On The Bookcase with Maggie Doyle
12th June 2026
Welcome to a our brand new episode of our podcast series ‘On The Bookcase’, featuring female authors from across the world, with host Fiona Ross and original music from Hannah Horton. We were excited to find our podcasts named as one of the Top 15 Women In Media Podcasts on the web by Feedspot! Huge thank you to them! You can also find our podcasts at number 9 in the top 60 Best Jazz Podcasts in FeedSpot!
In this episode we welcome Maggie Doyle, to talk about her new book ‘Magy’s Farm – Where Music Grows’
You can listen to the episode on Spotify Apple and all major podcast platforms
Maggie is an award winning radio producer and former Editor of Music Programmes at BBC Radio Ulster where she worked for many years before taking early retirement in 2019. She graduated with an MA in Creative Writing with distinction from Queen's University Belfast in 2021 and published her first book 'Mountain Notes - A Nature Diary' in December 2021.
She has co-written a song called 'Serenita' with Jude Johnstone which was included in Jude's last album 'Living Room' and she co-wrote an instrumental called 'Carmel' (a tribute to her sister) which Linley included on his album 'Making Other Arrangements'. She also presents and produces a podcast called 'The Mountain Gate' about nature and the creative arts in her local area.
Maggie is committed to supporting the growth of music on Magy's Farm and firmly believes in the power of music to provide joy and well being in people's lives.
"Magy’s Farm – Where Music Grows" can be ordered from https://bridgebooksdromore.co.uk/
and https://noalibis.com/ or people can email Maggie directly info@magysfarm.co.uk to order.