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06 Apr 20 - 01:27 PM (#4044457) Subject: Obit: Mary McPartlan From: GUEST 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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06 Apr 20 - 02:25 PM (#4044471) Subject: RE: Obit: Mary McPartlan From: GUEST In memoriam (video, youtube) |
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06 Apr 20 - 09:16 PM (#4044559) Subject: RE: 2020 Obit: Mary McPartlan From: Thomas Stern 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. |
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07 Apr 20 - 03:42 PM (#4044695) Subject: RE: 2020 Obit: Mary McPartlan From: Waddon Pete 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 |
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07 Apr 20 - 06:00 PM (#4044716) Subject: RE: 2020 Obit: Mary McPartlan From: Felipa There was a long interview about Mary McPartlan on Raidio na Gaeltachta this morning at about 9.30-9.45 , programme "Iris Aniar" |