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Ronnie Drew & The Dubliners Ronnie Drew & The Dubliners Images from the Irish Traditional Music Archive Ronnie Drew (right), Luke Kelly (seated), Ciarán Burke, & Barney McKenna on the cover of the first of some fifty original long-playing records (and hundreds of reissues) by the Dubliners group, Transatlantic TRA 116, issued 1964. Photo and design Brian Shuel.
Live Reviews: National Chamber Choir Peter Rosser National Chamber Choir, Paul Hillier (conductor)Harty Room, Queen’s University, Belfast11 June 2008Faced routinely with the deepest sentiments, sacred and profane, where do singers position themselves emotionally? There are two possible approaches: 1....
The Telephone Reel The Telephone Reel Ciaran Carson In his latest column, Ciaran Carson considers the mix that makes the session
Think Global, Play Local Think Global, Play Local Kevin Stevens Now in its ninth year, the Bray Jazz festival in May has emerged as the leading Irish jazz festival after Cork. Kevin Stevens was there.
...Expectation John McLachlan John McLachlan's regular column on composers and composing
Finding New Musical Passages Finding New Musical Passages Peter Rosser In a new series of columns, Peter Rosser writes on changes in the music scene in Northern Ireland
Ag Léimt Thart ag Piocadh Faochan Breandán Ó hEaghra Breandán Ó hEaghra looks at comedian Des Bishop’s achievement with his rap in Irish, ‘Léimigí Thart’
The Bohemian Life The Bohemian Life Bernadette Greevy Bernadette Greevy reads a new book on nineteenth-century Irish-born composer, Michael Balfe.
Ireland's Dance with Music – Interview with Riverdance composer Bill Whelan Ireland's Dance with Music – Interview with Riverdance composer Bill Whelan Toner Quinn
CD Review: Ceol agus Foinn – Music and Songs from the Willie Clancy Summer School CD Review: Ceol agus Foinn – Music and Songs from the Willie Clancy Summer School Adrian Scahill Ceol agus Foinn: Music and Songs from the Willie Clancy Summer SchoolRTÉ 280CDReleased to coincide with the thirty-fifth anniversary of the Willie Clancy Summer School, this generous double CD also celebrates Raidió na Gaeltachta’s...

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