The Journal Of Music
Inni-K in the House
'A Slight Rhythmic Shift': Lunny, Rynne and Barou
2013 TG4 Gradam Ceoil Recipients
New Series of Geantraí Starts on TG4
New Album from Junshi Murakami and Máire Úna Ní Bheaglaoich
Companion to Irish Traditional Music Wins Academic Award
A Recording of a Rynne-Moore Get-Together
Tunes from the Goodman Manuscripts
Banjo Music from Stevie Dunne
Anam An Amhráin Animations on DVD
The animations that formed the basis of the Anam An Amhráin TG4 are now available on DVD through Cartoon Saloon.
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh’s New Album
Documentary about Donegal Fiddle Legend John Doherty
Gael Linn Reissue of Seán Mac Donnchadha Album
The Otherworld: Music & Song from Irish Tradition
New Album from Cór Cúil Aodha
Christmas Album from Oisín MacDiarmada and Séamus Begley
Songs of the Fjord and the Glen: A Tour
Launch of Our New Listings Service
A free service for musicians, audiences and concert and festival organisers.
Paddy O'Brien's Memoir
Josie Sheáin Jeaic Mac Donncha and Danny O’Mahony in Carna
Aughty Screening, Discussion and Music at Tulca Festival
Cultural Blindness is the Theme of a New Work by Ailís Ní Ríain
London Calling at Sligo Live
Pierre Bensusan: New Album Tour
Album Based on Obscure Book of Poetry
Radio 1 Documentary on Music in Healthcare
RTÉ Radio 1's Documentary on One this week, 'If Music Be the Food of Life, Play On', is the story of three professional Irish musicians who recently undertook a Music Network training programme to become music-in-healthcare t
Declan Sinnott Album Tour
Declan Sinnott, founding member of Horslips and Moving Hearts, long-term producer of Mary Black’s music, and collaborator with Christy Moore, has released his first solo album and is currently on an extensive solo tour.
Traditional Music in West Dublin, Strokestown and Doonbeg
Féile Frank Mc Gann in Strokestown, Co Roscommon, the Willie Keane Memorial Weekend in Doonbeg, Co Clare, and the Des Carty Sessions in west Co Dublin offer a wide range of traditional music concerts in the weeks ahead.
Gerry Diver's Speech Project Live
Gerry Diver’s Speech Project album, featuring the voices of the likes of Joe Cooley, Martin Hayes, Christy Moore and Margaret Barry, was released earlier this year, and the live show is now coming to Ireland.
Interview with Fergus Shiel
'I Suppose I Am Escapist.'
Tinney and Leonard Tour of Ireland
New Track from Buille
Networking Event for Film and TV Composers
Mermaid Arts Centre: Past and Present Programming
The Mermaid Arts Centre in Bray has recently produced a very attractive CD called Mermaid 10, consisting of some highlights of the live music concerts that have taken place at the Centre as recorded by their sound engineer Eóin Murphy.
Picture Feature of Tristan und Isolde
The New Lau Album
Lau's new album, Race the Loser, is out and the band will be playing two concerts in Ireland in October.
Gunn Truscinski Duo and Cian Nugent at the Joinery
The Stoneybatter venue hosts a night of guitar, electronics and percussion music, including the Gunn Truscinski Duo and Cian Nugent.
Andrew Zolinsky at the National Concert Hall
Pianist Andrew Zolinsky will present a programme of twentieth and twenty-first century music at the Kevin Barry Room, including a number of Irish premieres.
Sam Jackson in Sligo and Galway
Sam Jackson — who wrote the music for Druid Theatre's complete Synge plays — is touring his new album, taking in Sligo and Galway in October.
Call for Piano Trio Scores
The Fidelio Trio have opened a call for works for piano trio to be performed at a Composition Forum workshop in December.
John Zorn Visits Louth
The American musician John Zorn will be in Louth on 4 and 5 October for concerts of his music. He himself will close the mini-festival with a late-night solo organ recital.
Second Volume of Charlie Lennon Tunes
A second volume of Charlie Lennon’s compositions, including their piano accompaniment, and a CD of the music performed by Lennon himself, has been published.
Treasured
A large-scale, site-specific installation telling the story of the Titanic in Liverpool's Anglican Church uses music by Ailís Ní Ríain.
Sligo Baroque Festival
The seventeenth Sligo Baroque Festival features a late-night concert of Italian songs as well as concert featuring both J.S. and C.P.E. Bach by Camerata Kilkenny. Children under twelve have free admission to all events.
Arthur's Day
An original take on the Arthur's Day celebrations.
Máire Ní Chathasaigh Concerts with Chris Newman
Harper and singer Máire Ní Chathasaigh and guitarist Chris Newman are doing a short tour in Ireland in October before a more extensive UK tour.
Music Composition Centre Talks and Events
New series of talks at Trinity College Dublin features Irish composers Gerald Barry and Garrett Sholdice.
Music at the Riverbank, Newbridge
The Riverbank Arts Centre in Newbridge has an exciting season of music coming up, featuring Sharon Shannon, Gerry Diver's Speech Project, Scullion and the Gloaming, the Unusual History of Ether, Julie Feeney, Mick Coady's Synergy
HWCH 10
The 2012 Hard Working Class Heroes festival takes place 4–6 October, with bands, industry events, and photography exhibitions.
Dublin's First Gamelan Orchestra
Composer Peter Moran will direct the ensemble at UCD, beginning with an open 'taster session'.
Culture Night in Dublin
Culture Night in Dublin includes tours of Windmill Lane, Dónal Lunny at the Ranelagh Arts Centre, a free performances by the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and a host of other music events.
Culture Night in Leinster
Music events as part of Culture Night in Leinster include a recreation of a 1920s speakeasy and live painting with improvised music.
Culture Night in Munster
Culture Night in Munster takes in a diversity of events, from a candlelit drumming circle to music for soprano, recorder and guitar from seventeenth-century Ireland.
Gerhard Markson Warns Against Cuts to RTÉ NSO
Former principal conductor of the RTÉ NSO, Gerhard Markson, speaks out against potential cuts to the orchestra in a recent Irish Independent piece.
New Laura Sheeran Video
Laura Sheeran has just released a new video for her song 'Into the Fire'.
Culture Night in Ulster
In the second of our series on Culture Night, we select some music events taking place in Ulster on Friday, 21 September — including a workshop on recording music.
Culture Night in Connacht
With Culture Night taking place across Ireland on the 21 September, we've made some selections of music events to check out. The first in our series — which we're doing province by province — focusses on Connacht.
Quiet Music Ensemble Host an Open Workshop
The Quiet Music Ensemble will host a free open workshop in Dublin on Thursday, 20 September. The event will feature the work of eight different composers and members of the public can come and go during the workshop.
Karan Casey Launches Kickstarter Campaign
Karan Casey has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund her next album. The album will focus on her own songs, with her father performing on one of the tracks.
Exploring the Spoken Word in Music
Music and theatre group Béal have announced details of their three-day November festival, featuring new Irish music and works by Robert Ashley and Tom Johnson.
Culture Night Enters its Seventh Year
The seventh Irish Culture Night takes place on Friday, 21 September, with free cultural events across the island in thirty-four regions.
A Manifesto for Traditional Music?
A Welsh MP is seeking ideas for a folk music manifesto. Could a manifesto for traditional music in Ireland be developed?
Why Architects Need to Use Their Ears
Julian Treasure talks about the impact of architecture on our experience of sound.
Ten Choirs to Join Julie Feeney on Tour
Julie Feeney plans to tour material from her new album with ten different choirs during an Irish tour in November and December.
The Galway Music Residency Birthday Tour
John Feeley, Je Dongen Driest, Dave Flynn and the Galway Baroque Singers will each join the ConTempo Quartet for a celebratory tour around Ireland.
We Belong Dead
Cathy Davey and others join David Turpin for a performance of an experimental song-cycle as part of Absolut Fringe.
The Economics of the Orchestra
Tour Exploring Composition in Traditional Music
Composers Liz Carroll, Máirtín O'Connor and Dave Flynn will soon be touring their music to a number of venues around the country, joined by local composers Charlie Lennon (in the Leitrim gig), Peadar Ó Riada (in Cork) and Tommy Peoples
Rhyme, Rant and Rann
Len Graham, Jack Lynch and Theo Dorgan's touring show is a celebration of the place of the kitchen table in Irish culture.
Eamonn Cotter's New Flute Album
Clare flute player and maker, Eamonn Cotter has released his first solo album in sixteen years: one 'more reflective of my current playing' as he puts it himself.
Scoring for Film 2013
IMRO are calling for composers to apply for a collaborative project with filmmakers for a one day recording session with the RTÉ National Concert Orchestra.
Women and Music in Ireland Conference
The women and music in Ireland conference takes place on 15 September at the RIAM, focussing on a range of subjects, from Irish traditional music to sources and resources on women and music. The conference also includes two concerts.
Buille's Junctions Music to Feature on Tour
Niall and Caoimhín Vallely of Buille are doing a six-date tour of the country with Seán Óg Graham, Karan Casey, Kenneth Edge and Nic Gareiss.
Bell X1 Announce Acoustic Tour
The Irish band mark the release of Field Recordings with an acoustic tour of arts centres and small venues.
RTÉ NSO Season Opens on 14 September
The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra's new season opens on 14 September with a concert of 'Viennese Whirls'.
The xx Album Stream and Visualiser
Rónán Ó Snodaigh: Five Albums, Five Concerts
Rónán Ó Snodaigh of Kíla is doing a series of five concerts in Whelan’s in Dublin to celebrate his five solo albums.
Dublin City FM Documentary on Maud McCarthy
Crash Ensemble at Culture Night
Crash Ensemble will present a collaboration with CoisCéim Dance Theatre and Fishamble: The New Play Company for Culture Night on 21 September.
Lean Left and Fushitsusha in Dublin
Noise rock and experimental jazz concerts in Dublin over the next month, with Fushitsusha at the Village and Lean Left at Whelan's.
Crash Ensemble in the Guardian
Irish Music in South Africa
Darragh Morgan performs Irish electronic works at the Unyazi Festival on 12 September.
Eileen O'Brien's Album of Her Father's Tunes
The Tipperary fiddler Eileen O’Brien has released a solo fiddle album entitled Aon le h’Aon dedicated to tunes composed by her father Paddy O’Brien.
National Chamber Choir September Tour
The National Chamber Choir will take their 'Equinox' tour to three Irish cities in September.
Roxy Music as Music
New Cultural Diversity Advisor
Alvina Grosu has been appointed to the Arts Council position, in which she will implement a scheme that examines diversity in artists' work and people's experience of the arts.
Music Capital Scheme Project Manager
Music Network has issued a call for tenders for the position of Project Manager for the Music Capital Scheme.
Rachel Newton Debut Album
Scottish singer and harpist, Rachel Newton, of BBC 2 Folk Award-nominated The Shee and The Emily Portman Trio, has released her debut solo album, The Shadow Side.
Regular Human Error
Documentary on RIAM First Female Piano Professor
Lyric FM to air documentary on the RIAM's first female piano professor, Fanny Robinson, tonight at 7.00pm.
Refusing to Crossover
Emerson Quartet and James Galway in Dublin
Emerson String Quartet and James Galway perform in the National Concert Hall on 2 September as part of the Great Artist Series.
Tulla Festival Includes Screening of Experimental Film Aughty
Aughty is a feature-length, experimental documentary by visual artists and filmmakers Tom Flanagan and Megs Morley exploring the Aughty mountain region, its hinterlands and people, and featuring music by local musicians.
Atmosphere not Acoustics
Fidelio Trio in South Africa
The Fidelio Trio play three concerts in South Africa at the beginning of September.
New Music from Seán Mac Erlaine
Composer, multi-instrumentalist and tireless cross-platform collaborator, Seán Mac Erlaine has released a new solo album, on the Ergodos label, called Long After The Music Is Gone.
Stockhausen Today and Tomorrow
The Necks Return To Whelan's
Australian improvising trio play Whelan's in Dublin, without support, on 15 September.
LiveTrad.com to Broadcast from Electric Picnic
A webcast of traditional Irish music, drama, song, and dance from this year’s Electric Picnic Festival will be streamed on www.gaeilge.ie this Saturday, 1 September from 6pm.
'An Art of Enlightenment and Revelation'
Final RTÉ CO Summer Lunchtime Concert
The RTÉ CO play their final lunchtime concert on 28 August, featuring music by Ravel and Purcell.
3epkano and Faust
The improvising live-scoring band will perform a soundtrack to the 1926 film Faust at Phizzfest 2012.
Archaeology of a Sound
Kaleidoscope Night Returns on 6 September
Kaleidoscope Night returns on 6 September with a mix of Irish and American contemporary music, Debussy and Telemann.
Hawk's Well Autumn Season Includes Celebration of Rick Epping
As part of the Sligo Live festival this autumn, the Hawk's Well will host two musical double-bills, featuring Fidil and I Draw Slow on 26 October, and Lau and Buille on 27 October.
Introductions to Contemporary Music
CMC Culture Night Call For Works
The Contemporary Music Centre's Culture Night will take place on 21 September, with the call for works closing on 2 September.
Old Time Musician Frank Fairfield Playing Belfast
The Belfast Barge venue at Lanyon Quay on the river Lagan will host American old-time musician Frank Fairfield’s first gig in Ireland in September.
New Song from Flying Lotus and Erykah Badu
Public Funding Announcement for Music Network Schemes
Music Network welcomes announcement of €200,000 of capital funding from Jimmy Deenihan.
John Maus on his Audacious Younger Self
Linenhall's Music Maker Production on Tour
Featuring instrument makers Graham Wright, Gary Leahy, Brian Lofthouse and John Butler, and musicians Butler, Lofthouse, Julie Langan and Finbarr Naughton, the Music Makers combines film and live performance in a celebration of music from t
Our Only Hope Is Another Human
Crash Announce Details of First Project Arts Centre Concert
Crash ensemble have announced details of their first concert as Project Arts Centre's ensemble-in-residence, to feature music by Glenn Branca and Kevin Volans.
At First Light Northern Ireland Tour
At First Light have announced dates for a forthcoming Northern ireland tour, and details of various projects they are working on collectively and individually.
Down With Jazz
The Improvised Music Company plays with the anti-jazz protests in 1930s to promote contemporary Irish jazz acts in a Temple Bar festival.
New Choral Appointments at RTÉ
New appointments to the RTÉ Philharmonic and Cór na nÓg, as well as a Conductor in Training for the coming seasons.
Cage: The Legend
RTÉ Concert Orchestra Nominated for Major Award
The RTÉ CO and Sinead O'Connor have been nominated in the World Soundtrack Awards.
Ceol Pipes Wins at RDS National Crafts Competition
This year’s RDS National Crafts Competition winner in the musical instruments category is John Butler of Ceol Pipes for one of his half sets.
An 'Alternative' Beatles Catalogue?
Women and Music in Ireland Conference and Fundit
The Women and Music in Ireland conference has launched a Fundit campaign ahead of its second event in September.
Stuck in the 1990s?
Áine O'Dwyer and United Bible Studies Performances
United Bible Studies' Áine O'Dwyer plays in Limerick and Dublin, and the band play in Lisburn, this weekend.
Interviews with soloists for CMC showcases
Chris Guilfoyle's Ravel Revisited
Chris Guilfoyle's arrangement for jazz quartet of Gaspard de la nuit will be performed on 15 August.
Score of Michael Rooney's de Cuéllar Suite
Composer and harpist, Michael Rooney has published the scores of his de Cuéllar Suite and his traditional mass.
New Kerry Youth Trad Ensemble
Siamsa Tire in association with the Kerry Diocesan Youth Services (KDYS) in Listowel has launched a new project to establish a Kerry Youth Trad Ensemble with funding from the Arts Council’s Young Ensemble Scheme.
Death Metal Versus Neoliberalism
Irish Baroque Orchestra Tour Goldberg Variations for Strings
The Irish Baroque Orchestra will tour a string arrangement of the Goldberg Variations from 13 to 15 September.
