The Panti Personals with Panti Bliss

The Panti Personals S3 E4 Arrivalists - Patrick M Barrett Panti Bliss is in conversation with artist and musician Patrick M Barrett aka Arrivalists in this episode of The Panti Personals. Patrick is a true blue Dubliner and his music life has stetched across several identities from his early days in the band Ten Speed Racer ( with two of his brothers) to his collaboration with Joe Chester as The Hedge Schools but now the singer/songwriter releases his solo work under the intriguing moniker - Arrivalists. His twitter bio says it all : ‘Sings , Writes , Cares , Kind . Not Pitch Perfect. Fond of Arriving, not so much of leaving . Kilbarrack Zen Cowboy. Travels with a Samsung & a filter." In this episode he shares the story behind his album 'Last of the Written Pages', performs two songs for our Queen Panti Bliss, and talks of how his pandemic lockdown was spent in a very special way, of love and loss, caring for his elderly parents. Music: Navigate - Hedge Schools At the End of a Winding Day - Hedge Schools Lighthouse Lights Out - Hedge Schools Magnificent Birds - Hedge Schools Station Depart - Arrivalists Fifteen - Ten Speed Racer The Last Of The Written Pages - Arrivalists Threads - Arrivalists Little Triumphs - Arrivalists Trtanscript www.happyscribe.com/transcriptions/…fdf20ddad342d63 The Panti Personals is an Athena Media independent podcast productiion - the theme music is Knots by Lisa Hannigan used with her kind permission

The Panti Personals S3 E3 Farah Elle Panti is Aunty Panti in this episode with the uber talented Irish Libyan singer and artist Farah Elle. They met five years ago on Pantisocracy when Farah was just emerging and now with her debut album coming out later this year Farah is back and sharing her music, her story and what keeps her joyful. Farah in Arabic means joy or happiness, and while Farah has experienced a lot of turmoil in her 27 years she shines with light and love. She came to Ireland with her parents and siblings when she was just an infant. When Farah was studying for her Leaving Certificate her mother, Fatima Hamroush, made international news when she went back, post the revolution, to Libya to become Minster for Health. Farah's breakthrough song 'Silk', written when she was a music student at BIM, blended her two cultures and soundscapes and her first releases from the new album 'Play it By Ear' and 'Desert' continue that journey. Music in this episode includes: Farah Elle - Silk Farah Elle - Play It By Ear live peformance Farah Elle - Desert live performance CunninLynguists ft Farah Elle - Oh Honey Farah Elle -Teardrop ( cover of Massive Attack song) Show Transcript : www.happyscribe.com/transcriptions/…eb8b1ed/edit_v2 You can find out more about Farah Elle on her own gorgeous website www.farahelle.com/ The Panti Personals is an independent podcast by Athena Media, produced by Helen Shaw, and presented by Panti Bliss. The digital editor is John Howard and the researcher is Dara Shaw. You can find out more and see the videos on www.pantisocracy.ie Our theme music is Knots by Lisa Hannigan used with her kind permission.

The Panti Personals S3 E2 Dáithí Panti Bliss is with the Ballyvaughan native, and electronic meets traditional music artist Dáithí, in this episode of The Panti Personals. Dáithí grew up in the heartland of Irish traditional music in Co.Clare, he was playing the fiddle by the age of six and his grandfather was the legendary concertina player Chris Dorney, but while his music draws on that well, and his own sense of place, his artistry is shaped by digital tools. He had a viral hit 'Mary Keane's Introduction' (2015) sampling an audio recording of his grandmother talking about her young days and how she fell in love. His work is highly original, sound-rich and evocative, and his side hustle is a collaboration with BellX1 singer Paul Noonan as the band 'House Plants'. Show Transcript: www.happyscribe.com/transcriptions/…f447c0fa03c4530 Music in this episode: Dáithí - Carraroe (Feat. Elaine Mai) Dáithí - Mary Keanes Introduction Dáithí - Submarines (feat. Ailbhe Reddy) Dáithí - Sleep Like A Stone Dáithí - Lavender Dáithí - An Irish Goodbye HousePlants - What's With All The Pine HousePlants - Companero Dáithí - Familial Chris Droney, Francis Droney & Áine McGrath - Tigh Greene, Baile Uí Bheacháin daithi.bandcamp.com/ The Panti Personals is an independent podcast made by Athena Media and hosted by Panti Bliss. The series producer is Helen Shaw, the digital editor is John Howard and our theme music is 'Knots' by Lisa Hannigan used with her kind permission. Visit www.pantisocracy.ie for more and to see videos of the show's performances.

