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Aoife (also spelled Aífe, Aeife; Irish pronunciation: [ˈiːfʲə]; /ˈiːfʲə/ EE-fə), is an Irish feminine given name. The name is probably derived from the Gaelic aoibh, which means "beauty" or "radiance". It has been compared to the Gaulish name Esvios (Latinized Esuvius, feminine Esuvia), which may be related to the tribal name Esuvii and the theonym Esus.
In Irish mythology, Aífe is the daughter of Airdgeimm, a warrior woman in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Aífe or Aoife is also the second wife of King Lir in the Irish myth Children of Lir and the twin sister (or, at times, the enemy) of Scathach. T. F. O'Rahilly supposed that the Irish heroine reflects an otherwise unknown goddess representing a feminine counterpart to Gaulish Esus.
The name is unrelated to the Biblical name Eva, which was rendered as Éabha in Irish, but due to the similarity in sound, Aoife has often been anglicised as Eva or Eve. Aoife MacMurrough (also known as Eva of Leinster) was a 12th-century Irish noblewoman.
Aoife O’Donovan (/ˈiːfə/ EE-fə; Irish: [ˈiːfʲə];) born November 18, 1982 in Newton, Massachusetts, is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known as the lead singer for the progressive bluegrass/string band, Crooked Still, and a member of the female folk-noir trio, Sometymes Why. Her first professional engagement was singing lead for the folk group The Wayfaring Strangers. She has performed and recorded with Ollabelle, Karan Casey and Seamus Egan, Jerry Douglas, Jim Lauderdale, Darol Anger, Sarah Jarosz, Sara Watkins, Christina Courtin, Chris Thile (Nickel Creek, Punch Brothers), Noam Pikelny (Punch Brothers), Edgar Meyer, Stuart Duncan and Yo-Yo Ma. O’Donovan has also performed with the Boston Pops Orchestra and the Utah Symphony Orchestra. In 2012, she sang on most of the tracks on the album "Be Still" by the jazz group the Dave Douglas Quintet, featuring trumpeter Dave Douglas. During the summer of 2013, she toured with Garrison Keillor and his "A Prairie Home Companion Radio Romance Tour." Performed at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark 2014.
Aoife McArdle is an Irish writer and director. Her work includes music videos for Jon Hopkins and U2 as well as television commercials for Honda and Samsung. Her video for the U2 song 'Every Breaking Wave' was nominated for Best International Music Video at the UK Music Video Awards 2015 and was publicly praised by Academy award winning directors Terry George, Alejandro González Iñárritu and Spike Jonze. She was nominated for Best Director at the UK Music Video Awards in 2014 and her video for the Jon Hopkins track 'Open Eye Signal' won Best Cinematography at the UK Music Video Awards in 2013. Her first feature length film, 'Kissing Candice', is due to be released in 2016.
Aoife McArdle grew up in Omagh, Northern Ireland.
She studied English Literature and Film at Trinity College, Dublin before going on to complete a Masters in Film & TV production at Bournemouth University. There she specialised in script-writing, directing, cinematography and lighting.
Her first music video as a solo director 'Isles' for Little Comets won Best Music Video at Rushes Soho Shorts in 2011 and was nominated for Best Indie Music Video and Best Editing at the UK Music Video Awards 2011.
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Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch; 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music (notably calypso). He has lived in Scotland, London and California, and, since at least 2008, in County Cork, Ireland, with his family. Emerging from the British folk scene, Donovan reached fame in the United Kingdom in early 1965 with live performances on the pop TV series, Ready Steady Go!.
Having signed with Pye Records in 1965, he recorded singles and two albums in the folk vein, but after a new contract with US CBS/Epic Records his popularity spread to other countries. After extricating himself from his original management contract, he began a long and successful collaboration with Mickie Most, a leading British independent record producer, with hits in the UK, the US and other countries.
His most successful singles were the early UK hits "Catch the Wind", "Colours" and "Universal Soldier" in 1965. "Sunshine Superman" topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart (number two in Britain), and "Mellow Yellow" reached US number two the following year, with "Hurdy Gurdy Man" in the Top 5 in both countries in 1968. He was the first artist to be signed to CBS/Epic Records by the new administrative vice-president, Clive Davis. Donovan and Most collaborated on hit albums and singles between 1965 and 1970. He became a friend of pop musicians including Joan Baez, Brian Jones and The Beatles. He taught John Lennon a finger-picking guitar style in 1968. Donovan's commercial fortunes waned after parting with Most in 1969, and he left the industry for a time.
