The Imelda May Show

Skid X

Filmed in front of a live studio audience, The Imelda May Show celebrates Ireland's love of music, hosted by the one and only Imelda May.

The show will feature chat and live performances from legendary musicians and brand new acts from Ireland and around the world. Guest include a host of international artists as well as Irish favourites and upcoming acts; Mary Black, Aslan, The Script, Paolo Nutini, Jools Holland, Wanda Jackson, The Riptide Movement, Damien Dempsey, Sinead O'Connor and many more.

Fans of the show can also watch extra exclusive online content on RTÉ Player, including additional performances and interviews with artists from The Imelda May Show, exclusive to RTÉ Player.

On Radio 1 each Friday beginning September 5th, Imelda May will take over The Ronan Collins slot for ten minutes between 12.15 and 12.30. During this segment she will introduce two songs and discuss the acts that people can catch on her television show.

http://www.rte.ie/tv/programmes/imeldamayshow.html

Seems like a bit of fun so far.

A bit like an Irish Later with Jools Holland ... with Jools Holland as one of the guests.

genericguy

Imelda may is grossly overrated IMO. Very average, and if she had a normal haircut nobody would care less about her.

nc6000

What happened to her eye?

The Dagda

nc6000 wrote: »

What happened to her eye?

"Road rot" apparently...

Skid X

nc6000 wrote: »

What happened to her eye?

Imelda May
Well the Imelda May Show extravaganza is going very well. Still filming the series. Every act had been amazing so far!!! Only problem is my eye has mutated into a golfball (ice bucket challenge maybe?). So with the help of the crew and director Hilary at my side I'm now doing my best pirate impression..... Oooh Arrrgh Matey!!!

https://www.facebook.com/ImeldaMayOfficial/photos/a.118447191469.110792.108926911469/10152227650196470/?type=1

Rob Thomas

Harmless enough show, but I don't get the fascination with Imelda May. She's very average in my view and seems to have been indulged by RTE over the years on the strength of Gaybo being a fan.

Firewalkwithme

Take the f**king patch off!!

Right so, let's make a Jools Holland style show with Imelda May hosting. Just so everyone knows it's supposed to be like Jools Holland we will make it very clear that the show is a rip off of his show and then, we'll get Jools Holland on...

Please stop saying Boogie Woogie...

Showcasing such up and comers like... Mary Black....

Imelda tries but she really can't interview people. She was almost starstruck by Jools and contantly fidgiting with that bloody patch which is clearly uncomfortable in both of the interviews so far. Nice work by the director to have the camera on her right side too there....

It's sad to see the Grannies and Grandpa's are always always to audience most considered by RTE with Mary Black so far and a bit of trad to come later. Sorry about the brief interupption by the Riptide Movement folks, normal service will resume asap.

EDIT: Didn't know about the eye issue but it still sucks balls so far.

Lisha

I like imelda May. Her music is happy and it makes me smile.
I do sometimes wonder if her accent is put on a bit. It seems a bit strong to be real but I don't see any harm in her at all.

I do agree that Gaybo adores her in a similar way to Sinead o Connor .

ThisRegard

genericguy wrote: »

, and if she had a normal haircut nobody would care less about her.

So you mean people would still like her as much as they do now.

calex71

Fair play in fairness to rte putting out a prime time music show, I can just mute the Imelda bits and enjoy it in sweet ignorance :pac:

Now if they could only get the quality of acts JH gets.

RayM

Her music isn't really my thing, but her laugh is infectious. And she seems genuinely nice, without a hint of ego.

Ah, she's lovely.

blond45

why are ye all in bad form people ? if you dont like some thing just get the remote and press 3e .:)

Schwiiing

That accent. (shudders)

Welsh Megaman

To echo Ray's sentiments, she seems genuinely nice with no ego.

If this was American, they would have her doing 'Hi Honey, I'm Home' sketches in between songs

*doorbell*

Oh, who could that be?

*opens door*

Why, it's Brian Setzer and the Stray Cats!

*wild applause*

What brings you here?

Well Imelda, we were just in the neighbourhood when our tourbus broke down.

Wanna jam, Brian?

Well, I dunno...hit it! Two! Three! Four!

*rockabilly*

Firewalkwithme

blond45 wrote: »

why are ye all in bad form people ? if you dont some thing just get the remote and press off .:)

I turned it on to give it a chance so I'll watch the whole thing and express my opinions, positive or negative as they may be.

