Episodes
January 30th's Totally Irish... on 98FM.
Published 01/30/22
On this week's Totally Irish John chatted to Silverbacks about the band's new album 'Archive Material' and played two hours of the best new music.
9-10pm
Yenkee Soft Satellite
Pillow Queens Be By Your Side
Thumper Overbite
Gurriers Top Of The Bill
Junk Drawer Tears In Costa
Silverbacks Archive Material
Silverbacks Recycle Culture
Silverbacks Rolodex City
Fontaines DC Jackie Down The Line
And So I Watch You From Afar Lung
10-11pm
My Tribe Your Tribe I Stay Quiet
Lucy Blue Postman
Jena...
Published 01/23/22
On this week's Totally Irish John chatted to spoken word artist Lyndsey Lawlor about her debut album 'Dearest Philistine' and played two hours of the best new releases from this week.
9-10pm
Sprints Little Fix
NewDad Say It
Fontaines DC Jackie Down The Line
Silverbacks A Job Worth Something
No Monster Club Save The Circus
Lyndsey Lawlor Calling / Art Is Pain
Lyndsey Lawlor Blood On Canvas
Lyndsey Lawlor The Sculptor
10-11pm
49th & Main x Chameleon Need To Feel Your Love
Junk Drawer...
Published 01/16/22
On this week's Totally Irish John chatted to music journalist Michael Lanigan about this week's Choice Music Prize nominations and played two hours of brand new music.
9-10pm
Shibashi x Lilla Vargen Somebody New
Viscose I.L.Y.
Telefís x Jah Wobble Falun Gong Dancer
Jape Christopher & Anthony
Denise Chaila Anseo
Rusangano Family Bon Voyage
Ships All Will Be
Two Door Cinema Club Do You Want It All?
Delorentos Care For
10-11pm
Peter Vogelaar Mindless Youth (Charles Webster remix)
Panik...
Published 01/09/22
Totally Irish with John Barker
Sundays from 9 - 11pm
Published 12/29/21
On this week's Totally Irish John and Stephen Byrne (editor of GoldenPlec) chatted about the year that was in the Irish music scene in 2021.
9-10pm
Cosha Do You Wanna Dance
Senu S3
John Francis Flynn Lovely Joan
NewDad Ladybird
Bobbi Arlo Feel It
Cmat I Don’t Really Care For You
10-11pm
Varley Bubble Up
Bicep Atlas
Kynsy Mr. Nice Guy
Orla Gartland Zombie
SPIDER! I’m Fine! I’m Good! I’m Perfect!
April New Conditions
Sprints Modern Job
Totally Irish with John Barker
Sundays from 9 - 11pm
Published 12/19/21
On this week's Totally Irish John counted down his top ten albums of the year and played an hour of the best new releases from this week.
9 - 10pm
Kyoto Love Hotel Fortune Tellers (December)
Anamoe Drive Procrastination
Thumper In My Room
Sorcha Richardson Petrol Station
Evan Miles Always You
Local Boy Reality
Lyndsey Lawlor Love, Lust, Indifference & Hatred
cbakl Cut Off Your Nose To Spite Your Face
Naked Lungs Database
Laura Duff All Sewn Up
10 - 11pm
TOP TEN ALBUMS OF 2021
Elaine...
Published 12/12/21
This week's show saw John create a playlist of 25 new acts who impressed this year.
9-10pm
Ra Gerra Terrified
Gurriers Top Of The Bill
Varley Bubble Up
HousePlants What’s With All The Pine?
Negro Impacto Lockdown Syndrome
Fya Fox Body
Chameleon Are You Still?
Carrie Baxter I Wasn’t Looking For You
Aby Coulibaly Chamomile Tea
Lucy Blue Snow In Tokyo
Aonair Bad Decisions
Cabin The Parasocialite
10-11pm
49th & Main I Want You
Floor Show Walls
M(h)aol No One Ever Talks To Us
Khakikid...
Published 12/05/21
On this week's Totally Irish John chatted to alt-pop artist April about her new single and recent signing to Atlantic Records. This week's playlist featured the best new releases from this week.
9-10pm
Denise Chaila Return Of The King
Lucy Gaffney Heartstrings
April Piece Of Me
April Someone That I Made
April New Conditions
Amy Michelle The Bottom Of The Well
Fontaines DC Big (Live at Kilmainham Gaol)
Pretty Happy Sudocream
Soda Blonde Tiny Darkness (strings version)
Selu x Uwmami Tug Of...
Published 11/28/21
On this week's Totally Irish John chatted to an Australian radio presenter called Milk about the Irish acts that Milk promotes on his radio show. This week's playlist featured two hours of the best new releases.
