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VESPERTINE on @rtelyricfm , weekend late night radio for the musically curious. Border- free sounds. Mo thuairimí féin.

Kerry, Ireland

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Joined February 2016

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Ellen Cranitch

2 years

Every time I go to assemble a playlist for Vespertine, I am gobsmacked at how much gorgeous music there is in the world. So much to discover, so much to revisit. We are so privileged to be allowed enjoy it in freedom. Join me if you can. 9pm @RTElyricfm

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Ellen Cranitch

6 years

" Hi, what are you dressed as?" " Me, I'm a harp " " But you're too small to be a harp " " Are you calling me a lyre? @cruiteireann

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Ellen Cranitch

6 years

#DogsAtPollingStations 4

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Ellen Cranitch

2 years

Shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of Dennis Cahill. Beautiful man, gorgeous musician. Ceol na bhflaitheas go gcloisfeadh sé. x RIP

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Ellen Cranitch

4 years

To the Chinese community in Ireland - you are welcome here. A selection of Chinese musicians on the show tonight, and a special reading of Kavanagh's Canal Bank Walk. 10pm @RTElyricfm

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Ellen Cranitch

5 years

This is Mussorgsky. He went on the lash in Temple Bar, left his wallet in a taxi and spent the week couch-surfing. Don't be like Mussorgsky. Stay Home. Listen to the wireless. 10pm @RTElyricfm .

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Ellen Cranitch

2 years

Wild garlic going bonkers in Ballyseedy Wood. @IrishRainforest @NativeWoodTrust

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Ellen Cranitch

3 years

Not sure that I've played @Neilyoung on the show before, but peeps, Tonight's The Night! We're loving him right now. Lots more too. 10pm @RTElyricfm

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Ellen Cranitch

4 years

Love when a grumpy listener uses a free postcard to have a rant.

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Ellen Cranitch

2 years

Remembering 2 years ago when we had to make our own fun on Patrick's Day.

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Ellen Cranitch

5 years

What I was doing exactly 20 years ago. #agigisagig ...

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Ellen Cranitch

3 years

So here's me pickpockting Miggledy. I got his hanky, half-sucked Locket, leaky biro, Chanel lipstick, 2 Euro, Guide to Wild Birds of Ireland, oatcake and Easy Single, and key to the Aras. I love you Michael D. Higgins. Happy birthday.

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Ellen Cranitch

5 years

Dear Holy God...please let Jurgen Klopp's horse be called Klipp.

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Ellen Cranitch

5 years

Massive shout out to the @RTElyricfm tech heads who are doing unbelievable work keeping the nations ears soothed, Colin, @petercurtin , Don, Niall, . Thank you sooo much, ledgebags. Xx

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Ellen Cranitch

5 years

Hannah being insufferably smug now that she has a storm named after her. #StormHannah

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4 years

A little lovely thing to start the day

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Ellen Cranitch

2 years

I had the great pleasure of interviewing an t'Uasal Seamus Begley in 2015, hadn't re-visited it till today, and I'm delighted and honoured to be able to share it on Vespertine tonight. 10pm. @RTElyricfm 🙏

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Ellen Cranitch

3 years

Where does the time go? We were all so young when @RTElyricfm was born. Happy Birthday to us, delighted to be musicking for 22 years. join me 10pm for suitable tunes.

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Ellen Cranitch

5 months

Hello @rte This is the regime you're happy to consort with at @Eurovision

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Khalissee

5 months

A brutal arrest in Jerusalem tonight. Yiftah Dotan, was a former adviser to Labor legislator Naama Lazimi. She was calling for an immediate ceasefire. This is how they punished her. Absolutely horrific. Has Israel ever been a democracy?

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Ellen Cranitch

5 years

Lads, I know I'm probably a bit biased, but at the moment, @RTElyricfm is unbelievable! I'm really enjoying the time to listen to it much more! Holy Moly!

