From Shore To Shore: Irish Traditional Music In New York City A Video Documentary
Featuring Performances and Interviews with:
Maureen Glynn Connolly, Brian Conway, Tom Doherty, Eileen Ivers,
Maureen Doherty Macken, Andy McGann, Jerry O’Sullivan,
Paddy Reynolds, John Whelan, Martin Wynne. Plus Interviews with: Mary Coleman Hannon, Mary Coleman O’Beirne, and
James O’Beirne Jr., about Michael Coleman and Lad O’Beirne
From Shore To Shore examines both the continuity and the changes that have affected Irish traditional music since the turn of the previous century. Using New York City as the focus, this documentary mixes historic photographs and film footage with contemporary interviews and performances. It traces the influence of family and community, Irish immigration, and American popular culture on the traditional music played in New York today.
While the primary place of traditional music in New York is the same as it was in rural Ireland—for personal and social enjoyment—the urban environment offered commercial possibilities as well as challenges. Many Irish balanced the effect of modern cultural forces with traditional customs such as house sessions and informal learning from master musicians. From Shore To Shore shows how Irish traditional music became a powerful vehicle for the transmission of ethnic identity from generation to generation.
Produced and directed by Patrick Mullins Writer/Co-Producer, Rebecca Miller Historian/Associate Producer, Marion R. Casey Executive Producer, Nye Heron
Special DVD bonus feature: From Shore To Shore: Retrospective Reels Additional performances & interviews from the video documentary From Shore To Shore.
Beginning in April 1988, a number of oral histories and Irish traditional music and dance performances were videotaped for the documentary From Shore To Shore: Irish Traditional Music In New York City. Inevitably, many of these recordings were not able to be included in the original 57-minute documentary. This additional footage provides a retrospective look at a vibrant community of musicians, dancers, and audiences during one important era in the story of Irish traditional music in America.
Featuring performances by:
Mary Bergin, Jean Butler, Fr. Charlie Coen,
Buddy Connolly, Kevin Connolly, Matty Connolly,
Maureen Glynn Connolly, Brian Conway, Tom Doherty,
Tony DeMarco, Felix Dolan, Tom Doolan, Rita Flaherty, Donny Golden,
Eileen Golden, Vincent Harrison, Eileen Ivers, John Jennings,
James Keane, Joe Kelly, Willie Kelly, Jane Kelton, Mick Kenny,
Maureen Doherty Macken, Joanie Madden, Pete Mancuso,
Billy McComiskey, Andy McGann, Antoinette McKenna, Jo McNamara,
Becky Miller, Mick Moloney, John Morrison, Paddy O’Brien, Bill Ochs,
Robbie O’Connell, Jerry O’Sullivan, Paddy Reynolds,
The Wednesday Nighters, John Whelan, Louise Kahan Whelan,
Martin Wynne, and others.
Plus interviews with:
Dan Collins, Brian Conway, Tom Doherty,
Mary Coleman Hannon, Earle Hitchner,
Maureen Doherty Macken, Andy McGann,
Mary Coleman O’Beirne, Paddy Reynolds,
& Martin Wynne
Produced & Edited by Patrick Mullins Interviews by Rebecca Miller & Patrick Mullins
