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    Nick Drake - 'Way to Blue'

    Tony Clayton-Lea on the release of a tribute album 'Way To Blue: The Songs Of Nick Drake' which is produced by Drake's original producer, Joe Boyd. The album is released on Friday May 3rd.

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    Live Music - Get Rhythm

    Paul McCann as Johnny Cash and Louise O'Reilly as June Carter perform 'Jackson' and 'I've Been Everywhere' live in studio with interview by Seán Rocks. The duo are on a tour of Ireland's Prisons & will perform at Dublin's Mountjoy Prison on May 4th & 8th.

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    Live Music - Swords (Camden Crawl Dublin)

    Dublin band Swords perform 'All The Boys' and 'Lions and Gold' live in studio with interview by Seán Rocks. The band play Dublin's Button Factory on Saturday May 4th as part of Camden Crawl Dublin - www.camdencrawldublin.com for full details.

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    Album Reviews

    Lauren Murphy and Jim Carroll review this week's new album releases 'Ready to Die' from Iggy Pop & The Stooges, 'Home' from Rudimental & 'Hubcap Music' from Seasick Steve.

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    History of The Eagles

    Tony Clayton-Lea on 'History of The Eagles' which is released on DVD and Blu-Ray on Friday April 26th.

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    Music of the Troubles

    This month marks the 15th anniversary of The Good Friday Agreement. Abie Philbin-Bowman on how the Troubles have inspired popular music.

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    Album Reviews

    Emer McLysaght & Niall Byrne review this week's new album releases - 'Bankrupt' from Phoenix, 'Reincarnated' from Snoop Lion and 'Tape Deck Heart' from Frank Turner with Seán Rocks.

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    International Record Store Day

    On Saturday April 20th independently owned music stores across the world will unite to celebrate International Record Store Day. Aoife Barry and Ciarán Ryan join Seán Rocks - www.recordstoreday.com.

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    Phase One Electronic Music and Arts Festival

    Evelyn O'Rourke reports on the 'Phase One: Electronic Music and Arts Festival' which takes place this weekend in Carrick on Shannon in County Leitrim. More details can be found on Facebook at the phaseonefestival page.

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    Live Music - We Cut Corners

    Dublin Duo We Cut Corners perform 'Go Easy' and 'Wallflowers' live in studio with interview by Seán Rocks. The band perform at the Meteor Camden Crawl Festival over the May Bank Holiday Weekend in Dublin - www.camdencrawldublin.com.

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