Creative Souls of Clare
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Martin Hayes - Master Fiddler and Composer
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Hayes is a renowned Irish fiddler from Feakle who is known for his distinctive and soulful style that blends traditional Irish music with innov...
Jessie Lendennie - Poet and Founder of Salmon Poetry
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jessie Lendennie is a legendary figure in the world of poetry and publishing. Originally from Arkansas in the US now living near the Cliffs of Moher, ...
Steo Wall - Singer, Songwriter and Musician
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Steo Wall is a well-known songwriter and musician who lives near Miltown Malbay. Steo has released two critically acclaimed albums, performed on the R...
Áine Tyrrell - Singer, Songwriter and Musician
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Áine Tyrrell is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist musician who grew up in Ballyvaughan and in Galway. She’s been living in Australia f...
Kieron Concannon - Musician, Ethnomusicologist, Sound Healer
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kieron Concannon is an Ogonolloe-based multi-instrumentalist, musician, martial artist, ethnomusicologist, sound healer, writer, composer and produc...
Olga Profutkina - Visual Artist and Doll Maker
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Olga Profutkina is a visual artist living in Shannon and working with storytelling ideas through different materials and techniques including such rar...
Daithí Ó Drónaí - Music Producer, Composer and Festival Curator
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Daithí Ó Drónaí is an acclaimed Ballyvaughan producer, composer and festival curator who first became well known for producing electronic music in...
Áine O'Brien - Performance Artist, Singer, Musician, Actress, Curator
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Áine O'Brien is a conceptual artist, actress, curator, singer, songwriter, musician, and performer based in Kilfenora. Her childhood was steeped...
Dora Gola - Singer, Songwriter and Dancer
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dora is a force of nature. She’s a singer, songwriter, musician and dancer living in Lahinch. Dora moved to Ireland from Poland as a teenager and sh...
David Hope - Musician and Songwriter
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
David is a singer-songwriter from Shannon who oozes music and musicality. He has 5 studio albums to his name and he also has a rich and fascinating ba...
Nóirin Lynch - Singer and songwriter
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nóirin is a singer and songwriter living in Spanish Point on the west coast of Clare. Nóirin is deeply immersed in the Irish folk tradition and has ...
Pat Ryan - Songwriter and co-founder of Anam Music
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Originally from Kildare, Miltown Malbay-based Pat is a stalwart of the music scene around Clare, especially North West Clare. He is the co-founder of ...
Deirdre Devally - Poet, Writer, Songwriter
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ennis-based Deirdre is a writer of poetry, prose and songs. Deirdre has been published extensively and has a very strong and clear voice on social iss...
Harrison Gardner - Eco-builder, Teacher, Co-founder of Common Knowledge
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Based near Inagh Harrison is a Co-Founder of Common Knowledge, a new non-profit organisation that is making waves. Common Knowledge focuses on sharing...
Tara Darlene Smith - Writer
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Originally from California, Tara is a writer living and working in north Clare, a place she truly loves. Writing has always been a great passion of Ta...
Matthew Noone - Musician and Composer
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew is an Australian-Irish ex-indie rocker, improviser, composer, thinker and performer. Originally from Brisbane and now living in East Clare, he...
Ceara Conway - Contemporary Vocalist and Visual Artist
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ceara Conway is an Irish Contemporary Vocalist and Visual Artist based in the Courthouse Studios in Ennistymon. She also works with the Clare Arts Off...
Ruth Marshall - Author, Storyteller, Poet, Crafter
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ruth Marshall in conversation with Ruairí McKiernan. Ruth is a poet, author, storyteller and crafter living in East Clare. Originally from Scotland, ...
Aisling Drennan - Visual Artist and Former Riverdancer
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Aisling Drennan on Creative Souls of Clare podcast with Ruairí McKiernan. Aisling Drennan is an award-winning abstract artist from Lisdoonvarna who h...
Shona Blake - Singer-songwriter & Musician
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Miltown-Malbay singer-songwriter Shona Blake on Creative Souls of Clare podcast (audio/video). Shona's debut album is called Explore and is well ...
Ken O‘Sullivan - Documentary Filmmaker, Author, Ocean Advocate
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ken O'Sullivan with Ruairí McKiernan on Creative Souls of Clare podcast. Ken is a highly respected documentary film maker and author originally ...
Mark O‘Halloran - Writer and Actor
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mark O'Halloran is a multi-award winning writer and actor originally from Ennis, Co Clare. Mark has worked with all the major theatres in Ireland...
Anne Casey - Poet
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sydney-based Miltown Malbay born poet Anne Casey on great new episode of the Creative Souls of Clare #podcast. Video versions + audio on all main podc...
Enda Gallery - Musician and Producer
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Enda Gallery is a songwriter, multi-intrumentalist musician and respected producer living near Kilfenora, Co Clare. He also spends a lot of his time i...
Tony Griffin - Writer, Charity founder, Former Sports Star
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Griffin is a writer, speaker, co-founder of the Soar Foundation which does amazing youth empowerment work throughout Ireland, and he’s a former...
Jacinta Sheerin - Actor, Playwright, Drama Therapist
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Playwright, Actor and Drama Therapist Jacinta Sheerin on the Creative Souls of Clare Podcast. On all audio platforms http://pod.link/creativesouls &am...
Myriam Riand - Visual Artist
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Myriam Riand is a Visual Artist from Ennistymon who grew up in France. You can watch the video version of this podcast on YouTube at https://youtu.be/...
Katie Theasby - Singer, Songwriter, Musician
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Katie Theasby is a singer, songwriter and musician from Kilfenora. You can find the video version of the episode by searching Creative Souls of Clare...
Darragh McKeon - Writer
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Darragh McKeon is a writer and former theatre director originally from County Offaly who now lives near Miltown Malbay. His acclaimed debut novel All ...
Grace Wells - Writer, Poet, Yoga Teacher
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Grace Wells, a Writer, poet, gardener, re-wilder, mother, yoga teacher. Her debut children’s novel Gyrfalcon (O’Brien Press, 2002), which won the...
Tommy Hayes - Musician, Art Therapist and Founder Member of Irish Seed Savers
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy Hayes is known as one of the world’s greatest ever bodhrán players and has been at the forefront of traditional Irish music for over 30 years...
Sara Foust - Artist and Gallery Owner
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My guest in this episode is Sara Foust, a US-born artist who grew up in the American deep south, and who has ended up living and working in Ennistymon...
Anne Rynne - Singer, Songwriter, Musician and Community Stalwart
15 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ann is a singer, songwriter and musician from Miltown Malbay. She is from a well-known musical family and is also an inspirational community stalwart....