News
A round-up of recent albums, EPs, singles and podcasts including Niamh Regan, Wyvern Lingo, The SíFiddlers, Daithí, Anna Murray, The Bonk, And So I Watch You From Afar, MuRli,...
Capital grant scheme for arts organisations also announced.
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News – UK
Open letter to BBC asks for confirmation of the broadcaster’s commitment to folk music.
A round-up of recent appointments and awards at Liverpool Philharmonic, Universal Music Group, Birmingham Opera Company, Poetry Ireland, and Hard Rain Soloist Ensemble.
Announcement follows toppling of Edward Colston's statue in the city; external signage to be removed.
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Podcasts
Journal of Music article on the decline of music in An Spidéal discussed on 'Adhmhaidin', 'Iris Aniar' and 'Nuacht TG4'.
Reviews
Jazz musician Aengus Hackett has just released his debut EP of electronic music under the alias Penji. Don O'Mahony reviews.
Jennifer Walshe's recent album, 'A Late Anthology of Early Music Vol. 1: Ancient to Renaissance', uses Artificial Intelligence to reimagine the taught history of Western music. Brendan Finan reviews.
Sharon Carty and Jonathan Ware's new album is a collection of Schubert songs centred around the four seasons. Tara Broderick reviews.
Articles
A recently published book by Alf McCreary on the history of the Ulster Orchestra tells the story of persistence in the face of extraordinary challenges. Lucy Hayward O'Leary reviews.
The experience of one village in the west of Ireland shows that the new Minister for Arts faces a serious challenge, to change the way we think about culture and its role in our society, writes Toner Quinn.
A new documentary explores the extraordinary story of David Gray and Ireland in the 1990s, the making of 'White Ladder', and how it became Ireland's best-selling album of all time, but is the story as simple as it seems? Toner Quinn reviews.
If we are going to tackle racism, we need to improve our conversations about culture, writes Toner Quinn.
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