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Éist presents: A Retrospective | After eighteen months of exclusive interviews and music updates, Éist offers you a selection of highlights in this month's 'Éist Retrospective'. Featuring chat and music from Gemma Hayes, The Coronas, Jinx Lennon, Caoimhín O Raghallaigh, The Saw Doctors, HAL, Valerie Francis and The Flaws. All podcasts available at www.irishpodcast.com | 2/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Éist presents: Republic of Loose | This month Éist chats with incomparable lead-singer Mick Pyro, from Republic of Loose! Republic of Loose are an Irish funk/soul band, based in Dublin. They formed in 2001, and have since achieved the status of third most-played Irish band on the nation’s airwaves, behind U2 and Bell X1. Mick Pyro is the band’s enigmatic lead singer. While Mick may be a man of few words, in this podcast we gain an insight into the band’s formation, musical style and their methods, and the background to some of their most famous songs. As well as three previous hits, we’ve also got two great songs from Republic of Loose’s most recent album, ‘Bounce At The Devil’! Songs featured: 1. Comeback Girl 2. The Steady Song 3. We People (Who Are Darker Than Blue) ft. Sinead O’ Connor 4. The Lamp 5. What Kind Of Man Would I Be? * Artist's Website: http://www.republicofloose.com/ * Éist on ITunes: http://ht.ly/1FONx * Éist on Facebook: http://bit.ly/bndwFH * Éist Blog: http://newirishmusic.wordpress.com/ | 1/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Éist presents: John Spillane | This month Éist chats with Cork musician extraordinaire, John Spillane! John Spillane is a musician like few others. His singular vision and unforgettable persona have endeared him to many a listener since his first musings and solo album, Wells of the World, in 1997. As his website states, 'in a world filled with strife and upheaval, a time-out with John Spillane is enough to ease the load a bit on anyone lucky enough to bask in his light.' Indeed, like. In this, our first download of 2011, John chats about his early life and banking career in Cork, as well as his first bands, including a jazz outfit called The Stargazers! We chat about his 2003 Meteor award for Best Folk Act, the true story behind his hit single 'The Dunnes Stores Girl', plans for 2011, and as ever we've got our 'Ask the Artist' segment...plus you definitely won't want to miss the fascinating stories behind John's four chosen songs! Songs featured: 1. Passage West 2. Lover's Leap 3. Cúnla (with Christy Moore) 4. Magic Nights in the Lobby Bar * Artist's Website: http://www.johnspillane.com/ * Éist on ITunes: http://ht.ly/1FONx * Éist on Facebook: http://bit.ly/bndwFH * Éist Blog: http://newirishmusic.wordpress.com/ | 12/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Éist Winter Special, with Crystal Swing! | In our first Winter Special, Éist podcast is joined by 2010 sensation Crystal Swing! Mary Murray-Burke and son Derek talk about their band, highlights of the year 2010, and their hopes for the future. We also play Crystal Swing's hit song, 'He Drinks Tequila', as well as their new single, 'Time To Swing'! * Artist's Website: http://www.crystalswing.com/ * Éist on ITunes: http://ht.ly/1FONx * Éist on Facebook: http://bit.ly/bndwFH * Éist Blog: http://newirishmusic.wordpress.com/ | 12/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Éist presents: Adrian Crowley | This month Éist profiles singer-songwriter Adrian Crowley! Adrian Crowley was born in Malta, raised in Galway, and is now based in Dublin. He won the Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year 2009 for 'Season of the Sparks', a highly-acclaimed follow-up to his third album, Long Distance Swimmer (2008). Adrian recalls his first tentative steps into the music industry, and how he ended up recording his second album with Nirvana producer Steve Albini. He details all his albums to date, as well as granting us an insight into his songwriting methods. Plus we have our ‘Ask the Artist’ feature, this time with a question from Michelle Maiolo in New York! When I spoke to Adrian Crowley, we began by chatting about his approach to music and how Simon Cowell has impacted his career!! Songs featured: 1. Horses Like To Dream All Night 2. The Three Sisters 3. Long-Distance Swimmer 4. The Wishing Seat * Artist's Website: