The Brief Encounter Podcast with Johnny Boyle
Hey Folks! Welcome to the Brief Encounter Podcast. I've been a professional drummer for over 30 years and have played with some great bands and musicians such as Picturehouse, Marianne Faithfull, Paul Brady, Glen Hansard and The Frames to name but a few.I've always been interested in what it takes to pursue an artistic endeavour and maintain longevity in a very challenging industry so I'll be interviewing artists from all walks of life.
Episodes
26 episodes
Ep.26 with U.S drummer Jeff Tripoli
Jeff Tripoli is an American musician raised in Syracuse, New York USA and has been performing drums, percussion and voice for over 30 years. He started making a living, playing in the nightclubs of Central New York, at the age of 17....
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Episode 26
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1:05:21
Ep.25 with Irish Electro Pop Artist Paul Quin (Biazarre)
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 co...
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Episode 25
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1:14:56
Ep. 23 with U.S. based Irish Singer Songwriter Mark Dignam
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...
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Episode 23
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1:15:56
Ep. 22 with U.S based Irish Drummer/Songwriter Keith Walker (Power Of Dreams)
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...
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Episode 22
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1:36:22
Ep.21 with Songwriter/Composer Page Hamilton (Helmet, David Bowie, Band of Susans)
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.
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Episode 21
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1:10:54
EP.20 With Irish Actress/Singer Bronagh Gallagher(Pulp Fiction, Star Wars, The Commitments, A Bump Along The Way)
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...
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Episode 20
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1:47:56
Ep.19 with Rob Bochnik (The Frames, Glen Hansard, Black Space Alloy)
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 ...
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Episode 19
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2:02:52
Ep.18 with Irish Drummer Graham Hopkins(part 2)
Hey Folks,This is part 2 of a conversation that started with Graham back in September 2019.On this podcast we pick up from 2002 where Graham was playing with Gemma Hayes and formed his own band Halite. We discuss his time wi...
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Episode 18
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1:39:38
Ep.17 with Scottish Drummer LesleyMcClaren(The Hedrons, Altered Images)
Hey Folks,It was great to chat to Lesley about her career. We've both had a similar professional trajectory with our careers and are both currently focussing on teaching.Below is some information about some of Lesley's past achi...
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Episode 17
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1:11:21
Ep.16 with Caroline Corr (The Corrs)
Hey Folks,It was so great to catch up with Caroline before last Christmas. I did a number of tours opening up for The Corrs with my band Picturehouse and we played a lot of great rooms including Wembley Arena, The Royal Albert Hall and ...
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Episode 16
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1:38:48
Ep.15 with drummer/artist/writer Dony Wynn (Dr.John, Robert Palmer, Patti LaBelle, Robert Plant))
Hey Folks.Welcome to episode 15 and my final podcast for 2020. What a weird year it's been.On this podcast I spoke to the very talented Dony Wynn.Dony joined Robert Palmer's band in 1977 and played with him until his untimel...
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Episode 15
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2:18:55
Ep.14 with Irish Blues singer Mary Stokes
The Mary Stokes Band has performed with BB King, Fats Domino, John Lee Hooker, Bo Diddley, Hubert Sumlin, Buddy Guy, Taj Mahal, Lowell Fulson, Johnny Copeland, Jeff Healey, Rory Gallagher, Carey Bell, Lurrie Bell, Pinetop Perkins, Georgie Fame,...
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Episode 14
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1:22:30
Ep.13 Halloween Movie Special with Duncan Maitland
On this episode Duncan and I discuss our favourite horror movies and what they mean to us. This was a real fun hang just talking movies and some of the great frights we've both had over the years.From classic movies such as Jaws to more obs...
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Episode 13
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1:32:16
Ep.12 with U.K drummer Rick Jupp (Elbow)
After spending over 30 years as co-founder, co-songwriter and drummer in the band Elbow, Rick left to explore his passion for teaching and mentoring musicians of all abilities, researching the physical and mental benefits of drumming for ...
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Episode 12
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1:36:32
Ep.11 with Colm Mac Con Iomaire (The Frames, Kíla)
Almost twenty years ago Colm Mac Con Iomaire was struggling to describe his early attempts at composition and made a distinction between ‘tunes’ and ‘music’. Much of his playing life up to that point had been in the Irish traditional world of ‘...
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Episode 11
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1:42:57
Ep.10 with Status Quo guitarist Richie Malone.
I was first introduced to Richie Malone by my good friend Linda McDonnell at my local pub Scholars in Firhouse, Dublin. I had no idea that Richie was the guitarist in legendary band Status Quo.His story is very unique in that he was first i...
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Episode 10
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1:16:11
Ep.09 with drummer Rick McMurray from the band Ash
Ash is a Northern Irish band formed in Downpatrick, County Down in 1989 by vocalist and guitarist Tim Wheeler, bassist Mark Hamilton and drummer Rick McMurray. As a three-piece, the...
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Episode 9
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58:46
Ep.08 with Irish Singer/Songwriter Mark Geary
Mark Geary is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician born in Dublin, Ireland.In 1992 he emigrated to New York City living in New York's East Village.Mark began playing the local circuit in venues such as the Sin É alongside Jeff Bu...
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Episode 8
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1:35:06
Ep.07 with U.S. band Paris Monster(Josh Dion and Geoff Kraly)
Paris Monster is a rock band from Brooklyn, New York. The band was formed in 2012. Members include Josh Dion (vocals, drums, keyboards) and Geoff Kraly (bass guitar, modular synthesiser.)The band is best known for their musical ...
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Episode 7
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49:38
Ep.06 with drummer Dave Hingerty (The Frames, Josh Ritter, Kila, Bronagh Gallagher, Side 4 Collective)
Hey Folks,Welcome to episode 6 of my Podcast with Irish drummer Dave Hingerty.On this episode we discuss Dave's Side 4 Collective and how he was inspired to create a musical project that stemmed from his drum beats. Both myself ...
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Episode 6
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1:46:21
Ep.05 With Drummer Nate Wood (Kneebody)
Hey Folks,Welcome to episode 5 with Kneebody drummer Nate Wood. Over a few pints of Guinness at The Blue Light pub in the Dublin mountains we discuss the history of the band, some of Nate's influences and his current multi instrumental ...
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Episode 5
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1:05:27
Ep.04 with Drummer Adam Marcello (Katy Perry)
Adam Marcello has been Katy Perry's drummer and band leader for over a decade. After graduating from Berklee college he moved to Los Angeles and began to build his career as a very much in demand session player.Adam has played on numerous T...
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Episode 4
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1:52:08
Ep.03 With Irish Actor Jim Bartley Part 2.
Hey Folks,On this episode Jim talks about his work in T.V., Film, Show bands and theatre.Jim is a good friend of mine and I loved talking to him. This was a delightful conversation. #coronationstreet #zcars #belladoyle #thebill ...
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Episode 3
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1:07:10
Ep.03 With Irish Actor Jim Bartley
Jim grew up in Drimnagh, Dublin in the 40s and 50s and made his stage debut at The Olympia Theatre, Dublin in Illsley and McCabeʼs production of The Remarkable Mr. Pennycracker alongside Gay Byrne and Larry Gogan.Byrne and Gogan went on to ...
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Episode 3
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1:06:56
Ep. 02 with Irish Drummer Graham Hopkins
Graham Hopkins is truly one of the great Irish drummers. He's played with Glen Hansard, The Frames, Delores O' Riordan, Therapy, My Little Funhouse, David Keenan, Gemma Hayes, Snow Patrol and his own band Halite to name but a few.On thi...
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Episode 2
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