Ciaran Cannon on his daughter who was stillborn: 'She would be 23 now. I often wonder what she would look like? And how would her presence have changed the rest of us?'
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Ciaran Cannon on his daughter who was stillborn: 'She would be 23 now. I often wonder what she would look like? And how would her presence have changed the rest of us?'
"Waiting in the wings of the National Concert Hall, Ciarán Cannon felt suspended 'between terror and ecstasy'. He was about to perform, on piano, a song he had written, accompanied by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra."
"'You're going on stage with consummate professional musicians. David Brophy was conducting. You've got David Agnew over there on the oboe.'"
Ciarán Cannon shares insights from his political career, highlighting the challenges of a toxic public life. He expresses a sense of anticipation and anxiety before performing a self-composed song at the National Concert Hall, accompanied by professional musicians. The experience of performing with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra allows him to reconnect with his passion for music, providing a contrast to his previous political roles and the pressures associated with them.
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