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Ellen Cranitch

4 years

I want to start a thrash metal band called Astra Zeneca, but before I do, I'll be playing lovely music tonight on @RTElyricfm at 10pm. Then I'll dig out the leather strides...

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Ellen Cranitch

3 years

Shocked and very saddened at the news that the legend that is Brian Dunning has left us. Ceol na bhflaitheas go gcloisfeidh sé. Coladh sámh, a Bhríain dílis. x

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Ellen Cranitch

3 years

Great to chat with @paulbradysongs about a new release. Hear all about it tonight 10pm. @RTElyricfm .

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Ellen Cranitch

5 years

Where life sounds better. So proud to be part of @RTElyricfm . I love my job and my fabulous colleagues.

@RTElyricfm

RTÉ lyric fm

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We're delighted to be nominated for Radio Station of the Year in this year's Celtic Media Festival! @CelticMediaFest

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Ellen Cranitch

6 months

. @ipsc48 South Kerry this morning.

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Ellen Cranitch

2 years

Haven't stirred from the chaise all day, except to plan a Nollaig na mBan show, hoping the washing-up fairies did their thing in the kitchen. Join me, 10pm @RTElyricfm

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Ellen Cranitch

6 years

Fave Joke ever. An ancient Greek walks into his tailor's shop with a pair of torn pants. "Euripides?" asks the tailor. "Eumenides?" replies the man. Thank you @therealjanisian

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Ellen Cranitch

4 years

Warmest greetings to the Indian community in Ireland and Happy Independance Day. Music from Shakti, @thenitinsawhney @ShankarAnoushka , and #WorldHoneyBeeDay too ! 10pm @RTElyricfm 🇮🇪 🇮🇳

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Ellen Cranitch

3 years

On the programme tonight, a load of love for our leafy friends...National Tree week next week, so 3 hours of tree inspired music. 10pm @RTElyricfm @NativeWoodTrust @IrishRainforest Plenty of hugging to be done.

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Ellen Cranitch

10 months

Eleven years to the day this little baby jesus came to our crib, and has brought so much joy and love to us. Happy Gotcha Day, Grace. Thank you @MADRADogRescue for all your brilliant work. 💚

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Ellen Cranitch

4 years

Vaughan Williams. Never to be confused with Vogue Williams.

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Ellen Cranitch

4 years

The little pógín at the end. 😍

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4 years

Mother ☺️

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4 years

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4 years

Got a fab present of a @Coldwar_Steve jigsaw. Appropriate that we finished it on the last day of the orange menace.

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Ellen Cranitch

5 years

So here I am, self-isolating with me laptop on me knee, and a shillelagh under me arm,finding all manner of homegrown treats for tonight's programme. Tá súil agam go mbeidh sibh inann tar liom ar turas beag ag 10pm. @RTElyricfm . Illuminating.

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Ellen Cranitch

3 years

One of the kick-assest bands ever, they describe their music as ethno-chaos. From Ukraine, @DakhaBrakha . Plenty from them tonight 10pm @RTElyricfm

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Ellen Cranitch

1 year

This album is 50 years old this year, and it's a strawberry moon tonight. So Grapefruit Moon it is, so....10.35 @RTElyricfm

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Ellen Cranitch

4 years

We're gonna Arvo Pärty tonight to celebrate the 85th birthday of the great Estonian composer. 10pm @RTElyricfm There will be cake .

