Liam O'Flynn - Píobaire
This feature-length documentary tells the story of the master piper Liam O'Flynn, from his work with Irish supergroup, Planxty, to his groundbreaking orchestral work in The Brendan Voyage. Liam O’Flynn was no ordinary musician. Acclaimed soloist, celebrated collaborator of Planxty, Seamus Heaney, and other leading musicians such as Kate Bush, Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris, Liam O’Flynn was one of Ireland’s greatest musicians. This new feature documentary explores Liam’s remarkable reputation as a musician, revealing his extraordinary relationship with the most mystical instrument in the Irish canon – the Uilleann pipes.
- Festival
- Celtic Media Festival 2021
- Title
- Liam O'Flynn - Píobaire
- Title in English
- Liam O'Flynn - Piper
- Entry Category
- Arts
- Produced By
- DoubleBand Films
- Producer
- Rosie McNally, Órfhlaith Ní Chearnaigh
- Directed By
- Damian McCann
- Broadcaster
- TG4