| Geantraí | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Republic of Ireland |
| Original language | Irish |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Baile na hAbhann, Galway |
| Original release | |
| Network | TG4 |
| Release | 1996 (1996) – present |
Geantraí (Irish pronunciation: [ˈɟan̪ˠt̪ˠɾˠiː]) is an Irish television programme, presenting Irish traditional music.12345
The name derives from Geantraí, one of the three types of Irish music enumerated in the "three noble strains"; geantraí (joy music), suantraí (lullaby) and goltraí (sorrow music).6 In Old Irish, they were spelled geantraige, suantraige, goltraige.789
References
References
- Spillane, John (1 September 2016). Will We Be Brilliant or What?: Songs & Stories. Gill & Macmillan Ltd. ISBN 9781848896093 – via Google Books.
- "Pádraigín sings on TG4's flagship Geantraí programme". 1 March 2013.
- "Newspaper Archive". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.(subscription required)
- Muiri, Pol O. "'Quality home output' is new TG4 priority". The Irish Times.
- "Hosting TG4's Geantraí programme". order in the sound. 2 March 2011.
- "Geantraí, Goltraí, Suantraí". The Journal of Music: News, Reviews & Opinion | Music Jobs & Opportunities.
- "Geantraighe, Goltraighe & Suantraighe - Love, Exciting sorrow, Soothing". www.earlygaelicharp.info.
- hÉireann, Stair na (10 December 2017). "Celtic Mythology: The Three Noble Strains". Stair na hÉireann/History of Ireland.
- "New Series of Geantraí Starts on TG4". The Journal of Music: News, Reviews & Opinion | Music Jobs & Opportunities.