Criticism
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: Sami Moukaddem: Resistance: Soul Food
Sami MoukaddemResistance: Soul FoodBA42072-012The themes tackled in Sami Moukaddem’s latest album are as diverse as the musical styles on offer. They range from civil war and American occupation to questions of national identity to the divinity inherent...
CD Review: Una Hunt – Fallen Leaves from an Irish Album
Una Hunt / Fallen Leaves from an Irish Album / RTÉ Lyric FM CD109
CD Reviews: Geantraí: Ceol den Scoth ón tSraith Teilifíse
GeantraíCeol den Scoth ón tSraith TeilifíseGael Linn CEFDVD189, CEFCD 189This DVD and CD marks ten years of the TG4 series Geantraí, and is a useful and thoroughly enjoyable compilation documenting the variety and vigour of contemporary...
CD Reviews: Róisín Elsafty: Má bhíonn tú liom bí liom
RÓISÍN ELSAFTY
Má bhíonn tú liom bí liom
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CD Reviews: Francis Heery: Garry Kasparov vs. Deep Blue
FRANCIS HEERY / Garry Kasparov vs. Deep Blue
CD Review: Gerard McChrystal & Craig Ogden – Pluckblow
Gerard McChrystal & Craig Ogden / Pluckblow / Meridian CDE84546