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Uilleann Pipers at Bettystown Uilleann Pipers at Bettystown Images from the Irish Traditional Music Archive Meeting of Uilleann Pipers, Neptune Hotel, Bettystown, Co. Meath, 7 April 1968. Photographer unknown.
Now's The Time: The State of Irish Jazz Now's The Time: The State of Irish Jazz Kevin Stevens The jazz scene in Ireland has witnessed a rush of young talent and now plays host to a long list of international artists. Kevin Stevens looks at the range of music out there and explores the next steps for Irish jazz.
The Little Bag of Spuds The Little Bag of Spuds Ciaran Carson Ciaran Carson’s second column in a series – in which he maps the learning of a tune – takes him into the virtual.
Ag Treabhadh Rocks of Bawn an Idirlín Breandán Ó hEaghra Breandán Ó hEaghra, with the help of mudcat.org, gets behind the meaning of the famous song ‘The Rocks of Bawn’.
In a Silent Way In a Silent Way Daragh McCarthy Filmmaker Daragh McCarthy remembers the American composer and producer Teo Macero.
Be Careful of the Mark You Make Be Careful of the Mark You Make Benedict Schlepper-Connolly Benedict Schlepper-Connolly talks to Paul G. Smyth, improvising pianist and keyboard player with The Jimmy Cake.
Outer Way Outer Way Kevin Stevens Kevin Stevens considers the career of guitarist John McLaughlin ahead of his first appearance in Dublin.
Singing at the Centre of a Life Singing at the Centre of a Life Angela Bourke Liam Mac Con Iomaire, Seosamh Ó hÉanaí: Nár fhágha mé bás choíche. Cló Iar-Chonnachta, Indreabhán, Galway, 2007, 521 pp, with CD, €35
X, Y and Z X, Y and Z Rob Casey Rob Casey says critics are right to pigeonhole.
CD Review: Fovea Hex – Neither Speak Nor Remain Silent CD Review: Fovea Hex – Neither Speak Nor Remain Silent Michael Quinn Neither Speak Nor Remain Silent / Die Stadt DS89C

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