In the final episode of the 2024 Buildup season, Carl sits down for a final time with Artistic Director Katherine Hunka, to reflect on her 4 years as Artistic Director of the Killaloe Music Festival. The Podcast will return on May 31st and June 1st and 2nd for the 2024 Recap Series.

On this weeks episode, Carl talks about the music and the life of Lili Boulanger, as well as speaking to Festival Chair, Trish Taylor Thompson, about the Art Showcase 2024

This week, Carl is joined by Dr. Judith Hill, an expert in the history of St. Flannan’s Cathedral and the surrounding area. Afterwards, Carl chats to 3 students from the Animation department at TUS about their contributions to the Friday night Late Night concert.

This week, Carl is joined by the fabulous Róisín Fleming, a cellist and pianist who joins him (among others) for his Rising Star coffee concert on June 2nd. Afterwards, Carl takes a deep dive into the music of Felix Mendelssohn and Richard Strauss.

This week, Carl takes a deep dive into the music of composer Franz Schubert, someone who has featured many times over the festival history. But before that, Carl chats to pianist Fiachra Garvey about the repertoire he is tackling this year, among other things. Sit back relax and enjoy!

Welcome back to the Killaloe Music Festival Podcast! To kick off the new year, Carl discusses the music of J. S. Bach with Accordionist Dermot Dunne, before interviewing the wonderful pianist Simon Mulligan, joining us in this year’s lineup!

The Killaloe Music Festival is back! And so is its podcast! Episodes commence on Friday April 12th….

In the 2nd of 3 Recap episodes, Carl chats to soprano Aimee Kearney, cellist Guy Johnston, pianist Hugh Tinney and our 2023 Late Night Act, Zoë Conway and John McIntyre. Catch the final episode of the year after the final concerts on Sunday June 4th.

The festival has kicked off, and Carl begins the annual Recap Series by interviewing musicians Florian Donderer, Aura Stone and Diego Chenna. Catch the rest of the series up until June 5th, when the 11th annual KMF comes to an end.

In the final pre-festival episode of the season, Carl sits down with Seamus Hickey to talk all things viola, and with Trish Taylor Thompson to talk all things Art. The festival kicks off on Friday June 2nd at 7.30pm. Tickets are still available at www.Killaloe music festival.com

This week, Carl takes a look at the choral music lined up for this year’s festival, and to do so has invited Chamber Choir of Ireland’s Majella Hollywood and Rory Lynch to join him. Afterwards, Carl investigates the lives of two relatively unknown English composers, Henry Bishop and Joseph Barnby.

This weeks guests are husband and wife folk duo Zoë Conway and John McIntyre who headline this year’s late night concert. Afterwards, Carl discusses Tchaikovsky’s labour of love of 5 years, his sextet ‘Souvenir de Florence’.

This week, Carl explores the two pieces of music that are being premiered at this years festival! Not only that, but he has the composers of both of these pieces with him to chat through the works! Composers Deirdre Gribbin and Katherine Hunka.

This weeks guest is cellist Guy Johnston, who chats with Carl about America, Strads and (oddly enough) the Tuba! Afterwards, Carl dives into Mozarts Horn Quintet and Rachmaninov’s Sonata for Cello and Piano.

Carl’s guest this week is violinist Florian Donderer who chats about his childhood influences as well as his own music festival in the Black Forest in Germany. Afterwards, Carl breaks down Beethovens infamous ‘Spring’ violin sonata.

This week, Carl sits down with star Irish pianist, Hugh Tinney, before looking at Irish composer John Kinsella’s A Reeling Rhapsody and French composer Jean Françaix’s Octet.

The Podcast is back! As the SCS Killaloe Music Festival reaches its 11th year, Carl invites Festival Chair, Trish Taylor-Thompson, and Artistic Director, Katherine Hunka, to welcome you to the new festival season. Afterwards, Carl discusses the music of Johann Sebastian Bach included in this years programme.

The weekend has gone all too soon, and the festival has finished with a bang! The final concert blew the roof off the cathedral, and all musicians and committee members are blissfully happy. Here now are the final interviews of the year accompanied by some of the musical moments from tonight. Guests: Murrough Connolly (Composer) Christian Elliott (Cello) Paul Herriott (Presenter) Katherine Hunka (Artistic Director) and Trish Taylor Thompson (Festival Chair)

Day two of the festival has come and gone - 4 concerts in the space of 12 hours is no easy feat, but it was pulled off! Now enjoy some of the highlights of June 4th with your host Carl Roewer and lots of special guests! Guests: Kevin O'Loughlin (Rising Star) Katherine Hunka, Dermot Dunne and Malachy Robinson (Far Flung Trio) Miriam Kaczor (Flute) Sophia Rahman (Piano) Diane Daly (Violin) Kathleen Turner (Vocals)

It's festival day one! We've had a fantastic return to live performances in St. Flannan's Cathedral, and it's onwards and upwards from hereon in. In the meantime, enjoy a few interviews with the stars of today's concert and get ready for what is to come.  Hosted by Carl Roewer Guests: John Horgan (Founder of the Festival) Trish Taylor Thompson (Festival Chair) Katherine Hunka (Artistic Director) Yuval Gotlibovich (Viola) Geraldine O'Doherty (Harp) Sharon Carty (Vocals)