Arena Monday 14 December 2015
coming up on Thursday's show....live music and chat with piano virtuoso Archie Chen, diesel fumes, country music and the badlands of Armagh in "Pumpgirl" at the Galway International Arts Festival and Dunkirk and City of Ghosts are the films up for review
Arts News
with Alan Corr - top earning music tours of 2015 announced by Billboard, Irish film talent well-represented in top picks for Critics Choice Awards, Star Wars fans out in force for premiere of "The Force Awakens" in Los Angeles tonight
The Hothouse Flowers at 30
Liam Ó Maonlaí and Peter O’Toole from The Hothouse Flowers who are celebrating their 30th anniversary this year
Official website: www.hothouseflowers.com
(for copyright reasons this item is not available to download as a podcast)
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Favourite poetry books of the year
Dave Lordan chooses his favourite Irish poetry collections of the year – “The River” by Jane Clarke (published by Bloodaxe Books), “In a Hare's Eye” by Breda Wall Ryan (published by Doire Press), “Another Country” by Rafiq Kathwari (published by Doire Press), “The Architecture of Chance” by Chris Makris (published by Wurmpress), “Little Witness” by Connie Roberts (published byArlen House)
Season 2 of "Serial"
Abie Philbin Bowman explains what's in store in the second season of the true-crime podcast series “Serial”
Official website: https://serialpodcast.org/
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Remembering artist and poet John Duffy
Artist Stano who has collaborated with artist Brian Maguire and the Axis in Ballymun to curate an exhibition "John Duffy: A Life In Pictures" honouring the work of local artist/poet John Duffy who died last year
Full details: www.axis-ballymun.ie
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Music Played on the Show
The Older We Get
The Hothouse Flowers
5:15
Back Through Time
The Hothouse Flowers
1:12
Poem For Sean
John Duffy And Stano
2:00
Arena With Seán Rocks
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