One of the acts to perform at this year's Great Escape Festival is London/Belfast based high-energy alternative rock duo REWS consisting of songstress Shauna Tohill and vocalising beat-rocker Collette Williams.
They joined us in studio ahead of their show in Brighton to talk about their sound, their biggest gig to date and a Dragon's Den worthy idea for hooking bands up.
What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB+ and online at radioreverb.com. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us.
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The Humours of Bandon at Brighton Festival
The Humours of Bandon is a coming of age story set against the backdrop of an Irish dancing championship.
We met up with writer and performer Margaret McAuliffe ahead of the show's run at the Brighton Festival to find out more about the one woman show and about its inspirations.
Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13586/thehumoursof_bandon/
What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB+ and online at radioreverb.com. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us.
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The Great Escape 2018 - Music from Ireland
The Great Escape Festival is the biggest music festival of the year in Brighton and takes place from 17th to 19th May. This year a stack of up and coming Irish acts will coming to Brighton to take part.
One of the driving forces behind giving Irish acts a voice abroad is Angela Dorgan of Music From Ireland. We catch up with her ahead of the festival to talk about the thriving music scene in Ireland at the moment and to learn more about the largest Irish continent to date to perform at The Great Escape.
What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB+ and online at radioreverb.com. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us.
#Brighton #Hove #Sussex #podcast #Ireland #festival
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The story of Ireland at the Eurovision
Ireland holds the record for winning the Eurovision Song Contest the most times. With 7 wins under the belt - the contest holds strong memories for people in Ireland.
From an 18 year old singer who went on to run for President to a kids TV turkey puppet singing a French titled song - there have been plenty of characters along the way!
Oisin O'Driscoll looks back at the story so far for Ireland at the contest.
What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB+ and online at radioreverb.com. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us.
#Brighton #Hove #Sussex #podcast #Ireland #Eurovision
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Love in the Harbour - an Irish play at Brighton Fringe 2018
Ahead of the imminent start of this year's Brighton Fringe festival, we speak to Eddie Alford the writer + director of a Brighton Fringe play set during World War 1. The play follows the lives of 3 Irish members of the Royal Flying Corps and is based on true events.
We find out more about the play and Eddie's own history with the Royal Air Force.
What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB+ and online at radioreverb.com. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us.
#Brighton #Hove #Sussex #podcast #Ireland #RoyalFlyingCorps #WorldWarOne #RAF #theatre #BrightonFringe #FringeFestival
What's The Craic on RadioReverb 97.2FM
What's the Craic was a weekly Irish radio show broadcasting on 97.2FM and on DAB+ in Brighton and Hove on the south coast of England.
It featured interviews with well known Irish guests and covered stories of the Irish diaspora in the UK. You can listen back to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Tunein, Acast, Deezer, Google Play Music, iHeartRadio and all other good podcast providers.
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