Donal Fallon: Following in Beckett, Heaney and Kavanagh’s Footsteps, Michael D Higgins Becomes Part of Claddagh Records’ Rich Folklore

Donal Fallon: Following in Beckett, Heaney and Kavanagh’s footsteps, Michael D Higgins becomes part of Claddagh Records’ rich folklore

News of a forthcoming album release of poetry from President Michael D Higgins caused quite the stir online, but those who noticed the record label will not be too surprised.

Michael D. Higgins' music video for Against All Certainty featuring famous faces

Claddagh Records has released the music video for ‘Against All Certainty’, the title track of President Michael D. Higgins’ upcoming spoken word album. The new music video is directed by Ellius Grace, whose recent credits include Christy Moore’s ‘Boy in the Wild’ music video, and stars Irish actors Ciarn Hinds, Olwen Four and Eanna Hardwicke. A sequence of videos accompanying tracks from the album will be released ahead of the full record’s rele…