May/June 2008

Editorial: Comhaltas Culture
Toner Quinn
1 May 2008
The reputation of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, the organisation founded in 1951 to promote Irish traditional music, reaches far and wide. Seldom is the rise of this music over the past fifty years mentioned without paying tribute to its...
Now's The Time: The State of Irish Jazz
Kevin Stevens
1 May 2008
The jazz scene in Ireland has witnessed a rush of young talent and now plays host to a long list of international artists. Kevin Stevens looks at the range of music out there and explores the next steps for Irish jazz.
The Little Bag of Spuds
Ciaran Carson
1 May 2008
Ciaran Carson’s second column in a series – in which he maps the learning of a tune – takes him into the virtual.
Ag Treabhadh Rocks of Bawn an Idirlín
Breandán Ó hEaghra
1 May 2008
Breandán Ó hEaghra, with the help of mudcat.org, gets behind the meaning of the famous song ‘The Rocks of Bawn’.
In a Silent Way
Daragh McCarthy
1 May 2008
Filmmaker Daragh McCarthy remembers the American composer and producer Teo Macero.
Be Careful of the Mark You Make
Benedict Schlepper-Connolly
1 May 2008
Benedict Schlepper-Connolly talks to Paul G. Smyth, improvising pianist and keyboard player with The Jimmy Cake.
Outer Way
Kevin Stevens
1 May 2008
Kevin Stevens considers the career of guitarist John McLaughlin ahead of his first appearance in Dublin.
Singing at the Centre of a Life
Angela Bourke
1 May 2008
Liam Mac Con Iomaire, Seosamh Ó hÉanaí: Nár fhágha mé bás choíche. Cló Iar-Chonnachta, Indreabhán, Galway, 2007, 521 pp, with CD, €35
X, Y and Z
Rob Casey
1 May 2008
Rob Casey says critics are right to pigeonhole.
CD Reviews: Fovea Hex
Michael Quinn
1 May 2008
Neither Speak Nor Remain SilentDie Stadt DS89COriginally issued between November 2005 and June 2007, Neither Speak Nor Remain Silent is a musical riddle masquerading as an extended narrative teased out across three self-contained EPs, each containing...