Guest Peter Laban Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Handing down the Tunes : the life and legacy of Tommy McCarthy is a documentary film by Ken Lyman. Ken was working on on the preparation of it at the time Tommy was diagnosed with cancer, he visited locations with Tommy and did a lot of preliminary interviews. Unfortunately Tommy passed away before filming was finished. Ken has now finished the documentary. A special pre-view for family and friends will be held in September, in Miltown Malbay I am glad to see this project has come to fruition, Tommy was a lovely man and a lovely musician who left a rich legacy in his own music and that of his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Caffrey Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Handing down the Tunes : the life and legacy of Tommy McCarthy is a documentary film by Ken Lyman. Ken was working on on the preparation of it at the time Tommy was diagnosed with cancer, he visited locations with Tommy and did a lot of preliminary interviews. Unfortunately Tommy passed away before filming was finished. Ken has now finished the documentary. A special pre-view for family and friends will be held in September, in Miltown Malbay I am glad to see this project has come to fruition, Tommy was a lovely man and a lovely musician who left a rich legacy in his own music and that of his family. I hope this film gets a DVD release in the near future for those of us further afield who would love to see it. Yes, a great musician. The 'Sporting Nell' recording as a treasure. Alan Caffrey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peter Laban Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 I am just back from the pre-view. Ken managed to make a lovely sensitive and moving film. Highly recommended. Another preview will take place in Dublin on dec 6th at 8.15 during the Breandan Breathnach commerative event in Na Piobairi Uilleann's Headquarters at Henrietta st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael sam wild Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Will it be available via the web? I reckon Tommy's record is my most played and would love to see the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippa Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 I've just seen that it's being shown at the London Irish Centre at 8 pm on Sunday 26 October, as part of the 'Return to Camden Town' festival. And there's a workshop with Brid Meaney in the afternoon too - nice timing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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