The Arts Show on KCLR

On The Arts Show this week we visit Rothe House and Gardens in Kilkenny. We head to Graiguenamanagh, to meet singer-songwriter Robert Grace, and hear him lead the entire community in song. We also meet members of Graiguenamanagh Brass Band - the oldest one in Ireland! We're in The Watergate Theatre to find out what happens at a Performing Arts Camp and the bookclub members, Rozz Lewis and Maresa S...

On this week's show we head to a fascinating arts centre - The Pembroke Club d'Art in Carlow. Bernard Jennings shows us around with stories and songs along the way. We sit in on Gerry Cody and Brendan Corcoran as they rehearse for an upcoming production of Malachy McKenna's The Quiet Land. We catch up with some of the creative attendees and winners at the Network Ireland Kilkenny Business Woman of...

On this evening's show we continue our conversation with festival director Olga Barry about the upcoming Kilkenny Arts Festival and we join Kilkenny County Council Arts Office as it engages in public consultations on The Parade. We visit The Tea Houses for Rachel Burke's exhibition Blue is the Eye and to attend a beautiful community plein air drawing and painting event. We speak to The Butler Gall...

On this week's show, we celebrate the launch of The Kilkenny Arts festival, with a good chat with festival director, Olga Barry. We also meet Slovak violin virtuoso, Vladimir Jablokov ahead of his performance at The Watergate this Sunday. We sneak onto set for some of the filming of The Last Resort on John's Street and it's time for our first book club meet, Maresa Sheehan and Rozz Lewis are in to...

 This evening we’re off to the Royal Oak for The Ceolway , we visit the Tea Houses on day one of Afterwords , their latest poetry and art exhibition, we attend the launch of Calendar Girls which is the Watergate’s  2026 Collective Production and we return to Borris to find out how last weekend’s festival of writing and ideas went. We’ll also listen to Ghost Town , the gorgeous new song from local...

On the first episode of the series, local comedian Aideen McQueen shares how The Cats Laughs influenced her career, we visit Borris House to chat with Hugo Jellet ahead of the Festival of Writing and Ideas, we pay Shane Gallagher a visit at The Butler Gallery, and we gate crash Barn Owl Productions rehearsal for Deirdre Kinahan's Melody .

On the show tonight, our final in this series, we'll meet Visual Artist and Educator Alice Bennett. She'll talk about Art in the Community, amongst other things, and read us a poem from her first collection. Our Artist in Profile is another Visual Artist, Bernadette Kiely who will talk us through some of what influences her work and key points in her artistic career. And we'll be chatting to Micha...

On this week's show, we speak to theatre maker Ita Morrissey alongside Mags Whitley to talk about something exciting happening in Roath House. Our Artist in Profile from a few weeks ago author Brendan Casey, we talk about his work and writing, and we hear a bit of his debut novel “She That Lay Silent-Like Upon Our Shore”. And we chat with Kilkenny songwriter and performer Mick Walsh about some new...

On tonight's Arts Show, we reconnect with Kilkenny composer and performer Neil Quigley for a chat about his music career. Our book club returns with a review of the multi-million copy Best Seller, "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus. Kate Redmond and Maresa Sheehan will share their Recommended Reads, and Maresa will treat us to one of her poems. We'll also hear from local artists about upcomin...

On this week's episode of 'The Arts Show,' Ciara Hayes shares her thoughts on the film 'The Miracle Club'. We meet playwright Mark Craddock, from Carlow Little Theatre Society, whose play 'Heiligenstadt' competes in the One Act Play Festival across the country. Joining Una in the studio for a conversation about the festival of Samhain was Sean O hArgain and our Artist In Profile for this episode i...

On this week's Arts Show, our Artist In Profile is Kilkenny musician Neil Quigley and we’ll also be catching up with Sculptor Robert Dunne who we profiled a few weeks ago. The very talented local band Burnchurn will be joining us in studio and we’ll have a look at what’s coming up of interest over the coming week in Carlow and Kilkenny.  The Arts Show with Una Ni Mhaoldhomhnaigh, brought to you by...

On this week's show, we meet Kilkenny actress Amy Dunne and an artistic power couple who both write, direct and perform - Angela Keogh and John McKenna. We'll also have a look at what's happening on the Arts Scene in Kilkenny and Carlow over the coming week.    The Arts Show with Una Ni Mhaoldhomhnaigh,' brought to you by Kilkenny County Council Arts Office and Creative Ireland. 

Join Una Ni Mhaoldhomhnaigh as she celebrates sculptor Robert Dunne in this week's Artist in Profile on The Arts Show. Later in the program, Una is joined in the studio by musician Patrick McGlynn and local actress Muireann Ryan for a candid discussion about their artistic journeys and the ups and downs of pursuing a career in the arts. We'll take a look at upcoming gigs in Carlow and Kilkenny for...

