{"id":114933,"date":"2020-11-10T13:10:05","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T13:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/?page_id=114933"},"modified":"2021-11-04T16:42:10","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T16:42:10","slug":"living-heroes-of-irish-traditional-music-featured-in-se-mo-laoch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/en\/information\/press\/press-releases\/2020-2\/living-heroes-of-irish-traditional-music-featured-in-se-mo-laoch\/","title":{"rendered":"Living heroes of Irish Traditional Music featured in \u2018S\u00e9 mo Laoch"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nPictured: Paddy Keenan
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\u2019S\u00e9 mo Laoch<\/strong>, TG4\u2019s flagship traditional music series, tells the story of some of Irelands greatest musicians and singers. Each of the 5 one-hour documentaries celebrates the musicianship and creativity of some of our most well-known and respected performers. The series, produced for TG4, showcases the huge diversity of Irish traditional music and musicians, from \u201cthe Jimmy Hendrix of the pipes\u201d Paddy Keenan to Cork sisters Nollaig Casey & M\u00e1ire N\u00ed Chathasaigh, Fermanagh singer Gabriel McArdle and Clare siblings Geraldine & \u00c9amonn Cotter, not to mention the king of \u2018Kerryoke\u2019 himself S\u00e9amus Begley. Each programme is as unique as it is intimate and tells the story of these seminal musicians in their own words.
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\nThe series starts with a look at the life and career of Piper Paddy Keenan. Keenan is one of Ireland\u2019s best-known Uilleann Pipers. He was born into a well-known family of travelling musicians. His playing was central to the sound The Bothy Band. Paddy rarely does interviews and has a magnetism that draws musicians and fans both to him and his music. The episode features contributions from Paddy Glackin, Matt Molloy, Tr\u00edona N\u00ed Dhomhnaill, Peter Browne, S\u00e9im\u00ed O\u2019Dowd, \u00c9amonn De Barra and John McSherry. <\/p>\n