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NEWS: Eric Roche - Radio Documentary Monday 2 February 10pm
Sun, 01/02/2009 - 20:42 — Anonymous
This radio documentary, 'With These Hands', is based around Eric Roche's early life, discoverying his love of music and the guitar, but particularly his relationship he had with his brother Bryan.
It is told, not only by the words and thoughts of Bryan, but also by the myriad of recordings that Eric left behind. Eric recorded 3 albums and countless live gigs, kept an online diary through his illness and nearing his death, with Bryan's help, he recorded parables for his children to pass on his teachings on life. 'With These Hands' combines all these elements along with the, now priceless, recordings that Byran had made, both of and with, his big brother Eric as they grew up in 1970/80's Tralee.
What emerges is a combined story, about a young man from Kerry who went on to become a virtuosic world class fingerstyle guitarist, whilst his younger brother Bryan - who through Eric's terminal cancer - got to know his big brother in a way he could never have known. 'With these Hands' is a story of love, music, life and brotherhood.
You can tune in live via the following methods:
FM - Ireland Only c. 88-90FM
MW - Ireland and most of UK - 567Hz
Sky Digital TV - Ireland and all of UK - Channel 0160 (Part of Radio stations list available to listen to via Skybox)
Online - www.rte.ie/doconone - just click on the listen live link
The documentary will also be available to listen to online afterwards from www.rte.ie/doconone as well as being available as a podcast, again accessible through www.rte.ie/doconone