In this we ek's Arts Show, presenter Una Ni Mhaoldhomhnaigh speaks with artist, writer and filmmaker Lisa Fingleton who has an exhibition opening this week for the Bookville Festival. We'll continue our profile of Inistioge-based author Brendan Casey, have the first of our Book Clubs where we discuss Liz Nugent's Strange Sally Diamond and we'll hear a poem from talented Carlow poet Maresa Sheehan....

In the second episode of The Arts Show,  join your host Una Ni Mhaoldhomhnaigh in conversation with the talented local writers Caoileann O'Mahony and Brendan Casey. Listen to a stunning performance of the St. Leo's College Chamber Choir, Carlow. Una discusses upcoming shows by The Unthanks and upcoming productions in Kilkenny by Carlow Little Theatre. The Arts Show with Una Ni Mhaoldhomhnaigh is b...

The Arts Show returns for Season Two, Tuesdays at 6 pm on KCLR.  In the first episode, Una Ni Mhaoldhomhnaigh is chatting to Kilkenny artist Pauline O Connell, profiling writer Caoileann O 'Mahony, hearing from Arts Officer Mary Butler about Culture Night, and celebrating a writer and a singer who both celebrate birthdays.  The Arts Show with Una Ni Mhaoldhomhnaigh with thanks to Kilkenny County C...

The Arts Show: In this episode, Hugo was first joined by Carlow musician, Eric De Buitléar, who has appeared on the Salty Dog stage at Electric Picnic and is a well regarded songwriter in a number of styles. He discussed, songwriting, the lure of performance and his creative process.    Joining us then was Mary Butler, Arts Officer with Kilkenny County Council (who have sponsored the series with C...

Hosting the show for tonight, Martin Bridgeman spoke to musician and entertainer Jack L aboit his latest album "Echo On" (The full interview was originally recorded for Martin's "Ceol Anocht Show" and is available at this link: https://kclr96fm.com/ceol-anocht-interview-jack-l-27-11-2022/) Our Artist in Profile was Kilkenny painter Helena Gorey.  In our look back to previous events at the Festival...

Hugo was joined on the show by writer, broadcaster, polymath and Irish language enthusiast Manchán Magan, who spoke about his latest book "Listen to the Land Speak: A Journey into the wisdom of what lies beneath us" and how ancient placenames and mythology provided a sense of rich description to both the ancient and modern world, if we care to look.    Our Artist in Profile was Thomastown resident...

Naoise Nunn, impresario, political commentator, future thinker and family member of KCLR royalty, whose involvement in Cat Laughs, Kilkenomics, the intelligent bits of Electric Picnic, and Bram Stoker (with his brilliant wife Maria) makes him one of Ireland’s leading makers of festivals. We will discuss the shape of things in a post- plague world and the boom in spoken word. Billy Fenton is our ar...

The Arts Show:  In this episode, we are joined by one of the busiest men in the arts, Steve Walls of The Stunning which is a brilliant Irish band hat has lasted three decades and counting. Our artist in profile is another theatre maker - Christiine Scarry. She also is in fact a wearer of a ludicrous number of hats, including a reign as writer in residence at the Watergate Theatre, a songstress, a...

We are joined by the everything-musician Ali Comerford in studio – everything because she seems to effortlessly lift any instrument up and be its master; and then the Lord gave her a voice too. Our Artist in Profile piece will bring us poet Nuala Roche, who works out of Kilkenny. We also hear the beautifully put words of one of trad music’s great progenies Liam O Maonlai – also of the Hothouse Flo...

Emma Martin, an Irish choreographer, on being passionate with your craft and how she describes herself as a dancer. We hear an advice for aspiring artists from Alec O'Leary. He also tells us about his craft. Faye O'Rourke of Soda Blonde gives us a glimpse of being in a band. Sunday Times Journalist Dolly Alderton on slow love.

We are joined by world-renowned wildlife photographer Doug Allan. This week's Artist in Profile is Orla Mackey who is born and raised in Gathabawn in rural North Kilkenny.  Her writings show the rhythm of rural Ireland. Angela Dougan of First Music Contact and Music Journalist Jim Carroll tell us about the Regional Development Programme which helps musicians get started in the industry.  Laurie An...

Pauline Scanlon tells us about Bird on the Wire, an 8-piece collaborative interpretation of The Leonard Cohen Songbook.  We get to know Eamonn Maxwell, a contemporary art curator, advisor, and mentor. This week's Artist in Profile is Thomastown-based writer Gillian Grattan. Hugo Jellett spoke with David Mitchell at the Borris House for the Festival of Writing and Ideas.  The Arts Show wit Hugo Jel...