The Shnug

The Shnug Podcast: Ep 14 - Little John Nee

We’re back baby and to kick off season 2 we are joined by the Little John Nee , possibly the hardest working man in theatre in Ireland and definitely up there as the one of the most prolific, a writer, performer, actor, musician, poet and storyteller extraordinaire.
John has been preforming one way or another since the 70’s and he regales with stories of his time as a performance poet in cabaret’s across London, taking up street performance on Dublin’s Grafton street, appearing alongside Peter O’Toole in Neil Jordan’s ‘High Spirits’ and joining the illustrious Macnas on his move west in the late 80’s.
Since turning his attention directly to theatre in the early 2000’s, John has written and performed over 20 one man shows over the years. He has also performed across Ireland, the UK and the US, his shows a mixture of comedy, mystery and heartbreak that draw from his love of words, music and all the places he has called home over the years.
John returned to the screen in 2021 with ‘Drone Bone Jetty’ a film directed by long-time collaborator Laura Sheeran.
John is currently making appearances across the country with Fionn Robinson as they perform a new live score to the Buster Keaton classic ‘Sherlock Jr.’ His new show ‘Nettle Horse’ will tour nation wide from January. 
 

Season 2 -Taster

Ahead of the release of season 2 this Monday the 13th of November your favourite podcasters have a little message for you...So our first year went well, we think. 12 episodes, a 4 part mini series and lil bonus episode for the Cruinniú makes 17 in all. But that was just the start, we want MORE...So ahead of the release of Season 2 we'd like to ask you fine people for a bit of a favour, don't worry the show will remain free and will never go behind a pay wall or any of that craic.But obviously we have overheads that need to be taken care of, this coupled with the man hours that go in to each episode from research, scheduling, recording, art and social media, we're talking 10+ hours plus per episode, so it's quite the workload. But most importantly we'd like to GROW, get more equipment, travel further, interview more people and most importantly, we think, become more regular so we can help showcase all the west coast has to offer and that requires investment...So if you'd like to support us, there are two options, both can be found via the links in our bio...1. Join our Patreon and help us out with a monthly donation.2. Use the 'Buy me a coffee' option and make a once off donation of your choosing.Obviously if you can't afford either in these trying times please keep listening and if you can give us a share, like, subscribe, rate or comment, all will be greatly appreciated and will help us grow.We'd like to thank everyone that's listened in and helped us along so far. Roll on season 2...Míle Buíochas, le measRichie & Lavin

The Shnug Podcast: Ep 13 - Cruinniú na mBád

Episode 13 and The Shnug is finally coming to you from a snug. Recorded in Tully’s bar in Kinvara as the town gears up for the 43rd  Cruinniú na mBád festival. A festival that honours the traditional sailing boat of Galway, the Hooker and those that sail them.
We chat to Paul Crowley, chairperson of the festival committee, on how the festival has grown over the years since its revival in 1979 by Tony Moylan and how it was integral to the preservation of traditions such as boat building and sail making in the area.
Lavin also fills us in on his exhibition ‘The Morrígan’ that will run in the Secret Garden on Kinvara Quay throughout the Cruinniú and will open on Friday the 11th.
Cruinniú na mBád will run from the 11th-13th of August 2023 and features a full weekend of events for young and old alike.

The Shnug presents Éalú Le Grá: EP 4 -Tara Clarke & Eoin Finn

In episode 4 of our mini-series 'The Shnug presents Éalú Le Grá' we chat to festival/event producer Tara Clarke and the curator of this year’s light lab Eoin Finn.
We chat to Tara about how she got started in the production side of festivals, the difference between producing a street and a field festival, meeting the ELG gang and how their professionalism and leave no trace approach really impressed her.Eoin tells us he’s gone from a punter in the first few two years of ELG to curating the Holistic area of the festival in 2023. He tells us about how he first got interested in Holistic practices, some of the eye opening events he attended at the festival over the years and what the hell a cacao ceremony is.

The Shnug presents Éalú Le Grá: EP 3 - Evan Mc Sweeney & Lizzy Madden

In episode 3 of our mini-series 'The Shnug presents Éalú Le Grá'. We chat to DJ, producer and co-founder Evan Mc Sweeney AKA Burlie Mac and ink illustrator Lizzy Madden.
We chat to Evan about perusing his music career in the States, getting his big break via the Celtic Chaos camp at Burning man and meeting his future mentor, legendary House producer Osunlade. Lizzy tells us about her Ink illustration work, her Éalú Le Grá experiences and how she went from a punter to being involved with the crew and how she ended up creating some of the promotional art for this year’s festival.
 

The Shnug presents Éalú Le Grá: EP 2 - Kegs & Fluid Druid

In episode 2 of our mini-series 'The Shnug presents Éalú Le Grá'. We chat to DJ, creative producer and bard Darragh O’Conner AKA Fluid Druid and brewer, builder and DJ Emmet Kerrigan AKA Kegs.
We chat to Darragh about starting out in performance poetry, his move to live electronic music, embracing the Irish language and how Éalú Le Grá year 2 led to his one man show Psychegaelic, which he developed for the SCENE+HEARD festival last year and that he will bring to this years ELG.
Emmet tells us about how he got involved with the build for ELG in year 2, the wellness area he’s working on for this year’s festival and how his own business ‘All About Kombucha’ got involved with the festival via the Booch Bar.
Both the lads are members of the Yawlag DJ/Producer collective which was born out of ELG last year they tell us about their plans for global domination.
 

The Shnug presents Éalú Le Grá: EP 1 - Tommy Bradshaw & Tomás Moran

In episode 1 of our new mini-series 'The Shnug presents Éalú Le Grá'. We chat to Festival co-founder/Lead builder Tommy Bradshaw and multimedia artist Tomás Moran,
We chat to Tommy about cutting his teeth as a builder and designer at numerous Burning Man festivals and how that experience coupled with promoting events at home sparked the idea for ELG. Tomás tells us about his work as a visual artist, the installation that he brought to Éalú Le Grá last year and the opportunities that festival work has opened up for him. We also chat about the festival's ethos, the community that is involved in its creation and the plans for this year and beyond.

The Shnug Podcast: Ep 12 - Outro

It's Episode 12 of the The Shnug Podacst and the season finale. We’re taking a little break for a couple of months, as I am getting married in a few weeks and I’m up to my eyes. So this episode see’s us take a slight departure, we chat about a recent Stag weekend in Kerry, street cheese, aggressive mushrooms and how we found recording the first season of the show.
 
Well be back soon and we are very exciting about a few things we have cooking, so keep any out. 
 
We’d like to thank all our guests that joined us in the Shnug over the past few months, we wouldn't have a show without ye and we really appreciate you helping us find our feet
 
We’d also like thank all the beautiful people that tuned in, followed, liked and shared the show, Mile Buichous.