Free Stephen’s Day?
Seán Ó Riada – Mo Sheanathair (My Grandfather) on TG4
Linda Ní Ghríofa writes:
Fifty years after his death in October 1971, his granddaughter; musician and broadcaster Doireann Ní Ghlacáin (top), resolves to find out more about this divisive and iconic figure. As she investigates her own heritage, by charting her grandfather’s life and times, we uncover the true Ó Riada in a moving tribute to this giant of Irish cultural life.
This is a seminal feature length documentary which gives an intimate portrayal of Seán Ó Riada like never seen before. Produced by Táin Media alongside multi-Oscar nominated Executive Producer Jim Sheridan for TG4, with support from Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund and University College Cork.
Seán Ó Riada – Mo Sheanathair on Stephen’s Day on TG4 at 9.20pm.
Good stuff, I will look out for this one as well, the opening bars of Mise Eire always gives me goosebumps, ta
absolute force of nature/renaissance-man that Sean O’Riada…
an inspiration to so many musicians past and present.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p97TCMuGkjM
(John Bowman did several radio progs about him recently too,
well worth a listen)
I remember I was brought on a school tour to the opening of the film Mise Eire in the 1950s, absolutely stunned when I heard the music, really loud in a cinema , goosebumps and a fantastic reaction for a kid.