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A lazy Sunday evening. Some shoegazing, some rocking and just a little bit of rolling ....

6-7PM
01. Cloudseekers - Auatamata feat Cathy Davey
02. The Bodies Start to Move - Joe Chester feat Gemma Hayes
03. Back to Back - Cars in Walls
04. God and the Girl - Carly Sings
05. At the Sea - Pugwash
06. All the Things That She Made Me - Caruso
07. I Am the Room - Floyd Soul & The Wolf
08. Binary Love - Hybrasil
09. Country Bumpkin - Wallis Bird
10. Pony - Dirty Epics
11. Go On My Son - Gorbachov
12. Kaleidoscope - David Geraghty
13. The Comedy is Over - A House
14. The Honeymoon is Over - Whipping Boy

7-8PM
01. Skyscraper - Fred
02. 16 - The Flaws
03. Numb - U2
04. Never Talk - Ham Sandwich
05. Sunday - Ain
06. The Wine She Drinks - Exit Pursued By a Bear
07. Postcard - Dae Kim
08. Cradle Burns - Rollerskate Skinny
09. I Can See It (But I Can't Feel It) - My Bloody Valentine
10. Don't Forget - Gemma Hayes
11. Hollywood - Gary Dunne
12. Cartwheels - Reindeer Section
13. I'll See Your Heart and Raise You Mine - Bell X1

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Sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun .... set myself the task of playing 15 songs in the second hour of the show, which I'm delighted to say was achieved! A few classics in there too - go on THE STUNNING!!!!

6-7PM
01. Step Into The Sunshine Baby Alright - Neosupervital
02. L'il King Kong - Simple Kid
03. This is Not a Test - Oppenheimer
04. Dead Record in a Vinyl Desert - Good Tiger
05. Moving - Cathy Davey
06. 1981 - The Flaws
07. Hollywood - Gary Dunne
08. After All That's Happened - Niall Colfer
** Interview with Niall Colfer **
09. Country Bumpkin - Wallis Bird
10. Mandinka - Sinead O'Connor
11. Mysterious Ways - U2
12. Galways Girl - Mundy & Sharon Shannon

7-8PM
01. Lazarus - Jack L
02. Cloudseekers - Autamata
03. Waiting - Delorentos
04. Mr. Farenheit - Gorbachov
05. Facing Down - Pocket Promise
06. Little Messy - Grand Pocket Orchestra
07. I Like Music - Republic of Loose
08. Alphabet Soup - Bell X1
09. Don't Forget - Gemma Hayes
10. 42 West Avenue - Cashier No. 9
11. Skyscrapers - Fred
12. At the Sea - Gorbachov
13. Everything that Rises - The Stunning
14. A Smile'd Crack Your Face - The Kinetiks
15. Proud Mary - Joe Dolan

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Wexford might be able to win the football, Waterford may have the potential to win the hurling, but Irish Beats comes out tops when it comes to music. The Red Eye Society were my guests this evening ...

6-7PM
01. I Was a Man - Jape
02. Never Talk - Ham Sandwich
03. O My Love! O My God - The Dead Flags
** Interview with The Red Eye Society **
04. Predictable - The Red Eye Society
** Interview with The Red Eye Society **
05. Rolling Dice - Neil White
06. Tuesday - Mark Geary
** Interview with The Red Eye Society **
07. Amelia - The Red Eye Society
08. Little Messy - Grand Pocket Orchestra
09. God and the Girl - Carly Sings
10. Waiting - Delorentos
11. Slow Puncture - Dark Room Notes

7-8PM
01. Skyscrapers - Fred
02. Out of Our Hands - Gemma Hayes
03. Slowly Fizzy - Juno Falls
04. All Together Now - Deaf Animal Orchestra
** Interview with Denise Kienzle **
05. I Got You On My Mind - John Haggis & Friends
06. Michael Grady Went to Mexico - Robotnik
07. Sligo Town - Willie Kelly
08. The Day I Forgot My Mantra - Giveamanakick
09. Song For You - Pugwash
10. The Social Life - Jilted
11. The Day That You Were Born - Iarla O'Lionard
12. Imagination - Armoured Bear
13. Binary Love - Hybrasil
14. Steve Austin - AcrojunkPlaylist,

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National Student Music Awards winners Floyd Soul & The Wolf live in the Beat studios and the sun shining LIVE outside.

