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Who Art Thou?

Who Art Thou? is an Irish based podcast hosted by Barra Carlin that explores the creative processes and life experiences of artists, musicians, writers, and other creatives. Each episode features a different guest, who shares their personal journey and insights into their craft. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 99: Virgins

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2024/07/08

Today I am joined by Michael Smyth of the Belfast based shoegaze band, Virgins!We will be talking about the band's album 'nothing hurt and everything was beautiful', released in April through blowtorch records. The album finds the band exploring a wider sonic palette, seamlessly moving between the gaze-pop of ‘slowly, long’ and ‘disappearer’, to the dance influenced ‘softer’ and to the heavy, expansive and ethereal ‘pale fire’ and ‘tend’. Their captivating sound doesn’t rely on recycling shoegaze

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Episode 98: The Donnys

Who Art Thou? ·

2024/07/03

Today I am joined by all five members of The Donnys!Hailing from Kilkenny, I first heard of these guys through Luke from Raise The Bar!, who was alarmed that I had never listened to them and once I gave their album a go, was immediately hooked. Their album, 'Get Active', released in April of this year, is a fantastic blend of pure Rock'n'Roll and with a modern twist that is just mad fun for the entire duration of it's 45 minute runtime.We'll be chatting about the album in full, going into some of

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Episode 97: Ren Marabou and the Berserkers

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2024/06/27

Finally back with a new episode of the podcast!Today I am joined by Ren and Terence of the band, Ren Marabou and the Berserkers. They are a Viking Metal/Norse Pagan Rock band hailing from Donegal and have recently been signed with the Italian based Label Wormholedeath.In this episode, we'll explore the origins of the band, their creative process, and the inspirations behind their unique sound, the stories and lyrically themes that are explored in their music and their fantastic album Helgafjell,

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Episode 96: Sacred Noose

Who Art Thou? ·

2024/06/02

My guests today are Adam and Mike of the Belfast Extreme Metal band, Sacred Noose!Describing their sound as noise-laden, heavily discordant black, death & doom metal, I first caught this band live where they opened for Horrenda during their headline show in Fibbers a couple of months ago and was immediately hooked by the sheer sonic-assault of their performance. I'll be chatting to the band about the fantastic EP that they released last year called 'Renounce the Flesh', which is some of the

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Episode 95: Sweet June

Who Art Thou? ·

2024/05/28

Today I am joined on the podcast by Sweet June to chat about her debut single, 'Poisoned Thoughts', which is going to be released on the 7th of June. We'll be doing a deep dive into Sweet June's first foray into music, picking the Harp as her first instrument, working with Daniel De Burca and what it was like to record a song for the first time. Sweet June will be playing a celebratory gig of her debut single in the Workman's Cellar on the 12th of June and if you pre-save the single you'll receive a

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Episode 94: Rory Sweeney

Who Art Thou? ·

2024/05/23

Today's guest on the podcast is Rory Sweeney!Mostly known for acclaimed production work for artists such as Sello, Curtisy, Kojaque, Aoife Wolf, EMBY and Pippa Molony, Rory seamlessly traverses mainstream and experimental sounds. He is the current AVA Festival Producer of the Year recipient.His work has landed him on countless end of year lists over the past 3 years, having seen support from several acclaimed artists such as Rejjie Snow, Lord Apex, Machine Girl, Objekt, Neffa T, Oblig, Kelly Moran,

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Episode 93: Bicurious

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2024/05/21

Bicurious are back on the podcast for their third appearance!I'll be chatting with Taran and Gav about their much anticipated second album and how the recording process is coming along.We'll be discussing with the band what sets this album apart from their previous work, the themes explored in the album, going to the Zoo with Tom Peter and whole bunch of other topics. I've seen bits of the album live and it's safe to say from what I've seen so far, the band has something very special on their hands

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Episode 92: The Vagabond Queen

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2024/05/20

For this latest episode of the 'Who Art Thou?' podcast I will be chatting to the incredible talent that is The Vagabond Queen.The Vagabond Queen is a Spoken Word Artist, Noir writer and Poet who puts on a truly unique and captivating performance when you see her live.She is also the curator for The Queen's Cauldron, a night that showcases some of the top talent we have in Ireland at the moment, displaying a wide variety in styles and genre.We'll be chatting about where The Vagabond Queen's interest

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Episode 91: Emileo

Who Art Thou? ·

2024/05/10

Today's guest is Emileo!For this episode we'll be doing a deep dive on Emileo's incredible new EP, 'A Thief of Mother's Milk', which was released on May 7th and it's genuinely one of my favorite releases of the year so far. It's absolutely gorgeous from start to finish.The EP conceptually illuminates the process of the modern human being deprived of affection and love. It claims that there is no such thing as a bad heart, just one that is shivering in the freezing cold of withdrawal and loss. The EP

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Episode 90: SPOOKLET

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2024/05/09

Today's guest is the incredible talent that is SPOOKLET!A fantastic artist, I first came across her work from her collaboration with silverglass on the song 'Seraph', and then listened to her own material and I became a fan quite literally immediately after listening. She has 4 singles out currently, each one of them showcasing her brilliant creative and experimental qualities.The music from SPOOKLET is incredible and the live shows are an absolute must see. I've been fortunate to have seen two

