Ballyfermot Folk Group’s “Home for Christmas”

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Noel speaks to GERRY SIMPSON about the Ballyfermot Folk Group’s Christmas song “Home for Christmas” that is in aid of homeless charities.

He talks about how the folk group reunited only recently, what they get up since they got back together, the charities that the proceeds of the song will go towards, the details of the CD sales and some of the lines in the song that were inspired by the situation of the homeless today.

Duration: 6'57" DATE: December 15, 2015
Interviewer:Noel McGuinness
Producer:Mark Finnegan
Interviewee:Gerry Simpson
Themes:Global Issues with a Local Focus
Keywords:Ballyfermot Folk Group, Christmas Songs, Home For Christmas, Homelessness, Charity
LocationBallyfermot, Dublin Time Period:2015
Type:Sound Language:English
Creator:Near FM Publisher:Near FM
Identifier:NEARFM_20151215_NST_003
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