Drawing from the Well SAOITHE: Sarah Ghriallais
SAOITHE, episode 4 presents acclaimed and award winning sean nós singer Sarah Ghriallais in conversation with Síle Denvir.
This interview will be freely available to watch online at ITMA Facebook, YouTube and website from 8 pm (Irish time) on Wednesday 16 November 2022.
This new online series from ITMA features in-depth conversations with traditional artists Christy Moore, Catherine McEvoy, Frankie Gavin, Sarah Ghriallais, Matt Molloy, Dolly McMahon, and Paddy Moloney (1938–2021).
Ranging from earliest musical experiences, to sage advice to young people, to hopes for the future of the tradition, this series offers in-depth conversations with seven of Ireland’s most influential and outstanding tradition bearers.
The long-format Q&A style interviews, with performance and illustrative archival recordings, expand our understanding of these artists by exploring their influences and by seeking out their personal philosophies as traditional artists.
SAOITHE is an extension of ITMA’s online archival series Drawing from the Well which is available to watch here:
https://www.itma.ie/drawingfromthewell
Image: Sarah Ghriallais, Willie Clancy Summer School 2018 / Peter Laban (ITMA Photographer in Residence 2021)