{"id":82599,"date":"2018-05-04T18:46:41","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T17:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/?page_id=82599"},"modified":"2019-07-01T11:21:31","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T10:21:31","slug":"arts-award-presented-to-song-of-granite","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/en\/information\/press\/press-releases\/2018-2\/arts-award-presented-to-song-of-granite\/","title":{"rendered":"Arts award presented to Song of Granite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The films portrays the impressions of the life and times of legendary Connemara-born traditional Irish singer, <strong>Joe Heaney<\/strong> The beautiful yet harsh landscape combined with the myths, fables and songs of his Carna childhood helped shape this complex and gifted character. Enigmatic and fascinating, Heaney\u2019s devotion to his art came at a huge personal cost to him and those closest to him.<\/p>\n<p>Most of his adult life was spent in the USA where his brilliance was recognised as a key influence in the folk-revival and his concerts and recordings drew widespread acclaim and recognition.<\/p>\n<p>Cast includes <strong>Macdara \u00d3 Fatharta, Miche\u00e1l \u00d3 Confhaola, Jaren Cerf, P\u00f3l \u00d3 Ceannabh\u00e1in<\/strong> and <strong>Colm Seoighe<\/strong>. Directed by <strong>Pat Collins<\/strong>, the project received support from Section 481 and from a number of film agencies and funds in North America.<br \/>\nThe film can be viewed here <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/en\/player\/home\/?pid=5761108024001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/player\/baile\/?pid=5761108024001<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TG4 commissioning editor, Proinsias N\u00ed Ghr\u00e1inne congratulated the winning entry saying that \u201c<em>this award shows the support for schemes such as Cine4 which encourages the development of new talent and creativity opening international doors for many production companies.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Images available here <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHsmiZ2NFQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHsmiZ2NFQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Clip from the film <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LAghIrGvjAg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/LAghIrGvjAg<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The films portrays the impressions of the life and times of legendary Connemara-born traditional Irish singer, Joe Heaney The beautiful yet harsh landscape combined with the myths, fables and songs of his Carna childhood helped shape this complex and gifted character. 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