Listings from the Irish Traditional Music Archive

Due to the length of the ITMA listings in the last issue, we were unable to include the full content. We now publish the remainder of the listings from that issue below, followed by this issue’s listings.BOOKS & ARTICLES PUBLISHED 2004–2008Ó...

Due to the length of the ITMA listings in the last issue, we were unable to include the full content. We now publish the remainder of the listings from that issue below, followed by this issue’s listings.

BOOKS & ARTICLES PUBLISHED 2004–2008
Ó Murchú, Liam P.
, ed., Amhráin Chearbhalláin / The Poems of Carolan: Reassessments, Irish Texts Society, London 2007. 100 pp. ISBN 978-1-870166-76-8 (pb.). Includes Liam P. Ó Murchú: Foreword; Nicholas Carolan: Carolan’s Music; Emily Cullen: Carolan, Bardic Disclosures and the Irish Harping Tradition in the 18th and 19th Centuries; Joep Leerssen: Last Bard or First Virtuoso?: Carolan, Conviviality and the Need For an Audience; Lesa Ní Mhunghaile: Carolan’s Verse; Ruairí Ó hUiginn: Tomás Ó Máille, Editor
O’Reilly, Jerry, ‘Frank Harte (1933–2005)’, Folk Music Journal: The Journal of the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library vol. 9, no 3 (2008), pp. 479–80
O’Reilly, Jerry, ‘Tom Munnelly: The Last of the Irish Folk Song Collectors?’, English Dance & Song: The Magazine of the English Folk Dance & Song Society vol. 69, no 4 (Winter 2007), p. 33
Pettinari, Graziano, La Musica Tradizionale Irlandese: Il Contesto Storico e Culturale, Trauben, Torino 2004. 121 pp. ISBN 8888398511 (pb.)
Prior, Brian, comp., Foinn Seisiún 1: 116 Favourite Irish Traditional Tunes, 2nd ed., Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, Dublin 2007. 46 pp. ISBN 978-0-9556425-2-4. With CDs
Prior, Brian, comp., Foinn Seisiún 2: 104 Favourite Irish Traditional Tunes, 2nd ed., Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, Dublin 2007. 43 pp. ISBN 978-0-9556425-3-1. With CDs
Prior, Brian, comp., Foinn Seisiún 3: 108 Favourite Irish Traditional Tunes, Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, Dublin 2007. 45 pp. ISBN 978-0-9556425-4-8
Scahill, Adrian, ‘Contempo Quartet, Máirtín O’Connor, Garry O’Briain, Cathal Hayden, Spiccato Junction (GER-CD-002)’, JMI: The Journal of Music in Ireland vol. 7 no 6 (Nov.-Dec.) p. 27. Review
Scahill, Adrian, ‘DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama, Flow My Tears: Musical Journeys with the Flight of the Earls (DITCMD001)’, Irish Archives as above, pp. 54–6. Review
Scahill, Adrian, ‘Eliot Grasso, Up Against the Flatirons (NPUCD014)’, JMI: The Journal of Music in Ireland as above, pp. 29–30. Review
Simos, Mark, ‘Knotting the Chord: The Art of Accompaniment: Chord Choice Aesthetics in Old Time vs. Irish Music’, Fiddler Magazine as above, pp. 46–47
Small, Jackie, ‘Emmett Gill, The Mountain Groves (NPUCD015)’, An Píobaire vol. 4, no 43 (Dec. 2007), pp. 7–9. Review
Smith, Thérèse, ‘Lillis Ó Laoire, On a Rock in the Middle of the Ocean: Songs and Singers in Tory Island, Ireland. Scarecrow Press, Oxford 2005’, Folk Music Journal as above, pp. 446–48. Review
Vallely, Fintan, ‘Singing the Ancestors: Fintan Vallely on the Teaching of Traditional Singing and the Recent Frank Harte Festival’, JMI: The Journal of Music in Ireland as above, pp. 16–18
Walsh, Edward
, Irish Popular Songs: With English Metrical Translations and Introductory Remarks and Notes, Kessinger Publishing, Whitefish [Montana], n.d. 171 pp. ISBN 0548204667 (hb.). Facsimile of 1847
Whitmer, Nick, ‘The Pipes in Literature: References to Pipes, Piping and Music in Some 19th Century Irish Novels – A Summary’, An Píobaire vol. 4, no 43 (Dec. 2007), pp. 24–26

