Edges of Light
Imagine going to bed on a Saturday night and waking up on Sunday, a half hour older than you should be. Well, that’s what happened with the Summer Time Act in October 1916 when Ireland’s time-keeping was brought into step with Great Britain, losing 24 minutes in the process. Edges of Light with Tola Custy (fiddle), David Power(pipes), Maeve Gilchrist (harp) and Colin Dunne (dance) was a show which takes the concept of this lost time and used it to play with the idea of Time in music, in culture, in life. Ellen Cranitch presents the music of the show interwoven with voices in opposition to the Summer Time Act and reflections by the musicians involved on the nature of collaboration, the passing of time and creativity. This programme was shortlisted for the prestigious Prix Italia award in 2020.
Presenter: Ellen Cranitch
Producer: Eoin Brady
(First broadcast 13th October 2019)
RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 3rd October, 6pm-7pm