Unreleased score by Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer for Emerald Germs of Ireland – nine radio plays adapted from the Patrick McCabe book of the same name. Originally broadcasted on RTE radio 1 (Ireland) in July 2000.
The plays feature a high profile cast including Niall Toibin, Pauline McLynn, Pauline Flanagan, Pat Kinevane, Joan O’Hara, Mick Lally, Mikel Murfi and Gina Moxley. The story revolves around the life and times of Pat McNab, who lives with his mother on the house on the hill outside Gullystown and within a striking distance of Tommy Sullivan’s Select Bar.
Each story has a title of a well-known song or ballad ranging from ‘Love Story’ to ‘The Garden Where the Praties Grow’.
Gavin Friday will be talking to Barry Egan on Radio Nova 100FM’s ‘In Conversation’ this Sunday (September 12th) from 6pm to 8pm GMT.
Highlight of the 2-hour interview was Gavin’s recital of his classic song ‘Apologia’ at Egan’s request.
Tune in to BBC Radio 2 tonight to hear Gavin talk about Jacques Brel in Marc Almond’s three part documentary ‘Behind the Brel: The Story of a Musical Genius‘ in which Almond delivers a personal exploration of the life and works of the Belgian singer.
Other contributors include Rod McKuen, who made If You Go Away famous; his daughter France Brel; Seasons In The Sun singer Terry Jacks; the French-Irish singer Camille O’Sullivan; Momus (aka singer Nick Currie); opera singer Toby Spence; Peter Straker; translator Paul Buck; singer-songwriter Robb Johnson, who released an album celebrating the work of Brel on his own record label; actress Elly Stone; and Jean-Michel Boris from the Paris Olympia, where Brel performed his last concert.
Part 1 – 16 March at 11.30pm – an introduction to Brel with a special look at Ne Me Quitte Pas.
Part 2 – 23 March at 11.30pm – examines the darker side of Brel, the poetry and the interest in death.
Part 3 – 30 March at 11.30pm – looks at Brel’s unconventional lifestyle.
You can listen to Radio 2 live online tonight from 11.30pm GMT. The programme will also be available on iPlayer for a week after it has aired.
www.bbc.co.uk/radio2
Gavin Friday and Patrick McCabe will be talking to Tom Dunne on Newstalk.ie on Friday morning July 31st at 11am GMT.
Listen online at Newstalk.ie
RTE 2FM DJ Dave Fanning rang Gavin during his show devoted to ‘celebrity auctions’ on Wednesday. We caught the tail end of the interview, just after Gavin announced the Peter and the Wolf box set has already made 2 million Euro for the Irish Hospice.
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Gavin Friday will be chatting with senator David Norris on Newstalk this weekend. Norris is a writer, historian, traveller and raconteur and one of Ireland’s most colourful characters, so he’s a good match for the equally eclectic Friday. Join Gavin and David on Ireland’s Newstalk this Sunday at 9am (GMT). The broadcast will be available from the website as a podcast (subscribe).
Pat McCabe and Gavin Friday will both be on the Marian Finucane Show on RTE’s radio 1 on Saturday morning, July 21st between 11 and 12 GMT.
Listen to the interview.
‘From Bach to Eno, from Miles to Morricone’ and all points in between… that certainly includes Gavin Friday. He’ll be meeting his old friend John Kelly on The JK Ensemble on Lyric FM between 2.30 and 4.30pm, Monday, July 16th .
Update: Archived show available until July 22nd. 2007.
There’s more Friday on RTE next week: Gavin will be interviewed about his working relationship with author Pat McCabe on RTÉ Radio 1′s late night arts and culture show ‘The 11th Hour‘.
You can now listen to this interview in the 11th Hour archive.
Roisin Ingle will be talking to Gavin on Weekend Blend, Newstalk (Ireland) this Saturday morning between 11 and 12 am. You can listen to Newstalk on 106-108 FM in Ireland, or live online. A podcast of the show (iTunes feed) should become available at a later date.
