Podcasts by The Lyric Feature
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.
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Dorothy's Prison Notebooks | The Lyric Feature from 2023-12-12T16:38:36.435467
The making of a performance based on the Civil War Gaol Journals of Dorothy Macardle
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The Naked Soul of Man | The Lyric Feature from 2023-12-12T16:38:36.431719
The Naked Soul of Man a story of music, leadership and resilience on Shackleton's Endurance Expedition
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Kerry's Castaway Composer | The Lyric Feature from 2023-12-12T16:38:36.420241
The music of the neglected 19th Century Kerry composer Arthur O'Leary
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Morning - Revisited | The Lyric Feature from 2023-12-12T16:38:36.405194
Returning for a new three-part series Regan Hutchins joins old friends and makes new ones as he hears how we're spending our mornings, noons and nights. Episode 1 - Morning
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River Dodder Soundwalk Mvt 1 | The Lyric Feature from 2023-12-12T16:38:36.401385
Irish composer and sound artist Robert Coleman brings us on a soundwalk of the River Dodder in South Dublin exploring the many facets of its wonderful, varied, rich history and its diverse wildlife...
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Writing Yourself Home ¦ The Lyric Feature from 2023-12-12T16:38:36.387665
The opening episode Writing Yourself Home is presented by the Irish born but Manchester based poet Vona Groarke. Through a series of conversations with four fellow Irish poets, Vona muses on the co...
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Vocal Chords with Sinéad O'Connor from 2023-12-12T16:38:36.375813
When Sinéad O'Connor died in July this year the world was deprived of one of its most distinctive and significant voices. In 2015 Sinéad explored that voice with Iarla Ó Lionáird as part of his ser...
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Maria, La Callas | The Lyric Feature from 2023-12-12T16:38:36.362767
To mark the centenary of her birth, Liz Nolan explores the life and legacy of Maria Callas, the iconic Greek soprano, widely regarded as the most significant, inspiring and provocative opera star o...
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The First Pure Clear Place | The Lyric Feature from 2023-12-10T18:00
Leontia Flynn, explores Sylvia Plath's lifelong admiration of WB Yeats. The programme also contains rare archive of Sylvia Plath speaking about Yeats and reading some of her work in a 1958 Library ...
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Ellen's Walk | The Lyric Feature from 2023-11-26T18:00
Olivia O'Leary and poet Paddy Bushe follow the route of a long lost walk in Kerry, as described in a poem by Ellen Fitz-Simon, daughter of Daniel
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Dorothea The Doozy | The Lyric Feature from 2023-11-19T18:00
Dorothea Herbet writer, poet, artist and proud spinster from Carrick On Suir. Ireland's Jane Austin. Unhoped for, unprecedented, discover the unique 'Dorothea The Doozy'.
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An Draíocht | The Lyric Feature from 2023-11-12T18:00
Eoin ‘Stan’ O’Sullivan, Sliabh Luachra musician in residence, assists in the search for six old vinyl records. A story looking back at a musical tradition’s past and an effort to safeguard its future
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The Western Island | The Lyric Feature from 2023-10-29T18:00
The literature and storytelling traditions associated with The Great Blasket have long been acclaimed both internationally and at home. It is surprising therefore that the music traditions of The B...
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Magic on a Winter's Night | The Lyric Feature from 2023-10-22T18:00
Mary Brophy goes behind the scenes at the 71st Wexford Festival Opera as Artistic Director Rosetta Cucchi and her team orchestrate their particular brand of alchemy. Featuring live excerpts from RT...
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A Place of Pointed Stone | The Lyric Feature from 2023-10-15T18:00
In A Place of Pointed Stones, Jessica Traynor explores the history and folklore of Banagher with local historian James Scully, and we hear new poems and a new song inspired by her research
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The River Dodder Soundwalk Mvt. 3 from 2023-06-25T18:00
Irish composer and sound artist Robert Coleman brings us on a soundwalk of the River Dodder in South Dublin exploring the many facets of its wonderful, varied, rich history and its diverse wildlife...
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Night - Revisted | The Lyric Feature from 2023-06-25T18:00
Returning for a new three-part series Regan Hutchins joins old friends and makes new ones as he hears how we're spending our mornings, noons and nights. Episode 3 - Night
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The River Dodder Soundwalk Mvt 2 | The Lyric Feature from 2023-06-18T18:00
Irish composer and sound artist Robert Coleman brings us on a soundwalk of the River Dodder in South Dublin exploring the many facets of its wonderful, varied, rich history and its diverse wildlife...
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Noon - Revisited | The Lyric Feature from 2023-06-18T18:00
Returning for a new three-part series Regan Hutchins joins old friends and makes new ones as he hears how we're spending our mornings, noons and nights. Episode 2 - Noon
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Sauntering with Joyce | The Lyric Feature from 2023-06-11T18:00
An audio tour of Joyce's Dublin by father and son Gerry and Daragh Dukes.
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Root and Branch: Episode 6 - Oak | The Lyric Feature from 2023-05-28T18:00
Ecologist Anja Murray and musician Brían MacGloinn's six part series celebrating Irish trees. This week's tree is the Oak.
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Root And Branch: Episode 2 - Hazel | The Lyric Feature from 2023-05-21T18:00
Ecologist Anja Murray and musician Brían MacGloinn's six part series celebrating Irish trees. Episode 2 - Hazel
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Root and Branch: Episode 1 - Birch | The Lyric Feature from 2023-05-14T18:00
Ecologist Anja Murray and musician Brían MacGloinn's series celebrating Irish trees. Episode 1 - Birch
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The Salt Of Something New | The Lyric Feature from 2023-04-30T18:00
Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan presents six poets from four continents who are making their mark on the world of Irish poetry.
