Empty Space
Empty Space
Published on 1 August 2010
Barra Ó Séaghdha is a writer on cultural politics, literature and music.
August/September 2010
To the Country
To the Country
Published on 1 August 2010
John McLachlan is a composer and member of Aosdána. www.johnmclachlan.org
Shadow Dolls
Shadow Dolls
Published on 1 August 2010
Ties that Bind
Ties that Bind
Published on 1 August 2010
Benedict Schlepper-Connolly is a composer and a director of Ergodos, a production company and record label. schlepperconnolly.com
The Raw Bar
The Raw Bar
Published on 1 August 2010
Ciaran Carson (1948–2019) was a poet, prose writer, translator and flute-player. He was the author of Last Night’s Fun – A Book about Irish Traditional Music, The Pocket Guide to Traditional Irish Music, The Star Factory, and the poetry collections The Irish for No, Belfast Confetti and First Language: Poems. He was Professor of Poetry at Queen’s University Belfast. Between 2008 and 2010 Ciaran wrote a series of linked columns for the Journal of Music, beginning with 'The Bag of Spuds' and ending with 'The Raw Bar'.
Into the Woods
Into the Woods
Published on 1 August 2010
Rob Young is a music journalist and former editor with Wire magazine. His book on his journey through British folk music, Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain’s Visionary Music, is published by Faber and Faber. www.electriceden.net
Where is the Underground?
Where is the Underground?
Published on 1 August 2010
Stephen Graham is a lecturer in music at Goldsmiths, University of London. He blogs at www.robotsdancingalone.wordpress.com.
Chuig an Eroctez
Chuig an Eroctez
Published on 1 August 2010
Breandán Ó hEaghra is a member of the contemporary Irish language group Rís and Director of Meas Media.
No Reviving What Never Died
No Reviving What Never Died
Published on 1 August 2010
Peter Rosser (1970–2014) was a composer, writer and music lecturer. He was born in London and moved to Belfast in 1990, where he studied composition at the University of Ulster and was awarded a DPhil in 1997. His music has been performed at the Spitalfields Festival in London, the Belfast Festival at Queen’s and by the Crash Ensemble in Dublin. In 2011 the Arts Council acknowledged his contribution to the arts in Northern Ireland through a Major Individual Artist Award. He used this award to write his Second String Quartet, which was premiered in 2012 by the JACK Quartet at the opening concert at Belfast's new Metropolitan Arts Centre (The MAC). Peter Rosser also wrote extensively on a wide range of music genres, with essays published in The Journal of Music, The Wire, Perspectives of New Music and the Crescent Journal. He died following an illness on 24 November 2014, aged 44.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Entrepreneur
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Entrepreneur
Published on 1 August 2010
Toner Quinn is Editor of the Journal of Music. His new book, What Ireland Can Teach the World About Music, is available here. Toner will be giving a lecture exploring some of the ideas in the book on Saturday 11 May 2024 at 3pm at Farmleigh House in Dublin. For booking, visit https://bit.ly/3x2yCL8.
Editorial: Expectation Changes Everything
Editorial: Expectation Changes Everything
Published on 1 August 2010
Toner Quinn is Editor of the Journal of Music. His new book, What Ireland Can Teach the World About Music, is available here. Toner will be giving a lecture exploring some of the ideas in the book on Saturday 11 May 2024 at 3pm at Farmleigh House in Dublin. For booking, visit https://bit.ly/3x2yCL8.