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Thomas Doran Funeral July 2013

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Best Of Coppers & Brass

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Coppers and Brass; Traditional music- whose Music?

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Coppers and Brass; Na Píobairí Uilleann

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Coppers & Brass; Travellers'Culture

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Free Spirits of the Road-Episode 2

Episode 2 of Free Spirits of the Road shines a light on more Traveller traditional musicians, their lives, music and how they have played a crucial role in the development of the unique Traveller traditional style within the broader canon of Irish traditional music.
Paddy Keenan recalls Joe Gaynor, the remarkable accordion player who was blind from birth, but managed to live a long and musical life playing in the streets of Galway for over 50 years, as well as on O'Connell Bridge, Dublin during his many visits to the Keenan household in Ballyfermot. William Dundon imagines how he would have enjoyed Joe’s company and their shared passion for the accordion.
Mikey Doran, son of Felix Doran, re...

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Ted Furey Programme

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Free Spirits of The Road Episode 1 Ted Furey The first in a new series of radio audio-visual documentaries features the extraordinary life and music of Ted Furey. Ted was the father of the Furey brothers, Finbar, Eddie, George and the late Paul Furey. In the radio documentary, made for Dundalk FM, musicians, neighbours and academics describe a man of many parts-fiddle player, uilleann piper, si...

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Thomas Doran Funeral July 2013

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In July, 2013, uilleann pipers and friends gave the late Thomas Doran a highly emotional tribute at his graveside in Knutsford, near Manchester, England. Thomas, son of Mikey and Marie Doran, was the grandson of the famous Irish Traveller uilleann piper, Felix Doran. John Rooney (RIP), Johnny Purcell and Simon Doyle were joined in the moving musical tribute by Mickey Dunne, Blackie O’Connell, O...

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Best Of Coppers & Brass

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This 22-minute episode brings together the best of the 12-part series of Coppers & Brass, for those of you who haven't the time or stamina to view them all individually! The themes of the 12 episodes are; 1. Irish Traditional Music; The Boundaries 2. Etiquette at Sessions 3. Competitions and Irish Traditional Music 4. Our Musical Heritage; O’Riada Revisited 5. Traditional Music, Who’s Music? Re...

Coppers and Brass; Traditional music- whose Music?

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Coppers and Brass; Traditional music- whose Music?

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In a divided society, like Ireland, and specifically the north of Ireland, music can be a consoling, bridge-building force, bringing practitioners and followers together in joint appreciation and celebration. But music, which often springs from the same well, can be divisive, and a source of negative reinforcement. “The Bright Orange Heros of Comber: As we walked up and down, on the road to Por...

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Coppers and Brass; Na Píobairí Uilleann

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Gay McKeown, CEO of Ná Píobairí Uilleann is the studio guest in this episode of Copper & Brass. (available now on www.youtube.com/@pipertom) The programme looks at the development of the organisation, and describes its main activities, which include weekly classes, a dedicated workshop to training pipe makers in the art of producing uilleann pipes, and its global engagement with communities abr...

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Coppers & Brass; Travellers'Culture

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The late Michael McDonagh was one of the most knowledgeable and articulate commentators on Irish Traveller culture, and I was delighted to have him as studio guest on the first of my six documentaries on Traveller musicians, and how their culture shaped their unique approach to our national music. I held uploading this until this week, to coincide with Traveller Pride Week, 3rd-14th July. Micha...

Coppers & Brass; Emmigration & Irish Traditional Music

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Coppers & Brass; Emmigration & Irish Traditional Music

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Peter Woods is the special studio guest helping us understand how emigration made such an extraordinary impact on the development of Irish traditional music back home in the first half of the 20th century. Joanie Madden, Dessie Wilkinson, Oliver O’Connell, offer fascinating insights to the music’s evolution in emigrant communities in New York and London, while Seán Gilrane, Greg Daly, and Daith...

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Coppers & Brass Seán Ó Riada Legacy

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Few individuals have left as indelible a mark as Seán Ó'Riada on Irish traditional music. A composer, arranger, and conductor, Ó'Riada played a pivotal role in shaping the trajectory of this cherished musical tradition during the 20th century. However, the impact of his contribution remains a subject of debate among scholars, musicians and enthusiasts alike. Seán Ó'Riada's contribution to the d...

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A Tale of Two Visits Estonia 1988

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Twenty of Ireland's top traditional Irish musicians and singers made an historic tour of the then-Soviet Republic of Estonia in 1988. The first cultural trip of outsiders since 1949, they were met with enthusiasm and joy, in Tallin, Tartu and the islands of Sarima and Hiuuma. A few months later a delegation of singers, musicians, artists and business people, headed by the Deputy Prime Minister,...

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Coppers and Brass The Mulligan family

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The Mulligans. This is the only one of the 12 programmes I made for DCTV dedicated to a non-Traveller musical family. In it, we celebrate the Mulligan family who continue to grow in numbers and influence throughout Ireland, and abroad, as they have done for over a century. Tom Mulligan (1915-1984) had a unique south Leitrim fiddle-playing style, which was influenced by his musical father Thomas...

Coppers & Brass. Irish Traditional Music; The Boundaries

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Coppers & Brass. Irish Traditional Music; The Boundaries

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ruclips.net/video/nMCqiJJxxeg/видео.html Eamonn de Barra helps explore the hot topic of boundaries, and reactions to experimentation, in Irish traditional music. What constitutes "purism"? Given the integration of refugees and asylum seekers , especially since the making of this programme in 2015, how do the infusions of other musical influences shape contemporary Irish traditional music? Mick ...

Coppers & Brass; Impact of Traveller music

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Coppers & Brass; Impact of Traveller music

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Some of Ireland’s most influential pipers testify to , and analyse in microscopic detail, the essence of the Traveller style, and its impact on mainstream piping. At times emotional, Martin Nolan explains and demonstrates, through comparative analysis, the difference in approach, drawing deeply on his formative lessons from John Keenan in the early 1970s in Ballyfermot. Leo Rickard and Oliver O...

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Coppers & Brass; Etiquette at Sesions

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Tom Mulligan, from the most advantageous vantage point as proprietor of the famed Cobblestone Pub in Dublin, leads the discussion on one of the most testing issues in Irish trad music today-etiquette at sessions. The unspoken “rules” give rise to a labyrinth of interpretations, often ending friendships and sessions themselves. Informed views from other musicians who’ve enjoyed a ringside seat i...

Coppers & Brass.Season. The Doran Dynasty

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Coppers & Brass.Season. The Doran Dynasty

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Two Irish Traveller brothers made an extraordinary impact on Irish traditional music in the 20th century. The piping style, legacy and impact of the legendary Johnny and Felix Doran are explored by leading musicians, with exquisite analysis and anecdotes in a compelling story that lifts the veil to reveal the unique inside story of these two remarkable brothers. John Purcell, the only direct de...