
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.
Episode 28: Christmas Special – Arts North West
This Week: (1:40) Maeve Mc Gowan with The Hawkswell Theatre’s festive program (6:34) Dark Daughter Productions presents “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” a humourous nostalgic…
Episode 27: Arts North West
This Week: 00:00 Sample from the IFTA 2020 award winning soundtrack to the film Arracht. 01:25 Rossa ó Snodaigh of Kíla, winners of IFTA 2020 best film…
Episode 26: Arts North West
This week: 01:17 Sligo pianist, Kieran Quinn, discusses his Live Performance Support Scheme Arts Council Award. 07:35 Film Director, Johnny Gogan, celebrates the World Premiere…
Arts North West Episode 25 – Across The Lines Special
Arts North West this week it is a special programme about the cross-border engagement programme Across the Lines based at The Glens Centre, North Leitrim. The programme is…
Episode 24: Arts North West
This Week: (00:58) Mary Greene of Greenshine sings and talks of life in one of Ireland’s finest folk roots bands. (17:10) Interview with award winning…
Episode 23: Arts North West
This Week: 00:50 Songs & chat with Dromahair based singer-songwriter, Rosena Horan. 15:15 PRO of this weekend’s Virtu-Allingham Festival, Tom Sigafoos. 23:30 Virtu-Allingham special guest,…
Episode 22: Arts North West
This Week: 1:28 Tunes From Around The World Claudia Schwab – Bulgaria 7:00 Dr. Marion McGarry of The Bram Stoker Society discusses the writer’s Sligo…
Episode 21: Arts North West
This Week: 01:00 Claudia Schwab is in Australia with her Tunes From Around the World series. 06:50 Theatre practitioner, Jay Ryan, specialises in children’s theatre…
Episode 20: Arts North West
This Week: 02:07 Sligo based, Austrian fiddler, Claudia Schwab introduces Tunes From Around the World, a global music tour in a global pandemic. 08:45 Digital…
Episode 19: Arts North West
This Week: (01:10) A new Artist Residency in Manorhamilton features Ceramic Artist Gail Mahon (10:25) Donegal composer, producer, DJ, Aengus Friel with The People’s Temple…