BREANNDÁN Ó BEAGLAÍOCH &
LASAIRFHÍONA
Maoinithe
ag Comhairle Ealaíon Thuaisceart Éireann, is é cuspóir
Ródseó Pobal ná siamsaíocht ealaíne
Ghaeilge den chéad scoth a chur i láthair agus íomhá
na teanga a fheabhsú i gceantair éagsúla. I mbliana
bhí Breanndán Ó Beaglaíoch, Lasairfhíona
Ní Chonaola, Alan Burke agus Dónal O'Connor uilig páirteach.
Ó tháinig a céad cnuasach ceoil "An Raicín
Aláinn" amach sa bhliain 2002, tá cáil bainte
amach ag Lasairfhíona Ní Chonaola as ucht a gutha séimh
galánta.
Agus tá an Ciarraíoch Breanndán Ó Beaglaíoch
aitheanta ní hamháin mar cheoltóir traidisiúnta
den scoth, ach le deich mbliana anuas mar láithreoir 'Geantraí,'
clár ceoil tráidisiúnta TG4.
The
annual Pobal Roadshow aims to promote and celebrate Irish language arts
through public concerts and workshops in local schools. This year's line-up
was particularly strong, with Breanndán Ó Beaglaíoch,
Lasairfhíona Ní Chonaola, Alan Burke and Dónal O'Connor
all featured on the bill. Just before their first Pobal concert at the
City Hall in Belfast, Breanndán and Lasairfhíona called
in to us on Blas to give us a few tunes.
Since the release of her first album "An Raicín Álainn"
in 2002, Inis Oírr singer Lasaírfhíona Ní
Chonaola has won hearts at home and abroad with her beautiful soft voice.
Kerryman Breanndán Ó Beaglaíoch is famous not only
for his singing and box playing but also as presenter of "Geantraí,"
TG4's traditional music show.
Éist le Breanndán & Lasairfhíona…

Alan Burke, Dónal O'Connor and Barry Kerr were also in studio
recently to play us a fine version of 'Páidín Ó Raifeartaigh.'
Éist le Alan, Dónal agus Barry anseo...>
Breanndán Ó Beaglaíoch was interviewed by Lynette
Fay for Blas at the recent Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow. You
can hear that interview here...>
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