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Rediscover Northern Ireland ProgrammeMay 2-29, 2007, Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Co-sponsored by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure/
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Friday, March 23, 2007 View the webcast of this concert [Running time 1:34:29] In this webcast the orchestra Camerata Ireland, with founder and pianist Barry Douglas, perform works by Carter, Mozart and Beethoven. This event was produced by the Music Division, Library of Congress. |
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Wednesday,
May 2, 2007 View the webcast of this lecture [Running time 0:59:23] In this webcast John Moulden, one of Ireland's leading authorities on traditional song illustrates his lecture by performing songs from the Sam Henry Collection. |
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Wednesday, May 9, 2007 View the webcast of this performance [Running time 1:03:59] In this webcast Rosie Stewart performs traditional folksongs from Belcoo, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. |
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Wednesday, May 16, 2007 View the webcast of this performance [Running time 1:29:51] Performers: Francis McPeake III, Francis McPeake IV, Mairéad Forde, and Sean O’Kane. |
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Wednesday,
May 16 (Mumford Room) 2:00 -- 5:30 pm Read the event flyer essay for this symposium [A webcast for this event is not yet available.] This half-day symposium on Irish place names, folklife and landscape featured two outstanding scholars: Dr. Kay Muhr of Queen's University, Belfast, and Dr. Henry Glassie of Indiana University, Bloomington. This event was sponsored by the American Folklife Center's Benjamin Botkin Lecture Series. |
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Wednesday,
May 23, 2007 Dáithí Sproule, singer and guitarist January 19, 2011 Biography Robert
Watt, Highland bagpiper View the webcast of the Sproule and Watt concert [Running time 1:17:09] In this webcast, Robert Watt plays a selection of traditional tunes and a short example of pibroch, or formal music, on the Highland bagpipes. Dáithí Sproule plays and sings traditional Irish songs, some in English and some in Irish. This event was sponsored by the American Folklife Center's Homegrown Concert Series. |
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007 Gary Hastings, flute
player, Belfast Brian Mullen, singer, Derry View the webcast of
the Hastings and Mullen lectures and performaces |
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