(sorry, the file is temporarily unavailable, but you can hear the edited version of this podcast on the FM show download. Go to http://pwradio.net , click on the FM section and find the episode from 28 February, 2008. This was within my first semester at WQFS, so PWRadio was one hour in the middle of a 2 hour show. Now I get to play two hours of Irish music every week! yay.)

Glen Hansard of The Frames and classically trained singer and musician Marketa Irglova are The Swell Season. They were in Boston in December (2006) and gave a generous and candid interview for the listeners of Paddy-Whacked Radio™ Boston. The pair expressed their thoughts in a range of topics, from busking to iPods to the end of the world.

Listen to this remarkable interview, and have a laugh at your host’s incredibly poor interview skills! This podcast also includes samples of some of the music from their CD The Swell Season, as well as one from Glen’s band, The Frames.

Also, be sure to check out the John Carney film Once, Starring both Marketa and Glen.

Music List:
The Frames
from the CD Fitzcarraldo
-Revelate

-

Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
From The Swell Season
-The Swell Season
-Drown Out
-When Your Minds Made Up

 

 Episode 2: The Best Of 2006 [30:09m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (4430)

The Frames, The Red Rose Cafe, The Vals, Brendan O’Shea, Stephen Hill, Mic Christopher, and the results of your host finding the sound effects on his Christmas copy of Garage band! Oh what a dark place that is.

With the amount of great music I received to Play on Paddy-Whacked Radio Boston, it is impossible to nail down “The Best” of 2006 in only 6 songs. I can, however, bring you a small sample of some of my favorites. And then do it again on a later podcast.

Don’t forget to check out the radio show when you have a chance. It is archived for 1 full week. All details available at http://pwradio.net or http://myspace.com/pwradio. Here you will also find information on a whole whack of Irish indie artist.

(note: The default download is a basic MP3. If you’d like to download the enhanced podcast, please go to http://pwradio.net and click ‘Downloads”. For some reason iTunes won’t support my enhanced files, so until I can make that work, I’ll be posting MP3s here. Thanks!)

 

 Episode 1: Here Goes Nothing. (Mike Bartlett and Simon Goode) [21:17m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (3704)

Mike Bartlett and Simon Goode venue technicians and back-line concert musicians, emerge from the shadows and take their talents to the stage and the recording studio. The result is a series of excellent songs.

In this podcast you will hear Mike and Simon’s music, as well as conversations with Glen Hansard, Damien Dempsey, and both Mike and Simon. You’ll also have a quick glimpse into Simons previous work with the Mary Janes.
As of this posting, much of Mike’s music is available for free download at http://myspace.com/mikebartlettmusic.

The supplemental is an optional download (not automatic rss). This extremely rough assembly has expanded interviews with Glen and Damien, conversation with Mike about the songs on his debut EP, Uppers and Downers, the complete version of Simple Times by the Mary Janes (Simon on guitar), and additional songs by Mike Bartlett.

• Episode 1: Here Goes Nothing (link below)
  
• Episode 1.1: Supplemental
  

You can Subscribe through either of these services:

Paddy-Whacked Radio™ Boston Broadcasts on FM and the Web-waves on Friday Morning frm 9 to 11am here in Boston and 2 to 4pm in Ireland and the UK.

Check the Myspace Profile or the web site for more details!