About this episode

Euan Manning of Cardinals discusses the influence of Irish literature on his songwriting process.

The formula is simple. Step one, read great Irish literature. Step two, write killer songs. It's worked pretty well for Euan Manning of Cardinals so far. The Irish songwriter for the Cork-based band rattles off writers who have influenced him, and my god does he have impeccable taste: Flann O'Brien, Martin McDonagh, Kevin Barry, among others. As I always say, a clear through line travels from reading great writing to writing great words. The debut album by Cardinals is Masquerade.

People in this episode

Host: Ben Opipari

Guest: Euan Manning

Topics covered

• Irish literature
• songwriting
• influence
• music
• interviews

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cardinals

Places: Cork

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