http://www.myspace.com/adriancrowley * Éist on ITunes: http://ht.ly/1FONx * Éist on Facebook: http://bit.ly/bndwFH * Éist Blog: http://newirishmusic.wordpress.com/ | 11/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Éist10 - Julie Feeney in DC | Julie Feeney is performing in Washington DC on Tues 9th Nov at the Gibson Guitar Room! To whet your appetite, Éist10 presents highlights from Julie's Éist interview from earlier this year... For more information about the concert, go to http://www.solasnua.org/juliefeeney.html or visit our Éist blog at http://newirishmusic.wordpress.com/ *** Artist's Website: http://www.juliefeeney.com/ | 11/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Éist presents: The Flaws | This month Éist profiles Monaghan rock band The Flaws!! It’s been 3 years since The Flaws’ debut album, the hugely successful Achieving Vagueness. Oct 29th sees the band return with their highly-anticipated sophmore effort, Constant Adventure, and so it’s only fitting that this month Eist catches up with lead singer Paul Finn to chew the cud! The Flaws came to the public’s attention in 2007 with standout songs such as 16, 1981, Out Tonight and Slow Dance. They toured relentlessly. They were nominated for the prestigious Choice Music Prize, and the band were cited in many ‘best of the year’ album lists. And now’s it time to deliver the follow-up. Lead-singer Paul Finn chats with me about the band’s formation, early success and the background to two songs from the debut, 1981 and Out Tonight, as well as new songs Part of You and Constant Adventure. We also discuss The Flaws’ songwriting routine, the making of the new album and what the future might hold for this Monaghan quartet…oh, and does Paul think ‘Out Tonight’ sounds a bit like the Killers?! In addition, this month also features our News Section with Dublin journalist Anne Sharkey, who’s updating us on all things music-related in Ireland…plus we’ve got a new feature for the podcast beginning today!! You can ‘ask the artist’ each month by sending us your questions via Facebook - and this month we have listener Conchubhair MacLochlainn pitching his question to Paul Finn! Enjoy, and make sure to subscribe on ITunes and check us out on Facebook too! Songs featured: 1. 1981 2. Out Tonight 3. Part of You 4. Constant Adventure * Artist's Website: http://www.theflaws.com/ * Éist on ITunes: http://ht.ly/1FONx * Éist on Facebook: http://bit.ly/bndwFH * Éist Blog: http://newirishmusic.wordpress.com/ | 10/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Éist10 - The Guggenheim Grotto | We recently introduced a bonus ten-minute podcast, titled 'Éist10', which appears randomly through the year... Today on Éist10 we chat for ten minutes with Irish duo The Guggenheim Grotto (Kevin May and Mick Lynch), currently on tour in the USA and performing at the 930 Club this week. The band have a strong following in the States, and have garnered high acclaim for their three albums, the most recent of which was released in June of this year. Tune in to learn more about the Guggenheim Grotto, and find out what these exponents of 'dark folk' have in store for DC later in the week! Songs featured: 1. Wisdom 2. The Universe is Laughing *** Artist's Website: http://www.guggenheimgrotto.com/ | 10/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Éist10 - HAL | As you probably know, we recently introduced a bonus ten-minute podcast, titled 'Éist10'. This podcast will crop up at various times throughout the year, with short interviews featuring our favorite new Irish acts! Today we have David Allen from Dublin-based band HAL joining us...though you'd be forgiven for thinking these guys were resident on America's West Coast! Listen in to discover this wonderful 'Beach Boys-Phil Spector-sounding' band, and hear about this week's comeback gig at Dublin's Hard Working Class Heroes festival. What's more, the band has given us an exclusive track to play, from HAL's long-anticipated sophomore album ...and it's a gem of a song too! *** Artist's Website: http://www.myspace.com/hal | 10/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Éist - Simon Fagan | This month Éist chats to Simon Fagan, a classically-trained musician from Navan, Co. Meath. Simon’s uplifting and catchy tunes could be described as acoustic rock, with elements of gospel and folk, and it's easy to see why he's been compared