Who Art Thou?
Who Art Thou? is an Irish based podcast hosted by Barra Carlin that explores the creative processes and life experiences of artists, musicians, writers, and other creatives. Each episode features a different guest, who shares their personal journey and insights into their craft. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 85: dryeyes
Today's guest is the fantastic artist/writer dryeyes!
I'll be chatting with dryeyes about their debut EP, 'the apple tree', which will be released in early May and was fully produced by himself. There is currently two singles released already off the EP, the first one 'in time' was released in March and the latest single, 'holdens demons', was released last Friday.
We'll also be chatting about the incredible musical talent dryeyes has enlisted in making this EP, the beautiful artwork made for the EP, the live shows, the band Loathe, Bricknasty and a bunch...
Episode 84: Outsound
Had the absolute pleasure of having Aaron, Luke and Alan of the fantastic Cork band, Outsound!
This is a band I've had recommended to me countless times by bands around Ireland and that completely blew me away with their live performance in their first leg of Metal 2 the Masses, which got them through to the semi-finals!
I'll be chatting with the band about Metal 2 the Masses, their fantastic album 'Megatherium' that was released last year, a lil bit about the next album that they are working on, funny song titles, Alice in Chains, Tool and...
Episode 83: Daddee
My guests today are Ciaran and Darragh of the band Daddee!
The band released their debut single, '10 Men Down' on the 1st of March and are set to be releasing a slew of more fantastic tunes this year, which includes their next single 'Murdoch', releasing on the 16th of April.
I'll be chatting with the band about how they began, how they go about constructing their songs, LCD Soundsystem, The Martello Hotel in Bray, Daniel Johnston and many other topics.
This band make super fun, super energetic rock music that I cannot...
Episode 82: Azerty
Welcome to a brand new episode of the Who Art Thou? podcast!
Today I am joined I have Azerty on the podcast, a rapper I first saw preform when she opened for annie ∧ the witness at their headline show in Bello Bar, a performance that completely floored me.
I'll be chatting to Azerty about her debut single, 'Double Yellow', how she became interested in rap, her influences, what she is working on currently, Circle Sessions, Childish Gambino, Charli XCX (ovo), busking in Dublin and a bunch of other stories as well!
It really wa...
Episode 81: Mikey O'Riordan (Our Divide Promotions)
Today's guest is the Mikey O'Riordan, founder of Our Divide Promotions and front man for the band Pain In Vein.
If you're interested in Metal, Hard Rock, Punk or anything in between and have been to a show in Dublin, chances are high that it was put on by Mikey's promotion company - I've been going to them myself for years which I believe is how I know Mikey in the first place.
I'll be chatting with Mikey about why he started this promotion company, the work that goes into it, the acts that he...
Episode 80: Glen Bollard
Today I am joined by the fantastic photographer Glen Bollard.
If you've seen any concert photography of any major artist preforming in Ireland like Billie Eilish, boygenius, Biffy Clyro, Metallica and Bring Me The Horizon to name but a few, or local heroes like CMAT, Fangclub, Sprints or The Scratch - Chances are it was taken by Glen.
I'll be chatting about how his interest with photography began, his career, how the industry works, all the artist's he's worked with, including touring with the likes of You Me at Six, this was a very fun...
Episode 79: Tommy Cullen
Today I have Tommy Cullen on the podcast to talk about his fantastic debut album, 'Enjoy the Glow', which is set to be released on April 19th.
So far, he has released three singles off the album, 'Good Time', All I've Ever Had' and 'Home'.
Tommy was very kind to send me on the album ahead of it's release and it's truly a gorgeous listen so it was very fun to pick his brain about the work that went into making this album, the themes explored in it and all his favourite tracks and stories...
Episode 78: Raise The Bar
Today I will be chatting to Luke of Raise The Bar.
Raise The Bar Events is all about providing a platform for musicians, currently doing showcase style events which offer stage and promotional time for emerging artists.
Long term, they are working towards providing the resources needed to make being a musician a viable and sustainable career choice, while also bringing much needed social, interactive and educational spaces to the wider community.
I will be chatting to Luke about how and why he setup Raise The Bar, the work that goes into the...
Episode 77: CHIRAL
Welcome to a brand new episode of the podcast!
Today I am joined by all the members of the punk, metal, rock, and dance band known as Chiral.
They have 3 singles out so far, 'I Bring Chaos', 'Digital Whispers', and 'Kubrick's Odyssey', all which showcase the bands incredible range along with each song having a fantastic music to top it all off that really complement each song.
We'll be chatting about how this band formed, the inspiration into their music, their singles, their videos and chatting about such artists as Faith No More...
Episode 76: Digdeep
Today I'm joined by Patrick, Mort and Leigh of the fantastic band, Digdeep.
I'll be chatting with them about how the band got started, the peculiar origin of the band's name, 00's pop bangers, Cher Llyod and their latest single, 'Headwreck', and the accompanying music video which was released at the end of January.
I first saw these lads open for Skies Behind and thought they were absolutely class so to get them on the podcast, especially one as good fun as this one, was a real pleasure!
Digdeep on Spotify
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