Love Can Move Mountains is the tale of how a 22-year-old woman in 1988 Dublin broke off an engagement and found love behind the Iron Curtain.
Whether it’s the trials and tribulations of navigating a new romance beyond the summer, falling in love after falling out of love, organising a wedding between two countries on opposite sides of the continent, or integrating into each other’s lives – Love Can Move Mountains details the experience of a young Irish woman and what manifested from the serendipitous meet-cute with a young Bulgarian man during the downfall of the Iron Curtain era in Eastern Europe.
Allow yourself to be taken on a journey to the late 1980s as my mother tells all in this tale of how she met my father – all thanks to her and a friend going on a package holiday to Bulgaria by chance instead of Cyprus and a dash of love moving a mountain or two.
An interview recorded over one winter afternoon, my mother brought me down her very own memory lane.
– Part 1: The Meet-Cute [01':18"]
– Part 2: A Wedding and the Iron Curtain [19':38"]
– Part 3: The Iron Curtain Has Fallen [33':32"]
– Part 4: Looking Back in Retrospect and Advice to Future Generations [38':09"]
Produced, narrated and researched by Gary Petrov
Guest: Elizabeth Maguire-Petrov
All of the music used in Love Can Move Mountains was sourced through Pixabay. All of the music used is royalty-free.
Tracklist:
1. Jingle Jazz by Łukasz Przystasz
2. Lost in the Night (Californian 80s High Energy) by Serkan Demiral
3. Remember the 80s by Francis MacDonald
4. Relaxing Guitar Loop V12 by Ide Berg
5. Hug Me Tightly by Purnanand Wasave
6. Ominous Base Ar Riff_Ab Minor AOS by Alexis Sofield
7. Sweet Vibe by Free Sound Community
8. Cowbell for Songs Phonk by U_hl9t53to1m
9. Love Land by Free Sound Community
10. Dreaming in Happiness by Purnanand Wasave
11. 80s Retro Beat by Free Sound Community
12. New Growth by Free Sound Community
13. Tambourine Christmas Sound Effect 25 by Beetpro
14. Christmas Melody V1 by BRG Music
15. Bizarre Funky Keyboard Melody by Alex Jauk
16. Uplifting Pad Texture by Samuel F. Johanns
17. Prime Facts 7 13 Background Bass by Prime Facts
18. Gospel Choir Heavenly Transition 3 by Floraphonic
19. Happy Positive Cheerful Music for Kids by Zec53
20. Organ Practice Schaffhausen Cathedral by Free Sound Community
21. Groove Disco Funk Motion Intro by Stylianos Danezis
22. Enchanted Score by Samuel F. Johanns
23. Light-hearted Piano Tune Excerpt by Free Sound Community
The sound effects used in Love Can Move Mountains were also sourced from Pixabay and are royalty-free.
Credits for Sound Effects:
Free Sound Community; Krzysztof Szymanski; Beetpro; Diyorbek0022007; Michael Mroziak; Peace, Love, Happiness; Moses Justin; Daniel Roberts; Guillermo Anaya; Pankav Yadaj; Denys Kyschuk; Dheeraj M4jor; Jong Man Kim; Rotich Wilson; Tomáš Herudek; and Jurij.