Totally Irish playlist Nov 21st 2021
9-10pm
Silverbacks Rolodex City
TEOSE You’re Pretty Cool
Just Mustard I Am You
NewDad Ladybird
Enola Gay Sofa Surfiing
M(h)aol No One Ever Talks To Us
The Clockworks Enough Is Never Enough
The Murder Capital Feeling Fades
10-11pm
The X Collective...
Published 11/21/21
On this week's Totally Irish John chatted to musicians Cat Dowling and Chameleon and played the best new releases from this week.
9-10pm
49th & Main I Want U
Khakikid Cozy
Chameleon You Know
Malaki Fair Play
Cat Dowling All That I Can Do
Cat Dowling Animals (LIVE)
Cat Dowling Freedom
Sorcha Richardson Don’t Talk About It (Live @ Bedroom Sets)
10-11pm
Bullet Girl The Hunt
We Cut Corners Go Easy
Neil Dexter I’ll Be With You
Priice Ghosting
Abbacaxi The Pageant
Xona This Could Be Us
Dark...
Published 11/14/21
On this week's Totally Irish John chatted to Steve Ryan from Windings about the band's new album 'Focus On The Past 5'. This week's playlist featured two hours of the best new releases.
Totally Irish playlist Nov 7th 2021
9-10pm
Kid Karate Without You
Floor Show Walls
Windings The Ground
Windings Busy Mind
Big Daisy Without Dreams
Rejjie Snow Arigato
Tebbitt Hurt You
Darkroom Data Fall With You
Enda Gallery So Easy, Pt. II
10-11pm
AIS Glitter Gold
Sinead O’Brien GIRLKIND
Maria Somerville...
Published 11/07/21
On this week's Totally Irish John played an hour of the best new releases as well as an hour of music from artists who have upcoming gigs in Dublin.
9-10pm
HamsandwicH Electro Wave
Cmat No More Virgos
NewDad Lady Bird
Mhaol No One Ever Talks To Us
Boyfrens Sinking (Get A Grip)
Tolü Makay x Malaki The Light
Kelly Thornton Magick
Soak Holy Show (Pillow Queens)
Caoivín The Space Within
Maverick Sabre Walk These Days
Elkin Bodies
Eoin Dolan Stone Of Our People
Erica Cody...
Published 11/01/21
On this week's Totally Irish John chatted to Tebi Rex about the band's new album 'It's Gonna Be Okay'. This week's playlist featured new music from Junior Brother, Niamh Regan, Melts, Yenkee and Chris Kabs.
Totally Irish playlist Oct 24th 2021
9-10pm
Mango x Mathman x Melina Malone Heartbreaks & Promises
Carrie Baxter Rose
Tebi Rex Deadman II
Rebecca Locke Manic Energy
Tebi Rex Deadman
Yenkee Dolly
Jehnova In A Daze
10-11pm
Melts Maelstrom
Junior Brother Life’s New Haircut
Niamh Regan...
Published 10/24/21
On this week's Totally Irish John chatted to musicians David Keenan and Maria Kelly about their new albums and played two hours of the best new releases from this week.
9-10pm
Thumper The Loser
Sprints Modern Job
David Keenan Bark
David Keenan What Then Cried Jo Soap
David Keenan Beggar To Beggar
Maria Kelly Track 1
Maria Kelly Everything Just Changes Anyway (LIVE)
Maria Kelly Martha
10-11pm
King Kong Company Harvest
Windings Apocryphal
A.Smyth Rain Boys
Aby Coulibaly Chamomile Tea
Powerful...
Published 10/18/21
On this week's Totally Irish John chatted to musicians Elaine Mai and Shiv about their new releases. This week's playlist featured two hours of the best new releases.
Totally Irish playlist Oct 10th 2021
9-10pm
Silverbacks Archive Material
Aonair x Caoi De Barra Think Twice
Shiv Where You Are
Shiv Ha Ha Ha
Luthorist x Sivv El Topo
Elaine Mai Together Again
Elaine Mai Still Feel
Elaine Mai Portnoo
10-11pm
James Lonergan Ohno
Panik Attaks Rise n Shine
Odd Morris Silhouette
Negro Impacto Mini...
Published 10/10/21
On this week's Totally Irish John previewed this year's Ireland Music Week with live music from Sprints and Fya Fox plus chats with Angela Dorgan. This week's playlist featured two hours of the best new releases.
Totally Irish playlist Oct 3rd 2021
9-10pm
Lauren Ann Lucy
Slaney Heaven
Sprints How Does The Story Go?