The Panti Personals Season 3 Episode 1 Pauline Scanlon The Panti Personals is back for a new season of conversations and first up is the singer Pauline Scanlon whose new album 'The Unquiet' is a collection of songs inspired by the traumatic life of her mother Eileen. Pauline comes from the Dingle Gaeltacht but has made Headford, Co Galway her home, along with her husband and fellow musician, Eamon Murray and their young daughter Kitty. Pauline performs two of her songs live for the Queen with the accompaniment of guitarist Caoimhe Hopkinson Byrne. Show Transcript www.happyscribe.com/transcriptions/…440909e257cb053 Pauline performs two songs live for Panti Bliss in the show (The Old Churchyard and Felton Lannin) but you also here these tracks mixed in to illustrated her story: Lumiere ( Pauline's first band)- Fair and Tender Ladies Bird On The Wire ( Pauline's Leonard Cohen project) - First We Take Manhattan Leonard Cohen - Suzanne Pauline Scanlon - The Two Magicians ( from The Unquiet album) Pauline Scanlon - Lady Leroy ( from The Unquiet album) Pauline Scanlon - Sambo Aera ( from The Unquiet album) Pauline Scanlon - The Bird In The Bush ( from The Unquiet album) You can find out more about Pauline's work here: www.paulinescanlon.net/ You can also listen to a recent radio documentary Pauline made about her mother's story, the writing of the album and the place of women in Ireland\s contemporary history and song-making here www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/the-un…7x00Qvq0IbU24t4-dhs The Panti Personals is an independent podcast by Athena Media. The producer is Helen Shaw, the digital editor is John Howard. Research and support by Dara Shaw. Our theme music is 'Knots' by Lisa Hannigan used with her kind permission. www.pantisocracy.ie for more - our thanks to Bauer Media and Go Loud App for their support. You can find our podcasts in all audio podcast places and via the Go Loud App and of course in YouTube too.

To close Season 2 of The Panti Personals we've a man that Panti Bliss can look up to, even while wearing high heels! It's 6 foot 7 Afro Irish soul singer and songwriter Xona - aka Jordan Onubogu. Xona was born in Lagos but calls Mullingar home, and has now made London his address. He tells the story of how he changed his name to his middle name Jordan, when he came as a ten year old, to Ireland, and started school. Then, he wanted to fit in and to be the same as all the other children but today, as a confident Black Irish performing artist, he has returned to using his birth name. Xona shares with love the story of how his mother, a single mum, made sacrifices, and worked hard, to create a better life for her children in Ireland. He talks of the challenges too of being the gay kid in a church based Nigerian Irish community and both Panti Bliss and Xona swap their 'coming out' stories. Xona, accompanied by the gorgeous farmer/musician Colm Conlan, performs two of his songs live for the Queen - 'This Could Be Us' and 'Slow Dancing' both from his recent EP 'In My Head' and you hear the EP version of the title song during the show, when he shares his story of writing the album during the pandemic. To find out more follow Xona on twitter twitter.com/xonatheartist The Panti Personals is an independent podcast produced by Athena Media, made by Helen Shaw and John Howard with additional research by Dara Shaw. Our theme music is Knots by Lisa Hannigan - used with her kind permission. To find all the shows, and see videos of the performances, go to www.pantisocracy.ie