John Haggis was my guest in studio this evening to talk about the upcoming Irish Green Gathering festival in Co. Wexford which will feature a host of Irish bands. Check out www.irishgreengathering.com for more details! The second hour of the show was a much moodier affair, but then again it is Sunday ....

6-7PM
01. It's Coming Down - Colm Lynch
02. Santa Claus - Sarah Bates & Paul Malone
03. People Walk Away - Robotnik
04. Fever - Mundy
05. Mother's Little Helper - Eleanor McEvoy
06. Running - Fred
** Interview with John Haggis **
07. Borrowed Time - Giveamanakick
08. I Got You On My Mind - John Haggis
** Interview with John Haggis **
09. Guitar = Magic Wand - Jinx Lennon
10. Rhythm & Purpose - Channel One
11. One Night at My House - Ugly Megan
12. Not on Your Side - Ian Whitty and The Exchange
13. No Wit Can Save Me Now - Deaf Animal Orchestra

7-8PM
01. I Was a Man - Jape
02. You'll Get By - The Infomatics
03. Come on Citron - Halfset
04. Broken Wing - Clive Barnes
05. A Lady of a Certain Age - The Divine Comedy
06. Diggin' Holes - Patrick Freyne & His Bad Intentions
07. Another Idea - Dry County
08. Pony Tears - David Turpin
09. God and the Girl - Carly Sings
10. Mr. Kill - Cathy Davey
11. Radio - Katie Kim
12. A Thing or Two - Liz is Evil
13. Steve Austin - Acrojunk
14. Realistic Love Song - Jimi Cullen

Up the Deise!

6-7PM
01. Stop - Shane Barry & The Distractions
02. Running - Fred
03. Treat Her Right - The Commitments
04. Movie Star - Roisin Murphy
05. Troubled Water - Liam Merriman
** Interview with Liam Merriman **
06. Dragonfly Jig - Liam Merriman
** Interview with Liam Merriman **
07. Love in Your Eyes - Liam & Simon Merriman **LIVE**
08. Give It a Chance - Floyd Soul & Wolf
09. Out of Our Hands - Gemma Hayes

7-8PM
01. Something Global - Fight Like Apes
02. Chocolate Factory - The Pale
** Interview with Ian Brown **
03. F.E.A.R - Ian Brown
04. My First Born For a Song - Bell X1
05. Stranger Come Around - Primrose
** Interview with Beardyman **
06. Your Smiling Face - Damien Dempsey
** Interview with Damien Dempsey **
07. Leeches - Fighting Spiders
08. Dream Awake - The Frames

The events of Oxegen are now a distant memory and we're back to reality now. There's heaps of pictures up on the main Beat website if anyone fancies taking a look. I seem to be in the majority of them for some reason!

So all of Beat are off to Oxegen and we'll be broadcasting LIVE all weekend. As I write this, my tent is airing out the back, not having seen daylight since last year's festival season. As an indulgence, I bought a brand spanking new pair of wellies, in farmer-chic green. I will surely be the belle of the ball.

Heaps of interviews lined up, including Mundy, Fight Like Apes, Republic of Loose, The Kinetiks, Dirty Epics and lots lots more. If last year is anything to go by, we could end up with anyone in studio over the weekend.

If you're not going, listen in all weekend for all the goings-on that are on-going.

Now, got to stock up on refreshments ...

Republic of Loose were my guests this evening and featured plenty of music from Irish acts who'll be performing at Oxegen next week. I had one eye on the tennis all evening. G'wan Bjorn Borg in the audience!

6-7PM
01. Damn You Hollywood - Fred
02. Hollywood - Gary Dunne
03. Movie Star - Roisin Murphy
04. Give it a Chance - Floyd Soul & The Wolf
05. This Story Goes - Chaplin
06. The Steady Song - Republic of Loose **LIVE**
** Interview with Republic of Loose **
07. Got - Republic of Loose
** Interview with Republic of Loose **
08. I Like Music - Republic of Loose
** Interview with Republic of Loose **
09. When I'm Gone - Republic of Loose **LIVE**

7-8PM
01. Bite the Bullet - The Kinetiks
02. All Your Features - Caruso
03. It's Coming Down - Colm Lynch
04. Symphony of Sound - Saville
05. Outpatients - Sideproject
06. Apple in an Orchard - Jape
07. Country Bumpkin - Wallis Bird
08. December - Saviours of Space
09. Edith - Codes
10. Waiting - Delorentos
11. When Your Mind's Made Up - Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
12. Empire is a Cave - Ilya K
13. Hay Rap - The Saw Doctors

Guitar-guru Clive Barnes was my guest in studio this evening, showing off his array of instruments (oo-er!) and talking about his upcoming tour with Jeff Lang. He also played a couple of tunes, which we so good I nearly wet myself with excitement. The second hour of the show was given over to playing music from some of the Irish acts who'll be performing at Oxegen next week. Let's hope the weather gets a bit better!

6-7PM
01. Pony - Dirty Epics
02. Rain Dancer - Rory
03. Leeches - Fighting Spiders
04. Let Go - Paul Van Dyke feat Rea Garvey
05. Taken Away in a Car - Sickboy
06. Granville Girl - Clive Barnes
** Interview with Clive Barnes **
07. Visions from the Lowlands - Clive Barnes **LIVE**
** Interview with Clive Barnes **
08. Willie Johnson's Guitar - Clive Barnes **LIVE**
09. A Superman - ODi

7-8PM
01. Something Global - Fight Like Apes
02. This is the End - Future Kings of Spain
03. On the Right Track - The Blizzards
04. Poison Prince - Amy McDonald
05. I Like Music - Republic of Loose
06. Alphabet Soup - Bell X1
07. Fever - Mundy
08. You Know Me Better - Roisin Murphy
09. Fiesta - The Pogues
10. This is Not a Test - Oppenheimer
11. Fallen from the Sky - Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
12. Lost in the Forest - Crayonsmith
13. Everyone Needs a Nemesis - Fighting With Wire
14. Tinabelle - Television Room
15. Attention - Dry County