With the resurgence of country music and country music dance nights, people from 18 to 80 can be found on the dance floors of Irish dance venues.
With this multi-generational scene comes a certain old-fashioned charm where people can go out, even on their own, and they can easily make friends in a very safe environment because of the shared love for dancing and music. So, for so many people in midlife, country music has become a lifeline, a way to start again after divorce or separation.
In this episode, we follow three middle-aged country music enthusiasts as they plot new life journeys on the country music roads of Ireland. We meet Kilkenny-born Ger Walsh, who has made her new life in Galway. Her passion for country music has saved her from loneliness after a difficult divorce, and has opened her up to a whole new set of friends with whom she travels the country to see her beloved Mike Denver.
We see Fermanagh man Tommy Breslin at home playing music with his family before a night out to find love. Tommy's daughters pack him off to Lisdoonvarna to see if he can make a match at the big Robert Mizzell weekend.
And we meet Cathy McGuigan from County Londonderry, whose love for jiving at country dances has helped her to lose six stone. We go on a journey of discovery with Cathy as she has a full makeover in her efforts to find the perfect companion on the dance floor, as she seeks to prove life does indeed begin at forty!
