''Slán leis an gCeol'' () is a 2019 film documenting the life of
Tony MacMahon
Tony MacMahon (18 April 1939 – 8 October 2021) was an Irish button accordion player and radio and television broadcaster.
MacMahon's chief early inspiration, accordionist Joe Cooley, was a frequent caller at the MacMahon home in Ennis, Co. Cla ...
, an Irish traditional musician. The film was directed and produced by Irish filmmaker
Cathal Ó Cuaig.
The film premiered at the
Temple Bar TradFest
TradFest Temple Bar is an annual music and culture festival that takes place in late January in Dublin, Ireland. Founded by the Temple Bar Company, a not-for-profit organisation who work on behalf of businesses in the cultural quarter of Temple ...
on the 26 January 2019 and was attended by the
President of Ireland
The president of Ireland ( ga, Uachtarán na hÉireann) is the head of state of Republic of Ireland, Ireland and the supreme commander of the Defence Forces (Ireland), Irish Defence Forces.
The president holds office for seven years, and can ...
Michael D. Higgins
Michael Daniel Higgins ( ga, Mícheál Dónal Ó hUigínn; born 18 April 1941) is an Irish politician, poet, sociologist, and broadcaster, who has served as the ninth president of Ireland since November 2011. Entering national politics throug ...
as guest of honour. This screening was followed by a Q&A with Tony MacMahon and Cathal Ó Cuaig, hosted by
Tristan Rosenstock
Tristan (Latin/ Brythonic: ''Drustanus''; cy, Trystan), also known as Tristram or Tristain and similar names, is the hero of the legend of Tristan and Iseult. In the legend, he is tasked with escorting the Irish princess Iseult to wed ...
. It also was shown at the 2019
Dingle International Film Festival
The Dingle International Film Festival (DIFF'':'' Irish Gaelic: ''Féile Scannán Idirnáisiúnta an Daingin'') was a film festival held annually in March that took place between 2007 and 2019 in Dingle, Ireland.
History
Established in 2007 ...
on 24 March 2019. It was first broadcast on RTÉ One television on the 28 March 2019.
It won the Celtic Media Festival's Torc Award for Excellence in the Arts category in 2020. It has also won the European Prix
CIRCOM Regional Programme Award in 2020 in the Music & Arts category.
The film was broadcast on Croatian Television Broadcaster
HRT on 14 May 2021. On 15 June 2021, the Galician Television Channel
CRTVG also broadcast the film.
References
External links
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Prix Circom Competition TrailerBarra Ó Séaghdhna's Review (Journal of Music)2020 Prix Circom Jury VerdictKaty Hayes Review
(The Times) Paywall
Emmanuel Kehoe Review
(Business Post) Paywall
Marcus Ó Conaire Review
(Tuairisc)
RTE Arena Sean Rocks talks to Cathal Ó Cuaig
about 'Slán leis an gCeol'
Director Cathal Ó Cuaig's interview with RTÉ Culture
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2019 films
2019 documentary films
Irish documentary films