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The Point of Everything

The Point Of Everything

The Point Of Everything is a podcast based out of Cork that tackles the biggest issues in the music world, near and far, every week. Expect chat, music, and interviews every week

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01:15:29

TPOE 197: Choice Prize 2020 Preview With John Barker...

The Point of Everything ·

2021/03/01

It's the annual Choice Prize preview show as Eoghan and John Barker (98fm's Totally Irish) go through all 10 nominees for the Irish album of the year and predict who is going to take home the award. Albums discussed in this order Bitch Falcon – Staring At Clocks Denise Chaila – Go Bravely Fontaines DC – A Hero’s Death JyellowL – 2020 DIvision Róisín Murphy – Róisín Machine Nealo – All The Leaves Are Falling Pillow Queens – In Waiting Ailbhe Reddy – Personal History Niamh Regan – Hemet Silverbacks

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00:40:17

TPOE 196: Bitch Falcon

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2021/02/25

One of the best live bands in the country, Bitch Falcon released their long-awaited debut album Staring at Clocks in November, and have since seen it nominated for the Choice Prize. Lizzie Fitzpatrick, singer and guitarist in the band, joins to talk about how they're a different band now than when they started, both sound wise and following lineup changes, how Staring at Clocks was recorded in just a week, finding her confidence as a lyricist, her work as a nurse during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic

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00:55:36

TPOE 195: JYellowL

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2021/02/23

It's Choice Prize season - my favourite time of the year! With the Irish album of the year set to be announced on 2fm on March 4, JYellowL, who is nominated for 2020 Division, his debut album which came out in November, joins the podcast to talk about his journey, how the album is just the first step for him, how a Choice Prize ceremony a couple years ago helped inspire him, how he's helping to lift up the rap/hip hop scene in Ireland, returning home to Nigeria earlier this year and his role in the

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00:49:10

TPOE 194: Nina Hynes

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2021/02/17

Irish singer-songwriter Nina Hynes has been based in Berlin for over a decade now. Speaking to the TPOE podcast from her German apartment, she discusses her fifth album Zap! which is due for release on February 26 and the difficult story that inspired it. We also talk about how Germany is dealing with Covid-19, being creative in lockdown, how making and releasing music in 2021 compares and contrasts with her first release over 20 years ago, the pressure of releasing music regularly for her Bandcamp

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00:31:24

TPOE 193: Elaine Howley And Eoin French (Eriu's...

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2021/02/10

Elaine Howley (Altered Hours) and Eoin French (Talos) are working together, along with Katie Ellis (Crash Ensemble) on music for Eriu's Threshold, a new multidisciplinary project from the team behind Body & Soul. Featuring an outstanding cast of renowned Irish female talent from the worlds of theatre, dance, film, literature, fashion design, and music, the project interprets the past in response to the current global pandemic. The film features a re-interpretation of Henry Purcell’s aria Dido’s

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00:42:01

TPOE 192: Kean Kavanagh

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2021/02/03

Kean Kavanagh released my favourite album of 2020 with Dog Person, a superb melding of genres resulting in something fun, touching and effective. We talk about his journey to the release of his debut album, from co-founding Soft Boy Records to the rise of Kojaque to Kavanagh finding his own voice, as well as how the lockdown has affected his creative process and what's next for both him and the artists on Soft Boy. Outro music: Kean Kavangh - 'Wake Up' Listen to/purchase Dog Person:

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00:54:50

TPOE 191: Citrus Fresh

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2021/01/27

PX Music rapper Citrus Fresh released his debut album Operating System just before Christmas 2020. We talk about its creation over the past year, the formation and development of the PX Music collective in Limerick, the East Coast and South-West All Stars' performance on the Tommy Tiernan Show, and lots more besides. Outro music: Citrus Fresh - 'Sodacake' Buy the album: https://witnessthecitrus.bandcamp.com/album/operating-system

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00:48:39

TPOE 190: Myles Manley

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2021/01/19

Sligo artist Myles Manley released his second (maybe, depending) album, Cometh the Softies, in November 2020. He says the album aims to "navigate the likes of nationalism, capitalism and sexuality via the language of playground bullying". With esoteric titles like 'I Heard Your Mum Call, Michael', 'Shiteshow' and 'Billy Drag vs Ed Sheercunt', it's a more direct hit, over just 26 minutes, than Myles Manley's previous work. Speaking from his temporary home in Delaware, Myles discusses the creation of

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02:03:00

TPOE 189: Best Of 2020 (With Caoilian And Aisling)

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2020/12/14

It's the annual TPOE Christmas party with Caoilian Sherlock and Aisling O'Riordan. We talk about out year in music, from how it helped us in lockdown to doing and enjoying livestreams throughout 2020. Then we go through our top five albums of the year and then some of our favourite songs and other bits and pieces. Music featured: Denise Chaila - Chaila Rising Damp - Recognise Fascism Niamh Regan - Save The Day Silverbacks - Dunkirk Ailbhe Reddy - Self-improvement Kean Kavanagh - Roll Over Aoife

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00:41:03

TPOE 188: Ian Lynch (Lankum/Fire Draw Near)

