The movie stars Andrea Corr from the musical family The Corrs, and Colm Meaney the stable of the Irish film community. The tagline of a the movie is listen to your heart and by the end of this ninety minute introduction to Irish traditional music you will be listening to the tapping of your feet.
The All-Ireland Traditional Music Competition attracts the best musicians from all over the country -- and a few from beyond the shores of the Emerald Isle as well. As John Joe and his band prepare to capture the band trophy with their County Clare jigs and reels, Irishman Jimmy bends his Liverpudlians away from jazz toward the time-honored strains of Celtic music. As the musicians make their way towards the competition, trouble rears its head for both sets of challengers: the Liverpool Shamrock Ceilidh(pronounced Kay-li) Band and the defending champions from Clare, and at the heart of this adversity lie the vengeful interventions of two estranged brothers, Jimmy and John Joe.
Even though I question casting Bernard Hill and Meaney as brothers. They really don't look a bit alike, and their accents are completely opposite (Hill is fron Manchester while Meaney is from Dublin) the chemistry between Corr and Shaun Evans playing a young couple from opposite families brought together by the their love of music, more than make up for this oversight. Charlotte Bradley turns in a wonderful performance as Maisie the mother of Anne(Corr) who fights to keep her love after her infidelity is discovered.
If your not familiar with many of the stars work I suggest picking up the following works.
Andrea Corr-The Commitments (1991)
Bernard Hill-The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)-Theoden and the "The Grid" (2004) (mini) TV Series.
Colm Meaney-The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (1995)
Later,
Kenaz
