We were treated to some of the best talent in the region during The Joe Finnegan Show Christmas Eve Special Show at Gleeson's Restaurant & Rooms in Roscommon town this morning... you can catch some of the highlights here:
Leitrim's finest Seamus O'Rourke relays his piece called "The Turkey & The Carving Knife":
And you can listen back to the full interview with Seamus here:
Brendan Shine and his daughter Emily gave a beautiful rendition of Silent Night
Vincent Pierce joined us to recite some Patrick Kavanagh "A Christmas Childhood"
John Wynn's Gatehouse treated us to some fine tunes with Rachel Garvey on vocals...
And they also played The Wexford Carol
Longford native writer Seán O'Suilleabháin spoke about his book "Under The Thatch - Memoirs of A Longford Childhood" and recited a Christmas poem that appeared in Old Moore's Almanac around 1950...
And one of many performances today, but the wonderful Roscommon Solstice Choir sang us out with this Christmas Medley:
