Music Generation Longford Podcast

Tommy Heaney from Music Generation Longford Sounds interviews local musician Ross McNerney about playing music with various bands including Brave Giant and his current band Amble and everything he has learned along the way.

In this episode of Music Generation Longford podcast we delve into the Music Generation Longford Electric Strings Symphony. On Friday, July 1st 2022, Students from Music Generation Longford Rock School performed popular rock songs with additional symphonic accompaniment. During a week-long workshop, Longford School of Rock students worked closely with musicians from a professional string ensemb...

Welcome to season two of the Music Generation Longford podcast. In this season we welcome our new podcast host; 16-year-old bass player Lorcan Taylor. In this first episode, Lorcan has a round-the-table chat with fellow School of Rock musicians Patrick, Tilly and Eli about being back after lockdown playing music with their friends, what musicians they are inspired by and how much they are looki...

A very Merry Christmas from Music Generation Longford to everyone!  We recorded music videos for our music hubs across the county and wanted to post the audio from the videos (which are on our youTube channel and social media accounts). W hope you enjoy some Christmas music from Drumlish Music Hub, Granard Ukulele Hub, Ballymahon Trad Hub and Longford School of Rock.

In this episode, we shine a spotlight on our Music Educator and renowned Uilleann Piper Noel Carberry. Noel is a legend in the music world and we are really lucky to have him deliver top-class Uilleann Pipe lessons in Longford. Noel chats all about growing up in a musical house hold, stories from touring the world playing music and what advice he would give to young people starting out on their...

In this episode, we head along to the Cruthú Arts Festival where David Crowe delivered an African Drumming Workshop in Longford's Temperance Hall. We spoke to Eli and Mac about what they learned at the workshop. We also hear from David Crowe and Cruthú Arts Festival chairperson Gene Rhatigan about the importance of music in the local community.

In this episode of the Music Generation Longford podcast, we speak with original founder of Longford School of Rock, Shane Crossan, who tells us about the legacy of the school and some memorable moments over the years. We also speak to Music Development Officer of Music Generation Longford, Mary-Jane Sweeney, about the ongoing work Music Generation is doing in Longford and the exciting take ove...

In this episode of the Music Generation Longford podcast, we shine a spotlight on Longford musician Aidan Gray. Aidan is an incredibly accomplished musician who started playing bass guitar at the age of 15. Since then, his band Reprisal had nationwide success with slots at numerous gigs and festivals including Electric Picnic. They also received a lot of radio play and had quite a loyal fanbase...

Welcome to the first ever Music Generation Longford podcast. In this episode, we speak with Longford County Librarian, Mary Reynolds, about what's happening during this year's Cruinniú na N'Óg!We also hear from Music Generation Longford's Music Educators David, Ray, Gary and Noel about what young people can look forward to over the course of the week!  Music: Lordy Lordy by Brave Giant used wi...