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Metaphorical Mumblings



Marten James and his magical music
The latest episode of The Musicians' Hour with me, Jo Bell was a great one to record. Marten James is a young musician from Cork, who...
Jo Bell
Oct 5, 20241 min read
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Eoin Jordan
Episode 14 of The Musicians' Hour , which was released at the end of August, on Community Radio Youghal , was a really enjoyable show to...
Jo Bell
Sep 30, 20241 min read
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Rambling House Session at The Getaway
The Comeraghs were alive with the sound of music, when I recently attended this year's Rambling House Session with Joe Power, which took...
Jo Bell
Jul 26, 20242 min read
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There's No Show Like a Joe Show - A Tunefest Special
Legendary traditional music festival Tunefest hit Dungarvan last weekend, bringing fantastic music and events to West Waterford and...
Jo Bell
Jun 30, 20242 min read
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The Magic of the Marine Bar
Episode 10 of The Musicians' Hour with Jo Bell, featuring Christy and Eoghan O'Neill is out now! Christy and Eoghan O'Neill performing on...
Jo Bell
May 25, 20241 min read
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The fabulous songs of Sarah Hickey
We just released Episode 8 of The Musician's Hour, which featured Cork based singer songwriter Sarah Hickey. Sarah has been performing...
Jo Bell
Sep 30, 20231 min read
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Culture Night at the Marine Bar
Friday 22nd September was Culture Night across Ireland and to mark the occasion, West Waterford Arts Group teamed up with Joe Power and...
Jo Bell
Sep 27, 20233 min read
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Electric Picnic and Under Starling
Episode 7 of The Musician's Hour was released last week and featured Dungarvan alternative rock band Under Starling . The band have been...
Jo Bell
Sep 6, 20231 min read
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The Power of the Session
While I often attend the brilliant Friday night Fireside sessions at The Marine Bar, Dungarvan, over the past month, I thought I would...
Jo Bell
Aug 12, 20233 min read
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The fantastic Luna Olivia Avery
This week we released the latest episode of 'The Musician's Hour with Jo Bell', on Community Radio Youghal, which features Cork singer...
Jo Bell
Aug 1, 20231 min read
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Satire on the Thames
Our pro-EU boat passes the Houses of Parliament (PHOTO BRUCE TANNER) Two weeks ago, it was the 7th anniversary of the referendum that...
Jo Bell
Jul 20, 20232 min read
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The Legend of Joe Power
We recently released Episode 5 of The Musicians' Hour with Jo Bell on Community Radio Youghal, which featured Joe Power as the guest. It...
Jo Bell
Jul 12, 20232 min read
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Open Session at The Getaway - Comeraghs Wild Festival
Singing one of my own songs (PHOTO BY VICKY DAY) This year marked the second time that The Getaway Eco Camp, just outside Dungarvan has...
Jo Bell
Jul 8, 20231 min read
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West Waterford Poetry at Bord Bia Bloom
This weekend, I headed up to Bord Bia Bloom in Phoenix Park, Dublin, with my Mum. It was a great weekend for Waterford creatives, as...
Jo Bell
Jun 5, 20233 min read
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Univocalic Villanelles and other nightmares
This week, we released Episode 4 of my radio programme on CRY104fm : The Musician's Hour with Jo Bell . This episode was a poetry and...
Jo Bell
May 31, 20234 min read
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