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Reading Mary Lavelle | The Lyric Feature from 2023-04-23T18:00
Siobhán Mannion explores Kate O'Brien's banned novel about a young Irish woman's tumultuous trip to Spain in 1922
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The Dawning of the Day | The Lyric Feature from 2023-04-16T18:00
The story behind Patrick Kavanagh's On Raglan Road
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Sublimer Wishes Episode 2 | The Lyric Feature from 2022-04-10T20:30:22.969277
Claire Cunningham tells the stories of three poets whose work has been rediscovered: Dorothea Herbert, Florence Mary Wilson and Angela Greene.
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Ireland's Changing Nature (Episode 3) | The Lyric Feature from 2022-04-10T20:30:22.961157
Ireland's Changing Nature. Anja Murray on how culture has shaped our relationship with nature. Episode 3 Wildling
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Ireland's Changing Nature (Episode 2) | The Lyric Feature from 2022-03-27T12:00
Episode 2 - 'Taming' explores the transformations that arose in both landscape and culture with the discovery of metals.
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Ireland's Changing Nature (Episode 1) | The Lyric Feature from 2022-03-20T12:00
Ireland's Changing Nature. Anja Murray on how culture has shaped our relationship with nature. Episode 1 - After the Ice
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When Summer's in the Meadow | The Lyric Feature from 2022-03-13T12:00
Mary Brophy travels to the heartland of Irish-America to tell the story of one of our most iconic ballads Danny Boy in one city, and attempt to uncover how it rose to such heights. (First broadcast...
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Through the Canvas: Episode 1 "Garden Green" | The Lyric Feature from 2022-03-07T12:50:47.769489
Cristín Leach and Diarmuid McIntyre accept the invitation of Norah McGuinness' 1962 still life painting "Garden Green" to throw open the doors and escape into a world shaped by artistic possibility...
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Vocal Chords: Linda Buckley | The Lyric Feature from 2022-03-07T12:50:47.761740
Singer Iarla Ó Lionáird and composer Linda Buckley discuss the journey of the human voice and ask, why do we sing and what happens when we do? An Athena Media production Producer: Helen Shaw Audio ...
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Following the Inny | The Lyric Feature from 2022-03-07T12:50:47.753476
An exploration of the rich diversity of flora and fauna and archaeological sites along the River Inny in South Kerry. Presented and produced by JJ O’Shea Producer for Lyric: Eoin O Kelly
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Saucy Mistress Boldface | The Lyric Feature from 2022-03-07T12:50:47.686086
Saucy Mistress Boldface is a peek through a Georgian window at life for women from 1746 to 1751 through a series of 221 letters from the Bishop Of Elphin to his only teenage daughter Alicia. We hea...
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Wild | The Lyric Feature from 2022-03-07T12:50:47.674272
'Wild'tells the story of Ireland's landscapes and its wildlife across past, present and future, exploring the ever changing relationship between people and nature through time. Written and presente...
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The Woods and Grandma | The Lyric Feature from 2022-03-07T12:50:47.670606
Cal Folger Day shares the compositional process behind her verbatim opera The Woods and Grandma. Presented by Cal Folger Day Produced by Rachel Ní Chuinn and Eoin O Kelly (First broadcast September...
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Bull Island Haiku | The Lyric Feature from 2022-03-07T12:50:47.644124
Poet Pat Boran brings us on a poetic exploration of Bull Island in Dublin Bay. A Rockfinch Production Sound supervision by Tinpot Productions Producer for lyric: Eoin O Kelly (First broadcast Octob...
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Politics, Pleasure&Empire: Making Ireland's Grand Gardens (Part 1) | The Lyric Feature from 2022-03-07T12:50:47.578679
Mary Brophy explores the influences, characters and obsessions that brought Ireland's historic gardens into being. Writer&Presenter: Mary Brophy Producer : Neal Boyle An IWR Media production Produc...
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Politics, Pleasure&Empire: Making Ireland's Grand Garden (Part 2) | The Lyric Feature from 2022-03-07T12:50:47.575970
Mary Brophy explores the influences, characters and obsessions that brought Ireland's historic gardens into being. Writer&Presenter: Mary Brophy Producer : Neal Boyle An IWR Media production Produc...
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Green White Enamel | The Lyric Feature from 2022-03-07T12:50:47.548254
The life and poetry of Ethna MacCarthy, linguist, doctor, poet, and life-long friend of Samuel Beckett. Presented and produced by Claire Cunningham. A Rockfinch production with support from the BAI...
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Sean Ó Riada Archive Clip | The Lyric Feature from 2022-03-07T12:50:47.538193
An RTÉ archive clip from 1970 of Seán Ó Riada talking with Liam Nolan about The Beatles and The Chieftains.
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Edges of Light | The Lyric Feature from 2022-03-07T12:50:47.535285
A meditation on lost time and the creative process, with musicians from the Edges of Light. Presenter: Ellen Cranitch Producer: Eoin Brady
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“Love Letter to The Hospital” By Annemarie Ní Churreáin | Talking Flight from 2022-03-07T12:50:47.495800
Narrated&Written by Annemarie NíChurreáin Producers: Eithne Hand and The Patrick Kavanagh Centre Producer for RTÉLyric fm: Eoin O Kelly
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“Gulder, foosey, splinc&crig: Kavanagh's Lost Language” by Manchán Magan | Taking Flight from 2022-03-07T12:50:47.491320
Narrated&Written by Manchán Magan Producers: Eithne Hand and The Patrick Kavanagh Centre Contributors: Brian Mac An Bhaird&Gretta Kieran Producer for RTÉLyric fm: Eoin O Kelly
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“Kavanagh, The Great Hunger, and Me” by Jaki McCarrick | Taking Flight from 2022-03-07T12:50:47.487387
Narrated&Written by Jaki McCarrick Producers: Aidan Guilfoyle and The Patrick Kavanagh Centre Sound Editing: Aidan Guilfoyle Producer for RTÉLyric fm: Eoin O Kelly
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Songs Beyond Borders | The Lyric Feature from 2022-03-07T12:50:47.450619
Oskar Cox-Jensen tells the stories of five songs, from across three centuries, which have travelled into and out of Ireland, across Europe, and around the world. A Rockfinch production Producer: ...
