IFI Screening during the Temple Bar TradFest 2009
Bringing It All Back Home including public interview with Philip King Saturday 31th @12:00 noon @ the Irish Film Institute
RESILIENT, ADAPTABLE AND ABOVE ALL ENDURING, Irish Music is a wave that has broken on many shores, and left its mark on many musical traditions.“Bringing It All Back Home” is the story of that music and its extraordinary odyssey from the kitchen to dancehall, from concert platform to international rock stadium, and back….
The series was produced and written by Philip King and Nuala O Connor. Nuala O Connor was awarded a National Prime Time Emmy Award in 1993. The series broke new ground and created musical and cultural relationships that have blossomed and endured.
From Shore to Shore Sunday 1st @ 12:00 noon @ the Irish Film Institute
From Shore To Shore is a documentary that examines both the continuity and the changes that have affected Irish traditional music since the turn of the last century. Using New York City as the focus, this documentary mixes historic photographs and film footage with contemporary interviews and performances. It traces the influence of family and community, Irish immigration, and American popular culture on the traditional music played in New York today.
Tickets for both screenings are available from www.templebartrad.com, www.tickets.ie or from the Temple Bar TradFest Box Office @ 45 Temple Bar or call 01 6712321
