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CD Reviews: Oisín McAuley CD Reviews: Oisín McAuley Niall Keegan Far From the Hills of Donegal reviewed by Niall Keegan.
CD Reviews: Cyprian Love CD Reviews: Cyprian Love Michael Quinn Musica Jubilans: Sounds of Glenstal / Glenstal Abbey SDGCD 646
CD Reviews: Barry Douglas, Camerata Ireland CD Reviews: Barry Douglas, Camerata Ireland Michael Quinn Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 5, ‘Emperor’ / Satirino SR063
CD Review: Finghin Collins CD Review: Finghin Collins Michael Quinn Schumann: Works for Piano, Volume 1 Claves 50-2601/02 (2 CDs)
The Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland The Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland Barra Ó Séaghdha The very first Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland, the most comprehensive publication on music ever to have been undertaken in Ireland, is currently in preparation and scheduled to be published in 2010. Including over 2,500 articles reflecting Ireland’s musical culture, it will be the standard work of reference on musical life in Ireland for many years to come. But, writes Barra Ó Séaghdha, given the controversial views on Irish musical culture of one of the two principal editors, and the lack of debate surrounding them, what form will the encyclopaedia’s coverage of classical and contemporary Irish music take?
Tiger Ireland, Turd Sniffers & Meta-Trad: People, Power and the Pursuit of Privileged Status in Music in Ireland Tiger Ireland, Turd Sniffers & Meta-Trad: People, Power and the Pursuit of Privileged Status in Music in Ireland Fintan Vallely At a recent conference on 'Music and Identity in Ireland' one of the general editors of the forthcoming Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland implied that traditional music is lacking in scholarly analysis. Fintan Vallely, lecturer in traditional music at Dundalk IT, challenges the idea.
Changing our in-tune Changing our in-tune Benedict Schlepper-Connolly A review of Ross W. Duffin's new book on tuning, How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony (and why you should care).
Honouring Deane Barra Boydell A review of a new book by Patrick Zuk on composer Raymond Deane, part of the new Field Day Music series, and the first biography to be published in an Irish composer's lifetime.
Dublin Style Dublin Style Toner Quinn A review of the recent Temple Bar Trad traditional music festival in Dublin.

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