Recreating Finnegans Wake [in its Whole Wholume]
On 23 January, Sonic Imperfections host Nigel Bryant interviewed Waywords and Meansigns project director Derek Pyle for London’s experimental radio station Resonance FM. After playing excerpts of Steve Gregoropoulos and Neil Campbell‘s 2016 recordings of Waywords and Meansigns, Nigel and […]
Waywords and Meansigns director Derek Pyle was interviewed by Marie Sartain for the James Joyce Quarterly’s “Clever, Very” blog series. Derek Pyle spoke about his own background, the evolution of the project, and the call for contributors for our 2017 […]
Biblioklept published an interview with author Brian Hall about his contribution to Waywords and Meansigns. In addition to his discussion of Joyce and Finnegans Wake, Hall discussed his thoughts on literary research, stream-of-consciousness work and the writing process. From the introduction: Author […]
Derek Pyle and Sara Jewell of Waywords and Meansigns recently interview Fuat Sevimay, on translating Finnegans Wake into Turkish. Sevimay’s unabridged translation is forthcoming in 2016 from Sel Publishing Company. “[Joyce], the master builder, says something in so-called English but […]
“You may not know David Kahne’s name but you will almost certainly have heard his music. A Grammy-winning American record producer and composer, Kahne has worked with the likes of Paul McCartney, the Strokes and Stevie Nicks (to name but […]
Robert Amos, the landscape painter known for his depictions of Victoria, British Columbia, discusses his lifelong enthusiasm for James Joyce and Finnegans Wake. Amos was a contributor to first edition of Waywords and Meansigns, and his artwork adorns the James […]
Waywords and Meansigns was featured this week on public radio! Lauren Tuiskula of New England Public Radio (WFCR) covered the story, with a focus on the musicians of Massachusetts and Hampshire College. In the interview project director Derek Pyle discussed […]
Derek Pyle, director of Waywords and Meansigns, has launched a podcast radio show called “Unassimilated Sounds”. With the slogan “taking listeners out of their usual zone, from Bach to 2pac”, Derek’s show features a unique array of music as well […]
In the latest edition of Tinteán Magazine, Sara Jewell speaks with Kevin Spenst about his interest in Finnegans Wake, and the process of recording a chapter for Waywords and Meansigns. “It’s a colossal book that inspires colossal weirdness. Bless Joyce for […]
Tim Carbone of the popular American “new grass” band Railroad Earth discusses Waywords and Meansigns with Jambands.com. “the language and the diction and the way it’s written becomes percussive, and it has it’s own groove. And so you start to […]