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Notes by Sunniva O’Flynn

TRADFEST: JIGS ON REELS

PROGRAMME 2

SONGS FOR DREAMERS, MUSIC FOR REBELS (LIEDER FÜR TRÄUMER, MUSIK FÜR REBELLEN)

Made for German television, this curious compilation of songs from a range of Irish musicians popular in the 1960s situates the performers in a surprising range of Dublin locations. The programme features Anne Byrne, Paddy Moloney, Johnny McEvoy, Dolly McMahon, The Ludlows, Al O’Donnell, Liam Devally, Luke Kelly and Ronnie Drew.

FILM INFO: Margit Wagner, 28 mins, Germany-Ireland, 1966, Digital, Black and White