PERFORMANCES & FESTIVALS

* performances start at 8pm unless specified otherwise

6.3.06 Cassie Yukawa & Rosey Chan (piano duo), Linenhall Arts Centre Castlebar;
7.3.06 Tadhg Maher (song), Alan Colfer (guitar) & Michael Daly (banjo), Foundation Building, University of Limerick, 1:15–2pm, Admission free
8.3.06 National Chamber Choir Spring Tour, St Patrick’s College Church, Cavan
8.3.06 Cassie Yukawa & Rosey Chan (piano duo), Coach House, Dublin
8.3.06 Brendan Collins (baritone) and Roy Holmes (piano), DIT Rathmines, 1:10pm-1:50pm, Admission free
9.3.06 National Chamber Choir Spring Tour, St Patrick’s Church, Ballyshannon
10.3.06 Ger Wolfe, An tIonad Cultúrtha, Baile Bhuirne, Cork
10.3.06 National Chamber Choir Spring Tour, Grand Hall, Castle Coole, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh.
10.3.06 Cassie Yukawa & Rosey Chan (piano duo), St Iberius Church, Wexford
11.3.06 Cassie Yukawa & Rosey Chan (piano duo), Mermaid, Bray, Co. Wicklow
12.3.06 Dublin Guitar Quartet, Lazybird, upstairs at The International Bar, Wicklow St, Dublin 2, 9pm
12.3.06 Frankie Gavin, Spirit Store, George’s Quay, Dundalk
12.3.06 National Chamber Choir Spring Tour, Millbank Theatre, Rush
12.3.06 Trihornophone, Pendulum @ JJ Smyths, Dublin 2, 9pm
12.3.06 Cassie Yukawa & Rosey Chan (piano duo), Dunamaise Theatre, Portlaoise.
14.3.06 Shauna Mullin (song), Niamh Fenton (accordion) & Aidan O’Donnell (fiddle), Foundation Building, University of Limerick, 1:15–2pm, Admission free
15.3.06 Dermot Bowden (piano), DIT Rathmines, 1:10pm-1:50pm, Admission free
15.3.06 RTÉ Cór na nÓg, Bank of Ireland Arts Centre, Dublin 2, 1:15pm, Admission free
16.3.06 Screening of the film ‘Irish Destiny’, accompanied by Mícheál O Súilleabháin’s new score. RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Mícheál O Súilleabháin (piano), NCH, Dublin 2
16.3.06 Rebecca Cap (piano), Foundation Building, University of Limerick, 1:15–2pm, Admission free
16.3.06 Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin with Laoise Kelly (harp) and Steve Cooney (guitar), Cultúrlann, Falls Rd, Belfast
17.3.06 Frankie Gavin and guests, NCH, Dublin 2
17.3.06 Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (fiddle) and friends, St Brendan’s Church, Bantry
18.3.06 Macalla, Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin with Laoise Kelly (harp) and Steve Cooney (guitar), NCH, Dublin 2
18.3.06 Terrafolk from Slovenia, OReilly Theatre, Dublin 1
19.3.06 Anouar Brahem Trio, NCH, Dublin 2
19.3.06 OpenJazz 2006, 6 hours of music by Ireland’s leading jazz musicians, Temple Bar Music Centre, Dublin 2, 12pm, Admission free
19.3.06 Keith Copeland/Tommy Halferty/Ronan Guilfoyle/Michael Buckley, Pendulum @ JJ Smyths, Dublin 2
21.3.06 Aoife Murray (song), Aisling Morgan (fiddle), & Thomas Johnston (uilleann pipes), Foundation Building, University of Limerick, 1:15–2pm, Admission free
21.3.06 Dermot Dunne & Ariel Hernandez, Mermaid, Bray, Co. Wicklow
22.3.06 Dermot Dunne & Ariel Hernandez, Linenhall, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
22.3.06 DIT Irish Traditional Music Group, Bank of Ireland Arts Centre, Dublin 2, 1:15pm, Admission free
23.3.06 Orsolya Szabó (violin) & Michael Joyce (piano), Foundation Building, University of Limerick, 1:15–2pm, Admission free
23.3.06 Robert Taub (piano), Aula Maxima, NUI Galway
24.3.06 –
