The Maria Doyle Kennedy Podcast [May 2007]

MISTY Tracy Wilmot is in trouble.
A talented artist, her young life is left in tatters as a failed suicide attempt leaves her new husband, Peter, in a coma. Moreover, half the town is trying to sue her because of the litany of ‘mistakes’ that her comatosed husband has made. Not exactly the ideal breeding ground for creativity. Think again. On the surface, there isn’t much that Maria Doyle Kennedy and
Misty have in common. One an Irish singer-songwriter and singer of some note; the other a budding American artist, plunged into the
depths of mental breakdown by circumstances beyond her control. One, flesh and blood; the other, of course, fictional.
When the author of Fight Club, Choke and Survivor, Chuck Palahniuk, breathed life into Misty four years ago, he could hardly have imagined that her life would become part of an altogether different
journey.
Doyle Kennedy explains the connection.
“After one of the shows, a friend of mine came up to me and said ‘I’ve read your album’ and gave me this book called Diary by Chuck Palahniuk. Of course, I became...

Clare People Interactive

Clare People Interactive (CPI) was founded in the late month of 2006 by West of Ireland journalist Andrew Hamilton. The project was a step into the unknown, an attempt to bridge the gap between the old world of print media and the emerging new media technologies.
At the core of the CPI was a long running series of interviews with Irish and international artists, mostly musicians. These interviews, which appeared first in print and then as free audio podcasts, attempted to provide a richer experience of the subject than had previously been possible in print media. The focus was always on the artist and the work, with journalistic intrusions rare and usually (mercifully) brief.
Between 2006 and 2010, Clare People Interactive grew to just shy of 150 audio podcasts. There were also a dozen video podcasts - the Gonzo Nation series - as well as hundreds of album and gig reviews - which have all, sadly, been lost to the internet.
This archive contains the original 146 audio podcasts in their original format. As the series grew, the audio quality and (hopefully) the standard of journalism grew with it.
Clare People Interactive is the work of Andrew Hamilton. Eternal thanks to John O'Rourke for his technical support, Noel Barrett for designing the many logos and to Gerry Collison for his optimism and support.
This, is Clare People Interactive.

The Maria Doyle Kennedy Podcast [May 2007]

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