So often, films that focus on the rise or talent of a notable musician spend an inordinate amount of time insisting on that figure’s unmistakable genius. It’s refreshing, then, to see a film like Pat Collins’ “Song of Granite” that charts the origins and eventual rise of Irish folk singer Joe Heaney (Seosamh Ó hÉanaí) while giving equal time to Heaney’s surroundings. From Ireland’s breathtaking natural wonders to the citizens lining its streets and filling its drinking establishments, this continuous emphasis on both talent and environment makes for a far more satisfying portrait of an artist at all ages. Modest in subject but ambitious in form, “Song of Granite” delivers a profile of not just a singer but the country that made him.
Early on, Collins shows Heaney’s talent as inextricable from the village of Carna where he was raised. We see no formal vocal education,...
Early on, Collins shows Heaney’s talent as inextricable from the village of Carna where he was raised. We see no formal vocal education,...
- 3/13/2017
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
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