27.3.06 Inishowen International Folk Song and Ballad Seminar
24.3.06 Sligo New Music Festival: Music by Kurtág, Ferneyhough, Feldman, Nono and a new work by Jürgen Simpson & Sinead Morrissey, Black Box, 8:30pm
25.3.06 Sligo New Music Festival: ‘Come and go’ concert of electro-acoustic and tape music by Irish composers, Niland Gallery, 2pm / Open forum, Upstairs Gallery, 4pm / Music by Scelsi, Feldman and Nono, Atrium, 7:30pm / Feldman’s Piano and String Quartet, Black Box, 9.15pm
26.3.06 Sligo New Music Festival: Music by Ferneyhough, Siobhán Cleary, Feldman, Nono and Kurtág, Black Box, 11.00am
24.3.06 Jinx Lennon, Spirit Store, George’s Quay, Dundalk
24.3.06 Oldsquarelines, Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaoise
25.3.06 Melanie O’Reilly, Mermaid, Bray
26.3.06 Tudo Bem, Pendulum @ JJ Smyths, Dublin 2, 9pm
27.3.06 Ailbhe McDonagh (cello) and John O’Conor (piano), NCH, Dublin 2
28.3.06 The Outside Track, Foundation Building, University of Limerick, 1:15–2pm, Admission free
28.3.06 Pedro Carneiro (percussion), Letterkenny Arts Centre, 8:30pm
29.3.06 Cliona Doris (harp) and Margaret Doris (cello), Bank of Ireland Arts Centre, Dublin 2, 1:15pm, Admission free
30.3.06 Irish Chamber Orchestra, University Concert Hall, Limerick
30.3.06 Dermot Dunne & Ariel Hernandez, Roscommon Arts Centre
31.3.06 Oldsquarelines, Glens Centre, Manorhamilton
31.3.06 RTÉ NSO, Derek Ball (Passant de Maupassant de mauvais passant – premiere), NCH, Dublin 2
31.3.06-
1.4.06 Improv at the Printing House Festival Dennis McNulty, Jürgen Simpson, Paul Vogel and more
(www.i-and-e.org)
1.4.06 Vesselin Stanev (piano), Bantry House, Co. Cork
2.4.06 Irish Chamber Orchestra, University Concert Hall, Limerick
2.4.06 Dermot Dunne & Ariel Hernandez, Whelan’s, Dublin 2, 9pm
5.4.06 Damian Gallagher (flute) and Peter Dains (piano), DIT Rathmines, 1:10pm-1:50pm, Admission free
6.4.06 Dermot Dunne & Ariel Hernandez, Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaoise
12.4.06 Archie Chen (piano), Bank of Ireland Arts Centre, Dublin 2, 1:15pm, Admission free
14.4.06 Callino Quartet, St Brendan’s Church, Bantry, Co. Cork
15.4.06 Gilliam Williams (violin) and Arun Rao (cello), Mermaid, Bray, Co. Wicklow
15.4.06 Callino Quartet with Maria McGarry (piano), Bantry House, Co. Cork
15.4.06 Callino Quartet with Cian Ó Dúill and Christopher Marwood, Bantry House, Co. Cork, 10:30pm
15.4.06 Zrazy, Bewley’s Café Theatre, Grafton St, Dublin 2, 9pm
16.4.06 Callino Quartet with Maria McGarry (piano), Bantry House, Co. Cork
17.4.06 Callino Quartet, Bantry House, Co. Cork
18.4.06 Jean Michel Veillon (flute), Foundation Building, University of Limerick, 1:15–2pm, Admission free
23.4.06 IPNM (Ireland Promoting New Music): Hugh Tinney (piano), National Gallery, Dublin 2, 3pm
25.4.06 –
1.5.06 Sonorities Festival of Contemporary Music, Queen’s Univserity of Belfast
26.4.06 YES – Young European Strings Chamber Orchestra, Bank of Ireland Arts Centre, Dublin 2, 1:15pm, Admission free
27.4.06 David Berkman/Michael Buckley Quartet, Letterkenny Arts Centre, 8:30pm
27.4.06 Michael Joyce (piano), Eilish Devine (violin) & Victor Yelamo (cello), Foundation Building, University of Limerick, 1:15–2pm, Admission free
2.5.06 Miriam Fried (violin) & John O’Conor (piano), NCH, Dublin 2
3.5.06 Nickola-Hendy-Foley (soprano) and Mairéad Hurley (piano), DIT Rathmines, 1:10pm-1:50pm, Admission free

