Clare Fm - Podcasts

On Thursday's Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey spoke with Mel Mercier — Tony-nominated, multi-award-winning composer, sound designer and director of the Irish Gamelan Orchestra, MÓNCKK new music ensemble and PULSUS, Ireland’s first traditional percussion ensemble. His new album First Conviction, released tomorrow (Friday, 16th January), features his powerful soundtrack for the RTÉ podcast and TV documentary of the same name, performed by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra alongside an international line-up of outstanding musicians. Blending orchestral strings, African guitar, jazz piano, traditional flute, voice and electronics, the music reflects one of the most compelling documentary stories of modern Ireland. Photo (c) Design and creatives by Michael McKeon, Sean Malone, Scott Bryan, John Kilkenny and Darragh Treacy.