Unleashing the Olag贸n
The ancient Irish folktale T谩in B贸 C煤ailnge and its musical and poetical retelling
The ancient Irish legend T谩in B贸 C煤ailnge is a tale of greed, envy and hubris which has been passed down from generation to generation for centuries. At the centre of it is the Olag贸n - a cry of anguish from deep within.
Best selling author Colm T贸ib铆n meets the international artists who have come together for the premier of the retelling of The T谩in, and how, through poetry, music and an ancient singing style, they reimagine and retell the story as a commentary on modern day Ireland
He meets Pulitzer Prize winning poet Muldoon, 脫鈥橪ion谩ird, the lead singer of The Gloaming and master of the ancient sean-n贸s style of singing, who made a cameo in the film version of T贸ib铆n鈥檚 novel Brooklyn, and American composer Dan Trueman who has put the rich and varied themes of Olag贸n to music, along with the four-time GRAMMY award-winning Chicago sextet Eighth Blackbird.
As they put the last touches to the piece at Princeton University, Colm explores with the cast the reasons they are retelling this tale. What does this tale of an epic battle and tragic outcome tell us about Ireland now?
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