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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 148: Slightly Dishevelled

Who Art Thou? ·

2025/03/10

Today, we’re joined by all five members of Slightly Dishevelled, who are here to talk about their brand-new album, 'Dirty Dishes and The West Wing' which was released on February 21st. We’ll be diving into the stories, sounds, and inspirations behind the record and going through each track off this incredible album.Have loved this band ever since I saw their incredible live performances so to have them on the podcast finally was a tonne of fun. You'll also hear me laugh harder than I think I ever

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Bonus episode: February 2025 in Review

Who Art Thou? ·

2025/03/06

Just a little bonus episode where I go through each band that appeared on the show this month, each act that I saw live and then a quick run through of some of the singles that I discovered over the course of the month. Link for the Playlist of all the music mentioned on this episode Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 147: Hotgirl

Who Art Thou? ·

2025/02/28

Finishing February in style in that I'm joined by Hotgirl!I was delighted to be joined by all 4 of the members, Ashley, Sophie, Nick and friend of the pod, Jake!We'll be chatting about the band's second EP, Blast Off which is set to be released on April 10th and features 3 singles so far, On the Brink, In Your Head, and Sisyphus, which was a surprise release yesterday!They will be playing a Headline show in Whelans in support of the EP on April 11, tickets are available now!Hotgirl also have a

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1:21:40

Episode 146: Phantom Lung

Who Art Thou? ·

2025/02/23

Today's guest is Andy Dinner, founder, guitarist and vocalist of Phantom Lung!Hailing from Toronto, Canada, Phantom Lung blend the most unhinged, violent and abrasive characteristics of Grindcore, Death Metal and Hardcore, they leave no doubt that they have become one of the most talked about premier acts in the Canadian Extreme Heavy music scene. After releasing 3 EP's in 2023, the band spent 2024 dedicated to experimenting angles in regards to perfecting the live performance and atmosphere and

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Episode 145: APES

Who Art Thou? ·

2025/02/21

Today's guest on the podcast is Gabriel from the band APES.Formed in the early 2010s in Quebec City (Canada), APES is renowned for their distinctive fusion of grindcore, black metal,andhardcore. The band was conceived with a singular purpose: to craft heavy and unapologetically relentless music, breaking down all barriers in their path.Their album 'Penitence', released last year, was my personal favourite album of the year, an immensely powerful record to listen to so to have them on the podcast is

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Episode 144: Nerves

Who Art Thou? ·

2025/02/19

Today's very special guest for the 4 year anniversary is Kyle of the band Nerves making his return on the podcast!I'll basically be doing a year in review with Kyle in this episode, discussing the band becoming a 4 piece with new members Eoin and Ryan, the tours they went on this year, what it's like playing on a moving boat and of course, talking about the band's phenomenal debut EP, Glórach, which was released last year and was one of my personal favourite releases of the year and of course

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Episode 143: Nathan Mac

Who Art Thou? ·

2025/02/18

My guest today is Nathan Mac!This is the type of guest that I would call a triple threat as Nathan Mac is the type of creative individual that excels at many different creative avenues to express himself, which includes Music, filmmaking, theatre and of course Circus!I'll be going through Nathan's created journey by firstly talking how his interest in music began and how he became a musical artist, his love of circus and he incorporates that into his live performances, the film he wrote, starred and

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Episode 142: ARREN

Who Art Thou? ·

2025/02/17

Today's guest is ARREN!ARREN is a Dublin based, Limerick born artist who blends the scale of iconic 90's and 2000's pop-rock with the intimacy of singer-songwriter.Having released his pop rock summer anthem 'It Takes One to Know' in July 2024, ARREN gears up to continue with his new era of music with his new single from his debut album, ‘Dreams We Missed’I'll be chatting with ARREN about how he began his musical career, from writing songs with his friends to beginning his solo musical journey, his

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1:16:27

Best live shows of 2024 with Gavin Purcell (Bicurious)

Who Art Thou? ·

2025/02/15

A special lil episode today in that myself and my good buddy Gav Purcell of Bicurious are going to be running through our favorite live shows of 2024!We'll be picking 5 shows that really stood out, our biggest surprise act of last year and then our favorite Irish show of last year! Go see Bicurious on tour!Tickets for The Gathering - A night in aid of Enable IrelandEnable Ireland donation page Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 141: Gather the Lost

Who Art Thou? ·

2025/02/12

Today I am joined on the podcast by Carolyn and Ronan of the band Gather the Lost!‘Gather the Lost’ are an exciting Dublin-based alternative rock band that officially launched onto the music scene in March 2022. A project that was originally started early in 2020 by Dublin born Singer/Frontwoman Carolyn Dunne but was quickly interrupted by the hit of the Covid19 pandemic.Joining Carolyn is Guitarist Alan Franklin, who hails from Brazil; Brian Dunne on Bass who originates from Dundalk and the latest

