The Arts House

As the MTU CSM Symphony Orchestra gathered to record the score for Will Sliney's very first animated short film, Elmarie spoke with Will in the Cork School of Music about this exciting new venture! Famed amongst children for his How to Draw TV series, and around the world as a Marvel Comics illustrator for Spiderman, Will is very understated but this is actually a HUGE step forward for animation,...

The Ortús Chamber Music Festival gets underway on February 26th and runs to March 2nd. Vioninist Ksenia Yershova from Ukraine, well from Listowel, well from CORK, joined Elmarie in studio! http://ortusfestival.ie/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peadar Cox talked to Conor Tallon about what it's like to work with actors who need to speak Irish on screen! As some of the characters in Bring them Down need to do. Including American Christopher Abbott! The film also stars Colm Meaney and Barry Keoghan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a night is in store for attendees at the Song Collector Sessions this week! Conor Tallon spoke to Roy Buckley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get ready to be bowled over by the MTU BA in Musical Theatre Degree Performers as they bring this INCREDIBLE musical to the stage of The Everyman! Elmarie called in to rehearsals this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonjour tout le monde! Cork celebrates French Film every year with the Alliance Francaise de Cork, and this year's festival was launched this week! Elmarie spoke to Josselin le Gall, Honorary Consul, and Valerie David-McGonnell, President of the Alliance Francaise de Cork. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Not only is world renowned Neil Thomson returning from Brazil to conduct the Cork Concert Orchestra as they play Stravinsky's INCREDIBLE Firebird, but the first half of the concert on March 29th in City Hall is devoted to music from video games!!! What a concept! It's going to be amazing!!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You actually have to book for Kinship well in advance, which is why Conor Tallon spoke to John Breen from Waterstones about this very special event in association with Sounds from A Safe Harbour Festival. And there are lots of other fantastic events lined up for March too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a super festival this is every year! With entries now coming from all over the world as well as from fantastic young filmmakers all over Ireland. Elmarie Mawe spoke to Mary McGrath about what's happening in Youghal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Spalding chatted to Conor Tallon about the upcoming event calendar for the Cork Decorative and Fine Arts Society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mallow has a brand new musical society! To celebrate they are having Mala Gala: The Musical. The show will run for three nights in the Glen Theatre, Banteer from 14th - 16th February. Mairead caught up with Sarahrose Murphy, Suzanne Wallace and Lorna Silver. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elmarie chats to Rachel Sarah Murphy and Mary Curtin about “Same Time Next Year” at Cork Arts Theatre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cork singer, composer and musician Marion Daly has released a new song and it has a very special link to the Arts House! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Syme is a world-renowned concert pianist, artist in residence in UCC and moved to Ireland 20 years ago. He gives concerts in his living room on their grand piano. The next two concerts are on Sunday February 16th and Sunday March 16th Head to symepiano.com to reserve your spot Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conor chats to Geoff Gould about the Blackwater Valley Fit-Up Festival Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CADA: A Night of Music Madness is at Cork Arts Theatre from February 10th - 12th. Mairead caught up with Catherine Mahon Buckley and students Charlotte and Lily to hear all about it Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We all miss the Crawford, and during its closure you might be tempted to thing everything is wound down while the builders get on with the restructuring of the entire gallery, but nothing could be further from the truth! The invisible work behind the scenes may be quieter than usual but it's non stop as Conor Tallon found out when he caught up with Michael Waldron. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

How we overcome adversity. How we recover from the worst possible moments. How we snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. How we live to tell the tale. How we do, in fact, tell that tale. And how even in the craziest of circumstances, the universal human recognition is still there - all bring us to the Cork Arts Theatre to hear Eoin Ryan's incredible true story. He told Conor Tallon all about it....

We wish the Cork ETB Youth Orchestra so much joy as they take part in the Irish Association of Youth Orchestras Festival in the National Concert Hall next week! Elmarie and Conor went along to rehearsals to meet the musicians! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a gorgeous chat Elmarie had with Fiona Kennedy, Evelyn Grant and Linda Kenny about some super shows this month in Cork! Fiona's show "Natural Woman" runs in the Cork Arts Theatre on February 15th, and Evelyn Grant joins the Everyman Sunday Songbook team as Narrator, as they recount and relive the music and story of Jim Reeves in The Everyman on February 9th! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

In the second hour of the show Conor Tallon talks to Pakie O Callaghan about his show in the Cork Arts Theatre. Listen around 2.30. Laoise Leahy joins us live in studio to chat about a track they sang on the Tommy Tiernan Show which has taken the country by storm, and about her upcoming EP and show in Kinsale. Listen in around 16.15. And Aoife Clarke is the producer for Karen Casey's The Women We...

The first hour of Sunday 26th January, with Sinéad O Halloran of the Marmen Quartet and Ortús Festival joining Elmarie and Conor around 4.25 and Eibhlín Gleeson, CEO of Cork Opera House, with the first look at the new Strategic Plan for Cork Opera House, around 24.20. Plus lots of events news and listings! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Always good humour and banter when Gerry Kelly comes in to studio! On Sunday Jan 5th he called in to tell everyone about The Lord Mayor's Tea Dance 2025, held under the patronage of Cork's Lord Mayor, Cllr Dan Boyle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This year’s final year MTU Theatre and Drama studies graduate show is Orlando by Neil Bartlett Mairead called in to meet the cast and director during rehearsals Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cork-based artist, Edel Ryder-Hanrahan has announced their first solo portrait exhibition: “Me, Myself & BTS”. It's in the Hideout Cafe and Art Gallery on Wellington Road, Cork city. You can check out the exhibition Monday - Friday 8am to 4pm until February 28th. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.