6-7PM
01. Breadcrumb Trail - Chaplin
02. Gone to Sea - New Amusement
03. God and the Girl - Carly Sings
04. Magnet Line - Isan (Jeff Martin remix)
05. People Walk Away - Robotnik
06. Give it a Chance - Floyd Soul & The Wolf
** Interview with Floyd Soul & The Wolf **
07. I Am The Room - Floyd Soul & The Wolf
** Interview with Floyd Soul & The Wolf **
08. Absinthe - Floyd Soul & The Wolf ** LIVE **
09. Skyscrapers - Fred
10. Don't Forget - Gemma Hayes

7-8PM
01. This is the End - The Future Kings of Spain
02. I Was a Man - Jape
03. After All That's Happened - Niall Colfer
04. Days Without Paracetemol - Snow Patrol
05. Sticky Fingers - Dae Kim
06. Ghost for You - Doug Sheridan
07. I Like Music - Republic of Loose
08. Flutter & Wow - Nina Hynes & The Husbands
09. Rhythm & Purpose - Channel One
10. Getchoo - Hybrasil
11. Ramalama - Roisin Murphy
12. We Bleed the Blood of Androids - Le Galaxie
13. Brainwashed by Dublin Rock - Atlantean
14. Jeta's Place - The Jimmy Cake

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Had a very moody second half this evening -but that doesn't mean Irish Beats has gone all "emo." Some sad songs, happy songs, angry songs and of then some that are full of hope. I'm not sure what put me in this humour - maybe it's global warming????

6-7PM
01. I Was a Man - Jape
02. The Steady Song - Republic of Loose
03. Death Threats - The Mighty Stef
04. No Wit Can Save Me Now - Deaf Animal Orchestra
05. Predictable - The Red Eye Society
06. One - Fiona Melady
07. The Day The You Were Born - Iarla O'Lionaird
** Interview with Iarla O'Lionaird **
08. Lovers of Light - Afro Celt Sound System
** Interview with Yurodny **
09. Miserable Hora - Yurodny
10. Mother - Maria Doyle Kennedy
11. Skyscrapers - Fred

7-8PM
01. Lost in the Forest - Crayonsmith
02. Neon - Delorentos
03. Cloudseekers - Autamata feat Cathy Davey
04. Big Deal - Ashley Sheehan & The Mute
05. Never Talk - Ham Sandwich
06. Dancing Barefoot - U2
07. Gone Out - Green Lights
08. Song For You - Pugwash
09. This is For My Love - John Haggis & Friends
10. Big Sad Eyes - The Immediate
11. If You Want Me - Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
12. In a Deck of 52 - 66e
13. God and the Girl - Carly Sings
14. Nothin Lasts Forever - Jape

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This evening's show featured the usual mix of tunes and talk, with the pride of Navan (if such a thing can exist) Simon Fagan sitting in for most of the broadcast, passing witty comments, sharing stories of his adventures with the stars and generally being downright entertaining. Tonight also marked the 13th anniversary of Rory Gallagher's passing and it would've been remiss of Irish Beats not to feature a track from one of the finest musicians this country has ever produced.

6-7PM
01. The Steady Song - Republic of Loose
02. Death Song - Fred
03. Realistic Love Song - Jimi Cullen
04. What You All About - Autamata
05. I Was a Man - Jape
06. Kick Off - Saving J
07. Conversation Killer - The Distractors
08. Slowly Fizzy - Juno Falls
09. Sailing on a Gun- The Tripps
10. Mother's Little Helper - Eleanor McEvoy
11. Country Bumpkin - Wallis Bird
12. Dead Record in a Vinyl Desert - Good Tiger

7-8PM
01. Never Talk - Ham Sandwich
** Interview with Simon Fagan **
02. Bring the Dance - Simon Fagan
** Interview with Simon Fagan **
03. Never Really Cried - Simon Fagan
04. Fake Smiles - Simon Fagan ** LIVE **
05. Be With You - Director
06. The Bodies Start to Move - Joe Chester
07. Little Messy - Grand Pocket Orchestra
08. I Live With Bruce Banner - Hope is Noise
09. People Walk Away - Robotnik
10. Cradle Rock - Rory Gallagher

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Ugly Megan were in this evening for some studio hi-jinks, as well as an interview with the legend that is Eleanor McEvoy. If that wasn't enough, Katie Kim lent her dulcet tones to the microphone by co-hosting the show with Rob! Plenty of music too!

