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Mother's Blood, Sister Songs

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How the genetics of Iceland reveals its Irish motherhood; an exploration of the connections between Iceland and Ireland presented by composer Linda Buckley and produced Helen Shaw at Athena Media. Acclaimed Irish composer Linda Buckley has a personal and professional affinity to Iceland and in this radio series she teams up with documentary maker Helen Shaw to trace the connections between the two places. The Icelandic female line goes directly back to gaelic women, mostly taken as slaves, by Norwegian Vikings who settled the land over a thousand years ago. http://mothersbloodsistersongs.com

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January 5, 2020

Mother's Blood, Sister Songs: Episode 2 'Sister Songs'

Mother's Blood, Sister Songs, Episode 2 'Sister Songs'. Broadcast RTÉ Lyric fm Jan 5th 6-7pm. In Episode 2 of this music led arts documentary composer Linda Buckley meets women composers and musicians in Iceland, exploring how the genetics of Iceland reveals its Irish motherhood. What is the root of Iceland's extraordinary creativity?  Linda talks to harpist Katie Buckley, flautist Melkorka Olafsdottir, and hears how Björk creates a collaborative and creative environment drawing on the rich legacy of Iceland's musical tradition. The music played in this episode includes, in this order: Linda Buckley - Fall Approaches Linda Buckley - Numarimur Björk - Mother Heroic  Linda Buckley - Siúil A Rún Sigur Ros - Odins' Raven Magic Melkorka Olafsdottir playing Telemann Fantasia 6 Dolce Móðir mín í kví kví - Icelandic folk song Bara Grimsdottir - Æskustöðvarnar Medieval Icelandic folk singing - Tvísöngur Kristín Lárusdóttir (Selló Stína) - Haustið nálgast  Kristin Larusdottir Sello Stina - Fold  ( vox Steindor Anderson) Kristín Lárusdóttir (Selló-Stína) - Von Bara Grimsdottir - Blíðviðri Sigur Ros - Glósóli JFDR - White Sun Björk - The Anchor Song Lara Bryndis Eggertsdottir - I heard the Sound of their Wings Vox Feminae - Móðir mín í kví, kví Anna Thorvaldsdottir (Iceland Symphony Orchestra & Ilan Volkov) - Aeriality Björk - Utopia Katie Buckley - Snowy February Bjork - Violently happy Vox Feminae - Visur Vatnsenda Rosu Björk - Tabula Rasa Björk - Blissing Me Anna Thorvaldsdottir - Heyr þú oss himnum á Linda Buckley & Irene Buckley- Song of the Siren (vox Annette Buckley) Linda Buckley - Fall Approaches Linda Buckley - Numarimur Find out more on <a href="http://mothersbloodsistersongs.com/">www.mothersbloodsistersongs.com</a> Mother's Blood, Sister Songs is an Athena Media production for RTÉ lyric fm made with the support of the TV licence fee and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. The presenter is Linda Buckley, producer is Helen Shaw, the documentary audio editor is Pearse O Caoimh and the production digital editor is John Howard.  The RTÉ lyric fm commissioning editor is Olga Buckley.

December 29, 2019

Mother's Blood, Sister Songs Episode 1 'Mother's Blood'

