Sunday 30 January 2011

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The First Traveller

A Fantastic New DVD of Stories, Poems, Songs and Drama from the Travelling Communities

“The Lord was a Traveller, he travelled over the Holy Land.

He had no possessions just a stick in his hand.”

The First TravellerThe first Traveller is a poem by the late Johnny Collins and is recited alongside songs and stories by acclaimed GRT professionals such as Jess Smith, Richard O’Neill and Sheila Stewart MBE on this two part DVD.

The second part has scenes form “Mobile” the acclaimed play from Michael Collins based on the experiences of this talented Irish Traveller.

Additional Bonus

An added bonus is rare footage of a phenomenal performance on Uilleann Pipes by Irish Travellers John and Larry Rooney. Completing the DVD is a slide show featuring the artwork of talented Albanian artist Ferdinand Koci.

Stars of the DVD

The DVD is available now. It is one of many resources we are offering freely to teachers, schools, youth groups and other learning establishments, who will celebrate Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month in June. Each DVD costs £5.00, a price to cover postage and packaging. See our resources page.

Read more about Mobile; including reviews

Resources

We are now offering many of the resources we've produced for a limited amount of time to teachers, schools, youth groups and other learning establishments, who will celebrate Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month in June and include these materials in the curriculum for all children.

These resources are free - you just need to cover the cost of the postage and packing for each item.

Resources available >