Ag leanacht leis an tsraith Drawing from the Well de chuid Thaisce Cheoil Dúchais Éireann, beidh an ceoltóir agus rinceoir Caitlín Nic Gabhann ag labhairt le Tristan Rosenstock inniu faoin togra a rinne sí agus a bheas le feiceáil ó Lá ‘le Pádraig ar aghaidh. Beidh sí ag díriú ar shaol agus ar scileanna Willie Keane, duine de na damhsóirí seite is fearr riamh, ón Dún Beag, Co.an Chláir. Bhí sé ina bhall den seit cáiliúil ‘The Mullagh Set’ a bhuaigh na comórtaisí uilig agus a bhí ar teilifís agus ar camchuairteanna i Meiriceá go minic. Damhsóir iontach ceolmhar a bhí ann, a raibh rithim dochreidte aige. Cloisfidh muid cur síos air ó Chaitlín ar chlár an lae inniu.
Dancer and musician Caitlín Nic Gabhann joins Tristan Rosenstock on the programme today to discuss her contribution to the Irish Traditional Music Archive’s series Drawing From the Well. Her film, which can be viewed from St Patrick’s Day onwards, sees her follow in the steps of step dancer Willie Keane, who was a member of the renowned Mullagh Set from County Clare. In the film, she discovers more about an exceptional dancer whose feet offered a highly musical accompaniment, and seeks to revisit some of the steps he created. We’ll hear all about the project on the programme today.