O'Donovan (Irish: Ó Donnabháin [oːˈd̪ˠɔn̪ˠəˌvˠɑːnʲ]) or Donovan is an Irish surname, also written Dhonnabháin in certain grammatical contexts, as well as Donndubháin, being originally composed of the elements donn, meaning dark brown or noble, dubh, meaning dark or black, and the diminutive suffix án. Ó derives from the earlier Ua, meaning grandson or descendant. Compare O'Donoghue and O'Sullivan, containing the same elements. The spelling of the name during the 16th and 17th centuries included Donevan, Donevane, Donovane, and other iterations. Pronunciation of the name in Ireland is closest to "Dunaven".
The O'Donovans are descendants of the 10th century Donnubán mac Cathail, ruler of the regional kingdom of Uí Fidgenti, as well as of his royal Norse relations from Limerick and Waterford, some belonging to the Uí Ímair. From his accession to the kingship in 962 to the death of Olaf O'Donovan in 1201, the Uí Cairbre, one of the two main constituent subkingdoms of Uí Fidgenti, operated as a semi-independent to sometimes fully independent regional ruling house within the larger (provincial) overkingdom of Munster. During the 13th century, most O'Donovans relocated south to the Kingdom of Desmond and to Carbery, where they were a ruling sept for centuries and played a role in the latter principality's founding. Several septs of O'Donovans were semi-autonomous flatha underneath the MacCarthy Reagh dynasty in Carbery, with the most notable more correctly local petty kings. Nearly five centuries later and eighty years after the fall of the Gaelic order, the O'Donovans were one of the few families of Carbery and Munster still allowed by the authorities to be of royal extraction. Today the family are still counted among the leading Gaelic nobility of Ireland.
Actors: Simon McSweeney (actor), Paddy Wallace (actor),
Plot: London Irish follows the antics of four ex-pat Northern Irish 20 somethings in London. Written by Derry girl, Lisa McGee, someone who knows a thing or two about 'the craic' in world's best city. For these four friends it's not easy navigating their way through London life especially when they're playing by rules only they get which leads to a whole load of wrongdoings.
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Joseph Murray (editor), Joseph Murray (actor), Joseph Murray (producer), Joseph Murray (producer), Joseph Murray (writer), Joseph Murray (writer), Joseph Murray (composer), Joseph Murray (director), Sinead Butler (actor),
Plot: Set in 1950s Ireland, Playhouse is the story of a reclusive young woman living in an abandoned house, far away from civilization and reality. When her child is kidnapped by a masked figure, she must journey deep into her past to uncover why her child was taken and how to get him back. Her journey has many twists and turns however and she soon discovers that sometimes, the past is best forgotten.
Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery,Actors: Lucy Campbell (producer), Lucy Campbell (director), Ronan Kelly (editor), Soinbhe Lally (writer), Leigh Hunter Dodsworth (producer), Meadb McCloskey (actor), Meave Liston (actor),
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Short,Actors: Ciaran Davies (actor), Gerry Shanahan (actor), Patrick Murphy (actor), Fiona Graham (miscellaneous crew), Joe McKinney (actor), Rory Mullen (actor), Tom O'Sullivan (actor), Alan Rogers (actor), Marie Caffrey (actress), Geraldine McAlinden (actress), David O'Neill (actor), Marie Caffrey (miscellaneous crew), Rita Marie Lawlor (miscellaneous crew), Rita Marie Lawlor (actress), Timuçin Leflef (actor),
Plot: A working class Irish family is caught up in a zombie invasion of Dublin, Ireland. When their son, Billy, becomes a zombie the family chooses to take care of him in the home much to the chagrin of the neighbors and the local crime boss. Meanwhile, they've invited an American documentarian to film their situation and the film crew is caught up in the mayhem. Will the family prove that blood is thicker than water or will their love lead to their eventual doom? One thing is clear, for the zombies in Ireland, the famine is definitely over.
