''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. C ...
, 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 is an annual music and culture festival that takes place at the end of January in Dublin, Ireland. The festival, which celebrates Irish traditional and folk music and cultural offerings, was founded by the Temple Bar Company, a not-for ...
on the 26 January 2019 and was attended by the
President of Ireland
The president of Ireland () is the head of state of Republic of Ireland, Ireland and the supreme commander of the Defence Forces (Ireland), Irish Defence Forces. The presidency is a predominantly figurehead, ceremonial institution, serving as ...
Michael D. Higgins
Michael Daniel Higgins (; born 18 April 1941) is an Irish politician, poet, broadcaster, and sociologist who has been serving as the president of Ireland since 2011. Entering national politics through the Labour Party, he served as a senator ...
as guest of honour. This screening was followed by a Q&A with Tony MacMahon and Cathal Ó Cuaig, hosted by
Tristan Rosenstock. It also was shown at the 2019
Dingle International Film Festival 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.
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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