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A Symphonic Life | The Lyric Feature from 2022-03-07T12:50:47.438027
A Symphonic Life is an intimate portrayal of Ireland's most prolific symphonist, John Kinsella. Presenter: Mary Brophy.
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Taking Flight Omnibus? | The Lyric Feature from 2022-03-07T12:50:47.396034
Taking Flight is a series of radio essays by four different artists which were broadcast in October 2021 on Niall Carroll’s Classical Daytime. All the artists take the work of Patrick Kavanagh as a...
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"The Owl and the Pussycat" from 2022-03-07T12:50:47.393710
Words by Edward Lear. Setting by Emily Josephine Troupe Baritone Edward Robinson. Pianist David Owen Norris
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Goedemorgen, Amsterdam | The Lyric Feature from 2022-03-07T12:50:47.391227
Laoise O'Brien travels to Amsterdam with the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland to follow their musical adventures in this historic and culturally rich city.
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The Limerick Man | The Lyric Feature from 2022-03-07T12:50:47.383910
Sara Lodge retraces the Irish journeys of writer, artist and composer Edward Lear, best known as the author of The Owl and the Pussy-cat.
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One Day / Lá Dá Raibh | The Lyric Feature from 2022-02-27T12:00
Dráma véarsaíochta agus ceoil is ea ‘Lá dá raibh’ mar a bhfuil a dhán féin á aithris ag an bhfile Louis de Paor le ceol nuachumtha ón gcumadóir Meiriceánach Dana Lyn.
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Islands | The Lyric Feature from 2022-02-20T14:12:04.273645
An imaginative journey through recorded sounds with Chris Watson and Luke Clancy. Sound Supervision: Ruth Kennington Producer: Kevin Brew Series Producer, Drama On One: Kevin Reynolds Producer fo...
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Start the Song Gently | The Lyric Feature from 2022-02-20T12:00
The Connemara singer and melodeon player Colm Ó Caodháin and the enduring legacy of his music.
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A Place of Stories | The Lyric Feature from 2022-02-13T12:00
An audio walk through Marsh's Library, Ireland's first ever public library, a meander through centuries of knowledge, and rooms that hold stories that still captivate us today.
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Why London Cannot Keep Its Fools At Home | The Lyric Feature from 2022-01-30T12:00
The many lives of the Smock Alley Theatre. Uncover the history of Smock Alley over three centuries, from the archaeological discovery in 2010 of the original theatre's walls and roof, the struggle ...
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Memory and Montmartre | The Lyric Feature from 2022-01-23T12:00
Curt Adler explores the intriguing parallel lives of two musical Parisians, Marcel Proust and Erik Satie.
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Musica Arcana: The Secret Life of Allegri's Miserere | The Lyric Feature from 2021-12-19T12:00
Brian McIvor unravels the mystery surrounding Allegri's Miserere Mei, one of the most celebrated and hauntingly beautiful pieces of early music.
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Beethoven's Songs and Rarities (Prog 2) | The Lyric Feature from 2021-12-18T06:44:00.260933
Tenor Ian Bostridge and mezzo soprano Natalie Perez on song settings composed by Beethoven.
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Beethoven’s Songs and Rarities | The Lyric Feature from 2021-12-18T06:44:00.260115
Tenor Graham Johnson on song settings composed by Beethoven.
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Sublimer Wishes | The Lyric Feature from 2021-11-28T12:00
Claire Cunningham tells the stories of three poets whose work has been rediscovered: Olivia Elder, Cathleen O'Neill and Madge Herron
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Ethel Voynich: Music Mystery and Manuscripts | The Lyric Feature from 2021-11-27T11:59:46.348631
Zoë Comyns explores the life of Ethel Voynich, the Cork born writer, revolutionary and composer who became a Soviet literary sensation. Presented & Produced by Zoë Comyns Producer for lyric: Eoin O...
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Beethoven's Irish Songs | The Lyric Feature from 2021-11-21T12:00
Singers Ian Bostridge, Natalie Perez and Sophie Daneman on Beethoven's settings of Irish folk songs. Presented&Produced by Jon Tolansky (First broadcast 1st November 2020)
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The Ballad of the Stolwijk Rescue | The Lyric Feature from 2021-10-31T12:00
Ye Vagabonds Brían Mac Gloinn tells the story in word and song of the rescue of 18 Dutch sailors off Arranmore Island in December 1940. Written, presented and performed by Brían Mac Gloinn. Produce...
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Beethoven’s Irish Songs | The Lyric Feature from 2021-10-27T01:20:38.367272
Singers Ian Bostridge, Natalie Perez and Sophie Daneman on Beethoven's settings of Irish folk songs. Presenter and Producer: Jon Tolansky Producer for lyric: Olga Buckley
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Cross Currents (Prog 2/3) | The Lyric Feature from 2021-10-27T01:20:38.366128
Cross Currents is a three-part series, narrated by award-winning actor Barry McGovern, exploring Irish composers’ work from 1975 to 1985. An Athena Media production made in partnership with the Con...
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Music Mystery and Manuscripts | The Lyric Feature from 2021-10-24T12:00
Zoë Comyns explores the life of Ethel Voynich, the Cork born writer, revolutionary and composer who became a Soviet literary sensation. Presented and produced by Zoë Comyns. Producer for RTÉ lyric ...
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“The Meadow” - by Tadhg O’Sullivan | Taking Flight from 2021-10-24T12:00
A radio essay based around the poetry of Patrick Kavanagh, The Meadow is written in the voice of unnamed fictional character, whose long life has been lived in the rhythms and sounds of a place dee...
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On the Ice Edge | The Lyric Feature from 2021-10-17T12:00
On the Ice Edge is a sound composition by Louise Manifold which was inspired by the artist’s participation in survey work on board the Marine Institute’s Celtic Explorer. It features original text ...
