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English sheep farmer and writer James Rebanks' attention has turned to another type of farming practiced on remote Norwegian islands: eider down gathering.

Beginning a week of programs from inside the arctic circle at European Capital of Culture 2024, Bodø, we meet the man who makes music from an implement traditionally used by Eider gatherers.

Maynooth-based Brazilian composer, Victor Lazzarini has some suggestions for your weekend treats in watching, listening, reading, tasting and smelling

Jennifer Walsh on the AI-imagine colours of old Ireland; All You Need Is Death director, Paul Duane on Irish folk horror in film and song; Laura Bowler tries to sing while getting tattooed in her new piece for New Music Dublin; and Deirdre O'Mahony's eco-opera film, The Quickening goes on a tour of "walls and halls".

Artist, Deirdre O'Mahony's long running project on Irish foodways blossoms into an operatic film installation at the Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin and a national tour of "walls and halls".

Vocalist and composer, Laura Bowler's approach to New Music demands she gives audiences something to watch, as well as something to listen to and think about, whether that be mid-performance boxing, or for her latest work, live tattooing.