Raidió na Gaeltachta records and broadcasts the voices of traditional Irish unaccompanied singers.
Raidió na Gaeltachta is to send three sean nós singers to the Sense of Ireland Festival in London.
Since its establishment in 1972, Raidió na Gaeltachta has played a major role in promoting and preserving sean nós singing. The RTÉ RnaG studios have been used to record many of the best sean nós voices in the country.
Its sound library houses the country's largest collection sean nós tapes and records.
Shortly before departing for London, singer Seosamh Mac An Iomaire was a guest on 'Iris Eadra' hosted by Breandán Feirtéar. He is looking forward to performing at the Sense of Ireland Festival on what will be his first visit to London. He is optimistic about the future of the sean nós style and has seen a growing interest among people in this form of singing.
A lot of people are singing the sean nós and it's getting very popular.
Seosamh Mac An Iomaire will be joined by two other sean nós singers at the Sense of Ireland festival in London.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 20 February 1980. The reporter is Jim Fahy.
