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Rhiannon Giddens, Francesco Turrisi and R贸is铆n Elsafty

Featuring American Grammy Award winner Rhiannon Giddens, Italian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi and renowned Connemara sean-n贸s singer R贸is铆n Elsafty.

Is ceolt贸ir Meirice谩nach 铆 Rhiannon Giddens ar bronnadh gradam Grammy uirthi i 2022. Cuireann s铆 sp茅is nach beag insan am at谩 thart chun f铆rinn铆 an lae inniu a nochtadh. Is iluirliseoir Iod谩lach 铆 Francesco Turrisi a bhfuil an-ch谩il uirthi a ghn贸thaigh ainmni煤ch谩n go ghradam Grammy fosta agus a bhfuil taith铆 mhaith aici ar an chomhoibri煤 agus ar an t谩st谩il sa cheol. Is 铆 R贸is铆n Elsafty an ceolt贸ir deireanach at谩 againn, amhr谩na铆 sean-n贸is iomr谩iteach a rugadh i gConamara agus a bhfuil nasc br贸d煤il aici le traidisi煤n 谩rsa an cheoil. Tagann na heala铆ont贸ir铆 cumasacha seo le ch茅ile san eagr谩n seo ina bhfuil measc谩n de scann谩n ceolchoirme, cleachta铆 taifeadta agus agallaimh le feice谩il. Agus iad i mbun cleachtaidh tosa铆onn an tri煤r ag cruth煤 rud 茅igin don l茅iri煤 deiridh le ch茅ile, ag tarraingt ar thraidisi煤in ceoil faoi leith.

Rhiannon Giddens is a Grammy Award-winning American musician who uses her art to examine the past and reveal truths about our present. Grammy-nominated Francesco Turrisi is an Italian multi-instrumentalist well versed in collaboration and musical experimentation. Our final performer, R贸is铆n Elsafty, is a Connemara-born sean-n贸s singer with her own links to a proud musical tradition. These three accomplished artists come together in a blend of concert film, recorded rehearsals and interview. While rehearsing, the trio begin to forge something that results in a final performance that draws on distinct musical traditions.

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28 minutes

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  • Sun 1 Mar 2026 22:30