We Banjo 3 Album and Tour
With their first release, Roots of the Banjo Tree, Enda Scahill, Martin Howley and David Howley of We Banjo 3 combine Irish music with old time, ragtime and bluegrass influences to explore the banjo’s involvement in each.
Rhombus at the Kevin Barry Room
Composition-driven jazz group Rhombus will play a selection of original music that explores the connections between jazz and contemporary classical music at the National Concert Hall.
Northside Music Festival
This festival brings traditional, hip-hop and indie music out of the city centre and into venues across Dublin's north side for afternoon concerts and masterclasses suitable for all the family.
Anthony Cronin and Dónal Lunny Collaboration
The première of a new collaboration between poet Anthony Cronin and musician Dónal Lunny takes place this weekend at the Kilkenny Arts Festival.
Irish Composers Living Abroad
RTÉ Concert Orchestra Perform Gilbert and Sullivan
The RTÉ Concert Orchestra perform the Pirates of Penzance in Dublin tonight, with Neil Thompson replacing an ill John Wilson.
More Music and Art Inspired by Yeats
Sligo musicians JP Trio, John Doyle, Rick Epping, James Blennerhassett, Michael Rooney, Kieran Quinn, Seamie O’Dowd , Sharon Conway, Steve Wickham and Cathy Jordan have written music in response to specific Yeats poems.
Syberberg's Parsifal Free Stream
Stockhausen Festival and Opera in Birmingham
A Stockhausen festival is being held at the University of Birmingham to accompany the staged premiere of Mittwoch aus Licht.
Mary Ryan Blues Trio
Gospel blues singer Mary Ryan, roots blues singer and guitarist Mark Braidner, and ragtime pianist Simon Templeton have come together as the Mary Ryan Blues Trio and recorded a range of gospel blues, delta blues and vaudeville numbers from
Documentary on Classical Music in the Media
Vicky Langan at Extreme Rituals in Bristol
Irish noise artist Vicky Langan will perform in Bristol as part of Extreme Rituals: A Schimpfluch Carnival.
Documentary on Homelands 1999
CMC Solo Series with Andreja Malir
The CMC's four concert series of solo performances begins on 9 August with Andreja Malir.
RTÉ NSO New Season Announced
Details of the RTE NSO's exciting programme for next season have recently been announced, along with confirmation of their continued relationship with Alan Buribayev.
Release of Somnus by Neil O'Connor
The composer and electronica artist is releasing a new work for string quartet and electronics for free download.
Dublin Sound Lab at InnerSound
The electro-acoustic performance group will bring a programme of works for harpsichord and electronics to the Bucharest festival.
Nico Muhly on Different Ideas of Standard 'Rep'
New Music from X Factor Class of 2011
Three new singles from the standouts acts of X Factor 2011 LIttle Mix, Amelia Lily and Misha B.
This Was Pop in July 2012
Spin Magazine Fires a Third of its Editorial Staff
Spin magazine fires a third of its staff and cancel its November/December issue, suggesting the end is nigh for its print editions.
Féile An Droichead 2012
The line up for this year’s An Droichead Festival includes Iarla Ó Lionáird and Steve Cooney, Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Pádraig Rynne, Dónal Lunny, John McSherry and Graham Henderson.
The Art of Azealia Banks
Crash Ensemble and Glenn Branca Fund it Campaign
Crash Ensemble launch Fund it campaign to support their co-commissioning of a new work from Glenn Branca.
Daniel Barenboim at the Proms
World Orchestra Call For Players
World Orchestra Mountjoy Square is looking for musicians to participate in its cosmopolitan cultural project.
Early Irish Harp Concerts in Kilkenny, Galway and Dublin
As part of the international Summer School of Early Irish Harp in August, the Historical Harp Society of Ireland is presenting its tenth summer concert series of medieval to eighteenth century Gaelic music in Kilkenny, Galway and Dublin.
New Book on Text Scores
Eyes and Ears with the ICC
The Irish Composers' Collective to explore audio-visual repertoire at the National Concert Hall in August.
Happy Birthday ITMA!
For its twenty-fifth anniversary year, the Irish Traditional Music Archive has planned a rolling programme of publications, projects and events.
Music at Kilkenny Arts Festival
The Classical, Music and Wired strands all focus on artists that fuse or defy genres, with an eclectic mix of international and Irish music.
25 Years of Anúna
The Irish choir mark their twenty-fifth anniversary with a new album and a Dublin concert.
Two New Operas from Ergodos
Two new operas by the Irish composers Benedict Schlepper-Connolly and Garrett Sholdice will be performed back-to-back in the Project Arts Centre next month, on 24 and 25 August.
Alex Ross Lecture on Joyce and Wagner
The New Yorker music writer Alex Ross will give a lecture on the connections between James Joyce and Richard Wagner in Galway on 28 July as part of the Galway Arts Festival.
Listen at Lilliput
The third Listen at Lilliput event features Natasha Lohan, Alexis Nealon, Rachel Ní Chuinn and Gavin Prior on 29 July in the reading room of the Lilliput Press, Dublin.
Mike Scott Readings from his Autobiography
Mike Scott of the Waterboys has a number readings from his recently published autobiography Adventures of a Waterboy coming up in Kilkenny, Cork, Glasgow and London.
Irish Representation in Huddersfield Short Series
Irish singer Michelle O'Rourke and cellist Kate Ellis have been selected to perform in the Huddersfield Short series in November, as part of the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.
How Dennehy Began Composing
Twenty-Fifth Feakle Festival
Martin Hayes features centrally in this year's Feakle Festival, playing in Triúr, with Dennis Cahill, possibly with the Tulla Céilí Band, and as the subject of a feature-length documentary called Natural Grace.
A Rebrand for Music Therapy
Premiere of Linda Buckley's Surge
The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra premiere Linda Buckley's piece 'Surge' at a free lunchtime concert in Dublin.
Masters of Tradition 2012
Guitar players Dennis Cahill, John Doyle, and Steve Cooney are among the performers playing at the West Cork Music Masters of Tradition festival in Bantry House next month.
Sligo Jazz Festival 2012
International jazz and world music acts come together for a week of fusion concerts and masterclasses in Sligo.
An Evening with Eimear Quinn and DubLork
Part of the Beyond the Season series of concerts, the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra will be joined by the singer and electronic music ensemble for a concert of new and old Irish music.
Kaleidoscope August
The August Kaleidoscope features Lynda O’Connor and Ailbhe McDonagh, Deirdre Moynihan and Alec O’Leary, Leonie Bluett, and Toner Quinn and Malachy Bourke.
Derek McGinley And Tara Connaghan Gigs
Derek McGinley and Tara Connaghan are taking their south-west Donegal music to Dublin, Galway, and Donegal this summer.
Dán Collaboration
Dán is a new live collaboration project featuring Guidewires, Kan, a Breton quartet and the singer Alyth McCormack, ‘melding traditional and jazz musical cultures from Ireland, France and Scotland, with elements from the Middle East and Gal
The Big Bang Festival 2012
The Big Bang Festival this year includes a celebration of the place of rhythm in Irish music through a concert by Dónal Lunny with Roisín Elsafty and Máirtín O’Connor.
Can we Separate Music from Musicians?
NUI Maynooth Three Music Positions
NUI Maynooth is recruiting for three posts in its Music Department, with closing deadlines of 19 and 27 July.
New Album From Colm Gannon
On his latest solo album Colm Gannon plays with Alec Finn and Johnny 'Ringo' McDonagh on bodhrán (members of the original DeDannan), and he is joined for one set by his wife Kelly Gannon on concertina.
Isabelle O'Connell and Lisa Dowdall
The pianist and violist will present a concert that explores the range of repertoire for the duo from Brahms to Arvo Part on 28 July.
Hilltown New Music Festival 2012
The weekend festival of new Irish and international music features a host of experimental and innovative acts, and a number of works from the festival's calls for work.
Spin Magazine Joins Buzzmedia
Spin Magazine heads further toward digital, and away from print, publishing.
Music Advice Column at Village Voice
Mick Conneely - David Munnelly Album
A new album from fiddler Mick Conneely and accordion player David Munnelly has been launched by Ben Lennon at the Willie Clancy Summer School.
Don't Blame Dance Culture
Crash Ensemble in Residence at Project Arts Centre
The Project Arts Centre has announced Crash Ensemble as its new 'new music ensemble in residence', with an official launch on 31 July.
Thursdays In JJ Smyths
The new gig is called Chameleon, and the band members will be familiar to regulars of the Isotope residency down the years: Hugh Buckley on guitar, Shane O'Donovan on drums, Phil Ware on piano, and Neil O'Loghlen on bass.
A Guide to Kaija Saariaho
RTÉ NSO Closing Summer Concerts
The RTÉ NSO close their summer series with concerts celebrating young artists and Dublin City of Science.
Caitlín Nic Gabhann's Debut Solo Album
Among the many new recordings being promoted around the Willie Clancy Summer School this week is the debut solo album from Caitlín Nic Gabhann, one of the tutors at the School, featuring six of her own compositions.
Improvised Music and Musical Aesthetics
Linda Buckley Premiere
A new work by Linda Buckley will be premiered by the RTÉ NSO on 24 July.
Johnny Moynihan At The Grand Social Folk Club
Johnny Moynihan of Planxty fame will be among the first performers at a new weekly folk club in the Grand Social's Ballroom space in Dublin.
Sometimes a Word Will Start It: Call For Scores
Béal have issued a call for scores of text-based pieces that respond to the work of composer Robert Ashley for this year's Béal Festival.
'Music' Beyond the Sonic
Martín Alvarado Debut Irish Concert
Martín Alvarado performs in Dublin on 24 August as part of the International Tango Festival.
French Music Magazine from the 1950s
A Passion For Pipering
Good Piping is the name of new documentary film by a young filmmaker from Nashville, Davis Watson, who sold his car to come to Ireland and document the history of the uilleann pipes.
The Power Of The Particular
Summer Festival of Opera at Killruddery House
This year's Summer Festival of Opera runs on 29 July and 5 August in Bray.
MacMahon-Cooney Kitchen Concerts
Tony MacMahon and Steve Cooney are back playing together in an ongoing series of ‘kitchen concerts’ which they put on in private homes for specially invited local audiences.
Sunn O))) As Dance Music?
Hunter's Moon Festival Funding Campaign
Hunter's Moon Festival is seeking contributions for its 2012 edition.
Ensemble Ériu
Ensemble Ériu is a new project developed by concertina player Jack Talty and double bass and flute player Neil O’Loghlen to combine a wide range of influences and musicians from many backgrounds and create 'contemporary settings for Ir
Debussy Edition Praised
Fidelio Trio at St. Patrick's College
Fidelio Trio have been announced as artists-in-residence at St. Patrick's College in Drumcondra.
Banjo Roots
Bill Evans’ new album, In Good Company, features bluegrass and American roots musicians including Tim O’Brien, Laurie Lewis, the Infamous Stringdusters, Joy Kills Sorrow, Darol Anger, Stuart Duncan, Mike Marshall, and Rob Ickes.
Access Not Ownership
Music We'd Like To Hear 2012
Aiming to provide something of a platform for otherwise neglected music, Music We'd Like To Hear begins on 4 July in London.
Lá Gaelach And Traidphicnic In Galway
Running throughout the day on 5 July, Lá Gaelach at the Global Village during the Volvo Ocean Race features, among many others, tin whistle player Nóirín Ní Shúilleabháin joined by her brothers Seán and Frankie Gavin.
The Richter Collective Announces its Final Show
Independent label and stalwart champion of Ireland's instrumental rock bands is to close with a final concert in November.
Walled City Music Festival Launched
The Derry music festival has launched a 2012 programme that heavily features new Irish music.
Lost Vivaldi Concerto Found
Hans Werner Henze and German Art
Zoë Conway and John Mc Intyre Summer Concert Series
Zoë Conway, John Mc Intyre and a line-up of special guests will perform six concerts in Carlingford, beginning on 22 July.
Some Folk At Triskel
Bowerbird is a programme over two nights of performances by musicians including Andy Irvine, Martin Carthy, Adrian Crowley and Sam Amidon.
Opening of the Pipecraft Training Centre
The Rise of Indie Rock
Cork Institute of Technology PhD Scholarship Scheme
Cork Institute of Technology is offering PhD scholarships, one of which may be awarded in music.
Pipe Making At PipeCraft
Na Píobairí Uilleann (NPU) is seeking donations to be able to deliver the full programme of courses planned at its new pipe-making training facility, PipeCraft, in Clonshaugh, Dublin.
New Fiona Apple Album
Première Of Linda Buckley's Cosán de Solas Gealaí Buí
Concorde Premiere Raymond Deane
Concorde will perform a new piece by Raymond Deane alongside music by Deirdre McKay, Wolfgang Rihm and others on 1 July.
Annbjørg Lien's New Album
Annbjørg Lien, currently performing with the String Sisters at the North Atlantic Fiddle Convention, has released her eighth solo album, Khoom Loy, on Compass Records.
Hard Working Class Heroes Celebrates 10 Years
Bang On A Can Marathon
Irish Composition Summer School Anniversary
The Irish Composition Summer School will celebrate its thirtieth year with a special event on 7 July.
Dan Trueman, Yurodny, Science, Film?
Sci-Lens (‘...
Crash at the Traffic Control Centre
New Academic Book Reviews
Something Old, Something New With Philip Lawson
Guitarist Philip Lawson will perform music by Dave Flynn, J.S. Bach, Toru Takemitsu, John Dowland and Astor Piazolla in Dublin on 29 June.
Lau-Land
Lau are playing concerts at the North Atlantic Fiddle Convention in McGrorys, Culdaff, Co Donegal; in the Glens Centre in Manorhamilton, Co Leitrim; and in the Seamus Ennis Cultural Centre, in Naul, Co Dublin over the coming days.
Tujacques Album Launch
Trinity College professor Matthew Causey's band combines Louisiana rhythm-and-blues with punk and alt-country in an academic experiment-turned-band.
Blas International Summer School
Concerts at Blas this year at the Irish World Academy at the University of Limerick feature Iarla Ó Lionáird, Steve Cooney, Tom Doorley, Derek Hickey and guests on Wednesday 27 June, and Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich, Seamus Begley, Michelle Mulca
International Irish Harp Festival, An Chúirt Chruitireachta
With participants from France, Germany, Russia, Japan, the USA and Ireland, Cairde na Cruite’s harp festival, An Chúirt Chruitireachta, has a strong international aspect.
Our Editors' Picks of Love:Live Music
Ireland's National Music Day
Ireland's National Music Day, love:live music, features over 300 events around the country on Thursday, 21 June.
Earliest Musical Instruments Found
Evolution of Music
Christine Sisk Appointed Acting CEO of Culture Ireland
After the departure of Eugene Downes in May, the board of Culture Ireland have announced Christine Sisk as acting CEO.
Liam Ó Maonlaí Concerts
Tibetan singer, Yungchen Lhamo and Liam Ó Maonlaí perform together at the Hawk’s Well Theatre on Saturday, 7 July as part of the Cairde Festival in Sligo, and on 18 August Ó Maonlaí will perform an outdoor concert at Ballykeeffe Amphitheatr
New Jazz On The Block
Leafzang is an instrumental sextet led by Paddy Groenland on guitar, with Lioba Petrie, Matthew Berrill, Matthew Halpin, Neil O'Loghlen, and Andre Antunes, which takes its cue 'from ECM European jazz and soundrack-like atmospheric
BBC Review of Performing Groups
Summer Sessions With The Pipers
Pipers playing the NPU Session with the Pipers series during the summer include Donnacha Dwyer, John Tuohy and Marion McCarthy.
Making a Living from Music in Ireland
Galway Music Residency Seeks Composer
Interested composers must be based in Ireland, and submit a proposed work for the programme's Ensemble in Residence, the ConTempo Quartet.
Do Music Journalists Peak in Their Early Teens?
Irish Youth Choir 30th Anniversary Tour
The Irish Youth Choir are marking their anniversary with Soundworlds, a tour celebrating innovation in choral music.
Four New Quarter Inch Collective Releases
A Brief History of Video Games
Kreayshawn: Good? Bad?