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Island Time | The Lyric Feature from 2021-10-17T12:00
Island Time is a multimedia monologue written and performed by Kevin Barry at Inis Oírr Lighthouse. Sound design is by Foley artist Jean McGrath and the piece was made with support from the Commis...
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Island Time and On the Ice Edge | The Lyric Feature from 2021-10-17T12:00
Kevin Barry's Island Time and Louise Manifolds On the Ice Edge. Work from Aerial / Sparks at Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture. Produced by Eoin O Kelly and Elizabeth Laragy (First broadcast...
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Tenducci in Ireland | The Lyric Feature from 2021-10-10T12:00
An Italian superstar castrato in Georgian Ireland as reimagined by the Irish Baroque Orchestra. Written, researched and presented by Michael Lee Produced by Michael Lee and Eoin O Kelly
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The Collectors | The Lyric Feature from 2021-09-28T09:43:35.382019
The Collectors follows British folk singer & song collector, Sam Lee, on the search for forgotten traditional songs from Ireland’s Traveller Communities, before they disappear forever. Producer: Ju...
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Ireland's Changing Nature (Ep 3) | The Lyric Feature from 2021-09-26T12:00
Anja Murray on how culture has shaped our relationship with nature. Episode 3 Wildling Presented&Produced by Anja Murray Researcher: Lenny Antonelli Original Score: Kevin Murphy Editing and s...
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Wilde Stories 3: The Remarkable Rocket | The Lyric Feature from 2021-09-22T01:47:04.770751
Actor Robert Sheehan narrates Wilde Stories, a creative re-imagining of Oscar Wilde through the prism of his fairytales The Happy Prince and Other Stories. Part 3 brings us The Remarkable Rocket. R...
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Ireland's Changing Nature (Ep 2) | The Lyric Feature from 2021-09-19T12:00
Anja Murray on how culture has shaped our relationship with nature. Episode 2 - Taming Presented&Produced by Anja Murray Researcher: Lenny Antonelli Original Score: Kevin Murphy Editing and s...
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Ireland's Changing Nature (Ep 1) | The Lyric Feature from 2021-09-12T12:00
Anja Murray on how culture has shaped our relationship with nature. Episode 1 - After the Ice Presented&Produced by Anja Murray Researcher: Lenny Antonelli Original Score: Kevin Murphy Sound...
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Pagan Flames | The Lyric Feature from 2021-08-29T12:00
Pat Feeley meets with poet Sean Healy who has moved home to Kerry and is working as a farm labourer. Presented and Produced by Pat Feeley (First broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 on 3rd July 1977)
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Long Acre – The Limerick Rake | The Lyric Feature from 2021-08-29T12:00
Pat Feeley examines origins of the traditional Irish song the Limerick Rake. Presented and produced by Pat Feeley. (first broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 on January 31st 1989)
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Hidden Ground: The Story of Jolyon Jackson from 2021-08-23T12:20:26.148442
A profile of the experimental multi-instrumentalist and composer the late Jolyon Jackson. Presenter/Producer: Peter Curtin Producer for lyric: Eoin O'Kelly (First broadcast June 2017)
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Vocal Chords: In Conversation with Peggy Seeger | The Lyric Feature from 2021-08-23T12:20:26.147669
Singers Iarla Ó Lionáird and Peggy Seeger discuss the global journey of the human voice and ask, why do we sing and what happens when we do? Producer: Helen Shaw Audio editor: Pearse Ó Caoimh Pro...
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The River Men | The Lyric Feature from 2021-08-22T12:00
Pat Feeley meets with people from all walks of life as he travels along the banks of the River Feale which has its origins in Co. Cork. Presented and Produced by Pat Feeley (First broadcast on RTÉ ...
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By Hazel Tree And River Bank - The Postman | The Lyric Feature from 2021-08-22T12:00
Jimmy Noone was postman for 21 years in the village of Keadue, Co. Roscommon. He shares some of his memories with Pat Feeley. Presented and Produced by Pat Feeley (First broadcast December 7th 1994)
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The Rain Box | The Lyric Feature from 2021-08-22T12:00
This collaboration between former RTÉ lyric fm Composer in Residence, Sebastian Adams, and writer and broadcaster Jools Gilson, is a rainy fairy tale for your ears, broadcast on the eve of St. Swit...
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Tom Billy | The Lyric Feature from 2021-08-15T12:00
Pat Feeley travels to the Sliabh Luachra region in search of the story of one of Ireland's greatest traditional fiddle players, Tom Billy Murphy. Presented&Produced by Pat Feeley (First broadcast o...
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Song and the Story: Spancil Hill | The Lyric Feature from 2021-08-15T12:00
The Song And The Story was a short series that explored the stories behind popular and not so well-known Irish songs. In this edition, Pat discovers the origins of the Clare song ‘Spancil Hill’. Pr...
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The Road To Maritana (Prog 3) | The Lyric Feature from 2021-08-11T01:35:48.609418
The Road to Maritana is a three part series marking the bicentenary of the birth in 1812 of William Vincent Wallace whose adventures are the stuff of movies. Presented and Produced by Una Hunt A He...
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Night | The Lyric Feature from 2021-08-11T01:35:48.608753
In a three-part series, Regan Hutchins joins artists, poets, friends and family to hear how we encounter morning, noon and night. Presenter/Producer: Regan Hutchins Series Producer for RTÉ lyric F...
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When The War Is Over | The Lyric Feature from 2021-07-25T12:00
The life and poetry of Francis Ledwidge, who was killed in Flanders on 31st July 1917 just weeks before his 30th birthday. Produced by Claire Cunningham Sound supervision by Tinpot Productions. Pro...
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Ireland Portrayed (Part 4) | The Lyric Feature from 2021-07-25T12:00
Programme 4 Conflicted States Art critic Cristín Leach explores how ideas of Ireland and Irish identity have been visually represented, over three hundred years. An IWR Media production. Producer...
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Master of the Musick | The Lyric Feature from 2021-07-18T12:00
Conductor Peter Whelan's fascinating research into the 18th century Irish baroque musician, Matthew Dubourg. Presenter : Máire Nic Gearailt Producer: Joe O’Dubhghaill Producer for lyric: Eoin O K...
