Culture That Made Me: Seán Ó Sé on Ó Riada, Tom Barry, and Springsteen

'Bruce Springsteen is coming to Ireland next year and by hook or by crook I’m going to see him'

Mon, 11 Oct, 2021 - 08:29

Richard Fitzpatrick

Seán Ó Sé, 85, has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement/Gradam Saoil by the annual TG4 Gradam Ceoil. The singer grew up in Ballylickey, Co Cork. He rose to fame singing and recording the popular song An Poc Ar Buile with Seán Ó Riada and Ceoltóirí Chualann in 1962. Since then, his tenor voice has been recognised as one of Ireland’s finest. The award ceremony concert will be broadcast on TG4, 9.30pm, Sunday, October 31. See www.tg4.ie

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