Criticism
Live Reviews: 12 Points! Festival: Light Airborne / Dimitar Bodurov / Nils Berg
Project Arts Centre, Temple Bar, Dublin 227 April 2007Improvised Music Company’s 12 Points! festival of new European jazz, which took place over four nights in late April at the Project, was a great idea waiting for someone like IMC artistic director...
Live Reviews: Galway Early Music Festival: The Irish Consort / Red Priest
The Life and Times of Grace O’Malley, the 16th Century-Century Irish Pirate Queen Augustinian Church, Galway, 17 May 2007Pirates of the BaroqueSt Nicholas Collegiate Church, Galway, 18 May 2007 In spite of the Arts Council’s mind-numbingly culture-killing...
CD Review: Cór Thaobh a’ Leithid
Siansaí, an album by Cór Thaobh a’ Leithid, a choir group formed by Doiminic Mac Giolla Bhríde.
CD Reviews: Niamh Ní Charra
Ón Dá Thaobh/From Both SidesImeartas Records IMCD001An apt title reflects Ní Charra’s fluency and proficiency on both concertina and fiddle, as well as her ability to fluidly slide between different refractions of the music. The...
CD Reviews: Aoife Granville
Sráid Eoin ShuffleAG001This solidly traditional album comes from an interesting musician – Aoife Granville is a typically bimusical traditional player, with a long history of involvement in art music in addition to her deep roots within local...
Live Reviews: Ronan Guilfoyle - Terms and Conditions Apply
Paul Williamson (trumpet), Michael Buckley (saxes and flute), Joe O Callaghan (guitar), Justin Carroll (keyboards), Ronan Guilfoyle (bass), Sean Carpio (drums) / Projects Arts Centre, Dublin, 7 April 2007
Live Reviews: Chris Wood
Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, 28 March 2007We first knew Chris Wood in these parts as the fiddle-playing half of a musically rich and good-humoured partnership with the accordion player, Andy Cutting. In more recent times, we have known him for his robust campaign...
Live Reviews: i-and-e festival
Fergus Kelly/Judith Ring, Will Guthrie, Joe Colley, Wade Matthews/Andrea NeumannPrinting House, Trinity College, Dublin, 30 March 2007In its three-year existence, the i-and-e festival has become one of the most interesting annual events in Dublin. The purpose...
