We have just finished day 7 of the filming, 1300 km of driving the car, mostly in the northern part of Ireland and Northern Ireland, 14 hours of video material, 120 still images, and 6 short nights of sleep. We are just over half way through with 6 more days to go, all in the…… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Travel
First day
Woke up to wild windy rain and it’s hard to leave a warm bed! Maarten arrived from Portugal at midnight last night and a few late preparations had to be made! We travel today to Kilkenny to meet Siobhan Armstrong at her Summer School of Early Irish Harp. We will meet her and talk about…… Continue Reading
A short visit to Cobh
In July we scouted a location in Cobh. The air A Stór Mo Chroí (Treasure of my Heart), which is about leaving Ireland (emigration), can be related to this site where many people took off to America, Canada and Australia. Here is a short impression of our travel to and visit. Living the Tradition, behind…… Continue Reading
Behind The Scenes Places to Explore
Living the Tradition, behind the scenes: places to explore (episode 2) from Lightcurve Films on Vimeo. Cellist Ilse de Ziah journeys to find the origins of traditional Irish Airs and together with filmmaker Maarten Roos make a series of exclusive music films. Here is a short peek behind the scenes showing a map of places…… Continue Reading