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Celebrating Roddy Doyle with music from The Commitments and the music of Ireland

Celebrating the work of Roddy Doyle with music from The Commitments and the music of Ireland. During the interval, where we catch up with Roddy Doyle's life and work.

Celebrating the work of Roddy Doyle with music from The Commitments and the music of Ireland.

Among those taking part are the 60 piece BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Richard Balcombe; Shane Filan from Westlife; Meav formerly of the multi million selling Celtic Woman; Killian Donnelly, lead singer of the current West End production of The Commitments; the up and coming rock band The Riptide Movement (who played The Commitments band in the new Radio 4 adaptation); and presenter Dervla Kirwan.

Roddy Doyle will also be present as guest of honour and we'll hear about his life and work from him, in the interval of the concert. The music will cover Irish folk and film and classical music as well music from The Commitments. Plus three actors from the Radio 4 plays will recreate scenes from The Commitments in the concert. The actors are Tom Ward, Ronan Raftery and Gavin Drea.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Fri 31 Jan 201420:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Friday Night Is Music Night: The Commitments, Roddy Doyle and the Music of Ireland

    • BBC Concert Orchestra

      Friday Night Is Music Night Opening Sig Tune

      Conductor: Richard Balcombe.

    • BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

      An Irish Symphony - The Fair Day (mvt 2)

    • BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

      SELECTION: FINIAN'S RAINBOW

    • Méav

      Light Flight

    • The Riptide Movement (+ tpt, trom & Sax)

      I THANK YOU

    • The Riptide Movement / BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

      Thieves in the Gallery

    • Meav/BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

      THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER

    • BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

      Ballykissangel Suite - Mvt 1

    • BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

      RIVERDANCE

    • Shane Filan/BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

      ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

    • BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

      Irish Symphony No. 3 - Mvt 2

    • Méav

      Songline To Home

    • The Riptide Movement (+ tpt, trom & Sax)

      CHAIN GANG

    • Killian Donnelly/BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

      REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE (Extract)

    • Killian Donnelly/BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

      IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR

    • Killian Donnelly/BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

      MR PITIFUL (extract

    • Killian Donnelly/BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

      MR PITIFUL (extract)

    • Killian Donnelly/BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

      I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE

    • Killian Donnelly/BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

      TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS

    • Shane Filan/BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

      My Girl

    • Shane Filan/BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

      MUSTANG SALLY

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  • Fri 13 Dec 201320:00
    BBC Radio 2
  • Fri 31 Jan 201420:00
    BBC Radio 2

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