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Irish broadcaster RTÉ lyric fm's weekly documentary slot. Programmes about music, literature, visual arts and other areas where creativity is manifest. Broadcast on Sundays at 6pm on RTÉ Lyric FM.
The Lyric Feature - RTÉ
English, Social, 1 season, 134 episodes, 4 days, 1 hour, 27 minutes
The Lyric Feature - RTÉ
English, Social, 1 season, 134 episodes, 4 days, 1 hour, 27 minutes
A Place of Pointed Stones | The Lyric Feature
In A Place of Pointed Stones, Jessica Traynor explores the history and folklore of Banagher with local historian James Scully, and we hear new poems and a new song inspired by her research
2/4/2024 • 39 minutes
Writing Yourself Home | The Lyric Feature
Writing Yourself Home is presented by the Irish born but Manchester based poet Vona Groarke. Through a series of conversations with four fellow Irish poets, Vona muses on the complex relationship between national identity and writing.
1/28/2024 • 42 minutes, 2 seconds
From Kingstown to Dun Laoghaire | The Lyric Feature
Gerald Dawe explores the social and cultural history of Dun Laoghaire, where he has lived for over 30 years, in poetry and conversation.
1/21/2024 • 40 minutes, 59 seconds
Reflections on Lough Derg | The Lyric Feature
Poet Eleanor Hooker reflects on Lough Derg and its place in the lives of those who live near it and on it
1/14/2024 • 39 minutes, 51 seconds
Wild Nephin | The Lyric Feature
Poet Seán Lysaght explores the Wild Nephin area of north Mayo.
1/7/2024 • 40 minutes, 48 seconds
A Portrait of the Artist as a Radio Documentary | The Lyric Feature
The portrait painter James Hanley is the subject as sitter in this audio portrait of his life and work.
12/31/2023 • 45 minutes, 16 seconds
The Dawning of the Day
The story behind Patrick Kavanagh's On Raglan Road
12/24/2023 • 53 minutes, 28 seconds
For The Record | The Lyric Feature
Laoise O'Brien explores a millennium of music through her own experiences as a recorder player.
12/17/2023 • 56 minutes, 42 seconds
The First Pure Clear Place | The Lyric Feature
Leontia Flynn, explores Sylvia Plath's lifelong admiration of WB Yeats. The programme also contains rare archive of Sylvia Plath speaking about Yeats and reading some of her work in a 1958 Library of Congress recording.
12/10/2023 • 47 minutes, 19 seconds
Maria, La Callas | The Lyric Feature
To mark the centenary of her birth, Liz Nolan explores the life and legacy of Maria Callas, the iconic Greek soprano, widely regarded as the most significant, inspiring and provocative opera star of the modern age.
12/3/2023 • 56 minutes, 4 seconds
Ellen's Walk | The Lyric Feature
Olivia O'Leary and poet Paddy Bushe follow the route of a long lost walk in Kerry, as described in a poem by Ellen Fitz-Simon, daughter of Daniel
11/26/2023 • 45 minutes, 50 seconds
Dorothea The Doozy | The Lyric Feature
Dorothea Herbet writer, poet, artist and proud spinster from Carrick On Suir. Ireland's Jane Austin. Unhoped for, unprecedented, discover the unique 'Dorothea The Doozy'.
11/19/2023 • 46 minutes, 33 seconds
An Draíocht | The Lyric Feature
Eoin ‘Stan’ O’Sullivan, Sliabh Luachra musician in residence, assists in the search for six old vinyl records. A story looking back at a musical tradition’s past and an effort to safeguard its future
11/12/2023 • 47 minutes, 30 seconds
Vocal Chords with Sinéad O'Connor
When Sinéad O'Connor died in July this year the world was deprived of one of its most distinctive and significant voices. In 2015 Sinéad explored that voice with Iarla Ó Lionáird as part of his series Vocal Chords which was made for the Lyric Feature.
11/5/2023 • 58 minutes, 17 seconds
The Western Island | The Lyric Feature
The literature and storytelling traditions associated with The Great Blasket have long been acclaimed both internationally and at home. It is surprising therefore that the music traditions of The Blaskets remain little heard. In The Western Island, J.J. O’Shea seeks to address this imbalance and explores this rich but lesser-known aspect of Blasket
10/29/2023 • 54 minutes, 10 seconds
Magic on a Winter's Night | The Lyric Feature
Mary Brophy goes behind the scenes at the 71st Wexford Festival Opera as Artistic Director Rosetta Cucchi and her team orchestrate their particular brand of alchemy. Featuring live excerpts from RTÉ lyric fm's recordings of the 2022 opening opera La Tempesta, location recordings and input from the talented cast of performers and crew.
