National Famine Commemoration Day (Songs of the Great Hunger) [Brendan Graham, Rebecca Abbott Media] Hosted by Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute, Quinnipiac University, Immediately after National Famine Commemoration Ceremony. 8 AM EST

Songs of the Great Hunger share the music of Brendan Graham performed at famine commemoration events in Ireland, Australia, and Canada. Brendan Graham and Eileen Moore Quinn explore the historical experiences of Irish emigrant communities during the Great Hunger that inspired classic songs such as Ochón an Gorta Mór, Crucán na bPáiste, Orphan Girl, The Whitest Flower, and The Voice.