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Anthony Quigney, “Breath-Taking”; Draíocht (June McCormarck & Michael Rooney), “Tobar an Cheoil” • Apologies for the lack of attribution here, but somebody – somewhere, at some time – once observed that the flute could be considered one of the more intimate of the instruments used in Irish music, since it’s powered directly by the very breath of the person playing it
By Suzanne Pender ATLANTIC Arc is a collaborative ensemble of renowned traditional musicians and singers from Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland…
Talented young Laois musicians from Laois Music Generation, are to take part in an exciting contemporary traditional music concert, directed by legendary Irish ...
Dónal Lunnyâs musical curiosity is indefatigable. Heâs the ultimate collaborator: always exploring new territories, and well-worn paths too, where he inevitably unearths sparkling new possibilities in old sounds. Lunnyâs steered so many ships through picaresque adventures, including with Planxty, The Bothy Band, Moving Hearts, Coolfin, Patrick Street, Usherâs Island, LAPD and Mozaik, many of them with Andy Irvine as his co-pilot. These lockdown days are seeing him steer a different course, through Atlantic waters, in the company of a whole new gathering of musical ...
Kylemore Abbey in Connemara is the spectacular setting for ‘Ceol ó Kylemore: Ceiliúradh na mBan’, a Red Shoe Production for TG4. The programme will air on tonight (Sunday), the eve of Saint Brigid’s Day – Lá ‘le Bríde, a day which traditionally marks the end of the long dark winter and embraces the returning of the light. This year more than any other, the date is especially welcomed and Ceol ó Kylemore provides the perfect musical celebration of this beginning of Spring and the brighter days ahead. This hour-long programme was recorded at the end of 2020 and features some of...