Music and Nationalism: The Debate Continues

In some recent writing on the history of music in Ireland, several Irish scholars have claimed that nationalist ideologies had a stultifying influence on the development of classical music here.

Patrick Zuk

Published on 1 July 2003

Identity on Parade

A conference held in Virginia, USA, on ‘Re-imagining Ireland’ invited an array of Irish artists and intellectuals to discuss the modern Irish identity – but entirely omitted classical music. Raymond Deane explores why.

Raymond Deane

Published on 1 July 2003

Raymond Deane is a composer, pianist, author and activist. Together with the violinist Nigel Kennedy, he is a cultural ambassador of Music Harvest, an organisation seeking to create 'a platform for cultural events and dialogue between internationals and Palestinians...'.

Letters: Radio Yogurt

Roger Doyle

Published on 1 July 2003

Roger Doyle is a Dublin-based Irish composer working in electronic music.

Letters: Jazz Views

Dear Editor,With regard to Declan O’Driscoll’s piece in the last JMI, it really is getting tiresome to read Declan’s little hobby horse being taken out for an airing yet again.

Ronan Guilfoyle

Published on 1 July 2003

Ronan Guilfoyle is a bass player, composer and Director of the Centre for Jazz Performance at DCU.

From Listening to Appraisal?

Music teacher Arthur Sealy takes up the issues raised by Raymond Deane in his recent article on the use of his composition Seachanges (with danse macabre) in the Leaving Cert. examination.

Arthur Sealy

Published on 1 July 2003

Live Reviews: BSc Music Technology Showcase

McMordie Hall/Harty Room, Queen’s University of Belfast, 31 May 2003Donna O’ Reilly – ArcSinead McLaughlin – PulsationsStephan Curran – Druid’s Dream (2nd movement)Carl Fitzpatrick – SabbathChristine McComb –...

Rachel Holstead

Published on 1 July 2003

Rachel Holstead is an Irish composer.

Live Reviews: Bang on a Can All Stars

Vicar Street, 23 May 2003Michael Gordon – I Buried PaulConlon Nancarrow – Selected StudiesJulia Wolfe – Big, Beautiful, Dark and Scary Donnacha Dennehy – Streetwalker (world premiere) – Steve Reich – Electric Counterpoint...

John McLachlan

Published on 1 July 2003

John McLachlan is a composer and member of Aosdána. www.johnmclachlan.org

The Forum for Music in Ireland

The Forum for Music in Ireland’s recent two-day plenary meeting took place on 4 & 5 April in Waterford hosted by Waterford Institute of Technology Music Department.

The Journal Of Music

Published on 1 July 2003

CD Reviews: Aogán Lynch, Michelle O'Brien & Gavin Ralston

Aogán Lynch, Michelle O’Brien & Gavin RalstonThe past fifteen years have generated an amazing amount of talented young musicians on all instruments and the musicians on this album, Michelle O’Brien, Aogán Lynch and Gavin Ralston,...

Máire O'Keeffe

Published on 1 July 2003

CD Reviews: Charlie Lennon & Johnny Óg Connolly

Dusk till DawnCharlie Lennon & Johnny Óg ConnollyWorldMusic (WOM110)Dusk till Dawn features Charlie Lennon on fiddle, viola and piano, and Johnny Óg Connolly on accordion, with guest appearance by Gary Ó Briain on mandocello and guitar.

Matt Cranitch

Published on 1 July 2003

CD Reviews: Island to Island - Traditional Music from Newfoundland

Island to Island: Traditional Music from NewfoundlandSeamus Creagh, Colin Carrigan, Aidan Coffey, Mick Daly, Graham Wells, Billy Sutton, Jason Whelan, Paddy Mackey (Ossian Publications)Once described as ‘the fifth province of Ireland’, Cana

Liz Doherty

Published on 1 July 2003

A Touchstone for the Tradition

A new book by Tony Kearns and Barry Taylor on the celebrated Willie Clancy traditional music summer school.

Terry Moylan

Published on 1 July 2003

Terry Moylan is a researcher and archivist with Na Píobairí Uilleann. He is the author of The Age of Revolution in the Irish Song Tradition 1776-1815.

Editorial: Music and Booze

Ireland’s alcoholic nature, though coming under increased scrutiny and criticism in recent national debates, still has a true ally in traditional music.

Toner Quinn

Published on 1 July 2003

Toner Quinn is Editor of the Journal of Music. His new book, What Ireland Can Teach the World About Music, is available here. Toner will be giving a lecture exploring some of the ideas in the book on Saturday 11 May 2024 at 3pm at Farmleigh House in Dublin. For booking, visit https://bit.ly/3x2yCL8.

Live Reviews: Galway Early Music Festival

Students of the Hispanic Studies and Music Departments of Sheffield UniversitySt Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, 17 May 2003Torrejón de Velasco/Calderón – La Púrpura de la RosaWhile North America at the turn of the eighteenth...

Carmel Vesey

Published on 1 July 2003

Live Reviews: Concorde

Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, 15 June 2003Erkki-Sven Tuur – Architectonics VII (1993)Rob Canning – Room full of Mirrors (2001) Sofia Gubaidulina – Silenzio (1991)Ed Bennett – No Attachment to Dust (2001)This concert brought...

Scott McLaughlin

Published on 1 July 2003

Scott McLaughlin is an Irish composer.

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Music and Nationalism: The Debate Continues

Published on 1 July 2003

Identity on Parade

Published on 1 July 2003

Letters: Radio Yogurt

Published on 1 July 2003

Letters: Jazz Views

Published on 1 July 2003

From Listening to Appraisal?

Published on 1 July 2003

Live Reviews: BSc Music Technology Showcase

Published on 1 July 2003

Live Reviews: Bang on a Can All Stars

Published on 1 July 2003

The Forum for Music in Ireland

Published on 1 July 2003

CD Reviews: Aogán Lynch, Michelle O'Brien & Gavin Ralston

Published on 1 July 2003

CD Reviews: Charlie Lennon & Johnny Óg Connolly

Published on 1 July 2003

CD Reviews: Island to Island - Traditional Music from Newfoundland

Published on 1 July 2003

A Touchstone for the Tradition

Published on 1 July 2003

Editorial: Music and Booze

Published on 1 July 2003

Live Reviews: Galway Early Music Festival

Published on 1 July 2003

Live Reviews: Concorde

Published on 1 July 2003