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Field Ramble with Richard Norris
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04/25/24 • 28 min
On this episode of the Ramble we meet Richard Norris to hear about his memoir of a lifetime in music, Strange Things Are Happening. The book spans the entirety of Richard’s career from an early pivotal meeting with John Peel, via the birth of Acid House to Californian adventures with Joe Strummer. But Strange Things Are Happening is much more than a series of anecdotes.
At its heart are a series of reflections on forty years of creative practice, a lifetime of collaborations and innovations in music that have brought countless people together. It is written with a rare grace, never shying from accounts of relationships imploding or ideas that don’t make it. But above all else there is a deep sense of love here for the creative act and a gratitude for a life well lived.
Strange Things Are Happening is published by White Rabbit Books and is a huge recommend.
Richard Norris lived the 20th century and beyond like no one else and this is one of the truly great eyewitness accounts of the heroic years of the counterculture.'
David Keenan
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Field Ramble with Magogodi oaMphela Makhene
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03/07/24 • 26 min
On this episode of the Ramble, an interview with Magogodi oaMphela Makhene in which we discuss her stunning, debut short story collection, Innards. Set in Soweto (where Magogodi was raised) her stories map the lives of a small group of residents living under and after apartheid.
By turns shockingly violent and deeply funny Innards is beautiful wrought from the first page. It is fiction that lays bare the enduring nature of trauma and celebrates the capacity of people to pursue life amid daunting realities.
There is so much to love about Magogodi’s work, but for us, above all else, it is her determination that the reader come to her. Every story is told in a blend of the languages of Soweto. They are transportive in the truest sense, boldly immersive and unsparing. A sprawling set of relationships, histories and politics that we are left to explore.
It was a huge pleasure to hear how this remarkable book came into being. So, next time you're staring undecidedly at some book shop shelves, definitely give this a go.
An unforgettable debut that hits with all the force of the sun. Junot Diaz
Innards is a wonder. Magnificent and haunting. NoViolet Bulawayo
A relay of fearless burning emblems Paul Harding
Huge thanks to Huw Marc Bennett for the use of his song Y Gwydd
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Field Ramble with Lara Haworth
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06/26/24 • 28 min
On this episode we meet Lara Haworth to discuss her wonderful new novel Monumenta. It tells the story of Olha Pavic whose house has been requisitioned by Belgrade city council. They aim to bulldoze it and build a monument to an unspecified massacre in its place.
Three architects pay Olga a visit in turn pitching their ideas for the monument that will replace her family home. The novel is in turns searching and surreal, but always a tender portrayal of a family moving through the flood of a nation’s history.
Monumenta explores ideas of a contested past and loss and is part of a wider European project.
Monumenta is published by Canongate on July 4th
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Field Ramble with Andrew Michael Hurley
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08/21/22 • 65 min
We talk all things folk horror with Andrew Michael Hurley author of The Loney & Devil's Day & emerging novelist Johnny Gaunt. We also chat with Tom, owner of Gloucester Road Books in Bristol & have a performance from poet Ezra England.
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Field Ramble with Sinéad Gleeson
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03/28/24 • 29 min
On this episode we hear from Sinéad Gleeson about her upcoming debut novel Hagstone. Set on a rugged island somewhere in the wild Atlantic it centres around the life of Nel an artist who draws inspiration from the landscape, folklore and unexplained phenomena that surround her. The island is also home to a reclusive community of women, the Inions, who task Nel with the creation of a new artwork, a request that leads her to uncover truths both about them and herself.
If you’ve read Sinéad’s essays or know her work as an editor then Hagstone is exactly as you’d imagine. Thought provoking, unafraid and above all else a work of great story-telling. It was great to get the chance to sit down with her and hear how the novel came into being. And, along the way, we also had the chance to look back at her essay collection Constellations, discuss the incredible energy of the Irish literary scene and the enduring presence of Maeve Brennan.
Hagstone a huge recommend and is published in just a couple of weeks by 4th Estate on April 12th
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Field Ramble with Will Burns and Kevin Boniface
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05/24/24 • 41 min
On this episode we meet Will Burns to hear about his latest poetry collection Natural Burial Ground. Many of you will know Will from his fantastic (lockdown set) novel The Paper Lantern, a portrait of a transforming social & physical landscape during the strangest of years. It is a book flooded with new found time unlike Natural Burial Ground. Instead there, Will’s voice is open to the complexities and trials of loss. Both books though urge the reader to look again at the wider world and the moment they find themselves in and are huge recommends.
