All I ask is that you want me as a friend”…..

Liam Clancy 25th December on TG4 at 10.10pm

On Christmas Night, ‘Liam Clancy, Mo Chara’ – a compelling and heart warming documentary about the man behind the cap will be broadcast on TG4, Liam Clancy, Mo Chara, is a moving and loving tribute to the legendary balladeer Liam Clancy – told through the eyes of some of his family and his closest friends from the Ring Gaeltacht in Co Waterford where Liam Clancy lived and called home.

The documentary includes previously unseen performances and interviews which were recorded by Liam Clancy’s friends and fellow musicians which all contribute to giving a remarkable insight into the mind of this great balladeer and storyteller. “ When the Clancy’s were playing here in Ring, it was like the Beatles had come to town!”… Anne Mooney “It was never about the money, the music was always bigger than the rent”… Finbar Furey

Other contributors include Liam’s son Donal, and daughter Siobhan, Donnchadh Gough of Danú, along with dear old friends such as Anne Mooney and Micheál Ó hUallacháin who all contribute their personal memories of their time spent with Liam. Director, Tadhg Ó hUallacháin aged 24 says: “Growing up in An Rinn I was fortunate enough to know Liam Clancy from visiting Liam’s home with my father, who knew and worked with him. I have grown up with his voice, his music and his stories, and felt that there were still some tales to be told”.

The documentary is produced by Nemeton TV. Producer, Inis Mór native Aisling Ní Fhlaithearta, Director of Photography, Cathal Ó hUallacháin from An Rinn and Edited by Séamus Ó Suilleabháin from Cúl Aodha – an all Gaeltacht crew.

Check it out:

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