Mile Failte

Mile Failte - 5/12/2012

by Seamus Blake
Mile Failte with Seamus Blake for May 12th: Seosamh O Eanai / Joe Heaney (1919-1984), Connemara sean-nos singer, U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities Folk Art Award, Archives at the University of Washington, Seattle, new English language study of his singing: 'Bright Star of the West: Joe Heaney, Irish Song Man' by Sean Williams and Lillis O Laoire.

Mile Failte - 3/24/2012

by Seamus Blake
Mile Failte with Dr. Seamus Blake for March 24th: The American Conference for Irish Studies [ACIS] met last week in New Orleans. Two Panels of six speakers presented their lectures through the medium of Irish, as well as other presenters discussing Irish Language subjects in English. A prize for the best books published in the Irish language is also being awarded by ACIS.

Mile Failte - 3/10/2012

by Seamus Blake
Other languages joining Irish Gaelic singing: Kila and Oki, Ainu language singer from Japan; N'Faly Kouyate, Mandinka language singer from Africa with Afro-Celt Sound System; Lorin Sklamberg, Yiddish language singer with Susan McKeown.