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Hidden Ground: The Story of Jolyon Jackson | The Lyric Feature from 2021-06-27T12:00
A profile of the experimental multi-instrumentalist and composer the late Jolyon Jackson. Presented and Produced by Peter Curtin. Producer for lyric: Eoin O Kelly (First Broadcast June 2017)
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Ireland Portrayed (Part 3) | The Lyric Feature from 2021-06-27T12:00
Programme 3 Nation States Art critic Cristín Leach explores how ideas of Ireland and Irish identity have been visually represented, over three hundred years. An IWR Media production for RTE lyri...
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Ireland Portrayed (Part 3) | The Lyric Feature from 2021-06-27T12:00
Programme 3 Nation States Art critic Cristín Leach explores how ideas of Ireland and Irish identity have been visually represented, over three hundred years. An IWR Media production for RTE lyri...
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Ireland Portrayed (Part 2) | The Lyric Feature from 2021-06-20T12:00
Programme 2 Politics&Poverty Art critic Cristín Leach explores how ideas of Ireland and Irish identity have been visually represented, over three hundred years. An IWR Media production. Producer f...
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Dick Farrelly: A Quiet Man | The Lyric Feature from 2021-06-17T06:18:48.580562
Grainne Gavigan tells the story of Dick Farrelly whose song The Isle of Inisfree provided the musical theme for John Fords classic The Quiet Man. Presented & produced by Grainne Gavigan Producer fo...
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If The Stick Dances | The Lyric Feature from 2021-06-13T12:00
Irish violin bow-maker Gary Leahy takes us on a sonic journey in search of exotic materials for a top end bow from Brazilian pernambuco wood to Mongolian pony tail hair. Presented&Produced by Eamon...
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Ireland Portrayed (Part 1) | The Lyric Feature from 2021-06-13T12:00
Programme 1: Land&Life Art critic Cristín Leach explores how ideas of Ireland and Irish identity have been visually represented, over three hundred years. An IWR Media production. Producer for lyr...
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Mother’s Blood, Sister Songs (Part 2) | The Lyric Feature from 2021-05-31T04:48:54.380769
Composer Linda Buckley and producer Helen Shaw explore the genetic connections between Iceland and Ireland through story and song. Production team: Linda Buckley, Helen Shaw, John Howard Audio Mix:...
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Over Nine Waves | The Lyric Feature from 2021-05-30T12:00
An exploration of the powerful and enigmatic poem "The Song of Amergin" and the ancient Milesian legend in which it appears. Presented and Produced by JJ O’Shea Producer for lyric fm: Eoin O Kelly ...
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The Fractured Voice | The Lyric Feature from 2021-05-30T12:00
Ian Maleney explores the work of four contemporary Irish writers, and examines the traditions, landscapes, and ideas which run through their unique and surprising books. Presented&Produced by Ian M...
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The Real and the Imaginary | The Lyric Feature from 2021-05-23T12:00
Seamus Heaney on Seamus Heaney a guided tour of Heaney via RTÉ's archives. Presented and produced by Eoin O Kelly (First broadcast in 2009)
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Women and Words - Eavan Boland | The Lyric Feature from 2021-05-23T12:00
Eavan Boland talks about her life and work. Presenter: Kay Sheehy Producer: Helen Shaw An Athena Media production (First broadcast in 2008)
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Terrible Beauty | The Lyric Feature from 2021-05-16T12:00
The witness statement of Gerald Doyle, an Easter Week 1916 Volunteer, in radio form. Presented and produced by Bernard Clarke (First broadcast December 2016)
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Through the Canvas: Episode 12 "The Startled Bird” | The Lyric Feature from 2021-05-16T12:00
In this final episode, Diarmuid McIntyre and Cristín Leach complete their journeys through the worlds of 12 Irish artworks as they emerge from the leafy woods of “The Startled Bird” (1961) by Norah...
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City Of Words | The Lyric Feature from 2021-05-15T09:18:38.406347
Bernard Clarke chronicles the composition of Ulysses in the various cities that James Joyce resided in from 1908 to 1922 with a particular emphasis on the place of popular song in the work. Produce...
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The Totally Made Up Radio Orchestra | The Lyric Feature from 2021-04-25T12:00
Back in February, the most unique orchestra in the world came together and played a concert. Most of them had never met each other before and none of them, including the conductor, had any idea wha...
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Through the Canvas: Episode 11 "Hope Painting (Going Through the Looking Glass)" | The Lyric Feature from 2021-04-25T12:00
Diarmuid McIntyre and Cristín Leach go down to the sunny banks of the Bride river as they immerse themselves in the luminous colours of William McKeown’s 2005 “Hope Painting (Going Through the Look...
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The Vagrant Birds of Cape Clear | The Lyric Feature from 2021-04-25T12:00
Writer Sara Baume and radio producer Regan Hutchins hit Cape Clear Island to find rare vagrant birds but find some meaning to life instead. Presented and produced by Regan Hutchins. Producer for R...
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Sappho's Daughter | The Lyric Feature from 2021-04-18T12:00
Sappho's Daughter an epic poem by Theo Dorgan performed by Olwen Fouéré and Barry McGovern with a musical score by Colm Mac Con Iomaire. Written by Theo Dorgan Performed by Olwen Fouéré and Barry M...
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Last Thoughts | The Lyric Feature from 2021-04-11T12:00
Through a mix of documentary and drama, 'Last Thoughts' examines the life and work of Ireland's greatest classical composer, John Field. Producer Marc Ivan O'Gorman Producer for lyric: Eoin O Kelly
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Women and Words | The Lyric Feature from 2021-04-06T04:40:06.223294
Women and Words - Eavan Boland. A special programme from the RTÉ lyric fm archive. Presenter Kay Sheehy Producer: Helen Shaw
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Vocal Chords - Christy Moore | The Lyric Feature from 2021-04-06T04:40:06.222723
A life lived with the company of song and the singing voice, is how Christy Moore's describes it and in this his 70th year he shares his journey with fellow singer, The Gloaming's frontman Iarla O ...
