Sunday Miscellany Sunday 28 June 2020
New Writing:
The Old Man and the Aviary, by Noel Harrington;
Men of Cúil Aodha, by Catherine Foley;
JFK and the Boys of Wexford, by Deaglán de Bréadún;
Friendship and Family, by Rosaleen McDonagh, read by Kathleen Lawrence;
And
Jean Lurçat: a Vision of Hell and Hope, by Emer O'Kelly.
Music:
Douce France, by Charles Trenet;
Ag an bPósadh ’Bhí i gCána, by Cór Chúil Aodha with Peadar Ó Riada;
The Boys of Wexford sung by the Clancy Brothers; before that was a snippet of John F Kennedy’s address to Dáil Éireann in 1963;
and
Here Comes The Sun, sung by Nina Simone
Beer and kindness in Bordeaux, Cór Chúil Aodha's hotline to heaven, JFK in Ireland; the family you choose for yourself, and Jean Lurçat's visions. With Noel Harrington, Catherine Foley, Deaglán de Bréadún, Rosaleen McDonagh, and Emer O'Kelly And music from Peadar Ó Riada and Cór Chúil Aodha, Charles Trenet, the Clancy Brothers, and Nina Simone
A memorable encounter with kindness in the south of France
The pull of online Mass from Coolea with Peadar Ó Riada's choir
John F Kennedy's visit to Ireland, and his Wexford connections
About being a best woman, and friends: the family you choose for yourself
What we can learn from paintings like L'Homme de Hiroshima
New writing for radio, accompanied by complementary music, broadcast every Sunday morning since 1968.
Douce France
Charles Trenet
1:35
Ag An Bpósadh ’Bhí I Gcána
Cór Chúil Aodha With Peadar Ó Riada
2:10
The Boys Of Wexford
The Clancy Brothers
3:54
Here Comes The Sun
Nina Simone
3:33
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