The Song House Podcast
The Song House is a retreat centre in the wilds of North-West Ireland. So many interesting people come through our doors, we thought it would be good to introduce you to some of them. Inspiring conversations with inspiring people - hosted by Sinéad Gallagher.
Episodes
18 episodes
Alexandra Derwen and Tanya Bryan
Today Sinead talks with previous guest Alexandra Derwen who is a death doula and trainer, they describe themselves as a griefkeeper and weaver of words, an explainer of things, a servant of ceremony (not a master) and a student of Death itself....
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1:42:03
Belonging with Jenny O’Hare and Niall Graham
In this podcast, Sinead talks with two previous podcast guests – deep ecologist, writer and facilitator Jenny O’Hare and grief and mens worker, mentor and facilitator Niall Graham. This is another deep dive convo into the subject of Belonging. ...
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1:21:10
Joanie Bones
Joanie has studied women’s story and song traditions for many years and has supported hundreds of women through the life-transition of pregnancy and birth. She has trained as a birth educator, midwife, shamanic practitioner, circle facilitator,...
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1:31:03
Alexandra Derwen - Lost Rites and the Community of Grief
A new kind of faith for the 21st century in relation to the forces of the unseen, and that is just one drop of the deep waters that we touch upon in this conversation with a previous guest, Alexandra grace Derwen. This is a deeply, thoughtfully...
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1:56:20
Margaret Hannon
Sineads guest today is Margaret/Maggie Hannon - an actor and theatre maker originally from Cork and now living and working in Donegal. Maggie resigned in 2015 as a medical doctor to take a Masters in Authorial acting in the Theatre Faculty of t...
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1:18:43
Robin Botley and Niall Graham on Mens Work
Sinéad talks with Niall Graham and Robin Botley about mens work specifically and in general about grief work, shadow work, myth, spirit and soul work and so so much more in this deep dive conversation. Niall and Robin work with each other close...
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1:03:11
Annemarie Ní Churreáin
In this podcast Sinead talks with Annemarie Ní Churreáin, a world-renowned, award winning and highly regarded Irish poet, who grew up just a short distance away from the song house here in Falcarragh. Annemarie cites the poets house as a ...
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58:31
Michaela Mc Daid
Michaela Mc Daid is best known in the North West as a mental health educator, devising and delivering wellness courses for countless groups over 25 years. Her interest has always been in empowering people to affect their own health and hea...
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1:33:37
David Ingerson
Today Sinead introduces you to David Ingerson. David is an award winning Irish traditional singer from the US and he has been singing traditional Irish songs for 40 years. He has visited Ireland fourteen times, attending music and singing...
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1:36:21
Song House Revisted - Jenny O'Hare
In this podcast we revisit some of the nuggets of wisdom, understanding, knowledge and insights from previous guest Jenny O Hare – Jenny is a deep ecologist, writer and facilitator – she will facilitate the Sacred Seasons event on November 6th ...
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Robin Botley
Gift yourself with this hour of magic and wisdom in conversation with Robin Botley. Robin is the good man behind the good woman herself – Candy. Married to Candy and living in the Song House too, Robin goes into many subjects from quaker roots ...
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1:13:49
Chloe Greenwood
Hello and welcome to another edition of the Song House Podcast. Today I talk with Chloe Greenwood who is an interfaith minister who sees all religious traditions as expressions of humanity’s longing for and relationship with that which is great...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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Brian Lacey
Bonus episode! In this special edition episode of the song house podcast, Sinead meets with Brian Lacey who is an archaeologist, historian, lecturer, author and educator. This episode is especially dedicated to the subject of Colmcille/Columba ...
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1:03:19
Alexandra Grace Derwen
In this podcast Sinead talks with Alexandra Grace Derwen – A birth and End of Life Doula. They are a writer, a poet, the founder and lead facilitator of sacred circle community interest company which holds courses in circle to help prepa...
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1:33:53
Roisin Fallon
Today you will hear from Family Constellations therapist/facilitator and trainer – Roisin Fallon. In this conversation Roisin goes deep into the wonder and power that is this therapeutic modality. Although it’s been around for a long time, with...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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Seamus Doohan
Todays podcast is with Seamus Doohan who, along with many other hats wears one as a Donegal Hill walking guide. This conversation was recorded last year at Glenveagh national park –Amongst much more packed into the 30 minutes here, Seamus talks...
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