Sprints Modern Job (LIVE)
Fya Fox Need It
Fya Fox Body (LIVE)
Fya Fox Sunset (LIVE)
10-11pm
It’s Just Cat x Lauren Smith Ache
Abbacaxi More Than I Need
Let’s Set Sail Midnight...
Published 10/03/21
On this week's Totally Irish John played a selection of the best new releases from this week including latest singles from David Holmes, Gurriers, Gemma Bradley, Kynsy and Tolu Makay.
Totally Irish playlist Sep 26th 2021
9-10pm
Spider I’M FINE! I’M GOOD! I’M PERFECT!
Monjola Pain Don’t Die
Gemma Dunleavy Up De Flats (Sharda remix)
Offica Bluebird
Kynsy Mr. Nice Guy
Cat Dowling Animals
Gurriers Top Of The Bill
Laurie Shaw Muscle Memory
Pixie Cut Rhythm Orchestra Empty Envelope
A Ritual Sea...
Published 09/26/21
On this week's Totally Irish John chatted to Paul Noonan and Daithí O'Drónaí about the new Houseplants album. Claire Ann Varley spoke to us about Varley's debut album AND this week's playlist had lots and lots of great new music.
9-10pm
James Vincent McMorrow I Should Go
HousePlants Mannequin
HousePlants Companero
HousePlants Reveller
Varley Bubble Up
Varley Calypso
Varley The Pressure
10-11pm
Enola Gay Salt
Shiv Where You Are
Halli Shit, I Almost Said I Loved You
Havvk Halfway Out
Olan...
Published 09/20/21
On this week's Totally Irish John chatted to electronic producer Pretty Digital about his music and played two hours of the best new releases from this week.
9-10pm
Thumper Ad Nauseum 2021
Elaine Mai & Sinead White Go Slow
Pretty Digital Gunner
Pretty Digital Cruagh
Let’s Set Sail A Savage Goo
Windings The Ground
Parnell March One Night In Soho
Dotts O'Connor They Won’t See Us Coming
10-11pm
Offica & Sello Oggy
Erica Cody Queen
1000 Beasts & FeliSpeaks But For The Honour Of...
Published 09/12/21
On this week's Totally Irish John chatted to Conor O'Brien about the new Villagers album 'Fever Dreams'. This week's Totally Irish playlist featured lots of new music.
9-10pm
Silverbacks Wear My Medals
Whipping Boy Twinkle
Villagers The First Day (LIVE)
Villagers Circles In The Firing Line
Villagers So Simpatico (LIVE)
Villagers Fever Dreams
Villagers Full Faith In Providence
10-11pm
The Altered Hours You Are Wrong
James Vincent McMorrow Tru Love
Malaki Dublin’s Burning
Aonair Bad...
Published 09/05/21
On this week's Totally Irish John played two hours of the best new releases from this week including latest singles from EMBRZ, Elephant, JyellowL, Fya Fox, Elm & Laura Duff.
9-10pm
EMBRZ Stay
UD French Kisses
Tolü Makay Aye (Boku remix)
JyellowL See Me Finish
Rudy Far Away
Elephant Ice Cream
Yankari Orisirisi
Awkward Z Truth
Nienna Wish I Could
Orla Gartland Zombie
Damsel Head Hums
Nicolas Kluzek Heatwave
Shibashi We Were Young
10-11pm
Elm Feels Like
Floor Staff Empathize
TV People...
Published 08/29/21
On this week's Totally Irish John chatted to Orla Gartland about her debut album 'Woman On The Internet' and played two hours of new music.
9-10pm
Varley Misery
Villagers So Simpatico
Villagers The First Day
Floor Staff The Occupants Rotate
Orla Gartland More Like You
Orla Gartland Zombie
Orla Gartland Madison
Leah Rose Dangerous Pink
Carrie Baxter Something In The Water
10-11pm
Solkatt Inhaler
Enda Gallery Cowboy Coffee
Ebben Phlo Reviler
Senu x Jamel Franklin S3 (Live for TiLT #8)
EMR...
Published 08/22/21
On this week's Totally Irish John chatted to Caoilian Sherlock about this year's It Takes A Village festival and played two hours of the best new releases from this week.
9-10pm
Julia Louise Knifefist Pixelated Dreams
Frank Zing Summer Lovers
Nauria Instinct
Sprints How Does The Story Go?
Caoilian Sherlock Dream About The Night
Loraine Club Desire
Patricia Lalor Vessel
The Clockworks Throw It All Away
All Tvvins Thank You
Cabin Evil Directions
10-11pm
Automatic Blue LOV3
A92 Swing &...
Published 08/15/21