logo
episode-header-image
Jul 3
1m 57s

Introducing: New Entertainment Podcast –...

The Irish Sun
About this episode

In 1970s Ireland, the nation's youth were craving an escape - and music was going to provide it. Over the course of the next few decades, what had been a gigging backwater was transformed into the centre of the live entertainment universe. Fields of Dreams tells the story of that remarkable change through the trailblazers who made it happen.


Narrated by singer songwriter Róisín O, this 10-part series chronicles the rise of the festival and the extraordinary local scene that saw many Irish acts touch greatness.

With stories equally hilarious and infuriating, it's a portrait of success and failure and everything in between. The first two episodes are out now – new episodes released weekly every week. Brought to you by the producers of The Kinahans and The Stardust Tragedy.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Up next
May 23
Introducing - THIS IS ROBERT
When an innocent postman was shot in the head in Dublin in October 2008, it barely registered on that day's national news. Dad-of-two Robert Delany was shot because he broke up a pub fight involving the wrong man. He survived the hit on his life, which took place at his home in f ... Show More
1 m
May 2023
PRESENTING: THE KINAHANS - E1 SILENT PARTNER
For The Making Of A Detective fans, we are proud to present our follow on series The Kinahans. You can listen to more full episodes by searching The Kinahans in your podcast app. Episode 1: The Kinahans begins its story in Dublin of the late 1970’s as heroin burst onto the scene. ... Show More
39m 26s
Mar 2022
Retirement Papers | 12
Aaron Brady is finally deported back to Ireland, but not for the murder of Adrian Donohoe. Pat hands in his retirement papers before a mammoth 6 month trial begins in Dublin’s Central Criminal Court. There is huge public interest around Aaron Brady’s capital murder trial. Has Pat ... Show More
39m 16s
Recommended Episodes
Jul 3
Introducing: New Entertainment Podcast – Fields of Dreams
In 1970s Ireland, the nation's youth were craving an escape - and music was going to provide it. Over the course of the next few decades, what had been a gigging backwater was transformed into the centre of the live entertainment universe. Fields of Dreams tells the story of that ... Show More
1m 57s
Feb 2025
Bonus Episode: Strange Celebrity Deaths, Great Comedians, and Hot Takes
This week, Jake is thinking about Richard Pryor. If Pryor had died after setting himself on fire, would that be the strangest celebrity death of all time? Jake takes a look at some strange celebrity deaths, including Tennessee Williams, William Holden, and more. If you know some ... Show More
40m 19s
Oct 2024
EP. 175 : CALIFORNIA - The MURDER Of A CHILD STAR: The Tragic Tale of Judith Barsi
In today's story, we examine the disturbing death of a child star that not only rocked Hollywood, but also rocked all of America to it's very core. This is a sad, disturbing and infuriating tale of abuse, neglect and malfeasance by the authorities.-Listen to our new show, "THE CO ... Show More
1h 4m
Apr 2022
Alt-J on The Dream, Chauvinistic Classic Rock, and Writing Songs About Death
Alt-J’s Gus Unger-Hamilton catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about The Dream, the band’s fourth album. The English artist discusses how using more voices in their songs adds deeper dimensions, and why the tracks' characters seem to thrive on dramatic monologues. Unger-Ham ... Show More
30m 42s
Jul 11
Episode 626: The Toy-Box Killer : Redux Part II - Storm of the Century
This week the boys close the book on David Parker Ray a.k.a. The Toy-Box Killer, focusing on the latter half of his secret life of crime, the details behind his smarmy band of accomplices, and the story of the unbreakable victim who helped put the killer behind bars. For Live Sho ... Show More
1h 50m
Feb 2025
Bonus Episode: The Madness of Moviemaking
This week, Jake talks about his experience trying to get a movie made and reflects on the obsessive drive that is required for filmmakers like Martin Scorsese to take a film from concept to the screen.On Friday, we're celebrating Oscar week by bringing you our two part episode on ... Show More
42m 49s
Mar 2025
Bonus Episode: RIP David Johansen and Gene Hackman
This week, Jake reflects on the recent passing of two legends: David Johansen and Gene Hackman. Plus, we hear from you on rock n' roll actors, great guitarists, and day drinking with punk legends in a strip club.Next week, we're bringing you a story about Thin Lizzy. In honor of ... Show More
43m 3s
Mar 2025
Douglas Stuart on Shuggie Bain, Storytelling, and the Human Condition (Part Two)
This event is part of Conversations at the Kiln, a new event series at Kiln Theatre programmed by Intelligence Squared. For more events with speakers from the worlds of literature, art, poetry and politics, click here. Douglas Stuart, Booker Prize-winning author of Shuggie Bain a ... Show More
37m 8s
Dec 2019
The Beach Boys Pt. 2: Endless Bummer, Hollywood Paranoia, Onstage Fist Fights, Incest, and Cocaine
In the aftermath of the Manson Family murders, Hollywood was gripped with fear. Various investigations stitched together a deluded White Album-inspired explanation of the killing spree. But Dennis Wilson knew the truth—that he had made a terrible, irreversible mistake and that no ... Show More
44m 59s
Feb 2020
Series 1 - Trailer
Join Mat Ewins and John Kearns – in the guise of different characters each week – as they attempt to explain the unexplainable and put some of the world’s biggest mysteries under the Microscope in this improvised comedy podcast. Launching Friday 13th March.Follow Microscope on Tw ... Show More
1m 50s