Up to two composers will be selected to take part in the residency, which runs until summer 2012.

We asked Paul Flynn, Head of Traditional Arts at the Arts Council, to elaborate on why this award was being reinstated, and what he hoped it would achieve.

Last month, we followed composer Judith Ring to a rehearsal of her new work 'To pull an eerie twist' in Dublin's Liberties.

Ireland's National Music Day, love:live music, will take place on Friday, 8 April this year. Run by Music Network and now in its second year, the day will feature over 100 free music events nationwide.

The Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA), Dublin, is making scores from its collection available online.

The Vaughan Williams Memorial Library (VWML), housed at the English Folk Dance and Song Society in London, is putting its catalogue online.

In my destroyed life, my family is all that is left, the last and final ray of light...

Now that we no longer have a common practice in music, novelty moves in different directions and at different speeds, all depending on the context.

12 Points! Stavanger, 11–14 Feb – Dublin’s 12 Points!

Richard Wagner: Self-Promotion and the Making of a Brand byNicholas Vazsonyi (Cambridge University Press) examines the innovativeways in which Wagner made himself a celebrity, promoting himself usingevery means available: autobiography, jou

Josephine Foster, Graphic as a Star, Firerecords (FIRE 136)

Sandy Wright/Various Artists, The Songs of Sandy Wright, Navigator Recordings (Navigator 23)

Ensemble ICC, Daniel Bodwell (double bass), Emmet Byrne (oboe, cor anglais), National Concert Hall, Dublin, 9 December 2009

ictus, Flagey, Brussels, 3 December 2009

Will Vinson (alto saxophone), Lage Lund (guitar), Ben Street (bass), Jochen Rueckert (drums), JJ Smyth’s, Dublin, 17 January 2010

Snakes and Ladders; Daniel Figgis (drums), Cormac Figgis (bass), Roger Doyle (piano), Mark Scully (drums), Colum Jordan (bass), Brian Ó hUiginn (uilleann pipes), Conor Brady (guitar), Symphony Space, New York City, 8 January 2010

Ives Ensemble, Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Amsterdam, 19 December 2009

In New York and Dublin in the 1960s, Tony MacMahon lived with, played with and learned from uilleann piper Séamus Ennis.

From the 1950s until the 1980s, Franco Luambo Makiadi and his TPOK Jazz orchestra profoundly shaped the sound of African music across the continent, and subsequently the popular music of the world through artists such as Paul Simon and Talk

Arthur Russell, cellist and composer, was born in 1951. In 1973, he moved to New York City and lived in the same East Village apartment for almost twenty years.

Hard TimesKilliecrankie, Perthshire Highlands – It was during a production meeting for this issue that The Journal of Music learnt of the death of the folk singer Kate McGarrigle.

Patrick Byrne or Pádraig Ó Beirn (c.

Shakuhachi Chamber Music Composition Competition 2010, AustraliaDeadline: 26 February 2010Open to all composers. Works for shakuhachi with piano trio (piano, violin, cello), dur. 10-15 mins.

Classical/Early   CD Review Andrew McGregor Sat, 9:00am www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cdreview/Classical Collection Sarah Walker Mon–Fri, 10:00am www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/classicalcollection Composer of the Week Donal...

LISTINGS FROM THE CONTEMPORARY MUSIC CENTREContinued from Dec. 2009–Jan.

LISTINGS FROM THE IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC ARCHIVEContinued from Dec. 2009–Jan. 2010CDs PUBLISHED 2009Brady, Paul, singing in English, Welcome Here, Kind Stranger, PeeBee Music PBMCD018.

Where did it all go right – and wrong – for Michael Jackson, asks Peter Rosser.

Bellowhead, Umbrellowhead, Megafone Records (Megafone 112)

Heather O’Donnell, Responses to Ives, Mode Records (Mode 211)

Fidil, 3, FID002CD

Cian Ó Cíobháin, An Taobh Tuathail, Vol. III, Psychonavigation (PSY 034)

XXX­_Live_Nude_Girls!!!, Mere Recordings (Mere002)

Silent painting: Robert Rauschenberg’s White Painting (Three Panel) (1951) Barcelona – An exhibition on the life and work of the composer John Cage is running at the Museu D’Art Contemporani De Barcelona until 10 January 2010. It is...

