Arena Tuesday 1 March 2016
on Tuesday's show....live music and chat with Rory Musgrave and Rachel Croash ahead of their performance at the Blackwater Valley Opera Festival, the new poetry collection from Aidan Mathews, a review of the RHA Annual Exhibition and singer/songwriter Amanda Palmer prepares to take the stage at the National Concert Hall
Arts News
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
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Van Morrison as gaeilge, for IMRAM
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)
Irish/French Comic Book Festival 2016
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
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Review: “Cowboy Song – the Authorised Biography of Philip Lynott” by Graeme Thomson
Tony Clayton Lea reviews “Cowboy Song – the Authorised Biography of Philip Lynott” by Graeme Thomson (published by Constable)
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Review: video game "Far Cry Primal"
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/
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Music Played on the Show
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
Arena With Seán Rocks
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Presenter: Seán Rocks