Irish Times Off Topic

First up Jim Carroll joins us on the line from Austin, Texas to give his take on the sights and sounds of this year's SxSW and what the Irish contingent have contributed to the festival this time around. In part two Laurence Mackin interviews celebrated sound recordist Chris Watson, best known for his work on David Attenborough's beloved nature documentaries. From getting into trouble trying to capture the howls of hyenas, recording animals on the edge of extinction, creating the imagined sounds of mythical island Hy Brasil with all its imaginary flora and fauna, to more mundane subjects like the house sparrows in his own back garden, Chris's fascination with the natural world is truly contagious. Chris was on town for a performance of Hy Brasil as one of the Santa Rita concerts at The Little Museum of Dublin.