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Episode 89: Geo Postal

Who Art Thou? ·

2024/05/07

Today I am joined by Sonny and Harry of the fantastic Post-Rock band, Geo Postal!The band have two singles out currently, 'Planet Express' and 'Steady The Hand', two gorgeous Post-Rock songs that I would highly recommend checking out and that we will be breaking down on this podcast along with such other topics as how the band got their name, their creative process, the art of musical packaging, the mysterious numbers on a bottle of Buckfast, AI and art and a many other tangents this podcast is

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Episode 88: Bucket

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2024/05/02

I'm delighted to have Cian and Emmet of the band Bucket on the podcast today!One of the most exciting, abrasive and certainly loud bands at the moment, I'll be chatting to the lads about how the band began, their two latest singles, 'Who Knows' and 'Budgie' (Including a very funny story about the origin of the aforementioned song) and how they mark a new era and sound for the band, loudest bands, Bon Jovi, and what the band is working towards next!The first time I saw this band I was completely

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Episode 87: AZURE

Who Art Thou? ·

2024/04/29

Today I'm joined by the Dublin-Based Alternative band AZURE on the podcast!I'll be chatting with Sean and Sam about their brand new EP, 'Case Del Dáil' (maybe the best EP title of the year?) which was released on the 5th of April. I would highly recommend checking this EP, it's absolutely brilliant from start to finish - my personal favorite tune off it is 'Soul Stricken Misfit Black'.I'll be chatting with the band how the EP came out about, recording with Beardfire Music, the band's many

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Episode 86: Moth Poet

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2024/04/20

Today's guest is Moth Poet!Moth Poet is a Paris-born poet and visual artist of Irish, French and American nationalities. They bridge seas through poetry and cultural anthropology, investigating migration paths and experiences of liminality. Jo has worked with indigenous leaders in Colombia, left stray feathers in Berlin and stalked the streets of Dublin as a vampire.Their stage performances combine poetry, physical theatre and drag in order to celebrate the queer and the unknowable in each of us.I

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Episode 85: dryeyes

Who Art Thou? ·

2024/04/15

Today's guest is the fantastic artist/writer dryeyes!I'll be chatting with dryeyes about their debut EP, 'the apple tree', which will be released in early May and was fully produced by himself. There is currently two singles released already off the EP, the first one 'in time' was released in March and the latest single, 'holdens demons', was released last Friday. We'll also be chatting about the incredible musical talent dryeyes has enlisted in making this EP, the beautiful artwork made for the EP,

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Episode 84: Outsound

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2024/04/12

Had the absolute pleasure of having Aaron, Luke and Alan of the fantastic Cork band, Outsound!This is a band I've had recommended to me countless times by bands around Ireland and that completely blew me away with their live performance in their first leg of Metal 2 the Masses, which got them through to the semi-finals!I'll be chatting with the band about Metal 2 the Masses, their fantastic album 'Megatherium' that was released last year, a lil bit about the next album that they are working on,

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Episode 83: Daddee

Who Art Thou? ·

2024/04/08

My guests today are Ciaran and Darragh of the band Daddee!The band released their debut single, '10 Men Down' on the 1st of March and are set to be releasing a slew of more fantastic tunes this year, which includes their next single 'Murdoch', releasing on the 16th of April.I'll be chatting with the band about how they began, how they go about constructing their songs, LCD Soundsystem, The Martello Hotel in Bray, Daniel Johnston and many other topics.This band make super fun, super energetic rock

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Episode 82: Azerty

Who Art Thou? ·

2024/04/05

Welcome to a brand new episode of the Who Art Thou? podcast!Today I am joined I have Azerty on the podcast, a rapper I first saw preform when she opened for annie ∧ the witness at their headline show in Bello Bar, a performance that completely floored me.I'll be chatting to Azerty about her debut single, 'Double Yellow', how she became interested in rap, her influences, what she is working on currently, Circle Sessions, Childish Gambino, Charli XCX (ovo), busking in Dublin and a bunch of other

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Episode 81: Mikey O'Riordan (Our Divide Promotions)

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2024/04/02

Today's guest is the Mikey O'Riordan, founder of Our Divide Promotions and front man for the band Pain In Vein.If you're interested in Metal, Hard Rock, Punk or anything in between and have been to a show in Dublin, chances are high that it was put on by Mikey's promotion company - I've been going to them myself for years which I believe is how I know Mikey in the first place.I'll be chatting with Mikey about why he started this promotion company, the work that goes into it, the acts that he has

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Episode 80: Glen Bollard

Who Art Thou? ·

2024/03/27

Today I am joined by the fantastic photographer Glen Bollard.If you've seen any concert photography of any major artist preforming in Ireland like Billie Eilish, boygenius, Biffy Clyro, Metallica and Bring Me The Horizon to name but a few, or local heroes like CMAT, Fangclub, Sprints or The Scratch - Chances are it was taken by Glen.I'll be chatting about how his interest with photography began, his career, how the industry works, all the artist's he's worked with, including touring with the likes

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