Irish composer Finola Merivale’s creative practice sits at the intersection of collaboration and solitude, structure and improvisation. In this episode, she discusses recent compositions shaped by field recordings and environmental research. She also discusses creative collaboration with other artists during her fellowship at the Institute for Ideas and Imagination and exploring the creative process through her new podcast, Lodestar.
Finola’s upcoming album Abhaile is coming out on Relative Pitch (USA) and Fort Evil Fruit (Ireland) in June. Learn more about her collaborator Catherine Sikora here: catherinesikora.net
Lodestar, Finola’s podcast with her sister Tamzin, is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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Host: Marie Doezema
Production: Marie Doezema, James Allen, Charlotte Force, and Anthony Valette
Editing: Theo Albaric
Music: Lili Boulanger’s Nocturne performed by Magdalena Baczewska and Sasha He
With thanks to the Nadia and Lili Boulanger International Centre in Paris
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