The Sounds Of Grief by The Lyric Feature published on 2017-02-04T19:01:40Z The Sounds of Grief tells the story of one of our most infamous and persistent traditions caoineadh or keening, the Irish funeral cry. The programme traces this traditional funeral ritual in Ireland down through the centuries and places the tradition in an international context, with keening now re-appearing in new and altered contexts. Presented by Traditional Arts researcher and Sound Art practitioner Michelle Collins, the programme features contributions from James Wilce, author of Crying Shame, former Professor of Irish-language studies at UCD, Angela Bourke, singer Sara Grealish the Reverend Cait Brannigan, who leads Keening ceremonies in Ireland today and retired priest Fr Eddie O Conghaile. A Rockfinch production for RTÉ lyric fm funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland with the Television Licence Fee. Presenter: Michelle Collins Producer: Claire Cunningham Sound supervision: Tinpot Productions Series Producer RTE lyric fm : Olga Buckley Broadcast Fri January 29th 2016
