The Jewel Case

The Jewel Case


Latest Episodes

Ep. 34: David Holmes
October 12, 2016

This week’s guest on the podcast is David Holmes – one of Northern Ireland’s most interesting musical minds.   He’s the auteur of critically acclaimed solo albums  Let’s Get Killed  and  The Holy Pictures.  He’s the curator of seminal tapes  Essential ...

Ep. 33: Remains of Youth
October 06, 2016

Back when I had braces on my teeth and gel in my hair I played my first ever gig in Belfast at the Front Page bar.  One of the other bands on the stage that night were a couple of years older and a tonne of riffs wiser.

Ep. 32: Go Girl Exhibition at PS2 Belfast
September 12, 2016

This month PS2 Gallery in Belfast has been hosting a group exhibition co-ordinated by the Go Girl collective – a group of young, female creatives based in Northern Ireland who organise eye-catching projects that realise feminist agendas in a very pract...

Ep. 31: Ursula Burns
August 09, 2016

This week I chat with the world’s most dangerous harpist Ursula Burns, taking a trip through her discography and looking towards her upcoming show at Edinburgh Fringe. ‘The Dangerous Harpist’ runs 16 – 18 August at Stand in the Square, Edinburgh.

Ep. 30: Min Kim and Tristan Clutterbuck
August 02, 2016

This week I met with Min Kim, curator of ‘Tuning the White Walls’ – a series of sound events happening in PS2 Gallery Belfast  11 – 27 August 2016. We’re joined by one of the performers, Tristan Clutterbuck,

Ep. 29: Jonny Tiernan
July 27, 2016

This week I catch up with Berlin-based DJ and publisher Jonny Tiernan.  We chat about Jonny’s teenage years spent growing up in Lisburn – his first gig and club experiences in Northern Ireland and his early steps in DJing.

Ep. 28: Summer Festivals in N.Ireland and Ireland
July 06, 2016

Summer festival season is upon us!  With loads of events coming up across Northern Ireland and Ireland in coming months, I thought I’d do a mega-round-up of local festivals you’ll want to get to. There are a bunch of nice things happening close to Lisb...

Ep. 27: Board Games with Jack Hughes
June 28, 2016

  I knew my old buddy Jack Hughes was a nerd for things like photography and films – but just I recently found out he was a keen board game enthusiast.  This week I caught up with Jack to find out more about his favourite pastime and the current ‘Golde...

Ep. 26: Michael Mormecha
June 20, 2016

This week I visited Millbank Studios to take a trip down memory lane with Micheael Mormecha, frontman of Lisburn legends  Mojo Fury.  We revisit Mojo Fury’s early releases along with Mike’s solo project Clown Parlour.

Ep. 25: Euro Footie Songs with Michael Clarke
June 14, 2016

OK I ended up getting a bit excited about Norn Iron and Ireland at the Euros and wanted to talk about it on this week’s show. So I drafted in none other than Michael Clarke – sports broadcaster for BBC Radio Ulster & Lisburn’s 98FM,