Today my guest is musician and actor Flo McSweeney. Flo first came to prominence as a versatile vocalist on the Irish rock scene with stand out performances with acts such as Moving Hearts and Toy with Rhythm before embarking on a solo career alongside acting roles in theatres across Ireland. In 2018, Flo realised her debut solo album, Picture in a Frame to critical acclaim. A blend of coffee jazz and standards, the album was thirty years in the making and has allowed Flo to be in charge of her creativity. I was delighted to have Flo as guest, so I hope you are sitting comfortably and happy to stay with us.
We started of chatting about Flo’s early days and how she got into music (00:56), before talking about her time with progressive folk act, Moving Hearts (10:09) and her time as presenter of the hit music show, Megamix (15:18). We then moved on to her acting career (20:50) and her successful run in the hit musical Menopause (24:51). In the second half of our chat we talked about Flo’s love of Jazz (28:42), the background behind her solo album Picture in a Frame (31:40), and what she is doing now (41:24), before finishing with me asking Flor what she is reading and listening to at the moment (50:28).
Show Notes
- Flo on Facebook
- Flo on Twitter
- Flo’s album Picture in a Frame
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