Film Screening and Performance with Juan Pinilla and Joe Mulheron

Setting off from Derry, traditional singer and producer Macdara Yeates meets traditional singer, songwriter and activist Joe Mulheron to discuss the Connolly Column, the brigade of Irish volunteers who fought against Franco’s army in the Spanish Civil War and their remembrance in the Irish song tradition.

In Granada, Macdara meets with flamenco singer and commentator Juan Pinilla in Andalusia, the home of flamenco music and the first site of battle for the Connolly Column, to explore the wealth of Spanish songs from the Civil War period and to learn of the ruthless tactics employed by Franco’s regime to curtail and control Flamenco and broader Andalusian culture. Following the screening, Juan Pinilla and Joe Mulheron will take part in a discussion and performance.

Directed by Bob Gallagher
Produced and Curated by Macdara Yeates

*Please note that all Abair screenings will be available to view on SPF TV until March 26th