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Northword: Here Be Monsters Northword: Here Be Monsters Peter Rosser Peter Rosser looks at a new model for music production hatching in Northern Ireland.
Tochas Usher Nó Ceol Araibíse Mhuintir Elsafty? Tochas Usher Nó Ceol Araibíse Mhuintir Elsafty? Breandán Ó hEaghra Is Irish-language song in a western pop music ghetto? It needs a much broader musical context, writes Breandán Ó hEaghra
Stargazers Stargazers Benedict Schlepper-Connolly Benedict Schlepper-Connolly gives an insider’s view of the Irish Composers’ Collective.
All Collisions End in Static: the Music of Linda Buckley All Collisions End in Static: the Music of Linda Buckley Bob Gilmore Bob Gilmore interviews leading young composer Linda Buckley who divides her time between Berlin and Dublin.
Short-circuiting the Soloist? Short-circuiting the Soloist? Toner Quinn In a new series of columns, Toner Quinn looks at contemporary issues in traditional music.
Living Up to the Song Living Up to the Song Barra Ó Séaghdha Barra Ó Séaghdha reviews Faking it, which explores the divide between artist and performance.
CD Reviews: Métier CD Reviews: Métier Kevin Stevens Cascade / Improvised Music Company
Bill Whelan – The Connemara Suite Bill Whelan – The Connemara Suite Michael Quinn Cloonisle Records, TARACD 4021
CD Review: Frank Cassidy CD Review: Frank Cassidy Niall Keegan Nil gar ann! – Traditional Fiddle Music from Donegal – Played by Frank Cassidy (and in duet with John Doherty) / Cairdeas na bhFídléirí / CNF005
CD Reviews: Ian Wilson CD Reviews: Ian Wilson Michael Quinn Tundra / Limb from Limb Records / LFL 001

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