Releases From Tupelo And The Feekers
The four-piece from Mayo and Dublin, Tupelo, are about to embark on a European tour and have released a single, 'Irishman', from their 2011 album Dirty Money to promote it; while the duo from Ballyfermot, the Feekers, have just re
West Cork Chamber Music Festival 2012
The West Cork Chamber Music Festival will take place across four venues in Cork from 29 June to 7 July, with a special focus on music for strings.
Diana Jones In Dublin
The Nashville-based singer-songwriter, Diana Jones, promoting her latest album, High Atmosphere, is playing three Irish dates later in the month, including Whelan’s in Dublin.
Irish Chamber Orchestra July Tour
The Irish Chamber Orchestra will perform in Offaly, Clare, Tipperary and Kilkenny in July.
The Record Player that Plays Trees
Queer Rap?
Irish Composers' Collective Present Alex Petcu
Percussionist Alex Petcu will perform a solo concert in Dublin on 22 June.
Christy Moore Concerts And More
Christy Moore is playing a series of three concerts for the Liffey Banks Sessions in Dublin, one solo and two with guests including Liam O'Flynn, Laoise Kelly and the Máirtín O'Connor band.
Ivan Ilic in Dublin
Pianist Ivan Ilic will perform Satie, Chopin/Godowsky and Feldman in Dublin on 22 June.
Video for We Cut Corners song wins at Annecy
Ian Wilson CDs Available Free of Charge
A selection of recordings of Ian Wilson's music is currently available free of charge from the Contemporary Music Centre.
Bloom's New Day
Luka Bloom has a new album out featuring guests including Rita Connolly, Steve Cooney, Máirtín O’Connor, Conor Byrne, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Dónal Lunny and Frankie Lane.
Are Classical Audiences Too Well Behaved?
Five Opera Shorts
NI Opera have teamed five Northern Irish composers and playwrights to commission five opera shorts, to be premiered at the end of June in Belfast.
Enchiriadis Win at Mayo Choral Festival
The Malahide chamber choir win the awards for International Choir, Irish Mixed Voice Choir and Best Irish Language Song at the first Mayo Choral Festival.
Nicolas Cage performs John Cage's 4'33"
First Mobile Mixer for iPad and iPhone
The Shantytown Orchestra in New Orleans
An Góilín Performances Coming Up
An Góilín singers Jerry O'Reilly and Barry Gleeson are giving separate performances this weekend in Cork and Dublin respectively.
'Live at Your Place' Begins on 21 June With Performance by Crash Members
The CMC's new 'Live at Your Place' initiative begins on 21 June with a performance in the Traffic Control Unit of Dublin City Council.
Dundalk Institute of Technology Assistant Lecturer in Music Technology Position
Dundalk Institute of Technology advertising Assistant Lecturer in Recording Technologies and Music Production position, with closing date of 15 June.
Kyle Gann Interrogates Some Cageian 'Sleights-of-Hand'
Lúnasa With RTÉ Concert Orchestra
A concert based on orchestral arrangements of some of Lúnasa's most celebrated sets performed with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra is to be part of an international conference on Parkinson's disease and movement disorders.
Seán Tyrrell Tour
Galway singer-songwriter Seán Tyrrell is on a short tour to coincide with the release of his new album Walker of the Snow which features versions of 'Can't help but wonder where I'm bound', 'You are my sunshine'
Book on Schoenberg's Opus 15 To Be Launched by John Buckley
Aylish E. Kerrigan's book on Schoenberg's Opus 15 to be launched at the tenth Society of Musicology in Ireland conference on 15 June.
One Week/One Band: Abba
Last Isotope Jazz Session
The long-running weekly jazz session at JJ Smyths jazz and blues venue will come to a close with a final gig on Thursday, 7 June.
Begley Brothers At Blas
This year’s public concerts at the Blas summer school include performances by Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich, Seamus Begley, Michelle Mulcahy and guests; and Iarla Ó Lionáird and Steve Cooney, and Tom Doorley and Derek Hickey.
Kodály Society of Ireland Summer Course 2012
Applications are being invited for the Kodály Society of Ireland Summer Course 2012, which will be held in July.
Has Pop Become Slower and Sadder?
A recent study claims to demonstrate that American popular music now utilises more complex emotional cues, with an increase in length and a pervasiveness of slower tempi, as compared to earlier decades.
Kronos Quartet: Under 30
The innovative Seattle-based string quartet announce details of their programme to commission work from young composers.
Ergodos Musicians Celebrate Linda Buckley
Ergodos Musicians will perform a concert built around the premiere of Linda Buckley's I Have Five Things to Say on 16 June.
Finding Her Beat
What’s this? A (kind o') first (type o') album from a (sort o') new artist?
Lyric FM Gold At Bloom
The RTÉ Lyric FM garden designed by Paul Martin, called 'Summertime and The Listening is Easy', has been awarded one of six gold medals for show gardens at this year’s Bloom.
Playhouse Call for Composition Tenders
The Derry-based art centre have issued a call for original music for two Theatre of Witness plays in 2012 and 2013.
RTÉ NSO Summer Season Announced
Celine Byrne will perform in a gala concert on 1 June to celebrate the launch of the RTÉ NSO summer season.
Judging By The Cover
Citing as influences Andy Irvine, Joni Mitchell, Seán Tyrrell, Joan Baez, and Anne Briggs, singer and musician, Mossy Nolan has released his first album packaged and designed in a most original style.
Music Generation Wicklow is Recruiting
The music education scheme run by Music Network with funding from U2 and The Ireland Funds is recruiting musicians and music educators for the school year 2012/2013.
ConTempo Quartet at the National Concert Hall
ConTempo Quartet perform music from Louth and Meath on 5 June at the National Concert Hall.
Just Like That
In what they refer to as a ‘free-range recording’, Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh and Danny O’ Mahony have released a concertina-accordion duo album, ‘as it happened’, and suggest that 'being able to hear every note ...
Alarm Will Sound at Cork Opera House
Alarm Will Sound will perform John Cage's Song books in Cork on 6 June.
Composing for Games Networking Event and Course
The Irish Music Rights Organisation host their first networking event since running the very first course in music composition for video games, with the second course taking place in June.
Arís
Triúr Arís is the second album from the trio of Peadar Ó Riada, Martin Hayes and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, featuring twenty new pieces composed by Ó Riada, and dedicated to the memory of Muiris Ó Rócháin.
A Joyful Slog
The Community of Independents, part of Dublin Community TV, has released a documentary about the DIY movement in Ireland's rock music scene.
Greg Caffrey wins Italian composition prize
Greg Caffrey's Takemitsu's Dream has won joint first prize in the Concurso Counterpoint competition.
Dublin City Soul Festival 24 – 27 May
The sixth annual festival, organised by children's charity the Musical Youth Foundation, has begun in Dublin, including music, art and food events.
NAFCo's Academic Side
NAFCo includes academic papers, keynote addresses, tribute concerts, new commissions, masterclasses and practitioner demonstrations.
UCC offer three postgraduate fee-waiver studentships
UCC is offering fee-waiver awards to applicants to each of its three taught School of Music and Theatre MA programmes.
Music Recording Scheme
The Arts Council is accepting applications for its recording fund, designed to give support to performers and composers working in non-commercial genres to ensure the maximum dissemination of their work.
Irish Early Music Ensemble eX Tour 'Possessed' across Ireland in June
eX will perform four staged and costumed shows about possession on 7, 8, 9 and 10 June.
Scandinavian Acts At NAFCo
There will be very considerable Scandinavian representation at the North Atlantic Fiddle Convention in Derry next month, including performances by Majorstuen, Frikar, Habadekuk, Fiolmionisteriet, Goran Premberg and Matts Nilsson.
NAFCo Bus Tour And Stories Concert
One of the more peculiar events in the North Atlantic Fiddle Convention programme is the Donegal Fiddle Day consisting of a bus tour through south-west Donegal and ending at a narrated concert in Glenties.
Piers Hellawell releases Airs, Waters
The Irish composer's first release on Delphian Records features RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, the Fidelio Trio and clarinettist Robert Plane.
DIT Composers Concert
Dublin String Quartet will give a concert of final year DIT students' compositions on 24 May.
Music Network appoints new CEO
Sharon Rollston, previously Performance Programmes Manager, succeeds Deirdre McCrea as CEO of the professional arts organisation dedicated to live music.
Iconic Fiddlers
One of the non-music events taking place during the North Atlantic Fiddle Convention is an exhibition of paintings of famous living fiddlers, including Martin Hayes, Nancy Kerr, and Ado Barker, called Fiddle Icons.
The String Sisters At NAFCo
The first North Atlantic Fiddle Convention to be hosted in Ireland will include over two hundred events showcasing music and dance traditions from Ireland, Scotland, Shetland, Orkney, England, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Galicia, Canada and th
Whelan's to launch record label
The Long Live EP from The Raglans will be Whelan's Records inaugural release and will be launched on 25 May at the Dublin venue.
Cork Institute of Technology Announce 'Ireland's First Degree in Popular Music'
What is being billed as Ireland's first third level degree programme in popular music will run at Cork School of Music from September 2012.
First Album From Donall Donnelly
From this recording project, the group Tremolo has been formed, featuring Donnelly on fiddle; Donncha Moynihan on guitar, five-string banjo, keyboards and ebow; Karl Nesbitt on bouzouki, bodhrán, flute and didgeridoo; and Stijn van Been on
The Mornington Singers in Dublin and Galway
The choir will perform a concert that explores the legacy of Bach from Mendelssohn to Wilson
The Dublin Laptop Orchestra at the National Concert Hall
The Dublin Laptop Orchestra perform as part of the Contemporary Music Centre's new music::new Ireland salon on 30 May.
Early Music in Galway
This year's Galway Early Music Festival, with performances from early music specialists on authentic period instruments, takes place 17 – 20 May.
Vox Merus at the National Concert Hall
The Irish Composers' Collective next monthly concert will be given by Vox Merus on 31 May.
Love:Live Music Events Announced
love:live music launches today with plans for over 200 free live music events around the country on 21 June next including Lá Ceoil in Dublin, Clonmel Loves Live Music, and with the participation of, among others, the Royal Irish Academy of
Laura Hyland and Seán MacErlaine in concert
Ergodos present an intimate evening with the two musicians at The Back Loft in Dublin on 17 May.
Huddersfield Festival Tickets and News of Crash Residency
Crash Ensemble will be ensemble in residence at this year's Huddersfield festival, whose early bird tickets have just gone on sale.
An Album of Tribute from Karen Ryan
Being dedicated to her father, Michael Ryan (‘for loving the music so much that you did everything possible to help me love it too’), and featuring so many tunes Ryan learned from Tommy Maguire in the London Irish Centre, this is clearly a
Winners of West Cork Chamber Music Composition Competition Announced
Winning works by Solfa Carlile, Bill McGrath and J. Harry Whalley will be premiered during the West Cork Chamber Music Festival.
Amstel Quartet and Maria McGarry at the National Concert Hall
NewSoundWorld's next monthly concert will be given by the Amstel Quartet and Maria McGarry on 16 May.
The Steeple Sessions' Second Season
Performers such as Séamus Begley, Oisín MacDiarmada, Edel Fox, Dermot Bynre, Natalie Haas, Alan Doherty, John Spillane, Alan Kelly, Conal Ó Grada, and Niamh Parsons will feature in this summer's Steeple Sessions at the Unitarian Church
National Youth Orchestra of Ireland Appoints New Manager
Carol-Ann McKenna has been appointed as the new General Manager of the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland.
Gavin Prior's Biforking at The Joinery
The composer will be joined by performers Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh on viola and Ed Devane on his homemade monochord for the third performance of his dronefield work.
Glitch Digital Arts
The twin exhibitions of Rua Red's annual digital arts and technologies festival open 11 May and close 15 June with a performance from the Spatial Music Collective
CAN Percussion Trio Debut Irish Tour
CAN Percussion trio embark on an Irish tour on 13 June, playing four dates around the country before finishing up in Castlebar on 19 June.
Cork Opera House Summer Music
A wide range of musical productions are at the heart of the just-announced Cork Opera House summer programme, including a concert by the Dubliners, the Irish premiere of John Cage's Song Books, a screening of Myles O'Reilly's
Dublin Dance Festival 2012
The festival brings together contemporary movement and music from across Europe.
Festivals In Skerries And Ennis
Fleadh Nua in Ennis and the Skerries Trad Music Weekend are coming up later in the month and reflect how busy some traditional musicians are these days between workshops, sessions and concerts.
Gospel Rising
The annual gospel music festival brings together performers and enthusiasts for concerts and workshops in Bray 11 – 13 May
St. Patrick's College Drumcondra Searching for Resident Piano Trio
St. Patrick's College Drumcondra have issued a call for applications to be resident piano trio at the school, with closing date of 31 May.
New Music Network Tour
A new Music Network tour features singers Seosaimhín Ní Bheaglaoich, Siân James and Mary Macmaster celebrating the shared musical traditions of the native-language communities in Ireland, Wales and Scotland.
A Call to Sing
The Kilkenny Arts Festival has sent out an open invitation for singers to take part in its Festival Choir.
Vicky Langan at the Galway Arts Centre
Vicky Langan concert and exhibition at Galway Arts Centre on 19 May.
Féile Chois Cuain Starts Today
Sunday afternoon’s Four Winds concert in the Parochial Hall, Louisburgh features performers from Japan, Australia, Sweden, Germany, Zimbabwe, England and the USA.
Music 3.0 Call for Ideas
A week-long pilot programme of talks and discussions revolving around innovation in the music industry is looking for participants.
Sing Out with Strings
The next event in the Irish Chamber Orchestra's Sing Out with Strings series takes place on 16 May.
Laura Moody at The Grand Social
Dublin production company Ergodos to bring the London singer/cellist here for one concert in The Grand Social
The Art of Sound and New Music Literary Trail
The CMC's Art of Sound and New Music Trail introduce audiences to a wide range of contemporary Irish music.
Carna's Joe Heaney Festival
Visiting musicians include Cormac Begley, Micheál and MacDara Ó Raghallaigh, Danny O’Mahony, Kevin Rowsome and Lorraine Hickey, Mick O’Brien and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Róisín White, Johnny ‘Ringo’ McDonagh, and Rosie Stewart.
We Have Two Ears
The Music and Media Technology course at Trinity presents a concert and exhibition of MPhil. student music on 3 and 4 May.
Irish Music at Sounds New
Violinist Darragh Morgan brings a programme of new Irish violin music to the contemporary music festival at Canterbury
John Kelly's New Radio Play
Starring Barry McGovern, Conor MacNeill, Steve Blount, Michael McElhatton, Kathy Rose O’Brien, Joe Taylor and Kerstin Aquaviva, The Pipes will air at 8pm on Sunday, 6 May on RTÉ Radio 1 in the 'Drama on One' slot.
Monaghan's Féile Oriel Opens With The Voice Squad
Headlining acts at this year's Féile Oriel are the Voice Squad, Liz and Yvonne Kane, the West Ocean String Quartet and a night of Donegal fiddle playing with Danny Meehan, Tommy Peoples, and Tara Connaghan and Derek McGinley.
Arts Audiences Announces Audience Development Programme
The joint Arts Council/Temple Bar Cultural Trust initiative will help arts organisations connect with their audiences
Group From Sligo Grammar School Wins At Siansa
Following live performances from eight groups from around the country last night in the National Concert Hall, judges Síle Denvir, Ciarán Ó Maonaigh and Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich declared Teaspach from Sligo Grammar School the winners.
Fiddle Fair To Celebrate Twenty Years
The Baltimore Fiddle Fair is twenty years old this year, and is celebrating its popularity with musicians with an extended programme made up of some of their favourite acts from down the years.
Musica Nova in Dundalk with Hilary Mullaney, Rhona Clarke and more.
The latest edition of Dundalk I.T.'s Musica Nova takes place from 30 April to 3 May, and features appearances from Hilary Mullaney, Rhona Clarke, Elizabeth Hilliard and David Bremner.
Westport Festival of Music and Performing Arts
The line-up for the very first festival in the Mayo town includes Ray Davies and Jools Holland.
