Van Morrison in Ireland 1979

This was Van's first visit back to play in his home city since leaving for America in 1967. The film features songs from two concerts, one in the Whitla Hall, Belfast on February 20th and the other at the National Stadium, Dublin on February 22nd. There is also footage of the band travelling and scenes of Belfast including Cyprus Avenue and Van walking around the city. Both the director Mike Radford and main cameraman Roger Deakins went on to have successful feature film careers. An Angle Films Production filmed in February 1979. © Caledonia Productions 1980.