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New York metro area premiere Saturday, September 17 at 9:30 p.m. on WLIW21
Picking up where Music of Ireland — Welcome Home left off, Music of Ireland — Welcome to America continues the definitive story of contemporary Irish music, focusing on the greatest musical exports from the Emerald Isle from the 1980s through today. The new performance documentary features a behind-the-scenes look at the emergence of U2 and the band’s development into one of the world’s most popular touring acts; the Dublin singer/songwriter scene, featuring Academy Award-winner Glen Hansard of The Swell Season and The Frames, Damien Rice and Damien Dempsey; and Sinéad O’Connor’s U.S. breakthrough and papal controversy. Other highlights include interviews with members of pop/rock acts The Cranberries, The Corrs, The Script, and Black 47, and vintage performance footage of U2 on RTE’s Late, Late Show (1980), The Cranberries on RTE’s On the Waterfront (1991) and The Script on RTE’s Late, Late Show (2008). The documentary also explores the stories behind PBS phenomena Lord of the Dance and Celtic Woman and Irish music’s influence on American culture. Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan returns as host and conducts intimate interviews to reveal each artist’s special relationship with Ireland and America, and how their musical lives have been influenced by it. A production of the Elevation Group. A presentation of WLIW21 in association with WNET.ORG. Funded in part by Barnes & Noble and Tourism Ireland.
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 | CUTLINE: Music of Ireland — Welcome to America is the second installment of a two-part series celebrating 50 years of contemporary Irish music and its impact on America. Hosted by Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan, the performance documentary features some of today’s biggest music acts, including pop/rock band The Corrs, the fifth biggest-selling Irish act of all time. Andrea Corr (pictured) remembers working with The Chieftains on 1999’s “I Know My Love.” CREDIT: Ray Preziosi/Elevation Group |
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CUTLINE: Music of Ireland — Welcome to America is the second installment of a two-part series celebrating 50 years of contemporary Irish music and its impact on America. Hosted by Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan, the performance documentary features some of today’s biggest music acts, including a behind-the-scenes look at the emergence of U2 and the band’s development into one of the world’s most popular touring acts. Features interviews with Bono (pictured), Adam Clayton and others, plus U2 performing “Stories for Boys” on RTE’s Late, Late Show (1980). CREDIT: Ray Preziosi/Elevation Group |
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CUTLINE: Music of Ireland — Welcome to America is the second installment of a two-part series celebrating 50 years of contemporary Irish music and its impact on America. Hosted by Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan, the performance documentary features some of today’s biggest music acts, including a behind-the-scenes look at the emergence of U2 and the band’s development into one of the world’s most popular touring acts. Features interviews with Bono (right), Adam Clayton (left) and others, plus U2 performing “Stories for Boys” on RTE’s Late, Late Show (1980). CREDIT: Ray Preziosi/Elevation Group |
 | CUTLINE: Music of Ireland — Welcome to America is the second installment of a two-part series celebrating 50 years of contemporary Irish music and its impact on America. Hosted by Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan, the performance documentary features some of today’s biggest music acts, including rock band The Cranberries, the fourth biggest-selling Irish act of all time. Lead singer Dolores O’Riordan (pictured) remembers their whirlwind success, plus vintage footage of The Cranberries performing “Linger” on RTE’s On the Waterfront (1991) and a 1999 performance of “Ode to My Family” live from Paris. CREDIT: Ray Preziosi/Elevation Group |
 | CUTLINE: Music of Ireland — Welcome to America is the second installment of a two-part series celebrating 50 years of contemporary Irish music and its impact on America. Hosted by Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan, the performance documentary features some of today’s biggest music acts, including singer/songwriter Glen Hansard (pictured) of The Swell Season and The Frames. The Academy Award-winner recalls his early days busking on the streets of Dublin. CREDIT: Ray Preziosi/Elevation Group |
 | CUTLINE: Music of Ireland — Welcome to America is the second installment of a two-part series celebrating 50 years of contemporary Irish music and its impact on America. Hosted by Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan, the performance documentary features some of today’s biggest music acts, including the story behind PBS phenomenon Celtic Woman through interviews with Máiréad Nesbitt (pictured), Órla Fallon, and David Downes. CREDIT: Ray Preziosi/Elevation Group |
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CUTLINE: Music of Ireland — Welcome to America is the second installment of a two-part series celebrating 50 years of contemporary Irish music and its impact on America. Hosted by Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan, the performance documentary features some of today’s biggest music acts, including the story behind PBS phenomenon Lord of the Dance through an interview with Michael Flatley (pictured). CREDIT: Ray Preziosi/Elevation Group |
 | CUTLINE: Music of Ireland — Welcome to America is the second installment of a two-part series celebrating 50 years of contemporary Irish music and its impact on America. Hosted by Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan, the documentary features intriguing interviews, exclusive performances and archival clips of some of today’s biggest music acts including (l to r) U2’s Bono, The Cranberries’s Dolores O’Riordan, Glen Hansard (The Swell Season, The Frames), The Script, and Celtic Woman’s Máiréad Nesbitt. CREDIT: Ray Preziosi / Elevation Group |
 | CUTLINE: Music of Ireland — Welcome to America is the second installment of a two-part series celebrating 50 years of contemporary Irish music and its impact on America. Hosted by Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan (right), the documentary features intriguing interviews, exclusive performances and archival clips of some of today’s biggest music acts including U2, The Cranberries, Celtic Woman, The Corrs, Sinéad O’Connor, The Script, Damien Rice (left), and many others. CREDIT: Tim Jarvis |
 | CUTLINE: Music of Ireland — Welcome to America is the second installment of a two-part series celebrating 50 years of contemporary Irish music and its impact on America. Hosted by Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan (pictured), the documentary features intriguing interviews, exclusive performances and archival clips of some of today’s biggest music acts including U2, The Cranberries, Celtic Woman, The Corrs, Sinéad O’Connor, The Script, Glen Hansard, and many others. CREDIT: Mella Travers |
 | CUTLINE: Music of Ireland — Welcome to America is the second installment of a two-part series celebrating 50 years of contemporary Irish music and its impact on America. Hosted by Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan, the documentary features intriguing interviews, exclusive performances and archival clips of some of today’s biggest music acts. Paddy Moloney (pictured) of The Chieftains jokes about his band’s many collaborations, including 1999’s “I Know My Love” with The Corrs. CREDIT: Ray Preziosi/Elevation Group |
 | CUTLINE: Music of Ireland — Welcome to America is the second installment of a two-part series celebrating 50 years of contemporary Irish music and its impact on America. Hosted by Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan, the performance documentary features some of today’s biggest music acts, including an intimate piece on Sinéad O’Connor (pictured), her incredible music and the now well-documented papal controversy that ultimately proved O’Connor correct. CREDIT: Ray Preziosi/Elevation Group |
 | CUTLINE: Music of Ireland — Welcome to America is the second installment of a two-part series celebrating 50 years of contemporary Irish music and its impact on America. Hosted by Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan, the documentary features intriguing interviews, exclusive performances and archival clips of some of today’s biggest music acts including U2, The Cranberries, Celtic Woman, The Corrs, Sinéad O’Connor, The Script (pictured), Damien Rice, and many others. CREDIT: Ray Preziosi/Elevation Group |
