Criticism
CD Review: Gerard McChrystal & Craig Ogden – Pluckblow
Gerard McChrystal & Craig Ogden / Pluckblow / Meridian CDE84546
CD Reviews: John Spillane & Louis de Paor: The Gaelic Hit Factory
John Sillane & Louis de PaorThe Gaelic Hit FactoryEMI, CDGHF1John Spillane and Louis de Paor’s first album together, The Gaelic Hit Factory, brings a contemporary approach to Irish- language song, blending poetry and music, to provide an organic...
CD Reviews: Breda Keville
The Hop Down, BKCD 205
CD Reviews: The West Ocean String Quartet & Matt Molloy
The Guiding Moon, West Ocean Records, WORCD 101 The West Ocean String Quartet’s second CD exemplifies the continuing interest of musicians in extending the boundaries of traditional music, in this case framing the music within the context of an art music...
CD Reviews: Malachy Bourke & Donnacha Dwyer
Bourke and Dwyer: Traditional Irish Music on Fiddle, Pipes and Bodhrán Bourke and Dwyer is a CD by two well-known musicians, Malachy Bourke (now Galway-based but formerly Dublin) and Donnacha Dwyer (Dublin), containing thirteen tracks of both instruments...
CD Reviews: Cormac Kenevey
This is Living, Candid Records, CCD 79846 The front and back covers for This is Living suggest a rather jaded theme. The artist is pictured standing with bow tie undone, while on the reverse a similarly posed shot but dressed in a leather jacket and jeans....
Live Reviews: Barry Guy and Mats Gustafsson
J.J. Smyth’s, Dublin 2 / 1 November 2006
Live Reviews: Composers' Choice – Michael Holohan
John Field Room, NCH / 27 November 2006