PBS Specials

Absolutely Irish (2008x15)

Air date: Mar 04, 2008

Filmed live at the Irish Arts Center in New York City's famous Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, Absolutely Irish brings together three generations of the brightest stars of traditional Irish folk music for a one-in-a-lifetime performance. With performances by Mick Moloney; whistle player Joanie Madden; fiddlers Liz Carroll, Eileen Ivers, and Athena Tergis; flute and banjo player Seamus Egan; guitarist John Doyle; singers Karan Casey, Robbie O'Connell, and Susan McKeown; piper Jerry O'Sullivan; concertina player Tim Collins; accordionist Billy McComiskey; dancers Niall O'Leary and Darrah Carr; and special appearances by legendary flute player Mike Rafferty and 85-year-old Irish dancer Jo McNamara, it's sure to blow folk music fans away.