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Book Review: The Irishness of Irish Music – John O’Flynn Book Review: The Irishness of Irish Music – John O’Flynn Fintan Vallely The Irishness of Irish Music – John O’Flynn / Ashgate (Surrey and Vermont, 2009)
The Irish Musical Monthly The Irish Musical Monthly Images from the Irish Traditional Music Archive Front cover (recto and verso) of the first issue of The Irish Musical Monthly, an early twentieth-century Dublin periodical
Q&A: Julie Feeney Q&A: Julie Feeney The Journal Of Music Composer and performer Julie Feeney, who received widespread recognition for 13 Songs, her debut album of 2005, releases her second self-produced album in May. Pages features music for orchestra and voice, composed for the Irish Chamber Orchestra, with Feeney conducting. juliefeeney.com
Recession Opera Recession Opera Cormac Newark Is the party over for opera?
The Suffering Ducks The Suffering Ducks Ciaran Carson How has a Belfast flute sound evolved in such a short time?
Music by Committee Music by Committee Bob Gilmore Composer competitions are a twisted game.
Music That's Good Value Music That's Good Value Toner Quinn What values are inherent in traditional Irish music?
Still No Show Like A Joe Show Still No Show Like A Joe Show Dónal Sarsfield Dónal Sarsfield looks to Baudrillard for an insight into Joe Dolan’s ‘Reunion’ Shows
Hard Times for New Music; New Music for Hard Times Hard Times for New Music; New Music for Hard Times Christopher Fox Christopher Fox asks how we can best support new music in a recession
Village Music Village Music Kevin Stevens The 12 Points! festival overrides old ‘European jazz’ tags

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