Music of Ireland — Welcome Home tells the definitive story of contemporary Irish music, starting in 1960 with the Clancy Brothers. Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan hosts this new documentary featuring exclusive interviews and performances from The Chieftains’ Paddy Moloney, Riverdance’s Michael Flatley and Bill Whelan, U2’s Bono and Adam Clayton, Sinéad O’Connor, Pete Seeger, Live Aid and Band Aid founder Bob Geldof of The Boomtown Rats, former Celtic Woman Órla Fallon, The Dubliners’ John Sheahan, Black 47’s Larry Kirwan, six-time Academy Award-nominated director Jim Sheridan, the late Liam Clancy in his final U.S. television interview, and other great icons of Irish popular culture. See vintage clips of The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem on The Ed Sullivan Show, Judy Collins playing music from the ‘old country,’ The Pogues and Van Morrison with The Chieftains on RTE’s Late, Late Show, Riverdance’s debut at Eurovision and more! A must-see for music fans, Music of Ireland — Welcome Home explores the impact of Irish music in America and the world. 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 Home tells the definitive story of contemporary Irish music. Hosted by Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan (pictured), the documentary features exclusive interviews and performances by great icons of Irish popular culture including The Chieftain’s Paddy Moloney, U2’s Bono and Adam Clayton, Michael Flatley (Riverdance/Lord of the Dance), Bob Geldof, Sinéad O’Connor, the late Liam Clancy and others. PHOTO: 209K (2.64M uncompressed) at 72 dpi JPEG at 11" X 14.8" CREDIT: Mella Travers
	CUTLINE: Music of Ireland — Welcome Home tells the definitive story of contemporary Irish music. Hosted by Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan, the documentary features exclusive interviews and performances by great icons of Irish popular culture including Michael Flatley (pictured), who discusses Riverdance’s beginnings and 1994 debut at Eurovision. PHOTO: 8.22M (2.64M uncompressed) at 72 dpi JPEG at 17.8" X 10" CREDIT: Ray Preziosi/Elevation Group
	CUTLINE: Music of Ireland — Welcome Home tells the definitive story of contemporary Irish music. Hosted by Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan, the documentary features classic performances by great icons of Irish popular culture including The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem on The The Ed Sullivan Show. Pictured (l to r): Tommy Makem, Paddy Clancy, Tom Clancy, and Liam Clancy **THIS IMAGE IS AUTHORIZED FOR PRINT ONLY!** For a hi-res file, please email or call 212.560.8824. CREDIT: Getty Images/Photo by David Redfern/Redferns
	CUTLINE: Music of Ireland — Welcome Home tells the definitive story of contemporary Irish music. Hosted by Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan, the documentary features an impromptu performance and exclusive interview with Pete Seeger (pictured), who discusses his discovery of Irish music. PHOTO: 591K (2.64M uncompressed) at 72 dpi JPEG at 17.8" X 10" CREDIT: Ray Preziosi/Elevation Group
	CUTLINE: Music of Ireland — Welcome Home tells the definitive story of contemporary Irish music. Hosted by Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan, the documentary features exclusive interviews and performances by great icons of Irish popular culture including the late Liam Clancy (pictured) in his final U.S. television interview. PHOTO: 641K (2.64M uncompressed) at 72 dpi JPEG at 17.8" X 10" CREDIT: Ray Preziosi/Elevation Group
	CUTLINE: Music of Ireland — Welcome Home tells the definitive story of contemporary Irish music. Hosted by Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan, the documentary features exclusive interviews and performances by great icons of Irish popular culture including The Dubliners’ John Sheahan (pictured). PHOTO: 689K (2.64M uncompressed) at 72 dpi JPEG at 17.8" X 10" CREDIT: Ray Preziosi/Elevation Group
	CUTLINE: Music of Ireland — Welcome Home tells the definitive story of contemporary Irish music. Hosted by Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan, the documentary features exclusive interviews and performances by great icons of Irish popular culture including Paddy Moloney, who recalls The Chieftains’ early days. Pictured (clockwise from top left): Moya Brennan, unidentified harpist and Brennan, Paddy Moloney and engineer Brian Masterson. PHOTO: 978K (2.64M uncompressed) at 72 dpi JPEG at 17.8" X 10" CREDIT: Ray Preziosi/Elevation Group
	CUTLINE: Music of Ireland — Welcome Home tells the definitive story of contemporary Irish music. Hosted by Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan, the documentary features exclusive interviews and performances by great icons of Irish popular culture including Live Aid and Band Aid founder Bob Geldof (pictured) of The Boomtown Rats. PHOTO: 695K (2.64M uncompressed) at 72 dpi JPEG at 17.8" X 10" CREDIT: Ray Preziosi/Elevation Group
	CUTLINE: Music of Ireland — Welcome Home tells the definitive story of contemporary Irish music. Hosted by Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan, the documentary features exclusive interviews and performances by great icons of Irish popular culture including Sinéad O’Connor (pictured). PHOTO: 626K (2.64M uncompressed) at 72 dpi JPEG at 17.8" X 10" CREDIT: Ray Preziosi/Elevation Group
	CUTLINE: Music of Ireland — Welcome Home tells the definitive story of contemporary Irish music. Hosted by Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan, the documentary features exclusive interviews and performances by great icons of Irish popular culture including former Celtic Woman Órla Fallon (pictured). PHOTO: 727K (2.64M uncompressed) at 72 dpi JPEG at 17.8" X 10" CREDIT: Ray Preziosi/Elevation Group
	CUTLINE: Music of Ireland — Welcome Home tells the definitive story of contemporary Irish music. Hosted by Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan, the documentary features exclusive interviews and performances by great icons of Irish popular culture including The Chieftains (pictured). PHOTO: 478K (6.4M uncompressed) at 300 dpi JPEG at 5" X 5" CREDIT: Courtesy of The Chieftains
	CUTLINE: Music of Ireland — Welcome Home tells the definitive story of contemporary Irish music. Hosted by Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan, the documentary features exclusive interviews and performances by great icons of Irish popular culture including Grammy Award-winning Riverdance composer and former member of Planxty Bill Whelan (pictured). PHOTO: 649K (2.64M uncompressed) at 72 dpi JPEG at 17.8" X 10" CREDIT: Ray Preziosi/Elevation Group
	CUTLINE: Music of Ireland — Welcome Home tells the definitive story of contemporary Irish music. Hosted by Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan, the documentary features exclusive interviews and performances by great icons of Irish popular culture including Andrea Corr (pictured) of The Corrs. PHOTO: 724K (2.64M uncompressed) at 72 dpi JPEG at 17.8" X 10" CREDIT: Ray Preziosi/Elevation Group
	CUTLINE: Music of Ireland — Welcome Home tells the definitive story of contemporary Irish music. Hosted by Clannad’s Grammy Award-winning Moya Brennan, the documentary features exclusive interviews and performances by great icons of Irish popular culture including Paddy Moloney (pictured), who recalls The Chieftains’ early days. PHOTO: 675K (2.64M uncompressed) at 72 dpi JPEG at 17.8" X 10" CREDIT: Ray Preziosi/Elevation Group