The Brief Encounter Podcast with Johnny Boyle The Brief Encounter Podcast

Hey Folks,Paul has been releasing music since 1989 and on this Podcast episode we discuss his career as well as growing up in the 80s in Dublin. We also look a the challenges artists and young people are facing with with rising cost of living here in Ireland. Below are some links to Paul's music and website.https://quinpaul.com/?fbclid=IwAR0gj9Bj7RIgd5p4iVIngF4r-8q_c6vvWxOH4sH65sFddosFYd5ta9bX-jghttps://music.apple.com/ie/artist/paul-quin/590997881Paul Quin has worked in several musical...

Hey Folks,This was a great chat about the Dublin Singer Songwriter scene that began with a small group of aspiring artists in the late 80s early 90s. Glen Hansard, Mic Christopher, Mundy, Kila and many others were involved and the Irish music scene was incredibly vibrant post U2's Joshua Tree. I hope you enjoy my chat with Mark as we reminisce about a very special time in the Irish music scene as well as other topics about Mark's career. Mark plays The Scratcher Sessions on April 3rd at...

Hey Folks,I really enjoyed catching up with Keith. I'll let this Podcast do the talking as it was a great chat where we talked about growing up in South Dublin in the late 80s and how vibrant the music scene was back then.Please see the links below to see what Keith has been up to over the last few years.Phoenix Arizona 2000 - PresentThe Bollox - Vocals/Guitar/Songwriterhttps://open.spotify.com/track/2ftkqHtPfuYkyy0oy76qBq?si=uftymUSvQUmZ9WShTMpREgSister Cities - Drumshttps://open.spotify.com...

Hey folks,On this episode I talk with Helmet guitarist and frontman Page Hamilton.Page has worked with David Bowie and on numerous movie soundtracks such as Michael Mann's Heat and Collateral, The Kissing Booth, Saw and The Crow.Page is a straight talker bursting with humility and I can safely say it was a real pleasure getting to know him.I hope you like our conversation so please leave a comment if you like what you hear.Born in Portland, Oregan. He studied guitar at the University of Orega...

Hey Folks,What can I say about Bronagh Gallagher. She is one of the sweetest, most talented and humble people you could ever meet. Plus she is incredibly talented and great craic.On this podcast we talk about her upbringing in Derry, her stellar film and T.V career as well her 3 solo albums.Bronagh has just finished season 3 of Brassic for Sky TV and has appeared in everything as far as I'm concerned. Just turn on your T.V and you will spot her in any things.Recently she released a sing...

Hey Folks,It was a such a pleasure to catch up with my buddy Rob and it's safe to say that we did imbibe during this conversation. This Podcast is 2 hours in length but we did continue to hang out for another 3 hours. So great to catch up with Rob and his wife Cherie.On this episode we reminisce about our time touring with The Frames and Rob talks about working at Steve Albini's Electrical Audio studios. Rob discusses his solo work as well as some of the notable artists that he's worked with ...