There is an ancient Celtic tradition that the land remembers everything. Radio Dreaming explores how the land speaks through dreamers. An off-grid guide to dreaming homeplaces, Radio Dreaming whisks you over limestone hills, fragile boglands and into honeycomb caves to encounter an inspirational mythology of voices, dreams and traditional Irish music. This 6 part radio adventure takes you overground and underground in search of edible landscapes, wild dreams and the voices and myths of the land. Wild camping, kayaking and cycling their way through Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark, Anna Keleher (Devon, England) and Claire Coté (New Mexico) meet the people, places, plants, creatures and things, whose diverse voices keep these limestone Geopark homelands alive. The last two episodes comprise “Radio Dreaming Off-Grid” and feature a variety of voices reflecting traditional and modern off-grid ideas and dreams collected from the Place-Dreamer Pod Tour return journey to the Irish Borderlands.

Radio Dreaming Episodes are 28 minutes each.

Radio Dreaming Episode 1 features: Tommy McLaughlin and Rose Cremin of Fermanagh District Council, Martina McGee, Seamus O’ hUltacháin of the Cavan Burren, Ignatius Maguire of Belcoo, Margaret Gallagher of Boho, Bridget Macguire and Jonty of Galloon Island, Sarah McCaffrey, Helen, Miriam and Ruby of Crom, and Eimear Crowe of Cavan Community Radio and her mum who speaks the Irish translations. The episode also features exceptional musical contributions by Susan Hughes on fiddle, Alan Milligan on boran, the buskers of Beleek as well as the voices of birds, insects, trees, fires, bogs, paddles, breezes, lakes, rivers and rain of Marble Arch Caves Geopark.

 

Radio Dreaming Episode 2 features: Martina McGee-O’Neill, Les Brown, Seamus O’ hUltacháin, Rose Cremin, Dave Scott, the draper of Blacklion, Ian Sturdy, Hannah and Robert Northridge, Leslie and Marilyn, Michael McGortle the young poet, Margaret Gallagher of Boho, Bridget Macguire and Joe and Aiden of Galloon Island, Helen, Miriam and Ruby of Crom and Eimear Crowe of Cavan Community radio and her mother who speaks the Irish Gaelic headings. Episode also features exceptional musical contributions by Susan Hughes on fiddle, the buskers of Beleek, the McKeaney Sisters, McConnel brothers as well as the voices of birds, insects, trees, fires, bogs, paddles, breezes, lakes, rivers and rain of Marble Arch Caves Geopark.

Radio Dreaming Episode 3 features: Les Brown, Richard Watson, Martina McGee-O’Neil,  Seamus O’ hUltacháin, Dave Scott, Barb and Len Pederson, Mac and Carol McIntyre, Séamas MacAnnaidh and the late Johnny McKeagney, Paddy of Knockninney, Ignatius Maguire of Belcoo, Bridget, McGuire Eugene, Joe and Aiden of Galloon Island, the Draper of Blacklion, Helen, Miriam and Ruby of Crom, Chris Coté of Sunshine Valley, Shelley Castle of Flete Estate, Eimear Crowe of Cavan Community Radio and her mother who speaks the Irish Gaelic headings. The episode also features exceptional musical contributions by Susan Hughes on fiddle, the buskers of Beleek, the McKeaney Sisters, The McConnel Brothers, and the birds, insects, trees, fires, bogs, paddles, breezes, lakes, rivers and rain of Marble Arch Caves Geopark.

Radio Dreaming Episode 4 features: Tommy McLaughlin and Rose Cremin of Fermanagh District Council, Martina McGee-O’Neil, Seamus O’ hUltacháin, Jim Ledwith, Dave Scott, Anita Mckeown, Les Brown, Mary Jane Cassidy of Tawny Makelly, Ignatius Maguire of Belcoo, Margaret Gallagher of Boho, the Wizard of Shannon Pot, Miriam and Ruby of Crom, and Eimear Crowe of Cavan Community Radio and her mum who speaks the Irish translations. The episode also features exceptional musical contributions by Susan Hughes on fiddle, Alan Milligan on boran, the buskers of Beleek as well as the voices of birds, insects, trees, fires, bogs, paddles, breezes, lakes, rivers and rain of Marble Arch Caves Geopark.

Special thanks to Seamus O’ hUltacháin, Louise Hardman, Marylin Marlow, Judy Hamilton, Janie Crone, David, Megan and Luachra Scott, Rob Doyle and Maigred Higgins of Leitrim, Margaret Gallaher of Boho, Ignatius Maguire of Latoon, Jim Fee and Mary-Jane Cassidy of Tawny Makelly, Annie Cahill, Michael, Sissy, and friends from the Manor Resthome in Cavan town, Maurice Barnich of Luxemburg and Miriam de Burca and Ruby de Burca Conelly who speak the English headings and Tara Baoth Mooney who speaks the Irish Gaelic headings. This episode also features exceptional musical contributions by David, Megan and Luachre Scottt,  Michael and friends of Manor Rest home, Cavan Comhaltas, “Together One Voice” Enniskillen Community Choir, Tim and Pam Fogg on whistle and bodhran, the buskers of Beleek and the birds, water and wind of the Irish Borderlands.

Special thanks to Seamus O’ hUltacháin, Marylin Marlow, and Judy Hamilton, Janie Crone and Karel, David, Megan and Luachra Scott, Sipho Biyela, Pam Fogg, Janet and Noel McAllister, Jim Fee and Mary-Jane Cassidy of Tawny Makelly, Rob Doyle of Leitrim, Nicholas Hughes of Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Hans Wieland and Lynne Maguire of Organic Centre in Rossinver, Annie Cahill, Michael, Sissy, and residents of Castle Manor Rest Home in Cavan Town, Miriam de Burca and Ruby de Burca Conelly who speak the English headings and Tara Baoth Mooney who speaks the Irish Gaelic headings. This episode also features exceptional musical contributions by singer-songwriter Phoebe Dick,  Tim and Pam Fogg on whistle and bodhran, Megan, David and Luachra Scott on fiddle, Michael and friends at Castle Manor Rest home, Cavan Comhaltas, “Together One Voice” Enniskillen Community Choir, and the buskers of Beleek and the birds, water and wind of the Irish Borderlands.

To launch the four new Radio Dreaming Episodes, Claire and Anna returned to Marble Arch Caves Geopark in the counties of Cavan (Éire) and Fermanagh  (Northern Ireland) April 25 – May 18, 2013.  Radio is a uniquely accessible and direct medium because it can be enjoyed by listeners, wherever they are, in their cars, homes and workplaces. The pod tour was designed to function in a similar way, by traveling to rendezvous with listeners in their homeplaces. Find out more about our Radio Dreaming Tour and Place-Dreamer Pod here.

Radio Dreaming Episodes 1, 2, 3, 4 and Radio Dreaming Off-Grid Parts 1 & 2 are currently being broadcast on community and art radio stations around the world.