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Please Do Something podcast

Nov 22, 2021

On this episode I’m joined by Hamlet Sweeney the man behind Dublin based music publishing and management start-up The Nucleus

On a mission to become the first Irish company to bring a modern model of collaborative songwriting to Ireland, The Nucleus provides a central place where professional songwriters, producers...


Sep 25, 2021

Bass player Dave Pegg “Peggy” has had a crucial role in the continuing story of Fairport Convention, the most influential and enduring British folk-rock act in history.

He has also helped to grow their annual festival Cropedy as well as working with a who’s who of artists such as Jethro Tull, Richard...


Sep 1, 2021

"Some guys got it down, Leonard Cohen, Paul Brady, Lou Reed, secret heroes" - Bob Dylan

Paul Brady’s songs have soundtracked Ireland since the 1970s, spanning folk, rock and everything in between. From his early days working with folk pioneers Andy Irvine, Donal Lunny and a brief spell with Planxty to his transition...


Jul 28, 2021

Sodajerker On Songwriting is a podcast co-hosted by Liverpudlians Simon Barber and Brian O’Connor. The fact that they are songwriters themselves may help to explain how informative and revealing their interviews are with the likes of  Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Sting, Nile Rodgers, Jimmy Webb and others.

Today they...


Jun 14, 2021

Were the sixties really swinging for a young songwriter working in London’s Tin Pan Alley?
 
What was the producer’s role on albums by artists as diverse as The Bay City Rollers, The Dubliners, Planxty and Sinead O'Connor?
 
How did Phil transition to becoming a best selling recording artist?
 
This and much more...