunes at The Cobblestone before taking a deep dive into the world of traditional Irish music which has been pivotal in shaping John's unique sound.
     
    Cathal Caufield makes an appearance to appraise the special kind of magic that the flute and fiddle produce together before playing a couple of parting duets with John in an episode brimful of both dazzling live music recorded on land and reoccurring gull sounds from the sky above.
     
     
    'I Would Not Live Always' is released on Friday July 30th 2021 on River Lea Records. 
     
     
    Written & Presented by Dónal Dineen
    Produced & Edited by Ian Cudmore
     
     
    Support the making of these Islands here.
     
     
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    1 hr 24 min
  • We Are The Makers Episode #2 // Liz Roche // Trailer

    The Summer installment of our sister series to the Islands, We Are The Makers, is out today.

    Commissioned by Solas Nua in Washington D.C., episode #2 charts the arc of choreographer Liz Roche's journey to the top of the contemporary dance world.

     

    Find the full episode here: https://pod.link/makers

     

    From starting at ballet school in Dublin at aged of seven, through training in London Contemporary Dance School, to dancing across Europe, Dónal hears how Liz's education and experience onstage informs her finely wrought and beautifully choreographed productions. Together they talk about the act of making, the collision of sound, movement and image and the cross-disciplinary influences that have inspired her art and career.

     

    We Are The Makers is written and presented by Irish broadcaster Dónal Dineen and produced and edited by Ian Cudmore. Original music by Ultan O’Brien. Commissioned by Solas Nua in Washington, D.C., bringing contemporary Irish art to U.S. audiences. Cover photo by Matthew Thompson.

     

    Kindly supported by Culture Ireland.

     

    https://solasnua.org/

    https://cultureireland.ie/

    https://lizrochecompany.com/

     

    4 min
  • Master at Work: Steve Cooney's Solo Guitar Interpretations of Ancient Irish Harp Tunes: Ceol Ársa Cláirsí

    In Dublin to perform the album Ceol Ársa Cláirsí at the Tradition Now weekender in the National Concert Hall, Steve Cooney's interpretations of ancient Irish harp tunes for solo guitar has added something new to the canon. There’s ancient magic at work here as these tunes were either composed or collected from the beginning of the 1600s to the end of the 1700s.

    As a taster for a forthcoming extended Make Me An Island special on his work Episode 48 takes a detailed look at this beautifully crafted and thoroughly researched piece of work with the master himself as our guide...
     
    https://stevecooneymusic.com/siopa
    46 min
  • Easter Breaks Birthday Mix
    April 8th marks the first anniversary of the launch of Make Me Me An Island. To mark the occasion, talking is mostly suspended in Episode 46 and instead Dónal reverts to the original source of inspiration, the box of 7” singles that formed the foundation for many of the original investigations.  
     
    Peppering the melting pot is a bunch of incendiary new tunes from Ireland on fire. 
     
     
    PLAYLIST: 
     

    Camille Doughty – Elijah Rock

    Nairobi Sisters – Promised Land

    Madlib – Hopprock

    Civic Edits – With Happiness

    Trá Pháidín – N’Fheadair tbh

    Brien – Sundried

    Narolane – Water

    A92 – A9 Freestyle

    Tirzah – Make It Up

    Charlotte Adigéry – Paténpat

    Four Tet – Baby

    Andrea Benini – El Guerrero

    Zotobré – Lagen

    Soul of Angola – Zinha

    Joutro Mundo – Não Force

    Bro’ David- Dancin’

    Eddy Grant’s Coach House Rhythm Section – Time Warp

    Benny Cletin – Jungle Magic

    Taliban Discotechue – (White Label)

    Tim Maia - Sossego

    The Beginning of the End – Funky Nassau

    Dry Bread – Yamar

    Barbatuques – Baião Destemerado

    Mestre Galo Preto – Pitó: A Pinta

    Coco Raizes De Arcoverde – Seu Maia

    Gilberto Gil – Patuscada de Ghandi

    Gato Barbieri – to be continued

    Cormac Begley – Schottisches – Joe Bane’s

    Tom Zé – Defekt 14 – Xiqexique

    Cormac Begley – Live at Barróg Féile Padraig

    Willie Clancy – An Phis Fliuch

    Effisio Melis – Fiorassio

    Dave Brubeck – Unsquare Dance

    Bob Haggard, Ray Bauduc – Big Noise from Winnetka

    Cozy Cole – Big Noise from Winnetka

    Willis ‘Gator’ Jackson – Later for the Gator

    Alemayehu Eshete – Mekeyershin Salawq

    Arthur Lee – Eveybody’s Gotta Live

    Tim Maia – Nobody Can Live Forever

    For Those I Love – Birthday/The Pain

     

    2 hr 13 min

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Country by country, from one energy explosion to the next, Dónal Dineen presents an illustrated guide to the musical universe. No stone unturned. All the colours, every mood.