Episode 60 continues with the conversation and more songs from An tOllamh (Professor) Liam Lillis Ó Laoire, two time winner of the premier sean-nós singing competition at Oireachtas na Gaeilge.

Conversation includes: training and competitions; Art Mac Cumhaigh; the only two aislingí poems from Ulster ‘Úirchill a' Chreagáin’ and 'Aige Cuan Bhinn Éadair' or 'Aisling Airt Mhic Cumhaigh'; one of the first uses of the word Gaeltacht in modern Irish; the Spanish Tribe of Milesius; Jerry Hicks, a teacher of Paul Muldoon; a performance of ‘Úirchill a' Chreagáin’; winning Corn Uí Riada twice; Seán Ó Riada; Ceol an nUasal; Seán Ó Sé; Wexford Opera Festival; Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann; the different revivals of Irish culture; Duncan in the 1780s; Patrick Byrne being the last traditional Irish harpist; Siobhan Armstrong; the Irish Harp; the effects of the Celtic Tiger; ‘The Songs of Anna John Chiot’ Pól Ó Seachnasaigh; Mairéad and Anna Ní Mhaonaigh; Brian Ó Domhnaill; Máire Ní Choilm; Doiminic Mac Giolla Bhríde; Joe Heaney; the difference in Donegal Irish and Galway Irish; Patricia Coughlan; Cormac de Barra; a performance of ‘Liam O’Reilly’; Galway singing style; Yunnan Ethnic Village; Chinese Dai funeral music; the 1930s recordings of recordings of Eilis Ní Chleircín from Ballinascreen, County Derry; 'Teacht den tSliabh Tráthnóna' by Aodh Ó Canainn;  Chinese Pinyin; An Feannadóir and other topics.

Relevant Links

https://cic.ie/shop/leabhair/on-a-rock-in-the-middle-of-the-ocean/

https://www.universityofgalway.ie/our-research/people/languages-literatures-and-cultures/lillisolaoire/

https://www.itma.ie/ga/people/lillis-o-laoire/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7cusdCsHSY

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1130595573939102&rdid=aIIQuuzyKMnWAyov

https://cic.ie/shop/leabhair/neamhfhicsean/dha-leagan-deag-leargas-nua-ar-an-sean-nos/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSBLL5UzZWE

Additional Links

https://www.coisceim.ie/teachtdentsliabh.html

https://www.doegen.ie/node/2335

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2dvZJnWORtlCLZHVfieIYK?si=9bca4abc92c64912

https://www.theirelandpodcast.com/latest-podcast/episode/79a6eda3/59-lillis-o-laoire-sean-nos-singer-part-1

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001zdwq

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