We thank Presenter, John Greene for advance information on this Sunday evening’s programme – 13th Sept. 2020 at 7pm on C103. (S.R.)
The four part series ‘The Makers and Collectors’ continues this Sunday on Where the road takes me at 7.
The series looks at the musicians, composers and collectors who have contributed to the survival of Traditional Irish Music down through the years.
In Part 3, John Greene visits Ardgroom on the Beara peninsula and the town of Skibbereen to find out more about Canon James Goodman.
Goodman who was a Church of Ireland Rector, was also a staunch Unionist.
This amazing man who was a fluent Irish speaker and lecturer, managed to collect and catalogue over 2,300 Irish tunes and songs during the latter half of the 19th Century.
The makers of traditional Irish music and the collectors – Part 3 – this Sunday evening on C103 at 7.
