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Frank Harte: A Life in Song


Near FM have produced a three part documentary on Frank Harte, the Frank Harte Festival & An Góilín Traditional singing club. The series features interviews with friends & family of Frank Harte as well as capturing the intimate & unique Frank Harte Festival in September 2012.

Frank Harte was a renowned singer and song collector. He became a great exponent of the Dublin street ballad, which he preferred to sing unaccompanied and he was widely known for his distinctive singing.

He had a keen knowledge and sense of Irish history and in this series we revisit Frank giving a talk in Coolock library in 1998 to celebrate the 1798 rebellion led by Wolfe Tone. Songs he sang such as Father Murphy, Dunlavin Green & Henry Munroe were born out of this period.
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The series will be officially launched by Councillor Larry O’Toole at An Góilín Traditional Singing Club in the Teachers Club on Parnell square on Friday October 18th @ 9.30pm. All are welcome to attend and it is €3 on the door. www.goilin.com

The radio series is made with the support of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Sound & Vision Scheme.
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