Arts North West is a weekly, magazine arts show that covers everything creative in the region. It broadcasts every Thursday at 9.30pm, with a repeat at 8pm on Sundays. Featuring the best of music, theatre, storytelling, with the best of talent from Sligo, North Leitrim & South Donegal.
Presented by Glens Artistic Director, Brendan Murray, it aims to afford artists of all disciplines the opportunity to engage with the community during this lockdown season. There will be top tunes, fresh prose, comedic commissions, dramatic dirges, together with interviews and debate on the extraordinary flourishing of creativity in the North West.
The Glens Arts Centre is a 129 seater theatre located in a listed building of unique character and exceptional acoustics. It has set up a temporary studio whilst under Covid closure with first class facilities.
It is supported by Pobal, The Arts Council & Leitrim County Council.
Arts North West
Theatre practitioner and writer, Treasa Nealon, and printmaker, Lisa Callaghan, about their Creative Exchange collaboration exhibition. Photographer, Cornelia Schmidt, tells of her upcoming residency…
Ciarán Taylor, John Spillane & much more.
Our guests this week are; Sligoman, Ciarán Taylor, Director of Carpet Theatre; Corkman, John Spillane (who plays The Glens Feb. 12th); and Leitrimwoman, Fionnuala Maxwell,…
Jack O’Donovan, Perry Blake & much more
Interviews with Heather Rose of Super Paua artist collective and Jack O’Donovan Trá of Fair Seas environmental agency (recent award winner Docs Without Borders film…
Maeve McKenna, Charlie McGuinness & much more
Sligo based poet, Maeve McKenna, discusses and reads from her new collection Body as a Home For This Darkness, a beautiful, poignant look at dementia.…
Peter Daly, Shane Finan & much more
Rossa Ó Snodaigh speaks with actor, Peter Daly, ahead of the Irish Times 5 star show, Lost Lear, at the Hawk’s Well and with artist,…
Regina Nathan, Charlie McGettigan & much more.
Our guests this week are; world renowned soprano, Regina Nathan, national treasure, Charlie McGettigan, and Sligo curator supremo, Patrick Curley. All of whom play the North West…
Andy Irvine, Ultan O’Brien & much more
Planxty legend Andy Irvine, Leitrim fiddle/viola player Ultan O’Brien, and bestselling children’s author, Shane Hegarty, are this week’s guests on a packed show covering events…
Rossa Ó Snodaigh, Natalia Beylis & much more.
Rossa Ó Snodaigh speaks with Donnan Harvey of Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter Festival, sonic sound artist Natalia Beylis of Hunters Moon Festival at The Dock and…
Frankie Gavin, Brendan Tiernan & much more.
Rossa Ó Snodaigh presents fiddle legendary Frankie Gavin of de Danaan and playwrights Peggy Monahan and Mel Bradley all of whom have shows coming up…
Ciarán Taylor, John Spillane and much more
Our guests this week are; Sligoman, Ciarán Taylor, Director of Carpet Theatre; Corkman, John Spillane (who plays The Glens Feb. 12th); and Leitrimwoman, Fionnuala Maxwell,…
