TFOT: Episode 5 - Iarla Ó'Lionáird Seán Ó Riada "brought the people back to themselves"

Sean nós singer and songwriter Iarla Ó'Lionáird is Helen Shaw's guest in this edition of The Family of Things. Iarla is the voice of the acclaimed Irish ensemble The Gloaming whose album of the same name has received multiple award nominations. Iarla grew up in Cúil Aodha in Co Cork in an Irish speaking community in what he calls ' a hive of song' and along with his ten brothers sang, as a child, in Seán Ó Riada's choir. He talks about his relationship with his voice, his language and his creative journey from singing the cows back home to releasing his work through Peter Gabriel's label Real World Records.

In this short teaser, Iarla talks about his memories of Seán Ó Riada, and his influence on the community and choir of Cúil Aodha.

The full episode is available to download from iTunes via the link below:

https://itunes.apple.com/de/podcast/the-family-of-things/id946045776?l=en&mt=2

Music: 'The Old Haunt' ©Ana Gog 2014

http://anagogmusic.com/

Photo by York Tillyer on http://www.iarla.com/

Follow the full series on http://thefamilyofthings.com/

© Athena Media Ltd. All rights in the title, content and website for The Family of Things rests with Athena Media Ltd. www.athenamedia.ie