Barra Carlin

Who Art Thou?

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Who Art Thou? is an Irish based podcast hosted by Barra Carlin and Jack McBain that explores the creative processes and life experiences of artists, musicians, writers, and other creatives. Each episode features a different guest, who shares their personal journey and insights into their craft. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Barra Carlin

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Latest episode

Jul 2, 2026

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Episodes

A Blank Canvas with Jamie Boyd - Episode 2: You're a Fraud! 17.06.2022

The second video in my series with Jamie Boyd in which I go through various pieces of art from a range of mediums and movements and have Jamie give his first impression's and opinions on them. There was a large emphasis on painting in the last episode, so the majority of the focus in this episode will consist of Sculpture and Installation artwork. A Link for the YouTube video is available here: ht...

Episode 20: My Tribe Your Tribe 11.06.2022

For today's guest I am delighted to have Laois-born musician George Mercer with me, chatting about his band and musical project My Tribe Your Tribe. We'll be chatting about the project's inception, the music he has been working on, his latest single '100%' and whole host of other topics I don't want to spoil here! It was really fantastic having him in person for this episode, I really enjoyed it a...

New Tunes, Hu Dis? - May 2022 19.05.2022

This episode will act as a catch-up to the music that has been released since our last episode! It was a rare episode in that myself and Zach were able to talk in depth about our two favourite muscial artists, a happy coincedence. Also towards the end of the episode, myself and Zach will be going through Culture Magazine's Top 22 songs of the 21st Century - A very mixed bag of a list, to say the l...

Episode 19: James Lonergan 27.04.2022

Today I will be chatting with James Lonergan about his new band ahead of their first gig which will be in Sin E on May 7th. At the time of recording James had yet named the band but I can reveal their name is Mimic and they have just finished recording their debut album which we will be talking in length about, as well as many other topics - many of them somehow always coming back to being about m...

Vegcast Episode 4: Spring (Onions) Has Sprung 09.03.2022

We are finally back with Mark Foster, AKA The Greenbeard Diary on Instagram, for another episode of the Vegcast, a monthly series where we chat about how Mark goes about growing his own Vegtables and plants. Here we'll be chatting about what Mark has been up to, how he prepared his Garden for the month of March, what he has planned for the coming year and my irrational fear of peas. Hosted on Acas...

New Tunes, Hu Dis? - February 2022 04.03.2022

So the podcast celebrated it's year birthday the other week and after a year of Zoom calls for the podcast, myself and Zach Stephenson finally got to record the first episode done in person! With this episode myself and Zach will be discussing our favourite album releases of February 2022, which include Big Thief and Venom Prison, what type of Lord of the Rings characters go with each genre of met...

Episode 18: Jim Fuller 12.02.2022

Hey everybody, welcome to a new episode of the Who art thou podcast! Joining me for this episode is my good friend Jim Fuller. Jim is a photographer and graffiti artist, amongst other visual outputs, based in Dublin and you may know his work from his instagram page, Dirty Dublin. He also works with Subset so we'll be chatting about some of the work they've made but mainly we'll be chatting about J...

Episode 17: WORN OUT 02.02.2022

Hey everbody! For today's guest, I'm chatting to Brian Bowell, the bassist of Cork Native band WORN OUT. We'll be chatting via Zoom about how Brian got into music, the irish music scene and the bands new EP 'WASTE', which was released in December 2021 (An EP I cannot recommend enough). Hope you enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 16: Seba Safe 28.01.2022

I am delighted to start the New Year of guest interviews for the Who Art Thou Podcast with Mike D'Alton, Aka Seba Safe. We'll be chatting about how Seba Safe came to be, his 2021 EP 'Map Runner', his new EP he's been working on as well as a whole host of other musical tangents. I had a fantastic time chatting with him, it's an amazing feeling to be back recording these interview with guests and ha...

New Tunes, Hu Dis? - Favourite Albums of 2021 12.01.2022

Myself and Zach are bringing in the New Year with a breakdown of our favourite albums of 2021! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New Tunes, Hu Dis? August 2021 21.09.2021

Final episode of season 1 of the 'Who Art Thou?' podcast until I'm back in November! In this episode myself and Zach Stephenson will be chatting about our favourite releases of August 2021, which include the Villagers, Turnstile and Little Simz! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 15: Grey Stag 05.08.2021

In this episode, I'll be chatting with Matt and Steve of the Irish Metal Band, Grey Stag. We'll be talking about how they started the band, they're live set at Monolith Festival (where they played 2 new songs), their approach to recording during lockdown, how they write their songs, their Bloodstock debut for this year amongst many other things. I'm a big, big fan of these guys so chatting to them...