10/22/2023 • 49 minutes, 51 seconds
A Place of Pointed Stone | The Lyric Feature
In A Place of Pointed Stones, Jessica Traynor explores the history and folklore of Banagher with local historian James Scully, and we hear new poems and a new song inspired by her research
10/15/2023 • 38 minutes, 58 seconds
Writing Yourself Home ¦ The Lyric Feature
The opening episode Writing Yourself Home is presented by the Irish born but Manchester based poet Vona Groarke. Through a series of conversations with four fellow Irish poets, Vona muses on the complex relationship between national identity and writing.
10/8/2023 • 44 minutes, 34 seconds
The River Dodder Soundwalk Mvt. 3
Irish composer and sound artist Robert Coleman brings us on a soundwalk of the River Dodder in South Dublin exploring the many facets of its wonderful, varied, rich history and its diverse wildlife. (Part 3 of 3)
6/25/2023 • 15 minutes, 30 seconds
Night - Revisted | The Lyric Feature
Returning for a new three-part series Regan Hutchins joins old friends and makes new ones as he hears how we're spending our mornings, noons and nights. Episode 3 - Night
6/25/2023 • 40 minutes, 5 seconds
The River Dodder Soundwalk Mvt 2 | The Lyric Feature
Irish composer and sound artist Robert Coleman brings us on a soundwalk of the River Dodder in South Dublin exploring the many facets of its wonderful, varied, rich history and its diverse wildlife. (Part 2 of 3)
6/18/2023 • 17 minutes, 47 seconds
Noon - Revisited | The Lyric Feature
Returning for a new three-part series Regan Hutchins joins old friends and makes new ones as he hears how we're spending our mornings, noons and nights. Episode 2 - Noon
6/18/2023 • 35 minutes, 49 seconds
Sauntering with Joyce | The Lyric Feature
An audio tour of Joyce's Dublin by father and son Gerry and Daragh Dukes.
6/11/2023 • 55 minutes, 46 seconds
Morning - Revisited | The Lyric Feature
Returning for a new three-part series Regan Hutchins joins old friends and makes new ones as he hears how we're spending our mornings, noons and nights. Episode 1 - Morning
6/4/2023 • 35 minutes, 41 seconds
River Dodder Soundwalk Mvt 1 | The Lyric Feature
Irish composer and sound artist Robert Coleman brings us on a soundwalk of the River Dodder in South Dublin exploring the many facets of its wonderful, varied, rich history and its diverse wildlife. (1/3)
6/4/2023 • 17 minutes, 59 seconds
Root and Branch: Episode 6 - Oak | The Lyric Feature
Ecologist Anja Murray and musician Brían MacGloinn's six part series celebrating Irish trees. This week's tree is the Oak.
5/28/2023 • 37 minutes, 19 seconds
Root And Branch: Episode 2 - Hazel | The Lyric Feature
Ecologist Anja Murray and musician Brían MacGloinn's six part series celebrating Irish trees. Episode 2 - Hazel
5/21/2023 • 35 minutes, 54 seconds
Root and Branch: Episode 1 - Birch | The Lyric Feature
Ecologist Anja Murray and musician Brían MacGloinn's series celebrating Irish trees. Episode 1 - Birch
5/14/2023 • 36 minutes, 51 seconds
Kerry's Castaway Composer | The Lyric Feature
The music of the neglected 19th Century Kerry composer Arthur O'Leary
5/7/2023 • 52 minutes, 14 seconds
The Salt Of Something New | The Lyric Feature
Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan presents six poets from four continents who are making their mark on the world of Irish poetry.
4/30/2023 • 42 minutes, 38 seconds
Reading Mary Lavelle | The Lyric Feature
Siobhán Mannion explores Kate O'Brien's banned novel about a young Irish woman's tumultuous trip to Spain in 1922
4/23/2023 • 45 minutes, 18 seconds
The Dawning of the Day | The Lyric Feature
The story behind Patrick Kavanagh's On Raglan Road
4/16/2023 • 53 minutes, 24 seconds
The Naked Soul of Man | The Lyric Feature
The Naked Soul of Man a story of music, leadership and resilience on Shackleton's Endurance Expedition
4/9/2023 • 48 minutes, 59 seconds
Dorothy's Prison Notebooks | The Lyric Feature
The making of a performance based on the Civil War Gaol Journals of Dorothy Macardle
4/2/2023 • 43 minutes, 18 seconds
Songs Beyond Borders | The Lyric Feature
Oskar Cox-Jensen tells the stories of five songs, from across three centuries, which have travelled into and out of Ireland, across Europe, and around the world.
3/26/2023 • 55 minutes, 59 seconds
The Bard Of Armagh | The Lyric Feature
Micil Ned Quinn was renowned throughout Ireland as a traditional singer, songwriter and storyteller.
