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The London Ear #505 Interviews: Dan from Yard + Fiach Moriarty

Nessy
The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM

Yup, It’s been a while! How are you doing? Well, I’m going to make a serious effort to update and upgrade this website, blog and now my vlog as well.

I enjoyed this week’s show, two great guests, two really enjoyable chats, and lots of great music. Here’s what happened:

The London Ear #505: Nov 2 2024 Playlist

Hour 1:
Biig Piig: Favourite Girl
Gordi X Soak: Lunch at Dune
EFÉ: You Say That I’m Crazy
The Butterfly Graveyard: Underdog
Mr Billy Fitzgerald: Old Loves
Yard: Bend
Dan from Yard
Yard: Call
Listener’s call – Karen
The Kates: Unbalancing
Patrick Stefan: You Are
LobePine: feat C.A.M. Serious People Rule The World
Nessy Recommends: Overhead The Albatross: Paul Lynch

Hour 2:

Sun Mahshene: Turning Tide
Rua Ria: You’ll Only Like Me When I’m Dead
Sound of The Underground: Yankee: Hand Luggage
Conversation with Fiach Moriarty
Fiach Moriarty: + Damien Dempsey: I’m off to Gallipoli
Conversation with Fiach Moriarty Part 2
Fiach Moriarty: Travelling Man
Rooue: Would I
Chubby Cat: Got Hope
Mr Billy Fitzgerald: Old Loves
Dutch Mustard: Thank You
Tayne: In This Trend

Conversation with Dan from Yard

Yard - promotional band shot - three members of the band are sitting on a bench waiting for a Dart in Dublin. There is a sign behind them pointing to Greystones and one that says platform in english and as gaeilge

Yard are a fantastic band with a hell of a punch, they’re about to go on an autumn tour. Find out more about the band on their Instagram.

You can also find the band on Spotify and get their early stuff on Bandcamp.

Conversation with Fiach Moriarty

A promotional shot of Fiach Moriarty, looking pensive and into the distance, he wears a blue shirt and waistcoat

Fiach Moriarty is a fantastic songwriter and storyteller and I was delighted to chat about his new album, ‘Liberties’, a concept album about what Dublin and life would have been like for his great uncle who fought in the Great War.

You can get all the details from Fiach’s website, he’s doing a few gigs in Ireland soon and he’s also playing The British Library here in London as part of the Irish Writers Weekend.

Find Fiach on Spotify and Instagram

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