A series of report, features and interviews for the Culture File programme on RTE Lyric.

Radio Segments, Interviews & Features

In the first part of a Culture File series on silence, writer Kevin Barry talks about quiet and writing.

Culture File: Silences: 1) Kevin Barry

What we talk about when we talk about hearing, as well as some defining of features of the thing we call silence, with Dr Fiona Newell, of TCD’s Institute of Neuroscience. (Silences part 2)

Culture File: Silences: 2) Sound & Silence with Fiona Newell

Are we looking for silence in all the wrong places? Gareth Stack expands his collection of silences at Belfast's SARC (part 3 of 4)

Culture File: Silences: 3) SARCy Silence with Trevor Agus

In the final part of our series on silence, Amanda Coogan on the scarce silences of her childhood. All four parts of the series are available here:
https://soundcloud.com/soundsdoable/sets/culture-file-silences

Culture File: Silences 4) Amanda Coogan

Weird comes in from the cold with US comics Tim and Eric, but they're just part of a long history of outsider comedy, says Gareth Stack.

Culture File: Tim, Eric and the Rise of Outsider Comedy

Cratecrawling with Gareth Stack at Little Gem, suppliers of only the finest artisan, organic independent music from Ireland.

Culture File - Little Gems

Gareth Stack finds no hiding place amongst the chocolate covered brussels sprouts, edible fabrics and sauted sheep testicles of food art collective, Domestic Godless.

Culture File: Domestic Godless

Game music maestro, Craig Stuart Garfinkle, on the evolution of a new stage for composers.

Culture File: Composing for Computer Games

Ed Devane takes us for a ride on the Dodeca Cycle, a 12-player instrument cum time machine asking fundamental questions about making music.

Culture File: The Dodeca Cycle

Gareth stack recalls "My Weekend As A Performance Artist" at Leitrim's boutique Goth festival, Species.

Culture File: My Weekend As A Performance Artist

Cries, whispers and a touch of satanism at the latest edition of Limerick's works-in-progress, ideas-in-flux cabaret night, Pigtown Scratchings.

Culture File: Pigtown Scratchings

The Dublin legacy of activist-artist and proto-hipster admirer of the artisanal, William Morris.

Culture File: William Morris' Dublin aftershocks

White Cane Audio Theatre prepare to take their work public in Sightless Cinema, a night of audio in a darkened cinema.

Culture File: Sightless Cinema in UCD

Gareth Stack grasps the sticky ribbon and attempts to track the every changing role of the typewriter.

Culture File: The Typewriter

Megs Morley's Irish Artist-led Archive attempts to learn the lesson of 40 years of art created by more than 70 artist groups and collectives.

Culture File: Artist-led Archive

The Apollo 11 Experience is a kind of fairground ride for the eyes, seating you alongside Neil Armstrong & chums.

Culture File: Virtual Reality

Dublin's recent "Death Café" encouraged Gareth Stack to imagine what we might look for by way of a final send off

Culture File: Death Café

Irish video game music conductor and composer, Eimear Noone, on why it's not either/or when it comes to Stravinsky and Metallica.

Culture File: Eimear Noone

The unexpected rise of Evangelical cinema at the American omniplex

Culture File: Christian Flix

Sounds and wonders at a two-day festival of oddbod music, art and electronics in Dublin

Culture File: Ideopreneurial Entrephonics II

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