3/19/2023 • 54 minutes, 49 seconds
An Draíocht | The Lyric Feature
Paul McDermott immerses himself in the music of Sliabh Luachra by going on a quest to track down six Irish trad vinyl records released in 1977.
3/12/2023 • 47 minutes, 29 seconds
Calling The Curlew Home | The Lyric Feature
Ireland is on the verge of losing its population of breeding curlew, but could our songs, stories and art help us to save it?
3/5/2023 • 55 minutes, 18 seconds
Ellen's Walk | The Lyric Feature
Olivia O'Leary and poet Paddy Bushe follow the route of a long lost walk in Kerry, as described in a poem by Ellen Fitz-Simon, daughter of Daniel
2/26/2023 • 45 minutes, 51 seconds
Dorothea the Doozy | The Lyric Feature
Dorothea Herbert writer, poet, artist and proud spinster from Carrick on Suir. Ireland's Jane Austen. Unhoped for, unprecedented, discover the unique 'Dorothea The Doozy'
2/19/2023 • 46 minutes, 33 seconds
The First Pure Clear Place | The Lyric Feature
Leontia Flynn tells the story of the 1962 visit to Ireland of American poet Sylvia Plath.
2/12/2023 • 47 minutes, 19 seconds
Swaddling Songs | The Lyric Feature
Cathal Funge reveals the stories and music behind one of the great Irish albums, once lost to time only to be rediscovered by a new generation.
2/5/2023 • 52 minutes, 4 seconds
Green White Enamel | The Lyric Feature
The life and poetry of Ethna MacCarthy, linguist, doctor, poet, and life-long friend of Samuel Beckett.
1/29/2023 • 40 minutes, 4 seconds
Unearthing Slow Airs | The Lyric Feature
Unearthing Slow Airs traces the roots of four slow airs from four corners of Ireland to uncover how they have developed both culturally and musically, from their origin to now.
1/22/2023 • 57 minutes, 3 seconds
A Place Of Stories | The Lyric Feature
An audio walk through Marsh's Library, Ireland's first ever public library, a meander through centuries of knowledge, and rooms that hold stories that still captivate us today.
1/15/2023 • 42 minutes, 1 second
The Limerick Man | The Lyric Feature
Sara Lodge retraces the Irish journeys of writer, artist and composer Edward Lear, best known as the author of The Owl and the Pussy-cat.
1/8/2023 • 56 minutes, 10 seconds
Here Be Dragons | The Lyric Feature
How technology is changing our relationship to maps and how we navigate our world.
1/1/2023 • 40 minutes, 13 seconds
Paper Boat Sets Sail | The Lyric Feature
Paper Boat Sets Sail is a documentary telling the story of the making of 'Paper Boat', a community opera for Galway.
12/25/2022 • 43 minutes, 22 seconds
The Golden Museum | The Lyric Feature
Reflections on the experience of growing up as the child of Irish immigrants in London told through a collage of music, poetry and commentary
12/25/2022 • 45 minutes, 58 seconds
The Dawning of the Day | The Lyric Feature
The story behind Patrick Kavanagh's On Raglan Road
12/18/2022 • 53 minutes, 25 seconds
Deirdre of the Sorrows | The Lyric Feature
Scottish poet Kenneth Steven explores the legend of Deirdre of the Sorrows, an ancient tale that continues to inspire writers and musicians today.
12/11/2022 • 49 minutes, 32 seconds
The Naked Soul of Man | The Lyric Feature
The Naked Soul of Man a story of music, leadership and resilience on Shackleton's Endurance Expedition
12/4/2022 • 48 minutes, 58 seconds
Root and Branch: Episode 6 - Oak | The Lyric Feature
Ecologist Anja Murray and musician Brían MacGloinn's six-part series celebrating Irish trees. Episode 6: Oak
11/27/2022 • 37 minutes, 19 seconds
Root and Branch: Episode 5 - Ash | The Lyric Feature
Ecologist Anja Murray and musician Brían MacGloinn's six-part series celebrating Irish trees. Episode 5 - Ash
11/20/2022 • 32 minutes, 35 seconds
Reading Mary Lavelle | The Lyric Feature
Siobhán Mannion explores Kate O'Brien's banned novel about a young Irish woman's tumultuous trip to Spain in 1922.
11/13/2022 • 45 minutes, 17 seconds
Dorothy's Prison Notebooks | The Lyric Feature
The making of a performance based on the Civil War Gaol Journals of Dorothy Macardle.