Jenni Roditi / Andrew Poppy, LIFEM (London International Festival of Exploratory Music), Kings Place, London, 4 November 2009

Métier: Michael Buckley (saxophones), Justin Carroll (Fender Rhodes), Joe O’Callaghan (guitar), Ronan Guilfoyle (bass), Sean Carpio (drums), Cabinteely House, County Dublin, 15 October 2009

Dirty Projectors / Tune Yards, Whelan’s, Dublin, 16 September 2009

The full range of views currently being aired on the state of copyright and illegal downloading was starkly illustrated in the responses of Mike Hanrahan and Scott McLaughlin to my article (Aug–Sept).

In works by Leitch Ritchie and John Beverley Nichols, Barra Ó Séaghdha discovers why Indian music is not serious art – while China and Scotland have problems too.

Origin early 19th cent. (denoting the director of a musical institution): from French, entreprendre, ‘undertake’

This is really out there

This is really happening

New York cellist and composer Arthur Russell Hold on to Your Dreams: Arthur Russell and the Downtown Music Scene, 1973–1992 by Tim Lawrence (Duke University Press) is the first biography of the cellist and composer Arthur Russell, one of th

Julie Fowlis is a singer from North Uist, a small island in the Outer Hebrides in Scotland.

Composers at Artmusfair (l-r): Patrick Ager (authority on EU politics), Sarah Rodgers (composer, Chairman of British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors), David Stoll (composer, Board member of BASCA), John McLachlan (composer, Di

Christine Tobin, Jury’s Hotel, Cork, 6 October 2009

Soap & Skin (Anja Plaschg), Button Factory, Dublin, 22 October 2009; Chip Shop Music, Ireland Institute, Dublin, 23 October 2009; Pastures New: Paddy Glackin, Emer Mayock and Donal Siggins, Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall, Dubli

Music is no longer the preserve of artists protesting about war, it is now a key part of the sounds coming from the battlefield itself. Jonathan Pieslak, author of Sound Targets,reflects on the musical culture of soldiers in the Iraq war.

Paddy Glackin Cérbh é Tommy Potts?The life and music of an extraordinary traditional fiddle player from the twentieth century is set to be explored in a new six-part series on the Irish-language channel TG4. Cérbh É?, which...

Copyright law is being used to protect outdated business models and is frustrating innovation. Creators should be embracing the freedom of the information age and exploring new opportunities, argues composer Scott McLaughlin

The Way We Listen Now, and Other Writings on Music by the music critic and composer Bayan Northcott, edited by Christopher Wintle, was published in May this year by Plumbago Books.

LISTINGS FROM THE IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC ARCHIVEContinued from The Journal of Music June–July 2009CDs PUBLISHED 2009Carey, Tom, concertina, Tom Carey, Glór GL0002Comhaltas Craobh na gComarach, instrumental & vocal, Cúil Cheoil, Comhalt

Classical/Early   CD Review Andrew McGregor Sat, 9:00am bbc.co.uk/radio3/cdreview/Classical Collection Sarah Walker Mon–Fri, 10:00am bbc.co.uk/radio3/classicalcollection Composer of the Week Donal Macleod Mon–Fri,...

U2 Donate 5M Euro to Music EducationMusic education in Ireland is to benefit from a substantial philanthropic gift of €5 million by U2 along with a further €2 million pledged by the Ireland Funds.

LISTINGS FROM THE IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC ARCHIVEContinued from The Journal of Music April–May 2009CDS PUBLISHED 2008–2009Blackthorn Band, instrumental & vocal group, The River that Runs Below, Hobgoblin Records HOBCD1009, 2008Burke, Ke

CLASSICAL/EARLYCD Review Andrew McGregor Sat, 9:00am www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cdreview/Classical Collection Sarah Walker Mon–Fri, 10:00am www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/classicalcollection Composer of the Week Donal Macleod Mon–Fri, 12:00pm www.bbc.co.uk

Seamus HeaneyHeaney in MusicAs part of a major celebration of Seamus Heaney’s 70th birthday, RTÉ has commissioned composers Rachel Holstead, Kevin O’Connell and Ian Wilson to write short pieces for the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet in response...

