Broadcasting Thurs April 2nd at 1pm. Repeated Thurs April 9th at 1pm O’Donoghue’s Pub, Merrion Row, Dublin, is celebrated as the birthplace of The Dubliners and a home for spontaneous traditional and folk sessions—but behind the music lies a deeper story. In the 1950s and ’60s, as waves of young[Read More…]
Specialist Music
The Hugh Lane Concert series – Episode 39
Broadcasting on Tuesday March 31st at 2pm Near FM is pleased to present The Hugh Lane Concert series – Episode 39. A concert of traditional, Spanish and original music from Cormac Breathnach on whistles; Martin Dunlea on guitar and Brian Fleming on percussion. Recorded in the Abbey Presbyterian Church, 15th[Read More…]
The Hugh Lane Concert series – Korros Ensemble
Broadcasting Tuesday July 15th at 2pm – Near FM presents episode 36 in our Hugh Lane Concert series with Korros Ensemble. The ensemble perform with the beautiful and unusual combination of flute, clarinet and harp. In the concert we hear works by Astor Piazzolla, Claude Debussy, Elizabeth Poston, Cheryl Frances-Hoad and[Read More…]
The Hugh Lane Concert series – Susannah de Wrixon and Conor Linehan
Broadcasting on Tuesday July 8th at 2pm – Near FM presents episode 35 in our Hugh Lane Concert series with Susannah de Wrixon on vocals and Conor Linehan on piano, with a diverse programme of song and piano music including works by Shakespeare, Bucchino, Weill, Joyce, Gershwin, Sondheim and original[Read More…]
The Hugh Lane Concert series – The Art of the Fugue
Broadcasting on Tuesday March 11th at 2pm. In this special episode, Harpsichordists Rachel Factor and Yonit Kosovske present a duo performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue) BWV 1080. Composed in Bach’s final decade of life, this monumental masterpiece was scored for unspecified[Read More…]
The Hugh Lane Concert series – Mayah Kadish & Tim Cape
Broadcasting on Tuesday 11th February at 2pm on Near FM Near FM is delighted to present the latest in our Hugh Lane Concert series, featuring renowned violinist Mayah Kadish accompanied by Tim Cape on electronics. The concert was recorded on Jan 12th 2025 in Dublin’s Hugh Lane gallery as part[Read More…]
Deirdre O’Leary and Alex Petcu in Concert
Broadcasting Tuesday June 20th at 2pm Recorded as part of the Sundays at Noon concert series in the beautiful surrounds of Dublin’s Hugh Lane gallery, on May 7th 2023, Near FM present a concert of clarinets and percussion by Deirdre O’Leary and Alex Petcu, performing works by Ross Edwards, Barry[Read More…]
Billy O’Brien in concert
Broadcasting on Near FM on Tuesday March 7th at 2pm. Recorded as part of the Sundays at Noon Concert series, on Nov 20th 2022, Billy O’Brien (piano) performs a concert of Alexander Skriabin – 24 Preludes op. 11 and Olivier Messiaen – Premiere Communion de la Vierge from Vingt Regards sur l’enfant Jesu.[Read More…]
Independent Radio Exchange
Broadcasting every Thursday at 4.30pm Near FM are excited to be a partner on the Independent Radio Exchange (Indie-RE), a music programme playing new, independent music from across Europe. Broadcasting on Near FM every Thursday at 4.30pm. The series is produced by a team of community radio stations from 8[Read More…]
Mendelssohn re-imagined
Podcast now available at https://nearfm.ie/podcast/the-hugh-lane-concert-series-the-fews-ensemble/ This 90 minute programme features an exhilarating performance by Newry Chamber Music group, The Fews Ensemble, as they reimagine Mendelssohn by performing the original Octet in E-flat major in it’s entirety for the first time in Ireland. The original octet was written when Mendelssohn was[Read More…]