SERIALS PUBLISHED 2007
Cairde na Cruite: Nuachtán (Geimhreadh/Winter)
Fiddler Magazine
vol. 14, no 4 (Winter), North Sydney, Canada. ISSN 1079-9974
Folk Music Journal: The Journal of the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library
vol. 9, no 3 (2008), London. ISSN 0531-9684
Hornpipe vol. 9, no 5 (Nov.–Dec.), Austin, USA. ISSN 1526-9078
Irish Dancing vol. 10, nos 11–12 (Nov.–Dec.), Bristol. ISSN 1751-9470
Irish Music vol. 14, nos 4–5 (Dec.–Jan.), Dublin. ISSN 1393 211 X
JMI: The Journal of Music in Ireland vol. 7, no 6 (Nov.–Dec.), Bray. ISSN 1649 0215
An Píobaire vol. 4, no 43 (Dec.)
The Pipers’ Review. Iris na bPíobairí vol. 26, no 4 (Autumn), Seattle, USA
Set Dancing News (Dec.–Jan.), Kilfenora
Sound Post vol. 5, no 4 (Winter), Dublin
Treoir vol. 39, nos 3–4

DVDS PUBLISHED 2007
Conlon, Mickaleen, concertina & accordion, and Friends, Closing Time, Dark Horse Films, n.n.
Culleton, Maureen, dance, Learn to Dance, Culleton, n.n. DVD & CD set
Matt Cunningham and his Band, instrumental group, Come to the Ceili: Set Dancing, Ceili and Two-Hand Dances, Ainm Music ARDVD005. Reissued from video
Matt Cunningham and his Band, instrumental group, Come to the Céilí Mór: Set, Sean-Nós and Ceili Dancing Live, Ainm Music ARDVD006. Reissued from video
Various, instrumental, The World Pipeband Championships 2007, Vol. 1, Monarch DVMON106
Various, instrumental & vocal, Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, Tullamore, 19th–26th August 2007, Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann n.n. Also in video

Continued from JMI January–February 2008

CDS PUBLISHED 2006–2008
Ballinamere Ceili Band
, instrumental group, Ballinamere Ceili Band, Ballinamere Ceili Band n.n., n.d. [2007]
Barber, Allison, singing in English, Traveling Home, Barber n.n., 2007
Carthy, Gerry, whistle, mandolin, fiddle etc., singing in English, The Hurling Boys, Carthy n.n., 2006
Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem, The, singing in English, The Very Best of the Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem, All Media Entertainment CACD0801, 2007 (2 CDs). Reissued from LPs
Clancy, Peg & Bobby, singing in English, Songs from Ireland, Collectables COLCD0825, 2007. Reissued from LP
Fling, vocal & instrumental group, Lost in Dunkineely, ICUB4T Records CUP8032, 2006
Hayes, Martin, & Dennis Cahill, fiddle & guitar, Welcome Here Again, Green Linnet GLCD1233, 2008
McKillop, Jim, fiddle, Tribute, OnLine Music School OLMSCD50, 2007
McPartlan, Mary, Petticoat Loose, singing in English & Irish, Mac P Productions MCPRCD002, 2008
Makem, Tommy, singing in English, Legendary Tommy Makem Collection, Emerald Music EMCD9023 (2 CDs). Reissued from LPs
Nábac, instrumental & vocal group, Siar Anoir, Nabacmusic RRCD001, 2007
Sweeney, Noel, flute, The Whinny Hills of Leitrim, Happy Whistle Music HWCD1971, 2007
Various, instrumental & vocal, Béal Tuinne. Live at St James’ Church, Dingle, Tara Music TARACD4022, 2007
Irish Chamber Orchestra, etc., The Connemara Suite, Composed by Bill Whelan, Tara Music TARACD4021, 2007
Various, singing in English, Folk Songs & Ballads, WG Cheapolata LATA574 (5 CDs). Includes Margaret Barry, singing in English, banjo

