Episode 1
Fiddle players Zoe Conway and Jim McKillop join forces, and Megan Nic Ruair铆 joins Liam 脫 Maonla铆 in conversation and performance.
Is sraith cheoil thraidisi煤nta agus cheoil t铆re 铆 Ar Sc谩th an Cheoil ina gcumasctar an chartlann cheoil is suntasa铆 a taifeadadh le caoga bliain anuas le comhr谩 beoga, suimi煤il agus seinm ceoil ag scoth na gceolt贸ir铆 as gach cearn den t铆r agus n铆os faide i gc茅in. B铆mid ag 茅isteacht le ceolt贸ir铆 in 谩iteanna 谩ille, 茅ags煤la ag caint faoina gcuid tionchair cheoil agus mar a bh铆onn siad de sh铆or ag amharc siar ar fhr茅amhacha an cheoil agus ag forbairt a sc茅al ceoil f茅in ach ag cinnti煤 go maireann an traidisi煤n. Sa ch茅ad chl谩r seo, tagann Zoe Conway agus Jim McKillop le ch茅ile ar an fhidil, labhra铆onn Neil Martin faoin chairdeas agus d谩imh cheoil at谩 aige le hEithne N铆 Uallach谩in agus Gerry O鈥機onnor agus cluinimid comhph铆osa 谩lainn agus comhr谩 idir Liam 脫 Maonla铆 agus Megan Nic Ruair铆. Labhra铆onn Diane Cannon faoin tionchar suntasach a bh铆 ag Margaret Barry ar a turas ceoil agus ceili煤rann Edel N铆 Churraoin ceol Johnny Connolly, an boscad贸ir cl煤iteach as Gaillimh.
Ar Sc谩th an Cheoil is a traditional and folk music series that combines the most significant music archive recorded over the last 50 years, with enlightening chat and music performances from top artists from across Ireland and beyond. From various beautiful locations and settings, we hear musicians chatting about their musical influences and how they are constantly looking back to the roots of the music, developing their own musical story but also constantly ensuring that the tradition evolves and in turn survives. In this first programme, we see Zoe Conway and Jim McKillop join forces on fiddles, Neil Martin chats about his friendship and musical connection with Eithne N铆 Uallach谩in and Gerry O鈥 Connor and we hear a beautiful collaboration and chat between Liam 脫 Maonla铆 and Megan Nic Ruair铆. Diane Cannon chats about the significance Margaret Barry had on her own musical journey and Edel N铆 Churraoin celebrates the music of the legendary Galway melodeon player, Johnny Connolly.
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Zo毛 Conway 鈹怞ohn McIntyre: The Half Moon Waltz
Duration: 01:44
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Megan Nic Ruair铆: Ciannach Corrach
Duration: 03:57