We also hear from Kevin Boniface who reads from his brilliant collection of short stories, Sports and Social. Set in a small Yorkshire town they are written with the eye of someone who sits at the heart of their community, mapping it’s intricacies, in beautifully observed, deeply humane writing.
Sports and Social is published by Blue Moose Books. Natural Burial Ground is published by Corsair Press and The Paper Lantern is published by W&N. All books are available either at the authors or publishers websites as well as all good independent bookshops, so do check them out.
Will Burns - www.willburns.co.uk Kevin Boniface - www.bluemoosebooks.com
Huge thanks as ever go to Huw Marc Bennett for the use of his song Y Gwydd and to Ian Hawgood for the use of I'm Not Sure We Belong
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Field Ramble with Edward Carey & Erin E. Adams
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10/28/24 • 36 min
Two suitably spooky novels on this episode.
First up, Erin E. Adams and her debut, Jackal. Published in the UK by Dead Ink Books and set in contemporary Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Jackal is the story of one woman’s determination to uncover the truth around the disappearance of a number of young black girls. A taught, psychological thriller, Erin’s skill is undoubtedly in underscoring the existent horror within US society today.
'A tight, thought provoking novel that transcends genre'
Los Angeles Review of Books
'Erin E.Adams makes me proud to be a psychological thriller writer.'
Gillian Flynn
Then, Edith Holler. Set at the turn of the 20th century, within the confines of the Holler theatre in Norwich this the story of 12 year old Edith and her bloody battles with the sinister figure of Mawther Meg. Cursed to never leave the theatre and in thrall to her own domineering father, it is the tale of a young writer finding her own voice and a deeply personal love letter to the arts.
'Umissable'
Olga Tokarczuk
'Delightful, eccentric, heartfelt, surprising, philosophical.'
Eleanor Catton
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Field Ramble with Andrew Michael Hurley
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08/31/24 • 29 min
As the film adaptation of Starve Acre is released we speak to Andrew Michael Hurley about the origins and evolving life of his much loved novel.
Set in the seventies, in the deceptive and unforgiving northern landscapes that fill Andrew’s work, Starve Acre is the story of a family with a bitter inheritance. Sudden tragedy leads to costly obsession and primeval forces are unearthed in an unnerving and sinister return, truly fertile ground for cinema.
Directed by Daniel Kokotaljo (who many of you will know from his fantastic feature debut Apostasy) and starring Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark it is the perfect night out as the seasons change and the darkness draws in.
Starve Acre is published by John Murray
'Genuinely and brilliantly disturbing.' Roddy Doyle
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05/03/24 • 38 min
On this episode we meet up Vida Adamczewski and Catherine Prasifka.
First up, Vida to discuss Amphibian her vividly inventive short story collection. It is provocative storytelling infused with a radical compassion that finds voice in new places and reimagines the body as a territory, a swamp we are invited to wallow in by the cover. Amphibian is published by the wonderful Toothgrinder press - www.toothgrinder.co.uk - Do search out them out and get yourself a copy.
Many of you will know Catherine Prasifka from her startling debut None of This is Serious. Her latest novel This is How You Remember It chronicles the rapid encroachment of technology into her unnamed narrator’s life. From seemingly innocuous video games and early teenage encounters with porn to the compulsive tyranny of social media it explores the impact of this technology on a generation that have known little of life before its emergence.
Thanks to Huw Marc Bennett and Ian Hawgood for the use of their music.
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Field Ramble with Raymond Antrobus
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10/18/24 • 36 min
On this episode we speak to poet Raymond Antrobus about his recently published collection Signs, Music. Comprised of two extended sequences Signs, Music centres on both the imminence and the realisation of a new and overwhelming love. At times compulsive, at others reflective it captures the trepidation and courage of early parenthood.
But, more than that, Signs, Music asks us to consider the worlds we create for each other, to question the conditions we place on the love that we offer and to somehow re-find the wonder we once had for the world when we were children ourselves.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Field Ramble have?
Field Ramble currently has 38 episodes available.
What topics does Field Ramble cover?
The podcast is about Poetry, New, Writer, Fiction, Ireland, Interview, Writing, Author, Podcasts, Books, Arts and Latest.
What is the most popular episode on Field Ramble?
The episode title 'Field Ramble with Richard Norris' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Field Ramble?
The average episode length on Field Ramble is 36 minutes.
How often are episodes of Field Ramble released?
Episodes of Field Ramble are typically released every 18 days.
When was the first episode of Field Ramble?
The first episode of Field Ramble was released on Aug 21, 2022.
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