Your Voice Unlocked

Sara Ryan (SAL) touring & recording artist, yoga teacher & creativity coach.

7 May 2024  |  52 mins 1 sec

Artist & Musician of Chase Nova

17 March 2024  |  2 mins 24 secs

Improvisational & Holistic Singer Lady Fi

25 January 2024  |  59 mins 20 secs

cork, holistic, improv, improvistional, ireland, lady fi, singer

Embrace The World with Singer and Autism Advocate Kevin Walsh

24 August 2022  |  28 mins 14 secs

asiam, autism, classic rock, community, musical theatre, songwriter

NEW episode! Out tomorrow at 5pm.

Kevin is a singer, songwriter and autism advocate from Cork Ireland. We chatted about his latest single Embrace The World, what it was like growing up as an autistic person and how important music has been in his life.

Empowering singers to prevent & recover from vocal injury with Eimear McCarthy Luddy.

27 October 2021  |  1 hr 23 secs

eimear mccarthy luddy, irish voice coach, singers resources, vocal anatomy, vocal coach, vocology ireland, voice education

Eimear has been educating us on all things vocal anatomy through Instagram over the last year with her unique drawings and concise explanations. We chat about how she went from having a vocal injury herself to educating others on how to prevent and recovery from it.

Networking For Creative Introverts, with Jon Baker

28 September 2021  |  1 hr 11 mins

creatives, events, introverted, introverts, jon baker, networking

In this episode, Jon shares some useful tips and advice to introverts in networking situations.

Yoga for Singers with Rosie Secker of Vox Yoga

9 September 2021  |  57 mins 23 secs

rosie secker, singer, training, vox yoga, yoga, yoga for singers

In this episode, we talk about the benefits of yoga for singers and come common problems that show up in the singing studio related to the body.

Eat Sleep Sing Repeat Promo

15 August 2021  |  41 secs

eat sleep sing repeat podcast, promo

1 year old!

How becoming self aware can help us reach our full potential, with Doireann Wylde

28 July 2021  |  58 mins 7 secs

awareness, communications coach, goal setting, life coach, performance coach, self aware

This week I chat with communications and performance coach Doireann Wylde of Wylde Coaching. We chat about how working with a coach can help us become self-aware enough to move forward towards our goals.

Writing for TV & Film with Dreamalot

1 July 2021  |  52 mins 49 secs

This week on the podcast I'm chatting to Kim and Gus of Dreamalot. A new project which produces cinematic versions of well-known songs for tv & film. Some of their releases include...Mad World - Tears for Fears, Kids by MGMT and Smells like Teen Spirit. I would describe their musical ‘fingerprint’ as dreamlike or otherworldly. We chat about their writing process, what gear they use and the inspiration behind Dreamalot.

Seeing Sounds: how synesthesia helps & hinders creative individuals, with Sarah Grace

16 June 2021  |  55 mins 15 secs

multisensory, nuerodiverse, sarah grace, seeing sounds, synesthesia, tasty words, tiktok

Do you see colours and textures when you listen to music? Or taste specific things when listening to someone sing or speak? You might have synesthesia!

Performance anxiety & songwriting with founder of Mnásome, Sinéad Furlong

28 May 2021  |  51 mins 14 secs

mnasome, performance anxiety, sinead furlong, songwriting, women in music

This week I'm chatting to Sínead Furlong, founder of Mnásome; a platform for women in music. We chatted about songwriting, performance anxiety & she tells me about the inspiration behind the awesome Mnásome (...see what I did there 😉 )

Vocal Distortion 101 with expert vocal coach Nicole Gill

14 May 2021  |  1 hr 3 mins

growl, metal vocals, nicole gill, rattle, rebekah keogh, scream, vocal distortion, workshop

Robert Plant, Tatiana Shmailyuk, Aretha Franklin & Beyonce are all singers who use extreme vocal distortion to varying degrees. Nicole demonstrates how to do it in a healthy manner and answers listener questions.

Growing up in a musical family in Ireland and studying music at MTU CSM with Carrie Mullane

23 April 2021  |  1 hr 10 mins

carrie mullane, cork school of music, mtu csm, musical theatre, pop, vocal student, vocalist

We chat about how growing up surrounded by music has influenced Carries path in life, and what it was like studying music at Cork School of Music, and the opportunities that arise from that.

Improvisation techniques using the 'Style Menu' for singers, with Kaya Herstad Carney

8 April 2021  |  50 mins 16 secs

artist development, improvisation, kaya music, pre production, science of the lamps, style menu, vocology in practice

We chat about Vocology in Practice, Kayas experience as a songwriter and are treated to a mini-workshop on improvisational techniques using Kaya 'Style Menu' for singers.

Community music, patreon & vocal pathology with Sadhbh (Sive) O'Sullivan

23 March 2021  |  1 hr 20 mins

community music, irish artists, irish radio, patreon, periods, sive

This week I'm chatting to Sadhbh O'Sullivan known to most as Sive. She is an artist and community musician from my hometown, Co. Kildare. We chatted about her work as a community musician, working in health care settings, her experience with vocal pathology and how listeners can support artists via the platform Patreon.