{"id":106024,"date":"2019-06-07T09:52:58","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T08:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/?page_id=106024"},"modified":"2022-02-03T12:52:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T12:52:10","slug":"tg4-documentary-awarded-spirit-of-the-festival-at-celtic-media-festival-2019","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/en\/information\/press\/press-releases\/2019-2\/tg4-documentary-awarded-spirit-of-the-festival-at-celtic-media-festival-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"TG4 documentary awarded Spirit of the Festival at Celtic Media Festival 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At this evenings Celtic Media Festival Torc awards in Aviemore, Scotland, TG4\u2019s documentary <em><b>Lomax in \u00c9irinn<\/b><\/em> was awarded Spirit of the Festival<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lomax in \u00c9irinn: <\/strong>Clannad\u2019s P\u00f3l Brennan explores Texan song-collector Alan Lomax\u2019s dream to save the music of the world and shows how that mission began in 1951 in Ireland. Lomax in \u00c9irinn brings the viewer on a stunning journey as P\u00f3l follows Lomax\u2019s life story through the Mississippi Delta, Washington, New York and along the west coast of Ireland. Lomax\u2019s legacy is shown to be alive today with performances from Clannad, Steve Earle, Nell N\u00ed Chr\u00f3in\u00edn and Slow Moving Clouds. The result is a poetic and moving celebration of the value of traditional music not only in Ireland but throughout the world. Produced by Aisling Productions.<\/p>\n<p>For a taste of the documentary click here: <a href=\"http:\/\/mhq70911clink.tg4.ie\/wf\/click?upn=FejI7Ypx0TgZ-2BwVhKYqb3XZuJkK14cDEkK27VToT-2FV-2Fi59gSsHrRJcC0SwUc2Zt6_Q7QzZ7iXo-2FBXM79C9lXioB92AeZYLSCGbU1-2B3jBWG7UyYzRcdsm2FqyHe1gWJ96eC2VvZ7weN-2F-2BG9esLUbv96ZxWHk57cbi7LxqZL4d0ZIZq-2F5GqjbgeCBJrhn7VVx1KQUnPtwFw2Sb-2BicovfXD8Zy7aFVcX5aWZVbDcyChZDGRtfbZrZRo9xjqhgo-2F5fYcwydkUDpOt3Bvxwrwx6fl9OprPxn2-2FfAdeavB7CCrIi7qP7QbcjOsVp9jCEyvp2L1sVYdDXA31FE-2BmS8jdvUfSbg-3D-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.youtube.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt;\">The Celtic Media Festival (CMF) is one of the most prestigious and long-established in these islands and is held each year, rotating between venues in the various Celtic nations and regions.\u00a0 It combines a three-day media conference that attracts broadcasters, producers, media and students with a competition across the full range of Film, TV, Radio and new media content genres.\u00a0 CMF awards are highly coveted. Entries go through a national pre-selection phase with the shortlist from each country announced in February before advancing to the international Festival. This year\u2019s Festival is taking place in Aviemore in Scotland from the 4<sup>th<\/sup> to 6<sup>th<\/sup> of June 2019 (<a href=\"http:\/\/mhq70911clink.tg4.ie\/wf\/click?upn=plDLgAMDe-2FFx3WRNLy61KiutK7hwDAfIg1jzhOBg7K5AwVco-2BedJJTUgf-2BbRq0bV_Q7QzZ7iXo-2FBXM79C9lXioB92AeZYLSCGbU1-2B3jBWG7UyYzRcdsm2FqyHe1gWJ96eC2VvZ7weN-2F-2BG9esLUbv96ZxWHk57cbi7LxqZL4d0ZIZq-2F5GqjbgeCBJrhn7VVx1K7MKD-2FD-2BfgMJ6YmYf8PVOAYRPgla805SYjzspbCXCo4YyTbddw9W3ZxLCFJ13zYsnFRQsNh9V6xkGJ5H1zzd96ut2wjLJHZjvvsTk8DUnyMFbixHxzWEtd5prB4msSURa2p3iXhNPuEwXaw4w3foCSA-3D-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.celticmediafestival.co.uk<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>TG4 Ardsti\u00farth\u00f3ir Alan Esslemont, congratulated the winning entry, saying; \u201c<em>This is public service content of the highest quality<\/em>,<em>\u201d<\/em> he said \u201c<em>and we are gratified, but not surprised at this latest accolade from our peers in the Celtic media industries<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At this evenings Celtic Media Festival Torc awards in Aviemore, Scotland, TG4\u2019s documentary Lomax in \u00c9irinn was awarded Spirit of the Festival Lomax in \u00c9irinn: Clannad\u2019s P\u00f3l Brennan explores Texan song-collector Alan Lomax\u2019s dream to save the music of the world and shows how that mission began in 1951 in Ireland. 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