Johnny Doherty - Fiddler on the Road Part 5 of 5

Part 5 of 5 of a TV documentary about the great Donegal fiddler Johnny Doherty. Made by Ulster Television, and first aired on RTE on 04/09/1972.

The original summary:
"Tinsmith, storyteller and traditional fiddler, John Doherty, still travels the hills of Donegal. Here he talks to Sean O'Haughey of the Irish Folklore Commission."

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Music

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• donegal
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• johnny
• fiddle
• fiddler
• irish
• traditional
• music
• ireland
• traveller
• docherty

[chipinbob]

Bloody love this

[thewoundedhussar]

@dway - think you're showing your ignorance there!! Couldn't be much different from the Irish washerwoman.

[dwaynedibbly]

how come all the tunes he played sounded like variants of irish washer woman? :D

[harpbloke]

very very excellent posting. many thenks

[itsmeeamonn]

Wonderful what great footage

[theradioballads]

Great to see this, and the Pete Seeger clips - thanks for posting!

[fhfc1954]

a lot of my family and old neighbors are in the clip from Brady's house in Coguish, Kilcar my grandfather is dancing with Johnny.

[clarebannerman]

Lovely Martin. I remember a night in Carraig, County Donegal in 1974& a great session with Johhny Doherty & Joe Burke. ♪♫