Mother's Blood, Sister Songs : Episode 1 'Mother's Blood' Broadcast on RTE Lyric fm Sunday December 29th 6pm-7pm. Mother's Blood, Sister Songs is a two part radio and podcast documentary, the story of how the genetics of Iceland reveals its Irish motherhood, presented by Irish composer Linda Buckley and produced by Athena Media for RTE lyric fm. In Epsiode 1 'Mother's Blood' Linda begins her journey at her parents dairy farm at the Old Head of Kinsale, sharing her own story of sound and music and how Iceland became part it of through music and how when she finally went there in 2014 to write music, she felt strangely at home. That quest to uncover the connections between Ireland and Iceland starts a journey through time and history, from 9th Century Gaelic ireland during the Vikings to the genetics research of Dr. Kári Stefánsson in Reykjavik. Linda finds out about the female slaves taken by Norwegian Vikings to Iceland and becomes fascinated by one story in the Icelandic Sagas of Melkorka, a supposedly mute Irish slave, said to be the daughter of an Irish King. Is Melkorka real or imagined and where these Gaelic slaves the first mothers of Iceland? The music heard in this episode includes: Björk - Vísur Vatnsenda-Rósu ( Icelandic folksong) Linda Buckley - Fall Approaches * theme Sigur rós - Ekki Múkk Linda Buckley - Numarimur (vox Elizabeth Hilliard) * theme Steindór Andersen - Haustið Na´lgast Sigur rós - Sæglópur Linda Buckley Hekla Linda Buckley Fridur Linda Buckley - Drowning Pool Linda Buckley - Siúil A Rúin (traditional air) Valgeir Sigurðsson - Ghosts (World Premiere 2013 performed by Crash Ensemble) Daniel Bjarnason - Bow to String Linda Buckley - Ó Iochtar Mara (vox Iarla Ó Lionaird) Björk - Mother Heroic Sigur rós - Kjartan sveinsson-sidasti baerinn Sigur rós - óðin's raven magic - chapter 3 Muireann Níc Amhlaoibh - Slán le Máigh Linda Buckley - Torann Vox Feminae -Vísur Vatnsenda-Rósu Fields - Anna Thorvaldsdóttir Heyr þú oss himnum á - Anna Thorvaldsdóttir Sello Stína - Fold ( vox Steindór Andersen) Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh & Billy Mag Fhloinn - Port na bPúcaí Guðrún Jóhanna Ólafsdóttir - Móðir mín í kví, kví I (icelandic folk song - lullaby) You can find some of the music here in a Soundcloud playlist <a href="https://soundcloud.com/athena-media/sets/mothersbloodsistersongs_music">soundcloud.com/athena-media/sets/mothersbloodsistersongs_music</a> For more go to <a href="www.mothersbloodsistersongs.com">www.mothersbloodsistersongs.com</a>

November 25, 2019

Linda Buckley, Journey's End

In this final look back on her exploration from Ireland to Iceland, composer Linda Buckley gives an insight into what she discovered and what she feels it tells us about creativity and music making in Iceland.  The story of Melkorka, the Irish princess slave of the Icelandic Sagas, has haunted the journey. But her life and story has been given more substance by the genetic research showing the majority of women in the settlement period of Iceland were indeed gaelic and presumed, like her, to be slaves. The genetics has given reality to the theory that Irish and Scottish teenage girls and women were the first mothers of Iceland. Our project has been obsessed with not just giving voice to those often silenced lives but to a sense of what their impact and legacy has been, through the stories, the songs and the language they gave their children. How has that influenced and inspired the literary, musical traditions and creativity of Iceland from then to today? The documentary series Mother's Blood, Sister Songs - a two part, two hour series, goes out on RTE Lyric fm on December 29 and Jan 5th 2020. Music includes Numarimur, Linda Buckley <a href="https://soundcloud.com/funi-iceland/12-kve-i-vi-spuna-rhyming">FUNI Icelandic folk song - Kveðið við spuna / Rhyming while spinning Bára Grímsdóttir</a> björk Vísur Vatnsenda-Rósu björk : sídasta ég Sellostina Haustið Na´lgast björk utopia Check out <a href="www.mothersbloodsistersongs.com">www.mothersbloodsistersongs.com</a> for the full podcast series and transmedia content. You can find full versions of the music on the primary playlist <a href="soundcloud.com/athena-media/sets/mothers-blood-sister-songs">soundcloud.com/athena-media/sets/mothers-blood-sister-songs</a>

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What is Mother's Blood, Sister Songs?: How the genetics of Iceland reveals its Irish motherhood; an exploration of the connections between Iceland and Ireland presented by composer Linda Buckley and produced Helen Shaw at Athena Media. Acclaimed Irish composer Linda Buckley has a personal and professional affinity to Iceland and in this radio series she teams up with documentary maker Helen Shaw to trace the connections between the two places. The Icelandic female line goes directly back to gaelic women, mostly taken as slaves, by Norwegian Vikings who settled the land over a thousand years ago.

http://mothersbloodsistersongs.com
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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