MOVIES AND MUSICALS WITH AEDÍN GORMLEY
Irish film director, producer, screenwriter, composer, and musician John Carney's films are known to have a strong music theme, most notably Once, Begin Again and Sing Street. Ahead of his latest film Power Ballad opening in cinemas, Aedín chats with the director and leading actor Paul Rudd about this new release that was filmed in Ireland. It sees Paul Rudd playing a past-his-prime wedding singer who crosses paths with Danny (Nick Jonas), a fading boyband star, during a gig. This chance encounter upends both their lives in very different ways.
RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 23rd May, 1pm-4pm
CULTURE FILE PRESENTS: THE COMFORT ZONE
Luke Clancy and Colm Tóibín plus a new guest each week light out for the territories, culture-wise.
M.I Abaga's 'Illegal Music 3' with Dagogo Hart
The Comfort Zone: Playwright and performer, Dagogo Hart introduces a classic of Nigerian hip-hop into the Zone, in the shape of M.I Abaga's 2016 'Illegal Music 3' mixtape.
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RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 23rd May, 6.30pm-7pm
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VOX NOSTRA WITH VLAD SMISHKEWYCH
Courts, chapels and salons across Europe provide the setting for this Sunday's Vox Nostra. Vlad explores sacred polyphony from the German composer Melchior Franck, whose expressive writing stands at the threshold of the Baroque. Our Sunday Sonata brings elegant instrumental music from Georg Muffat, whose cosmopolitan style blends French and Italian influences, while the Morning Madrigal turns to the richly lyrical Venetian vocal world of Giovanni Legrenzi. Along the way, echoes of earlier courtly song appear in music linked to the troubadour Thibaud IV of Champagne, tracing a path from medieval poetry to the refined instrumental traditions of the later Baroque.
RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 24th May, 7am-10am
WEEKEND CLASSICS WITH CLAUDIA BOYLE
Soprano Claudia Boyle sets the mood for a relaxing weekend. Whether you are catching up on things, chilling out or enjoying leisure activities, unwind to some of the world's most beautiful classical music. Claudia promises lots of treats on the show including her Musical Menu where she looks at Classical Music connections with food and drink; she will have many musical greats on the show (excluding herself!) in Divas and Divos. There will be something for the little ones in the house in Claudia's Kids' Classics plus the show will be topped off with much loved melodies from across the genres and new releases including Vivaldi in Prague the new album from The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen which explores the influence the composer had on an entire generation of Czech composers. Join Claudia Saturday and Sunday from 4pm as she brings you the ultimate weekend playlist.
RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 24th May, 4pm-6pm
NIALL CARROLL'S CLASSICAL DAYTIME
Niall Carroll plays music from the heart of the classical repertoire with Sounds on Screen, a piece from either the big or the small screen at 11am, and at midday each day Five of a Kind. This week Niall chooses five movements from Beethoven's String Quartets.
RTÉ lyric fm, Monday 25th May, 10am-1pm
THE BLUE OF THE NIGHT WITH BERNARD CLARKE
This week, the Blue of the Night focuses in on Marisa Anderson, an independent American guitarist fluent in many styles as a player and composer, whether they be stoical or whimsical, but always very evocative... including selections from her Mercury, Cloud Corner, Lost Futures (with William Tyler), and Swallowtail (with Jim White) albums.
RTÉ lyric fm, Monday 25th May, 9pm-12am
THE FULL SCORE WITH LIZ NOLAN
Renowned Irish tenor and Drogheda Classical Music Artistic Director Gavan Ring joins forces with one of Ireland's foremost pianists Fiachra Garvey for an adventure of art song through sweeping landscapes, roadside fires, revolution and the trials of love and loss including Ralph Vaughan Williams' iconic setting of poems by Robert Louis Stevenson. Liz Nolan presents a showcase of unabridged musical masterworks, featuring live recordings of Irish and international performers, plus selections from the latest CD releases.
RTÉ lyric fm, Tuesday 26th May, 1pm-4pm
MARTY WHELAN LIVE FROM BLOOM
Join Marty Whelan as he kicks off the RTÉ lyric fm Bloom 2026 celebrations, live from the opening of the annual gardening and food event in the Phoenix Park. Expect chat and good humour with some of the designers of this year's gardens, Neven Maguire will pop by for a cookery demonstration and we'll have live music with The Blue Belles and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra Jazz Ensemble.
RTÉ lyric fm, Thursday 28th May, 10am-12pm
THE FULL SCORE LIVE FROM BLOOM
We're off to Bloom and we're bringing the big brass! Join Liz Nolan and a Brass Ensemble from the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, with conductor Stephen Bell, for a fantastic afternoon live from Ireland's Largest Gardening Festival.
RTÉ lyric fm, Thursday 28th May, 2pm-4pm
NIALL CARROLL’S CLASSICAL DAYTIME AT BLOOM
Niall Carroll’s Classical Daytime live from Bloom in the Phoenix Park from 10 am to midday bringing our usual mix of the world’s best classical music and guest performances from The Irish Quartet from our lyric fm stage in the heart of the festival. Four of Ireland’s most talented and engaging classical guitarists, Jerry Creedon, David Keating, Colin McLean and Redmond O'Toole coming together to play music that evokes summer gardens around the world.
RTÉ lyric fm, Friday 29th May, 10am-12pm
LORCAN MURRAY LIVE FROM BLOOM
RTÉ lyric fm's coverage continues with Lorcan Murray live from the Bloom festival, Ireland's largest gardening and food event in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. Lorcan will be joined by some of the garden designers taking part in this year's festival, plus live music from renowned guitarist Alec O'Leary and The Glasshouse Quartet, for musical delights with a distinctly floral fragrance.
RTÉ lyric fm, Friday 29th May, 2pm-4pm
