The Banter Salon at Other Voices, Dingle (068, Dec 2013)

A year ago, we made our way onĀ the Banter bandwagonĀ to Dingle forĀ the very first Banter SalonĀ as part of theĀ Other Voicesā€™Ā event in the town. A year on, and having travelled with them to Derry andĀ LondonĀ in the meantime, weā€™re very happy to heading back toĀ Foxy Johnā€™sĀ for more.

Joining us for the weekend will be:

David GrayĀ ā€“ expect a long-form, one-off, tea-time interview at the start of the weekend with the singer-songwriter ahead of the release of his new album in 2014.

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Eimear McBrideĀ ā€“ the author of the amazing ā€œA Girl Is A Half-Formed Thingā€ and the winner of the first everĀ Goldsmiths PrizeĀ for fiction. Written nine years ago, ā€œA Girl Is A Half-Formed Thingā€ was rejected by mainstream publishers and was eventually published by Galley Beggar Press in Norwich and was acclaimed by reviewers, with Anne Enright calling McBride a ā€œgeniusā€ for the bookā€™s ā€œtruth-spilling, uncompromising and brilliant proseā€.

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John GrantĀ ā€“ we welcome him to the Banter Salon for an indepth interview about the music he makes, the music he listens to and the music which he is inspired by.

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Alice MaherĀ ā€“ an Irish artist of international standing, Aliceā€™s work is an ongoing narrative about change in effect all around us, as seen inĀ Becoming, the recent spectacular IMMA retrospective of her career to date

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Pat LeahyĀ ā€“ theĀ Sunday Business Postā€™sĀ deputy editor and political editor is the editor of two of the finest books about Irelandā€™s recent history,Ā ā€œShowtimeā€Ā (2009) and this yearā€™sĀ ā€œThe Price of Power: Inside Irelandā€™s Crisis Coalitionā€

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Gerard BarrettĀ ā€“ the young Kerryman behindĀ Pilgrim Hill, one of the yearā€™s most powerful and compelling films, talks about what it takes to make a masterful debut from a first-time film-maker, the reaction to that film, the cinematic appeal of rural Ireland and what comes next for him

Jack Reynor – the star of What Richard Did, Dollhouse and the forthcoming blockbuster Transformers: Act of ExtinctionĀ will be appearing alongside Gerard Barrett to talk about the Ā who, what, why, how and where of his acting

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Michael MoynihanĀ ā€“ Irish Examiner sports journalist and the author of the fascinatingā€œGAAconomicsā€Ā book about the secret life of money in the GAA. Like all great investigations, ā€œGAAconomicsā€ follows the money in hurling and Gaelic football to come up with an absorbing tale about our national games.

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Donal RyanĀ ā€“ the Tipperarymanā€™s debut bookĀ ā€œThe Spinning Heartā€Ā won widespread praise, garnering the Irish Book of the Year Award before being longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and topping the bestseller lists. His second novelĀ ā€œThe Thing About Decemberā€Ā has just been published.

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David ArnoldĀ ā€“ the English film composer and musician on scoring James Bond movies, Little Britain, Dr Who and Sherlock, working with Adele, Shirley Bassey, Ton Jones and Bjork, the gig as musical director for the 2012 London Olympics and getting the chance now and then to do his own thing.

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The Banter Salon takes place at Foxy Johnā€™s, Dingle on Friday December 6 (5-6pm ā€“ the David Gray special), Saturday December 7 (2-6pm) and Sunday December 8 (2-6pm) and there will be special musical guests each day. Admission is free, but space is strictly limited so get there early.

Full information on all Other Voicesā€™ activities in Dingle over the weekend, from the performances in the church to the music trail,Ā here.