Capital Irish - 16 June 2024

2024-06-16

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Presented by Andy Linton This week on Capital Irish, Andy Linton pays tribute to Charlie Lennon a highly accomplished traditional Irish musician and composer, who passed away recently at the age of 85. We also hear some musings about elections, both north and south of the border in Ireland along with other topics, and of course, plenty of tunes. Links below for further reading and listening. This program was also broadcast on Wellington Access Radio with the support of New Zealand on A...

Presented by Andy Linton

This week on Capital Irish, Andy Linton pays tribute to Charlie Lennon a highly accomplished traditional Irish musician and composer, who passed away recently at the age of 85. We also hear some musings about elections, both north and south of the border in Ireland along with other topics, and of course, plenty of tunes. Links below for further reading and listening.

This program was also broadcast on Wellington Access Radio with the support of New Zealand on Air.

Capital Irish has been making programs for the Irish Community in Wellington, New Zealand since 2003.

Links

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0608/1453763-charlie-lennon/ https://blog.mcneelamusic.com/top-ten-charlie-lennon-tunes/ https://journalofmusic.com/news/rip-charlie-lennon-1938-2024 https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2024-06-07/the-ni-candidates-for-2024-general-election https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2024-05-31/sinn-fein-not-fielding-candidates-in-four-northernireland-seats-at-election

https://www.rte.ie/news/elections-2024/results/#/local/national https://carlossweeneymccartin.bandcamp.com/releases

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