Keywords: flesh-eating-zombies, living-dead, undead, walking-dead, zombieActors: Patrick Murphy (actor), Rita Marie Lawlor (writer), Rita Marie Lawlor (producer), Rita Marie Lawlor (director), Rita Marie Lawlor (actress), Eoin Quinn (actor), Melissa Nolan (actor), John King (editor), Paul O'Bryan (actor), Philip Francis Deane (actor), Naoimh Ní Mhaolagáin (actress), Jaclyn Cooper (actress), Damien Murry (actor), Barry O'Neill (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Pat Laffan (actor), Jim Norton (actor), Luke Hayden (actor), Ruairi Robinson (producer), Sheila Flitton (actress), Mark O'Regan (actor), Derek Reid (actor), Nick Ryan (producer), Ann Marie Horan (actress), Eoin Ryan (director), Eoin Ryan (writer), Eoin Ryan (editor), Joe McHugh (editor), Janice Byrne (actress), Shane Fallon (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: David Kelly (actor), Bosco Hogan (actor), Amy-Joyce Hastings (actress), Slaine Kelly (actress), Eimear O'Kane (actress), Glen Barry (actor), Geraldine McAlinden (actress), Gail Brady (actress), James Akpotor (actor), Nora Windeck (miscellaneous crew), James Phelan (writer), James Phelan (director), Andrew Hearne (editor), Tom Lawrence (composer), Brian O'Tiomain (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Short,Actors: Leah O'Rourke (actress), Bronagh Waugh (actress), Sara Dylan (actress), George Kingsnorth (editor), George Kingsnorth (producer), George Kingsnorth (writer), Claire Fitch (composer), George Kingsnorth (director), Anthony Fitzpatrick (actor), Pauline Lynch (actress), Conor Kingsnorth (actor), Patricia Kingsnorth (producer), Mei Lynn (actress), Lawrence Kavanagh (writer), Joe O'Neill (actor),
Plot: Architect, Aoife McKenna, inherits an Irish pub but when she attempts to renovate the place, the locals put up resistance. Aoife's eagerness to succeed reveals a secret with profound consequences. Fiddler's Walk is the journey of a young woman, stepping away from the hurley burley of modern America and finding herself in the depths of post-troubles Ireland, where new world commercialism collides with old world community values. Fiddler's Walk is shot in the beautiful landscapes of South Armagh, County Down and County Louth, in contemporary Ireland.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Gabriel Murray (writer), Gregory Magee (composer), Alan Slattery (miscellaneous crew), Alan Slattery (editor), Alan Slattery (miscellaneous crew), Mike Kelly (writer), Mike Kelly (producer), Mike Kelly (actor), Angela Walsh (miscellaneous crew), Eileen Little (actress), Bronagh Murphy (director), Kevin Hanrahan (actor), Brendan Corcoran (actor), Liane Murphy (actress), Conor Jenkinson (actor),
Plot: IRELAND 1845 - The three O'Driscoll children, Eily, Michael and Peggy set out a great adventure to walk across Ireland and try to find their great-aunts, Nano and Lena, whom they've only heard about in their Mother's stories. But their great adventure turns into a terrible battle for survival against hunger, disease and possibly death.
Keywords: based-on-novel, famine, independent-film, irishActors: Stephen McKeon (composer), Eamonn Hunt (actor), Sean Lawlor (actor), Kathleen Weir (miscellaneous crew), Frank Kelly (actor), Lorna Marie Mugan (costume designer), Alan Stanford (actor), Jack Lynch (actor), Martin O'Malley (actor), Jason Byrne (actor), Catherine Morris (miscellaneous crew), Jeff O'Toole (actor), Alan Walsh (actor), Damien O'Donnell (writer), Maria Hayden (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Aoife O'Donovan - Porch Light Recorded Live: 12/17/2015 - Paste Studios - New York, NY More Aoife O'Donovan in the Paste Cloud: http://www.pastemagazine.com/search?t=Aoife O'Donovan&m;=Video Visit Paste Magazine: http://www.pastemagazine.com
https://www.facebook.com/TheRightEarOfNash "The Best Is Yet To Come" Written and composed by Rika Muranaka and performed by Aoife Ní Fhearraigh. As heard in the hit video game Metal Gear Solid. Lyrics: Do you remember love The heartbreak of love? Nothing now but music of the night I am forever in love A lover with a fault A lover with a fault Allow it and you will have it Allow it and love will be Do you remember the time When you were satisfied? Do you remember the time When you were laughing? The world is wonderful if you believe in it Turn your face towards life a constant happiness in our midst What happened to those days? What happened to those nights? Do you remember the time When you were sorrowful? Do you remember the time Forever crying tears? Was it me or you at fault? F...