12 Points Wins European Jazz Network Award
Irish jazz festival awarded for its innovative and adventurous programming
Zbigniew Karkowski concert in London
Zbigniew Karkowski, Anton Lukoszevieze and Ryan Jordan perform in London on 17 May, and across Ireland in the same week, to celebrate the launch of Nerve Cell_0.
Thirty Years of Broken Flag in London
The noise label Broken Flag celebrates thirty years with a festival in London from 4 to 6 May.
Buzz Aldrin Allstars Present Moon
Described as 'a collection of like-minded musicians', the Buzz Aldrin Allstars are made up of musicians from various Dublin-based groups, including Si Schroeder, 3epkano, Halfset, Strands, United Bible Studies and Beautiful Unit.
Máirtín O'Connor Band Live And Recorded
Details of some connected concerts coming up, and of the new album from Cathal Hayden, Séamie O'Dowd and Máirtín O'Connor.
Celebrating 40 years Of Raidió Na Gaeltachta
Charlie and Éilís Lennon, Síle Denvir and Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha are among musicians performing at a concert in Indreabhán, Conamara this week to celebrate forty years of Raidió na Gaeltachta.
RTÉ NSO Soundings Event Cancelled
RTÉ NSO announce cancellation of 18 May Soundings concert and re-scheduling of Late Night event.
Tommy Peoples Elected To Aosdána
News that Donegal fiddler Tommy Peoples was yesterday made a member of Aosdána has been warmly welcomed in traditional music circles.
New PhD in Music Composition for Theatre
A new PhD program has been founded in University College Cork which focuses on exploring the relationship between music, sound and theatre.
AIC Composition Summer School 2012
The Association of Irish Composers' Summer School will take place in July and feature guest composer Bent Sørensen.
Drummer Tony Marsh Passes Away in London
Improvising drummer known for collaborations with Evan Parker and Harry Beckett died from cancer earlier this month in London.
Rian Returns
The Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre production in collaboration with Liam Ó Maonlaí is starting to tour internationally and will be back in Ireland during the summer.
TrocaireLive 2012
The charity's multicultural 'gig with a difference' will bring together Irish and world music
Record Store Day 2012
The annual day celebrating and supporting independent record shops features a host of exclusive releases, including some from Irish acts.
Alan Hacker Dies Aged Seventy-Three
The English clarinettist and conductor Alan Hacker, OBE, passed away on 16 April.
Sea Sessions Festival
The Donegal surf and music festival takes place 29 June – 1 July, with Happy Mondays, The Kaiser Chiefs and The Coronas.
Opera at Dublin Castle
The Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition's gala concert of opera at Dublin Castle with Cara O'Sullivan takes place on 21 April.
Business To Arts Awards Honour Corporate and Artistic Collaborations
The Allianz-sponsored awards have nine categories for exceptional creative practices within business
Siansa Gael Linn 2012 Finals
The Siansa Gael Linn 2012 finals, taking place in the National Concert Hall later this month, include groups from Sligo, Mayo, Galway, Waterford, Tipperary, and Dublin.
Kaleidoscope Night Returns on 2 May
Music by Schumann, Haydn, Laura Moody, David Fennessy and more features in the next Kaleidoscope Night, whilst new music::new Ireland features performances of previous Kaleidoscope commissions.
Irish and International Jazz Artists to Play Bray in May
Peruvian singer Susana Baca and Norwegian Tord Gustavsen Trio to headline Bray Jazz Festival 2012
Raidió na Gaeltachta Concert in Derry
This Thursday, 19 April Raidió na Gaeltachta will hold a celebratory concert in Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin in Derry as part of the station’s forty year anniversary celebrations.
New Author Societies Website
The Irish Music Rights Organisation have launched a new website, tying together the work done by the thirty-four author societies across Europe
Two Free Concerts This Week
Conor Byrne is playing in UCD, and Wally Page and Johnny Mulhearn are playing in Spiddal, but what is the connection?
Irish Soprano Celine Byrne Stars in Puccini at Covent Garden
Celine Byrne will star in the role of Mimi in Puccini's La Bohème at London's Royal Opera House, following her dramatic performance in Rusalka at the house in March.
New Contemporary Music Ensemble Kirkos
The Royal Irish Academy of Music's first student-led ensemble, aims to provide young performers with opportunities to get involved in playing contemporary music.
Sarah McQuaid Starting Irish Tour
Produced by Gerry O’Beirne and engineered by Trevor Hutchinson, The Plum Tree and The Rose is a departure for McQuaid in that most of the songs on it she wrote herself.
Spook of the Thirteenth Lock Release New Album
Dublin traditional fusion band Spook of the Thirteenth Lock are releasing their second album, The Brutal Here and Now on Transduction Records, produced by Stephen Shannon and Enda Bates.
Gael Linn Gig
Ciarán Ó Maonaigh of Fidil is performing in Bewley's next week with concertina player and dancer, Caitlín Nic Gabhann.
Dance Festivals In Tipperary And Kerry
The Tocht Festival of Dance is taking place this weekend at Siamsa Tíre Theatre, Town Park, Tralee, County Kerry, and the Fonn Rince dance school is on next weekend in Tigh Roy, Ionad Cultúrtha in the Glen of Aherlow, County Tipperary.
Vox Novus 60X60 Call For Works
Vox Novus have issued a call for works of one minute in length or shorter, for composers of all ages and nationalities.
The Guitar Festival of Ireland
The ninth annual festival exploring guitar music features a range of styles and genres, and Irish and international performers and ensembles in a series of concerts and seminars in Dublin.
Séamus Begley and Tim Edey On Tour
This Arts Council-funded tour takes in Cloverfield in County Limerick, Burncourt in Tipperary, Rahanna in Carlow, Ballickmoyler in Laois, Baltinglass in Wicklow, and Milltown in Westmeath.
The Do-It-Yourself Method in Irish Music
PhD student Susan Gill is looking for participants for her research into the DIY approach in Irish contemporary music.
The Kilfenora Céilí Band's New Album Is Released
Striving, as they put it themselves, to embrace in their music both 'the needs of the dancer' and 'the needs of the concert patron', the Kilfenora Céilí Band have released their eighth album, this one produced by Kevin C
New Music Alive Book II Launched
New Music Alive Book II, a free workbook of eight lessons for music educators, was launched on 1 April.
Experimentation At The Project
The musicians Simon Jermyn, Seán Carpio, Isabelle O'Connell, Seán Mac Erlaine, and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh will take up residence in the Project Arts Centre in Dublin shortly for a week of musical experimentation culminating in a night
Laura Sheeran Releases New Album
Irish singer, songwriter and composer Laura Sheeran has released her third solo album, 'What the World Knows'.
The Diversus Guitar Ensemble To Play Dublin in April
Soloists Georgia Cusack and Deborah Landolt will join the Diversus Guitar Ensemble for the ensemble's only concert in 2012.
Traditional Music School Season Gets Going
Two very different traditional music festivals are coming up after Easter. Clifden in Conamara plays it safe with a tried-and-tested formula, while the Flute Meeting in Baile Bhuirne is trying out some interesting formats.
Young Musicwide Award 2012
Music Network have opened applications for its annual award, aimed at providing young classical ensembles with the help they need to get their professional career underway.
Ballydehob Jazz Festival
The line-up has been announced for the Ballydehob Jazz Festival in May.
Quarer And Quarer At The Abbey
Music at the Abbey is rare enough, but a musical? A new musical? A musical from 'inherently queer, creative, boundary-pushing' Thisispopbaby?
Beoga Playing Naul and Sligo
Just back from the Malasian World Music Festival, the Antrim band Beoga, featuring Damian McKee, Seán Óg Graham, Liam Bradley, Eamon Murray and Niamh Dunne, are to play two concerts in Ireland this month.
Arts Council Funding Deadlines
The Arts Council has announced details of deadlines for a number of funding and grant opportunities for musicians and composers.
First Period Performances of St Matthew Passion in Ireland
The Irish Baroque Orchestra together with the choir Resurgam will tour Bach's largest passion to Cavan, Galway and Kilkenny in April.
A Very Irish Form?
The director Dónal Ó Céilleachair discusses his documentary about the collaboration of Peadar Ó Riada, Martin Hayes and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, which is to be broadcast next week on RTÉ One.
Music Network Seeks New CEO
The Dublin-based music agency Music Network is looking for an experienced arts management professional to be its new CEO.
Hibernian Orchestra Perform in Dublin
The Hibernian Orchestra bring a programme of Russian music to Dublin on 1 April.
Fleadh Season Gets Going in Leighlinbridge
The county Fleadh season is getting underway, and one of the earliest to take place is the Carlow Fleadh which returns to Leighlinbridge this weekend.
FatCat Artists Visit Ireland in May
Johann Johannsson, Hauschka and Dustin O'Halloran, all on the FatCat label, will travel to Ireland in May.
National Chamber Choir Tour Ireland
The National Chamber Choir and Paul Hillier will tour a programme of Irish and Irish-inspired music in April.
‘It's A Very Simple Music’
Fiddle player and composer Liz Carroll did an 'illustrated' interview recently with the National Endowment for the Arts, and spoke at length about her musical life in Chicago, the nature of traditional Irish music, the culture of
New Funding Scheme for Musicians in the UK
Grants of up to £3,000 are available to musicians through the Emerging Excellence Awards, which are administered by the Musicians Benevolent Fund.
Body and Soul Line-Up Announced
The Body and Soul Festival, now in its third year, will be held on 22—24 June at Ballinlough Castle, County Westmeath.
Ciorras's First Irish Gig of 2012
Just back from a tour in China, where they played a concert at the National Centre for Performing Arts in Beijing, collaborated with musicians from the Central Conservatory of Music and performed on St Patrick's Day at the Irish Embass
How Do You Store Your Digital Work
The Contemporary Music Centre, Dublin, is carrying out research into composers' preservation of digital records by asking composers to complete an online questionnaire.
Phil Callery Launching New Solo Album
Having recently reunited with Gerry Cullen and Fran McPhail and performed a segment at the Céilí House St Patrick’s Day concert in the National Concert Hall, Callery is very much back performing after a relatively quiet period in terms of c
President Becomes Patron of the RTÉ NSO
President Michael D. Higgins has been announced as the sole patron of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, effective immediately.
Liam O'Connor Playing in UCD
UCD Trad Soc presents fiddle player Liam O'Connor accompanied by John Blake on guitar this Thursday, 22 March in the Gerard Manley Hopkins Centre, UCD Belfield.
Creative Collaborations in Bray
A new initiative to bring together music promoters and producers will take place at the Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, on Tuesday, 27 March
Line up for Gradam Ceoil Awards Concert
The line up of performers at the TG4 Gradam Ceoil 2012 (Traditional Music Awards) concert on next Saturday, 24 March in the University of Limerick Concert Hall has been announced.
Nearly 200 Competitions at the Feis Ceoil
Ireland's annual competition for classical musicians, runs from 20 to 30 March this year.
Whirligig Hosts Snake Oil and the Thing
Whirligig, one of a series of similar events organised by the Improvised Music Company, will feature two groups on Thursday, 29 March, at the Workman's Club, Dublin.
St Patrick's Day in Paris with Cois Cladaigh
Cois Cladaigh, the choir that sang at Michael D. Higgins presidential inauguration, will perform twice in Paris on the St Patrick's Day weekend.
Gospel Rising Music Festival 2012
The Gospel Rising Music Festival will take place this year in Bray, and will run from 11 to 13 May.
The Legacy of Bach at The Model, Sligo
Taking Johann Sebastian Bach’s organ chorale prelude, ‘Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ’ as its starting point, 'I Call to You' features new arrangements of the prelude by Jonathan Nangle, Simon O’Connor and Garrett Sholdice, an
Weekly Jazz at the Radisson Blu in Dublin
The Radisson Blu Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8, is hosting live jazz, swing and bossa nova performances every Friday in March, April and May. Admission is free.
Galway Early Music Festival 2012
The Galway Early Music Festival will run from 17 to 20 May, and features performances by Cois Cladaigh, Coracle and others.
New Album of Songs from Séamus Ennis Collection
Among the few first releases from cottage record label, Raelach Records, run by Jack Talty, is Saileog Ní Cheannabháin’s I bhfíor-dheiriú oidhche. The album consists of twelve songs that Séamus Ennis collected in Iorras Aithneach, Conamara.
Mozart by Moonlight with the Irish Chamber Orchestra
The Irish Chamber Orchestra collaborate with Joana Carneiro for performances of Mozart, Schoenberg and Agnew.
Martin Hayes Master Class at Clare Institute for Traditional Studies
This is number two in a new series of weekend master classes for advanced level students organised by Áras Oidhreacht an Chláir, as part of a broader educational programme they are developing.
Tell Us About Your Traditional Music Session
The Journal of Music is collecting information about Irish traditional music sessions, to compile a discerning guide to sessions around the country.
Iarla Ó Lionáird and Lisa O'Neill at Trailblaze
'We need a population that is willing to rock the boat, stand up and be non-compliant with the status quo,' say the organisers of Trailblaze, which brings together musicians, artists, social entrepreneurs and activists.
Second Women and Music in Ireland Conference
This Royal Irish Academy of Music conference aims to bring academics, performers and music enthusiasts together to examine the role of women and music in Ireland, their relationship with music and their collaborations with their peers.
Cage Meets Carson in Belfast for Owenvarragh
Ciaran Carson's novel The Star Factory will be performed in Belfast using a John Cage score, to mark Cage's centenary.
Library Co-Ordinator Position at CMC
The Contemporary Music Centre, Dublin, is recruting a full-time Library Co-Ordinator. Applicants must have degree in music and third-level qualifications in library and information systems.
Two Bonny Men Gigs Coming Up
Young Dublin band, the Bonny Men, are playing the Workman’s Club, Wellington Quay on St Patrick's Day, and the Liffey Banks Sessions’ last gig in the Grand Social on 22 March.
Quiet Music Ensemble Call for Scores
John Godfrey's Quiet Music Ensemble issue open call for scores with a deadline of 5 May.
Jape Wins Choice Music Prize
The winner of this year's Choice Music Prize was announced at an event featuring all ten nominated acts at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin, on Thursday, 8 March.
From Galway to Gaza
A concert raising money for the people of Gaza will take place on Sunday, 11 March, in Galway. Musicians taking part include Dónal Lunny, Máirtín O'Connor and Róisín Elsafty.
A Weekend at Whelan's, Dublin
Three interesting gigs are happening at Whelan's venue in Dublin from 9 to 11 March, with performances from Tieranniesaur, Patrick Kelleher & His Cold Dead Hands and Natural Snow Buildings.
Ceili night at the Grand Social
MC Jerry O’Reilly will be teaching some more easy set-dances to music from Colm Delaney on concertina, Peter Staunton on accordion and Phil Gaynor on drums.
Japanese Choir Performs in Ireland
The all-female Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin Choir will be marking the anniversary of last year's earthquake and tsunami in Japan, with two concerts in Dublin.
Manchester's First Irish Orchestra
Ivernia, Manchester's first Irish orchestra, will debut at Manchester Cathedral on Sunday, 11 March 2012, as part of the Manchester Irish Festival.
Crash Ensemble at the National Concert Hall
Crash Ensemble's Free State VII, featuring the work of eleven young composers, will take place on 5 April at the National Concert Hall, Dublin.
Composer of the Jungle Book and Mary Poppins Dies
Born in New York in 1925, Robert B Sherman won two Oscars for his film scores, which also include Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the Aristocrats and Winnie the Pooh.
Launch of Book About Music Therapy
Music is the Key, by consultant speech and language therapist Karen O'Connor, describes how children with autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, dyspraxia and other developmental challenges can benefit from music-based therapy.
The Chieftains Receive Lifetime Achivement Award
The new award, which is presented in association with the American Ireland Fund, will be bestowed at an event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, 8 March.
Arts Council Music Commissions
The maximum amount for the Arts Council's music commissions award is €10,000. Submissions should be made by Thursday, 15 March 2012.
IMRO Venue Awards Announced
The top award went to Cork Opera House, with regional prizes going to the Grand Social in Dublin, the Roisín Dubh in Galway, the Crane Bar in Cork, Voodoo in Letterkenny and the Mermaid Arts Centre in Bray.
