On this week's programme, we head to the Isle Gallery where recently the Great Manx Build-up and Throwdown took place and we step back to Lorient where I spoke to Uillean Pipe player Fionn ó hAlmhain, and we have some music from Irish group Skipper’s Alley.
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First today, we head up to the Isle Gallery in Tynwald Mills, where artist Anna Clucas is just winding down from day 3 of the Great Manx Build-up and Throwdown!
It’s well worth following Artreach at the Isle Gallery on social media or signing up to their mailing list because they have so many fantastic workshops and exhibitions coming up.
We head back to the beautiful Jardins des Luthiers at the Hotel Gabriel in Lorient now, where Fionn ó hAlmhain is just putting together his Uillean pipes.
While I was in Lorient I also came across a fantastic podcast for anyone who’s really into their trad - every week, musician Patrick Cummins broadcasts Music at the Crossroads on Dublin South FM, which is also available as a podcast which is really worth a listen if you enjoy the nitty gritty of celtic trad. Here’s Patrick playing a couple of tunes with his band, the second of which he composed himself - this is Skipper’s Alley with The Sligo Maid and Errigal Road.
Picture from Clutch MOV
Join me again next Wednesday at 5:30pm for Spotlight here on Manx Radio, in the meantime keep in touch through Spotlight@manxradio.com and you can listen again on our website or through the (free!) Manx Radio app. Have a lovely, creative week!
