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Thread #113575   Message #2418389
Posted By: Jim Carroll
20-Aug-08 - 02:45 AM
Thread Name: Irish Travellers in London on Lyric FM -Saturdays
Subject: RE: Irish Travellers in London on Lyric FM -Saturd
Cap'n,
Once again you have managed to bury a thread (in this case started to pass on a piece of information) in irrelevant garbage: I must take a portion of the blame for this for humouring you (for the last time).
In case people have forgotten, I'll put up the press release.

Prizewinning Clare broadcaster Paula Carroll has recently completed three programmes on Irish Traveller singers recorded, mainly in London, between 1973 and 2003 by Pat Mackenzie and Jim Carroll.
The first, entitled 'Song Hunting', which covers the early period of the project, is to be broadcast on 23rd August at 3.30pm and includes 'Pop's' Johnny Connors, Bill Cassidy and Andy Cash, all from Co. Wexford.
Programme two, ' Remembering The Pictures', is devoted to Michael 'Mikeen' McCarthy from Cahersiveen in Kerry, singer, storyteller, ballad seller, tinsmith, horse-dealer... etc. is on Saturday 30th August.
The final programme in the series, 'The Right Way To Do It', concentrates mainly on the blind Tipperary singer Mary Delaney and her brother Paddy Reilly. This will be broadcast on 6th September.
These are to be broadcast on RTE's Lyric FM under the general title 'Come All You Loyal Travellers.

We got our first chance to listen to the programmes last night and were absolutely delighted - Paula (no relation) has done a magnificent job and the fact that she is a fine singer herself has had a tremendous input into her production.

Jim Carroll