Notes
Notes
Published on 1 May 2008
Barra Ó Séaghdha is a writer on cultural politics, literature and music.
Barra Ó Séaghdha is a writer on cultural politics, literature and music.
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'.
Kevin Stevens is is a Dublin-based novelist and writer on history, literature, and jazz.
Kevin Stevens is is a Dublin-based novelist and writer on history, literature, and jazz.
Michael Quinn is a freelance music and theatre journalist based in Co. Down.
Michael Quinn is a freelance music and theatre journalist based in Co. Down.
Michael Quinn is a freelance music and theatre journalist based in Co. Down.
Benedict Schlepper-Connolly is a composer and a director of Ergodos, a production company and record label. schlepperconnolly.com
Niall Keegan is a traditional flute player and Associate Director at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick.
Niall Keegan is a traditional flute player and Associate Director at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick.
Rob Casey is a Dublin-based musician and composer of electronic and acoustic music.
Rob Casey is a Dublin-based musician and composer of electronic and acoustic music.
Angela Bourke's last book was Maeve Brennan: Homesick at The New Yorker. Now Professor of Irish-language Studies at UCD, she was a song collector in Carna in the 1970s, and as Angela Partridge wrote Caoineadh na dTrí Muire: Téama na Páise i bhFilíocht Bhéil na Gaeilge (1983).
Pat Ahern is a musician and producer. He lectures in mathematics at Cork Institute of Technology.
Seán Ó Máille is a freelance critic, photographer and full-time secondary teacher in Dublin.
Randy Nordschow is a New York-based composer and sound artist. He is associate editor of NewMusicBox.org
Breandán Ó hEaghra is a member of the contemporary Irish language group Rís and Director of Meas Media.
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.
Kevin Stevens is is a Dublin-based novelist and writer on history, literature, and jazz.
Seán Ó Máille is a freelance critic, photographer and full-time secondary teacher in Dublin.