Gavin Friday on VPRO’s Winter Guests

Gavin Friday will be showing and discussing his favourite tv and film clips in conversation with Dutch writer and comedian Raoul Heertje, host of VPRO’s Winter Guests (Wintergasten), on Dutch national television (Ned 2) at 8.25pm on Monday, January 2nd. The complete show will be repeated on Saturday, January 14th at 1.55pm. Raoul Heertje: “Friday…

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Friday on The Saturday Night Show

Gavin Friday will be on RTÉ’s The Saturday Night Show tomorrow evening. (RTÉ One, Saturday, May 7 at 9.45pm) He will be interviewed by the show’s host Brendan O’ Connor and will perform a song from the new album ‘catholic’. You can now watch the The Saturday Night Show on the RTÉ player.

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Gavin on RTE’s The View

Gavin was on the panel of John Kelly’s arts show ‘The View’ on February 6, 2001. The panel consisting of Philip King, Allanah Gallagher and Gavin Friday, discuss Almost Famous, Popstars, Sex and the City and 4 Blondes. You can watch the entire show on demand on the RTE website. Direct link to stream.

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My hometown: artists and their city

Gavin Friday is featured in VPRO television’s “R.A.M”, for a special series on artists and their city, this Sunday, February 20, at 7.13pm on Net3 (The Netherlands). Gavin will be discussing ‘Lypton Village’. The programme will be repeated on Saturday, february 26th at 1.40pm, and will be available for viewing online. Gavin’s item starts about…

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Oscar Wilde tribute on RTE1

RTE1 (Ireland) will be airing a Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde tribute that Gavin contributed to together with Bono this Monday 27th at 10.30 pm. 150 renowned public figures were filmed by director Bill Hughes, speaking 150 of Wilde’s finest lines, epigrams and verses. Proceeds will go to Amnesty International. A DVD release is expected.

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Other Voices in Dingle

Gavin will be performing a 40 minute acoustic gig for RTE’s Other Voices, presented by John Kelly. The show will be recorded in St James’ Church in Dingle, County Kerry, on December 15th for later airing. For tickets see Irish Music Central, only 60 seats are available on the night.

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Angel for Gaybo

Gavin and Maurice are recording an orchestral ‘Angel’ tomorrow for a Gay Byrne 8 part musical programme going out from the end of June on RTE, Ireland.

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Dana to meet Gavin and Muc

Gavin and Muc are going to be guests on “Saturday Live” on RTE 1 (Irish television) on the 18th of December. Their host for the evening will be Dana. This week’s RTE Guide (Ireland) features a piece about Gavin and Kosovo. Gavin has recorded a show for Radio One (Ireland) to go out between 6pm…

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‘Sugar Me’ on RTE

Gavin has been asked to perform at the Liss Ard festival in Skibbereen, West Cork, but he’s decided to decline the invitation to concentrate on recording. He has recorded a TV appearance with Pat McCabe for RTE (Irish television) performing a cover version of Lynsey de Paul’s song ‘Sugar Me’ with the RTE orchestra.

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