Sunday Miscellany Sunday 27 December 2020
Sunday Miscellany
New Writing:
From Screen to Street, by Colin Murphy
Sweet Revenge, by Lourdes Mackey
Auntie Terry, by Nollaig Rowan
Refuge of the Records, by Aoife Barry
Kevin Barry in the Umbrella Stand, by Síofra O'Donovan
And
The Winter Pony, a poem by Mary O’Donnell
Music:
The Auld Triangle, sung by Luke Kelly
An extract from The Burning of Cork, Paul Frost’s new orchestral suite, performed by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, conducted by David Young and featuring Mia Cooper on solo violin
When The Lights Go On Again, sung by Vera Lynn
Amelia, by Joni Mitchell, from her album Hejira
And
Kevin Barry, sung by Paul Robeson
Sunday Miscellany Podcast, 27th December 2020
Birthdays at Christmas time; tumultuous happenings of a century ago; and the things that got us through the year that was, with Colin Murphy, Lourdes Mackey, Nollaig Rowan, Aoife Barry and Síofra O'Donovan
From Screen to Street, by Colin Murphy
"Amidst the tragedy, there was also solidarity and empathy and innovation and imagination. That we had to do things in these ways was an affront to our dignity. But we did them, and embraced them, and brought dignity to them."
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Sweet Revenge, by Lourdes Mackey
"Next day, Sir Hamar Greenwood, Chief Secretary for Ireland, denied police involvement and instead suggested that the citizens of Cork had set fire to their own city."
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Auntie Terry, by Nollaig Rowan
'"You'll survive this," she reassured me, "it won't last too long. The war lasted six years . though we thought it'd be over sooner." This, although meant as reassurance didn't calm me...'
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Refuge of the Records, by Aoife Barry
"Musically, Joni Mitchell's album Hejira is full of space, and yet there are strange nooks and crannies in there too..."
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Kevin Barry in the Umbrella Stand, by Síofra O'Donovan
Síofra O'Donovan on the inescapable presence of her great-uncle, Kevin Barry
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About The Show
New writing for radio, accompanied by complementary music, broadcast every Sunday morning since 1968.
Music Played on the Show
The Auld Triangle
Luke Kelly/The Dubliners
3:18
The Burning Of Cork
Rte Concert Orchestra
4:07
When The Lights Go On Again
Vera Lynn
1:38
Amelia
Joni Mitchell (Vocal), Victor Feldman (Vibes)
6:00
Kevin Barry
Paul Robeson (Vocal)
170:00
Sunday Miscellany
Contact the Show
sundaymiscellany@rte.ie
Producer: Sarah Binchy
Broadcasting Co-ordinator: Carolyn Dempsey