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Peter Sweeney, From Toccatas to Tutus | The Lyric Feature from 2021-04-06T04:40:06.222122
A portrait of the organist and charismatic teacher, the late Peter Sweeney. Presenter : Brian McIvor Producer : Olga Buckley (Repeat: First Broadcast Nov 3rd 2019)
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The Art Most Nigh To Tears And Memory | The Lyric Feature from 2021-04-03T02:52:54.028721
Exploring Oscar Wilde's influence on some of the most important composers of the early 20th Century. Presenter/Producer : Jon Tolansky. Producer for lyric fm: Eoin O'Kelly
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The Inishlacken Project | The Lyric Feature from 2021-03-28T12:00
Claire Cunningham tells the story of how the tiny island of Inishlacken, off the coast of Galway, inspired three Belfast artists 70 years ago and continues to inspire artists today. Presented and p...
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Island Time and On the Ice Edge from 2021-03-21T12:00
Kevin Barry's Island Time and Louise Manifold's On the Ice Edge. Work from Aerial / Sparks at Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture. Produced by Eoin O Kelly and Elizabeth Laragy
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Island Time from 2021-03-21T12:00
Island Time is a multimedia monologue written and performed by Kevin Barry at Inis Oírr Lighthouse. Sound design is by Foley artist Jean McGrath and the piece was made with support from the Commis...
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On the Ice Edge from 2021-03-21T12:00
On the Ice Edge is a sound composition by Louise Manifold which was inspired by the artist’s participation in survey work on board the Marine Institute’s Celtic Explorer. It features original text ...
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One Day | The Lyric Feature from 2021-03-14T12:00
One Day is a work of fiction which tells the story of a day in the life of a small village in the west of Ireland. Narrator/author: Louis de Paor Music: Dana Lyn Sound design: David Munro Sound mix...
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Lá Dá Raibh | The Lyric Feature from 2021-03-14T12:00
Dráma véarsaíochta agus ceoil is ea ‘Lá dá raibh’ mar a bhfuil a dhán féin á aithris ag an bhfile Louis de Paor le ceol nuachumtha ón gcumadóir Meiriceánach Dana Lyn. Scéal/scéalaí: Louis de Paor ...
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Ireland Portrayed (Prog 4/4) | The Lyric Feature from 2021-03-06T05:14:47.153099
Art critic Cristín Leach explores how ideas of Ireland and Irish identity have been visually represented, over three hundred years. Written and produced by Mary Brophy with sound mixing by Neal Boy...
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Zandra: A Sentimental Journey | The Lyric Feature from 2021-03-06T05:14:47.150371
Marc Mc Menamin tells the story of Zandra an Irish jazz musician, through the tumultuous years of the 20th Century. Sound : Mark McGrath Producers : Marc McMenamin and Eoin O Kelly Series Produce...
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Mother’s Blood, Sister Songs Pt. 2 | The Lyric Feature from 2021-03-05T05:46:18.141763
Composer Linda Buckley and producer Helen Shaw explore the genetic connections between Iceland and Ireland through story and song.
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Through the Canvas: Episode 7 "Out here III” | The Lyric Feature from 2021-02-28T13:00
Diarmuid McIntyre and Cristín Leach begin their exploration of Oliver Comerfords 2003 painting “Out Here III” in the isolated grounds of an old Tuberculosis Sanatorium. Collection of Irish Museu...
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Through the Canvas: Episode 8 "In a Dublin Park, Light and Shade” | The Lyric Feature from 2021-02-28T13:00
Diarmuid McIntyre and Cristín Leach seek refuge in Dublin’s leafy Merrion Square as they consider Frederick Osborne’s, beautiful yet harrowing oil painting “In a Dublin Park, Light and Shade”(c.189...
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Vocal Chords: Veronica Dunne | The Lyric Feature from 2021-02-28T12:00
Singers Iarla Ó Lionáird and Veronica Dunne discuss the journey of the human voice and ask, why do we sing and what happens when we do? An Athena Media production Producer: Helen Shaw Audio edito...
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Vocal Chords: Peggy Seeger | The Lyric Feature from 2021-02-21T12:00
Singers Iarla Ó Lionaird and Peggy Seeger discuss the global journey of the human voice and ask, why do we sing and what happens when we do? An Athena Media production Producer: Helen Shaw Audio Ed...
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Vocal Chords: Glen Hansard | The Lyric Feature from 2021-02-14T12:00
Singers Iarla Ó Lionáird and Glen Hansard discuss the global journey of the human voice and ask, why do we sing and what happens when we do? An Athena Media production Producer: Helen Shaw Audio Ed...
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Bones of Contention – Flann O’Brien | The Lyric Feature from 2021-01-31T12:00
The life and work of Brian O'Nolan and his many alter egos through a playful mixture of interviews and dramatization. Producer: Marc-Ivan O'Gorman Producer for lyric fm: Eoin O Kelly
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Bax, Ireland and 1916 | The Lyric Feature from 2021-01-24T12:00
In Bax, Ireland and 1916, Aidan Thomson and guests explore the English composer Arnold Bax's complex and unusual relationship with Ireland, Irishness and Patrick Pearse. Presented by Aidan Thomson ...
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In The Wind | The Lyric Feature from 2021-01-17T12:00
Mary Brophy and guests on the natural world and how we describe it. Presenter: Mary Brophy Producer Neal Boyle Producer for lyric: Eoin O Kelly (First broadcast 18th November 2018)
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Stranieri | The Lyric Feature from 2021-01-10T12:00
'Stranieri' tells the story of extraordinary European musicians who were recruited to the RTE Symphony Orchestra when it was founded in 1948. Presented and Produced by Angie Mezzetti Producer for l...
