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2020 Obit: Mary McPartlan
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Subject: RE: 2020 Obit: Mary McPartlan From: Felipa Date: 07 Apr 20 - 06:00 PM There was a long interview about Mary McPartlan on Raidio na Gaeltachta this morning at about 9.30-9.45 , programme "Iris Aniar" |
Subject: RE: 2020 Obit: Mary McPartlan From: Waddon Pete Date: 07 Apr 20 - 03:42 PM Sadly we have lost Mary, but her music lives on. There is much to read about her on the internet. My condolences to all those who know and love her. I have added Mary to the "In Memoriam" thread. RIP |
Subject: RE: 2020 Obit: Mary McPartlan From: Thomas Stern Date: 06 Apr 20 - 09:16 PM Farewell! Below about her part in tribute to Margaret Barry = not sure if this is clipped from Celtic Connections ???? Thomas. Margaret Barry: wild Irish woman of the British folk scene So I wonder what Barry would have made of She Moved Through the Fair, the low-key, eulogistic theatre piece co-written by veteran folk critic (and Guardian contributor) Colin Irwin and Irish singer Mary McPartlan. Possibly, she would have found it touching if a little tame. From one corner of the stage Irwin reads out her life story in a demure, fond, beautifully researched and endearingly un-thespian delivery. Actor Ruby Campbell gives a spry performance as Barry and other bit parts, while John Wheeler is more laboured as the men who crossed her path: Alan Lomax, who “discovered” her; David Attenborough, who put her on telly; Cliff Michelmore, who interviewed her there. A four-piece band underpins it all nicely: McPartlan can’t summon Barry’s raw power but brings simple poignancy to songs including Goodnight Irene, Loving Hannah and Freeborn Man. A musical highlight is John Carty, a fiddler of unfussy grace and immense style. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Mary McPartlan From: GUEST Date: 06 Apr 20 - 02:25 PM In memoriam (video, youtube) |
Subject: Obit: Mary McPartlan From: GUEST Date: 06 Apr 20 - 01:27 PM The death has been announced of singer and broadcaster Mary McPartlan President pays tribute to one of Ireland's great folk singers |
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