There is no sign above the door here saying "Only post here if you have nice things to say about the show" is there?

BabysCoffee

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

To echo Ray's sentiments, she seems genuinely nice with no ego.

If this was American, they would have her doing 'Hi Honey, I'm Home' sketches in between songs

*doorbell*

Oh, who could that be?

*opens door*

Why, it's Brian Setzer and the Stray Cats!

*wild applause*

What brings you here?

Well Imelda, we were just in the neighbourhood when our tourbus broke down.

Wanna jam, Brian?

Well, I dunno...hit it! Two! Three! Four!

*rockabilly*

Sounds great! I'd watch that

Lisha

RayM wrote: »

Her music isn't really my thing, but her laugh is infectious. And she seems genuinely nice, without a hint of ego.

Ah, she's lovely.

I fully agree and the interview with imelda and Gay Byrne was lovely. Really nice to see her relationship with her parents and they had some funny stories. Seemed like a nice normal happy madcap family.

JP Liz V1

Who were the guests tonight?

BabysCoffee

Just switched on.

Eeek! Why didn't they have Imelda sitting on the other side of the table and the eye patch wouldn't be so visible?

Firewalkwithme

Ladies and Gentlemen, it's The Imelda May Mary Black Show!!

catallus

It's Jools

BabysCoffee

Who is this guy in the white shirt?

Welsh Megaman

HOOTENANNY!

*checks calendar*

:O

Firewalkwithme

Oh dear god she even just admitted that they (tried to) completely rip off Jools Hollands show LOL

somesoldiers

Is "me aunty Kathleen" at it?

Skid X

Imelda's interviewing style is like when someone chatty you haven't seen in ages bumps into you, and won't let you answer

"How are you?, haven't seen you in ages? Are you still working in the same place? Did you hear about Mary? That was a shock wasn't it?"

But she's so genuine and likeable, it's a nice chance from the usual misery questions you get on RTE1 talk shows.

Welsh Megaman

BabysCoffee wrote: »

Who is this guy in the white shirt?

Lead singer of The Riptide Movement

larko

BabysCoffee wrote: »

Who is this guy in the white shirt?

Lead singer of rip tide movement

RayM

Cartoon_Head wrote: »

Oh dear god she even just admitted that they (tried to) completely rip off Jools Hollands show LOL

Apparently she sought his permission first, and he told her to go for it.

Instead of their usual live New Year car-crash 'effort', RTE should just pre-record a special episode of this. Although it would be funny if Imelda appeared on Hootenanny simultaneously.

Skid X

On Radio 1 each Friday beginning September 5th, Imelda May will take over The Ronan Collins slot for ten minutes between 12.15 and 12.30. During this segment she will introduce two songs and discuss the acts that people can catch on her television show.

Should that not be a 15 minute slot, if it goes from 12.15 until 12.30

Ah well, I hope her preview is more accurate than the one Joe Duffy does for Liveline on Ronan Collins' show every day.

Firewalkwithme

Skid X wrote: »

Should that not be a 15 minute slot, if it goes from 12.15 until 12.30

Ah well, I hope her preview is more accurate than the one Joe Duffy does for Liveline on Ronan Collins' show every day.

She'll need to press the button for the 5 min ad break so 10 mins is probably right

RayM

With the eye patch, I thought it was a shame she didn't give us a rendition of 'Sylvia's Mother'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrMbPGmluEw

DainBramage

Sorry to go against the thread but I think she's dire as a host --which RTE 'screen tests' or whatever they are called should have picked up on.(if they did any).
The Jools Holland interview was a cringe fest.. consisted of blurting out random jools trivia with no context followed by ott laughter at anything he said. He seemed embarrassed.

madmaggie

What has happened to Mary Black's voice? It's gone all wobbly, hardly recognised it.

Go Harvey Go

My only major gripe with this show is its title - RTE showing their lack of imagination once again by simply sticking "The" before Imelda's name, and "Show" after it. :rolleyes:

As I said in the 'RTE New Schedule 2014/15' thread, I see nothing wrong at all with "Imelda May Presents..." or "Live With Imelda".

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=91755171#post91755171

madmaggie wrote: »

What has happened to Mary Black's voice? It's gone all wobbly, hardly recognised it.

