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Fred Morrison Scottish Uileann & Bag Piper

April 28, 2024 12:40 - 18 minutes - 4.29 MB

Fred Morrison Scottish Uileann & Bag Piper

Ted Furey

April 28, 2024 12:20 - 22 minutes - 5.11 MB

Tommy Fegan Free Spirits of The Road

Banff Film Fest Irish Tour

April 28, 2024 12:00 - 15 minutes - 3.69 MB

Rosie Fuller The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour UK/Ireland

Ensemble Sangineto at FAI 2024

April 21, 2024 12:40 - 10 minutes - 2.36 MB

Ensemble Sangineto's main purpose focuses on the melding of Italian folk tunes with an international modern flavor, in the perspective of a continuity and renovation of the Italian folk music drawing on other European countries' traditions

Singer/Songwriter Siobhan Miller At FAI 2024

April 21, 2024 12:25 - 7 minutes - 1.74 MB

Siobhan Miller is a Scottish folk singer and the only four-time winner of Best Singer at the Scots Trad Music Awards. She also won the Best Traditional Track at the 2018 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and has frequently performed at Celtic Connections.

Xanthe Alexis at FAI 2024

April 21, 2024 12:00 - 30 minutes - 6.95 MB

Xanthe Alexis

Gratitude: Honouring Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee & Wendat Irish Famine Aid

April 14, 2024 12:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MB

Claudette Commanda; Mark McGowan; Eamonn McKee; Nathan Brinklow, Eleanor McGrath Gratitude: Honouring Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee & Wendat Irish Famine Aid

Irish Film Festival Ottawa

April 07, 2024 13:50 - 9 minutes - 2.26 MB

Patrick Murray, Exec Dir of IFFO provides a wrap up summary for the upcoming festival.

Missing Persons, My Grandmother's Secrets

April 07, 2024 13:30 - 23 minutes - 5.4 MB

Clair Wills’s investigation leads her back to the discovery that nearly thirty years ago a cousin of hers had been born in one of the Homes and her existence had been covered up.

Plentiful Country: The Great Potato Famine and the Making of Irish New York

April 07, 2024 13:00 - 22 minutes - 5.25 MB

Plentiful Country The Great Potato Famine and the Making of Irish New York by Tyler Anbinder

Culture Ireland - Ciaran Walsh

March 31, 2024 13:40 - 24 minutes - 5.69 MB

Culture Ireland supported six Irish Artists traveling to Kansas City, Missouri, to participate as Official Showcase Artists at Folk Alliance International which took place from 21 – 25 February 2024!

Apocolypse Clown - Director George Kane

March 31, 2024 13:05 - 17 minutes - 4.15 MB

Filmed on location in Dublin & Kildare, the film tells the tale of a troupe of failed clowns and an ambitious reporter who embark on a chaotic adventure

Verdigris - Director Patricia Kelly

March 24, 2024 12:45 - 9 minutes - 2.32 MB

A reluctant retiree struggles in a controlling marriage until an unlikely friendship with an abandoned teen teaches her to live life on her terms, no matter the

Ann - Director Ciaran Creagh

March 24, 2024 12:35 - 18 minutes - 4.22 MB

On January 31, 1984, Ann awakens to realize that she is going to have a baby. Having left the house early, Ann scurries around to find somewhere to hide, lost and frightened.

Face Down Director Gerry Gregg

March 24, 2024 12:00 - 27 minutes - 6.37 MB

In 1973 Thomas Niedermayer, a German businessman living in Belfast, was kidnapped from his home and disappeared. His family and friends never saw him alive again. He became one of Northern Ireland's "disappeared". His fate was unknown.

Finnegan's Wake - Movie at TIRFF & IFFO

March 17, 2024 12:40 - 15 minutes - 3.51 MB

Finnegan's Wake. Part 2, written by James Joyce | read by Richard Harte | directed by Adam Seelig | filmed live in Toronto at Noonan’s Irish Pub and environs | From 2023-2029, one little goat will film all 17 chapters (30 hours) of Joyce’s Finnegans wake

Director: John Carlin - Lie Of The Land - Movie at TIRFF & IFFO

March 17, 2024 12:20 - 17 minutes - 3.95 MB

John Carlin is the director of the award-winning film 'Lie of the Land" which won "Best Irish First Feature" at the Galway Film Fleadh 2023.

