Best Christopher ORiley Podcasts (2024)

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Pianist Christopher O'Riley on the Life-Changing Music of J.S. Bach 36:27

3d ago36:27

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American classical pianist and educator Christopher O’Riley has spent his career gleefully ignoring musical boundaries and playing whatever turned him on. In addition to playing Beethoven, Busoni, Ravel, Scriabin, and Liszt, he’s also arranged music by Nick Drake, Nirvana, Elliot Smith, and Radiohead; he leads masterclasses covering nearly every as…

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Christopher O'Riley interview 15:41

2d ago15:41

15:41

Lorcan catches up with renowned pianist Christopher O'Riley to talk about Bach, Radiohead, the Irish connection... and Aurora!By RTÉ lyric fm

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"Building Dreams" - An Interview with Cellist Kyle Price, Artistic and Executive Director of the Caroga Lake Music Festival 32:25

4h ago32:25

32:25

The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews cellist Kyle Price. They talk about how Kyle became a founding member of the Kasa Quartet, and a member of the Cavani Quartet, replacing his teacher for this coveted position. Kyle also shares his vision that led to him becoming Artistic and Executive Director of the Caroga Lake Music Festival …

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New York-Based Crumb Delivers Moody Psych-Pop, In-Studio 34:21

2d ago34:21

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The New York band Crumb creates playful and brooding swirls of sounds, somewhere at a crossroads of psychedelia, pop, jazz, and rock. Their latest album AMAMA (Grandmother) [self-released via their own label Crumb Records], experiments with textures and synthscapes: glitchy pitch-shifted vocals, cell phone recordings, nautical blips, sax mouthpiece…

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The Culture File Debate: Sleep 28:58

6d ago28:58

28:58

Artists and academics working in the realm of sleep join Luke Clancy to explore the politics of sleep, from the sleep gap, to sleep and the city, and the emancipatory work of dreams, with a panel featuring Black Power Naps, Dr. Cressida Heyes, Peter Power and Dr. Antonio Zaadra. (First broadcast 24/02/24)…

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Mehrnam Rastegari Traditional Persian Band, In-Studio 28:43

4d ago28:43

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Mehrnam Rastegari is a New York-based master of the traditional Persian spike fiddle, the kamancheh. She is also a composer, writing film scores and ensemble works that draw on both Eastern and Western musical traditions. She moved here from Iran in 2022 and formed the Mehrnam Rastegari Traditional Persian Band, a group of New York locals which fea…

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Guitarist and Educator Benjamin Verdery Plays Solo, In-Studio 39:13

3d ago39:13

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Guitarist, composer, and teacher Benjamin Verdery seems to know everybody who’s ever picked up the instrument. Ben is a classical guitarist himself, but his musical friends include Andy Summers of the Police, the fingerpicking virtuoso Leo Kottke, flamenco legend Paco Pena, guitarist Bryce Dessner of the indie rock band The National – the list goes…

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Culture File Debate: Breath (raw) 54:01

7d ago54:01

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Our recent recording at IMMA of the Culture File Debate on Breath and breathing had far too many fascinating contributions from our guests Isabel Nolan, Nina McGowan, Mary Cremin and Ian Robertson. So here is the "raw file" of the breathy conversation that evening at the Museum.By RTÉ lyric fm

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Culture File Debate: Breath 28:43

14d ago28:43

28:43

Recorded live at IMMA's Take a Breath season, The Culture File Debate panel explores our ways of understanding breath, from our communal need for breathable air, to the personal act of breathing, to the uncommon states rooted in attention to breath.By RTÉ lyric fm

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"The Ultimate Gut Feeling" - An Interview with Jason Calloway, Cellist of the Amernet String Quartet 35:36

3h ago35:36

35:36

The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews cellist Jason Calloway. Jason is the cellist of the Amernet String Quartet, Ensemble-in-Residence at Florida International University in Miami. They talk about his love of opera, his journey to a career in chamber music, his affinity for gut strings, and much more. For more information on Jason…

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Christopher Rountree Designs a Musical Framework for Electro-Chamber Players 44:15

4d ago44:15

44:15

Christopher Rountree is probably best known as the conductor of the LA-based new music ensemble known as Wild Up. Over the last 14 years he and that band have played with Bjork, done live film scores to movie screenings, and embarked on a multiyear recording project of the long forgotten and now rediscovered music of Julius Eastman. But Christopher…

