BLAS AG OLLSCOIL NA RÍONA

Dé hAoine 16ú Márta, mar chuid de Sheachtain na Gaeilge 2007 ar BLAS, craoladh an clár beo ó Aontas na Mac Léinn ag Ollscoil na Ríona Bhéal Feirste, áit a raibh Kíla agus Liam Ó Maonlaí ar tí dul ar an ardán sa Halla Mandela. Clár uair a chloig a bhí ann á chur i láthair ag Karen Kirby agus chuala muid ceol beo ó Kíla agus Liam chomh maith le craic agus comhrá le go leor aíonna spesialta. Muna raibh an deis agat é a chluinstean ag an am, tá an dara seans agat thíos...

On Friday 16th March, as part of Irish Language Week 2007 on BLAS, the programme came live from the newly-revamped Students Union at Queen's University Belfast as Kíla and Liam Ó Maonlaí prepared to go on stage at the Mandela Hall. Karen Kirby presented the hour-long BLAS special and we heard live music from Kíla and Liam Ó Maonlaí as well as craic and conversation with lots of special guests. If you missed the programme first time round, you can hear the musical highlights below….

KÍLA

Ochtar as Baile Átha Cliath is iad Kíla a sheinneann ceol Gaelach ar a bhfuil tionchar an cheoil domhanda le sonrú. Tá Eoin Dillon, Lance Hogan, Colm Ó Snodaigh i mbun ceoil ar an dá phíosa anseo.

Kíla are an eight-piece from Dublin with a vibrant and totally unique sound melding traditional Irish music with world music influences. On these tunes, Eoin Dillon, Lance Hogan and Colm Ó Snodaigh from the band play uilleann pipes, guitar and flute respectively.

The Grand Hotel (Dillon)

Rachel's Reels (Dillon)

LIAM Ó MAONLAÍ

Is é Liam Ó Maonlaí an príomhamhránaí le Hothouse Flowers agus ar a bharr sin tá albam aonair eisithe aige le déanaí, "Rian" ina chanann sé amhráin ar an tsean-nós. Is beag amhránaí atá chomh ábalta aistriú ó stíl go stíl chomh nádurtha agus chomh héasca is atá Liam! Anseo, canann Liam amhrán a chum Afel Boukoum ó Mali mar gheall ar Ali Farka Toure, agus ceann eile as Connemara darbh ainm "Sadhbh Ní Bhruinnealadh."

Liam Ó Maonlaí is the lead singer with the Hothouse Flowers and on top of that he has released a solo album "Rian" in which he sings in Irish in the "sean-nós" or "old style." Few singers can switch from genre to genre as fluidly and effortlessly as Liam. Here, Liam sings a song written by Malian musician Afel Boukoum in tribute to Ali Farka Toure, and then another one from closer to home - a Connemara song, "Sadhbh Ní Bhruinnealadh."

Ali Farka Toure (Afel Boukoum)

Sadhbh ní Bhruinnealadh (trad arr. Ó Maonlaí)

Tuilleadh eolais:

Liam Ó Maonlaí
Kíla
Queens Students Union
Queens University Belfast

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