Jigs On Reels

Dir: Louis Marcus Ireland 1967 22mins Made in the town of Kilrush in County Clare, Fleá Ceoil captures the resurgence of interest in traditional Irish music in the 1960s when Irish folk singers like Dolly McMahon, who appears in the film, were seen as part of a world-wide boom in folk music. Beautifully filmed by Bob Monks, Fleá Ceoil is remarkable in its close attention to the small details that distinguish this vibrant musical community. The film was directed by Cork-born Louis Marcus, one of Ireland’s most important and prolific documentary directors. It won a Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival and other prestigious awards in Russia, Spain and Belgium.