Welcome to the first issue of The Journal of Music.Our philosophy is simple: we look for the bigger picture in musical life, and we ask those at its coal face – musicians, composers and listeners – to write about it.We connect across genres

Ireland   Baltimore Fiddle Fair  Baltimore, Co. Cork 7.5.09 – 10.5.09  Ceardlann Earraigh  Celbridge, Co.Kildare 4.4.09  ceardlannearraigh.comCeiliúradh an Earraigh  Coleman Music Centre, Gurteen,...

Classical/EarlyCD Review – Andrew McGregor, Sat, 9am, www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cdreview/Classical Collection – Sarah Walker, Mon–Fri, 10am, www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/classicalcollectionComposer of the Week – Donal Macleod, Mon–Fri, 12pm,...

Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin24 August 2008Sa Dingding is something of a media phenomenon.

Classical/EarlyCD Review – Andrew McGregor, Sat, 9am, bbc.co.uk/radio3/cdreview/Classical Collection – Sarah Walker, Mon–Fri, 10am, bbc.co.uk/radio3/classicalcollectionComposer of the Week – Donal Macleod, Mon–Fri, 12pm, bbc.co.uk/radio3/co

Continued from JMI July–August 2008CDS PUBLISHED 2006–2008Boyle, Kathleen, piano accordion, singing in English & Irish, An Cailín Rua (The Red-Haired Girl), Boyle KTR001CD, 2008Brunel, Frank, & Vincent Rosinach, flute & fiddle,.

Grand Canal Dock, Dublin18–20 July 2008Ports are multicultural. They are where the riches of the world arrive and dissipate.

Scores, CDs, Books & Articles

CDs, Books, Articles, Serials and DVDs

JMI Blog and Podcast; Tradition:DL; lyric fm Composer in Residence; Anna Livia Opera; Sligo Jazz; Scoil Na gCláirseach; Philip Glass in Ireland; Write for JMI

Pauline Oliveros, appearing in Cork in July Quiet Music FestivalThe Quiet Music Festival is a new festival of experimental music running from 29 June to 6 July in Cork.

Continued from JMI March–April 2008Works Received, February 2008 – April 2008Ball, Derek, Un amour de Carolan [2008], vc. Ballooning and Bathyscaphing [2007], fl hrp [Irish]. Mettre de l’ambiance 3 [2007], 2 vn va vc. The Woods Around Me...

Continued from JMI March–April 2008CDs Published 2007–2008Ainslie, Ross, & Jarlath Henderson, Border pipes, whistles, & uilleann pipes, low whistle, Partners in Crime, Vertical Records VERTCD085, 2008Ardellis Ceili Band, instrumenta

Paul Hillier (Photo: Benjamin Ealovega) Traditional Musician of the YearFiddle player Martin Hayes has been named TG4 Traditional Musician of the Year.

Daghdha Space, Limerick3 November 2007Chris Abrahams’ hands rest silently on the piano keys, hesitate, reconsider, retreat. A second attempt to begin reveals a single tone, repeated with a silver care, racing ahead and pulling back.

Liberty Hall Theatre/NCH, Dublin9-11 November 2007György Ligeti was still alive when Benjamin Dwyer had the idea of dedicating a festival to his work; Ligeti had been dead for over a year when the idea eventually came to fruition.

Various venues, Dublin25-29 October 2007Confucius said: ‘Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.’ After last year’s focus on Ireland, this year’s Dublin Electronic Arts Festival turned its gaze eastwards, its theme being...

Various venues, Cork26-29 October 2007The Cork Jazz Festival, held as usual over the October bank holiday weekend, celebrated its 30th anniversary this year, giving jazz fans and more casual attendees its customary selection of challenging

Spiegeltent, Queen’s University, Belfast21 October 2007The woman who was going to drag English folk music into the twenty-first century was at the Belfast Festival at Queen’s in Autumn, but watching the middle-aged and middle-class – that..

St Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick15 November 2007There are rare moments when one is transported far from the loud buzz of now and flung helplessly and totally into another age.

Zoid vs.