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Ellen Cranitch

3 years

Happy Birthday Joni. Plenty of her music tonight, as if any excuse were needed. 10pm @RTElyricfm

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Ellen Cranitch

1 year

Big love and major respect always to my fabulous colleagues in @RTElyricfm - producers, presenters, and Tech team who worked incredibly hard to keep the show on the road during covid times. 🙏💚

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Ellen Cranitch

4 years

The train just pulling out of the station now, jump on board, happy to be driving the Mystery Train for the next three nights. 7pm @RTElyricfm

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Ellen Cranitch

4 years

Happy Easter. Chocolate stuff, and lamb songs tonight @rufuswainwright @rabihaboukhalil @BuggeWesseltoft @PhilippeVanHer1 Hugh Masekela, Susan McKeown, ULC Quintet, loads more. High as a kite with all the sugar. 10pm @RTElyricfm

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Ellen Cranitch

5 years

Zero respect for people who eat After Eights and put the empty paper back in the box. #gutted

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Ellen Cranitch

6 months

For the night that's in it...a few settings of the Stabat Mater. 10pm @RTElyricfm This is Samia Al-Atrash and her neice Masa. image by Emmalene Blake .

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Ellen Cranitch

2 years

No elections, no rich people squabbling in divorce courts, no gobsmacking planning decisions...Just 3 hours of great music. Allow yourself to shut down the noise for a while, join me 10pm @RTElyricfm

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Ellen Cranitch

5 years

Goodnight and thank you for your vespertine company through the year. Here's to a peaceful 2020, with love and respect for all living things. Androcles and the Lion - Briton Riviere. XX

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Ellen Cranitch

3 years

Oh, and Happy Birthday Arvo Part. Here he is pelting home after forgetting to turn off the immersion. 10pm @RTElyricfm

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Ellen Cranitch

4 years

On the eve of St Brigid's Day, start of spring, lots of light, and Bill Withers...a Lovely Day. 10pm @RTElyricfm

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Ellen Cranitch

5 years

Delighted and proud to be part of the @RTElyricfm family. Hup! #lovelyric

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RTÉ lyric fm

5 years

Great news for RTÉ radio today. We're delighted with our increase in listenership - thanks to all 294,000 of you! #JNLR #lovelyric

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Ellen Cranitch

1 year

So sorry to hear of Johnny Fean leaving the world. This was the first gig I was ever at, and loved them all ever since. Buiochas agus codhladh sámh Johnny.

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Ellen Cranitch

5 years

This is William Boyce. At last he can wear his fave Princess Leia hair-do indoors for as long as he likes. No one will laugh! Be like William. Stay home. Wear ridiculous hair. Listen to the wireless. 10pm @RTElyricfm

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Ellen Cranitch

4 years

Thelonius.

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Ellen Cranitch

5 years

All this staying at home has me eating rings around myself. 🙄 #fattenthecurve

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Ellen Cranitch

2 years

This Sondheim Special was astonishing. Aedín is unbelievable, one of Ireland's absolutely finest broadcasters. Well done @lyricmoviemusic x

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RTÉ lyric fm

2 years

GOLD for @lyricmoviemusic for the Movies and Musicals: Sondheim Special at tonight’s @IMRORadioAwards 🎉🏆

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Ellen Cranitch

3 years

He made a beard look good before anyone ( Ok , maybe Jesus), and he was a genius. Some Sondheim tonight, of course. ( but do listen to @lyricmoviemusic tribute this afternoon...magnificent tribute ) . Join me 10pm @RTElyricfm

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Ellen Cranitch

4 years

Lest I get confused. Can happen....😎

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Ellen Cranitch

5 years

And the good news is....Thanks so much, listeners. Great to have your airwave company.

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RTÉ lyric fm

5 years

Thank you to our loyal listeners for tuning in - all 282,000 of you! We hope you continue to enjoy the music. #WhereLifeSoundsBetter #JNLR

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Ellen Cranitch

3 years

Honestly, the lengths ye go to for a bit of soundproofing. #willingtolookstupidtosoundgood . 10pm tonight. @RTElyricfm

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Ellen Cranitch

5 years

Lads, thank you majorly for the incredible twitter love tonight, it's making tonight's tour of duty a lot easier that it might have been. Respect and gratitude to you all. xx

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Ellen Cranitch

2 years

Exactly a year since this poor scaredy little crathur came to live with us. Ivy, we adore you. X

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Ellen Cranitch

1 year

@Norris1Emma Not just you. In despair right now at the pretend-y plastic cobwebs draping urban railings and garden bushes. Disatrous for ACTUAL spiders.

