On Friday next, June 12th, Dancing Thru The Ages, the Youghal-based Irish music, song and dance show will be featured on RTE 1’s The Reel Deal.  Recorded at the Firkin Crane Theatre in Cork City in 2008, the programme will feature footage from the show and also interviews with Richie Foley and Paula Goulding, the show’s producers.

The Reel Deal is an upbeat traditional music series with a contemporary twist. This lively, dynamic series for young people features ‘up and coming’ performers and is presented by Aoibhinn Ni Shuilleabhain, Brian O’Connell and Blathnaid Ni Dhonnchadha, who all share and interest and passion for traditional music.

In the first programme of the series we meet a variety of talented traditional Irish musicians from around the country, each one developing their own unique style and ensuring the Irish tradition is kept alive and thriving in modern Ireland.  Cork is visited as we go behind the scenes of music and dance show Dancing Thru the Ages, which has enjoyed a successful series of summer seasons in Youghal, and has recently transferred to the Firkin Crane Theatre in Cork City.

The Reel Deal, RTE 1, Friday, June 12th.

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