Sunday Miscellany Sunday 28 March 2021
New Writing:
The Good Friday Paintings, by Joe Kearney;
April 1st, 1921, by Clodagh O'Donoghue;
Dance, a poem by AM Cousins;
Hank Aaron, My Son and I, by Tim Carey;
Crowning Glory, by Rosaleen McDonagh, read by Kathleen Lawrence,
And
Lunch With John McGahern, by John MacKenna
Music:
The Coolin, by Brendan Power on harmonica
Songs My Mother Taught me by Dvorák, played by Joshua Bell on violin
Carl Orff's Gassenhauer, by the Karl Peinkofer Percussion Ensemble
Baseball Boogie by Mabel Scott
And
Black is the Colour by Christy Moore
A baseball legend, a Traveller woman's crowning glory and lunch with John McGahern, with Joe Kearney, Clodagh O'Donoghue, AM Cousins, Tim Carey, Rosaleen McDonagh, Kathleen Lawrence, John MacKenna
On the artistic talent of a modest Co. Kilkenny neighbour, Tony O'Malley
A remarkable story from the War of Independence, 100 years on
"While others go about their business, she grips my hand, coaxes me to the hall where the sun illuminates Venetian blinds..."
Memories of the baseball legend in Milwaukee
On pavee beoirs and their relationship with their hair
Fifteen years after the writer's death, an affectionate tribute
New writing for radio, accompanied by complementary music, broadcast every Sunday morning since 1968.
The Coolin
Brendan Power
2:45
Songs My Mother Taught Me -
Joshua Bell
2:37
Gassenhauer
Karl Peinkofer Percussion Ensemble
3:00
Baseball Boogie
Mabel Scott
2:37
Black Is The Colour
Christy Moore
2:41
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Producer: Sarah Binchy
Broadcasting Co-ordinator: Carolyn Dempsey