I AM IRELAND Join Us Tonight Tuesday, December 15 at 9:00 pm WTTW (Channel 11 - PBS) Find more information HERE

WTTW is pleased to present I AM IRELAND, a new “pandemic” music special featuring songs and stories performed by the traditional Irish tenor Paddy Homan and the 40 members of The City Lights Orchestra, conducted by Rich Daniels. Originally developed for the stage, this “virtual” concert film created by Homan was filmed at Chicago’s renowned Old St. Patrick’s Church and in the private residences of the musicians.

I AM IRELAND takes viewers on a journey through the songs, speeches, and images from 1798 through the 1916 Easter Rising to honor and celebrate the Irish road to freedom.

I AM IRELAND was inspired by Mise Éire, a hit 1959 feature-length film produced by George Morrison, based on Padraic Pearse’s poem of the same name; he also wrote the 1916 Proclamation of the Republic.

I AM IRELAND, a production of the Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago, premieres on WTTW on Tuesday, December 15 at 9:00 pm, and the program will subsequently be made available to public television stations nationwide by WTTW via American Public Television.