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The Ballad of the Stowijk Rescue | The Lyric Feature from 2020-12-24T12:00
Ye Vagabonds Brían Mac Gloinn tells the story in word and song of the rescue of 18 Dutch sailors off Arranmore Island 80 years ago this month. Written, presented and performed by Brían Mac Gloinn, ...
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Winds of Change | The Lyric Feature from 2020-12-24T12:00
Celebrating 35 years of the Irish Youth Wind Ensemble. Presented by Máire Nic Gearailt A Pine Valley Productions feature, commissioned by Irish Youth Wind Ensemble Producer for lyric: Eoin O Kelly
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Derek Mahon-The Hudson Letter | The Lyric Feature from 2020-12-24T12:00
The late Derek Mahon’s long poem The Hudson Letter read by Stephen Rea and Dawn Bradfield set to a soundtrack recorded along the Hudson River and music by Peter Browne. (The programme was first br...
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The Silence In Between | The Lyric Feature from 2020-12-20T12:00
Pianist Guy Livingston takes us on his quest for silence in music, from medieval chant to the future sounds of a trip to Mars. Presenter & Produced by Guy Livingston Sound: Erik Hense Producer for ...
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Undersong | The Lyric Feature from 2020-11-29T12:00
Rediscovering the life and work of the modernist, anarchist, Irish-born poet Lola Ridge. Presenter/producer: Claire Cunningham. Producer for lyric: Eoin O'Kelly (First broadcast 8th Sept 2019)
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The Freedom of the City | The Lyric Feature from 2020-11-29T12:00
The second of two programmes about the life and work of the Irish composer, conductor, teacher and musicologist, Aloys Fleischmann. Producer: Celia Donoghue (First broadcast: 10th April 2010)
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Stranger Than We Thought | The Lyric Feature from 2020-11-22T12:00
Aisteach, meaning strange, is the 'Avant-garde Archive of Ireland.' The artists' works preserved in its collection radically alters our view of the Irish artistic heritage. Presented and produced b...
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The Fountain of Magic | The Lyric Feature from 2020-11-22T12:00
The first of two programmes about the life and work of the Irish composer, conductor, teacher and musicologist, Aloys Fleischmann. Producer: Celia Donoghue (First broadcast: 3rd April 2010)
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The Wild Irish Girl and her Harp | The Lyric Feature from 2020-11-15T12:00
A portrait of Sydney Owenson, later Lady Morgan, the 19th century celebrity cult figure who penned the influential novel: The Wild Irish Girl. A Heritage Music production. Presented and Produced by...
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Cross Currents (Prog 3/3) | The Lyric Feature from 2020-11-15T12:00
Cross Currents is a three-part series, narrated by award-winning actor Barry McGovern, exploring Irish composers’ work from 1975 to 1985. An Athena Media production made in partnership with the Con...
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Cross Currents (Prog 1/3) | The Lyric Feature from 2020-10-25T12:00
Cross Currents is a three-part series, narrated by award-winning actor Barry McGovern, exploring Irish composers’ work from 1975 to 1985. An Athena Media production made in partnership with the Con...
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The Totally Made Up Orchestra | The Lyric Feature from 2020-10-18T12:00
Back in February, the most unique orchestra in the world came together and played a concert. Most of them had never met each other before and none of them, including the conductor, had any idea wha...
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Joan Sutherland: La Stupenda | The Lyric Feature from 2020-10-11T12:00
Liz Nolan presents a commemorative programme on the anniversary of Joan Sutherland's death on the 10th of October 2010. (First broadcast 2011) Producer: Eoin O'Kelly
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Apex: The Doors | The Lyric Feature from 2020-09-27T12:00
Bernard Clarke explores the music of the Doors Producer: Sarah Blake (First Broadcast 2013)
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Wilde Stories 5: The Selfish Giant | The Lyric Feature from 2020-09-20T12:00
Robert Sheehan narrates Wilde Stories, a re-imagining of Oscar Wilde through the prism of his fairytales The Happy Prince and Other Stories. Reader: Brian Gleeson Narrator: Robert Sheehan Producer:...
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Wilde Stories 4: The Nightingale and the Rose | The Lyric Feature from 2020-09-13T12:00
Robert Sheehan narrates Wilde Stories, a re-imagining of Oscar Wilde through the prism of his fairytales The Happy Prince and Other Stories. Reader: Lauren Coe Narrator: Robert Sheehan Producer: He...
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Memory and Montmartre: Searching for Satie in the writings of Marcel Proust | The Lyric Feature from 2020-08-30T12:00
Curt Adler explores the intriguing parallel lives of two musical Parisians, Marcel Proust and Erik Satie. Producer for lyric fm: Eoin O'Kelly
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Wilde Stories 2: The Devoted Friend | The Lyric Feature from 2020-08-30T12:00
Actor Robert Sheehan narrates Wilde Stories, a creative re-imagining of Oscar Wilde through the prism of his fairytales The Happy Prince and Other Stories. Part 2 brings us The Devoted Friend. Rea...
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All those Names for the Mysteries of Love | The Lyric Feature from 2020-08-23T12:00
An intimate exploration of the life and work of veteran Donegal poet, Francis Harvey who died in November 2014. Presenter & Producer: Éamon Little. Producer for lyric fm: Eoin O Kelly
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Wilde Stories 1: The Happy Prince | The Lyric Feature from 2020-08-23T12:00
Robert Sheehan narrates Wilde Stories, a re-imagining of Oscar Wilde through the prism of his fairytales The Happy Prince and Other Stories. Narrator/Reader : Robert Sheehan Producer : Helen Shaw ...
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Walter Arlen: A Film Score at 100 | The Lyric Feature from 2020-08-16T12:00
The story of a remarkable centenarian composer and a chillingly prophetic long lost film. Presenter/Producer: Jon Tolansky Producer for lyric: Olga Buckley
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Musica Arcana: The Secret Life of Allegri’s Miserere | The Lyric Feature from 2020-08-16T12:00
Brian McIvor unravels the mystery surrounding Allegri’s Miserere Mei, one of the most celebrated and hauntingly beautiful pieces of early music. Producer for RTÉ lyric fm: Olga Buckley (First Broad...
