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Séamus Begley and Junior Brother

Accordion player Séamus Begley and singer-songwriter Junior Brother, both from Kerry, collaborate in this episode.

Ba Chiarraíoch é Séamus Begley a d’imigh ar shlí na fírinne mí Eanáir 2023. Bhain sé clú agus cáil amach i saol an cheoil mar bhoscadóir agus amhránaí. Feictear é san eagrán seo ag comhoibriú le Cíarraíoch eile Junior Brother, amhránaí agus scríbhneoir amhrán dúchais a bhfuil a chlú agus a cháil ag méadú an t-am ar fad. Tá meascán de scannán ceolchoirme, cleachtaidh taifeadta agus agallaimh le feiceáil sa chlár. Le linn agallaimh áirithe, déanann Junior Brother cur síos ar an dóigh a mhothaíonn sé agus é ag seinnt le Séamus Ó Beaglaoich ar nós “doras nua a aimsiú i dteach ina raibh cónaí orm ar feadh mo shaoil”. Téann siad ar thuras tríd cheol traidisiúnta na hÉireann, ag comhrá faoin cheol san am atá thart agus san lá atá inniu ann. Molann Begley an tallann agus an éacht atá déanta ag Junior Brother lena chuid ceoil. Críochnaíonn an clár le léiriú comhoibríoch a léiríonn an meas atá ag an bheirt seo ar a chéile.

Kerry musician Séamus Begley passed away in January 2023. He was an accordion player and singer whose career and musical legacy speaks for itself. Renowned and acclaimed alternative folk singer-songwriter Junior Brother is also from Kerry. This episode features a blend of concert film, recorded rehearsal and interviews. In one such interview, Junior describes playing with Séamus as 'finding a new door into a house that I’ve lived in all my life'. The respect is mutual on this journey through Irish traditional music’s past and present, with Begley praising Junior Brother’s talent and hard work. The programme ends with a warm collaborative performance.

28 minutes

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