Song of Granite
The life story of traditional Irish folk singer Joe Heaney, who is estimated to have recorded in excess of 500 traditional Irish sean nós ('old style') songs. Heaney moved from Ireland to the UK, and then on to New York City, where he settled shortly after performing at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.
Henry Glassie: Field Work
A chronicle of the worldwide travels and unique cultural finds of renowned American folklorist Henry Glassie.
That They May Face the Rising Sun
Joe and Kate Ruttledge have returned from London to live and work among the small, close-knit community near to where Joe grew up. Now deeply embedded in life around the lake, the drama of a year in their lives and those of the memorable characters around them unfolds through the rituals of work, play and the passing seasons as this enclosed world becomes an everywhere.
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Pat Collins
Director
Alain Goulem
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Alan Lomax
Peadar Cox
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Darach
Bríd Ní Neachtain
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Teacher
Barry Ward
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Joe Ruttledge
Ruth McCabe
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Mary Murphy
John Olohan
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The Shah
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