St Patrick's Week in Newfoundland

March 17, 2024 12:00 - 20 minutes - 4.67 MB

Fergus O'Byrne formerly of Ryan's Fancy talks about the recording of a live concert in St John's Mar 17th 2001

Singer/Songwriter Debut Canadian Tour

March 10, 2024 12:35 - 23 minutes - 5.47 MB

Dani Larkin is embarking on her first Canadian Tour visiting Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa & Montreal

St Patrick's Heritage Month 2024

March 10, 2024 12:00 - 34 minutes - 7.94 MB

Tracey Dixon, Patrick Murray, Helen Walsh, Rosemary O'Brien, Catching up on a variety of events celebrating Irish Heritage Month.

Irish Communities Ottawa March Update

March 03, 2024 13:50 - 9 minutes - 2.12 MB

Craig Hamm, Chair of Irish Communities of Ottawa highlights some of the March events. Full details at www.irishottawa.ca

Cherish The Ladies March Tour Ontario

March 03, 2024 13:25 - 14 minutes - 3.45 MB

Joanie Madden talks about the Cherish the Ladies upcoming tour of Ontario

Black and Irish: Legends, Trailblazers and Everyday Heroes

March 03, 2024 13:00 - 20 minutes - 4.76 MB

Leon Diop & Brianna Fitzsimons: This landmark publication in Irish history is a celebration of Black Irish identity. Featuring profiles of Black Irish public figures from the worlds of pop culture, politics, sport, business & the arts.

Vancouver Celtic Fest 2024

February 25, 2024 13:40 - 16 minutes - 3.79 MB

Jess Murray Vancouver Celtic Fest & & Johnny Byrne, Chasing Abbey

Night Culture in Ireland and the Irish Diaspora

February 25, 2024 13:20 - 15 minutes - 3.67 MB

Katie Young, Night Culture in Ireland and the Irish Diaspora

Declan Curran - Writer, Director, Actror, DEAR IMELDA

February 25, 2024 13:00 - 14 minutes - 3.29 MB

Declan Curran - Writer, Director, Actror, DEAR IMELDA

Donegal Diaspora Initiatve

February 18, 2024 13:25 - 31 minutes - 7.36 MB

Joy Browne, Elaine Whoriskey, Eoin Leonard

The GAA in Canada

February 18, 2024 13:00 - 22 minutes - 5.22 MB

Kerry Mortimer incoming Chairperson of Canada GAA

Singer/Songwriter Emily Magner Hurley

February 11, 2024 13:40 - 13 minutes - 3.21 MB

Emily Magner Hurley is a composer, performer, coloratura soprano, songwriter and orchestrator from Cork. She released her debut solo piano album Airs & Graces making its debut on Culture Night 2020

Rue Matthiessen Author Castles and Ruins

February 11, 2024 13:00 - 38 minutes - 8.94 MB

Castles & Ruins is inspired by a summer Rue Matthiessen spent in Galway, with her husband and son.

The Hear of the Raven - Author Andrew Kenny

February 04, 2024 13:40 - 22 minutes - 5.18 MB

Andrew Kenny: Author Debut Novel -- The Head of the Raven A dead girl’s words haunt a detective’s broken life as he struggles to find her killer.

Trevor Simpson. Fishing In Irish Waters - A Blow-in's Tale

February 04, 2024 13:00 - 35 minutes - 8.26 MB

Fishing in Irish Waters: A Blow-in’s Tale is the 3rd in the Cornish Fisherman’s Diaries series by Trevor Simpson. The 1st volume, Diary of a Cornish Fisherman: Newquay, 1962-1967 was published in 2014, followed by A Cornish Fisherman’s Irish Diary in 2014

SULT Artist Collective - Bridget 1500

January 28, 2024 13:40 - 18 minutes - 4.28 MB

Pamela de Brí

Solas Bhride celebrating Bridget 1500

January 28, 2024 13:10 - 21 minutes - 4.92 MB

Geraldine Moore talks about the celebrations for Brigid 1500

Digging Roots at Your Roots Are Showing, Dundalk

January 21, 2024 13:40 - 14 minutes - 3.4 MB

Raven Kanatakta of Canadian, Digging Roots at Your Roots are Showing Festival in Dundalk Ireland.

