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Even fans of The Magnetic Fields sometimes miss out on musically promiscuous frontman, Stephin Merritt’s forays into musical theatre.

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The spooks-in-chief with progressive trad act,The Spook of the Thirteenth Lock, explain their interest in the poetry of Arthur Griffith

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Architect, Christopher Whyms-Stone on on his Culture Yard project to restore and celebrate a very special 20th century housing project in the Kingston suburb of Trenchtown, Jamaica. (Part 2 of 2)

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Taking a machete to a blancmange but in a good way, is how Stephen Fry describes Gerald Barry’s opera of The Importance of Being Earnest. The composer shares some other takes on the piece.

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It’s all about the universe’s tastiest rhizome this time, as we talk to the folks behind Edinburgh restaurant, Rhubarb.

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Some photos to browse, while you listen to our two part interview with Jamaican architect and Culture Yard conservationist, Christopher Whyms-Stone, about his project to restore and celebrate a very special few square yards of Trench Town that inpired among other things, Bob Marley to write No Woman, No Cry.

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Jamaican architect, Christopher Whyms-Stone, helps tell the story of Trenchtown and an historical Irishman without whom Bob Marley’s No Woman, No Cry couldn’t have been written. (Part 1 of 2)

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Can you be graphic, gory and tender all at the same time? Yes, if you are baroque composer, Dieterich Buxtehude, says academic, author and musician, Yonit Kosovske.

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What is it that makes today’s packaging so different, so appealing, we ask artist and Styrofoam aficionado, Brendan Earley.

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Contralto, Raphaela Mangan and pianist, Niall Kinsella join us to celebrate the extraordinary, unsettling sounds of Kathleen Ferrier.

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Accordionist, Sharon Shannon shares some secrets about collaborations, recalcitrant harmonia and much missed pets.

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Luke Clancy explores the strange, compulsive world of the unboxingvideo and the product teardown.

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All The Young Dudes: Culture File catches up with the members of Dublin’s newest (and possibly youngest) contemporary music ensemble, Kirkos.

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Korean-born Dublin-trained piano champion, Soo Jung Ann, and her teacher, John O’Conor celebrate victory at Barcelona’s Concours International de Musique Maria Canals.

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With the launch of a new book and exhibition dedicated to nearly 30 years of work, we celebrate the comix genius of Daniel Clowes.

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Guess the magical musical link between HRH Elizabeth II and pop princess, Katy Perry…OK, it’s Albert Nobbs composer, Brian Byrne.

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Have you met Nyai Sekar Madu Sari? Luke Clancy makes the acquaintance of UCC’s shiny gamelan orchestra.

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Luke Clancy reviews the first posthumous show of work by Tyrone born artist, William McKeown, at the Kerlin gallery, Dublin.

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The twisted roots of Bob Dylan’s Masters of War in the second part of our interview with culturalequity.org’s Don Fleming.