Seán Ó Riada
I couldn't find a previous thread about him and his life's work.
So, and not just because the Sinn Fein presidential candidate is his daughter (though admittedly it's part of the reason why I started reading up on him today), mightn't be a bad time to start one?
https://www.independent.ie/entertain...-26324740.html
"If you go far enough to either extreme of the political spectrum, Communist or fascist, you'll find hard-eyed men with guns who believe that anybody who doesn't think as they do should be incarcerated or exterminated. " - Jim Garrison, Former DA, New Orleans.
Re: Seán Ó Riada
Probably his best known piece:
"If you go far enough to either extreme of the political spectrum, Communist or fascist, you'll find hard-eyed men with guns who believe that anybody who doesn't think as they do should be incarcerated or exterminated. " - Jim Garrison, Former DA, New Orleans.
Re: Seán Ó Riada
A great composer - his mass in Irish is wonderful - a sample:
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