Album reviews

Adrian Dunbar and Nick Roth put Patrick Kavanagh in conversation with the Beat Generation through poetry, music and performance at this year’s Kavanagh Weekend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blindboy’s surreal stories collide on stage in ANIMALS, a new production asking one big question: what really separates us from the animals? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Juilliard to the world’s biggest stages, Anna Handler is making a rapid rise through classical music. Now, as the Ulster Orchestra’s new Chief Conductor, she brings fresh energy and vision to its 60th anniversary year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark O’Halloran has spent more than 20 years writing some of Ireland’s most memorable screen stories. Now, he’s turned his pen towards one of jazz’s most intriguing figures: Bill Evans.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Filmmaker, editor and writer Maurice Fitzpatrick explores Seamus Deane’s ideas, influence and remarkable contribution to Irish cultural life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

By three, Jayne Pomplas was learning fiddle, since then, she’s played with some of Irish music’s greats, including The Chieftains, Frankie Gavin and Liam O’Maonlai. Now she’s back with a new album.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He knows his films. He knows his music. And apparently, he knows his way around a guitar. Mark Kermode joins us to talk Surround Sound, cinema’s greatest scores, and bringing his post-punk band The Gang of Three to Ireland this week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Barry Fitzgerald’s Mourning is a Muscle brings movement, music, mourning and denim to the stage! He joins us to talk about his new dance-theatre work, coming to Project Arts Centre for Dublin Fringe Festival.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For Driven Snow, life in your 40s is fair game: ageing parents, young kids, sleepless nights and memories you wouldn't trade. Kieran McGuinness and Emily Aylmer join us to talk about Mother of Christ - their intimate, Donegal-recorded second album.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lilian Smith and Ashley Keating review new releases by Roe, Macdara Yeates and Paul Heaton.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.