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The Celtic Songlines

Dónal Lunny, takes us on a journey of musical discovery as he travels 1,000 miles from the Outer Hebrides to Galicia following The Celtic Songlines.

  • David Bickley
    Director
  • David Forsyth
    Writer
  • David Bickley
    Producer
  • Dónal Lunny
    Key Cast
  • Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
    Key Cast
  • Zoe Conway
    Key Cast
  • Carlos Nunez
    Key Cast
  • Alan Stivell
    Key Cast
  • Llio Rhydderch
    Key Cast
  • SUSANA SEIVANE
    Key Cast
  • Mairtin O'Connor
    Key Cast
  • Cormac DeBarra
    Key Cast
  • John McSherry
    Key Cast
  • Jim Lockhart
    Key Cast
  • Enda O'Looney - DOP
    Crew
  • Niall O'Sullivan - Sound
    Crew
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Línte Cheoil Cheilteach
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature, Music Video, Television
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 30 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 1, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    225,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Ireland
  • Country of Filming:
    France, Ireland, Spain, United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English, French, Irish, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • RTE Television
    Dublin
    Ireland
    October 6, 2017
    Irish Premier
    TV broadcast
  • Rome Independent Prisma Awards
    Rome
    Italy
    July 21, 2018
    Finalist
  • DocuWest Documentary Film Festival
    Denver
    United States
    September 12, 2018
    US Premier
    Selected
  • ARFF Barcelona // International Awards
    Barcelona
    Spain
    February 2, 2019
    Semi-finalist
Distribution Information
  • David Bickley
    Country: Ireland
Director Biography - David Bickley

Born in Manchester in 1961, David Ian Bickley is an award-winning artist, filmmaker and musician with more than 30 years experience working in the fields of the creative arts and media production.
As a producer and director for film and television he was the winner of the BBC Short Film Award; first prize for video at the Sony Film Festival; winner of best documentary / best director at the Fastnet Film Festival and has been the recipient of two film project awards from the Arts Council of Ireland.
He has worked extensively as an independent producer and for the Irish state broadcaster RTÉ as a producer and director in a wide range of genres from studio to magazine and documentary and was a senior producer with RTÉ Cork for six years.
Specialising in arts, music and historical travelogue notable credits include The Man Who Shot Beckett which spearheaded the Beckett 100 season in Ireland, major series Out of the Blue and Tracks and Trails and the four-part international music series The Celtic Songlines presented by Dónal Lunny among many others.

As an film artist he has exhibited his work alongside major artists including Tracey Emin, Mat Collishaw and Ron Arad.
His work has been shown at numerous film and art festivals around the world including at the Gallery of City Museum of Aveiro, Portugal; Haun Tie Art Museum, Beijing, China; Common Ground, International Touring Exhibition; Lewis Art Gallery, Millsaps, Jackson Mississippi; Centre for Creative Practices, Dublin; Crawford Municipal Gallery, Cork; The Big Chill Festival, Eastnor, England.

As a musician and composer his work has garnered critical praise and he is perhaps best-known as the creative force behind the groundbreaking group Hyper[borea] which pioneered the fusion of
Celtic music with dance idioms in the 1990s winning Dance Act and Album of the Year at the Hot Press Heineken Awards.
He has collaborated with many musical artists throughout his career including Maire Breatnac, Hans Joachim Roedelius, Fergus O'Farrell, James O'leary, Tom Green and Dare Mason.

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