National Youth Orchestra of Ireland Seeks General Manager
The successful applicant will manage all aspects of the orchestra's organisation, including finances, administration, operations, development and marketing.
Sebastian Adams in Final of Belgian Competition
A young Irish composer, Sebastian Adams, is through to the final of the Sorodha International Composition Competition. The prize is awarded for a composition written for solo violin.
New App to Develop Aural Skills
The app, developed by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, is designed to improve skills such as sight-reading and musical memory.
Irish Music at the National Concert Hall
A new suite of sea shanties from Shaun Davey, and a performance by the recently re-formed Voice Squad are items that might be overlooked at the National Concert Hall in March.
New Album from Scottish Group Rura
Rura is a five-piece band from the west of Scotland including three BBC Radio Scotland ‘Young Traditional Musician of The Year’ finalists and an All Ireland bodhrán champion.
New Jazz Residency at the Wine Cave
The quartet in residence is comprised of Mike Nielsen (guitar), Sam Comerford (saxophone), Cormac O'Brien (bass) and James Mackin (drums).
Barrow River Arts Festival 2012
The festival, curated by violinist Maya Homburger and double bass player Barry Guy, takes place at Borris House, Carlow, and Duiske Abbey, Kilkenny, on 2–4 March.
DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama Open Day
Guests will have the opportunity to try out various instruments, and teachers will be on hand to discuss any questions children or adults may have about their music education.
International Composer Pyramid Call for Scores
Selected composers will be announced by Sir Peter Maxwell Davis during a concert with the London Sinfonietta at the Sounds New contemporary music festival, which takes place on 4—15 May this year.
Date for 2012 love:live music Announced
The date for Ireland's national music day, Thursday, 21 June, was chosen to coincide with the International Music Day/Fête de la Musique, which is celebrated worldwide.
Advanced Master in Contemporary Music
The Conservatory of Ghent, Belgium, together with the Belgian ensembles Ictus and Spectra, offers an 'Advanced Master in Contemporary Music' course, designed for performing musicians specialising in contemporary music.
Auditions for the Donegal Chamber Orchestra
The Donegal Chamber Orchestra, which features students and amateur musicians from across the county, is seeking new members for the 2012—2013 season.
Fundraiser for the Simon Community
A fundraiser event for the Simon Community will be held in Dublin on Tuesday, 21 February, featuring Dónal Dineen and John Kelly.
WholeWorldBand App Exhibited at the Music Show
The app allows musicians to create multi-tracked recordings from scratch, or to contribute new layers to recordings by well-known artists.
New Lecture Series in Galway
A new lecture series on Irish traditional music is dedicated to the piper Martin Reilly, who died in 1904. The first lecture is titled 'Folk Music Collecting in Galway Before the Famine'.
Joan Armatrading to Headline Sligo Live
Joan Armatrading has been announced as the headline artist for this year's Sligo Live Festival. The singer will perform at the new Knocknarea Arena.
Talk by Composer Andrew Hamilton
Hamilton will speak about his music at the Music Composition Centre in Trinity College, Dublin. Admission is free but tickets should be reserved.
PR and Marketing Internship at CMC
The Contemporary Music Centre (CMC) based on Fishable Street, Dublin, is seeking a PR and marketing intern to be employed under the JobBridge scheme.
Learn to Compose for Computer Games
Participants in a three-day course will be a assigned a composition brief to create a game score. The course takes place at the Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin.
Sky Arts to Fund Young Artists
The application deadline for the second round of Sky Arts funding for young artists is approaching. Applicants should be aged between eighteen and thirty and based in the UK or Ireland.
Memories of Closed Dublin Venues
With reports this week that three Dublin music venues are to close, read back on some of our writers' experiences in these spaces.
Internship at Cork International Choral Festival
The three month, unpaid position is said to suit students and graduates seeking work experience in the arts.
Public Lecture by Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh
The singer and flute player, last year's Gradam Ceoil Singer of the Year, will speak at the University of Limerick at 7pm on Monday, 13 February.
Etta James Has Died
The singer, known for songs such as 'At Last' and 'Tell Mama', was seventy-three.
Premiere of New Guilfoyle Work
A new piece for electric guitar and orchestra by the Irish composer Ronan Guilfoyle will be performed for the first time in full on Friday, 20 January, at the National Concert Hall, Dublin.
Rare Performance at the Abbey Theatre
3/Triúr, the group comprising Peadar Ó Riada, Martin Hayes and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, will give perform at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on Sunday, 12 February.
Andy Irvine Solo Dublin Show
Andy Irvine performs at Vicar Street in Dublin with Dónal Lunny, Liam O'Flynn and Paddy Glackin on Friday, 20 January, but has also announced a February solo show.
Irish Charts Now Favour Pop
New music industry figures show that sales of pop music in Ireland now exceed those of rock and other genres.
Crash Ensemble Top New York Poll
New Sounds, a contemporary music programme on New York's WNYC station, has announced that Crash Ensemble has topped a recent listener poll.
RTÉ Horizons Series Begins
Stephen Graham's round-up of classical music and opera news, upcoming classical and contemporary events and details of a free download of the new album from Bang on a Can All-Stars.
Interview with Martin Hayes and Iarla Ó Lionáird of The Gloaming
Ahead of their first USA concert, at this weekend's globalFEST in New York, Martin Hayes and Iarla Ó Lionáird discuss the music of their new band, the Gloaming.
A Visit to the Frankie Kennedy Winter School
Paul O'Connor's week in traditional music, including the Teetotallers' tour, and CDs from Triúr, Kevin Crawford, the Kilfenora Céilí Band and Dan Trueman.
Béla Fleck playing in Dublin in January
Patrick Groenland's round-up of upcoming jazz and world music events, jazz festival news and some upcoming deadlines from the Arts Council.
New CD from Young Sligo Band JPTrio
Sligo band, JPTrio, is launching its eponymous first CD in Furey’s pub in Sligo on 29 December.
Atlantic Music Festival 2012 Fellowship Program
The Atlantic Music Festival Fellowship provides complete financial coverage of tuition, housing, and meals during the four weeks of residency.
'Trailblazer' Event with 'Sonic Pop-Up'
The line-up of the ‘sonic pop-up’ afterwards is Donal Lunny, Donal Dineen, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (who is also giving a talk), Kate Ellis, Laura Sheeran, Linda Buckley and Seán Mac Erlaine.
Convergence: Éamonn Cagney's debut CD
Percussionist-composer Éamonn Cagney's debut CD, Convergence, features collaborators such as Niwel Tsumbu, Val Divan, Ciara O’Driscoll, Martin Tourish and Catriona O’Hora.
RTÉ Lyric FM and IMRO Bursaries
The recipients of the RTÉ Lyric FM and Irish Music Rights Organisation 'Mentored Composition Bursary' for 2012 have been announced as Seán Clancy and Enda Bates.
Two New Music Qualifications
The new MA critically examines research and practice in music education, interrogating assumptions, values and practices underpinning research and practice in music education and explores areas such as sociology, philosophy and psychology.
Call For Submissions: Beijing Music Festival
Submitted works should be suitable for performance by the Timi Modern Music ensemble (erhu, pipa, guzheng, dizi (also playing xiao), two violins, saxophone, traditional Irish trio (accordion, Irish pipe, fiddle), with or without electronics
The Chieftains and Guests on TG4 on Christmas Day
The programme was recorded in Matt Molloy's pub earlier in the month, and features the Chieftains with Triona Marshall and Tim Edey, with guests including Paul Brady, Eddi Reader, Martin Hayes, Mairtín O’Connor and the Kane sisters.
African Folk Music CD from Kenyan Primary School
The Irish charity Suas Educational Development is selling a CD of African folk songs recorded by an award-winning primary school choir in Nairobi, Kenya as part of the school's fund raising this Christmas.
Ed Bennett Wins Major Prize
Northern Irish composer Ed Bennett has won a prestigious Philip Leverhulme Trust Prize in Performing and Visual Arts. Bennett's prize is worth £70,000.
Singers of Muskerry, West Cork on CD
The album features recordings of singers including Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin, Seán Ó Liatháin, Máire Ní Cheocháin and Seán Ó Síocháin, and a live version of Seán Ó Riada playing ‘Aisling Gheal’.
Upcoming Arts Council Deadline
The deadline for the Arts Council's music and traditional arts bursary awards — 19 January 2012 — is fast approaching. The maximum bursary award available is €15,000 per year.
Irish Composers’ Collective Concert
The Irish Composers’ Collective stages its next concert on 13 December. The concert features the Rhombus Ensemble
Gloria: 1000 Years of European Sacred Music
Gloria is a Christmas-themed overview of the development of religious music from Hildegard of Bingen (1098 - 1179) to Arvo Pärt (b.
Seán Ó Riada Competition
The Seán Ó Riada Competition, part of the Cork International Choral Festival, invites submissions of new compositions by Irish composers.
Songs of the Scribe Sung by Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin
Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin has just released a CD called Songs of the Scribe, arising from her work at the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry, and featuring ten new songs derived from ancient writings.
New Irish Firm Takes On Netflix, iTunes
DJ Media Stream is an entertainment network that will allow users to stream and download media, ranging from music, movies and books, to games and news apps to any connected device, it is set to launch in early 2012.
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Christmas Gala
The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra will host its 2012 Christmas Gala on 22 December at the National Concert Hall in Dublin, with Jessie Buckley, Gay Byrne and David Arnold all featuring.
Anna Maria Jopek in Dublin
She is the recipient of numerous awards for her music, including Michel Legrand's Personal Award in Vitebsk in 1994, several Polish music awards and multiple gold and platinum records.
Fourth Volume of Piper’s Choice Now Available
Published by Na Píobairí Uilleann, the fourth in the DVD series 'Piper’s Choice' presents the playing and insights of three more players: Séan Potts, Brian MacNamara and Peter Browne.
National Youth Orchestra Announces New Orchestra and Season
The 2012 line-up and season schedule of the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland was announced on 1 December at the National Gallery in Dublin by the Minister for the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Mr. Jimmy Deenihan T.D.
Musica Nova at the Dundalk Institute of Technology
Musica Nova is a semesterly contemporary music series of the Department of Music and Creative Media at the Dundalk Institute of Technology. Crash Ensemble cellist and Kaleidoscope curator Kate Ellis appears on 1 December.
Free New Software for Electronic Musicians
The software has been designed to make working with electronic music as intuitive as possible and is the result of three years effort.
Donal Dineen's Last Show on Today FM
Tonight is DJ Donal Dineen's last broadcast on Today FM after fourteen years broadcasting at the station. 'Even if this particular show can't go on, the music certainly won't be stopping anytime soon,' said Dineen.
English National Music Plan
The funding regime has been reformed so that it is now decided on a ‘per pupil’ basis, with weighting for deprived areas. Aiming towards a fairer regime, some areas such as Manchester will see funding for music education drop as a result.
At the Launch of Eighteenth Frankie Kennedy School
The launch event for the Frankie Kennedy Winter School (27 December 2011 to 1 January 2012) took place yesterday, hosted by Conor Byrne's Liffey Banks Sessions team at the Grand Social.
Contemporary Music Centre Launches New CD
The Contemporary Music Centre in Dublin will launch the tenth volume of its Contemporary Music from Ireland series, which features ten recent Irish compositions, on 7 December at 6.00 p.m.
NOISE Open Call For Young Musicians
Irish musicians Colm Quearney, The Kane Sisters, and The North Strand Kontra Band will work with and perform alongside young musicians at the NOISE Sounds Music Festival on 18 February 2012.
Improvised Film Music at The Model in Sligo
The Model Sligo explores film music in a concert on 3 December, where a musical group entitled the ‘Buzz Aldrin Allstars’ will accompany Spanish film artist Esperanza Collado’s Moon.
UCC's Ó Riada Anniversary Events
First up is the Ceoltóirí Chualann concert on 8 December at Cork Opera House. The current line-up includes several original members: Seán Keane, Seán Potts, Michael Tubridy, Éamon de Buitléar and Ronnie McShane.
Music Network Announce New Spring 2012 Season
Music Network, the Irish arts organisation, has announced the schedule for their spring 2012 concerts. It features such artists as the Fidelio Trio, Onyx Brass and the Teetotallers, Martin Hayes' new group.
Dancer Colin Dunne on Tour
This is Dunne’s first full-length solo show. A collaboration with sound engineer Fionán de Barra, the show presents multi-media elements of text, film and sound design with the dance.
Irish Acts at Dutch Festival
Irish singer/songwriter James Vincent McMorrow has been announced as a winner of a European Border Breaker Award for the success of his album Early in the Morning.
A New Compilation of Traditional Irish Songs
A Stór Mo Chroí is a new compilation of songs from the record company of IML Irish Music Licensing, compiled by Celtic Note manager, Colm O’Siochain.
King’s Place Announces Out Hear 2012 Schedule January to March
King’s Place in London have announced the schedule for the first three months of 2012 for their weekly night of new music and experimental performance, Out Hear, and it features such performers as Phil Minton and Exaudi.
Vijay Iyer Appointed New Banff Director
Each year, young Irish musicians travel to Banff for the three-week course, and has resulted in many musical collaborations and relationships. Applications to this year's program are now being accepted.
Traditional Music Scores, Tour and Gigs
News of Four Men and a Dog tour, Dave Flynn scores, 3/Triúr gig, Trí60 series and Soilse na Nollag at the National Concert Hall.
Dublin Laptop Orchestra Collaboration with Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Nic Gareiss
The Dublin Laptop Orchestra will perform in concert at Smock Alley Theatre's Boys School in Dublin on 11 December with traditional fiddle player Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and dancer Nic Gareiss.
Jazz Great Paul Motian Dies
A champion of the American Songbook, the many musicians he played with regularly included the saxophonist Joe Lovano and the guitarist Bill Frisell; pianists and Masabumi Kikuchi; saxophonists Greg Osby, Chris Potter and Mark Turner.
Irish Christmas in America Tour
Téada's Oisín Mac Diarmada is heading to the USA this week with six other musicians to ensure Irish traditional music is a part of the build-up to Christmas for American fans.
Kaleidoscope Celebrates Second Birthday
Kaleidoscope, a monthly night of classical and new music curated by violinist Cliodhna Ryan and cellist Kate Ellis, will celebrate its second birthday at the Button Factory in Dublin on 11 December, with music by David Fennessy and others.
Choirs for Christmas Competition 2011
The RTÉ Lyric FM Choirs for Christmas Competition is inviting all choirs, school, college, amateur and semi-professional, to submit an entry for a chance to win exposure as well as cash prizes, ranging from €200 to €500.
Economic Report On The Arts
Total funding committed by the Arts Council amounted to €60.3 million in 2010. The estimated turnover of the Arts Council funded organisations and individuals in 2010 was €135m.
Royal Irish Academy of Music New Music Days
The Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin will host a range of new music concerts and workshops as part of their New Music Days event, which runs across 23—25 November.
IMRO Call for Traditional Music Performers
Any traditional music groups or individual performers interested in being considered for one of these showcases should email a link to their website to [email protected] before 15 December or post a CD to the IMRO office.
Other Voices Returns for Tenth Season
Other Voices, the RTÉ television series which broadcasts live performances and interviews from the Church of St James in Dingle, County Kerry, returns for its tenth season in early 2012, with the recording to to take place across 1-4 Decemb
'Free Spirits: Irish Travellers and Irish Traditional Music'
Promoter Oliver O’Connell and academic Tommy Fegan have published a collection of material that examines the relationship between traveller culture and traditional Irish music.
New Edition of Companion to Irish Traditional Music
The second edition of the Companion to Irish Traditional music has been published, with approximately 200 contributors, 650 biographies, 880 pages, 1,800 A-Z entries, 5,000 names dropped, and a total of 560,000 words.
Google Music Service Launched
Google plans to allow consumers to share purchased songs with friends on the Google+ social network.
Brass Concerts in Dublin and Galway
Dublin Brass and Dun Laoghaire Choral Society will perform a festive Christmas concert in the Methodist Church on Brighton Road in Dublin at 3pm on 4 December. Vox Merus will perform in Galway on 24 November.
