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Eleventh edition of the annual competition focused on harp and uilleann pipes; the final took place in Cork on 7 May.
The Sligo International Chamber Music Festival took place online this year with four concerts and three new commissions from Irish composers. James Camien McGuiggan reviews.
News
Baltimore Fiddle Fair, Féile Róise Rua and Féile na hInse all taking place online.
'I think that Irish people access Dylan at a profound level; we know where he's been, we like to think we know where he's going.' – Philip King
Eleventh edition of the annual competition focused on harp and uilleann pipes; the final took place in Cork on 7 May.
News – UK
Competition will take place from 12 to 19 June.
24 finalists from 18 countries will compete in the competition’s final rounds in September.
Festival to take place from 7 to 29 August 2021.
Reviews
The Sligo International Chamber Music Festival took place online this year with four concerts and three new commissions from Irish composers. James Camien McGuiggan reviews.
Presented as part of the MusicTown festival this year, 'A Weldon Kane Report – Joe Heaney Is a Time Traveller' explores the revelation that there exists a secret society of time-travelling Irish traditional musicians. James Camien McGuiggan reviews.
Máirtín O’Connor's new climate-emergency-inspired suite of music 'The Mighty Ocean' recently aired on TG4. Adrian Scahill reviews.
Articles
The basic income for artists was recommended in a government report last November, but since then progress has been sluggish and the ideas need much more scrutiny, writes Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD.
With Covid-19 now reaching endgame, we're about to enter a new situation: a global music marketplace that's grown a whole lot younger and more technological. In order for Ireland to embrace this future, it needs an ambitious new music plan – with record labels at its heart. Gareth Murphy...
Music and broadcasting go hand in hand, but RTÉ's leadership role in music has been shrinking in recent years. Toner Quinn suggests four ways to turn the situation around...
What a year 2020 was. When it began, the outlook for the music industry hadn't looked so good in decades. Then came Covid-19, the industrial equivalent of a comet hurtling in from deep space. As we emerge into 2021, it's time for some damage assessment. What exactly has been destroyed?...
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Sandy Wright/Various Artists, The Songs of Sandy Wright, Navigator Recordings (Navigator 23)
Feb 1, 2010
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