So after close to 10 years the time has come to leave 2fm. I’m moving to a new role leading all of RTÉ’s Branded Content Partnerships across the organisation. Bittersweet to leave 2fm but I’ve had the most incredible time producing a variety of shows & events for the station and honoured to have been the head of music content for the past few years. I’m incredibly proud of all that has been achieved none of which could have been done but for the amazing team of people I work with on a daily basis. You all know who you are. The 2fm team don’t get enough credit for the magical moments they create across the airwaves. To one & all, a heartfelt thank you for all the support. Our paths I’m sure will cross again.
RTÉ 2fm this Thursday night will proudly broadcast in association with our fellow EBU Member SR-P3 Sweden “AVICII” – tribute concert for mental health awareness live at Friends Arena, Stockholm.
Avicii (aka Tim Bergling) was one of Scandinavia’s most acclaimed producers, performers and songwriters of all time. Avicii united people through his music and his legacy lives on through his songs, the artists he inspired and his fandom. On 5 December 2019, the Tim Bergling foundation started by Avicii’s family has arranged a unique concert to celebrate his life – the biggest concert ever in Avicii’s name.
The biggest Avicii Tribute Concert to date: you can experience a live performance by artists with whom Avicii worked during his short career. You’ll hear Sandro Cavazzo sing Without You, Rita Ora will do Lonely Together, and Adam Lambert sings Lay Me Down. Other guests include Aloe Blacc, Alex Ebert, Amanda Wilson, Andreas Moe, Audre Mae, Blondfire, Bonn, Dan Tyminski, Joe Janiak, Nick Furlong, Otto Knows, Simon Aldred, Vargas & Legola and Zak Abel.
The Tim Bergling Foundation was created by Klas and Anki Bergling and their family after the death of their son Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii – one of the most acclaimed and beloved producers/performers/songwriters in modern music. Tim’s parents have endowed the foundation with a significant contribution from his estate and will direct proceeds from future Avicii projects and the recent release of the posthumous album ”TIM” (2019) to the foundation. The Tim Bergling Foundation will advocate for the recognition of suicide as a global health emergency and promote removing the stigma attached to the discussion of mental health issues. It will support science-based organizations that engage in research into the causes and prevention of suicide, particularly for young people. For more go to https://www.aviciitributeconcert.com/
RTÉ 2fm Head of Music Content Alan Swan “We’re honoured to be able to share this experience live with Avicii’s Irish fans while at the same time highlighting the incredibly important work of the The Tim Bergling Foundation”
That’s “AVICII” – tribute concert for mental health awareness live at Friends Arena, live from Stockholm from 8pm with Tara Stewart
On Friday 11 October RTÉ 2FM will join with radio stations from France, UK, Belgium, Germany, Sweden and The Netherlands to host Europe’s Biggest Dance Show.
The marathon dance show kicks off on 11 October at 7pm with an hour from BBC Radio 1 (Annie Mac), who then hands over to other European Broadcasting Union radio stations for each country to present one hour. At 11pm 2FM’s DJ Jenny Greene will host one hour of live dance music with guest DJ sets from renowned Irish DJs George Feely and Sunil Sharpe.
The SEAT ‘2FM Rising’ List 2019 includes – Happyalone, Fia Moon, Inhaler, Pillow queens, True Tides, Jyellowl, Rushes, Roe, Kojaque, Flynn, Tebi Rex & Wild Youth.
Each act is featured in primetime broadcast hours throughout 2019 on 2FM with specially produced Studio 8 sessions and online support across all 2FM social networks. This also includes a nationwide tour produced by 2FM.
Here’s a recap of 2FM’s Rising’s recent visit to Dolan’s in Limerick with Happyalone, ROE and Tebi Rex.
Proud to have commissioned this short video for our 2fm Ceol collaboration.
350,000 copies of CEOL 2018 le hEoghan McDermott landed in schools on September 26th
With a spoken word introduction from Irish actress Saoirse Ronan and multi platinum artist Macklemore, the album was delivered to every school in the country on Wednesday September 26th where download codes was shared with thousands of third level students.
Massive amount of work done by @CnaG and @RaidioRiRa alongside Eoghan & 2fm team!
The line-up for CEOL 2018 le hEoghan McDermott, a compilation of some of the biggest songs of this year recorded by their original artists as Gaeilge has been announced today. Collectively, the original versions of these popular songs have accumulated over half a billion hits on Spotify – and now they are available in Irish!
