Celtic Woman on The Ireland Podcast - Mairéad Carlin chats with Fender Jackson. Ep. 49

https://www.theirelandpodcast.com/lat... Celtic Woman’s Mairéad Carlin was invited by Fender Jackson for an interview on The Ireland Podcast. Episode 49 is a chat that stretches all the way between Biloxi, Mississippi, USA and Galway, Ireland. However, the special bridging component in this conversation is that both Mairéad and Fender are from Derry. In fact they were even born in the same hospital! Conversation includes: introductions; the history of Celtic Woman; Mairéad’s personal journey into Celtic Woman; Hugo Carlin and the Trend Showband; Áine Carlin and her 5 vegan cookbooks (so far!); favourite Irish poems; Seamus Heaney; favourite Irish song; Declan O’Rourke; Paul Brady; Eleanor McEvoy; favourite Irish winner of the Eurovision Song Contest; favourite song of Derry; Danny Boy; Elvis Presley; Phil Coulter; The Undertones; Paul McCloone; Greg McCartney & The Undertones mural; Teenage Kicks; the different bands practising on Hamilton Street in the Bogside; recording in Abbey Road Studios as a 15 year old; Stuart Barr; Tim Sutton; Fiachra Trench working with Paul McCartney in Studio 1; Mairéad’s favourite podcast; favourite letter in the Book Of Kells; Tracy Emin; Cormac Crummey; Ciaran from Music Capital; Éabha McMahon; McElroy Guitars; ‘Awkward Annie’ by Kate Rusby performed by Mairéad and Cormac; Monroe’s live music venue in Galway, as well as other topics. https://www.theirelandpodcast.com