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Inaugural Joe Heaney Lecture
Wednesday, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Nov 22nd 2017
Joe Heaney (
Seosamh Ó hEanaí) was born in Ard East ( An Aird Thoir) in Carna, Co. Galway in
October 1919 and he died in Seattle on May 1st, 1984.
Joe Heaney
remains a constant icon of Connemara culture in today’s world. His artistic
achievement put the genre of sean-nós on the map of world cultures. His singing
has inspired countless others to follow the road to the west and find the
living culture of the Gaeltacht in Carna. Starting in Carna, he spent the last
third of his life in America where he mixed with other cultural giants such as Bob
Dylan, Pete Seeger and Almeida Riddle, holding his own with them on his own terms
and influencing their ideas about traditional song. He carried a torch for the
Irish language throughout his life, ensuring that everyone he met knew about
his early life among those who used Gaelic as an everyday vernacular. He has
been the subject of two books and a number of films. The most recent is Song of Granite (Harvest Films) 2016, directed
by Pat Collins and shown at the 2017 Film Fleadh in Galway.
The Inaugural Joe Heaney Lecture will be delivered by Sean Williams and Lillis O Laoire (joint authors of the highly acclaimed book Bright Star of the West – Joe Heaney, Irish Song Man.
Discipline/Office/Unit Arts in Action
Category Arts & Culture
Location O'Donoghue Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance
Location Type On Campus
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