Well, she will reach the big 6-0 next year... :eek:

BabysCoffee

DainBramage wrote: »

Sorry to go against the thread but I think she's dire as a host --which RTE 'screen tests' or whatever they are called should have picked up on.(if they did any).
The Jools Holland interview was a cringe fest.. consisted of blurting out random jools trivia with no context followed by ott laughter at anything he said. He seemed embarrassed.

Lol!

RTE and Screen Tests in the one sentence!!! :eek:

This doesn't happen.

What does happen is some producer happens upon the idea of having a singer become a presenter and bingo Imelda May with her over the top accent is given her own show.

I tuned in for the last few minutes and it was just about bearable as luckily Imelda sang just about the same amount of time that she "interviewed" Mary Black.

The show was practically watchable (the bit I saw) but sorry, and the truth may hurt Imelda May is no presenter or interviewer.

Boardnashea

Lisha wrote: »

I like imelda May. Her music is happy and it makes me smile.
I do sometimes wonder if her accent is put on a bit. It seems a bit strong to be real but I don't see any harm in her at all.

I do agree that Gaybo adores her in a similar way to Sinead o Connor .

Is it time to give Sinead her own show???

super_furry

Thought it was great and that Imelda May herself was a natural. Only gripe would be on the quality of the guests, but you're never going to get the A listers.

Harry Palmr

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

To echo Ray's sentiments, she seems genuinely nice with no ego.

If this was American, they would have her doing 'Hi Honey, I'm Home' sketches in between songs

*doorbell*

Oh, who could that be?

*opens door*

Why, it's Brian Setzer and the Stray Cats!

*wild applause*

What brings you here?

Well Imelda, we were just in the neighbourhood when our tourbus broke down.

Wanna jam, Brian?

Well, I dunno...hit it! Two! Three! Four!

*rockabilly*

I preferred it when Gary Shandling was the MC of his own "meta" sitcomchatshowshow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzX2Z09GmfU

I've suspicion she is going to end up like so many have on RTE - going from a provoking smile to a frown in about 18 months as she pops up everybleedin'where.

dobsdave

It reminded me of the late late show without the misery slot and video clips.

danjo-xx

can't stand her singing voice it's like an alleycat, what part of dublin is she from, the Liberties I bet.

Ed_Stephens

+1 on the put on accent, far too much nappples and noranges 5 for 50 but she plays up to it as it puts forward the image she and her publicists want to portray.

madmaggie

Don't follow you, Harvey, I have a '0' birthday coming up soon, and still sing the same as when I was much younger, ie, very badly.

PS Why not puppehs or kittehs on this thread? If I knew how to add them, I'd do it meself!

Go Harvey Go

madmaggie wrote: »

PS Why not puppehs or kittehs on this thread? If I knew how to add them, I'd do it meself!

I'll add them, then...

madmaggie

Aww, thanks, that's lovely. Proper thread now!

Skid X

Jools Holland told this story at the beginning of the show. I hadn't heard it before, I thought it was quite good

At the G8 Conference in Holland, Jools and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra performed All You Need is Love for the leaders of the western world. On hearing the trumpet introduction, Jacques Chirac mistook it for the opening of the French national anthem and stood up.

Out of courtesy Mr Blair, Mr Clinton, and Mr Yeltsin also stood.

Once they realised it was The Beatles' song, and to avoid an international incident, they carried on dancing. After the performance, Bill Clinton spent half an hour with the brass section – talking about saxophones.

http://www.joolsholland.com/aboutjools.htm

Thargor

She should buy a nice car for whoever gave her that haircut because she'd be nothing without it, we all know it.

Beano

Ed_Stephens wrote: »

+1 on the put on accent, far too much nappples and noranges 5 for 50 but she plays up to it as it puts forward the image she and her publicists want to portray.

or perhaps that is, like, her real accent? Being as she is from the liberties and that is the prevalent accent in the area?

Beano

Thargor wrote: »

She should buy a nice car for whoever gave her that haircut because she'd be nothing without it, we all know it.

have you considered sending some writing samples in to Rolling Stone magazine?

boardie100

was i just imagining it or at the end of the final song could she not remember the singers name from riptide movement?... she said something like, thanks to Mary Black and one of the riptide movement....i could be wrong

-=al=-

Quite like the idea of it but it didn't seem quite there... Some bits were a bit cringy but I'd give it another whirl