Chieftains, Autumn

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Chieftains, Autumn

Colour television advertisement for Draught Guinness starring The Chieftains. Advert opens with close-up view of bodhran skin followed by close up view of foam on top of a pint of Guinness as a voiceover begins: ‘The beat of the bodhran, the cream of the head, the unmistakeable taste, the unmistakeable sound’. Shots of the Chieftains playing a daytime concert under a tensioned fabric structure at the Knoxville World's Fair and playing as a group in a studio interspersed with shots of the band enjoying Draught Guinness in O'Neals Balloon Bar and Restaurant in New York. Martin Fay is recognised by and signs autographs for two ladies, one of whom is wearing a Guinness t-shirt, outside the bar. Individual to-camera pieces by Paddy Moloney, Matt Molloy, and Sean Keane. Advert concludes with view of a pint of Guinness in a branded tulip glass bathed in a spotlight. Caption and voiceover: "No beer comes near". Agency: Arks Ltd Production companies: Arks Advertising, Morris, Russell, Avis (Windmill Lane), Ads On Film Director: Tiernan MacBride Producer: Ward Fleming Camera: Bestick Williams, Victor Purcell, Seamus Corcoran Make up: Toni Delany, Joan O'Hare Filmed 24 July 82 (Slane concert); 8 & 10 Sept. 82 (Church of Ireland Hall, Rathmines); 9 Sept. 82 (Windmill Lane studio; Knoxville World Fair; O'Neals Baloon, New York City; 12 Jan. 83 (Film Lighting Facilities Studio, Sandyford Industrial Estate [Sean Keane & Kevin Coneff]) Cast: The Chieftains Isabel Grandin - bar girl (New York) Greg Bauer - bar man (New York) Tom Cashin - bar customer (New York) Jan Stickley - girl on street (New York) Sonja Stuart - girl on street (New York) Diane Erickson - bar customer (New York) Doug Stark - older counter customer (New York) Voiceover: Niall Toibin Music: specially composed by The Chieftains

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