Sean Kelly and the Super 8's
About this Event
Sean Kelly & The Super 8’s is an audio/visual experience like no other. Sean plays live Irish music to the back-drop of Super 8 movies taken in and around Derry & Donegal between 1958 & 1988. All movies were shot by Seans’ Dad, Seamus Kelly, a renowned Derry Super 8 enthusiast and featured on a series of shows on BBC NI called “Super 8 stories”.
The music is traditional, contemporary and original with Sean writing songs and tunes for half of the show that matches what’s on the screen, the other half of the songs being curated from his time as an Irish musician in Aotearoa (New
Zealand). To add to the mix of music and video is the 3 rd dimension of this show, the storytelling. Sean tells intimate stories of life, growing up in the North-West of Ireland in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s from the Long Tower Boys primary school, overlooking The Bogside to the sanctuary of Donegal and particularly The Rosguill Peninsula, his Mum’s birth-place. Prepare to laugh and cry but most of all to be entertained by this original concept of a show at Belfast Fleadh City Centre Fringe Festival, 2026.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 5.00
