Arena Tuesday 1 March 2016
On Friday's Arena with Seán Rocks, Jen Gannon reviews Mare of Easttown, Author and Critic Geoff Dyer, on his new book Seesaw and our Friday Night Album Review with Pat Carty and Zara Heddermann.
with Abie Philbin Bowman - The Rolling Stones to play landmark concert in Havana Cuba, long-lost painting by Caravaggio goes on display in Tokyo, tributes paid to American actor George Kennedy whose death was announced today
Liam Ó Maonlaí and Hilary Bow chat about taking part in “Moondance: Songs by Van Morrison”, a special concert of Van Morrisson songs as Gaelige for IMRAM, the Irish Language Literature Festival
Full details: http://imram.ie/ and www.mountainstosea.ie/
(for copyright reasons the music in this interview is not available to download in the podcast)
Maura McHugh talks about the first ever Irish/French Comic Book Festival, a celebration of the art form which takes place this week at the Alliance Francaise
Full details: http://alliance-francaise.ie/bd
Tony Clayton Lea reviews “Cowboy Song – the Authorised Biography of Philip Lynott” by Graeme Thomson (published by Constable)
Joe Griffin reviews the latest addition to the Far Cry video game series - “Far Cry Primal” takes players back to the year 10,000 BC
Official website http://far-cry.ubisoft.com/primal/en-us/home/
Tupelo Honey/Mil Na Mbeach
Liam Ó Maonlaí And Hilary Bow
5:20
Contacting My Angel/Teaghmhaill Le Mo Aingeal
Liam Ó Maonlaí And Hilary Bow
4:24
Jailbreak
Thin Lizzy
3:58
Old Town
Phil Lynott
3:23
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Presenter: Seán Rocks