May/June 2007

His Pencil Poised...

His Pencil Poised...

His Pencil Poised...

One hundred years after the publication of The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems…, Caoimhín Mac Aoidh's book on James O'Neill throws new light on the O'Neill collections.

Published on 1 May 2007

Peter Woods is a radio producer and is co-author of The Living Note: The Heartbeat of Irish Music (1996).

Live Reviews: Ronan Guilfoyle - Terms and Conditions Apply

Live Reviews: Ronan Guilfoyle - Terms and Conditions Apply

Paul Williamson (trumpet), Michael Buckley (saxes and flute), Joe O Callaghan (guitar), Justin Carroll (keyboards), Ronan Guilfoyle (bass), Sean Carpio (drums) / Projects Arts Centre, Dublin, 7 April 2007

Published on 1 May 2007

Kevin Stevens is is a Dublin-based novelist and writer on history, literature, and jazz.

myTunes and i

myTunes and i

myTunes and i

On tunes and musicians' relationships to tunes.

Published on 1 May 2007

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.

Ní ón ngaoth a fuair sé é: Aloys Fleischmann, 1910–92

Ní ón ngaoth a fuair sé é: Aloys Fleischmann, 1910–92

Ní ón ngaoth a fuair sé é: Aloys Fleischmann, 1910–92

Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin reviews a biography of the composer Aloys Fleischmann and remembers a seminal figure in Irish musical life.

Published on 1 May 2007

Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin (1950–2018) was one of Ireland's best known musicians. He made over ten CD recordings of his own compositions and arrangements performed by the Irish Chamber Orchestra under his direction. As a pianist, he is widely acknowledged as having originated a unique Irish piano style out of an Irish traditional base. Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin was Professor of Music at the University of Limerick where he founded the Irish World Music Centre in 1994, which has now grown into the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance.

Live Reviews: Chris Wood

Live Reviews: Chris Wood

Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, 28 March 2007We first knew Chris Wood in these parts as the fiddle-playing half of a musically rich and good-humoured partnership with the accordion player, Andy Cutting.

Published on 1 May 2007

Pat Ahern is a musician and producer. He lectures in mathematics at Cork Institute of Technology.

Editorial: Two Movements

Editorial: Two Movements

The matter of providing state-funded music education services is still unresolved.

Published on 1 May 2007

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: i-and-e festival

Live Reviews: i-and-e festival

Fergus Kelly/Judith Ring, Will Guthrie, Joe Colley, Wade Matthews/Andrea NeumannPrinting House, Trinity College, Dublin, 30 March 2007In its three-year existence, the i-and-e festival has become one of the most interesting annual events in

Published on 1 May 2007

Paul Watts is a DJ, promoter and radio host. He lectures in theoretical physics at UCD.