Aoife O'Donovan (with Chris Thile, Sarah Jarosz, Rich Dworsky, Stuart Duncan, Alan Hampton, Julian Lage, and Ted Poor) sings "Jupiter" on our February 18, 2017 broadcast Website: http://www.aoifeodonovan.com/ https://www.prairiehome.org/shows/55021
This past summer during the Telluride Bluegrass Festival we, along with our friends at Mason Jar Music, had the distinct pleasure of capturing Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O'Donovan's perfectly bucolic version of "Some Tyrant." Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TheBGSitch Discover more: https://www.facebook.com/TheBluegrassSituation https://twitter.com/TheBGSituation https://www.instagram.com/thebluegrasssituation/ http://www.thebluegrasssituation.com/
"Magic Hour" solo acoustic at Brooklyn Recording. "In the Magic Hour" out now on Yep Roc Records ORDER iTunes: http://po.st/magichouritunes ORDER Vinyl / CD: http://bit.ly/itmhaod
Aoife O'Donovan (with Chris Thile, Rich Dworsky, Mike Elizondo, Julian Lage, Ted Poor, and Gabe Witcher) sings "The King of All Birds" on our January 21, 2017 broadcast Website: http://www.aoifeodonovan.com/ https://www.prairiehome.org/shows/54739
Blind Audition performance at The Voice of Ireland Series 2. For more videos and backstage news check out the website: www.rte.ie/thevoice
http://55dsl.com facebook.com/FiftyFiveDSL Following on from the FW12 collaboration with directors CANADA and the film “Beyond Mountains, More Mountains”, the creativity continues in 2013, however this time 55DSL have ventured overseas to discover the Italian essence in new frontiers. 55DSL proudly present their next short film for Spring / Summer ’13 – shot in its entirety in the blazing hot plains of the U.S.A. – entitled Italy, Texas. For this daring departure from Italian soil, 55DSL enlisted talented filmmaker Aoife McArdle. And in the small town of Italy, Texas, not far from Dallas, the acclaimed Irish born director found the perfect setting to tell a story of unique and unconventional friendships. A celebration of creativity inspired by the new 55DSL collection. For two weeks this...
Video from my installation piece 'LIMITLESS'. Direction / Production / Video / Costume : Aoife Dunne Make-up Artists : Lisa Redmond + Noella Geoghegan Models: Maria Cowley Kate Dunne Hannah O'Brien Hazel Farrell Cesca Saunders Assistant : Magda Horodecka Installation documentation found - www.aoifedunne.com Exhibited (2016 -2017) MCA Denver Royal Academy of Arts, London NCAD, Dublin
*Winner of Rushes Soho Shorts Best Music Video 2011* *Nominated for Best Indie Video and Best Editing at UKMVAs 2011* Writer/Director: Aoife McArdle Producer: Amber Millington DP: Paul Ross Newton Focus Puller: Julie Moniere Production Company: Agile Films Editor: Thomas Grove Carter at Family Telecine Artist: James Tillett Sound Design: Florian Viale Representation: OB Management Thanks to Daragh, Pete, Eadaoin, Sam, Francie and all involved.
From Aoife O'Donovan's solo album debut, FOSSILS, available now at http://smarturl.it/aoifefossils. Production Company: Elkcreek Cinema CAST (In Order of Appearance): Jack: Jack DiFalco David: Peter O'Leary Ida: Christina Brown Gus: Kobi Wright Hannibal: Hannibal Miles Wilhelm: Baden Jack Burns Ghost: Aoife O'Donovan CREW: Writer / Director / Editor: Carlo Mirabella-Davis Director of Photography: Peter O'Leary Producer: Gregory Horoupian Executive Producers: Karlie Justus, Sue Berger Costume Designer: Liene Dobraja Production Designer: William Stitt Hair & Make-up Artist: Tatiana Semashko 1st AC: Brian Leisring 2nd AC & DIT: Zachary Meyer Gaffer: Calvin Laszakovitz Grip / Driver: Ian Geronimo PA: Angel Vega Set Dressing Assistant: Claire Stephens Craft Services: Bella Mirabella, An...
DIRECTOR : AOIFE MCARDLE PRODUCTION COMPANY : COLONEL BLIMP DOP : STEVE ANNIS
Hit me like a hammer to my head
We thrashed in bed baby
Drove a truck right through my life
Struck me like a knife
There's a finger in my pie, someone else's guy
Caught you with your pants down, fingers in the till
Caught you stealing something, my last thrill
(1) Chorus:
At war with the world as this life unfurls
Ooh, better get ready
At war with the world, as this life unfurls
Better get ready
Living like a hound dog who's not fed
Life's one big bed baby
From the trash right on the street and anyone you meet
Trying to make the first glance and I doubt you will last
Caught you with your pants down fingers in the till
I guess I've swallowed life's hardest pill