11/6/2022 • 43 minutes, 17 seconds
Root and Branch: Episode 4 - Willow | The Lyric Feature
Ecologist Anja Murray and musician Brían MacGloinn's six-part series celebrating Irish trees. Episode 4 - Willow
10/30/2022 • 33 minutes, 47 seconds
Root and Branch: Episode 3 - Holly | The Lyric Feature
Ecologist Anja Murray and musician Brían MacGloinn's six-part series celebrating Irish trees. Episode 3 - Holly
10/23/2022 • 31 minutes, 53 seconds
Root and Branch: Episode 2 - Hazel | The Lyric Feature
Root and Branch celebrating Ireland's native trees with ecologist Anja Murray and musician Brían Mac Gloinn. Episode 2 - Hazel
10/16/2022 • 36 minutes, 17 seconds
Root and Branch: Birch | The Lyric Feature
A new six-part series by ecologist Anja Murray and musician Brían Mac Gloinn (Ye Vagabonds) celebrates some of Ireland's native trees. Episode 1: Birch
10/9/2022 • 36 minutes, 49 seconds
Here Be Dragons | The Lyric Feature
A sound story of maps, dark magic and dragons on this week's Lyric Feature
6/26/2022 • 40 minutes, 40 seconds
Sauntering with Joyce | The Lyric Feature
This special Bloomsday edition of the Lyric Feature is an audio tour of Joyce's Dublin by father and son Gerry and Daragh Dukes.
6/16/2022 • 56 minutes, 31 seconds
Swaddling Songs at 50 | The Lyric Feature
Cathal Funge reveals the stories and music behind one of the great Irish albums, once lost to time only to be rediscovered by a new generation.
6/12/2022 • 52 minutes, 5 seconds
From Kingstown to Dun Laoghaire | The Lyric Feature
Gerald Dawe explores the social and cultural history of Dun Laoghaire, where he has lived for over 30 years, in poetry and conversation.
6/5/2022 • 41 minutes, 48 seconds
Politics, Pleasure & Empire: Making Ireland's Grand Gardens | The Lyric Feature
Mary Brophy explores the influences, characters and obsessions that brought Ireland's historic gardens into being.
6/3/2022 • 55 minutes, 46 seconds
Reflections on Lough Derg | The Lyric Feature
Poet Eleanor Hooker reflects on Lough Derg and its place in the lives of those who live near it and on it.
5/29/2022 • 40 minutes, 25 seconds
Wild Nephin | The Lyric Feature
Poet Seán Lysaght explores the Wild Nephin area of north Mayo
5/22/2022 • 41 minutes, 23 seconds
Mother's Blood, Sister Songs (Episode 2) | The Lyric Feature
Composer Linda Buckley and producer Helen Shaw explore the genetic connections between Iceland and Ireland through story and song.
5/15/2022 • 56 minutes, 35 seconds
Mother's Blood, Sister Songs (Episode 1) | The Lyric Feature
Composer Linda Buckley and producer Helen Shaw explore the genetic connections between Iceland and Ireland through story and song. (First broadcast December 2019)
5/8/2022 • 56 minutes, 51 seconds
The Vagrant Birds of Cape Clear | The Lyric Feature
Writer Sara Baume and radio producer Regan Hutchins hit Cape Clear Island to find rare vagrant birds but find some meaning to life instead.
5/1/2022 • 36 minutes, 22 seconds
Unearthing Slow Airs | The Lyric Feature
Unearthing Slow Airs traces the roots of four slow airs from four corners of Ireland to uncover how they have developed both culturally and musically, from their origin to now.
4/24/2022 • 57 minutes, 12 seconds
Sublimer Wishes (Episode 3) | The Lyric Feature
Claire Cunningham tells the stories of three poets whose work has been rediscovered: Emily Lawless, Freda Laughton and Ellen Taylor.
4/17/2022 • 45 minutes, 12 seconds
Tenducci in Ireland | The Lyric Feature
An Italian superstar castrato in Georgian Ireland as reimagined by the Irish Baroque Orchestra
4/10/2022 • 56 minutes, 17 seconds
Ireland's Changing Nature (Episode 3) | The Lyric Feature
Ireland's Changing Nature. Anja Murray on how culture has shaped our relationship with nature. Episode 3 Wildling
4/3/2022 • 37 minutes, 1 second
Ireland's Changing Nature (Episode 2) | The Lyric Feature
Episode 2 - 'Taming' explores the transformations that arose in both landscape and culture with the discovery of metals.