Episode 14: Niall Donnelly 28.07.2021

For today's episode, I will be joined by my good buddy Niall Donnelly! Niall is a poet, a musician and whiskey expert and in this episode, we will be chatting about the poetry scene in Ireland, the scene as a whole internationally, how he approaches his writing and creating his poems, his favourite Dublin Bus routes, comedy and the exploits of James Joyce and Ernest Hemingway. This was one of thos...

New Tunes, Hu Dis? - June 2021 14.07.2021

Here's another episode where myself and Zach Stephenson pick our favourite albums of the past month and talk in-depth about what we love about them. We've a brand new theme tune made by Zach himself and it's the first time myself and Zach have had the same album picks and those picks are kinda given away by this episodes cover. Hope you's enjoy! Small disclaimer, there was a problem recording Zach...

Vegcast Episode 3: I Think I Soiled Myself 01.07.2021

It's been a while (insert staind audio bite) but we're back with a new Vegcast episode tomorrow morning with Mark Foster, AKA The Greenbeard Diary on Instagram. The primary focus of this episode will be on organic fertilisers, there benefits and how to make them. Genuinely found it to be a really interesting episode, especially when Mark talks about his worms.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

A Blank Canvas with Jamie Boyd - Episode 1: Hello, Hello 18.06.2021

A Blank Canvas is a new show for the Who Art Thou? podcast. Here I'll be showing my friend Jamie Boyd various pieces of Modern Art from a collection of artists ranging from Pablo Picasso, Louis le Brocquy and Damien Hirst, then asking his for take on the pieces. The thing is, Jamie himself will tell you that he doesn't know much about Modern Art so he gives some interesting critical takes on what...

Album Monthly RoundUp with Zach Stephenson (April 16th-May 31st) 08.06.2021

In this episode myself and Zach Stephenson will be going through 2 of our favourite releases of the last month as well as 1 previously released album that we have been listening to on repeat. We're hoping to make this a monthly series, hope you enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 13: Pauric O Meara 04.06.2021

On episode 13 of the Who Art Thou? podcast I am chatting with Tipperary born singer/songwriter Pauric O Meara. I had the pleasure of working with Pauric, designing the cover art for his latest single, 'Final Say', which we will be chatting about as well how he got into music, the way he writes his music, his time on the voice, Bruce Springsteen, and everything he enjoys about the music and art he...

Episode 12: Dead Manifest 16.05.2021

In this episode I'll be chatting over zoom with Andy, Aaron and Cathal of the band Dead Manifest. The band will be telling us about how they got started, their new Ep 'Rebirth', the leading single from the EP 'Model Control', as well as chatting about My Chemical Romance and Pimp My Ride - Had a lotta fun chatting with them, hope you all enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

Episode 11: Somebody's Child 07.05.2021

I’m delighted to have Cian from Somebody’s Child on for this episode of the podcast. We chat about how Cian got into music and how that lead to the creation of the band Somebody’s Child, the bands two EPs, 20-Something and Hope, Amongst Other Things as well as the Irish music scene and what the band are currently working on. I’ve been a big fan of Somebody’s Child from the very beginning, they wer...

Vegcast Episode 2: Okay Bloomer 30.04.2021

Myself and Mark Foster of Green beard Diary are back with another episode of the Vegcast, a podcast about plant and vegtable growing. This week we'll be chatting about what Mark got up to in his Garden during April, how he prepared his Garden for May and the importance of compost and soil. At the very end of the episode we'll be answering any question that were messaged in to the podcast! Hosted o...

Episode 10: Sunny Sardini Pictures 24.04.2021

Today I'll be joined by Andy of Sunny Sardini Pictures to chat about The Vivid Project. The Vivid Project is a photo book featuring artists from around Ireland creating a body of work to spread mental health awareness within the Irish creative sector. It is a fundraiser project in aid of Minding Creative Minds , a 24/7 wellbeing and support programme for the entire Irish creative sector. The proje...

Episode 9: Top 5 Albums of 2021 (so far) with Zach Stephenson 21.04.2021

So being that we are third way through 2021, myself and my good friend Zach Stephenson of the band Munky thought it'd be a great idea to talk about are top 5 albums of 2021 so far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 8: Taylor Mas 10.04.2021

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Who Art Thou podcast, my name is Barra Carlin and today I’ll be chatting with pop singer, songwriter and musician Taylor Mas. I’ll be chatting with Taylor about what inspired her to start creating her own music, making pop music with a personal focus, what it is like being a female pop musician in Ireland today and Taylor’s new single ‘Me Again’, which i...

Episode 7: Sick Love 04.04.2021

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Who Art Thou Podcast. For episode 7 of the show I’ll chatting with Rebecca and Conor of the band Sick Love. It was great zooming and chatting with them about the origins of the band, including the really surprising reveal of where the band’s name came from, touring life, where the bands megaphone came from, last year’s EP ‘Baby It’s You’ and what the ban...

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