Desc: Shem the Penman Sings Again: Directed by Pádraig Trehy. With Frank Prendergast, Louis Lovett, Hugh O'Conor, Brian Fenton. 'Shem The Penman Sings Again' deals creatively with the relationship between James Joyce and renowned Irish tenor John McCormack. It examines Joyce's love of music and song through the Earwicker Twins, Shem the Penman, and Shaun the Post in 'Finnegans Wake,' shedding light on Joyce's difficult final novel.