19th June: Mat Callaghan presents James Connolly – Songs of Freedom

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19th June: Mat Callaghan

James Connolly – Songs of Freedom
Fear a tí: Des Geraghty

Musician and author, Mat Callahan, presents the James Connolly – Songs of Freedom project. Songs of Freedom is a collection of lyrics edited by Irish revolutionary, James Connolly, and published in New York in 1907. Its rediscovery and revival is a project undertaken by Callahan and a group of Irish, American and Swiss musicians. Tonight’s event will include an account of how this project began as well as a performance of some of the songs. Callahan will discuss Connolly’s contribution to art and politics with a special emphasis on its relevance to the struggle for freedom today.