TRADITIONAL MUSIC SESSIONS

Sessions begin at 9:30pm unless specified otherwise

CORK
The Gables, Douglas Street
Wed: Richard Lucey (accordion) and John Neville (guitar)
Thurs: Donncha Lynch (box) and friends
Sun: John Neville (guitar) and Christy Leahy (accordion)
An Spailpín Fánach, South Main Street
Mon: UCC Tradsoc (Students and non-students welcome).
Wed: Karl Nesbitt (flute/bouzouki) & Donncha Moynihan (guitar)
Thurs: Edel Sullivan (fiddle) & Donncha Moynihan (guitar)
Fri: Stella Rodriguez (fiddle) & Barry O’Donovan (guitar)
Sat: Eileen Healy (fiddle) & Barry O’Donovan (guitar)
Sun: Cork Singer’s Club (guest singer each week)
Corner House, Coburg Street
Tues: Mick Daly (guitar) & Aidan Coffey (accordion)
Wed: Dennis Brooks (uilleann pipes), Bríd Cranitch (fiddle) amd Mick Daly (guitar)
First Friday of each month: 6pm – Matt Cranitch (fiddle), Brid Cranitch (fiddle), and friends
The Phoenix Bar, Union Quay
Wed: UCC Tradsoc – Geraldine O’Callaghan (fiddle), Brian Hanlon (guitar) and friends

DONEGAL
Mc Grory’s Bar, Culdaff
Tues and Fri: Roisin Mc Grory (fiddle), John Mc Grory (guitar) and Mick Duniffe (accordion)
O’Flatherty’s Bar, Buncrana
Wed: Dinny Mc Laughlin (fiddle), Tom Byrne (box) and Michael Gallanagh (guitar)

DUBLIN
Bowe’s Pub, Fleet Street, Dublin 2
Sun: Eoin Dillon (uilleann pipes), Frank Tate (bouzouki) & Des Charleson (Guitar/Vocals)
Cobblestones, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7
Mon: Mary Begley (concertina/accordion) & Marian McEvoy (bouzouki/song)
Tues: Eoghan Garvey (uilleann pipes) & Dermot O’Hanlon (fiddle)
Wed: Edel McWeeney (fiddle) & Catherine McEvoy (flute)
Thurs: 7pm – Jackie Martin (fiddle) & Danny Diamond (fiddle) / 9:30pm – Nollaig MacCarthaigh (uilleann pipes) & Ger Galvin (fiddle)
Fri: 7pm – Dan O’Sullivan (uilleann pipes) & Danny Diamond (fiddle) / 9:30pm – Steve Larkin (fiddle), Damien Gallagher (guitar) & Michelle O’Brien (fiddle)
Sat: 4pm – Bill Whelan (5-string banjo), Liam Kennedy (mandolin/fiddle) and friends / 7pm: Guest Artist (different each week) / 9:30pm – Michelle O’Brien (fiddle) & Leonard Barry (uilleann pipes)
Sun: 1pm – Kevin Rowsome (uilleann pipes) & Lorraine Hickey (fiddle) / 4pm – Michelle O’Brien (fiddle) & friends / 7pm – Harry Bradley (flute) & Paul O’Shaughnessy (fiddle) / 9:30pm – Donnacha Dwyer (uilleann pipes) & Malachy Bourke (fiddle)
Devitt’s, Camden Street, Dublin 2
Sat: Donnacha Dwyer (uilleann pipes), Tommy Hanlon (banjo) and John Byrne (guitar/vocals)
An Góilín: Traditional Singers’ Club
Fri: Upstairs in Tom Maye’s Pub (at the Junction of North Frederick Street and Upper Dorset Street, Dublin 1), €3 entrance fee, all visitors/singers welcome
The Palace Bar, Fleet Street, Dublin 2
Tues: Steve Larkin (fiddle), Leonard Barry (uilleann pipes), and Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh (flute/vocals)
Wed: Eoin Dillon (uilleann pipes), Frank Tate (bouzouki) & Mark French (guitar)

