South Sligo duo Peter Horan on flute and fiddler Fred Finn play a selection of reels.
County Sligo has a long standing musical tradition, in particular,
The great music county of south Sligo where Michael Coleman was born and reared and lived before he went to America.
Sligo has always been known as a great county for flute and fiddle players,
We have with us two of the best.
Flute player Peter Horan and fiddler Fred Finn play a couple of reels, the second of which is called 'The Copper Plate'.
In the past the duo have played with the Glen Céilí Band and the Coleman Country Céilí Band.
'Fonn' was an Irish language programme which mainly featured musicians from an Irish traditional background. The first programme was broadcast on 24 June 1977.
This episode of ‘Fonn’ was broadcast on 22 July 1977. The presenter is Ciarán Mac Mathúna.