6-7PM
01. L'il King Kong - Simple Kid
02. Pony - Dirty Epics
03. Fallen From the Sky - Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
04. Attention - Dry County
05. Take Me Away - Pugwash
06. One Night At My House
** Interview with Ugly Megan **
07. The High Life (Check That Ass Out) - Ugly Megan
08. Title Unknown - The Skin Were In
09. Pony Tears - David Turpin
10. I Like Music - Republic of Loose
11. Joxer Goes to Stuttgart - Christy Moore

7-8PM
01. Bone Deep - The Walls
02. Love Must Be Tough - Eleanor McEvoy
** Interview with Eleanor McEvoy **
03. Mother's Little Helper - Eleanor McEvoy
04. Death Threats - The Mighty Stef
05. Predictable - The Red Eye Society
06. We Bleed the Blood of Androids - Le Galaxie
07. Skyscrapers - Fred
08. Don't Forget - Gemma Hayes
09. Hollywood - Gary Dunne
10. On the Skyline - Super Extra Bonus Party feat Nina Hynes
11. Showbiz Blues - Rory Gallagher

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Enniscorthy's Issue-72 were this evening's studio guests and I also spoke to Angela Dorgan from Hard Working Class Heroes about this year's festival. Played a smorgasboard of music too including new ones from Fight Like Apes, Rory (formerly of the Revs) , Fighting Spiders and Ugly Megan.

6-7PM
01. She's Got Class - Jaded Sun
02. Sugar Shake the Cool Away - You're Only Massive
03. Leeches - Fighting Spiders
04. People Walk Away - Robotnik
05. Back of My Hand - Gemma Hayes
06. Free World - Tom Moorhouse
** Interview with Issue-72 **
07. Halo - Issue-72 **LIVE**
** Interview with Issue-72 **
08. Coming Down - Issue-72
09. Not on Your Side - Ian Whitty
10. Rain Dancer - Rory
11. Messing With the Kid - Rory Gallagher

7-8PM
01. Dead Record in a Vinyl Desert - Good Tiger
02. Ido's Dog Fight - Theo and the Red Beats
03. One Night at My House - Ugly Megan
04. Gone to Sea - New Amusement
** Interview with Angela Dorgan (Hard Working Class Heroes) **
05. Something Global - Fight Like Apes
06. The Steady Song - Republic of Loose
07. Cloud Seekers - Autamata feat Cathy Davey
08. I Was a Man - Jape
09. The Bodies Start to Move - Joe Chester
10. No Wit Can Save Me Now - Deaf Animal Orchestra
11. Steve Austin - Acrojunk
12. Jolene - Dolly Parton

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Gorey's Jimi Cullen was my guest in studio this evening to talk about his new album 'Junkyard Poet.' The second hour of the show was given over to playing album tracks from some of my favourite recent Irish releases. Infomatics, Jape, Crayonsmith, Robotnik, Gemma Hayes - they're all in there.

6-7PM
01. Something Global - Fight Like Apes
02. Give It A Chance - Floyd Soul & The Wolf
03. We The People (Who are Darker than Most) - Sinead O'Connor & Republic of Loose
04. Magnet Line - Isan & Jeff Martin
05. Sailing on a Gun - The Tripps
06. Tomorrow's Child - Jimi Cullen
** Interview with Jimi Cullen **
07. Realistic Love Song - Jimi Cullen
** Interview with Jimi Cullen **
08. Butterfly - Jimi Cullen **LIVE**
09. Conspiracy - Stephen Hill
10. Hollywood - Gary Dunne
11. One Night at My House - Ugly Megan

7-8PM
01. Mr. Kill - Cathy Davey
02. 16 Going on 63 - Crayonsmith
03. You'll Get By - The Infomatics
04. The Day I Forgot My Mantra - Giveamanakick
05. Michael Grady Went to Mexico - Robotnik
06. Sad Songs - Ham Sandwich
07. Don't Forget - Gemma Hayes
08. Death Song - Fred
09. Troubled Water - Liam Merriman
10. Why Things Break - Joe Chester
11. Medal - Halves
12. Neon - Delorentos
13. Nothing Lasts Forever - Jape
14. Serotonin - Simple Kid

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Katie Kim was in for Rob tonight and this is what she played:

6-7pm
1. Fight Like Apes - Something Global
2. Robotnik - People Walk Away
3. Si Schroeder - Eyes Wide Shut
4. Ann Scott - Skin Deep
5. Johnny Flynn - Tickle Me Pink
6. My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow
7. John Haggis - This is for my Love
8. Rollerskate Skinny - Cradle Burns
9. The Things - La La La
10. Jape - I Was a Man
11. Ham Sandwich - Never Talk
12. Ugly Megan - One Night at my House

7-8pm
1. Goodtime John - Arrows
2. Fred - Skyscrapers
3. Channel One - Beneath a Field of Steel
4. Dry County - Attention
5. Republic of Loose - Comeback Girl (Snow Patrol remix)
6. Autamata feat Cathy Davey - Cloudseekers
7. Cars in Walls feat Nina Hynes - Teacup
8. Sunday Morning - No Dreams No Dopamine (Dave Grimes remix )
9. Deaf Animal Orchestra - No Wit Can Save Me Now
10. Gemma Hayes - Home
11. Sweet Jane - Makin it Hard
12. SPR - Snowflake
13. Lisa Hannigan - Lille (demo)

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Saving J were my guests in studio tonight to talk about their new single 'Kick Off.' I also reintroduced the Interesting Fact competition to win a grab bag of CDs. Some dubious entries, such as "Did you know that if a penguin sees and aircraft flying overhead it will fall over", some topical like "The euro cup final finished 1-0 for 6 years from 1978-83", but the winner came from Grainne in Clonmel who informed us that the strawberry is a cousin of the rose . Fragaria Virginiana of the Roseaceae family. Didn't know that one! Nowferya!!!

