Presented by Martin Bourke The Songs of Stephen Foster.
Stephen foster was born in Pittsburgh USA . He was the first serious composer of American popular song and the first to try and make a living as a full-time professional songwriter. He is rightly called the ‘Father of American Music’ . He died in obscurity and poverty in 1864. Some of the popular tunes composed by Stephen Foster: Hard times come again no more, Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair,Beautiful Dreamer, My old Kentucky home, Camptown races, Old fokes at home, Oh Susanna,Gentle Annie, Old black Joe. Reasearched and scripted by Martin Bourke.All proceeds of this performance are being donated towards a memorial to all the Kilkee men(over 30 of) who died in the First World War.