Uilleann piper, writer, publisher, organiser, and one of the great music collectors, Breandán Breathnach’s name is known throughout the world of Irish traditional music for his five volumes of Ceol Rince na hÉireann as well as for his wide

Selecting from such a rich body of music and song, and imposing an order on what is by nature chaotic, broadcasters of traditional music have always presented a varied cavalcade of programmes and performers.

Introduction: A Flooding TideThe current rate of publication in Irish traditional music, especially of CDs, is unprecedented.

A survey of developments in traditional music over the last one hundred years.