Folk singer Liam Weldon performing at Bantry House in west Cork.
Presenter Donncha Ó Dúlaing introduces the programme by noting that the Georgian Bantry House in Bantry Bay, County Cork is inextricably linked to boats and sea voyages. It reminds him that,
Wherever adventure was to be found there was found the travelling Irish man.
Donncha Ó Dúlaing introduces folk singer Liam Weldon from Dublin, who performs the ballad 'An Irish Travelling Man'. Liam Weldon is a champion of Traveller rights with a keen interest in the songs and music of Travellers. His own lyrics reveal a strong awareness of poverty, disadvantage and exploitation.
In the early 1970s, Liam Weldon sang and played bodhrán in the band 1691 with Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, Matt Molloy, Peter Brown and Tommy Peoples, who later went on to form The Bothy Band.
'Donncha at Bantry House' was an eight-part music series presented by Donncha Ó Dúlaing from the stately home in Bantry, County Cork. It was similar in format to his previous television series, 'Donncha at Adare'. The first episode was broadcast on 31 January 1982 and the last on 21 March 1982. The series was produced by Niall Mathews.
This episode of ‘Donncha at Bantry House’ was broadcast on 7 March 1982.
