ARTY STARTS
My love for the performing arts was apparent from an early age where I'd dress up as Cher to belt out I got you Babe. My parents nurtured my dramatic personality and I was enrolled as a teenager in drama groups; circus schools, singing and dancing lessons.
At eighteen I moved to Edinburgh to study Drama and Community Arts at Telford College. While my peers did degrees to pursue careers in the performing arts, I wasn't convinced I was destined to be an artist. Instead, being a bit of a bossy boots, I opted for organising people and 'stuff' as my preferred buzz.
A TOE IN THE DEEP END
Barely twenty, I jumped headlong into self-employment in the arts where flexibility and a willingness to multi-task were necessary.
As a co-ordinator, assistant and manager, I've covered everything from community drama to large scale arts projects, internationally and locally including Artist Liaison, Audience Development, Press, Front of House, Production, Stage Management and Box Office.a
I'd like to meet:
I'm always on the lookout for new, cutting edge and music of absolute quality!
..If you are a group or solo artist from Ireland do send me your stuff as I would love to hear it, and even play it on air!
If you are from outside Ireland and plan to tour here at some stage you can also send me your CD as I feature visiting artists on tour and appearing at one of Ireland's many festival's throughout the year.
SEND YOUR CD or DEMO TO:
Kresanna
Homemade Jam
U105
Ormeau Road
Belfast
BT7 1EB
Northern Ireland
Music:
RIDING THE WAVES and some...
Having a passion for acoustic and folk music, I managed solo artists and bands. Ive worked with some great artists including Eddi Reader, Duke Special, Bert Jansch, Old Blind Dogs and Colin Reid. These experiences eventually led to me programming international folk music for the Belfast Festival at Queen's as well as working for the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival and presenting my own radio show!
Producing my own events, staging acoustic and club nights with live music, cabaret, film and other crazy ideas means nothing floors me much. One of my current events I produce is for a bit of fun is GLITTER and SPARKLE which is an easy listening club with at twist (www.glitterand sparkle.com), featuring showgirls, Can Can girls, magicians and Terri Hooley (the Godfather of punk) on the decks playing sounds from the 40s – 60s.
Movies:
'Some Surprise' with Lisa Hannigan and Gary Lighbody The Pogues with the Dubliners
Duke Special with Neil Hannon - Our Love Goes Deeper Than This
Oppenheimer - Breakfast In NYC
Panda Kopanda - About My temper
robyn g. shiles - We Are of Evil
Bell X1 - Rocky Took a New Lover
Heroes:
All the artists I play on the show are heroes in one way or another they often inlcude the likes of (in no particular order): Duke Special, Oppenheimer, Kila, Declan O'Rourke, Van Morrison, Them, Foy Vance, Panda Kopanda, John Spillane, At First Light, Blue Jar, Paul Casey, U2, Shane Magowan and the Pogues, Cat Malojian, Karen Casey, Tadgh Cooke, Dervish, Devine Comedy, Dezi Donnely, Sharron Shannon, Four Men and A Dog, The Frank and walters, Martin Hayes, Bap Kennedy, Jules Maxwell, Ken Haddock, Dessert Hearts, Christi Moore, The Nolans, Prison Love, Colin Reid, Ann Scott, Fionn Regan, The Sands Family, Ten Wheels For Jesus, The Delewares, The Walls, Anthony Toner, Snow Patrol, Eoin Coughlan, Kowalski, Robyn G Shiels, Iain Archer, Builie, Bronagh Gallagher,Members of the Motion Project, Henry McCullough....and sooooo many more! Just listen to the show to find out! :)