3/27/2022 • 37 minutes, 26 seconds
Ireland's Changing Nature (Episode 1) | The Lyric Feature
Ireland's Changing Nature. Anja Murray on how culture has shaped our relationship with nature. Episode 1 - After the Ice
3/20/2022 • 38 minutes
When Summer's in the Meadow | The Lyric Feature
Mary Brophy travels to the heartland of Irish-America to tell the story of one of our most iconic ballads Danny Boy in one city, and attempt to uncover how it rose to such heights. (First broadcast 4th July 2014)
3/13/2022 • 57 minutes, 11 seconds
Sublimer Wishes Episode 2 | The Lyric Feature
Claire Cunningham tells the stories of three poets whose work has been rediscovered: Dorothea Herbert, Florence Mary Wilson and Angela Greene.
3/6/2022 • 45 minutes, 54 seconds
Lá Dá Raibh | The Lyric Feature
Dráma véarsaíochta agus ceoil is ea ‘Lá dá raibh’ mar a bhfuil a dhán féin á aithris ag an bhfile Louis de Paor le ceol nuachumtha ón gcumadóir Meiriceánach Dana Lyn.
2/27/2022 • 27 minutes, 24 seconds
One Day | The Lyric Feature
One day is a work of fiction which tells the story of a day in the life of a small village in the west of Ireland.
2/27/2022 • 27 minutes, 23 seconds
One Day / Lá Dá Raibh | The Lyric Feature
Dráma véarsaíochta agus ceoil is ea ‘Lá dá raibh’ mar a bhfuil a dhán féin á aithris ag an bhfile Louis de Paor le ceol nuachumtha ón gcumadóir Meiriceánach Dana Lyn.
2/27/2022 • 55 minutes, 34 seconds
Start the Song Gently | The Lyric Feature
The Connemara singer and melodeon player Colm Ó Caodháin and the enduring legacy of his music.
2/20/2022 • 45 minutes, 19 seconds
A Place of Stories | The Lyric Feature
An audio walk through Marsh's Library, Ireland's first ever public library, a meander through centuries of knowledge, and rooms that hold stories that still captivate us today.
2/13/2022 • 42 minutes, 39 seconds
The Limerick Man | The Lyric Feature
Sara Lodge retraces the Irish journeys of writer, artist and composer Edward Lear, best known as the author of The Owl and the Pussy-cat.
2/6/2022 • 56 minutes, 52 seconds
Why London Cannot Keep Its Fools At Home | The Lyric Feature
The many lives of the Smock Alley Theatre. Uncover the history of Smock Alley over three centuries, from the archaeological discovery in 2010 of the original theatre's walls and roof, the struggle to bring the ruins back to life, and a return to staging performances.
1/30/2022 • 56 minutes, 38 seconds
Memory and Montmartre | The Lyric Feature
Curt Adler explores the intriguing parallel lives of two musical Parisians, Marcel Proust and Erik Satie.
1/23/2022 • 57 minutes, 40 seconds
The Fractured Voice | The Lyric Feature
Ian Maleney explores the work of four contemporary Irish writers, and examines the traditions, landscapes, and ideas which run through their unique and surprising books. (First broadcast 25th November 2018)
1/16/2022 • 56 minutes, 5 seconds
Goedemorgen, Amsterdam | The Lyric Feature
Laoise O'Brien travels to Amsterdam with the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland to follow their musical adventures in this historic and culturally rich city.
1/9/2022 • 57 minutes, 8 seconds
"The Owl and the Pussycat"
Words by Edward Lear. Setting by Emily Josephine Troupe Baritone Edward Robinson. Pianist David Owen Norris
1/9/2022 • 3 minutes, 8 seconds
Taking Flight Omnibus | The Lyric Feature
Taking Flight is a series of radio essays by four different artists which were broadcast in October 2021 on Niall Carroll’s Classical Daytime. All the artists take the work of Patrick Kavanagh as a stepping off point for their own artistic pursuit.
1/2/2022 • 54 minutes, 24 seconds
Saucy Mistress Boldface | The Lyric Feature
Saucy Mistress Boldface is a peek through a Georgian window at life for women from 1746 to 1751 through a series of 221 letters from the Bishop Of Elphin to his only teenage daughter Alicia. We hear about music, fashions, lazy servants, exotic fruits and women’s health.
12/26/2021 • 43 minutes, 39 seconds
Musica Arcana: The Secret Life of Allegri's Miserere | The Lyric Feature
Brian McIvor unravels the mystery surrounding Allegri's Miserere Mei, one of the most celebrated and hauntingly beautiful pieces of early music.
12/19/2021 • 45 minutes
The Inishlacken Project | The Lyric Feature
Claire Cunningham tells the story of how the tiny island of Inishlacken, off the coast of Galway, inspired three Belfast artists 70 years ago and continues to inspire artists today
12/12/2021 • 40 minutes, 39 seconds
A Symphonic Life | The Lyric Feature
A Symphonic Life is an intimate portrayal of Ireland's most prolific symphonist, John Kinsella. Presenter: Mary Brophy.
