Month: February 2017

First Listen: The Food of Love Project

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Last year, the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death was marked by numerous events across the country celebrating The Bard’s legacy. One such event was The Food of Love Project concerts which took place in Oxford, London and Stratford featuring performances by the likes of Alasdair Roberts, Kirsty Law, Thomas Truax, Dead Rat Orchestra, Nick Castell, Flights of Helios and more.Now, we can finally hear The Food of Love Project in all its glory with the full and remarkable lineup.

Full Story: First Listen: The Food of Love Project | Folk Radio UK

Does a silver spoon help you win a Bafta? The class gulf in British acting

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If the American actors Viola Davis and Casey Affleck win tonight for their performance in Fences and Manchester by the Sea, questions of social class will be far from the minds of most viewers. Instead, Bafta will be justifiably proud that it has continued to do better at representing the racial diversity of cinema audiences. But if British stars win, the class divisions will be easier to spot [ . . . ]

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Lisa Hannigan on Damien Rice: “He didn’t want me in his band anymore, so I left”

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On the Róisín Meets podcast and Lisa Hannigan is the first guest. She plays three songs from her third album, At Swim, and explains why being fired by Damien Rice was for the best

“He didn’t want me in his band anymore, so I left. I know when I’m not wanted!” laughs Lisa Hannigan, describing the end of her working relationship with Damien Rice.

“It was slightly brutal, but absolutely for the best,” she told Róisín Ingle, presenter of the Róisín Meets podcast.

Hannigan met Rice during Fresher’s Week when they were both at Trinity College. He was looking for a singer and she got the job. The pair played their first gig at Whelan’s, throughout which she stood petrified, three feet from the mic, her head down and thumbs through the hooks of her skirt.

She inched her way closer to the mic over the years and, for a time, the pair enjoyed the success of Rice’s debut album O. By the time they parted ways in 2007 however, it had become a “very, very difficult working situation,” she said.

“You know it wasn’t altogether pleasant. I wasn’t very happy – I’m sure people can relate to that – but you mightn’t actually resign. You don’t realise how hot the water is until you get out and so being fired ended up just being the best thing.” [ . . . ]
– Read Full Story at THE IRISH TIMES