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2020/12/01

Ian Lynch discusses Lankum's year, from playing sold-out shows at Vicar Street to winning the Choice Prize to touring the US... and then having to use a big chunk of the €10,000 Choice winnings to get back to Ireland when Covid-19 hit. The lockdown helped him delve deeper into his Fire Draw Near podcast, which explored the world of folk and trad music. He's in the midst of a three-part podcast on The Wild Rover. We talk about all this and more in this interview. You can support Ian and Fire Draw

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01:06:47

TPOE 187: Ten Past Seven

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2020/11/19

Ten Past Seven are gearing up to release their third album Long Live the Bogwalrus on November 27 - Rory O'Brien discusses their history, from the US to Kerry to Cork and beyond, finding their sound, the Redneck Manifestor and being part of the instrumental rock scene in Ireland during the latter part of the noughties and everything they've been up to since, leading to recording the new album with John 'Spud' Murphy at Guerrilla Studios in 2019. Outro Music: Ten Past Seven - 'King Leer'

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00:40:02

TPOE 186: Seamus Fogarty

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2020/11/12

Irish singer songwriter Seamus Fogarty released his third album A Bag Of Eyes on Domino Records on November 6. We talked just before its release about how it was created, having been borne of the London-based artist "growing weary" of the guitar. We discuss his journey over the past ten-plus years, with detours along the way courtesy of the late Willie Meighan of Rollercoaster Records and King Creosote's Fence Records. A little from the press release: A Bag Of Eyes is a wholly different sonic

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00:43:41

TPOE 185: Eve Belle

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2020/11/05

Donegal pop singer Eve Belle released her debut album In Between Moments at the end of October on Rubyworks. We talked about how she was feeling facing into lockdown 2, not feeling guilty about pop music anymore, the influence of Lorde and Taylor Swift on the album, how Rubyworks helped Eve on her journey, supporting Hozier, and lots more. Outro music: Eve Belle - 'Bluff' In Between Moments on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5B096MV4IlL4IU3IMPYSo1?si=fA6cE2M-QJaShtkeoyIQoQ

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00:40:10

TPOE 184: Jinx Lennon

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2020/10/21

Dundalk singer songwriter Jinx Lennon played (the virtual) Clonakilty International Guitar Festival this year and I was delighted to chat with him for the festival too. We discuss his work in Louth hospital during the Covid-19 pandemic, his latest album Border Schizo FFFolk Songs For The Fuc**d, which was released at the start of the first song, how he's developed over the years, the surge of new music coming from the town via Mary Wallopers, David Keenan et al, plus lots more.

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00:50:42

TPOE 183: Ailbhe Reddy

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2020/10/06

Dublin artist Ailbhe Reddy has just released her brilliant, long-awaited debut album Personal History and talks us through its creation. From touring the UK with Will Varley to her wonderfully brilliant tea ratings, learning the songwriting craft and befriending Pillow Queens and Bitch Falcon along the way, she discusses how she's developed as an artist and why she feels part of a particularly exciting scene in Dublin at the moment.

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00:49:49

TPOE 182: Caimin Gilmore (Sun Collective)

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2020/09/30

Dublin artist Caimin Gilmore's chamber folk group Sun Collective released their latest EP on his 32nd birthday over the summer. He talks about how the collective works and we try to delve into the rest of his prolific music career, from playing with various orchestras including Crash Ensemble, to touring with Lisa Hannigan and making music with Damon Albarn at his gaff in Iceland. We also discuss the world of orchestras and trying to get into the audition room, as well as his holidays in Cork

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01:01:43

TPOE 181: Pillow Queens

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2020/09/23

Pillow Queens release their long-awaited debut album on September 25. Guitarist/vocalist Sarah Corcoran talks about how the album was created, the burgeoning music scene in Dublin, how Covid affected the band's plans for 2020, touring with Soak, and lots more. Ireland / UK tour 2021 19.02 Listowel Mike the Pies 26.02 Dublin Button Factory 27.02 Dublin Button Factory 04.03 Kilkenny Set Theatre 05.03 Galway Roisin Dubh 06.03 Limerick Dolans 11.03 Belfast Ulster Sports Club 12.03 Dundalk

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00:21:08

TPOE 180: Clonakilty International Guitar Festival 2020

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2020/09/15

Clonakilty International Guitar Festival is going ahead virtually in 2020 - co-organisers Ray Blackwell of De Barra's and Kev McNally talk about how it came about, how it was all recorded, what they're looking forward to and how great it was to see musicians doing what they do best again.

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00:34:53

TPOE 179: Niamh Regan

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2020/09/09

Galway singer-songwriter Niamh Regan has just released her debut album Hemet on new Galway label Black Gate Records. She talks about how it came to be, how she tried to write a radio-friendly song for the first time, the influence of her first band Juhn Echo, writing with her husband, the grief that informs Hemet, and lots more. Outro music: Niamh Regan - Save The Day. But Hemet at https://niamhregan.bandcamp.com/

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00:45:18

TPOE 178: Joshua Burnside

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2020/09/02

Northern Irish singer songwriter Joshua Burnside releases his second album Into the Depths of Hell on Friday, September 4. Ahead of its release he talks about the expectations for the album, how his granny is his harshest critic, the tragic loss of Lyndon Stephens, who was a big influence on Burnside as well as the Belfast music scene, his fear of flying, and lots more Buy/preorder the album: https://joshuaburnside.bandcamp.com/album/into-the-depths-of-hell Outro music: 'And You Evade Him/Born in

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