12/5/2021 • 45 minutes, 35 seconds
Sublimer Wishes | The Lyric Feature
Claire Cunningham tells the stories of three poets whose work has been rediscovered: Olivia Elder, Cathleen O'Neill and Madge Herron
11/28/2021 • 46 minutes, 17 seconds
Beethoven's Irish Songs | The Lyric Feature
Singers Ian Bostridge, Natalie Perez and Sophie Daneman on Beethoven's settings of Irish folk songs. Presented & Produced by Jon Tolansky (First broadcast 1st November 2020)
11/21/2021 • 56 minutes, 59 seconds
Following the Inny | The Lyric Feature
An exploration of the rich diversity of flora and fauna and archaeological sites along the River Inny in South Kerry. Presented and produced by JJ O'Shea. Producer for lyric: Eoin O Kelly (First broadcast 7th March 2021)
11/14/2021 • 50 minutes, 50 seconds
Songs Beyond Borders | The Lyric Feature
Oskar Cox-Jensen tells the stories of five songs, from across three centuries, which have travelled into and out of Ireland, across Europe, and around the world. A Rockfinch production Producer: Claire Cunningham Sound supervision: Tinpot Productions Recording supervisor: Craig Jackson Producer for lyric: Eoin O Kelly
11/7/2021 • 56 minutes, 49 seconds
The Ballad of the Stolwijk Rescue | The Lyric Feature
Ye Vagabonds Brían Mac Gloinn tells the story in word and song of the rescue of 18 Dutch sailors off Arranmore Island in December 1940. Written, presented and performed by Brían Mac Gloinn. Produced by Brían Mac Gloinn & Eoin O Kelly (First TX 24th Dec 2020)
10/31/2021 • 44 minutes, 52 seconds
Music Mystery and Manuscripts | The Lyric Feature
Zoë Comyns explores the life of Ethel Voynich, the Cork born writer, revolutionary and composer who became a Soviet literary sensation. Presented and produced by Zoë Comyns. Producer for RTÉ lyric fm: Eoin O Kelly (First broadcast 15th March 2020)
10/24/2021 • 57 minutes, 21 seconds
“The Meadow” - by Tadhg O’Sullivan | Taking Flight
A radio essay based around the poetry of Patrick Kavanagh, The Meadow is written in the voice of unnamed fictional character, whose long life has been lived in the rhythms and sounds of a place deeply known. Narrated by Eleanor Methven Producers: Tadhg O’Sullivan and The Patrick Kavanagh Centre Written By: Tadhg O’Sullivan
10/24/2021 • 14 minutes, 4 seconds
On the Ice Edge | The Lyric Feature
On the Ice Edge is a sound composition by Louise Manifold which was inspired by the artist’s participation in survey work on board the Marine Institute’s Celtic Explorer. It features original text by Louise Manifold performed by Adrian Crowley, sound recordings by John Brennan and Louise Manifold with sound design by foley artist Jean McGrath.
10/17/2021 • 23 minutes, 57 seconds
Island Time and On the Ice Edge | The Lyric Feature
Kevin Barry's Island Time and Louise Manifolds On the Ice Edge. Work from Aerial / Sparks at Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture. Produced by Eoin O Kelly and Elizabeth Laragy (First broadcast 21st March 2021)
10/17/2021 • 56 minutes, 20 seconds
Island Time | The Lyric Feature
Island Time is a multimedia monologue written and performed by Kevin Barry at Inis Oírr Lighthouse. Sound design is by Foley artist Jean McGrath and the piece was made with support from the Commissioners of the Irish Lights. Produced by Eoin O Kelly and Elizabeth Laragy (First broadcast 21st March 2021)
10/17/2021 • 31 minutes, 6 seconds
Tenducci in Ireland | The Lyric Feature
An Italian superstar castrato in Georgian Ireland as reimagined by the Irish Baroque Orchestra. Written, researched and presented by Michael Lee Produced by Michael Lee and Eoin O Kelly
10/10/2021 • 56 minutes, 45 seconds
“Gulder, foosey, splinc & crig: Kavanagh's Lost Language” by Manchán Magan | Taking Flight
Narrated & Written by Manchán Magan Producers: Eithne Hand and The Patrick Kavanagh Centre Contributors: Brian Mac An Bhaird & Gretta Kieran Producer for RTÉ Lyric fm: Eoin O Kelly
10/3/2021 • 12 minutes, 10 seconds
Sean Ó Riada Archive Clip | The Lyric Feature
An RTÉ archive clip from 1970 of Seán Ó Riada talking with Liam Nolan about The Beatles and The Chieftains.
