Category Archives: Interviews with …..

Aidan Cooney: Q102 Radio Presenter

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It was such a pleasure interviewing DJ and Presenter Aidan Cooney.

Aidan has always given me great support on Twitter for which I’m very grateful, and when I asked Aidan, if he’d liked to join me here on my podcast, I was delighted when he said yes!

https://www.q102.ie/on-air/aidan-cooney/

It was great to learn more about Aidans career so far, some of the music he grew up with and his favourite moment in his career to date !

Have a listen back to hear how we got on here or via the YouTube video linked below.

Be sure to tune in to Aidan on ‘Breakfast with Aidan and Venetia’ 7am-10am weekdays on Dublins Q102,

Pete Gleadall

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My latest interview is with Pete Gleadall who is a musical director, engineer, programmer, songwriter, musician and DJ.

Pete has worked with the likes of George Michael, U2, Take That, Robbie Williams, David Bowie and many more and is the Musical Director for the Pet Shop Boys.

A big thank you to @gavinofarrell22 on Twitter for recommending to me to get in contact with Pete and you can listen to the interview here or via the YouTube Video linked below.

Paul Power

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Paul Power is Programme Director and Presenter on KFM Radio.

Puul is a busy man and presents not only ‘K Drive’ each weekday from 4pm – 7pm but also he presents ‘Accross the Years’ from 7pm – 8pm and Sportsbeat’ on Saturdays from 2pm – 6pm.

With such a busy schedule I was glad Paul had the chance to take a few moments to talk to me which you can listen back to here or watch back and listen via YouTube below.

Interview with Paul Power

Col Patterson

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I was delighted to interview Irish musician, Col Patterson.

Col is a singer/songwriter from Kildare and at a very young age he had a musical ear teaching himself songs on the piano.

Col is hoping to release his new album early 2023 and I’m looking forward to hearing more of his music.

You can listen to how we got on here or via the YouTube video below.

Interview with Col Patterson

Des Hopkins

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I have known Des Hopkins all of my life and it was fantastic to have the chance to interview him on my podcast!

You will have heard about Des in a previous interview I did with his son Graham Hopkins (which you can listen to here).

Des is a Jazz drummer and along with inspiring his son Graham, he has played across Ireland and internationally with some amazing musicians including Johnny Cash, Chad Smith and more!

You can listen back to the interview here

William Hinson

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My second Trans Atlantic interview is with Indie singer/songwriter, musician and producer William Hinson.

William was musically inspired at a young age and with over 57,000 monthly listeners on Spotify his career is certainly growing!

Listen to hear how we got on here or via the YouTube video linked below.

Deb Grant

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What a cool and interesting chat I had with Deb Grant.

From a young age like me, she was collecting music and at the age 15 she began DJ’ing and from there her career has grown and now has her own midmorning show on Jazz FM and also hosts on BBC Radio 6 Music

https://djdebgrant.com/

Talking to Deb, was AMAZING and so inspiring as she was just like me and I love seeing how her career has progressed to date and I look forward to seeing what is ahead for Deb, inspiring me further!

You can listen back to our chat here or watch via YouTube below!

Interview with Deb Grant

Mark Cunningham

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When I began my research before interviewing Mark Cunningham I was very impressed and more so after talking with him!

Along with being the official biographer for Horslips, Mark also is a musician, producer and was the co-founder of live industry magazine Total Production International……and this is just a snippet of his career!

You can listen to my interview with Mark here or watch via YouTube below.

Mark Cunningham

Ryan Walsh

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I had my first cross Atlantic interview with singer, songwriter and author Ryan Walsh.

Ryan comes from Boston, Massachusetts and his band is Hallelujah the Hills.

I had such a great time talking with Ryan and you can listen to how we got on here or via YouTube and learn more about Ryan’s book about Van Morrisons Astral Weeks, his band and more!

Interview with Ryan Walsh, Hallelujah the Hills

Steven Cockcroft

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Since connecting with me on Twitter, Steven has been a great support to my little podcast so I was delighted when he agreed to join me for a chat to talk about his own podcast with Jason Carty “Nothing is Real” where they talk about The Beatles.

Nothing is Real

I had a great time talking with Steven and enjoyed learning more about him, his podcast and more.

You can listen to how we got on here or watch back via YouTube below.

Interview with Steven Cockcroft