Singing Circles in Ireland - Brendan Kennedy

January 21, 2024 13:00 - 36 minutes - 8.34 MB

Brendan Kennedy maintains the Facebook Page - Singing Circles Ireland, Gathering spot for anyone interested in sharing information about Traditional/Folk Singing Circle activities/events in Ireland.

Maggie's Wake - Bridget O'Brien

January 14, 2024 13:40 - 15 minutes - 3.67 MB

Tara Dunphy & Lindsay Schlindler are Maggie's Wake and talk about their musical lives

Irish Ambassodor to Canada, Eamonn McKee reviews 2023

January 14, 2024 13:00 - 40 minutes - 9.2 MB

Irish Ambassodor to Canada, Eamonn McKee reviews 2023

Singer Songwriter David Maguire

January 07, 2024 13:50 - 9 minutes - 2.23 MB

David Maguire: David Maguire hails from Ballinasloe in Co. Galway, Ireland. He has been recording music for many years and is also a prolific songwriter.

The Future is Now - Ciaran Mullooly

January 07, 2024 13:20 - 28 minutes - 6.48 MB

In this his third book, Ciaran writes candidly about events in RTE since he left, the urgent strategic public policy required to save the regions outside of Dublin from further significant job losses, and the critical commitment needed for genuine urban a

Cherish The Ladies

January 07, 2024 13:00 - 17 minutes - 4.03 MB

Joanie Madden: Cherish the Ladies will embark on a 10 day tour of Ontario in March. Details at https://cherishtheladies.com/tourdates/

The Byrne Brothers

December 31, 2023 13:20 - 28 minutes - 6.61 MB

The Byrne Brothers are known for their electrifying and high-energy performances that showcase traditional Irish music and world-class Irish dancing. Their music features both traditional and original tunes, as well as their unique style and energy.

Singer-Songwriter Davie Furey

December 31, 2023 13:00 - 21 minutes - 4.96 MB

Davie Furey

Singing Circles in Holland inthe Irish Tradition

December 24, 2023 12:20 - 15 minutes - 3.59 MB

Simon Oak was taken with the singing circles in Ireland and has become a regular visitor and participant. He has established singing circles in Holland based on the Irish style and tradition.

Christmas Greetings

December 24, 2023 12:00 - 15 minutes - 3.63 MB

Eleanor Shanley Sends seasons greetings and talks about traditions in Leitrim

The Celtic Tenors - Christmas Greetings

December 17, 2023 12:40 - 16 minutes - 3.8 MB

The Celtic Tenors – three tenors, one voice. Matthew Gilsenan, James Nelson, Daryl Simpson

Christmas 1956

December 17, 2023 12:30 - 5 minutes - 1.34 MB

Mattie Lennon: Poet, author, folklorist and traditional music aficionado

Seven Daughters of the Sea

December 17, 2023 12:05 - 30 minutes - 7.07 MB

Of County Armagh and Louth parentage, Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin was raised in an Irish speaking family. She is a multifaceted traditional artist: a professional singer since 1999 and a researcher, song writer, author and composer, now living in County Louth

Sharing The Moon

December 11, 2023 12:40 - 27 minutes - 6.28 MB

Acacia Lyra: Sharing the Moon, just launched, contains 14 originals, with two Celtic harps, guitar, percs, cello and voices in harmony. This is Acacia Lyra's fourth album.

Only Dead Fish Swim with the Current

December 11, 2023 12:00 - 33 minutes - 7.64 MB

Only Dead Fish Swim with the Current: A memoir filled with wit and candour, exploring everything from a boyhood in Ireland to an adulthood overseas

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