<p>In this first episode of Make Art Not War we meet with composer Michael Gallen, a rising voice in contemporary Irish music. I met Michael working with the Orchestre de Bretagne, playing his newly commissioned work for orchestra and folk ensemble, Bad on Altar. We will discuss his experience with the band Ana Gog and years as singer-songwriter, the blending of genres and how his music is inevitably infused by Irish politics - whilst sometimes trying to avoid cliché associations.</p>

Michael Gallen (Part 2)

Make Art Not War is a series of conversations with innovative artists from all fields: musicians, dancers, visual artists, filmmakers, and writers about their lives, their work and how it relates to our society and the world we live in. What inspires them? What is their story? What are their processes? And how do they feel their art relates (or perhaps doesn’t) to our planet, struggles, and connections? Click follow for candid talks with some of the world's most exciting and engaging artists.