Happy St. Patrick’s Day Folkiedoodles!
I’ve put together a snippet of some of my favourite Irish things for you, while I sit here in the sweltering heat of Goa, India …
A Woman’s Heart.
Here it is, the full album, courtesy of Clare Kelly on Youtube!
Any person that lived in Ireland in the early ’90s, will know probably EVERY SINGLE WORD OF EACH SONG from this brilliant album!! ESPECIALLY if you’re female!
Hard to believe it’s 22 YEARS OLD!!! Feels just like yesterday!
The album was initially recorded as a low budget sampler project by small Irish label Dara records, but it soon struck a chord with the Irish people and soared in to the album charts at Number 1, where it stayed for over four months.
Although the album was mainly made up of contemporary songs at the time, it also mixed traditional melodies with haunting ballads, giving it a distinctly new Irish sound that I adore.
I don’t know about you, but I love an aul’ podcast! Especially while I’m doing stuff in the kitchen. Here’s a cute one from the Irish National Broadcaster, that was made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the album, a couple of years back.
RTÉ.ie Radio 1: Documentary on One – Our Women’s Hearts.
Jac O’Keeffe
I love this woman! She talks about the stuff I’m finding fascinating, and I love how she does it!! VERY Irish, she reminds me of one of my dear friends Bairbre (Babs you’re like sisters!) the way she talks and laughs! It might be a bit far out there for some … but to me I’m slowly getting the flow of what it’s all about … of course it’s MY MIND that is getting stimulated by it all …. someday maybe, the non-dualistic life for me will come to be … until then, I’m loving listening to her, check out her other vids!
Michael D. Higgins, the current President of Ireland
A 2010 interview between Michael D. Higgins, who was elected President of Ireland in 2011, and Boston conservative radio host Michael Graham. This contentious encounter occurred during a May 28 special broadcast of The Right Hook, a NewsTalk radio program hosted by conservative Irish radio pundit George Hook. The fiery Higgins, a longtime leftist politician and human rights activist, takes Graham, a Tea Party organizer, to task for the party’s criticisms of President Obama and its strident opposition to the White House’s health care reform bill.
LOVE/HATE
This brilliant RTÉ crime drama has been massive in Ireland and is now working it’s way around the globe! WE LOVE IT!! Here is the opening scene of the first episode … sorry it’s not great picture quality .. highly recommend this series!
YOUR BAD SELF
This sketch cracks me up into tears every time! I love this show, they’ve got some of Ireland’s BEST actors!
This one … PRICELESS!!
REPUBLIC OF TELLY
You know you’re Irish when … (Contains swear words)
A Son Pretends To Have Failed His Driving Test & An Irish Father’s Reaction!
NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART – MULTIPLE SWEAR WORDS
This home video went viral within hours of this brat uploading it to Facebook! I think what’s so funny about this is not the swearing, it’s my semi-disbelief that this exchange could happen between a parent and child?!! WTF!!!
http://youtu.be/RmPFbD2BuUI
And now, here’s me doing my bit for the country … back in the day!!
Love Lila, xo