Thomas McCarthy at Clare Festival of Traditional Singing
This year’s Clare Festival of Traditional Singing, which starts on Friday, 18 November, is on the theme of ‘Travellers and Fellow Travellers’ and will feature the inimitable singing of Thomas McCarthy.
This Is How We Fly
Formed in 2010, This Is How We Fly consists of Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh on fiddle and hardanger fiddle, Seán Mac Erlaine on bass clarinet, saxophones & live electronics, percussive dancer Nic Gareiss, and Petter Berndalen on drums and per
Roger Doyle Concert and Prix Europa Accolade
Composer Roger Doyle and Congolese guitarist Niwel Tsumbu will bring their four-concert series at the Mermaid Arts Centre in County Wicklow to a close on 26 November.
RTÉ Re-Broadcasting Ó Riada Lectures
RTÉ Radio 1 will broadcast, from this Sunday, 20 November, a special fifteen-part series commemorating the life of Ó Riada through one particular piece of his broadcasting work.
IMRO Tax Service
The new service offers a range of discounted services for IMRO members, such as Visas arranged for artists or musicians travelling to perform around the world, including P Visas for performers travelling to the United States.
Crash Ensemble Nico Muhly Premiere Next Week
Crash Ensemble will premiere a new work by Nico Muhly on 25 November in Dublin's Liberty Hall. The concert will also feature music by four of Muhly's American contemporaries.
The eighteenth Scoil Gheimhridh Frankie Kennedy
There will be a launch event for the 2011 School presented by the Liffey Banks Sessions at 8pm on 29 November in the Grand Social, featuring Altan and guests Fidil, Steve Cooney, Maighréad and Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich, a
‘Jazz Is...’ Mini-Festival in Dublin
The mini-festival will highlight the wide range of jazz and improvised music that is already happening in Dublin, as well as showcasing bands and musicians from Leeds, Cork and Paris.
Alexej Gorlatch Tours Ireland
Alexej Gorlatch, a young Ukranian pianist who won the 2009 Dublin International Piano Competition, will tour Ireland from 25 November to 3 December.
The Necks at Whelan's
Australian improvising jazz group the Necks will play Whelan’s of Dublin on 20 November.
Movies, Music and Video Game Discussion
The panel has collective experience in collaborating across the three industries and collectively has been involved with successful ventures such as Bejeweled, Prince of Persia, Mission Impossible and Massive Attack among many others.
News of Forthcoming Traditional Music Recordings
News of recordings forthcoming from the likes of Fidil, Phil Callery, Eithne Ní Chatháin, Denis Liddy and Kevin Crawford.
UCD Foundation Day Medal for Bill Whelan
Bill Whelan, Grammy-winning composer of Riverdance, has been awarded the 2011 University College Dublin Foundation Day Medal.
Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich on Tour
Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich is about to start a small tour of select venues, mostly along the west coast, to promote his new CD, Fé Scáth / In the Shadow.
RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet Visit Cork Schools
The RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet will host interactive workshops at ten schools in Cork across 14—18 November.
MIDEM Industry Trade Fair 2012
MIDEM provides a forum for business talks, discussing political and legal issues and showcasing new artists, musical trends and products, bringing together musicians, business people, cultural policy makers and journalists together from man
The Contemporary Music Centre To Screen Short Films
Dublin’s Contemporary Music Centre will host the screening of two short films with the involvement of Irish composers Stephen Gardner and Rhona Clarke, on 15 November between 6pm and 7pm.
A New Collection of Traditional Tunes
Paddy O'Brien, All-Ireland accordion champion from County Offaly, has released the second volume of his tune collecting project, the Paddy O’Brien Tune Collection.
Fifth Annual SMI Postgraduate Students' Conference
The programme committee invites proposals for individual papers of twenty minutes duration relating to any area of musicological research, performance practice, pedagogy or compositional activity.
The Irish Chamber Orchestra Christmas Concerts
The Irish Chamber Orchestra will perform two seasonally-themed concerts this Christmas, the first on 15 December at the University Concert Hall, Limerick, and the second on 17 December at the RDS Concert Hall, Dublin.
Caoimhín Vallely, Christy Leahy, Ger Wolfe and Séamie O’Dowd Tour
Ahead of a Liffey Banks Sessions gig at the Grand Social, Dublin, The Journal of Music spoke to Caoimhín Vallely about the tour with Christy Leahy, Ger Wolfe and Séamie O’Dowd.
Arts in Action Programme at NUI Galway
On Friday, 11 November piper Ronan Browne, contemporary dancer Cindy Cummings, singer Seán Tyrrell, sean-nós singer Róisín Elsafty and bodhrán player Tommy Hayes will perform together in the Bailey Allen Hall at NUI Galway.
European Commission Festival Funding
The maximum available grant available in 2012/2013 is 100,000 euro or 60% of eligible costs, and the support can be granted for one edition of the festival. Only festivals having held at least five previous editions are eligible.
Colour Out of Space 2011
Colour Out of Space, a weekend-long festival of experimental music and film which takes place across a number of venues in Brighton, returns for its fifth edition this weekend, 11 to 13 November.
Jazz Concerts This Week
Holland is a renowned jazz bass player, having played in Miles Davis’ ‘third great quintet’ alongside Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter, and leading his own formidable band in recent years.
New Irish Underground Label Fort Evil Fruit
The label’s focus will be on an ‘eclectic selection’ of underground music, which, if the current release schedule is anything to go by, will include everything from sound art, to doom metal, to organ improvisations.
Artists and Musicians Collaborating in County Clare
The third in the Anon is Anall series will be exhibited in the Rowan Tree during the forthcoming Ennis Trad Festival running from 10 to 14 November, and a recap on the entire series is being organised for next year’s Festival, which will in
Music Educators’ Orchestra
Although centered in Dublin, the Music Educators’ Orchestra has deliberately scheduled its rehearsals to take place just one Sunday afternoon each month in order to accommodate teachers and artists from all over the country.
Flamencología at the Helix
Flamencología is a Compañía Felipe de Algeciras production paying homage to the roots of flamenco.
Choral Music Seminar in Limerick
The workshop and seminar are free and are open to students, teachers, singers, conductors and anyone interested in the field of choral music.
Northern Irish Music Awards
The inaugral Northern Ireland Music Awards (NIMAs) will take place on 2 November, at the Ulster Hall in Belfast.
Oireachtas na Samhna 2011
The second part of Oireachtas na Gaeilge, the main Irish-language festival of the year, starts this week in Killarney.
Music Generation Opportunities in Louth, Mayo and Sligo
The three selected counties from the first round of Music Generation funding are advertising for music tutors in instrumental and vocal disciplines to teach young people of a range of ages, from pre-school to eighteen years old.
Recent Traditional Fiddle Recordings
Recent CDs from Gerry Harrington, MacDara Ó Raghallaigh, and Derek McGinley and Tara Connaghan present unaccompanied fiddle playing in different manners.
BCMG Apprentice Composer in Residence Call
The Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, a leading British new music ensemble, run a year-long annual apprenticeship scheme for composers early in their career.
Whirligig IV
OKO, Thought-Fox, Umbra and Zoiband will each perform a stylistically diverse set in the latest instalment of Whirligig, a series of concerts that has thus far presented a mixture of acoustic improvisation and traditional jazz.
Doerthe Maria Sandmann Concert in Galway
Berlin-based soprano Doerthe Maria Sandmann will perform at the Cube theatre in the National University of Ireland, Galway, on 3 November. The concert is part of the Arts in Action initiative.
Quantified Self Exhibition at the LAB
The exhibition continues until 8 December and features new work by artists Michelle Browne, Cliona Harmey, Saoirse Higgins and Bea McMahon in collaboration with Shimmer Research, developers of wearable sensors with applications to kinematic
Traditional Music November Gigs
Traditional music concerts in November include Dublin's Liffy Banks Sessions featuring, among others, Maighréad and Tríona Ni Dhomhnaill, and the Junctions series in Cork with Jean-Michel Veillon, Neil Yates, Tyler Duncan, Mel Mercier,
Music Network Recording Scheme Results
The Music Recording Scheme was set up to provide support for professional performers and composers in Ireland through awarding funding for music recording.
James Tenney Performance at #OccupyBerlin
A group calling itself ‘the initiative’ have issued an open invitation to musicians and others to collaborate in a performance of James Tenney’s indeterminate composition In a large, open space, on Saturday, 29 October, in Berlin in front o
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Mentoring Scheme
The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra’s Mentoring Scheme is designed to offer advanced third level instrumental students the chance to audition, rehearse and perform with the orchestra and also with prominent conductors and soloists.
Linenhall Celebrates Local Music Making
Film-maker Myles O’Reilly, was commissioned by the Linenhall Arts Centre to document the work of violin-maker Graham Wright, bow-maker Gary Leahy, mandolin- and guitar-maker Brian Lofthouse, and uilleann pipes-maker John Butler.
Kaleidoscope Presented by Bernard Clarke
The RTÉ Lyric FM presenter's curation includes music by Stravinsky, Medieval French composers, improvised music and readings of poetry.
Irish Bands at Whelan’s
Thursday, 3 November will see Redneck Manifesto and Somadrone perform at the Dublin venue.
First Aran Trad Fest
The performers are Frankie Gavin & Dé Dannan; the Cunningham Family dancers; All Ireland Talent Show winners, the Mulkerrin brothers; Galway bands Dalta and Cogar; local band the Jacks; and trio Paudie Walsh, Mike McGrath and Sean Flana
Galway Brass Workshops
Brass players of all standards are encouraged to take part. Gary Curtin will tutor musicians on breathing, teamwork and technique. Workshops are free, but advance registration is necessary in order to take part.
Benjamin Dwyer Lecture and Concerts
Benjamin Dwyer's new multimedia piece Umbilical will premiere on 4 November, and Dwyer will give a lecture at the Royal Irish Academy on 26 October ahead of the premiere.
Concerts in Dublin City Libraries
The Contemporary Music Centre and the Royal Irish Academy of Music are presenting a series of four concerts in Dublin City libraries, beginning today (24 October) and running until 2 November, to celebrate Dublin's UNESCO City of Liter
Traditional/Folk Music Recording News
New recordings are out from Christy Moore, Breanndán Ó Beaghlaoich, John Doyle and Kavan Donohoe, and a new benefit CD features Kíla, Cormac Breathnach and Damien Dempsey.
Béla Fleck and The Flecktones
The band has been performing since 1988, and has since won five Grammy Awards in a range of categories although their music primarily borrows from bluegrass, jazz and electric fusion.
Centenary Celebration of Frederick May
The Contemporary Music Centre, Dublin Institute of Technology Conservatory of Music and Drama and RTÉ Performing Groups will host an afternoon of music and presentations on 12 November in celebration of the centenary of the year of birth of
Dublin Early Years Music Pilot
Two ‘artists in residence’ are sought for the period February to May 2012.
Leitrim Music Residency CD
The launch will take place in the Button Factory, Temple Bar on 24 November, and will be hosted by actor and Leitrim resident Adrian Dunbar, who features on the CD.
Irish Chamber Orchestra and Platform Ireland Live Broadcast
The Irish Chamber Orchestra’s concert at the University Concert Hall, Limerick, on 20 October was broadcast live in High Definition on Platform Ireland’s website, as well as on four large digital screens to audiences in Leitrim, Kerry, Wate
Seán Carpio’s Wowos Tour
Carpio tells The Journal of Music how his latest project came about, quoting Morton Feldman as influencing the compositional mentality of this new band.
Daniel Barenboim Named Musical Director of La Scala
Pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim has been named as the new music director of the Teatro Alla Scala in Milan.
ReDiviDer Album Release Tour
ReDiviDer represented Ireland earlier this year with an energetic performance at the 12 Points! festival in Dublin earlier this year, a yearly showcase of young European bands, facilitated by the IMC.
Remembering Muiris Ó Rócháin
Muiris Ó Rócháin, co-founder and Director of Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy, passed away on Monday at the age of 67.
Guitar Music by the Irish Composers' Collective
The Irish Composers' Collective will host the latest edition of its monthly concert series at the Kevin Barry Room of the National Concert Hall on 21 October, at 8.30 pm, featuring guitarist John O'Shea.
Arts Council Launches Online Archive
The Irish Arts Council has selected records from a large archive of documentation, which are presented online as digital copies of letters, minutes and photographs.
New John Kinsella Orchestral Release Launched
The Arts Council and RTÉ launched a new CD of orchestral works by Irish composer and Aosdána member John Kinsella on 11 October as part of the Composers of Ireland series on the RTÉ Lyric FM label.
Spiddal's New Music Club
Breandán Ó hEaghra and Charlie Lennon are the performers for the opening night of the club this Friday, with Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin as MC.
Cork Jazz Festival
There are free workshops on offer from performing festival artists as part of the Cork Jazz Camp, in Cork School of Music, beginning on 27 October.
The Engine Room Festival 2011
The Engine Room Festival is a one-off event celebrating the life, work and legacy of British composer Cornelius Cardew. It will run from 23 November to 11 December at Morley College and the Southbank Centre in London.
The Des Carty Sessions 2011 Lineup
The eighth annual South County Dublin Des Carty Sessions, presented by Alternative Entertainments, begins on Saturday week, 22 October, and features appearances from folk favourites, Jim Rooney and Martin Carthy.
National Conference of the Post-Primary Music Teachers’ Association
The conference fee is 99 euro for the weekend, which includes tea/coffee throughout the weekend, lunch on Saturday 22 October, a conference banquet that night, attendance to all workshops and presentations and also the chance to engage in o
Catherine Leonard and Hugh Tinney Tour
Violinist Catherine Leonard and pianist Hugh Tinney are embarking on a mini-tour of Ireland in late-October, with their four-concert jaunt taking in Westport, Clonmel, Limerick and Bantry.
Arts Council Choral Training Bursary Announced
The scheme is designed to address the training requirements of choral singers outlined in the policy document, Raising Your Voice, published by the Arts Council in 2009 after consultation with the choral sector.
In Conversation with Máirtín O'Connor
Máirtín O'Connor (accordion), Cathal Hayden (fiddle) and Séamie O'Dowd (guitar and vocals) are heading into studio today to record their second CD as a trio.
Sacred Harp Singing Events in Belfast and Cork
Sacred harp singing developed in the southern region of the United States in the nineteenth century, as a form of unaccompanied sacred choral music to be sung by congregations with little or no specialist musical training.
Prix Ars Electronica
A new international competition for digital artists, across all fields and including musicians, Prix Ars Electronica Collide@CERN, is inviting applications to win a residency at the world’s largest particle physics laboratory in Geneva.
We Banjo 3 Win Young Musicwide
From Galway, the members of We Banjo 3 are Enda Scahill, Martin Howley and David Howley.
SoundSet Strings Premiere Irish Works
SoundSet, an ensemble of choir and strings founded in 2010 by composers Laura Kilty and Emma O’Halloran to perform everything from contemporary composition to early music, will premiere two new Irish works for strings, written by O’Halloran
Bottlenote Festival 2011
The festival offers a weekend of improvised and new music this year, and features two Berlin-based musicians, trumpeter Tom Arthurs and Roy Carroll on computer, as well as Irish-based members from the roster of the Bottlenote Collective.
Forthcoming Traditional Music Events
A round-up of some upcoming concerts and festivals, including Scoil Cheoil na Botha, Carlow Folk Club, Imagine Trad Festival, Trí60 and the Liffey Banks Sessions.
Fabulous Beast and Liam Ó Maonlaí in London
Michael Keegan-Dolan’s Fabulous Beast dance theatre company and Liam Ó Maonlaí will bring their show Rian to Sadler’s Wells in London on 24 and 25 October, fresh from a run at the Gaiety Theatre as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival.
Upcoming IMC Concerts
The Improvised Music Company is hosting the third in the series of Trí60 concerts on 15 October. And later in the month, Palooka, a multi-national ‘improvising funk/pop-band’ will be performing as part of the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival.
Images of Traditional Musicians and Instrument Makers
Headline names include Martin Hayes, Dennis Cahill, Alec Finn, Noel Hill, Joe Burke, Frankie Gavin, Iarla Ó Lionáird, John Spillane, Paul Brady and Dónal Lunny.
