On this episode of the podcast we are meeting two Irish composers who contributed to the recent Music Current Festival 2025.Music Current Festival is an annual contemporary music festival produced by Dublin Sound Lab. The festival offers...

Irish Music Month has been organised by the IBI and Hotpress since 2021. This year they launched Amhrán na Laoch, to find the best song in Irish.In this edition of the IMRO podcast, Dave Macardle describes Irish Music Month and the role ...

In March 2025, IMRO hosted an in-person panel discussion moderated by music journalist Zara Hedderman – featuring Bekah Molony (Celaviedmai, Negro Impacto), Conor Cusack (Morgana, Saint Sister), and Gavin Elsted (Silverback...

Jake Curran & Seán Murray from Echocat Live chat with Zoé Piater to take us behind the scenes and unpack how they bring live performances to life.With years of experience across global stages and genres, they share insights in...

On today’s episode Danny Carroll meets Kate Ellis, cellist and artistic director of Crash Ensemble and composer Jonathan Nangle to discuss The Blue Haze Of Deep Time, a composition by Jonathan that will be premiered by Crash Ensemble at the New...

A unique opportunity to receive insights and opinions from three producers working in Ireland. This event took place at the IMRO Office last month, moderated by music journalist Zara Hedderman. Three music producers share their experiences and ...

On today’s episode we are turning our attention to the Singular Artists festival, Borderline. Taking place across three rooms in the Workman’s Club in Dublin, the two day event showcases an eclectic mix of international and local acts.Bo...

On today’s episode, we’re learning more about the world of music publishing and supervision with Aideen O’BrienOriginally from Cork, Aideen has been based in Canada for over three decades, working for major organisations including BMG Pu...

Today's episode of the IMRO Podcast comes from the Lowden Guitar Factory in Downpatrick.Endorsed by everyone from Ed Sheeran to Richard Thompson, Lowden has become synonymous with the top acoustic players in the world. Celebrating 50 ye...

On today’s episode, we are focusing on Ireland’s folk music conference, Your Roots Are Showing.Now in its third year, Your Roots Are Showing is dedicated to preserving and promoting folk music in Ireland. The annual conference features p...

On today's episode we have an in-depth interview with the award-winning composer and musician Linda Buckley. Linda creates electronic and acoustic music across many disciplines. As a film composer, she's worked with her sister Irene on features...

Today’s episode is a recording of a live panel discussion titled ‘Funding in Ireland’.This event took place at the IMRO office in September and was aimed at helping musicians based in Ireland learn more about the funding opportu...

On today’s episode we have an in-depth interview with the godfather of electronic music in Ireland, Roger Doyle. A composer, keyboardist and producer, he’s been writing music for over 50 years.Starting in the Royal Irish Academy Of Music...

Today's episode of the IMRO Podcast is focused on We’ve Only Just Begun, the annual three night music festival, taking place in Whelan’s in Dublin, on the 8th, 9th and 10th of August.The festival started in 2018, aims to platform female ...

On today’s episode we’re focused on the provision of Artists Workspaces in Ireland.Specifically, this episode was made in response to the recent Government initiative, providing €6 million euro in funding towards artist spaces nationwide...

On this episode of the IMRO Podcast, we have an interview with the ambient lo-fi artist Hevi.Hevi, is a Turkish musician and producer based in Istanbul. Since 2018, he’s been producing lo-fi hip hop inspired by themes of nighttime and n...

Today have the third and penultimate conversation from our Label Focus mini-series presented by Zara Hedderman. So far we’ve heard from Willie Stewart of Nyahh Records and Joey Edwards from Pizza Pizza Records and in this episode, you’ll hear Z...

In this episode of the IMRO Podcast, we report back from the Music Current Festival 2024.Music Current is an annual contemporary music festival produced by Dublin Sound Lab, and taking place in the Project Arts Centre and Contemporary Mu...

On today's episode we’re bringing you the second installment of a mini-series of conversations from Zara Hedderman that explore the various practicalities, challenges and, of course, the joys of running a record label in Ireland. In the first e...

On today’s episode, we are focused on something different - an initiative first started in February 2019, called ‘Me & My Music’  ‘Me & My Music’ brings together Musicians and Students in secondary schools across the country...

In the first of a series of interviews focused on Irish record labels, today Zara Hedderman brings us an in-depth chat with Willie Stewart of Nyahh Records.Based in County Leitrim, Willie Stewart started Nyahh Records in 2021 and it’s de...

On today's episode of the IMRO Podcast we're delighted to bring you an in-depth interview with Moonchild Sanelly.For the uninitiated, Moonchild is a South African singer, songwriter and designer, one of the biggest in fact - she's collab...

On today’s episode of the IMRO Podcast, we have insights and expertise from Brian d’Souza.Brian is an award-winning sound artist, DJ, music producer and live performer with a masters in music psychology and sound designIn 2007, he...

On today's episode of the IMRO Podcast we meet Ahmed With Love. Releasing music since 2019, he’s quickly made a name for himself as a versatile and creative storyteller collaborating with like minded peers in Rory Sweeney, E The Artist and Bric...

On today's episode we're bringing you conversations from a sunnier time, August in fact, when Danny Carroll travelled to the Treaty City - Limerick, and met some of the musicians performing at Féile na Gréine festival 2023.  F...