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Ireland & the Sound of Independence

Mark travels to Dublin Bay, seeking a deeper meaning behind the Irish ballads he’s sung for years, and explores a friend’s familial connection to the pivotal 1916 Easter Rising. Veteran trade union leader and activist Des Geraghty explains the relationship between music and social reform, while Uilleann piper Gay McKeon introduces the instrument often recognized as “the Sound of Ireland.”

Ireland & the Sound of Independence

26m 51s

Mark travels to Dublin Bay, seeking a deeper meaning behind the Irish ballads he’s sung for years, and explores a friend’s familial connection to the pivotal 1916 Easter Rising. Veteran trade union leader and activist Des Geraghty explains the relationship between music and social reform, while Uilleann piper Gay McKeon introduces the instrument often recognized as “the Sound of Ireland.”

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