''The Pure Drop'' with Paddy Glackin

This programme comes from 1991, and is presented by fiddle player Paddy Glackin with guests including Muti-Instrumentalist Vinnie Kilduff from Kiltimach, Co. Mayo, Ireland, who has collaborated with bands such as U2, The Waterboys, Clannad, Sinead Ó'Connor etc. In this programme it's trad all the way on the tin whistle accompanied by Kiltyclogher Co. Leitrim pianist and fiddle player Charlie Lennon, who is also a prolific composer of Irish tunes. The late legendary folk singer--songwriter and performer Christie Hennessy was from Tralee, Co. Kerry. Christie passed away after an illness in 2007 at age 62 from a rare form of lung cancer attributed to his younger years working on building sites in London where he was exposed to asbestos dust. A commemorative honour statue was erected in his native Tralee in 2009. Ar dheis De go raibh a anam dilis