The Lyric Feature

The Lyric Feature

By RTÉ lyric fmSociety & Culture Documentary

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The Lyric Feature episodes

October 25 Dancing to a different Drum - The Lyric Feature
An exploration of the work of the drummer Éamonn Cagney who has created new pathways for percussion in contemporary Irish Music.
Presented and Produced by JJ O' Shea.
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51 min
October 11 Flashes from the Dark | The Lyric Feature
Emma Dabiri tells the story of Ferdinand Levy, author of what is believed to be the first collection of poetry by a black poet published in Ireland.

A Rockfinch production for RTÉ Lyric fm
supported by Coimisiún na Meán and RTÉ IRP from the television license fee.
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47 min
October 05 Vocals Chords - Glen Hansard | The Lyric Feature
After the tragic and untimely death of singer Glen Hansard this Summer, the Lyric Feature opens its Autumn series by revisiting a programme from 'Vocal Chords' a series of programmes in which presenter and sean nós singer Iarla Ó Lionáird asks singers what happens when they sing. in which Glen was the principle guest. First broadcast in 2017.
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59 min
October 04 Vocals Chords - Glen Hansard
After the tragic and untimely death of singer Glen Hansard this Summer, the Lyric Feature opens its Autumn series by revisiting a programme from 'Vocal Chords' a series of programmes in which presenter and sean nós singer Iarla Ó Lionáird asks singers what happens when they sing. in which Glen was the principle guest. First broadcast in 2017.

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59 min
June 21 A Place in the Choir
Chorus member and documentary maker Róisín Power opens the door into the world of the National Symphony Chorus of Ireland to ask why singers continue to give their time, their voices, and their hearts to this extraordinary ensemble as it celebrates its 40th anniversary.
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50 min
June 14 Where the river rises | The Lyric Feature
Poet Jane Clarke explores the Avonmore River in County Wicklow through poetry and conversation.

'A Rockfinch production for RTÉ lyric fm. Supported by Coimisiún na Meán and RTÉ from the television licence fee.'
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47 min
June 07 Our half lost cousins - Lyric Feature
Theo Dorgan explores poetic, mythical, historical and cultural links between Ireland and Galicia in north west Spain.
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48 min
May 31 Politics, Pleasure and Empire - Part 2 | The Lyric Feature
Mary Brophy explores the influences, characters and obsessions that brought Ireland's historic gardens into being. Part 2.
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57 min
May 30 Politics, Pleasure & Empire: Making Ireland's Grand Gardens - Part 1 | The Lyric Feature
Mary Brophy explores the influences, characters and obsessions that brought Ireland's historic gardens into being. Part 1
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57 min
May 24 A Corner of the Burren | The Lyric Feature
The poet Moya Cannon takes us to A Corner of the Burren to a place she discovered through her reading of Tim Robinson's maps, the triangle formed by Corcomroe Abbey, St. Colman's Well, Ought-mama and the 'Seven Churches’.

A Rockfinch production for RTÉ lyric fm. Supported by Coimisiún na Meán and RTÉ from the television licence fee
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48 min

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Irish broadcaster RTÉ lyric fm's weekly documentary slot. Programmes about music, literature, visual arts and other areas where creativity is manifest. Broadcast on Sundays at 6pm on RTÉ Lyric FM.