If you happen to be in Ireland tomorrow evening (29/12) or in the same time zone with access to WebTV, check out “Féilte” on TG4 at 8:30 p.m. It was filmed at the Plough and Stars in San Francisco and, unless they decided to cut it, I’ll be playing harp (accompanying Mary McLaughlin singing “Oíche Chiúin”/Silent Night) at the very end of the program (with my luck, most likely with credits scrolling over our faces and a voiceover for “Ros na Rún” in the background!). Even if we end up getting cut, there’s going to be plenty of good music from “An Ghaeltacht Naomh Proinsias,” including The Black Brothers and Nikki Ragsdale. Unfortunately, “Féilte” isn’t subtitled, and any commentary and interviews will be in Irish, but you can still enjoy the music (and music makes up about 90% of the program, so you won’t miss much).
They did a lot of shots around the pub, so you might see me in some of those as well. I’m wearing a black velvet dress and have shoulder-length hair that’s currently two-toned (auburn/silver).
Sadly, it’s a bad time for me to be able to watch it live, but I’ll be hoping to catch it in the archives.
If you want to see it on WebTV, go to http://www.tg4.ie, click on “tg4 Beo” at the top of the page, then click on “tg4 Beo” again to launch WebTV. You can go to full screen by right clicking on the picture and choosing “zoom.”
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