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Bette Smith Marries Gospel Fervor With Soul Moxie, In-Studio 28:49

2d ago28:49

28:49

Brooklyn native Bette Smith reconnects with her Memphis and Mississippi roots on her latest, "Goodthing", full of songs that show off her voice -rich and raspy- and her band’s vintage soul and blues-rock sound. But the album also speaks to Smith’s spiritual side, embracing the gospel music she heard in church and around the house every weekend – li…

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The Culture File Weekly 100824 28:58

6d ago28:58

28:58

Why does Irish trad sound like it does? Some answers from composer and guitarist, Dave Flynn who uses his guitar to examine the sounds and techniques that make Irish trad unique.By RTÉ lyric fm

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LA LOM Reflects the Diverse Musical Diaspora of Angelenos 27:11

24d ago27:11

27:11

The band called LA LOM is a trio of LA natives who play an instrumental blend of twangy guitar melodies over Latin rhythms like the cumbia and bolero, drawing on the sounds of their city. The band got their start as a hotel band playing soul covers, and morphed into warm, vibe-heavy rock that blends Mexican, Cuban, and Peruvian traditions alongside…

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Angélica Garcia Delivers Borderless Clublike Bangers, In-Studio 32:54

8d ago32:54

32:54

Angélica Garcia has been on a journey – a musical journey – from “gothic storytelling, and swampy, blues-inflected rock” (Schaefer, 2016) to dance-floor Latin pop bangers with moody electronics, sung mostly in Spanish on her latest release, Gemelo. It’s a record that “untangles the Mexican and Salvadoran roots of the Californian-born artist, disman…

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The Culture File Weekly 030824 29:04

11d ago29:04

29:04

From giving the Velvet Underground their name (and part of their sound) to teaching maths on public access television, the late American composer Tony Conrad was influential and unpredictable. Composer and improvisor Jennifer Walshe, who collaborated on Conrad's final album, steers us through the sounds, ideas and joys of a unique artist.…

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The Experimental "Doom Folk" of Cinder Well, In-Studio 36:53

15d ago36:53

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Cinder Well is the musical project of singer and songwriter Amelia Baker, who is from California but who fell under the spell of Irish folk music and eventually moved to County Clare on Ireland’s west coast. Cinder Well’s music often has a haunted, nocturnal quality – her 2020 album No Summer was widely referred to as “doom folk” - where the drone,…

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STEFA* Reconsiders Origin Stories and Channels Their Ancestors 31:10

1M ago31:10

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The artist STEFA* is a classically-trained vocalist who combines punk, experimental rage-pop, loops, and somatic jazz as they channel their ancestors. Based in Queens and born to Colombian immigrant parents, STEFA*’s latest is an album called Born With An Extra Rib, which was released alongside a ritual performance film that they created as Artist-…

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The Culture File Weekly 270724 29:05

18d ago29:05

29:05

Jennifer Walshe on 1960s Manhattan's other definition of minimalism, and its chief exponent; Parisian patisseries put away the butter for a kinder croissant; an accidental photo-history of Donegal; and a very specific definition of "quiet" via Cork's Quiet Music Ensemble.By RTÉ lyric fm

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Culture File "Likes": Stephen McLaughin 4:49

18d ago4:49

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Northern Irish audiovisual artist, Stephen McLaughin, aka An Trinse, shares some of his favourites in watching, listening, reading, tasting and smelling.By RTÉ lyric fm

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The Musical Ambition and Sharp Wit of Songwriter John Grant 46:19

19d ago46:19

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Although he’s based in Iceland, singer/songwriter John Grant is American, and his experience growing up gay in a conservative religious family in Colorado has colored his music since he began releasing solo records in 2010. A former member of the Denver-based alternative rock band The Czars, he’s recorded with the Texan folk rock group Midlake, col…

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Tony Conrad's Early Minimalism | Culture File 8:13

19d ago8:13

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The rich, complicated legacy of late pioneering musician and artist, Tony Conrad, seen through the eyes of his champion and former collaborator, Jennifer Walshe. (An extended version of this program airs August 3rd in the Culture File Weekly)By RTÉ lyric fm