All the Ends of the Earth
Ergodos Musicians tour a new production this month based on the music of the twelfth century French composer Léonin, including works by Garrett Sholdice, Benedict Schlepper-Connolly and Linda Buckley.
RTÉ Lyric FM and IMRO Composition Bursary
The compositional process will involve working with the 2011/12 Composer-in-Residence Linda Buckley in both the creation of the work, the layout and delivery of the scores and a workshop and recording of the new work with the RTÉ National S
The Junctions Series Continues in Cork
Speaking to The Journal of Music, the organiser Caoimhín Vallely explained that the series tries to provide a platform for 'people who have been pushing the boat out a bit' but who don't always get a chance to display that in
Dublin Sound Lab Call for Participation
Dublin Sound Lab, Michael Quinn and Fergal Dowling’s specialist electroacoustic and computer music performance group, will host two days of interactive electronic music at Project Arts Centre, Dublin, on 21 and 22 October.
October Music Network Concerts
Music Network presents a range of concerts across the country over the following weeks, including tours from the successful applicants of the yearly Performance and Touring Award.
A Festival of Two Halves in Camden Town
Among many performances at the Return to Camden Town Festival, Noel Hill, Tony Linnane and Alec Finn are heading over to give fans in the UK a chance to relive some of the material from their celebrated 1979 recording.
Britten-Pears Foundation Seeks Research Intern
Ahead of the Britten centenary in 2013, the Britten-Pears Foundation is seeking to appoint a paid research intern on a three month contract.
International Opportunities for Young Jazz Groups
Both the Irish-run 12 Points! festival and the Bucharest International Jazz Competition are currently seeking entries from young jazz artists and ensembles.
Grúpat Featured at Cut and Splice
Irish-based international arts collective Grúpat are being profiled alongside durational and silent music collective Wandelweiser at this year’s Cut and Splice festival of experimental music and sound art, which will take place on 3—6 Novem
Arts Council Online Services Win Further Awards
The Arts Council's Director of Operations, Aidan Burke, said that feedback from users to the online services has been 'overwhelmingly positive', with clients finding the site 'extremely user friendly'.
RTÉ’s Big Music Week
RTÉ’s second annual Big Music Week runs next week from Monday, 10 October, to Sunday, 16 October. A selection of live and recorded music is planned across RTÉ Radio, Television, RTÉ Performing Groups and online.
New Documentary about Mícheál Ó Domhnaill
Deceased Bothy Band member, Mícheál Ó Domhnaill is the subject of a new documentary to be shown on TG4 on 12 October, featuring reminiscences from his sisters Maighréad and Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, as well as the likes of Paddy Glackin, Matt M
Nest Launches at the Ulster Hall
Nest, a multimedia arts project culminating in a three day musical and theatrical presentation at T13 in the Titanic Quarter of Belfast on 20—22 July 2011, was launched last week by the Artistic Directors of the project, Brian Irvine and Jo
Niwel Tsumbu Album Release Tour
Recorded earlier this year, Tsumbu has since been busy performing with composer Roger Doyle, Liam O'Maonlaí, in the Cosmopolitan Guitar Quartet, in Donal Dineen's Parish and as part of the Reich Effect festival in Cork.
London International Festival of Exploratory Music
The third London International Festival of Exploratory Music will run from 29 October to 7 November this year, and is branching out from its previous setting, King's Place, adding to this venue four more, including Café Oto and the Los
Music Generation Fund Round Two
Funding can be used towards vocal and instrumental tuition costs, equipment costs, music libraries, administration costs and also new strands of tuition in an existing school or community group.
Traditional Music Highlights Ahead
Joanie Madden's Cherish the Ladies finish up the Irish leg of their extensive twenty-fifth anniversary tour before heading for the United States.
Belfast Festival at Queen's
The festival runs from 14–30 October this year featuring a wide array of music taken from across the spectrum of classical, jazz, popular and folk.
Two October Kaleidoscope Concerts
Typically a monthly event, the extra date is courtesy of the Goethe Institute and of the Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival. The concerts will feature music by J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Lachenmann, Mozart and Poulenc, among others.
Reviving Tunes in East Clare
A new CD by Orla Harrington (fiddle), Andrew MacNamara (button accordion) and Jim Higgins (percussion and piano), revives tunes found recorded on a reel-to-reel tape in Cratloe, County Clare.
Six Prizes for New Dublin Voices in Belgium
New Dublin Voices, an amateur chamber choir from Dublin under the direction of Bernie Sherlock, has swept the board at the biennial International Choir Contest of Flanders-Maasmechelen in Belgium.
Arts Council Appointees
Éimear O'Connor, Mark O'Regan and Ciarán Walsh have been appointed to the Irish Arts Council, while Peter Browne, Randall Shannon and Rachel Holstead have been reappointed to arts adviser positions.
Féile na Laoch About More Than Ó Riada
The only concert of the weekend takes place on Sunday, 2 October in Arus Éamon Mac Suibhne (Halla na Laoch), and will feature Ceoltóirí Chualann, Cór Chúil Aodha, Cór Ban Chúil Aodha, and other musicians including Steve Cooney.
String and Machine at the Project
New recorded works for stringed instruments were commissioned from Dónal Lunny and Leopold Hurt and then used as source material for 'digital recompositions' by David Donohoe and Eamonn Doyle together and by Stephan Mat
Galway Jazz Festival
There is a distinct sense of experimentation in this year's festival, and in particular a juxtaposition of the acoustic and electronic, courtesy of Dutch-based duo Neophobic and Irish acts Soft Day and Deviant.
RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet celebrate Frederick May and Frank Corcoran
The RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet are celebrating the music of Irish composers Frederick May and Frank Corcoran this autumn, in addition to touring around the country with a programme featuring May, alongside Mozart and Joseph Haydn.
WOMEX World Music Expo Travel Bursary
Culture Ireland will bring the second official Irish delegation to the festival, which is attended by hundreds of concert and festival bookers, labels, managers, producers, publishers and distributors from around the globe.
Thirteen-week Retrospective of Bob Quinn's Work on TG4
Beginning on Tuesday, 27 September, TG4 will broadcast a series of thirteen films by director Bob Quinn, several of which focus on music in Ireland.
Sligo Live Festival 2011 has a Scottish Connection
The link made by Sligo Live last year with the Scottish festival Celtic Connections continues this year with the Friels and Rura making the return visit to Sligo, after Téada, Túcan and the Unwanted played in Glasgow i
Wexford Festival Opera 2011 Programme
This year's festival will run from 21 October to 5 November and will include Ambrose Thomas' La Cour de Célimène, Roman Statkowski's Maria and Gaetano Donizetti's Gianni di Parigi.
Dave Liebman Concert and Lecture in Dublin
These days, the sixty-five year old American saxophonist fills much of his itinerary as an educator, however he has released a number of notable albums under his own name and performed on countless others and was part of the now-legendary M
Concorde and the Contemporary Music Centre Launch Anniversary Series
Irish new music ensemble Concorde in collaboration with the Contemporary Music Centre are running an exhibition and a concert series comprised of 'six musical afternoons' in celebration of their thirty-fifth anniversary.
Tommy Peoples, Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich and Laoise Kelly
A Music Network tour combines Tommy Peoples, Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich and Laoise Kelly.
Speed Dating with The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
The Orchestra of the Age of the Enlightenment is launching 'The Works', a concert series which it has described as 'an antidote to the formal concert experience'.
Music and Arts Bloggers Needed
Both the Hard Working Class Heroes festival and the Project Arts Centre are seeking bloggers to document and critique performances this autumn.
The Pipers are Calling
Pipering events coming up include the Ace & Deuce of Piping concert in Liberty Hall, the eighteenth William Kennedy Piping Festival in Armagh, and the first International Uilleann Piping Day.
Fidelio Trio Embark on Tour of South Africa
Irish ensemble the Fidelio Trio are touring South Africa from 26 September to 4 October. The group, comprised of Darragh Morgan (violin), Robin Michael (cello) and Mary Dullea (piano), will play seven concerts on the tour.
Cork Folk Festival 2011
The festival has been running for thirty years, and will this year feature Lúnasa, Gemma Hayes, Mundy, Paddy Keenan, the Kilfenora Céilí Band, Cherish the Ladies, Matt Cranitch, Niwel Tsumbu and Tommy People
Splanc! Documentary Funding
Music and dance are among the areas of particular interest to the TG4 and Arts Council documentary funding scheme, Splanc.
Dublin Co-Orchestra Established
A new orchestra for young musicians has been established in Dublin under the name 'Co-Orchestra'.
Waltons World Music Masters Concerts
The Waltons New School of Music presents both Chucho Valdés and Jan Garbarek in Dublin in October.
The Alan Kelly Gang on Tour Their First Album
Though they've been on the road as a touring band for many years, this is the first time the four musicians have taken to the studio to record together.
BBC Radio 3 Celebrates Fifty Years of New Music
BBC Radio 3's leading contemporary music programme Hear and Now is celebrating fifty key works from the period 1950-1999, as selected by a range of musical and cultural figures.
Engage Arts Festival in Bandon
The fourth annual Engage Arts Festival takes place in Bandon, County Cork, from 22—25 of September, featuring music, literature, theatre, comedy, film, and visual art across twenty-five events, in addition to workshops and communi
Music for Galway 2011—2012 Season Announced
Music for Galway's thirty-first annual season of concerts presenting renowned Irish and international musicians has been announced, with a line-up of contemporary and classical music events, alongside a number of weekend festivals
Culture Night 2011
On Friday, 23 September, Culture Night will take place across Ireland. Organised by Temple Bar Cultural Trust, this is the sixth and largest night yet.
Experiments in Traditions and Improvisation at NCH
The opening event in the series put together Tola Custy (fiddle), with Senegalese traditional musician, Solo Cissohoko (kora), and Gerry O'Beirne (guitars).
Music Network Autumn Season
Music Network will be presenting nationwide tours for four acts over the following months: Irish traditional group Fonn Aniar/Tune from the West, jazz ensemble Thoughfox, Austrian string trio Netnakisum and classical pianist Alexej Gorlatch
Irish Chamber Orchestra Tour with Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill
Flynn's seven part suite, Music for the Departed, the final piece in the programme, displays, in both the orchestral and the solo violin (Katherine Hunka), the use of classical techniques to elaborate on traditional-style melodies.
Sligo Baroque Festival
This year's festival will focus on Baroque dance. There are many free workshops, and children under twelve years have free admission to all concerts.
National Concert Hall Celebrates Thirtieth Anniversary
Led by conductor Alan Buribayev, the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra performed Irish uilleann piper Liam O'Flynn's An Droichead, Mahler's Symphony No. 5, and Felix Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No.
Trad for Trócaire Coming to a Venue Near You
Following the success of its 2010 inaugural event, Trad for Trócaire fundraiser week will take place this year between 22 and 28 September.
Arts Council of Northern Ireland Seeks Board Members
According to ACNI, the criteria by which applications will be assessed include, 'interest in the arts, experience in governance, understanding of community-based arts, communication skills and experience of developing and influencing p
Public Interview with Iarla Ó Lionáird
The sean-nós singer Iarla Ó Lionáird will speak about the process of creating his new album, Foxlight, at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, Limerick on Thursday, 15 September.
Yoshiaki Onishi Wins the Gaudeamus Prize
Onishi, now based in the United States, will receive a commission of €4,550 to compose a new work for the 2012 festival.
Ben McAteer wins the Festival of Voice
In addition to a prize of £2,000, McAteer will perform a duet with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa during a concert in Belfast in October.
Videographer Needed for Irish Tour
The Brooklyn musician Mike Scala is touring Ireland this autumn and is seeking a photographer and videographer for the tour.
New Editors at The Journal of Music
The Journal of Music is pleased to announce Paul O'Connor, Patrick Groenland and Stephen Graham as the latest members of its editorial team.
First Irish North Atlantic Fiddle Convention
The festival of music and dance, previously held in Newfoundland and Scotland, will run from 27 June to 1 July 2012, with events in counties Derry and Donegal.
Malcolm Proud Tours Bach's Partitas
Starting in Castalia Hall, Ballytobin, County Kilkenny on Saturday, 10 September, the performances continue until November, taking in Sligo, Cork and Dublin.
Dublin Fringe Festival Seeks Programme Manager
The Dublin Fringe Festival, which will run from 10 to 25 September this year, is looking for a new Programme Manager to work on the 2012 festival. This is a full-time, year-round position which forms part of festival's core team.
NewSoundWorlds Begins With Rolf Hind
The programme will primarily feature the Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano by John Cage, but will also include music by Toru Takemitsu, and Tan Dun, Toshio Hosokawa and Karen Tanaka.
Administrative Assistant at the Model, Sligo
The successful applicant will have responsibility for developing the Model's bookshop and 'harnessing its potential as a revenue stream'.
Wode Manuscripts Reunited
A collection of sixteenth-century music manuscripts by the Scottish cleric Thomas Wode, which are usually housed at Trinity College, Dublin, have formed part of an exhibition at the University of Edinburgh entitled Singing and the Reformati
Nova Nomination for the Prix Europa
Four Irish radio programmes have been nominated for the Prix Europa 2011, the prize of the European broadcasting festival.
12 Points Plus
The Ireland-based jazz festival 12 Points! has launched a new strand called 12 Points Plus.
Eurosonic Nooderslag Festival to Focus on Ireland
Submissions to the next Eurosonic Noorderslag festival can be made until 12pm on 1 September.
Spirit of Folk Festival
Aside from music, the festival extends to folklore, art, spirituality and astronomy events, including battle re-enactments, traditional spoon carving, archery, shamanic drumming, druidic ceremonies and a workshop titled 'Introduction t
Arts Council Nominated for Web Award
haring the nomination in the eGovernment category of the Irish Intenet Association Net Visionary Awards are the National Archives of Ireland, Fingal County Council and Enterprise Ireland.
Irish Artists at Electric Picnic
The eighth Electric Picnic arts and music festival takes place on the weekend of 2—4 September.
Traditional Music at the Grand Social
The renovated Grand Social venue in Dublin (formerly Pravda) will host a series of traditional Irish music concerts in the coming months, promoted by the flute player Conor Byrne under the aegis of a new traditional music and folk club, the
Irish Delegation to Uzbekistan Music Festival
Seán Corcoran (song, bouzouki), Brian Bourke (bodhrán), Malachy Bourke (fiddle), Toner Quinn (fiddle) and Lorcan Brady (uilleann pipes) will perform at the Sharq Taronalari festival, the name of which means 'melod
New Ross Piano Festival
This year's festival focusses on music written for two pianos, including Claude Debussy's Images, Sergei Rachmaninov's Suite No.
Leaving Certificate Results in Music
Almost 58,000 students found out the results of their Leaving Certificate exams this week. Of these, almost six thousand had sat the music exam, with 5,427 sitting the higher level paper and 551 taking the exam at the ordinary level.
Hunter's Moon Festival
rtists featuring at the festival include Tony Conrad, Jennifer Walshe, Cian Nugent, Boys of Summer, United Bible Studies and David Lacey with Paul Vogel.
The First Stendhal Festival
The festival proposes to make anyone attending twice in the first three years a stakeholder.
Seminar About Music Generation
The seminar will be aimed at helping potential applicants for the second round of Music Generation funding prepare their applications. The session costs €25, which includes tea/coffee and lunch.
Spatial Music Collective Call for Works
Composers at all stages of their careers are encouraged to apply — collective members will be on hand to workshop pieces prior to performance.
Mentoring Programme for Young Scottish Musicians
Music+, an initiative of the Scottish Music Centre, aims to bring young musicians in contact with various kinds of industry professionals, including songwriters, DJs, producers, managers, record label representatives, agents and sound engin
SoundSet Launch Fundraising Campaign
SoundSet was set up by two Irish composers, Laura Kilty and Emma O'Halloran, 'to put on high quality concerts which feature repertoire from a wide variety of musical genres'.
Linda Buckley Announced as RTÉ Lyric FM Composer-in-Residence
Based in Dublin, but originally from Kinsale, County Cork, Buckley will write four new works as part of the residency.