10/3/2021 • 13 minutes
“Love Letter to The Hospital” By Annemarie Ní Churreáin | Talking Flight
Narrated & Written by Annemarie Ní Churreáin Producers: Eithne Hand and The Patrick Kavanagh Centre Producer for RTÉ Lyric fm: Eoin O Kelly
10/3/2021 • 12 minutes, 30 seconds
Edges of Light | The Lyric Feature
A meditation on lost time and the creative process, with musicians from the Edges of Light. Presenter: Ellen Cranitch Producer: Eoin Brady
10/3/2021 • 43 minutes, 59 seconds
“Kavanagh, The Great Hunger, and Me” by Jaki McCarrick | Taking Flight
Narrated & Written by Jaki McCarrick Producers: Aidan Guilfoyle and The Patrick Kavanagh Centre Sound Editing: Aidan Guilfoyle Producer for RTÉ Lyric fm: Eoin O Kelly
10/3/2021 • 11 minutes, 31 seconds
Ireland's Changing Nature (Ep 3) | The Lyric Feature
Anja Murray on how culture has shaped our relationship with nature. Episode 3 Wildling Presented & Produced by Anja Murray Researcher: Lenny Antonelli Original Score: Kevin Murphy Editing and sound design: Julien Clancy Producer for lyric fm: Eoin O Kelly
9/26/2021 • 37 minutes, 1 second
Ireland's Changing Nature (Ep 2) | The Lyric Feature
Anja Murray on how culture has shaped our relationship with nature. Episode 2 - Taming Presented & Produced by Anja Murray Researcher: Lenny Antonelli Original Score: Kevin Murphy Editing and sound design: Julien Clancy Producer for lyric: Eoin O Kelly
9/19/2021 • 37 minutes, 19 seconds
Ireland's Changing Nature (Ep 1) | The Lyric Feature
Anja Murray on how culture has shaped our relationship with nature. Episode 1 - After the Ice Presented & Produced by Anja Murray Researcher: Lenny Antonelli Original Score: Kevin Murphy Sound Design: Julien Clancy Producer for lyric fm: Eoin O Kelly
9/12/2021 • 38 minutes
Green White Enamel | The Lyric Feature
The life and poetry of Ethna MacCarthy, linguist, doctor, poet, and life-long friend of Samuel Beckett. Presented and produced by Claire Cunningham. A Rockfinch production with support from the BAI. Sound Supervision Tinpot Productions Producer for RTÉ lyric fm Eoin O Kelly
9/5/2021 • 40 minutes, 39 seconds
Pagan Flames | The Lyric Feature
Pat Feeley meets with poet Sean Healy who has moved home to Kerry and is working as a farm labourer. Presented and Produced by Pat Feeley (First broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 on 3rd July 1977)
8/29/2021 • 37 minutes, 27 seconds
Long Acre – The Limerick Rake | The Lyric Feature
Pat Feeley examines origins of the traditional Irish song the Limerick Rake. Presented and produced by Pat Feeley. (first broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 on January 31st 1989)
8/29/2021 • 17 minutes, 36 seconds
By Hazel Tree And River Bank - The Postman | The Lyric Feature
Jimmy Noone was postman for 21 years in the village of Keadue, Co. Roscommon. He shares some of his memories with Pat Feeley. Presented and Produced by Pat Feeley (First broadcast December 7th 1994)
8/22/2021 • 14 minutes, 54 seconds
The River Men | The Lyric Feature
Pat Feeley meets with people from all walks of life as he travels along the banks of the River Feale which has its origins in Co. Cork. Presented and Produced by Pat Feeley (First broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 on March 13th 1981)
8/22/2021 • 39 minutes, 12 seconds
The Rain Box | The Lyric Feature
This collaboration between former RTÉ lyric fm Composer in Residence, Sebastian Adams, and writer and broadcaster Jools Gilson, is a rainy fairy tale for your ears, broadcast on the eve of St. Swithin's Day. Written by Jools Gilson Sound Design: Sebastian Adams (First broadcast July 14th 2017)
8/22/2021 • 29 minutes, 15 seconds
Song and the Story: Spancil Hill | The Lyric Feature
The Song And The Story was a short series that explored the stories behind popular and not so well-known Irish songs. In this edition, Pat discovers the origins of the Clare song ‘Spancil Hill’. Presented and Produced by Pat Feeley (First broadcast August 24th 1990)
8/15/2021 • 15 minutes, 18 seconds
Tom Billy | The Lyric Feature
Pat Feeley travels to the Sliabh Luachra region in search of the story of one of Ireland's greatest traditional fiddle players, Tom Billy Murphy. Presented & Produced by Pat Feeley (First broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 on April 26th 1980) Series compiled by Peter Curtin
