Song of Granite

Overview

The life story of traditional Irish folk singer Joe Heaney, who is estimated to have recorded in excess of 500 traditional Irish sean nós ('old style') songs. Heaney moved from Ireland to the UK, and then on to New York City, where he settled shortly after performing at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 12, 2017

Original language

Irish

Spoken languages

English, Irish

Countries

Canada, Ireland

Production

Oscilloscope,Amérique Film,Harvest Films,Roads Entertainment

Cast

Macdara Ó Fátharta,Joe Collins,Colm Seoighe,Mícheál Ó Confhaola,Peadar Cox,Derek Carroll,Mairéad Conneely,Kate Nic Chonaonaigh,Olga Wehrly,Peadar O'Treasaighand 9 more

Director

Pat Collins

Writer

Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhride,Sharon Whooley,Pat Collins

Producer

Martin Paul-Hus,Jessie Fisk,Alan Maher,Keith Potter

Cinematography

Richard Kendrick

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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