BOOKS & ARTICLES PUBLISHED 2004–2008
Burke, Pat,
‘Musical Memories’, Garda Record Yearbook 2007 vol. 3, issue 6 (2007), pp. 14–19. About the Garda Céilí Band
Carson, Ciaran, ‘In Praise of the Ceili Band’, JMI: The Journal of Music in Ireland vol. 8, no 1 (Jan.–Feb.), pp.10–13
Henigan, Julie, ‘Lillis Ó Laoire, On a Rock in the Middle of the Ocean: Songs and Singers in Tory Island The Scarecrow Press, Lanham, MD / Cló Iar-Chonnachta, Indreabhán 2005’, Béaloideas: The Journal of the Folklore of Ireland Society vol. 75 (2007), pp. 303–5. Review
Henigan, Julie, ‘“The Old Irish Tonality”: Folksongs as Emotional Catalyst in “The Dead”’ New Hibernia Review vol. 11, no 4 (Winter 2007), pp. 136–48
Hunt, Una, ‘The Little Ponies that Beat the Mare: Thomas Moore and His Irish Melodies’, JMI: The Journal of Music in Ireland as above, pp. 6–9
Lee, Ian, ‘Anne Clune, ed., Dear Far-Voiced Veteran. Essays in Honour of Tom Munnelly, Old Kilfarboy Society, Miltown Malbay, Co Clare 2007’, Béaloideas: The Journal of the Folklore of Ireland Society as above, pp. 296–7. Review
Mac an tSíthigh, Seán, ‘“Cóngar Chnoic Droinge go hUíbh Ráthaigh”: Ómós Áite in Amhráin agus Filíocht Uíbh Ráthaigh’ in Seán Mac an tSíthigh, ed., Cóngar Chnoc Droinge: Ómós Áite agus Logainmneacha in Uíbh Ráthach – Éigse na Brídeoige 2006, Coiscéim, Dublin 2008 (pb.), pp. 14–39
Marsh, Richard, ‘Thomas Moore and the Meeting of the Waters’ in Tales of the Wicklow Hills: 2000 Years of History, Myth, Legend and Local Stories, Richard Marsh ed., Legendary Books, Wicklow, 2007, pp 59–60. ISBN 9780955756801
Ó Catháin, Séamas, ‘In Memoriam – Tom Munnelly (1944–2007)’, Béaloideas: The Journal of the Folklore of Ireland Society as above, pp. 285–7. Obituary
Ó Cearbhaill, Pádraig, ‘Breandán Ó Madagáin, Caointe agus Seancheolta Eile / Keening and Other Old Irish Musics Cló Iar-Chonnachta, Indreabhán 2005’, Béaloideas: The Journal of the Folklore of Ireland Society as above, pp. 299–302. Review
Ó Cearbhaill, Pádraig, ‘One Man, Many Voices – Dear Far Voiced-Veteran: Essays in Honour of Tom Munnelly, edited by Anne Clune, Old Kilfarboy Society, Miltown Malbay, Co Clare, 2007’, JMI: The Journal of Music in Ireland as above, pp. 14–17. Review
Ó Drisceoil, Proinsias, ‘Nuair a Théimse go dtí an gColáiste’ in Pádraig Ó Macháin & Aoibheann Nic Dhonnchadha, eds, An Linn Bhuí: Iris Ghaeltacht na nDéise uimhir 11, Leabhair na Linne, Kilkenny/ Dublin 2007 (pb.), pp. 153–68
Ó hEaghra, Breandán, ‘Seanfhir Dhalla, Cailíní Beaga agus Póitséalaithe an Cheoil’, JMI: The Journal of Music in Ireland as above, pp. 27
Ó Séaghdha, Barra, ‘Lorcán Mac Mathúna, Rógaire Dubh, JMI: The Journal of Music in Ireland, as above pp. 36–7. Review
Scahill, Adrian, ‘Peter Horan and Gerry Harrington, The Merry Love to Play, Cló Iar-Chonnachta (CICD 167)’ & ‘Dervish, Travelling Show Whirling Discs (Whrl 011)’, JMI: The Journal of Music in Ireland as above, pp. 38–9. Reviews
Skerrett, Ellen, & Mary Lesch, eds, Chief O’Neill’s Sketchy Recollections of an Eventful Life in Chicago: Francis O’Neill, Northwestern University Press, Evanston, Illinois 2008. 302 pp. ISBN 9780810124653 (hb.)

SERIALS PUBLISHED 2008
Dance Ireland News (Jan.–Feb.), Dublin
Irish Dancing vol. 11, nos 1–2 (Jan.–Feb.), Bristol. ISSN 1751-9470
Irish Music vol. 14, no 6 (Mar.), Dublin. ISSN 1393 211 X
JMI: The Journal of Music in Ireland vol. 8, no 1 (Jan.–Feb.), Bray. ISSN 1649 0215
MQ: Music Quarterly the IMRO Magazine vol. 8, no 4 (Jan.), Dublin
Set Dancing News (Feb.–Mar.), Kilfenora

DVDs PUBLISHED 2008
Liam O’Flynn, Tommy Keane, Ronan Browne
, uilleann pipes, Piper’s Choice Vol. 1, Na Piobairí Uilleann NPUDVD006. With interviews by Peter Browne
Various, dance, Damhsaí Cúplaí Thír Chonaill – The Couple Dances of Donegal, Cairdeas na bhFidiléirí CNF001DVD

Compiled by the staff of the Irish Traditional Music Archive. All items are available for reference listening, reading and viewing in the premises of the Archive at 73 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 (for details consult www.itma.ie or phone 01-6619699).

Published on 1 March 2008

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