Criticism
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...
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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