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Singer, writer, Newsreader,and now maker of music videos for people like Emma Langford - check out the video for Birdsong - Jess Lean is on a roll. 2020 despite Lockdown saw her write, star and direct her first Short Film which has been screened as part of a number of film festivals already. Just after she'd read the 9am News Bulletin on Cork's 96FM & C103, she headed down the corridor of Broa...

Wrap up and get your hour walking done while catching up with the arts in Cork. Elmarie Mawe and Conor Tallon will help you get your 10k steps done while you hear what it's like to direct a play for birds, as Katrina Foley directs Lex Talionis for The Everyman. Aidan O Hare told Elmarie what it's like to work on a film set during these strange times and about Dead Still on RTE. Molly Lynch is gett...

Wrap up and let Elmarie Mawe and Conor Tallon introduce you to some guests working in the Arts in Cork this week while you get your 10k steps done. You won't notice the time passing! This walk includes news of children's theatre, live music from Triskel, new music releases, the Work of the Week in the Crawford and a review of Sunday's papers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

Now THIS is a fantastic show for families and schools. The Everyman Theatre is proud to present "The Snow Queen" featuring the voices of Broken Crow Theatre Company and directed by Deirdre Dwyer. Family packs or School Packs will be posted to you when you buy your ticket. So snuggle up, make the cocoa, and be swept away on this tale with a twist! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Broadcasting Live from London, Cork musical theatre star Molly Lynch will sing an evening of her favourite hits from The West End and Broadway. This is an incredible feat for Cork Opera House who have programmed a super series of concerts online for the Winter Season. To have one of our Cork stars streaming live from London is a really exciting event! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

The Vanbrugh is perhaps Cork's favourite quartet for many years. And this year, to mark Beethoven's 250th, Triskel have invited The Vanbrugh to launch a series of concerts to celebrate the anniversary. The first is Friday November 20th at 8pm and violinist Keith Pascoe spoke to Elmarie Mawe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cork actor Aidan O Hare has gone from treading the boards onstage in Cork to national and international recognition on screen. Currently one of the stars of Dead Still on RTE Television, he chatted to Elmarie Mawe about the show, and various film projects which still managed to be created between Lockdowns! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cork writer Liam Heylin has an ear for dialogue and a nose for a good story. Both are born out in his writing as a journalist and in his works for the stage. Lex Talionis explores relationships, animosities, competitive spirits and a sense of self - through the characters of 4 principal birds. Katrina Foley is the director of this work which garnered praise in Cork and Dublin at various festivals...

Let Conor Tallon and Assistant Curator Michael Waldron of the Crawford Gallery lead you through an intimate guide to each week's Work of the Week from The Crawford Gallery in Cork. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conor Tallon spoke to Michael Waldron about the dark and deeply personal,  Entering  (1993) by Katherine Boucher Beug which draws on the artist’s memory and mark-making from childhood. In the painting, as she reflects, Boucher Beug “used the basic idea of creating a dark background […] and drawing on it with pastel, which could be erased.” Treating the painting’s surface as a ‘black boar...

What a shame we can't visit our galleries in Lockdown. But we can still se and buy art online, and in the run-up to Christmas what better way to do it than visit our Cork galleries via their websites! Elmarie spoke to Aoife O Connell of The Lavit Gallery on Wandesford Quay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greenshine have risen up the National Consciousness in recent years with their brilliant original music, and are thriving on radio play all over Ireland. But you can never take it for granted, and releasing new music when you can't tour and connect with your audience presents a few difficulties. Mary Greene joined Elmarie on air again to chat about releasing their latest single and to talk about B...

WE MISSED YOU!!! But now Cork Opera House is presenting a fantastic series of concerts online for the rest of 2020 to lift all our spirits, and its Director, Eibhlín Gleeson told Elmarie all about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Everyman Sunday Songbook is an institution in Cork, and its audience haven't had a chance to enjoy the tradition in many months, thanks to restrictions. This time round the team are telling the story of Frank Sinatra, with all the highs and lows of his life, and the unforgettable music legacy he left behind. Singers Damien Smith, Alan Carney and Linda Kenny are guided through the lifetime of H...

Dragana Jurišić,  Paula Meehan , 2018, photographic print Conor Tallon and Curator Michael Waldron take a closer look at one of The Crawford's most recent acquisitions for this WORK OF THE WEEK! A spectre, an echo, a memory… this photographic portrait by Dragana Jurišić is as multi-layered as its subject. Captured in mid-speech with multiple frames overlaid, the poet Paula Meehan is dynamical...

The Angel of the Annunciation  (1953) by Patrick Hennessy is at once simple and complex. The composition of two seemingly religious sculptures on the shore, against a backdrop of a glistening sea and clouded sky, may appear straightforward. However, when we question why these figures are placed here, who they represent, and what their relationship is to one another, then things become less cl...

Elmare mawe spoke to writer and director Marion Wyatt about plans to reschedule her production of Katty Barry Queen of the Coal Quay at the Cork Arts Theatre..The first, new, professional production to grace a Cork stage since March 2020   Katty Barry,  Queen of The Coal Quay is a new play, with music, from the creator of Dockers ,  Shawlies ,  When We Were Young  and&nbsp...

I don't know about you but I was stopped from scribbling on the wall when I was small. Make it large-scale enough, though, and people get excited about it!! There's a brand new Street Art Festival in Cork called Ardú and Shane O Driscoll is the first artist to be given a whole street to paint. I caught him for a chat during a break in painting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

The book chosen by Cork City Library for One City One Book 2020 is a humdinger of a crime thriller from Tadgh Coakley. It's called "Whatever It Takes" and he chatted to Elmarie about it...............without spoiling the plot!!!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of Cork's nicest musicians, and well known singer-songwriters, Fiona Kennedy joined Elmarie Mawe to talk about her new single. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Throw in the headphones and head off with news of new books, music and art being created right here in Cork. Covid aint gonna stop us Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The most interesting tale and fascinating woman at the heart of this week's Work of the Week at the Crawford Art Gallery, which people can see online. Conor Tallon chats to Michael Waldron in a very special week for the gallery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here's a sample of some of the live shows we cover every week on The Arts House. And we've been doing this right throughout the entire Pandemic since March. What a fantastic community of creators and artists we have around us. So go on! Give them your support online. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Willem Van de Velde the Elder,  Dutch Vessels , c.1650, grisaille on board, 91.5 x 117 cm. Purchased (Gibson Bequest Fund). Did you know that, historically, the fleet of the Dutch West India Company frequented Cork Harbour to provision and trade? In fact, there are numerous Dutch connections in the city, from the storied Mardyke ( meerdijk ) to two of the architects associated with our own bu...

Writer and director Marion Wyatt spoke to Conor Tallon about the story of Katty Barry and the journey taken to get this production up and running in the Cork Arts Theatre...The first, new, professional production to grace a Cork stage since March 2020   Katty Barry,  Queen of The Coal Quay is a new play, with music, from the creator of Dockers ,  Shawlies ,  When We Were Young...