A pub session in your living room—minus the spilled Guinness and regret.
Season 2013 • Episode 10
LatestThe last programme in the current Geantraí series comes from the well known traditional music pub The Crane in Galway city and is presented by fiddle player Ronan O’Flaherty. Among the musicians featured in the programme are Brendan Browne and Damien Stenson, the group We Banjo 3 and singer Pól Ó Ceannabháin #1: Cup of Tea / The Morning Star / The Reel of Rio #2: Shove the pigs foot a little bit further in the fire / Last Night’s Fun #3: Cailleadh an Airgead #4: Scott Mary / Templehouse Reel / Kiss the Maid behind the Barrel #5: Cúil Aodha / Fastin the Leg in #6: The Old Bush / The Traveller #7: Bill Cheatem / Kitchen Girl / The Donegal Lass
Geantraí (translated: Lively Music), an evergreen traditional music series, is one of TG4’s most popular and has been a staple in the programme schedule since the channel first came on air. It conveys the unique atmosphere of a pub session and programmes feature the best of regional traditional music from around the country. The series, presented by a different musician each week, is produced in genuine traditional music pubs and many of our best known musicians are featured. It is also a platform for the young or indeed the mature musician who may be performing on television for the first time.
Production
Filmed in actual pubs—no fake Irish theme bar nonsense.
Sound
Raw session audio, occasionally interrupted by pint orders.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
TG4 launched in 1996 as Ireland's first Irish-language TV channel, making Geantraí part of a linguistic survival strategy disguised as entertainment.
The show's title is a pun—'geantraí' means lively music, but sounds like 'gantry,' the pub structure holding the drinks that fuel every session.
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