Frank Harte: A Life in Song

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Near FM have produced a three part documentary on Frank Harte, the Frank Harte Festival & An Góilín Traditional singing club. The series features interviews with friends & family of Frank Harte as well as capturing the intimate & unique Frank Harte Festival in September 2012.

Frank had a keen knowledge and sense of Irish history and in this series we revisit Frank giving a talk in Coolock library in 1998 to celebrate the 1798 rebellion. Songs he sang such as Father Murphy, Dunlavin Green & Henry Munroe were born out of this period.

This three part series will broadcast Near FM 90.3 on the following dates on Near FM’s Rocky Road Traditional Music programme:

Prog 1 – Tuesday 15th Oct @ 8.30pm
Prog 2 – Tuesday 22nd Oct @ 8.30pm
Prog 3 – Tuesday 29th Oct @ 8.30pm

Also available to listen online www.near.ie/livestream

The series will be officially launched by Councillor Larry O’Toole at An Góilín Traditional Singing Club in the Teachers Club on Parnell square on Friday October 18th @ 9.30pm. All are welcome to attend and it is €3 on the door. www.goilin.com

The radio series is made with the support of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Sound & Vision Scheme.

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Here's the man himself doing a superb rendition of Building up and tearing England down (Paddy on the Road ) by Dominic Behan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrzB2FUMLO0

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Here's an hour + lecture he gave in 2000 in the Kennedy Centre

http://www.kennedy-center.org/explorer/videos/?id=M1161