TPOE 238: Clare Sands, Farah Elle, Kairiko, Staff Party

6.19: Sixth-generation Cork fiddle player Clare Sands talks about her self-titled debut album and how it was inspired by the west coast of Ireland. We also talk martial arts, getting punched in the face in the middle of the night, and the white Russian cocktails... https://claresands.bandcamp.com/album/clare-sands 1.11.35: Farah Elle chats ahead of the release of her debut album Fatima, released on Friday, October 7. It's named after her mother, who returned from Ireland to Libya in 2011 to become health minister in the Libyan transitional government after the fall of Gaddafi. The album has also been seven years in the making. https://www.farahelle.com/ New Irish music this week, with introductions by the artists: 1.40.55: Kairiko - Tevfik Fikret https://open.spotify.com/album/4MXPCfvF0mBpecD0hhl5FG?si=UKZ6f7yKS4SYozf-zG9xRg 1.46.01: Staff Party - Solo https://staffparty.bandcamp.com/releases