Happy Hour episode no°129 (14/11/2011) - Pollyanna plays live!
The “Happy Hour” show on Idfm98 Radio Enghien welcomes Pollyanna, French indie-folk musician into the studio for a live session.
On this autumn evening, join us for a live guitar set with this down-to-earth composer who finds as much inspiration in city streets as the seaside or the northern European countryside.
Find out how this young woman originally from the Flanders region of France grew up to write folk songs in English, performing in the four corners of the globe yet managing to hold down a full time job as a newspaper editor in Paris. Interview in English (part 1 28min) and French (part 2 (32min) - just click below!
www.pollyanna.org or myspace/pollyannamusic
Mon invitée de Happy Hour épisode 129 (14 nov 2011) s’appelle Isabelle mais son nom de scène est Pollyanna. Ce soir cette musicienne française originaire de Flandres, qui a fait ses premiers pas sur scène à Marseille et qui compose tous ses textes en anglais, interprétera quelques morceaux folk en direct et parlera de son parcours et ses derniers projets. Partie 1 (anglais 28min) Partie 2 (français 32 min)
Happy Hour no°133 - Joanna Quélen de Happylab
Interview en français avec Joanna Quélen, auteure du blog "Moodstep" (www.moodstep.com) et co-présidente de l'association Happylab (www.happylab.fr) depuis 2009.
Avec l'objective de réunir des expertises et des témoignages autour de la question : "qu'est ce que le bonheur", ce groupe de personnes a le même esprit d'ouverture sur le monde et l'envie de partager leurs joyeuses trouvailles avec les autres.
A travers les vidéos sur son blog vous trouverez les mots clés sont "explorer", "créativité", "rencontre" et bien d'autres encore.
Decouvrez l'audio ici en cliquant sur la flèche ci-dessous: (44 mins)
Dear listeners,
What would you say if I said I’d found the key to happiness?! You’s say I’d “smoked the carpet” (translated from the French expression meaning you’re off your rocker)…but in fact it’s kind of true. Here in tonight’s show (in French) Ollia speaks openly with Joanna Quelen, a dynamic young French woman from Brittany who has travelled the world, worked in all sorts of places and is still on a quest to explore, experiment and share this concept of happiness. Through her founding of the “Happylab” club and via her inspiring blog, get a glimpse of Joanna’s vision, where the world really is her oyster – and the best thing is she takes us on her colourful journey full of motivating encounters!
Interview in French available here : 44 min
www.moodstep.com (some of her pages are in English!)
www.happylab.fr
Happy Hour no°130 Esther from Zwolle
Ollia invites you to listen to an interview she recorded with Esther, who lives in Holland.
Mother of three, this charming Francophile is a proud owner of a caravan on a French farm for weekends away! Esther has tried her hand at many things over the years with the same courage and enthusiasm from ballet teaching, to fashion stylist, from office worker to French teacher. After having completed a five year university degree, Esther now works with school children and adults and will tell you why she loves coming back again and again to France.
Hear her story in two parts French (26mn) followed by English (22mn) interspersed with some feel -good music. Just click here on the play button!
Ecoutez ici l'interview avec Esther - première partie en français 26 mins
Here's part 2 in English - la deuxième partie en anglais ci-dessous :
Happy Hour no°124 - Opal Edgar, author
Happy Hour takes a trip into a parallel universe to discover the works & inspiration of sci-fi-fantasy writer Opal Edgar. Currently living in Paris, she has numerous projects in the pipeline including experimenting with fusion food recipes to write her own cookbook.
She is an anthropology graduate (she wrote her thesis on the post 9/11 vampire myth resurgence) and has previously been published in Aurora Wolf’s anthology: Aurora of the Sun.
Find out more about her upcoming publications on her blog: http://darkdemonproductions.blogspot.com
O – Other magical worlds appear in her writing,
P – Paris – a city she loves,
A – Australian born, French mum, Aussie Dad, grew up between countries,
L – loves cooking, and would love to go back and explore more countries in Asia…
Interview in English – queries happyhourwithollia@gmail.com
Happy Hour - no°123 Ndidi'O - singer songwriter
Happy Hour will take you on a musical journey with NDidi’O, Canadian singer, of Nigerian & German roots. Settled recently here in Paris, she’s in the middle of touring around France to promote her album “The Escape” released this spring (next concert in Paris at La Maroquinerie on the 8th October).
With her dark hair, hypnotic big eyes and her slightly husky voice, she brings a lilting, intriguing twist to her songs that swing from jazz to blues to folk, always in keeping with her desire to tell stories. And as a guest on the Happy Hour show, that’s exactly what she’s going to do – share some anecdotes about her passion for making music and her life on the road, and her feelings about living in Paris, or New York or Vancouver…interview in English, translation available upon request.
www.ndidio.net
Happy Hour no°118 – the many facets of India
Join Ollia for a “Happy Hour” voyage to India in the company of Margot Borden, American psychotherapist, whose interest in India began at the tender age of 12. On the theme “the many facets of India” Margot Borden will share her thoughts on how this vibrant, enigmatic country has made its mark on both her professional and spiritual life over the last 20 years and what kinds of challenges she sees for this nation in the future.
Author of the book “Spirituality and Business, Exploring Possibilities for a new management paradigm”, Margot Borden is the founder of Integral Perspectives, a specialty consulting firm that has an extensive international presence while being based in Paris, France. Her philosophy draws on and adapts ancient wisdom to the complexities, challenges and opportunities of the modern, global context.http://www.theintegralperspective.com
Photo below : Margot dressed in traditional sari for a friend’s engagement celebration.
Margot in a sari, India 2010
Interview in English, translation possible on request.
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