Hinterland(2022)

Name: Hinterland
Genre: Documentary, Family
Released: 2022-08-14
Cast: Pauline Scanlon, Aoife Ní Bhriain

50m6 episodesReturning Series

Cúltír (Hinterland) is a six-part celebration of county by county identity. Renowned singer Pauline Scanlon and top violinist Aoife Ní Bhriain gather the cream of a county's traditional and folk music talent to perform for one night only in front of a local audience. Cúltír opens in Cork taking in Kilkenny, Fingal, Tipperary, Roscommon before finishing out the series in Westmeath. Along the way Aoife hits the road in search of the personalities, locations and cultural touchstones which help give each county its unique identity.

First aired:: 2022-08-14
Country:: IE
Network:: TG4

Episodes

Season 1(6)

1. Corcaigh
2022-08-14 · 50m
Join renowned singer Pauline Scanlon and top violinist Aoife Ni Bhriain for Cúltír (Hinterland); a county-by-county celebration of live traditional music and song.
2. Cill Chainnigh
2022-08-21 · 50m
Singer Pauline Scanlon and violinist Aoife Ni Bhriain don their black and amber jerseys this week for a celebration of live traditional music and song from Kilkenny.
3. Fine Gall
2022-08-28 · 50m
This week Pauline Scanlon and Aoife Ní Bhriain celebrate the music and ancient culture of Fingal from the Irish Institute of Music and Song in Balbriggan.
4. Tiobraid Árann
2022-09-04 · 50m
Episode four takes Pauline and Aoife to Tipperary, where legendary comic Pat Shortt plucks up his sax to play alongside Mike Hanrahan at The Thatched Cottage near Nenagh.
5. Ros Comáin
2022-09-11 · 50m
Roscommon is the focus of episode five, as Pauline hosts an array of star talent for a night of live music from Kings House in Boyle. Matt Molloy and John Carty top the bill, while Pauline performs an emotional version of Gortnamona.
6. An Iarmhí
2022-09-18 · 50m
The Village Barn in Tyrrellspass is the venue for our final episode of the season, focusing on the rich musical and cultural heritage of Co. Westmeath.