to the likes of Ray Lamontagne, Ryan Adams and Paolo Nutini. We listen to four of Simon's songs, one of which, 'Never Really Cried', picked up Best Performance at this year’s International Songwriting Competition, from more than 15,000 entries! Ronan chats to Simon about his debut album, 'Outside Looking In', as well as about using a whip in the recording studio and buying Viagra in Egypt...but we begin by finding out how Simon first got involved in music! Songs featured: 1. Water's Edge 2. Damn Honey 3. Never Really Cried 4. Plastic Compass *** Available for download now: ITunes: http://ht.ly/1FONx Podomatic: http://solasnua.podomatic.com/ Blog: http://newirishmusic.wordpress.com/ Éist Podcast on Facebook: http://bit.ly/bndwFH ** Artist's Website: http://www.simonfagan.net/ | 9/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Éist - Special Edition - The Saw Doctors | Éist presents a Special Edition podcast of 'The Saw Doctors'! The Saw Doctors are, quite simply, one of Ireland’s best known and most loved bands, and we're delighted to feature them on this bonus podcast! Since forming in 1986, The Saw Doctors have released 13 albums, and scored 18 Top 30 singles and 3 number ones, including 'I Useta Love Her', which still stands as one of Ireland’s all-time biggest-selling singles. After 24 years on the road, Sept 17th 2010 sees the release of the Saw Doctors’ new album, titled ‘The Further Adventures of...The Saw Doctors'. To mark this special occasion, Éist chatted with founding member Leo McMahon about the band’s journey so far, their hit singles, winning a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008, as well as what ‘further adventures’ the future may have in store! Stay tuned for 3 classic songs as well as the current single, 'Takin' the Train'! Songs featured: 1. I Useta Lover Her 2. N17 (live) 3. Small Bit of Love 4. Takin' the Train *** Available for download now: ITunes: http://ht.ly/1FONx Podomatic: http://solasnua.podomatic.com/ Blog: http://newirishmusic.wordpress.com/ Éist Podcast on Facebook: http://bit.ly/bndwFH *** Artist's Website: http://www.sawdoctors.com/ Video for 'I Useta Love Her' by The Saw Doctors: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtAxF3BQFRg | 9/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Éist10 - Isabelle O'Connell | Welcome to Éist10, a ten-minute podcast of of chat and music! Here Ronan chats to pianist Isabelle O'Connell, who is launching her new album, Reservoir, at the Baryshnikov Arts Center, NY, on Sept 19th. *** Artist's Website: http://www.isabelleoconnell.com/ | 9/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Éist - Episode 11 - Luan Parle | This month Éist chats to Luan Parle, the country folk singer from Co. Wicklow! Luan's self-penned single "Why Baby Why" is currently storming up the charts. An interesting fact about that song is that Michael Jackson had heard it before his death and intended to record his own version of it! Luan was fronting her first band at age 10, signed her first record deal at 12, and has worked with a multitude of high-flying pop rock producers ever since. In this 30-minute podcast, Luan chats to Ronan about her early music days, difficulties with record labels, touring with Elton John and her about-to-be-released album, 'Full Circle'. Songs featured: 1. Make It On My Own 2. Free 3. Ghost 4. Why Baby Why This month we've also got Music News from music correspondent Anne Sharkey in Dublin! *** Available for download now: ITunes: http://ht.ly/1FONx Podomatic: http://solasnua.podomatic.com/ Blog: http://newirishmusic.wordpress.com/ Éist Podcast on Facebook: http://bit.ly/bndwFH *** Artist's Website: http://www.luanparle.com/ Video for 'Ghost' by Luan Parle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spbTADWtjCI | 8/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Éist - Episode 10 - Caoimhin O Raghallaigh | This month Éist chats to one of Ireland’s most exciting traditional musicians: Caoimhín ó Raghallaigh from Co. Dublin! Caoimhín plays traditional and contemporary folk music on fiddle, 5-string viola and hardanger fiddle in small, intimate listening venues. His albums include the highly-lauded ‘Kitty Lie Over’, ‘Where the One-Eyed Man Is King’ and ‘Comb Your Hair and Curl It’. National TV and radio presenter John Kelly regularly playlists his 2007 solo album ‘Where The One-Eyed Man Is King’ on his