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Noon | The Lyric Feature from 2020-07-26T12:00
In a three-part series, Regan Hutchins joins artists, poets, friends and family to hear how we encounter morning, noon and night. Presenter: Regan Hutchins Producer: Regan Hutchins Series Producer ...
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The Road To Maritana (Prog 2) | The Lyric Feature from 2020-07-26T12:00
The Road to Maritana is a three part series marking the bicentenary of the birth in 1812 of William Vincent Wallace whose adventures are the stuff of movies. Presented and Produced by Una Hunt A He...
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Morning | The Lyric Feature from 2020-07-19T12:00
In a three-part series, Regan Hutchins joins artists, poets, friends and family to hear how we encounter morning, noon and night. Presenter/Producer: Regan Hutchins Series Producer for lyric fm: Ol...
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The Road to Maritana (Prog 1) | The Lyric Feature from 2020-07-19T12:00
The Road to Maritana is a three part series marking the bicentenary of the birth in 1812 of William Vincent Wallace whose adventures are the stuff of movies. Presented and Produced by Una Hunt A ...
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Ireland Portrayed (Prog 4) | The Lyric Feature from 2020-07-12T12:00
Art critic Cristín Leach explores how ideas of Ireland and Irish identity have been visually represented, over three hundred years. Presenter: Cristín Leach Wrtten by: Mary Brophy Producer: Neal Bo...
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Vocal Chords: Sinéad O’Connor | The Lyric Feature from 2020-07-12T12:00
Singer Iarla Ó’ Lionaird goes on a musical odyssey to discover the global phenomenon of the human voice. He talks to Sinéad O’Connor about her relationship with her voice. Producer: Helen Shaw Reco...
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Ireland Portrayed (Prog 2) | The Lyric Feature from 2020-06-28T12:00
Art critic Cristín Leach explores how ideas of Ireland and Irish identity have been visually represented, over three hundred years. Presenter: Cristín Leach Wrtten by: Mary Brophy Producer: Neal Bo...
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Ireland Portrayed (Prog 1) | The Lyric Feature from 2020-06-21T12:00
Art critic Cristín Leach explores how ideas of Ireland and Irish identity have been visually represented, over three hundred years. An IWR Media production for RTE lyric fm. Producer for lyric: Eoi...
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Dancing with Lucia | The Lyric Feature from 2020-06-14T12:00
Dancing with Lucia reassess the artistic significance and legacy of Lucia Joyce as an artist in her own right. Producer/Presenter: Deirdre Mulrooney Producer for lyric: Eoin O'Kelly
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Mother’s Blood, Sister Songs (Part 1) | The Lyric Feature from 2020-05-31T12:00
Composer Linda Buckley and producer Helen Shaw explore the genetic connections between Iceland and Ireland through story and song
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Generational Resistance: Granny’s Intentions and the Birth of the Irish Beat Scene | The Lyric Feature from 2020-05-31T12:00
A look at the birth of the Irish beat scene and the rise of Granny’s Intentions from local Limerick band to a group with an international record deal. Presented & Produced by Peter Curtin. Producer...
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Ross Daly Road to Modal | The Lyric Feature from 2020-05-24T14:00
The story of Ross Daly, a unique musician and composer on a journey of musical exploration and discovery. A J.J. O’Shea production for RTÉ lyric FM Producer for lyric fm: Olga Buckley (First Broadc...
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A Radical Life | The Lyric Feature from 2020-05-24T12:00
Biographer Susan Manly explores the radical life and work of the Irish writer Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849) Presenter: Susan Manly Producer: Claire Cunningham Producer for lyric: Olga Buckley (first...
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Master of the Musick, composer Matthew Dubourg | The Lyric Feature from 2020-05-17T14:00
Conductor Peter Whelan's fascinating research into the 18th century Irish baroque musician, Matthew Dubourg. Presenter: Máire Nic Gearailt. Producer : Joe O’Dubhghaill Series Producer RTE lyric fm ...
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Wittgenstein | The Lyric Feature from 2020-05-17T14:00
The life and thought of Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein, who was perhaps the greatest philosopher of the twentieth century. Presented by Eoin O Kelly Produced by Eoin O Kelly and Kevin Brew Series pro...
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Tim Robinson, Calling the Tune | The Lyric Feature from 2020-05-10T14:00
An archive special in which the late Tim Robinson joined Calling the Tune host Sandy Burnett to choose the music that held a special meaning for him. Presenter: Sandy Burnett. Producer: Olga Buckle...
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No Journey’s End | The Lyric Feature from 2020-04-26T14:00
The story of musician Michael O'Shea, who played an instrument made from a door that he called 'Mo Chara'. He released one album in 1982, now regarded as a landmark cult classic. Presenter/Producer...
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The Silence Inbetween | The Lyric Feature from 2020-04-19T14:00
Pianist Guy Livingston takes us on his quest for silence in music, from medieval chant to the future sounds of a trip to Mars. Presenter : Guy Livingston Producer: Guy Livingston, Sound: Erik Hen...
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Journey to Yu | The Lyric Feature from 2020-03-22T13:00
A virtual roadtrip to Yugoslavia, inspired by photographer Dragana Jurišic's exhibition YU – The Lost Country, following in the footsteps of Rebecca West’s travelogue, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon. A...
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Ireland Portrayed (Prog 3/4) | The Lyric Feature from 2020-01-26T13:00
Art critic Cristín Leach explores how ideas of Ireland and Irish identity have been visually represented, over three hundred years. Written and produced by Mary Brophy with sound mixing by Neal Boy...
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Ireland Portrayed (Pt. 1/4) | The Lyric Feature from 2020-01-12T13:00
Art critic Cristín Leach explores how ideas of Ireland and Irish identity have been visually represented, over three hundred years. Written and produced by Mary Brophy with sound mixing by Neal Boy...
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