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Eithne - Eadar d脿 Shaoghal

Documentary telling the story of Eithne N铆 Uallach谩in, one of Ireland's most fondly remembered singers.

Tha sgeula Eithne air a h-innse le teaghlach, a caraidean 's luchd-ci霉il a bha e貌lach oirre. Bha i beothail agus comasach ach bha dorchadas na beatha nach robh duine eile a' faicinn. Tha am film a' leantainn Eithne, Gerry agus an c貌mhlan L谩 Lugh is iad a' cur ce貌l an l脿 an-diugh an l霉ib ce貌l traidiseanta na h-Eireann. Thug iad a-mach tr矛 cl脿ir a fhuair m貌r mholadh ach bha Eithne a' fulang le trom-inntinn. Ged a bha i a' fulang gu m貌r le tinneas-inntinn, bha i airson cumail oirre an s脿s san obair chruthachail a bha seo. Th貌isich i air cl脿r leatha fh猫in a' seinn. Mus do chr矛ochnaich i e chuir i l脿mh na beatha fh猫in ann an 1999 aig aois 42. Ach, thug teaghlach agus caraidean Eithne a-mach cl脿r dhi fh猫in a' seinn - Bilingua, ann an 2014 gus d猫anamh cinnteach nach deigheadh a
comas agus a spiorad air d矛ochuimhne.

Irish singer Eithne's N铆 Uallach谩in's story told by family, friends and fellow musicians. The film follows Eithne, Gerry and their band L谩 Lugh as they forged a new world music influenced sound into traditional Irish music releasing three albums to critical acclaim. Regardless of success, by the 1990s Eithne was struggling with bouts of depression. Despite the debilitating nature of her illness, she was determined that her creative output would flourish.

She returned to the studio to begin work on her first solo album but before the album was completed she took her own life in 1999, aged just 42. However, Eithne's family and friends finally realised her musical vision in releasing her debut solo recording, Bilingua, in 2014 ensuring that Eithne's spirit and talent will live on forever..

50 minutes

Last on

Fri 30 Mar 2018 22:00

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