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As has become the norm over the last few years, the\u00a0Banter<\/a>\u00a0series of talks, yarns, conversations and discussions likes to hit the road over the summer. We\u2019re going to be at the\u00a0Kinsale Arts Festival<\/a>\u00a0on July 13 and we\u2019ll also be back in Derry for the\u00a0CultureTECH<\/a>\u00a0festival in September, but we\u2019re also heading to the\u00a0Kilkenny Arts Festival<\/a>\u00a0in August for not one, not two but three very special Banter sessions over the course of a week.<\/p>\n

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The idea of doing some Bantering in the Marble City first came about at last year\u2019s festival and, with huge thanks to festival director Rosemary Collier and her team, we\u2019ve managed to put together a damn good programme, including one or two sessions which we\u2019ve been hoping to do for ages, for the festival\u2019s 40th anniversary.<\/p>\n

Banter On Music<\/strong><\/a>
\nSet Theatre<\/a>, John Street; Saturday August 10<\/p>\n

Everybody Loves Our Town<\/strong><\/p>\n

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When it comes to the story of the Seattle grunge explosion,\u00a0Mark Yarm\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0fantastic oral history\u00a0Everybody Loves Our Town<\/a>\u00a0is one of the definitive reads on that fabled city and such bands as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Mudhoney and more. The Guardian called it \u201ca Herculean work of interviewing and editing which gives everyone a voice, from the biggest stars to the lowliest foot soldiers\u201d. Mark joins us at Banter to talk about the book, the Seattle scene and the grunge legacy.<\/p>\n

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Everybody Loves This Town<\/strong><\/p>\n

Around the same time as Seattle was blowing up, Kilkenny was having its own moment in the sun thanks to a host of local bands, a brilliant dive venue called the New Park Inn and a host of other factors.\u00a0Cormac Battle<\/a>\u00a0(Kerbdog<\/a>,\u00a02fm<\/a>),\u00a0Canice Kenealy<\/a>\u00a0(Engine Alley<\/a>) and\u00a0Malcolm Noonan<\/a>\u00a0(Jerusalem Taxis<\/a>) rewind the city\u2019s musical legacy.<\/p>\n

The Neil Hannon Retrospective In 35 Minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The story of Neil Hannon,\u00a0The Divine Comedy<\/a>,\u00a0\u201cMy Lovely Horse\u201d<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0the Duckworth Lewis Method<\/a>\u00a0in 35 minutes.<\/p>\n

Banter On Music will also feature special guest performances during the course of the afternoon.<\/p>\n

Banter On Fashion<\/strong><\/a>
\nNational Craft Gallery<\/a>, Wednesday August 14, 7pm<\/p>\n

What the hell is Irish style?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s our favourite kind of Banter panel \u2013 one with a lot of questions. What is Irish style? Is there such a thing? How does it manifest itself in Irish fashion? Is Irish style bright orange in colour? Do Irish men know anything about style? What does Irish style look like in the future? Our panel for this walk down the catwalk:\u00a0Angela Scanlon<\/a>\u00a0(TV presenter, fashion writer and stylist) and\u00a0Sonya Lennon<\/a>\u00a0(RTE Off the Rails<\/a>,\u00a0Lennon Courtney<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Banter on the Big Issues<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe Parade Tower at Kilkenny Castle<\/a>, Saturday August 17, 2pm<\/p>\n

The campaigners<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maeve O\u2019Rourke<\/a>\u00a0(Justice for the Magdalenes<\/a>),\u00a0Orla Tinsley<\/a>\u00a0(cystic fibrosis rights campaigner) and\u00a0John Smith<\/a>\u00a0(Tr\u00f3caire campaigns co-ordinator<\/a>) talk about the work of a campaigner, the inspirations which drive them, the choices they have made and the victories (and setbacks) they have faced.<\/p>\n

State of the art<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Kilkenny Arts Festival turns 40 this year so it\u2019s timely to look at the past, present and the future of the arts sector in Ireland.\u00a0Colm T\u00f3ib\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0(novelist and playwright),\u00a0Maureen Kennelly<\/strong>\u00a0(arts producer, programmer, curator of the\u00a0Mountains to Sea DLR Books Festival<\/a>\u00a0and former director of the Kilkenny Arts Festival and C\u00fairt International Festival of Literature),\u00a0Donnacha Dennehy<\/a>\u00a0(composer and\u00a0Crash Ensemble<\/a>\u00a0founder) and\u00a0Willie White<\/a>\u00a0(Dublin Theatre Festival<\/a>\u00a0artistic director and chief executive) discuss what we\u2019re learned over the last 40 years, the issues which the arts sector believe should be sorted out today and where things go from here.<\/p>\n

Political reform<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is the great cry of the political chattering classes: we need reform! Yet as various opinion polls have showed, the Irish electorate place the need for reform very far down on their list of priorities. Just how serious are we about reforming how our political system works \u2013 or doesn\u2019t work? Is it merely a case of some politicians paying lip service to the idea to score points or is there an actual hunger for meaningful, pragmatic change? A conversation with \u00a0Harry McGee<\/a>\u00a0(Irish Times),\u00a0Sarah O\u2019Neill<\/a>\u00a0(Dailwatch<\/a>), Eamon Ryan<\/a> (Green Party<\/a> leader) and Mary O’Rourke<\/a> (former government minister, TD and senator)\u00a0about the real issues behind the clarion call for reform.<\/p>\n

Tickets are now on sale for all three Banter sessions from\u00a0the festival box-office<\/a>. Admission is \u20ac13 and \u20ac11 or you can buy a special Banter bundle for all three Banters for \u20ac30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As has become the norm over the last few years, the\u00a0Banter\u00a0series of talks, yarns, conversations and discussions likes to hit the road over the summer. We\u2019re going to be at the\u00a0Kinsale Arts Festival\u00a0on July 13 and we\u2019ll also be back in Derry for the\u00a0CultureTECH\u00a0festival in September, but we\u2019re also heading to the\u00a0Kilkenny Arts Festival\u00a0in August … <\/p>\n

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