Creative Souls of Clare

Playwright, Actor and Drama Therapist Jacinta Sheerin on the Creative Souls of Clare Podcast. On all audio platforms http://pod.link/creativesouls & video at YouTube: https://youtu.be/9eJyabidqGg Thanks to Creative Ireland for support. This podcast is also available to watch as a video on YouTube and on Facebook. Also, check out the archives for more great conversations, and Ruairí's othe...

Myriam Riand is a Visual Artist from Ennistymon who grew up in France. You can watch the video version of this podcast on YouTube at https://youtu.be/EXHkxISt-ew or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/hopehitching/videos Thanks to Creative Ireland for support. This podcast is also available to watch as a video on YouTube and on Facebook. Also, check out the archives for more great conversations...

Katie Theasby is a singer, songwriter and musician from Kilfenora.  You can find the video version of the episode by searching Creative Souls of Clare on YouTube or on the Hitching for Hope Facebook page. Thanks to Creative Ireland for support. This podcast is also available to watch as a video on YouTube and on Facebook. Also, check out the archives for more great conversations, and Ruairí's...

Darragh McKeon is a writer and former theatre director originally from County Offaly who now lives near Miltown Malbay. His acclaimed debut novel All That is Solid Melts Into Air uses the Chernobyl disaster as a backdrop and chronicles the collapse and ultimate end of the Soviet Union. At the time of recording Darragh is just about to complete his second novel.  We have a wide-ranging conversation...

Grace Wells, a Writer, poet, gardener, re-wilder, mother, yoga teacher. Her debut children’s novel Gyrfalcon (O’Brien Press, 2002), which won the Eilís Dillon Best Newcomer Award and was an International White Ravens Choice. Her debut poetry collection When God has been Called Away to Greater Things (Dedalus Press, 2010), won the Rupert and Eithne Strong Best First Collection Award, and was shortl...

Tommy Hayes is known as one of the world’s greatest ever bodhrán players and has been at the forefront of traditional Irish music for over 30 years. He has been a member of legendary groups Stockton's Wing, Puck Fair, Altan and Liam O’Flynn and the Pipers Call Band. He was the original percussionist for Riverdance and has performed on hundreds of albums as well as in numerous films including...

My guest in this episode is Sara Foust, a US-born artist who grew up in the American deep south, and who has ended up living and working in Ennistymon where she has a studio gallery. I spoke with Sara over Zoom and I found it fascinating to hear the stories of her unique upbringing, her time in San Francisco, her experiences working with prisoners, and her incredible love for the landscape of Coun...

Ann is a singer, songwriter and musician from Miltown Malbay. She is from a well-known musical family and is also an inspirational community stalwart. This podcast is also available to watch as a video on YouTube and on Facebook. Also, check out the archives for more great conversations, and Ruairí's other podcast, the Love and Courage podcast. With thanks to Creative Ireland Clare and Clare...