6-7PM
01. Give it a Chance - Floyd Soul & The Wolf
02. Apple in an Orchard - Jape
03. When You Sleep - My Bloody Valentine
04. Fever - Mundy
05. 2 x 1 - Jenny Lindfors
06. 99 Problems - Jay Z/The Beatles (Dangermouse Grey Album)
07. Kick Off - Saving J
** Interview with Saving J **
08. Valentine - Saving J
** Interview with Saving J **
09. Friend or Foe - Saving J **LIVE**
10. Death Threats - The Mighty Stef

7-8PM
01. Sometime Global - Fight Like Apes
02. Are You Not Wanting Me Yet? - The Aftermath
03. The Steady Song - Republic of Loose
04. No Wit Can Save Me Now - Deaf Animal Orchestra
05. Supergirl - Electric Penguins
06. 1981 - The Flaws
07. Never Talk - Ham Sandwich
08. Broken Wing - Clive Barnes
09. Medal - Halves
10. Back to Back - Cars in Walls
11. Conversation Killer - The Distractors
12. Party On - Damien Dempsey
13. How Soon is Now - The Smiths

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Good selection last night. That new Saving J single is quite catchy. Do they have an album out or anything?

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Originally Posted by AlaskaFox

Good selection last night. That new Saving J single is quite catchy. Do they have an album out or anything?

They're hoping to release an album in early 2009. The video for their latest single 'Kick Off' is up on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlFSyBz0tdo

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Guitar-guru Clive Barnes was my guest in studio this evening, showing off his array of instruments (oo-er!) and talking about his upcoming tour with Jeff Lang. He also played a couple of tunes, which we so good I nearly wet myself with excitement. The second hour of the show was given over to playing music from some of the Irish acts who'll be performing at ****** next week. Let's hope the weather gets a bit better!

6-7PM
01. Pony - Dirty Epics
02. Rain Dancer - Rory
03. Leeches - Fighting Spiders
04. Let Go - Paul Van Dyke feat Rea Garvey
05. Taken Away in a Car - Sickboy
06. Granville Girl - Clive Barnes
** Interview with Clive Barnes **
07. Visions from the Lowlands - Clive Barnes **LIVE**
** Interview with Clive Barnes **
08. Willie Johnson's Guitar - Clive Barnes **LIVE**
09. A Superman - ODi

7-8PM
01. Something Global - Fight Like Apes
02. This is the End - Future Kings of Spain
03. On the Right Track - The Blizzards
04. Poison Prince - Amy McDonald
05. I Like Music - Republic of Loose
06. Alphabet Soup - Bell X1
07. Fever - Mundy
08. You Know Me Better - Roisin Murphy
09. Fiesta - The Pogues
10. This is Not a Test - Oppenheimer
11. Fallen from the Sky - Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
12. Lost in the Forest - Crayonsmith
13. Everyone Needs a Nemesis - Fighting With Wire
14. Tinabelle - Television Room
15. Attention - Dry County

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Republic of Loose were my guests this evening and featured plenty of music from Irish acts who'll be performing at ****** next week. I had one eye on the tennis all evening. G'wan Bjorn Borg in the audience!

6-7PM
01. Damn You Hollywood - Fred
02. Hollywood - Gary Dunne
03. Movie Star - Roisin Murphy
04. Give it a Chance - Floyd Soul & The Wolf
05. This Story Goes - Chaplin
06. The Steady Song - Republic of Loose **LIVE**
** Interview with Republic of Loose **
07. Got - Republic of Loose
** Interview with Republic of Loose **
08. I Like Music - Republic of Loose
** Interview with Republic of Loose **
09. When I'm Gone - Republic of Loose **LIVE**

7-8PM
01. Bite the Bullet - The Kinetiks
02. All Your Features - Caruso
03. It's Coming Down - Colm Lynch
04. Symphony of Sound - Saville
05. Outpatients - Sideproject
06. Apple in an Orchard - Jape
07. Country Bumpkin - Wallis Bird
08. December - Saviours of Space
09. Edith - Codes
10. Waiting - Delorentos
11. When Your Mind's Made Up - Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
12. Empire is a Cave - Ilya K
13. Hay Rap - The Saw Doctors