Focus

The Price of Happiness? Barra Ó Séaghdha Has too much been sacrificed by Irish traditional music in embracing the values of modern Ireland? Barra Ó Séaghdha takes some snapshots of a country with 'societal amnesia' and wonders where all the slow airs have gone...
Opening Up Hidden Fermanagh Opening Up Hidden Fermanagh Fintan Vallely A new book by Cyril Maguire on the music of County Fermanagh.
How to be Relevant John McLachlan Style, John Wolf Brennan and Fergus Johnston.
‘Powerless’ and ‘consenting’: A response to D. Vincent Twomey ‘Powerless’ and ‘consenting’: A response to D. Vincent Twomey Benjamin Dwyer Art and Society: A response to Vincent Twomey.
In Defence of Modernism Conor Kostick
Hand on Heart Talk Caoimhín Mac Aoidh Fiddle-player and author Caoimhín Mac Aoidh looks back at ‘The Inside Track’ traditional music seminar, which took place in Glór in Ennis last November.
The Chosen Ones Barra Ó Séaghdha The Sligo New Music Festival and Composers’ Choice.
A Foobarian Approach to Music Technology Kevin Jennings The teaching of music technology in second-level education.
The Real Alternatives Terry Moylan A review of two new piping albums.
Must Music be Accessible? Must Music be Accessible? Raymond Deane The accessibility of music is a political issue, not an aesthetic one, writes composer Raymond Deane

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