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Slán leis an gCeol
2019 Irish film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Slán leis an gCeol (lit. 'Farewell to Music') is a 2019 film documenting the life of Tony MacMahon, an Irish traditional musician. The film was directed and produced by Irish filmmaker Cathal Ó Cuaig.
The film premiered at the Temple Bar TradFest on the 26 January 2019 and was attended by the President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins as guest of honour.[1] This screening was followed by a Q&A with Tony MacMahon and Cathal Ó Cuaig, hosted by Tristan Rosenstock.[2] It also was shown at the 2019 Dingle International Film Festival on 24 March 2019.[3] It was first broadcast on RTÉ One television on the 28 March 2019.[4]
It won the Celtic Media Festival's Torc Award for Excellence in the Arts category in 2020.[5] It has also won the European Prix CIRCOM Regional Programme Award in 2020 in the Music & Arts category.[6]
The film was broadcast on Croatian Television Broadcaster HRT on 14 May 2021.[7] On 15 June 2021, the Galician Television Channel CRTVG also broadcast the film.[8]
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