Iarla Ó Lionáird at WOMAD Rivermead 2000

Iarla Ó Lionáird

Iarla Ó Lionáird is interviewed at WOMAD Reading 2000. This is an excerpt from Songs Under A Big Sky, a feature documentary about world music in which musicians from across the globe are showcased in a concert at WOMAD Festival in Reading, England. It was directed and produced by Michael Coulson for National Geographic, Mandalay and Real World Records.

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