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Recall Bring it On: rival cheerleaders, lots of energy, not much of a plot. Now, replace the cheerleading competition with c??©ilÃ, a form of traditional Irish music. And instead of the squad leaders’ rivalry resulting from some quasi-racial socio-economic tensions, imagine the competitors are brothers, reunited after a thirty-year estrangement because they disapprove of each others’ life choices...
Such is the initial setup of The Boys and Girl from County Clare. John Joe (Bernard Hill), the reigning c??©ilà champion who never left home, must face his younger brother Jimmy’s (Colm Meaney) up-and-coming band from Liverpool at a music competition in 1960s County Clare. Throw in some gentle subterfuge and a romance between the most talented members of the rival groups...
Likewise, the music is fantastic. C??©ilà can be both upbeat and solemn, but in Clare it’s almost exclusively the former, a lively combination of flutes, fiddles, and bodhráns (a cross between a drum and tambourine) that makes it impossible not to tap your feet. C??©ilà is what binds the film, and the families, together...
...story begins in the rehearsal rooms of the two brothers, one in a pub in the quiet hills of western Ireland, the other by the rowdy streets of Liverpool. The scenes are as different as can be, if not for the melodies playing in both. C??©ilà follows the groups on their respective journeys to the contest and the various characters and challenges encountered along the way. The music may be unfamiliar to most viewers, but its rhythm and energy have universal appeal—as the film humorously shows...
...Hotel than Portland, Oregon’s Decemberists, who have dropped two albums in the last three years packed with sea shanties, cautionary character sketches, and pure pop. Think Edward Gorey set to music. They also released an extended-play single retelling Irish epic Táin Bó C??ºalnge in music. Now frontman Colin Meloy is taking a break to do a little touring on his own, and what kind of record should he be promoting? Yes, that’s right: a 6-track collection of Morrissey covers, only available at stops on the tour. All this...