The Lyric Feature
Episodes
A Portrait of the Artist as a Radio Documentary | The Lyric Feature
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The portrait painter James Hanley is the subject as sitter in this audio portrait of his life and work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...
The Dawning of the Day | The Lyric Feature
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The story behind Patrick Kavanagh's On Raglan RoadSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
For The Record | The Lyric Feature
17 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Laoise O'Brien explores a millennium of music through her own experiences as a recorder player.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The First Pure Clear Place | The Lyric Feature
10 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Leontia Flynn, explores Sylvia Plath's lifelong admiration of WB Yeats. The programme also contains rare archive of Sylvia Plath speaking about Yeats ...
Maria, La Callas | The Lyric Feature
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To mark the centenary of her birth, Liz Nolan explores the life and legacy of Maria Callas, the iconic Greek soprano, widely regarded as the most sign...
Ellen's Walk | The Lyric Feature
26 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Olivia O'Leary and poet Paddy Bushe follow the route of a long lost walk in Kerry, as described in a poem by Ellen Fitz-Simon, daughter of DanielSee o...
Dorothea The Doozy | The Lyric Feature
19 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dorothea Herbet writer, poet, artist and proud spinster from Carrick On Suir. Ireland's Jane Austin. Unhoped for, unprecedented, discover the unique '...
An Draíocht | The Lyric Feature
12 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Eoin ‘Stan’ O’Sullivan, Sliabh Luachra musician in residence, assists in the search for six old vinyl records. A story looking back at a musical...
Vocal Chords with Sinéad O'Connor
05 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Sinéad O'Connor died in July this year the world was deprived of one of its most distinctive and significant voices. In 2015 Sinéad explored th...
The Western Island | The Lyric Feature
29 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An exploration of the music and song associated with the Blasket Islands.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Magic on a Winter's Night | The Lyric Feature
22 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Brophy goes behind the scenes at the 71st Wexford Festival Opera as Artistic Director Rosetta Cucchi and her team orchestrate their particular br...
A Place of Pointed Stone | The Lyric Feature
15 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In A Place of Pointed Stones, Jessica Traynor explores the history and folklore of Banagher with local historian James Scully, and we hear new poems a...
Writing Yourself Home ¦ The Lyric Feature
08 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The opening episode Writing Yourself Home is presented by the Irish born but Manchester based poet Vona Groarke. Through a series of conversations wit...
Night - Revisted | The Lyric Feature
25 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Returning for a new three-part series Regan Hutchins joins old friends and makes new ones as he hears how we're spending our mornings, noons and night...
The River Dodder Soundwalk Mvt. 3
25 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Irish composer and sound artist Robert Coleman brings us on a soundwalk of the River Dodder in South Dublin exploring the many facets of its wonderful...
The River Dodder Soundwalk Mvt 2 | The Lyric Feature
18 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Irish composer and sound artist Robert Coleman brings us on a soundwalk of the River Dodder in South Dublin exploring the many facets of its wonderful...
Noon - Revisited | The Lyric Feature
18 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Returning for a new three-part series Regan Hutchins joins old friends and makes new ones as he hears how we're spending our mornings, noons and night...
Sauntering with Joyce | The Lyric Feature
11 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An audio tour of Joyce's Dublin by father and son Gerry and Daragh Dukes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
River Dodder Soundwalk Mvt 1 | The Lyric Feature
04 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Irish composer and sound artist Robert Coleman brings us on a soundwalk of the River Dodder in South Dublin exploring the many facets of its wonderful...
Morning - Revisited | The Lyric Feature
04 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Returning for a new three-part series Regan Hutchins joins old friends and makes new ones as he hears how we're spending our mornings, noons and night...
Root and Branch: Episode 6 - Oak | The Lyric Feature
28 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ecologist Anja Murray and musician Brían MacGloinn's six part series celebrating Irish trees. This week's tree is the Oak.See omnystudio.com/listener...
Root And Branch: Episode 2 - Hazel | The Lyric Feature
21 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ecologist Anja Murray and musician Brían MacGloinn's six part series celebrating Irish trees. Episode 2 - HazelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privac...
Root and Branch: Episode 1 - Birch | The Lyric Feature
14 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ecologist Anja Murray and musician Brían MacGloinn's series celebrating Irish trees. Episode 1 - BirchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...
Kerry's Castaway Composer | The Lyric Feature
07 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The music of the neglected 19th Century Kerry composer Arthur O'LearySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Salt Of Something New | The Lyric Feature
30 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan presents six poets from four continents who are making their mark on the world of Irish poetry.See omnystudio.com/listener f...