65 Tara Connaghan

Welcome to 10 tracks, my guest today is MIKE GOMOLL: Mike is the founder of the charity JOEY’S SONG, which is in memory of his son Joey, who died in 2010, just shy of his 5th birthday after battling a rare form of epilepsy called Dravet's Syndrome his entire life.. Mike shares with us JOEY’s SONG, the Freezing Man Festival and foundation, and working with CURE epilepsy foundation.   In the 15-plus years since Joey's death, Joey's Song has grown from a few acoustic guitars in a sports bar to a multi-day concert series featuring Grammy winners and Rock n Roll Hall of Famers (Members of bands like Cheap Trick, Guns N Roses, The Go-Go's, The Bangles, Tears For Fears, Garbage, Portugal.The Man, Goo Goo Dolls, Eve 6, Everclear and many more). This amazing collection of musicians gathers every January in Madison, WI. They volunteer their time and talent, and form a series of supergroups throughout the weekend for a one-of-a-kind concert event.   Links: Website: https://www.joeyssong.org   Mike's 10 tracks: I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles Mony Mony - Billy Idol version Elmo’s Song - Sesame Street Beautiful Boy - John Lennon Bad Reputation - Freedy Johnston Take The Skindheads Bowling - Camper Van Beethoven September Gurls - Big Star I Wanna Know What Love Is - Foreigner In The Street - Cheap Trick or Big Star Everyday People - Sly Stone

Welcome to 10 tracks, my guest today is MICHAELA LEITZ. Michaela is a cultural curator, community leader, and fashion industry expert with over a decade of experience across fashion, media, and brand storytelling, including 50+ international interviews across television, print, and digital media.   She has collaborated with private clients, designers, and global fashion brands, building a reputation for emotionally resonant community building and culturally driven strategy.   Links: Website: https://www.vivavoce.live/    Michaela's 10 tracks: Diva - Beyoncé Flawless Remix - Beyoncé feat. Nicki Minaj Freedom - Pharrell Williams As above so below - Klaxons Money Trees - Kendrick Lamar Dreams - The Game My propeller - Arctic Monkeys Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare) Kid Cudi feat. MGMT ) Knights of Cydonia - Muse "Flower Duet" ("Dôme épais le jasmin") - Maria Callas (Lakmé Opera by Leo Delibes)

 Welcome to 10 tracks, my guest today is BRIGID KENNEDY. Brigid is a debut YA historical fantasy author, violin teacher, and mother whose series OF IRISH MYTHS & INCAN LEGENDS is rooted in real family history spanning two continents and over a hundred years. Her debut novel LOST — The Lost City of Incan Gold launched on St. Patrick's Day 2026 with 75 five-star reviews at 100% rating on Amazon.   The series follows the Kennedy family: Irish treasure hunters whose real history includes a great-grandfather who married in Peru in 1910 and disappeared into the Amazon on his final expedition, never to return. Three years ago Brigid's grandmother Catalina came to her in a dream and asked her to write the family story. She said yes. She wrote three books and a novella.   Links: Website: https://www.brigidkennedybooks.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/brigidkennedybooks YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BrigidKennedyBooks   Brigid's 10 tracks: I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - Proclaimers Fight Song - Rachel Platten The Wild Rover - The Dubliners Don't Stop Believin' - Journey Welcome To The Jungle - Guns N' Roses Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx We Are Family - Sister Sledge A Thousand Years - Christine Perri Warrior - Demi Lovato Power of Love - Huey Lewis & The News

Welcome to 10 tracks, my guest today is DAVID ASK: David is an Entrepreneur, Inventor, and Identity Coach From bringing his invention to over 3,700 retail stores to coaching high-performing leaders through identity-first transformation.  The Guardians of GRIT BOOK Links: Website: https://www.theaskexperience.com/  IN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thedavidask/  10 tracks:  1. Jim Daneker - Shadows and Light 2. John Powell - Romantic Flight (How to Train Your Dragon) 3. Journey - Open Arms 4. David Ask - My Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ_ub2jU0_g&list=RDvQ_ub2jU0_g&start_radio=1  5. Josh Groban - When you Say You Love Me 6. Hans Zimmer - Tennessee (Pearl Harbor Soundtrack) 7. Chicago - Hard to Say I’m Sorry 8. Andrew Peterson - Be Kind to Yourself 9. Mandisa - God Speaking 10. Amy Grant - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Welcome to 10 tracks, my guest today is DR. LYNN BANIS: Lynn Is a Grief and Resilience Mentor enabling widows to create a life of purpose and fulfilment. Links: Website: https://tinyurl.com/anbh9h5r  FB: https://www.facebook.com/lbanis  IG: https://www.instagram.com/banislynn/  IN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynn-banis-36987b2aa/  The Songs:  1. Shenandoah - John Goss - Sea Shanty - Folk Song - 78 rpm 2. You Raise Me Up - Song by Josh Groban  3. Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Simon & Garfunkel  4. I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston), "  5. My Heart Will Go On" (Celine Dion),  6. Still here for Christmas (Lynn Banis)  7. Islands in the Stream – Dolly Parton and Kenney Rogers  8. Candle in the Wind 1997" (Elton John, )  9. I am Woman - Helen Reddy  10. Top of the World – Karen Carpenter Here is a link to the one I wrote with help from Suno- wrong title =Home for Christmas . It is Still Here for Christmas https://suno.com/s/T4YzUUAxywFyspoi #grief #griefsupport #widow  #music  #transformation 