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Episode 140: Skinner

Who Art Thou? ·

2025/02/06

Today's guest on the podcast is Skinner making their return on the podcast!For this episode myself and Aaron will be breaking down Skinner's new album, New Wave Vaudeville, which was released on the 10th of January.We'll be going over the recording process for this album, the inspiration behind the music including the club from which the album gets it's title, the amazing artwork, Punk and Hardcore music and the music video for New Wave Vaudeville and how the hell they managed to shoot it.Been a big

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Episode 139: Grief Ritual

Who Art Thou? ·

2025/02/04

On this episode I am joined by Jamie, Chris and Dave of the band Grief Ritual!We're going to be chatting about the band's crushingly heavy debut album 'Collapse', which was released last Friday via Church Road Records. I'll be chatting with the band about the writing process for this album, the themes and messages covered with the music, the musical styles and experimentation the album explores and tracking vocals for an album for 16 hours,The first time I got to see this band live was in support of

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Episode 138: Siúcra

Who Art Thou? ·

2025/01/31

Today's guest on the podcast is Galway band, Siúcra!Siúcra are a sextet hailing from Galway who's musical style includes spoons of Blues rock, Folk, Trad and a shimmering of Shoegaze.We will be chatting about the band's beautiful debut EP, 'Rosetta', which was released on the 29th of November, 2024.I'll be going through the recording process of the EP with Siúcra, as well as going through track and breaking down where they came from and the idea's behind them and also discussing the Galway music

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Episode 137: YARD

Who Art Thou? ·

2025/01/30

Today I am joined by the incredible Electropunk band that is YARD!For this episode I'll be chatting with all 3 of the lads about their very busy year in 2024, covering their phenomenal live shows (including an amazing set Trans Musicales de Rennes 2024 which can be viewed through the link on their page) and each of the 3 singles they released, Call, Bend and Big Shoes, their awesome music videos while also chatting about the band's sound, how they craft it and what they have planned for 2025. I

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Episode 136: glasseyed

Who Art Thou? ·

2025/01/22

Today's guest is Morgan Beausang, talking about his incredible solo project, glasseyed!We'll primarily be chatting about how this project started, the unique blend of influences that are fused to create his dynamic sound, his debut album 'Something New To Hate', released last year and the latest singles, 'the great hollow' and 'all i know'.Myself and glasseyed will also be going over Nu-Metal and it's recent resurgence, how incredible Deftones are, Black Metal and the YouTube era of Bryanstars

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Episode 135: Ex Oh Promotions (The Next Big Thing...

Who Art Thou? ·

2025/01/20

Today's guest is Alex from Ex Oh Promotions making his return on the podcast to talk about the amazing festival he is putting on this week, The Next Big Thing 2025, which will be live from The Workman’s Club onWednesday 22nd to Friday 24th of January 2025. I'll be chatting to Alex all about the incredible acts playing this year, which includes Still Blue, VaticanJail, Dream Boy, AILSHA, Pebbledash, Raining in December, silverglass and annie ∧ the witness,!We will also be going over the new additions

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Episode 134: Lymphoedema

Who Art Thou? ·

2025/01/19

Today's guest on the podcast is Irish Goregrind/Gorenoise/Harsh Noise band from Limerick, Lymphoedema!A one-man band (with one of the coolest logos going) and probably one of the most brutal sounding bands to be on the podcast, I'll be chatting with Lymphoedema about how is interest in extreme music began, how this project started, where the inspiration for his sounds come from and basically just chatting about the extreme and experimental aspects of this kind of metal.Anyone who knows me or listens

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Episode 133: Caskré

Who Art Thou? ·

2025/01/17

Today I am going to be chatting to Caskré, which is the professional and artistic identity of recording, mixing and mastering engineer Jamie Hyland!I'll be chatting with her about all how her interests in music and mixing and mastering began, how working in the vinyl factory MLV helped inform her work, the many projects she has worked on including the A Lethal Black Ooze vinyl release (which was recorded on tape and there's an incredible story about how that all went) and Gilla band's debut album

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Episode 132: Richard Duhig (The Metal Cell Podcast)

Who Art Thou? ·

2025/01/14

Today I am very excited to say that I am joined on the podcast by Richard Duhig, the host of The Metal Cell Podcast and most recently, an award winning filmmaker.For this episode, I'll be chatting to Richard about his film, 'We Swallow the Ocean', which is a documentary about the creation of Partholon's incredible album 'The Ocean Pours In'. We'll be discussing how the idea came about for creating this documentary, how it was shot and complexities, highs and lows that go into shooting a film. All

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Episode 131: Luke Clerkin

Who Art Thou? ·

2025/01/13

We are starting the week off in style in that I have the amazing talent that is Singer, songwriter and mental health advocate, Luke Clerkin, making his return on the podcast!For this episode, I'll be chatting to Luke about his much-anticipated debut album, 'Orpheus', which will be released on the 31st of January. We'll be covering the Greek myth that inspired the album's title, the life stories and inspirations that went into creating the album and of course covering the amazing mental health

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