Barge Bards
Had so much fun doing a spoken word gig on a barge tonight at Grand Canal Dock. Beautiful vibe, lovely setting, great community of people. Shared the stage with the hugely talented Colm Keegan, Lisa O’Neill and Alain Servant. Thanks to Erin Fornoff for organizing this little private gig and for the invitation to perform. […]
NFL Draft Night – Voiceover for Irish NFL Show
The fine folks over at The Irish NFL Show commissioned another voiceover from me for their NFL Draft Night show. Voiceovers are such a fun way to flex my creative and storytelling skills. I’m loving the opportunity to use inflection and intonation as a way of bringing emotion and energy through to the listener & […]
Poetry Performance at Pepper Cannister Church
My good friend Stephen James Smith kicked off his UK & Ireland tour last night in the Pepper Cannister church here in Dublin, and he was gracious enough to give me a support slot. We had a quick chat before I performed my Sine Metu poem, followed by my final piece from Three Men Talking […]
Irish in Sweden Podcast – Interview
Kalle speaks with journalist Phil O’Connor about growing up Swedish in Ireland
The Definitive View with Sneachta Ní Mhurchú
After many years of honing my craft as a sketch writer and performer at The Brownbread Mixtape, I pieced together the body of work into a full-length play. After an initial sold out run at the 2016 Dublin Fringe festival, we reassembled as a cast and did a weeklong run at the legendary Project Arts […]
Kalle Ryan: The voice of the Super Bowl
My friends over at The Irish NFL Show asked me to do the voiceover for their big Super Bowl intro. As a lifelong American Football fan, this was such a pleasure to do. The final result is a stirring, spinetingling little film that I’m very proud of. Take a look and let me know what […]
Three Men Talking About Things They Kinda Know About – Radio Play on Spotify
Last year, to mark the 10th anniversary of our award-nominated play Three Men Talking About Things They Kinda Know About, we released a limited edition letterpress printed book, as well as a sumptuous, soundscaped radio play version. We are incredibly proud of the final piece and it is now available for free. Please have a […]
Creative Kalle on Facebook
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A poem about Robert De Niro
imagine if De Niro was 007 how brilliant that would be “the name is Bond, James Bond, you talkin’ to me?”
A Bob Dylan poem
I recently renovated my office at home and put up my treasured Bob Dylan poster on the wall. Not only is Bob Dylan an artistic hero of mine, he also plays a huge role for me in learning about the craft of great writing. As for the poster; the story of how I acquired it […]