Aniar, Voices and Verse from the Edge of the World
Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin, Ceara Conway agus John Ryan, ISBN 978-0-9550983-1-4
Full-colour hardback book and lavishly produced CD, featuring the voice talents of Peadar Ó Treasaigh, Áine Ní Dhroighneáin and Darach Ó Tuairisg. |
The Irish oral tradition is a treasure trove of poetry, incantation, prophesy and proverb. Aniar, meaning from the West presents a broad selection of this timeless material, from the seemingly bottomless well of Conamara folklore. Each piece is re-interpreted, in words, by Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin’s verse translations and bilingual background notes; visually, by Ceara Conway’s inventive photographs, and in sound, on the accompanying CD, by the performance of three of Conamara’s finest voices, framed by John Ryan’s adventurous production. At times a window on our pre-Christian past, at times a prescient description of 21st century woes, Aniar is a truly engaging collection of voices and verse, from the edge of the world.. 
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