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Declan Doherty | Culture File 8:11

27d ago8:11

8:11

Four decades of Donegal life in the accidental archive of Donegal News photographer, Declan Doherty.By RTÉ lyric fm

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Some Like It Quiet | Culture File 8:29

22d ago8:29

8:29

John Godfrey of Cork's Quiet Music Ensemble on the group's philosophy of Quiet music.By RTÉ lyric fm

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From the 2024 New York Guitar Festival: Marc Ribot and Leyla McCalla 42:07

1M ago42:07

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The duo of Marc Ribot, the New York guitarist, and Leyla McCalla, the New Orleans cellist and banjo player, may seem unlikely at first. Ribot is known for his work with Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, his own avant-noise trio Ceramic Dog, and much more; McCalla writes songs that draw on the African-American string band tradition, Cajun music, and her ow…

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La Victoire Suprême du Coeur | Culture File 6:45

1M ago6:45

6:45

Along the boulevards, a revolution is marching, as a wave of French bakers learn to soar with plant-based croissants and other 21st century delights.By RTÉ lyric fm

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The Culture File Weekly 200724: Off The Grid 29:06

28d ago29:06

29:06

A cooling sip from a holy well in Dublin's Phoenix Park, served up by artist Carmen Quigley; Jennifer Walshe on what the music industry is misunderstanding about generative AI; Orit Gat on everything the artist knows about the family; and E The Artist's escape from the terrors of quantization.By RTÉ lyric fm

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Culture File "Likes": Rachel Redmond 7:10

1M ago7:10

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Soprano and Irish Baroque Orchestra collaborator, Rachel Redmond on a few of her favorites in watching, reading, listening, tasting and smelling.By RTÉ lyric fm

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"Trouver Le Succès - From Harvard to the ASO" - An Interview with Elisabeth Remy Johnson, Principal Harpist of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 33:54

25d ago33:54

33:54

The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews Elisabeth Remy Johnson, who has been the Principal Harpist of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra since 1995. They talk about why she picked the harp, and her incredibly successful journey from majoring in Music and French at Harvard University directly to her position at the ASO. Elisabeth also sha…

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Pulsing, Percussive, Layered Minimalism By Akusmi, In-Studio 36:09

1M ago36:09

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Akusmi is the name of the recent project by the French-born London-based producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Pascal Bideau. His work blends the churning rhythms of minimalism with the sounds of jazz and, occasionally, the gamelan music of Indonesia. Mostly he plays sax and piano, but in a pinch he’ll play bass guitar, flute, synthesizer o…

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Off The Grid with E The Artist | Culture File 8:32

27d ago8:32

8:32

Irish-Yoruba sound and visual artist, Doranijoh Sanna, a.k.a. E The Artist, on his new collaboration with contemporary music innovators, Crash Ensemble.By RTÉ lyric fm

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Orit Gat's Voice Notes | Culture File 7:55

28d ago7:55

7:55

Orit Gat's art summer brings her to the Kunstmuseum in the Swiss town of St Gallen, for Burning Down The House, an exhibition exploring ideas of family.By RTÉ lyric fm

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Carmen Quigley | Culture File 8:03

29d ago8:03

8:03

Artist Carmen Quigley is finding new meanings—and fresh water—in some of Ireland's ancient holy wells.By RTÉ lyric fm

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Deep and Fiery Cuban Mambo, Salsa, and Soul by Orquesta Akokán, In-Studio 30:29

1M ago30:29

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The vintage sounds and energy of Cuban dance music of the mid-20th century live on in the music of Orquesta Akokán, a group of Cuban and American musicians who made a big splash with their debut record just six years ago. The band’s name, Akokán, is from Africa; it’s a Yoruba word meaning “from the heart.” And this group’s collective heart beats to…

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Jennifer Walshe's Things Know Things | Culture File 5:51

1M ago5:51

5:51

BBL Drizzy: A current court case pits the record industry against AI music firms. But does the skirmish overlook something crucial, asks Jennifer Walshe?By RTÉ lyric fm

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Culture File "Likes": Andreas Fischer 6:33

1M ago6:33

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Vocalist and Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart member, Andreas Fischer on a few of his favourite things, in watching, reading, listening, tasting and smelling.By RTÉ lyric fm

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