Hi all! I meant to tall you about this before it was on but it started on sunday. There are six shows though, and they’ll all be available online afterwards thanks to the wizards in Today FM. The first show features one of Ireland’s best loved and most talked about comedians, Tommy Tiernan. He talks about his love of Sonny Rollins, jazz and the improvisation therein, how it feels to be outspoken from time to time and badly done Irish ballads from his childhood.
My interview with Tommy was fun and interesting. Get the podcast right here!
The following is some information about Amusing Notes and why I made it. Strap in!
Maeve Higgins, no stranger to radio after years of a regular spot with Ray D’arcy and the gang in Today FM every week, produces and hosts ‘Amusing Notes’ – a brand new series exploring the link between stand up comedy and music. Each show will see her discuss music with some of Ireland’s best comedians, hugely popular ones like PJ Gallagher and Ardal O’Hanlon, as well as exciting new names , like Fred Cook and, from across the water, Josie Long.
Here’s what Maeve has to say about Amusing Notes.
“I am a stand up comedian but I often wish I was a musician. It’s the same with a lot of comedians I know, most of us love music – it’s all we talk about on the road and backstage at gigs. Music inspires many of us in our writing and performances. Personally, I love soul singers and the way they tell their stories from the heart without being self conscious, I aspire to be as honest as those musicians in my stand up, but don’t always get there. Each programme in the series will have three objectives, as a fellow comedian I will talk to the guest about their standup and writing, then about the music they love and finally the link between that music and their work.”
See guys, I wrote that last bit out for the press release and it seems really dry but the guests make it good! They are listed below. I am much obliged to them for taking part and they are all my favourites.
Amusing Notes airs on Today FM every Sunday evening at 7pm, beginning with Tommy Tiernan on Sunday 23rd October.
Funded in part by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Sound & Vision Scheme
Guest Schedule
- OCT 23 – Tommy Tiernan
- OCT 20 – Ardal O’Hanlon
- NOV 6 – Josie Long
- NOV 13 – PJ Gallagher
- NOV 20 – Fred Cooke
- NOV 27 – David O’Doherty