8/15/2021 • 40 minutes, 49 seconds
Politics, Pleasure & Empire: Making Ireland's Grand Garden (Part 2) | The Lyric Feature
Mary Brophy explores the influences, characters and obsessions that brought Ireland's historic gardens into being. Writer & Presenter: Mary Brophy Producer : Neal Boyle An IWR Media production Producer for lyric: Eoin O Kelly (First broadcast Nov 2017)
8/8/2021 • 55 minutes, 45 seconds
Politics, Pleasure & Empire: Making Ireland's Grand Gardens (Part 1) | The Lyric Feature
Mary Brophy explores the influences, characters and obsessions that brought Ireland's historic gardens into being. Writer & Presenter: Mary Brophy Producer : Neal Boyle An IWR Media production Producer for lyric: Eoin O Kelly (First broadcast Nov 2017)
8/1/2021 • 55 minutes, 45 seconds
Ireland Portrayed (Part 4) | The Lyric Feature
Programme 4 Conflicted States Art critic Cristín Leach explores how ideas of Ireland and Irish identity have been visually represented, over three hundred years. An IWR Media production. Producer for lyric: Eoin O Kelly (First broadcast Jan 2020)
7/25/2021 • 55 minutes, 11 seconds
When The War Is Over | The Lyric Feature
The life and poetry of Francis Ledwidge, who was killed in Flanders on 31st July 1917 just weeks before his 30th birthday. Produced by Claire Cunningham Sound supervision by Tinpot Productions. Producer for lyric: Eoin O Kelly (First broadcast 2017)
7/25/2021 • 56 minutes, 43 seconds
Master of the Musick | The Lyric Feature
Conductor Peter Whelan's fascinating research into the 18th century Irish baroque musician, Matthew Dubourg. Presenter : Máire Nic Gearailt Producer: Joe O’Dubhghaill Producer for lyric: Eoin O Kelly
7/18/2021 • 46 minutes, 33 seconds
Hidden Ground: The Story of Jolyon Jackson | The Lyric Feature
A profile of the experimental multi-instrumentalist and composer the late Jolyon Jackson. Presented and Produced by Peter Curtin. Producer for lyric: Eoin O Kelly (First Broadcast June 2017)
6/27/2021 • 56 minutes, 52 seconds
Ireland Portrayed (Part 3) | The Lyric Feature
Programme 3 Nation States Art critic Cristín Leach explores how ideas of Ireland and Irish identity have been visually represented, over three hundred years. An IWR Media production for RTE lyric fm. Producer for lyric: Eoin O Kelly (First broadcast Jan 2020)
6/27/2021 • 55 minutes, 1 second
Ireland Portrayed (Part 2) | The Lyric Feature
Programme 2 Politics & Poverty Art critic Cristín Leach explores how ideas of Ireland and Irish identity have been visually represented, over three hundred years. An IWR Media production. Producer for lyric: Eoin O Kelly (First broadcast Jan 2020)
6/20/2021 • 55 minutes, 21 seconds
Ireland Portrayed (Part 1) | The Lyric Feature
Programme 1: Land & Life Art critic Cristín Leach explores how ideas of Ireland and Irish identity have been visually represented, over three hundred years. An IWR Media production. Producer for lyric: Eoin O Kelly
6/13/2021 • 54 minutes, 55 seconds
If The Stick Dances | The Lyric Feature
Irish violin bow-maker Gary Leahy takes us on a sonic journey in search of exotic materials for a top end bow from Brazilian pernambuco wood to Mongolian pony tail hair. Presented & Produced by Eamon Little Producer for lyric: Eoin O Kelly (First broadcast Dec 2016)
6/13/2021 • 57 minutes, 12 seconds
Bull Island Haiku | The Lyric Feature
Poet Pat Boran brings us on a poetic exploration of Bull Island in Dublin Bay. A Rockfinch Production Sound supervision by Tinpot Productions Producer for lyric: Eoin O Kelly (First broadcast October 2020)
6/6/2021 • 40 minutes, 20 seconds
Over Nine Waves | The Lyric Feature
An exploration of the powerful and enigmatic poem "The Song of Amergin" and the ancient Milesian legend in which it appears. Presented and Produced by JJ O’Shea Producer for lyric fm: Eoin O Kelly (First broadcast September 2020)
5/30/2021 • 57 minutes, 5 seconds
The Fractured Voice | The Lyric Feature
Ian Maleney explores the work of four contemporary Irish writers, and examines the traditions, landscapes, and ideas which run through their unique and surprising books. Presented & Produced by Ian Maleney Producer for lyric: Eoin O Kelly (First broadcast Nov 2018)
5/30/2021 • 55 minutes, 53 seconds