Farewell to Music (2019)

Directed by

Cathal Ó Cuaig

Genre

documentary film

Country

Ireland

Runtime

52 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the life of Tony MacMahon, an Irish traditional musician. It looks at his career and his impact on the music scene.

contemplativeintimatemelancholicrespectfulearnestslow-pacednostalgicreflective

What happens

Slán leis an gCeol (lit. 'Farewell to Music') is a 2019 film documenting the life of Tony MacMahon, an Irish traditional musician. The film was directed and produced by Irish filmmaker Cathal Ó Cuaig. The film premiered at the Temple Bar TradFest on the 26 January 2019 and was attended by the President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins as guest of honour. This screening was followed by a Q&A with Tony MacMahon and Cathal Ó Cuaig, hosted by Tristan Rosenstock. It also was shown at the 2019 Dingle International Film Festival on 24 March 2019. It was first broadcast on RTÉ One television on the 28 March 2019. It won the Celtic Media Festival's Torc Award for Excellence in the Arts category in 2020. It has also won the European Prix CIRCOM Regional Programme Award in 2020 in the Music & Arts category. The film was broadcast on Croatian Television Broadcaster HRT on 14 May 2021. On 15 June 2021, the Galician Television Channel CRTVG also broadcast the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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