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Ellen Cranitch

1 year

@philip_ciwf How can 18,000 cows be a 'family farm?' Just awful.

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Ellen Cranitch

3 years

So this was me earlier on this balmy summer Sunday evening, pondering tonight's playlist, and perhaps writing poems in my head, and planning the coming weeks frocks. Hear my pensive pensiveness, 10pm, @RTElyricfm

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Ellen Cranitch

7 years

3 pigeons behaving suspiciously in my garden. I think they're planning a coo.

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Ellen Cranitch

5 months

Proud to support @GASG2024 and @ThePCRF . Saoirse don Phalaistín.

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Ellen Cranitch

4 years

Toons from 2 new albums from @LambeLisa and @VyvienneLong tonight. Proud of these gals. 10pm @RTElyricfm

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Ellen Cranitch

2 years

Wishing you all a wonderful 2023, full of peace and joy. And music. Lots of music. Starting tonight 9pm. @RTElyricfm Hope you can join me. 💚

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Ellen Cranitch

4 years

Total waste of my new Chanel glamtastic luscious lipstick.

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Ellen Cranitch

4 years

Sending big love to the Brazilian community in Ireland on the eve of their national day. Three hours of your music tonight. 10pm @RTElyricfm 🙏🇮🇪🇧🇷💚

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Ellen Cranitch

3 years

We'll start with The Streets of Derry, @andyk_irvine and @paulbradysongs ...then finish with Bill Evans' Derry Air. Let's see what happens in between. 10pm @RTElyricfm

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Ellen Cranitch

2 years

Have a lovely time, whatever ye get up to. Thank you for your fabulous airwave company, loads of gorgeous seasonal tunes tonight. Join me if you can. 9pm @RTElyricfm 💚🌟

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Ellen Cranitch

4 years

beautiful..

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Ted Gioia

4 years

A visual demonstration of the power of sound to create order out of chaos.

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Ellen Cranitch

4 years

Not exactly the Polar Express, but certainly a Mystery....Driving the Train tonight at 7pm, @rtelyricfm . Wrap up.

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Ellen Cranitch

5 years

National Harp Day @cruiteireann . Fave Harp Joke... ( fancy dress party ) " Hi, what you dressed as?" " Me, I'm a harp " " But you're too small to be a harp " " You calling me a lyre? " Harps a Go-Go 10pm @RTElyricfm . Bring your own wings. ( pic. Dorothy Ashby - legend. )

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4 years

Some of the best albums of 2020 tonight, mostly homegrown, @buckleylinda @ChamberChoir @Johnwalshguitar @MuireannNic @RaelachRecords @DreamersCircus @rte_co @LankumDublin @LambeLisa @_mattjacobson @LinaAndonovska @DiatribeRecords . A Plethora of riches. 10pm @RTElyricfm

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Ellen Cranitch

2 years

Kept coming across interesting tango stuff during the week, so just hafta, really. 10pm @RTElyricfm

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Ellen Cranitch

3 years

Palestinian gamba player @Fahmialqhai plays Bach, @RubaShamshoum sings her own song, @LeTrioJoubran play from their album The Long March, and more. All things of beauty. 10pm @RTElyricfm

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Ellen Cranitch

5 years

So sad to hear of the legendary Arty McGlynn's passing. Ceol na bhflaitheas go gcloisfeadh sé.

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1 year

Thrilled to be celebrating the ocean on tonight's Vespertine along with @FairSeasIreland . 9pm @RTElyricfm 🐳🐬🌏🌊🌊🌊

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Ellen Cranitch

6 years

Remembering #ArethaFranklin tonight on the train...

