Arena Friday 6 January 2017
with Sorcha Kenny - film & tv awards season begins with Golden Globes this Sunday, Ed Sheeran releases two new tracks, it seems David Bowie was not aware of his impending death when recording his final album
Angela Bourke (writer and Maeve Brennan biographer) and writer Christine Dwyer Hickey , two of the writers contributing to the Irish Writers Centre/The Stinging Fly celebration of Nollaig na mBan and the centenary of Maeve Brennan’s birth
Eithne Shortall reviews “Best European Fiction 2017”, with a foreword by Eileen Battersby (published by Dalkey Archive Press)
Jean O’Brien reads “Leftover Christmas Trees” from her latest collection of poetry “Fish On A Bicycle"
Lauren Murphy and Eamon Sweeney review “11 Short Stories of Pain and Glory” from Dropkick Murphys, “Reflection” ambient album from Brian Eno and “Sleep No More” from Jack Savoretti
Hold Tight
Inni-K
4:45
Rebels With A Cause
Dropkick Murphys
1:05
4-15-13
Dropkick Murphys
2:00
Sections From Reflection
Brian Eno
2:10
Troubled Souls
Jack Savoretti
3:26
Lullaby Loving
Jack Savoretti
3:50
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Presenter: Seán Rocks