Radio documentary by Seán Corcoran on Richard Henebry (1863-1916) of Portlaw, Co. Waterford, Ireland, pioneering folk song collector and musicologist. First broadcast by Waterford Local Radio (www.wlrfm.com) 7pm Sun 29 Dec 2013.Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland with the Television Licence Fee. Sound design by Ronan Browne. 

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Radio documentary by Seán Corcoran on John Sheil (1784-1872) the Drogheda radical weaver and songmaker who churned out songs for the 19th century ballad sheet industry. He was a major link between Irish language song and the later songs in Hiberno-English, transferring the melodies and rhyming patterns of the Irish songs into English. 
Writer, director and singer : Seán Corcoran. 
Musicians: Carl Hession, Ronan Browne
Actors: Ann Marie Horan, Diarmaid de Faoite, Peadar Cox
Sound editing and audio creation : Ronan Browne
First broadcast on LMFM 2012
Made with the assistance of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland , funded through the television licence fee.
© Seán Corcoran 2012

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