Speak About The Spark

Justin meets acclaimed author and songwriter Peter Murphy .
Peter is a writer and spoken-word performer from Wexford, Ireland. He is the author of two novels, John the Revelator (2009) and Shall We Gather at the River (2013), published by Faber & Faber in Ireland and the UK, and by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in the US and Canada. Peter’s journalism and non-fiction has appeared in Rolling Stone, The Guardian, the Irish Times, Hot Press and Huffington Post. He has released two spoken word/music albums with the Revelator Orchestra, The Sounds of John the Revelator and The Brotherhood of the Flood. He currently performs live under the name Cursed Murphy with his band the Resistance, and his first single ‘Foxhole Prayer’ was released last September. He was also writer-in-residence at Carlow College St. Patrick's in winter 2018. Peter is currently completing his third book and recording his first album under the Cursed Murphy banner. A new single, 'The Bells of Hell', will be released this autumn.

Welcome Frank Kearns, producer, guitarist, songwriter extraordinaire! We hear about Frank's early days in Mount Temple School in Dublin were shared with 4 lads who went on to form a rather well known band called U2. Frank ploughed his own furrow with Frankie & The Undertakers, the World's first Ramones Tribute Band and Cactus World News. Frank is a fascinating creative and talks about his own practice, tips and techniques.
Frank also collaborates with other artists - most noticeably with Steve Kilbey of The Church in the project Speed of The Stars.
Check out www.RockSchool.ie for info on Frank's Rock School ( the first of it's kind in Ireland).
You can find Frank on Twitter @FrankKearns
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Our very own Justin Cullen talks creativity, guitar sounds and much more with Clive Barnes over a cup of tea in Justin's parents house in Wexford Ireland one June afternoon in 2019. Clive is a consummate professional musician and in addition to writing his own songs he has co written, produced and played guitar with a host of established artists such as ....JEFF BECK in Vicar St, Eric Bibb (as Eric's slide guitar player 2005- 2006), Joe Cocker, The Blind Boys Of Alabama, Seasick Steve, Joe Ely, The Flatlanders David Crosby, Dr. John, Peter Green, Garth Hudson (The Band) & Rodrigo Y Gabriela. Clive has also recorded with: Eric Bibb, Joe Cocker, Taj Mahal, Bonnie Raitt (on Eric Bibb's album Get on Board).
For more info on his new release and band Haunted Head check out https://www.facebook.com/WeAreHauntedHead
Have a listen to some of his music at spotify:artist:6d5JxYq8BbAsTghTQr834w
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For more info check out Clive's website www.clivebarnesmusic.com

Thanks for joining us on episode 2. It has taken 2 years to get the show up and running and for the next while we will be uploading an episode every two weeks. There are several podcasts already recorded and more guests lined up. Please give us a shout if you have any suggestions.
Recorded back in the Summer of 2016 at the National Concert Hall in Dublin. Thanks www.nch.ie
Declan was the special guest for the show and arrived in to the back stage area as I was finishing my chat with Eric and agreed to give up some of his precious time. He is a gifted storyteller and is always interesting to listen to whether he is singing or talking - I’m sure you’ll agree.
We mentioned The Irish Music Rights Organisation and they offer a range of services and supports for Irish Songwriters and you should most definitely check them out. www.imro.ie
Declan has a web page that has info on tours, news and a shop where you can get hold of his releases. www.declanorourke.com . There is a Spotify playlist that we created of some of our favourite songs by Declan and more info at www.createschool.ie/Spark
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Welcome to Episode 1 of Speak About The Spark. Who better to have as our first guest than Eric Bogle? Eric has written some of the most well known songs of the past 40 years including "And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" and "No Man's Land ( The Green Fields of France)" but if you delve a little deeper into his catalogue you will find plenty of gems. His new album "Voices" proves that his songwriting is as good, if not better, than ever. There's plenty of clips on YouTube and his music is available to buy from http://www.greentrax.com . There is no official website for Eric and no Social Media links which in this day and age is unheard of but that's just the way he likes it. You can find more info on the various matters that Eric discussed at www.createschool.ie/Spark . You can reach Peter Baxter on www.twitter.com/PeterMBaxter or www.facebook.com/PeterMBaxter .
There are more guests recorded and lined up over the coming months and please get in touch if you have any suggestions or comments. Worth noting that while this is our pilot podcast, it is Eric's as well and given that he is notoriously private it may well be his one and only appearance, so we hope you enjoy it.

Speak about the Spark is a podcast that will focus on creativity, the processes and the approaches used by people to capture that infamous Spark. Over the next while we will meet some folks who create and capture ideas through songs, animations, stories and more and find out how they got started on their journey and what tips, techniques and advice they might share.