Lyric Fm show, while online rock magazine State recently dubbed him "the most singular traditional Irish musician of (his) generation". Tamara Turner, of CD Baby Review, says that ‘Caoimhín hears a world unexplored and awaiting, somewhere between the lines of traditional music and sound collage’. Judge for yourself, as we chat to Caoimhín in this 30-minute podcast about his musical journey, songwriting, thoughts on touring…and did he really teach Jeremy Irons to play the fiddle?! Songs featured: 1. The Rhythm of Her Toes 2. Síocháin 3. The Bright & Shining 4. The Old Waltz *** Available for download now: * ITunes: http://ht.ly/1FONx * Podomatic Website: http://solasnua.podomatic.com/ *** Artist’s Website: http://www.stateofchassis.com/ Video of Caoimhín, June 2009: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R48lXNaeT00&feature=related | 7/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Éist - Episode 9 - …And So I Watch You From Afar | This month Éist profiles one of Ireland’s hottest new acts, punk rock instrumentalists …And So I Watch You From Afar! Get ready to discover a new and exciting Irish band! Earlier this year …And So I Watch You From Afar were nominated for the Choice Music Award (Best Irish Album of the Year) for their self-titled debut, and the band have been hotly-tipped by none other than rock institutions Kerrang! and NME. This month Ronan chats to the band’s drummer, Chris Wee, and we learn more about the band, their music, difficulties faced…and yes, we asked them 'Where exactly did the band’s name come from?!' As always, this month’s guests share four excellent songs with us...in short, this is another Éist podcast not to be missed! Songs featured: 1. S is for Salamander 2. The Voiceless 3. Set Guitars to Kill 4. A Little Bit of Solidarity Goes A Long Way *** Available for free download now: * ITunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/solas-nuas-podcast/id334283360 * Podomatic: http://solasnua.podomatic.com/ *** Artist’s Website: http://www.myspace.com/andsoiwatchyoufromafar Video for ‘The Voiceless’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3zTd8LpLWc&feature=player_embedded | 6/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 15 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
An interesting podcast featuring the best of new Irish music
Eist releases a brand new podcast the first of every month, featuring a variety of contemporary Irish artists. So far, artists on the show have varied from country singers, to post punk rockers, to singer songwriters...and then some! Each episode features an interview with the artist, and several of his/her songs. The podcast sounds very professional, and the host does a very good job asking the artists interesting questions so that you learn more than the just the bog standard information about an artist. If you are interested in the best of contemporary Irish music, this is the place to discover artists that are already successful in Ireland, and are beginning to build an international audience. The artists featured on the show vary so much, that even if you don't like an artist one month, it is worth checking back the next month because the guest is likely to be completely different. I really love this podcast, and can't wait to download it the first of every month! I think it would appeal to anyone who is interested in Irish music, Ireland, or up-and-coming musicians.
One to bookmark
One of my favourite podcasts. Great way to find out what is going on with Irish music scene. Hard to find musicians giving this much time elsewhere.
éist podcast the place for irish contemporary music in the United States
éist is the perfect place to here up and coming contemporary irish musicians. every month I can't wait to tune in and listen to the latest interview. and the music is quality. ranging from singer-songwriters to bands and everything in between it's a great place for music junkies looking for the newest music. I am always trying to learn about the newest bands overseas and éist provides an outlet for getting the insider look into contemporary irish music. None of the 'trad' music that is so stereotypically irish. Here we get to listen to musicians that are on par with the latest british acts as well as the bands we love so much in the united states. Just love this podcast.
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