March/April 2008

The Bag of Spuds

The Bag of Spuds

The Bag of Spuds

The first in a series of traditional music columns by Ciaran Carson

Published on 1 March 2008

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'.

Martin Hayes and the Tradition

Martin Hayes and the Tradition

Martin Hayes and the Tradition

In 2008, fiddle player Martin Hayes received the TG4 Gradam Ceoil award. Toner Quinn explores the work of an artist who has walked new ground in traditional music.

Published on 1 March 2008

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.

Live Reviews: Concorde

Live Reviews: Concorde

National Gallery, Dublin27 January 2008 Presented by the Ireland Poland Cultural Foundation to coincide with the final day of the spectacular Paintings from Poland exhibition at the National Gallery, this concert was an attempt at the cross

Published on 1 March 2008

Seán Clancy is a composer living in Dublin.

Inbox: Singing the Ancestors

Inbox: Singing the Ancestors

Virginia Blankenhorn, Co. Kilkenny, writes: Fintan Vallely laments the intrusion of ‘divisive politics’ into the recent Frank Harte memorial weekend (‘Singing the Ancestors’, JMI Nov/Dec 2007). Many people, he asserts, complained about...

Published on 1 March 2008

Dr Virginia Blankenhorn is a lecturer in Celtic Studies at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Editorial: Get The Picture

Editorial: Get The Picture

Which social groups are more likely to attend different music events? Why are some people many times more likely to be involved in music than others? Are some people excluded from musical life?

Published on 1 March 2008

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.