Galway DJ Shampain announces Irish-language documentary series exploring alternative scenes and subcultures
The series touches on drag and the Give Us The Night licensing campaign
Galway-based DJ and G-Town label co-founder Shampain is fronting a new Irish-language documentary series exploring subcultures and alternative music and party scenes.
The eight-episode series, Éire Elle, has been commissioned by Irish TV channel TG4, and will see Shampain focus on topics such as drag culture, queer punk, Limerick hip-hop and the Sunil Sharpe-fronted Give Us The Night campaign, which is lobbying for later licensing hours in Ireland.
"The most moving part of making the series was witnessing the strength of communities and the empathy that exists within them," Shampain, real name Cóilí Collins, said. "I grew up in a very rural area and people who didn't understand me oftentimes made no attempt to understand my interests and just thought I was weird."
Collins continued: "Meeting these groups of people and doing it all as Gaeilge was an extremely positive experience and something that has really changed the way I see the world, because if people have each other's backs and don't give in to fear we could all get along with each other but more importantly learn from each other's experiences in life."
All episodes of the show will be available on TG4's YouTube channel from 2nd June.
Watch a trailer below.
Collins co-runs the G-Town label with fellow Galway DJ KETTAMA. He is a resident on Rinse France. Watch his recent set from HÖR Berlin here.
