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27 January 2026

Podcast

Playlist inc. DRIFT – track of the day

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Van Morrison, Somebody Tried To Sell Me A Bridge, Orangefield ****

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New today, blimey the sun's out: a bevy of dates and key recommendations are found in the busting out all over Irish gig guide page; this week's podcast; a new playlist that features a mini-Italian theme thanks to Tosca and Stefano Bollani; plus - in top regular spot Album of the Week - it's a centrist jazz mum & dad kind of choice this week that proves not at all overly whimsical (there's the reliably ear catching Laufey's 'Castle in Hollywood' on the very on trend whimsy front for that). Yes, and why not, the laudably entitled, suitably Siskindishly executed, Seeking Balance illuminated by Claire Martin at her best hits the desired sweet spot over and over again.