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Mark meets Eamonn McCann - Part 1

How was Derry campaigner Eamonn McCann shaped by the music of his childhood and early life in Derry’s Bogside? With music from Big Momma Thornton, Gay McIntyre and Johnny Quigley.

Most people here would have an opinion about Eamonn McCann. The life of the former Assemblyman has been characterised by passion for civil rights, gay rights and powerful oratory. But what shaped McCann’s life. Mark joins Eamonn in his Bogside home to talk at length about his childhood, and the vivid colour of his old Rossville St home. With music from Big Momma Thornton, Bessie Smith, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Gay McIntyre and Johnny Quigley.

57 minutes

Last on

Tue 2 Apr 2024 12:00

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  • Tue 2 Jan 2024 12:03
  • Tue 2 Apr 2024 12:00