Arena Friday 15 February 2019
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.
Chinese classical guitarist Xuefei Yang chats about choosing the guitar as an instrument and marrying her style with traditional Chinese music; she performs at the Chinese New Year Festival in Ireland
Further details: www.dublinchinesenewyear.com
Comedian Áine Gallagher, whose documentary "Grá & Eagla" looks at our love, and fear of, the Irish language; it will screen at the Mother Tongues Festival in Galway and Dublin in the coming month
Further details: https://mothertonguesfestival.com/
Zara Hedderman and Alan Corr review "Bright Night Flowers" from John Fratelli, "Hello Happiness" from Chaka Khan and "MDRN LV" from Picture This
Sword Dance
Xuefei Yang (Guitar)
4:00
Eleanor Plunkett
Xuefei Yang (Guitar)
1:20
Evangeline
Jon Fratelli
3:42
Crazy Lovers Song
Jon Fratelli
5:42
Too Hot
Chaka Khan
3:43
Don't Cha Know
Chaka Khan
2:08
One Drink
Picture This
3:20
Magnet
Picture This
3:18
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Presenter: Seán Rocks