Welcome to 10 tracks, my guest today is TARA CONNAGHAN: Tara is a professional Irish fiddle player, podcaster, author, educator, tour guide and arts manager in Ireland, specialising in a topic most people avoid - the unspoken etiquette in Irish traditional music sessions. Links: website: https://www.sessionetiquette.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/tarafiddle/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/tara.connaghan/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5tQCcQU81_mewa2uMRbq7A LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taraconnaghan/    Tara's 10 tracks: Paul Brock (Cailín Deas Crúite na mBó) Tonight is what it means to be young (Fire Inc.) Brenda Stubbarts / Breens / The Red Box (Altan) 'Obiero' (Ayub Ogada) 'Triptyk' (Triptyk) David Lang 'Just (After Song of Songs)' 'Maggie Pickie' (Tara Connaghan & Derek McGinley) 'The Green Groves of Erin/ The Flowers fo Red Hill' (Bothy Band) 'All the Tired Horses' - Lisa O'Neill BURY ME WITH MY HURLEY BY THE RIVER DISSOUR

Welcome to 10 tracks, my guest today is PETER PEPPER: Some artists make music. Some create stories. Peter somehow manages to turn his entire life into a living, breathing narrative. He's an electropunk pioneer, a world-traveling creative mischief-maker, and the guy who proved you can make a whole new music genre on accident. Links: Website: https://peterpepper.net/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/peterpepper.music Twitter: https://x.com/peterpepper YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@peterpepper IG: https://www.instagram.com/peterpepper/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mr.peterpepper   The Songs: Ashnikko - Slumber party Tatarka - Loco MIA -Exodus (with the Weekend) Daler Mihndi - Tunak Tunak Tun Don Andre - Tom Cruise Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools Sean Paul - Get Busy Nine Inch Nails - Ruiner Dead Kennedys - Holiday In Cambodia Pink Floyd - The Division Bell

Welcome to 10 tracks, my guest today is KRISTAN SWAN. Kristan is a life and spiritual guide who helps people come home to themselves through questioning the beliefs they've inherited, reconnecting with their inner wisdom, and learning to live in alignment with who they truly are. Kristan started out as a business coach, and somewhere along the way realized the most important work wasn't building companies — it was building lives.". Links to find Kristan: Website: https://kristanswan.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/kristan.swan/ LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristanbrowne/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kristan.swan   Kristan’s 10 tracks: What’s the Buzz/Strange Thing, Mystifying-Broadway Cast Jesus Christ Superstar Pulling Mussels(From the Shell)-Squeeze And It Stoned Me-Van Morrison What I Am-Edie Brickell & New Bohemians To Zion-Lauryn Hill, featuring Carlos Santana One-U2 Stay- Rihanna, featuring Mikky Ekko Impossible Germany-Wilco This is Us-Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris River-Leon Bridges

Welcome to 10 tracks, my guest today is GREIG WATTS: Greig is co-founder and head of publishing and A&R for DWB Publishing. An idependent publisher in the UK which has a global network of songwriters and producers working across all music including K-Pop and Eurovision.   Links to find Greig: Website: https://www.dwbmusicgroup.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/greigwatts/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/greig.watts Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greigwatts?_r=1&_t=ZN-91QPwiS77Wo     Greig’s 10 tracks: Madness – House of Fun John Harnell Daniel Caine Orchestra – Theme from The Incredible Hulk Howard Jones – Hide and Seek Tears for Fears – Shout Gerry and the Pacemakers – You’ll Never Walk Alone Candy flip – Strawberry Fields Forever OMD – Souvenir Wham – Everything She Wants Yazoo – Only You Münchener Freiheit – Keeping the Dream Alive

Welcome to 10 tracks, my guest today is MARK WINTERS: Mark is a Texas-based rock singer-songwriter, poet, entrepreneur, optimist, family man, and rocket scientist. Mark creates music inspired by love and community, “rock with a positive vibe,” blending rock, blues, and pop Socials: IG: https://www.instagram.com/markwintersmusic/ spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0dfXqjPrnIgC5fM9HtITAT website: https://markwintersmusic.com/biography/  youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MarkWintersMusic Mark's 10 tracks: 1. All In The Rhythm – Mark Winters - Releases 3/27 2. What Does It Mean To Be Human by Mark & Chris Winters  3. “Missing Piece” – Vance Joy 4. “Waiting on the World to Change” – John Mayer 5. “Ain’t No Sunshine (Live)” – John Mayer 6. “Free Fallin’” – Tom Petty 7. “Un Amor” – Gipsy Kings 8. “Nessun Dorma” – The Three Tenors/Pavorati 9. “Lose Yourself” – Eminem 10. Stephen Wilson Jr. – (Print Shop Session / “I am My Fathers Son”)