Abstract
Bóinn: The River Goddess by Meath singer Róisín Ní Ghallóglaigh was composed in 2020 as part of the Songs for Our Children Project for Meath Cruinniú na nÓg. This project, curated by Aileen Lambert and Michael Fortune, and commissioned by Meath Arts Office facilitated the composition of newly composed traditional songs for children.
Bóinn is about the Boyne River and tells of its history, mythology, geography and environmental importance. To accompany the song the Arts Office commissioned an animated video which combines the visual aspects of the song with natural soundscapes and found-sounds in nature (recordings of the Boyne flowing and the nature heard around it) and follows the Goddess as she makes her way across the county from her source in Kildare to where she reaches the sea.
Bóinn is about the Boyne River and tells of its history, mythology, geography and environmental importance. To accompany the song the Arts Office commissioned an animated video which combines the visual aspects of the song with natural soundscapes and found-sounds in nature (recordings of the Boyne flowing and the nature heard around it) and follows the Goddess as she makes her way across the county from her source in Kildare to where she reaches the sea.
| Original language | English (Ireland) |
|---|---|
| Type | Song set to animated video, commissioned by Meath Arts Office and Creative Ireland |
| Media of output | Animated video set to music |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 13 Climate Action
Keywords
- Traditional Arts
- Biodiversity
- Environment
- Geography
- Mythology
- Songwriting
- Songs for children
- Traditional song
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