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Shifting Ether - Edy Fung & Dan Callanan
Shifting Ether is an audio essay written by Edy Fung with sound produced by Dan Callanan. The episode explores different historical moments of ether and the materiality of radio.Edy Fung is an artist, curator and musician whose practice inquires into the material conditions and technological paradigms of contemporary society, including the philosophy of information, history of science and machine intelligence. She creates sound and intermedia art projects that incorporate text, installation, transmission/radio, video, digital artefacts, electroacoustics and performance.Dan Callanan is a Cork artist based in Dublin. He is the founder of the DOE (Department of Energy), a DIY imprint exploring our relationship with the land through ambient-adjacent music, field recordings, text, video and photography.
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Live @ Commune 2025
Live @ COMMUNE 2025 brings you a selection of highlights from the Muine Bheag Arts summer programme.COMMUNE took place from 15th - 25th August in and around the Muine Bheag Community Centre and unfolded as a collection of live events, workshops and public interventions with contributions from artists, collectives and community groups.In this episode we’ll hear from some of these contributors including members of BEAM Services who formed the music group The Glimmers, graduates-in-residence Ciara Davitt, Nina Fitzgerald Graham & Mica Moroney and a conversation between Niamh Seana Meehan and Lucie McLaughlin on the launch of new publication, Beacon. We’ll also join artist Lily O’Shea and her sister and collaborator Ali O’Shea, Cian Lawler who led a cyanotype workshop and hear a snippet from Marian Balfe’s Card Club.
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The Curse of Count Vlas - St Brigid's N.S.
The Curse of Count Vlas is a radio play by St. Brigid’s N.S. It tells the story of four 6th class friends who embark on a spooky adventure to rescue their town from a greedy property developer, Count Vlas, who has put a strange curse on Grandad Noel’s farm.Muine Bheag Arts led a series of workshops to develop the radio play as part of Cruinniú na nÓg 2025. The Curse of Count Vlas is written, acted and recorded by the 6th class students from St. Brigid’s N.S.Credits:Yahia Ahmed, Keelan Brennan, Harry Butcher, Caden O’Brien, Hugh O’Brien, Roy Cai, Jayden Clarke, Tyler Crawford, Aidan Downing, Joshua Dermody, Owen Doyle, Tyler English, Jake Gardiner, Conor Grant, Darragh Hughes, Nathan Kavanagh, Dylan Kelly, Sebastian Kral, Craig Lawlor, Kyle Lillis, Caleb Modesto, Reece Power, Kane Stringer, David VlasFacilitation and audio production by Jack CorbettThis project is kindly supported by Cruinniú na nÓg, Carlow Arts Office and Creative Ireland Carlow.
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Muine Bheag - Bagenalstown
In this episode we explore the name of our town – Muine Bheag/Bagenalstown – which has a complex and unique history.We met with local historian John Murphy, school children and members of the community to understand their perspectives on the town’s name.
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Transatlantic Conversation He(art)s - Aoife Ní Dhuinn & Falon Weaver
Transatlantic Conversation He(art)s is an audio essay by Aoife Ní Dhuinn and Falon Weaver which documents long-distance calls, voice notes and reflections recorded remotely by the two artists. In the episode we join Aoife and Falon as they navigate their long-distance friendship and collaborative art practice and grapple with questions around adulthood, conditions for artists and post-college art practice. Since 2021, Weaver and Ní Dhuinn have shared a collaborative practice exploring their collective interest in existentialist thought, internet culture, and material exploration. Coming from respective backgrounds in painting and media, the duo use their collaborative practice as an opportunity to integrate these shared ideas through sculpture and installation. Their practice adopts a broad range of processes including concrete casting, ceramic sculpture, meme making and going for walks.
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