Episode 59 brings you conversation and performances from An tOllamh (Professor) Liam Lillis Ó Laoire, two time winner of the premier sean-nós singing competition at Oireachtas na Gaeilge.

Conversation includes: introductions (and reintroductions); Pádraig Ó Héalaí; Gleann Cholmcille (Glencolumbkille, Donegal); Jack Doherty (Derry); Oideas Gael; Liam Ó Cuinneagáin; an t’ollamh Seosamh Watson; Gael Linn; sean-nós singing; teaching gaelic and dancing; ‘A Phaidí a Ghrá’ (‘Paddy, My Love’); ‘An Draighneán Donn’ (‘The Blackthorn Bush’); the post mortem of the party; ‘Oral Literary Criticism’ by Alan Dundes; aesthetics; Cuma, Craiceann and Ceart; unison singing on Tory Island; a big night; the porch full of divilment; the harsh critics; a performance of ‘Raglan Road’; confidence vs. vulnerability; a performance of ‘A Phaidí a Ghrá’ as well as other topics.

Relevant Links

https://cic.ie/shop/leabhair/on-a-rock-in-the-middle-of-the-ocean/

https://www.universityofgalway.ie/our-research/people/languages-literatures-and-cultures/lillisolaoire/

https://www.itma.ie/ga/people/lillis-o-laoire/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7cusdCsHSY

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1130595573939102&rdid=aIIQuuzyKMnWAyov

https://cic.ie/shop/leabhair/neamhfhicsean/dha-leagan-deag-leargas-nua-ar-an-sean-nos/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSBLL5UzZWE

Additional Links

https://www.coisceim.ie/teachtdentsliabh.html

https://www.doegen.ie/node/2335

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2dvZJnWORtlCLZHVfieIYK?si=9bca4abc92c64912

https://www.theirelandpodcast.com/latest-podcast/episode/683f655f/60-lillis-o-laoire-sean-nos-singer-part-2

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001zdwq

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