Criticism

CD Review: Karan Casey – Ships in the Forest CD Review: Karan Casey – Ships in the Forest Rory McCabe Ships in the Forest / Crow Valley Music CVCD001
CD Review: The Mornington Singers – Solas CD Review: The Mornington Singers – Solas Michael Quinn The Mornington Singers – Solas
CD Review: Cormac Kenevey – The Art of Dreaming CD Review: Cormac Kenevey – The Art of Dreaming Kevin Stevens The Art of Dreaming, Candid Records, CCD 79853
CD Review: Geraldine Bradley CD Review: Geraldine Bradley Ciarán Ó Con Cheanainn From the Rising Spring – Cloch Fhuaráin / Coolnacran Records 001
CD Reviews: Catherine McEvoy CD Reviews: Catherine McEvoy Rory McCabe The Home RulerCló Iar-Chonnachta CICD172No matter how open and objective you may try to be, one cannot help but form various pre-judgements when encountering new traditional music recordings. You begin to recognise patterns in production and presentation...
CD Review: The Jimmy Cake – Spectre & Crown CD Review: The Jimmy Cake – Spectre & Crown Seán Ó Máille Spectre & Crown – Pilatus Records, PILCD-004
Live Reviews: Folk From Here Live Reviews: Folk From Here Garrett Sholdice Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York, England 7 May 2008
Live Reviews: Phill Niblock Seán Ó Máille Crash Ensemble, Trio Scordatura, Susan Stenger (flute)Temple Bar Galleries, Dublin23 April 2008This concert of music by Phill Niblock – the ‘forgotten minimalist’ – had the feel of a ‘happening’, spread out over the four...
Live Reviews: Tarab Barra Ó Séaghdha Francesco Turrisi (piano), Gabrielle Mirabassi (clarinet), Roman Bunka (oud), Ronan Guilfoyle (bass), Bijan Chemirani (percussion) / National Concert Hall, Dublin / 24 April 2008
Live Reviews: Dave Binney Quartet Kevin Stevens Dave Binney (alto saxophone), Craig Taborn (piano), Scott Colley (bass), Brian Blade (drums) / Whelan’s, Dublin / 12 May 2008

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