‘Must Music be Accessible?’
‘Must Music be Accessible?’
Published on 1 September 2004
Roger Doyle is a Dublin-based Irish composer working in electronic music.
Fintan Vallely lectures in traditional music at Dundalk Institute of Technology. He is author of several biographical and ethnographic books on the music, and is editor of the A-Z reference work Companion to Irish Traditional Music.
Benjamin Dwyer is a guitarist and composer and the author of 'Different Voices: Irish Music and Music in Ireland'. He is Professor of Music at Middlesex University's Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries.
Rossa Ó Snodaigh plays percussion and whistles with Kíla.
Nicholas Carolan is Director Emeritus of the Irish Traditional Music Archive.
John McLachlan is a composer and member of Aosdána. www.johnmclachlan.org
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.