Aoife McDonagh

First Published April 2018 HOW COWGIRLS AND HEROES ARE MADE At last year's Cowboys & Heroes Festival in Drumcoura City in Leitrim, Aoife McDonagh was crowned the winner of the festival's Search For A Country Star competition. Ever since then, we've been trying to schedule an interview, but for one reason or another - all … Continue reading Aoife McDonagh →

Mo Pitney

First Published August 2020 THE CHANGING OF LIFE AND CHANGING OF HEARTS The first thoughts that come to mind when you think of someone, or when you hear their name mentioned, will more often than not tell you everything you need to know about them. For me, as far as MO PITNEY is concerned, it can all be … Continue reading Mo Pitney →

Paul Skelton

First Published September 2018 LORD OF THE TRANCE That old cliche about a prophet seldom being feted in his home-place still has some miles in it, that's for sure. And especially when applied to the arts and entertainment. In Ireland, thankfully, what that comes down to a lot of the time is just that people … Continue reading Paul Skelton →

Clare Bowen

First Published July 2020 PUTTING MORE GOOD IN THE WORLD When I first had the pleasure of interviewing Australian actress, singer, and songwriter CLARE BOWEN just over three years ago now, the TV show NASHVILLE was at the height of its popularity. And the character played by Clare, that of Scarlett O' Connor, was among the show's central and most-loved … Continue reading Clare Bowen →

Carly Pearce

First Published February 2019 GETTING CLOSER TO CARLY Imagine, at just sixteen years of age, having the sure-fire certainty about the path you wanted to take in life, that you finished school and headed to where you could work on bringing your dream closer to reality every single day. Well, country singer Carly Pearce did … Continue reading Carly Pearce →