Cork Jazz Festival Programme Announced
Artists appearing at this year's festival will include Jan Garbarek and the Hilliard Ensemble, Damon Albarn (of Blur and the Gorillaz) and the bass player Flea, the Jean-Luc Ponty Quartet and the accordionist Richard Galliano, among ot
Administrative Assistant at Na Píobairí Uilleann
The role will involve processing web orders, stock management, processing membership renewals, bank lodgements, general administation and accounting tasks, as well as assisting with the organisation of events.
Stepping Stones Scholarship at Irish World Academy
The award will prioritise applicants experiencing a financial challenge, applicants from parts of the world underrepresented at the Academy, and applicants with an interdisciplinary interest.
Echoes of a Gaelic Chieftains's Castle
The Historical Harp Society of Ireland's next concert series focusses on Irish and Scottish harp music of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries — concerts take place in Tipperary, Kilkenny and Dublin.
Editorial Assistant At Early Music Today
Areas of work will include editorial and administrative support to the Editor, and responsibility for the news section of the magazine in particular. The deadline for applications is Monday, 14 August.
Tunes in the Church
The series, which began in Galway in 2010, has now branched out to Killarney and Westport, and features concerts of traditional Irish music a number of nights per week.
Ed Devane's Ensemble of Custom Instruments
Artists such as Annemarie Deacy, Bitwise and Madek, and Triúir will involve the instruments in live performance and in studio recordings this month.
Social Media Workshop for Musicians
Run by Sligo Music, the workshop will cover platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, LastFM, Breaking Tunes and other online ways of promoting music.
Irish Chamber Ensemble
The instrumentation of the new ensemble includes flute, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, percussion, piano, cello, double bass and narration by the actor Barry McBrien.
Cavan Fleadh Cheoil
Combining sessions, concerts, pageants, exhibitions, ceilis and busking, this year's Fleadh will feature artists such as Sharon Shannon, Kevin Burke, Dervish, Beoga, Cherish the Ladies, among many others.
Musicians' Union Pushes to End Unpaid Work
The British Musicians' Union has claimed that its members are 'emotionally blackmailed' into performing for free at charity events and that unpaid internships are 'exploitative'.
Whelan's to Start Record Fairs
Vinyl, CDs and tapes will be on sale at the fairs, which will take place in the upstairs part of the Wexford Street venue.
New RTÉ Performing Groups Choral Appointments
Mary Amond O'Brien has been named the new Choral Director of RTÉ Cór na nÓg, and Jeremy Haneman and Mark Hindley will take up the positions of Guest Chorus Masters of the RTÉ Philharmonic Cho
The Gloaming Release First Track
The Gloaming, a new Irish traditional music group comprising Thomas Bartlett, Dennis Cahill, Martin Hayes, Iarla Ó Lionaird and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, has released one track from a recording session held at
Musicians Institute of Ireland
The Musicians Institute of Ireland open to musicians working in any genre. Membership costs €60 per year for individual members, with corporate membership also on offer.
Masters of Tradition
The annual festival curated by the fiddle player Martin Hayes, begins on Tuesday, 9 August in Bantry, County Cork. The festival continues until Sunday, 14 August, comprising concerts, workshops and a public lecture.
Pipemaking Training Supervisor Wanted
Applicants should have previous experience in a workshop or training environment as well as experience of machinery set-up and maintenance. Administration skills and an interest in traditional Irish music and pipemaking are desired.
Susana Baca announced as Peruvian Minister of Culture
The Grammy award-winning singer will be the first black government minister in Peru since the country gained its independence from Spain in 1821.
New Sound Worlds Marketing and PR Role
This role would begin in mid-August 2011 and would continue on a part-time basis until the end of May 2012. Tasks would include audience development, media liaison, maintenance of social media and general promotion.
PA to CEO Position at West Cork Music
Candidates should be familiar with national and European funding programmes, as well as have a knowledge of chamber music, traditional Irish music and literature.
Glór Arts Centre Seeks a New Director
The Director will be responsible for Glór's artistic policy and will be expected to produce a development plan for the centre. Financial planning will also form part of the Director's remit.
RTÉ and RAAP Launch Breakthrough Bursary
The Breakthrough 2011 bursary is worth €20,000 in total — this will be divided into four awards of €5,000, with each RTÉ Radio 1, RTÉ 2FM, RTÉ; Raidió na Gaeltachta and RTÉ Lyric FM presenting one award each.
The Journal of Music Seeks Three New Editors
These are part-time positions working in collaboration with the Editor. Excellent writing skills are essential. A broad musical interest is desirable, but applicants should also have specialist knowledge.
Donegal Fiddle School
The Donegal Fiddle School, runs from 1 to 5 August in Glencolmcille. The school is non-residential and accepts up to 100 fiddle students, in ten different graded classes.
The Feakle Festival
Feakle, County Clare, hosts the Feakle Festival of Traditional Irish Music on 3–8 August. Concerts, sessions, workshops, ceiles, poetry readings and other events make up the festival, which is now in its twenty-fourth year.
Festival of the Sea
The Festival of the Sea, which is held in the western Conemara towns of Cleggan and Claddaghduff, is now underway and continues until 6 August.
Walled City Music Festival
Derry's Walled City Music Festival, a festival of classical music, starts on 29 July and continues until 7 August.
Results of the Arts Council Touring Award
The Arts Council of Ireland has announced over €1.2 million in grants to companies touring work in Ireland.
Seminar on the Music Industry
A seminar on the music industry will take place at University College, Falmouth in Cornwall on 29 July.
James Morrison Traditional Music Festival
The festival includes events held in the the recently opened Morrison Teach Ceoil, a cottage museum dedicated to the life and music of the Sligo musician who emigrated to the USA.
Steve Reich in Cork
The American composer will visit Cork this week for a festival of his music, and music influenced by him.
Music at the Kilkenny Arts Festival
The festival features three different strands of music programming, assembled by three curators. Artists performing include the European Union Baroque Orchestra, Barry Guy and Evan Parker, James Vincent McMorrow and Gemma Hayes.
Session with the Pipers
The Dublin piper Seán Óg Potts (great-nephew of the fiddle player Tommy Potts), and the Kerry musicians Paudie O'Connor (accordion), Aoife O'Keefe (fiddle) and Seán Garvey (song) will all feature i
ISCM Call for Works
The categories for this year's call include solo instruments, chamber groupings, carillon, music for improvisers, wind bands, medium and large ensembles, choir, robot orchestra, amateur musicians and music for unspecified instrumentati
Music Generation Coordinator for Mayo
The position is full time and the salary is €40,000 per annum. Applicants should have music qualification and additional qualification and experience in arts administration and/or community work is desirable.
Music at the Dublin Fringe Festival
The programme for this year's Dublin Absolut Fringe Festival has been announced — a number of music events are included, including live karaoke and an experimental evensong.
The Jazz Kitchen
Taking place at the Grand Social (formerly Pravda), Dublin, every Tuesday this summer, the Jazz Kitchen features Irish jazz groups as well as touring international artists.
Madrigalia
The National Chamber Choir of Ireland performs in Galway (22 July), Dublin (23 July) and Kilmacanogue, County Wicklow (24 July) this week.
Free State VII
Dublin's Crash Ensemble is now inviting submissions to its seventh Free State event, which showcases music by Irish composers — the last concert took place at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, in April.
Music Network Announces Touring Award Recipients
A total amount of €27,150 was divided between six separate projects — there were twenty-two applications seeking a total of over €126,000 in funding — the majority of applications were in the award'
Sligo Jazz Festival
The festival now also has an app available for Android devices, which includes complete listings for the events, as well as information on the artists performing.
Knockanstockan Festival
This year's festival includes a new area, the 'Faerie Field', which will host workshops for children in tool making, fire building, wool crafts and a treasure trail.
MAKE SOME NOISE!
The Ark, the cultural centre for Children based in Temple Bar, Dublin, is presenting sound installations by the composer Jonathan Nangle from 20 July to 21 August.
Mayo Summer Classics
The village of Bofeenaun, County Mayo, hosts the Mayo Summer Classics series again this year, with concerts on 16 and 18 July. This year's performers are the cellist Su-a Lee, the violinist Iain King and the pianist Caroline Clemmow.
Whirligig III
The event, which takes place in the drawing room of a Georgian house on Dublin's North Great George's St, will include free strawberries and ice-cream for audience members.
National Academy of Music Prizes
The Colorado-based National Academy of Music is running two competitions this year — one for performers and one for composers. Entries to both versions of the competition should be submitted by 1 October, 2011.
New MA in Arts Management
Queen's University, Belfast, has announced details of a new MA in Arts Management. The course will be offered to both full- and part-time students and will include practical work experience at Belfast's cultural institutions.
Ulster Fleadh 2011
The Ulster Fleadh will take place in Dungiven, County Derry, on 17—24 July — the Fleadh was last held in the county in 2008. Up to 20,000 visitors are expected in the town.
Making Overtures
Music Network is once again offering its Making Overtures course this year, a four day seminar geared toward the professional development of musicians — this year's seminar focuses on self-promotion and self-management.
Remembering the Boys of Ballisodare Festival
The organisers of the County Sligo festivals, which ran from 1977 to 1982, are looking for memories, images and any other artefacts relating to the events.
Launch of Fotografia
The Italian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi will give a free piano performance at the National Concert Hall, Dublin, on Tuesday, 12 July.
Push for More Development of Creative and Cultural Industries
A new report found that creative industries in the West of Ireland could generate an additional €150 million in exports per annum.
Arts Councils Stress the Importance of Individual Artists
A recent report found that the average professional artist living in the Republic of Ireland earned just €14,500 a year from their art, despite having a comparatively high level of education.
South Sligo Summer School 2011
Aside from classes, the summer school will feature a number of evening concerts, set dancing events and ceilis, including a performance by Téada and a screening of the BBC programme The Pilgrimage of Ti-Jean featuring the music o
Hilltown New Music Festival
The Hilltown New Music Festival will take place on 15—17 July this year, hosted at Hilltown House, Castlepollard, County Westmeath. The festival features a series of concerts, as well as audio-visual art installations.
Compose an Anthem for Abbey Road
To mark its eightieth birthday, Abbey Road Studios in London is holding a contest for an anthem to honour the studio.
Juliet Turner Offers House Concerts
Turner writes that the practice of artists who normally play larger halls and theatres also playing house concerts is more common in the United States and Canada than in Ireland, but that anyone may approach her to play in their living room
Villiers String Quartet Composition Competition
The overall winner will be determined by an audience vote at a concert in London on 29 April 2012.
Hear and Now on Music From Ireland
Presented by Ed McKeon, the BBC programme also spoke the the Evonne Ferguson, Director of the Contemporary Music Centre in Dublin as part of the broadcast. The programme is available from the BBC website until Saturday, 10 July 2011.
Cairde Summer Festival
Combining music, dance, theatre, visual art and street entertainment, the festival takes place in various Sligo venues, including the Model, McGarrigle's and the Source wine bar.
Solidarity Against Dutch Arts Cuts
There is a vociferous protest movement against proposed cuts in arts funding in the Netherlands, both within the Netherlands and internationally.
Kaleidoscope Caravan
Events have already taken place in Carlow and West Cork and the tour will continue to the Druid Theatre, Galway on 23 July and the Kilkenny Arts Festival on 11 and 12 August.
Willie Clancy Summer School
This year's summer school is, as usual, built around classes in Irish traditional music and dance, but there is also a number of additional events open to the public.
Music Films at the Galway Film Fleadh
Now in its twenty-third year, the festival is split into several thematic streams, such as new Irish cinema, both classic and new German cinema, documentary, director profiles, Icelandic cinema, short film and Super8 film, among others.
Conference on Russian Music at Durham
Keynote speakers will include Dr Marina Rakhmanova from the Glinka Museum, Moscow, Dr Marina Frolova-Walker from the University of Cambridge and Professor Richard Taruskin, who is based in the University of California at Berkeley and who ed
Biopic to Be Made About Brian Wilson
The screenplay for the biopic of the Beach Boys' frontman will be written by Oren Moverman, who directed and co-wrote The Messenger.
Donations Sought to Buy Painting of Uilleann Piper
Painted in 1840, the 'The Piper's Wee Dram' depicts an uilleann piper drinking whisky in a tavern.
Broadcast of 'An Opera for Carlow'
The programme documents the creation of Shelter Me from the Rain, an opera by the Irish composer Brian Irvine, which was performed in Carlow City in May 2011.
New 'Heroes' Announced by Féile na Laoch
Féile na Laoch, a festival celebrating Irish cultural figures taking place in Cuil Aodha beginning on 29 July, has announced new 'laochra', or 'heroes', from the field of music.
Tracing the Galician and Irish Connections
A festival in County Sligo traces the connection between Sligo and Galicia in Spain, which dates back to 1588 when the Spanish Armada were shipwrecked off Streedagh Strand in the north of the county.
Second Date Announced for the Cave
Tickets for the new date go on sale on Monday, 27 June at 12pm. Bookings can be made via the Cork Opera House website — the Cork city venue is producing the event.
Arts Council Announces New Director
Orlaith McBride has been announced as the new Director of the Irish Arts Council. McBride, from Ardara, County Donegal, will take up the post in September.
RTÉ Wins Broadcaster of the Year
The Irish national broadcaster has won the 2011 New York Festivals Radio Awards Broadcaster of the Year award as well as sixteen additional awards.
Call for Papers on Popular Music
Submitted essays to the French journal Volume! should relate to the theme 'Music and Counter-Culture(s): Rock, the Sixties, the US and Beyond'.
Songwriting Seminar with Ralph Murphy
The writer of songs such as Crystal Gayle's 'Talking in Your Sleep' will critique submitted recordings as part of the two-day seminar.
The Future of Water
The Science Gallery in Dublin is seeking proposals for an upcoming exhibition.
Reich Remix Competition Relaunched
This new incarnation of the competition is called the 'Reich Drumming Remix Competition' — the source material is now limited to the composer's percussion piece Drumming (1970—1971), specifically a recordi
Music Projects on FundIt.ie
Among the current list of music projects listed on the fundraising platform are a number of musicians and groups looking to fund their next album as well as a number of events.
Blas International Summer School
Beginning at the University of Limerick on Monday, 20 June 2011, the summer school is now in its fifteenth year. The summer school will be launched by the sean-nós singer Iarla Ó Lionáird.
Féile na Laoch
A new festival to celebrate major figures in Irish cultural life is to take place for the first time in County Cork in July.
Galway Sessions
A week of traditional Irish music events, the Galway Sessions continue until Sunday, 19 June. The events include concerts, talks and street performances.
New Traditional Music Series at the Linenhall
The Full Irish will run at the Linenhall Arts Centre, County Mayo, in July and August. It will be accompanies by an exhibition of photographs by Danny Diamond.
Sligo Music Education Coordinator
The County Sligo VEC, on behalf of Sligo Music Education Partnership, is looking to employ a Music Coordinator to put in place its plan for music education in the county.
After the Flood
Sitting in on rehearsals of Benjamin Britten's opera Noye's Fludde in Amsterdam, Benedict Schlepper-Connolly catches a glimpse of opera at its most resourceful.
Reinterpreting Jazz Greats
A new series of concerts at the National Concert Hall, Dublin, organised by the Irish saxophone player and composer Sam Kavanagh, aims to reinterpret the work of past jazz greats.
Songs in Eleven Languages
The Dublin-based choir, Cantóirí, will sing music in ten different languages at a concert on 18 June 2011 in the Masonic Lodge, Molesworth Street, Dublin.
Eddie Butcher in His Own Words
A new book about the life of the traditional singer Eddie Butcher is to be launched in Belfast next week. The book, All the Days of his Life tells Butcher's story in his own words, edited by Hugh and Lisa Shields.
Abbaye aux Dames Seeks Partner Organisations
The Abbaye aux Dames in Saintes, France, is looking for partners in for 'Eur-Text' programme, a research and performance project that aims promote interdisciplinary work between classical music and other genres and art forms.
Karen Power wins Ruth Anderson Prize
The International Alliance for Women in Music, an organisation based in the United States, has announced the winners of its 2011 Search for New Music competition.
International Rostrum of Composers
The International Rostrum of Composers (IRC) takes place in Vienna this week, running from 7—10 June.
Movement of Sound