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Ellen Cranitch

4 years

Utterly beautiful. HotHouse Flowers perform 'Perfect Day' on The Late Late Show via @rte

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Ellen Cranitch

2 years

Shocked, saddened to hear this awful news. RIP the great Séamus Ó Beaglaoich.

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TG4

2 years

Séamus Ó Beaglaoich Tá laoch ar lár. Suaimhneas síoraí dá anam uasal ceolmhar 🪗♥️

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Ellen Cranitch

3 years

Today was 1st day off in six weeks. I hung up my clothes. The floor is still there.

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Ellen Cranitch

4 years

This is Mahler. Lost his cow on an Alp. Went looking and was stopped by a Garda.The eejit. Don't be like Mahler. Stay Home. Put the cow on a lead. Listen to the wireless. 10pm @RTElyricfm

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Ellen Cranitch

2 years

After a long day parading, kick off the shoes and listen to the full Irish, wall to wall fabulousness as an tir alainn seo, ag tosnú ag 10pm @RTElyricfm

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5 months

Decent all-inclusive border-free non-violent sounds on Vespertine tonight. 10pm @RTElyricfm . Where life sounds better. 🌍. Saoirse don Phalaistín.

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Ellen Cranitch

1 year

A real treat tonight, Nina Simone in concert, recorded in Hamburg in 1988. Hope you can join me, 10pm @RTElyricfm . Feelin' Good.

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Ellen Cranitch

4 years

Oh @RTE_NSO we love you. Listening with sleepy dogs, fire lit, a little dram and fabulous playing. X ❤ You are all stars.

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Ellen Cranitch

3 years

Very sad to hear this, she was a force of nature, beloved, kind, hilarious, and the most generous and gifted teacher. Ceol na bhflaitheas go gcloisfeadh si.

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Liz Nolan lyric

3 years

The beloved legend, Veronica Dunne- RIP. @RTElyricfm

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Ellen Cranitch

6 years

Thank you all so much for your vespertine company through the year. Here's to a happy, healthy, clean world full of music and wonder in 2019. Wishing you Joy and Peace. xxx

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Ellen Cranitch

7 years

Roses are red Pine trees are coney With radio on You're never aloney. Happy Valentines day. @RTElyricfm

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Ellen Cranitch

5 years

And dedicating tonight's 3 hours of love songs to the memory of the fabulous, funny, talented force of nature that is Monica Frawley. Ceol na bhflaitheas go gcloisfeadh sí. XX Codhladh sámh a stór.

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Ellen Cranitch

5 years

This is Igor. He has his mother demented. He goes out for his 2k and comes back with stray kittys. ( Like its a bad thing? ) Be like Igor. Stay home. Pat a Cat. Listen to the wireless. 10pm @RTElyricfm

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Ellen Cranitch

7 years

@Sinabhfuil @lostfoundpets @DublinSPCA Hi. I live very close to where you are and have loads of dogfood. I can call by if you like. Have just follwed you so you can message me...

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Ellen Cranitch

3 years

Lots of #Bowie75 tonight. Him singing other people's stuff, other people singing his stuff. All delightful. 10pm @RTElyricfm

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Ellen Cranitch

3 years

Another trip round the sun for @rtelyricfm What a pleasure and privelege it's been.

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RTÉ lyric fm

3 years

RTÉ lyric fm first went on-air 22 years ago today! We're so grateful to all our listeners, collaborators, contributors, colleagues and friends who have been on this musical journey with us over the years. Now, altogether -"Happy birthday to you..."

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Ellen Cranitch

2 years

A few from Dennis tonight.

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Ellen Cranitch

4 years

Really sorry about this, but kinda pleased to have a storm Ellen...

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Ellen Cranitch

2 years

This is astonishing.

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Jacob Collier

2 years

AUDIENCE CHOIR GOES CHROMATIC! When in Rome 🏛️💙

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Ellen Cranitch

4 years

The ladies are happy with this one as the cover of their new album.

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