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Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away

First aired on Oct 23, 2020

Runtime: 112 mins

70%

Genres: Documentary

A feature documentary on the life and music of Phil Lynott, telling the story of how a young black boy from working class 1950s Dublin became Ireland’s greatest Rock Star. As lead singer of Thin Lizzy, Phil Lynott was a songwriter, a poet, a dreamer, a wild man. Told extensively through the words of Lynott himself and focusing on some of his iconic songs, the film gets to the heart of Philip, the father, the husband, the friend, the son, the rock icon, the poet and the dreamer.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Carl Shaaban | Phil Lynott
Huey Lewis | Self
James Hetfield | Self
Adam Clayton | Self
Eric Bell | Self
Phil Lynott | Self (archive footage)
Featured Crew
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Peter Worsley | Producer
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Alan Maher | Producer
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John Wallace | Producer
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Tony Cranstoun | Editor
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Emer Reynolds | Director
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Jackie Jarvis | Assistant Editor