Mark Prendergast, Kodaline said:
“Myself and Steve started the band in the Gaeltacht, so we’ve always had a deep love and affinity for the language. We were delighted to be involved in CEOL this year, the scale of the album and the calibre of other artists involved make it one of the most exciting things to happen to the language in a long time.”
Danny O’Reilly, front man of The Coronas said:
“We love taking part in CEOL and we get a huge reaction when we sing one of our songs as Gaeilge anywhere in the world – people really connect with them. I hope that our song Nílimid Bréagach (We Couldn’t Fake It) on CEOL 2018 and all the other amazing tracks on the album will inspire people to use more Irish especially this year during Bliain na Gaeilge”
Eoghan McDermott, RTÉ 2FM presenter and CEOL 2018 curator said:
“I’m so excited to announce the CEOL 2018 line-up. It’s one hell of a list and includes Kodaline, John Gibbons ft Soulé, Picture This, JP Cooper, Gavin James, The Coronas, Parson James, Wild Youth & loads more fantastic artists. We are especially honoured that after the untimely passing of Dolores O’Riordan, The Cranberries have very kindly gifted us the use of the original backing track for Linger, which has been recorded beautifully by Sibéal. The album has been in the making for over a year now, and the whole process has been phenomenal. In the last week of production, tracks were being recorded in Dublin, London, LA and New York, which is awesome. Mega excited to share it with everyone!”
Full Tracklisting for CEOL 2018 is:
1. Fáilte go CEOL – Saoirse Ronan agus Macklemore
2. Picture This – Is Sinne Óg (When We Were Young)
3. JP Cooper – Amhrán an Fhómhair (September Song)
4. Kodaline – Ag Fadú d’Aidhme (Follow Your Fire)
5. John Gibbons ft Soulé – Spéaclaí Gréine sa Bháisteach (Sunglasses in the Rain)
6. Gavin James – I gCónaí (Always)
7. Wheatus – Stócach Brocach (Teenage Dirtbag)
8. The Academic – Do Chroí Anocht (Bear Claws)
9. Parson James – Muid a Ghoid an Seó (Stole the Show)
10. Hudson Taylor – Mothaigh Arís É (Feel It Again)
11. The Coronas – Nílimid Bréagach (We Couldn’t Fake It)
12. Wild Youth – Mé Sáite Ann (Can’t Move On)
13. Chasing Abbey – Labhair Liom (Talk To Me)
14. Delorentos – Insan Nóiméad (In the Moment)
15. Sibéal with The Cranberries – Fuarú (Linger)
16. Seo Linn – Bain an Glas
17. Nóra agus Jade – Fuil na nÓg (Winners of BEO 2017)
CEOL 2018 has been compiled by Conradh na Gaeilge and Raidió Rí-Rá in conjunction with RTÉ 2FM as part of Bliain na Gaeilge. The album will be made available on CD and via digital download. This is the thirteenth edition of the annual album with the first album originally launched in 2005. The album has proven to be hugely popular with young people and it is also is an excellent resource in classrooms and for language learners. The album is being supported by An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta, Foras na Gaeilge and the Department of Culture, Heritage and Gaeltacht.
Such an honour to be part of the Worldwide Radio Summit a few weeks ago in Los Angeles where I was part of a panel of programmers & executives discussing how music discovery has become a global positioning statement for terrestrial, satellite, digital and streaming services. It was an incredible experience to share the ‘2fm Music’ story and to see how stations from China to South Africa are creating audio content for the future.
“Hopefully we’ll find the next Calvin Harris. Why can’t there be an Irish Calvin Harris?” Big thanks to Colette Sexton and the Sunday Business Post for sharing the ‘2fm Music’ story today https://lnkd.in/dGY5ZCt
RTÉ 2fm is proud to announce that we will host a ‘2fm Rising’ stage at this year’s Body&Soul Festival in Ballinlough, Co. Westmeath on Friday 22 June.
‘2fm Rising‘ is dedicated to championing new Irish artists that we believe in for the year ahead. The Rising list is a curated list of artists and acts to listen to in 2018 allowing the station to bring these artists to listeners’ attention and share their music on air and online. As a public service media station for the Irish youth, giving airplay to emerging talent and making new music discovery part of our content plan is at the very core of what we do.
The artists confirmed to play 2fm Rising at Body&Soul are: Ships, Le Boom, Laoise, Lyra, Mango x Mathman, Fontaines D.C, Search Party Animal and DAY_S
Bringing ‘2fm Rising’ to the live Irish stage this summer 2fm believes Body&Soul is the perfect festival in which to curate this unique line-up of explosive new talent on the Irish music scene.
For more on the acts involved https://www.rte.ie/2fm-rising18/
