Fadó Fadó - The Long Ago

Getting ready for working the land - a scene from Fadó Fadó

Fadó Fadó, the original show from which Siamsa Tíre grew is back on stage this summer as part of our 40th anniversary celebrations.
The lives of country people were immersed in their environment.  Each season defined a new set of activities and with that, each daily chore had a tune to it. 

Fadó Fadó is a dramatisation of the cycle of working the land and life in rural Ireland.  For many this is a stroll down memory lane to a time before life became complicated by technology. 

All work was achieved using traditional methods and the “Meitheal” - the old Irish way of people coming together to respond to local needs.

Through lively singing, music, dancing and mime, Fadó Fadó moves from the open air of the bog fields and harvest festivals, to the warmth of the hearth-lit kitchen and celebrates the joys and sorrows of a typical family in Ireland in times past.

 

Performance dates : August;18-22, 25-20 and September 1-5.