Jarlath Regan presents An Irishman Abroad - 3 diverse weekly podcasts featuring the greatest Irish people of all time talking about their lives, politics, health, wellness and everything in between. Along with regular contributors Sonia O’Sullivan (Irishman Running Abroad) and Marion McKeone (Irishman In America), these podcasts are renowned for the depth and quality of its long form interviews. Previous guests include Brian O’Driscoll, Sir Bob Geldof, Tommy Tiernan, Aisling Bea, Hozier, Sarah Silverman, John C. Reilly, Paul McGrath, Boy George, Paul Mescal, Sharon Horgan, Lisa Hannigan and Dylan Moran. To hear access the full back catalogue of hundreds of interviews dating back to 2013 and to unlock the full version of each weekly episode visit Patreon.com/irishmanabroad. An Irishman Abroad is a winner of iTunes Store’s Best New Audio Podcast. The series has been featured in iTunes’ ”Best of” lists, Soundcloud and Podbean’s Most Popular Podcasts lists in multiple years. Recommended by The Guardian, Hot Press, Huffington Post, Telegraph, Times, BBC, RTE and Podfather himself, Marc Maron.
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Sunday Dec 31, 2017
Sunday Dec 31, 2017
The story of Brian Kennedy’s journey from the Falls Road in Belfast to becoming one of Ireland’s most successful musical talents is one that must be heard. Brian speaks openly to Jarlath about his difficulties growing up gay during the height of The Troubles including a British soldier shoving a gun into his genitals (6:00) and having a debilitating medical condition that only made him more vulnerable at school (18:00).
In fascinating detail, Brian explains how Simon Fuller became the guarantor on his first mortgage (31:00) before he was sacked for prioritising the Spice Girls over Brian (45:00), how a fear of aids in a 1980s London resulted in him being celibate for four years (37:00) and how he could have sang on Jeff Buckley’s legendary Grace album (51:00).
From having tea with Kate Bush (58:00) to why he is considering herbal treatments to tackle his recent cancer diagnosis (1:12:00), and much more, this is a truly fascinating conversation with one of Ireland’s most respected voices.
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I am SO grateful to my precious Kirsten for introducing me to the humble genius that is Brian Kennedy.Thank You SO much for this Podcast. An AMAZING job that you do!!!!!! Massive best wishes to you and please pass my best wishes and sincere thanks to Brian.My favourite song is SoWhat If It Rains. ...... Julien.
Thursday Jan 25, 2018
Fascinating Podcast.Fasinating Lifestory. We each have a story.Mine was just a different Hell and it's only now I am discovering laughter and joy and fun.However I have lost 2 of my precious precious children and my three precious grandchildren............. extortionate HELL. I get in my car and drive and play Brian's music at full volume and bawl my eyes out.His music brings ease and I start singing along and the agonizing grief eases with the soaking tears....
Thursday Jan 25, 2018
so I met him when he had twenty seven years behind him and I truly utterly loved him........It was twenty five years of ..............So Brian's music brought MASSIVE COMFORT. .... I adore his gift and his own unique musicality.He is one of Ireland's Gems and a brilliant brilliant talent. I can only look forward to his future compositions and songs and I want him to keep going as he is SO talented and his voice at present is awesome and will continue to be.
Thursday Jan 25, 2018
My wonderful eldest daughter Kirsten bought me Brian's Joni Mitchell album and I totally fell in love with the quality and uniqueness of his voice.Then Kirsten bought me his other albums so all this quite old music was brand new to me. I am a trained musician so I was realising the brilliance of his music as well as this gorgeous gorgeous voice though also finding it hard to equate his early voice to the beyond brilliant voice he has today.Having had my own voice trained I knew and know that ones voice only reaches its peak at around fifty years old.His voice now is overwhelmingly beautiful with huge finess and huge finely honed skills. His brother Stuart gifted me with The Vicar Street album which I hadn't been going to buy as I thought the songs were on The Essential Collection CD which I loved but Jesus The Vicar Street Album is wholly magnificent!!!!!!! So how wrong was I...... I was at that concert and it was amazing...........I cried on the journey back to Lisburn as it had been Heaven to Close my eyes and be lost in his music. His podcast is fascinating.What a childhood.At the same time I was growing up in a locked room in total squalor within a magnificent house that was my parents. I was the eighth child with a Mother who was utterly cruel and who in no way had wanted in.I was locked in for ten years.I first experienced rape at ten years old and many severe rapes and ongoing rape by four music teachers in my teenage years........and parents that did not want me and seven siblings who had always shunned me.....I fell in love with a well known Christian singer from the Shankhill Road....... I was seventeen and he was ten years older.I was born in 1963.Work out the years....and what was going on in NI whilst I was locked in a room the size of a tiny bathroom with four bars across the widow,with a mattress and a potty and no lightbulb....
Thursday Jan 25, 2018
Hi I only really discovered Brian's music.five years ago when I separated after a beyond hellish twenty five year marriage.I married a man from the Shankhill Road ....I had been to one of Brian's concerts in Lisburn maybe eight or nine years ago but the abuse afterwards was utter hell and the fact that I was blown away by his singing at George Bests funeral did not go down well either.....
Thursday Jan 25, 2018
What an amazing Man , allways liked Brian but never knew any of this about his live , what a legend! love his way and what a story teller. God bless him.
Sunday Jan 21, 2018
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