GALWAY
The Crane Bar, 2 Sea Road, Galway
Mon: 7pm – open session for beginners / 9:30pm – Gerry Whelan (banjo) & Mick Corr (uilleann pipes)
Tues: Upstairs – John O’Halloran (accordion) & Mick Crehan (tin whistle)
Downstairs – UCG Trad Soc Session
Wed: Upstairs – Listeners’ Club (concert with special guest)
Downstairs – Ailbhe Ó Monacháin (fiddle) & Colmcille Ó Monacháin (fiddle)
Thurs: Upstairs – Breda Keville (fiddle) & Cathal Kearns (accordion)
Fri: Upstairs (7pm) – Open session for beginners / 10pm – Paul Bradley (fiddle) & Brian McGrath (banjo)
Downstairs (7pm) – John O’Halloran (accordion) & Liz O’Halloran (fiddle)
Sat: Upstairs – Verena Commins (accordion) & Bill Wright (bouzouki)
Downstairs (7pm) – Dusty Banjo Session / 10pm Bernie O’Malley, Ruth Dillon & Evette McCann (country)
Sun: Upstairs – John O’Halloran (accordion) & Ailbhe Ó Monacháir (fiddle)
Downstairs (1pm) – Sean Ryan (tin whistle) & Pat Connolly (guitar) / 10pm – Greg Cotter, Mary Cotter & Henry Donaldson (traditional/country

LOUTH
Spirit Store, George’s Quay, Dundalk
Sun: 6-9pm – Philip Hickey (accordion), Aine McGeeney (fiddle) and Henry McDonald (guitar/vocals)

OPEN MIC JAZZ

1st Wed. of month (5 April, 3 May):
The Pale, High Street (top of Dame St), Dublin, email stevenmcfarlane [at] yahoo.co.uk

SEMINARS & TALKS

8.3.06 ‘Deciphering the Code: Irish and Welsh harp music as source and symbol’ (Speakers: Paul Dooley, Mary O’Donnell, Brendan Ring), Foundation Building, University of Limerick, 2:30-5pm, Admission free
15.3.06 Chant Seminar: ‘The Changing Link’, explores medieval chant (Speakers: Dr David Hiley, Frank Lawrence, Dr Emma Hornby, Óscar Mascarenas, Dr Nicholas Sandon & David Hiley), Foundation Building, University of Limerick, 2:30-5pm, Admission free
22.3.06 ‘Identity in Scottish National Song’ (Speakers: Christine Kydd and Christine Primrose), Foundation Building, University of Limerick, 2:30-5pm, Admission free
24.3.06 –
27.3.06 Inishowen International Folk Song and Ballad Seminar
24.3.06 One-day symposium on new music; performances by Neil Heyde (cello) and Paul Archbold (electronics), to include Brian Ferneyhough’s Time and Motion Study II; and Andrew Zolinsky (piano), with a mixture works by experimental and complex composers; UCC Department of Music, Sunday’s Well Road, Cork; contact m.iddon [at] ucc.ie
29.3.06 ‘Don’t Touch That Dial! Music, Radio, and Audience’ (Speakers: Fiona Talkington (BBC Radio 3), Aodán Ó Dubhghaill (RTÉ lyric fm), and Philip King), Foundation Building, University of Limerick, 2:30-5pm, Admission free
5.4.06 RDS Spring Speaker Series: ‘Music in 1731’ (Speaker: Ian Fox), a picture of the musical scene in Dublin that year, with recordings of Roseingrave, Vivaldi, Geminiani, Scarlatti, Handel and others.
12.4.06 ‘Leigheas an Cheol: Music therapy in parent-infant programmes’ (Speakers: Maeve Scahill, Dr Jane Edwards, Dr Helen Phelan, Tiffany Hughes & Margareta Burrell), Foundation Building, University of Limerick, 2:30-5pm, Admission free

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