Song of Granite

1h 44min

Drama

The life story of traditional Irish folk singer Joe Heaney, who is estimated to have recorded in excess of 500 traditional Irish sean nós ('old style') songs. Heaney moved from Ireland to the UK, and then on to New York City, where he settled shortly after performing at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.

Production Companies

Amérique Film

Harvest Films

Roads Entertainment

Oscilloscope

Cast

Pól Ó Ceannabháín

Pól Ó Ceannabháín

Pádraig Ó hÉanaí
Colm Seoighe

Colm Seoighe

Young Joe
Mairéad Conneely

Mairéad Conneely

Béib Ní hÉanaí
Jack Ó'Domhnaill

Jack Ó'Domhnaill

Young Darach
David Ryan

David Ryan

English Music Journalist
Seán Ó Tarpaigh

Seán Ó Tarpaigh

Folklore Collector
Olga Wehrly

Olga Wehrly

Mary Heaney
Sonny Ó'Conghaile

Sonny Ó'Conghaile

Accordian Player (Connemara)
Joe Collins

Joe Collins

School Child

Release date

12th Mar 2017

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Gaeilge