Irish Music Magazine - August 2018 issue
COVER STORY
DUBLIN IRISH FESTIVAL 2018
Celebrating The Homeland From The Heartland August 3rd–5th. Check out our 16 Page Festival Preview Guide.
FEATURES
RUNA AT TEN
Seán Laffey talks to RUNA’s Shannon Lambert-Ryan, and asks did their 10th anniversary creep up on them?
CLANNAD– TURAS 1980
Clannad, the pivotal Irish traditional/rock band, are about to release a double album of a recently unearthed 1980 live concert, writes Grainne McCool.
PLANXTY– ONE NIGHT IN BREMEN
Seán Laffey talks to Andy Irvine about the recording of a Planxty gig forty years ago.
THE EDGE OF THE BOW
Seán Heely tells Gwen Orel he was just 10 when he fell in love with Irish and Scottish music.
DYLAN IS DELIRIOUSLY HAPPY
Seán Laffey chats to fiddle player Dylan Foley and the talk turns to dark tunings amid lighter bursts of laughter.
FIDDLING ON A BOX
Sligo based Button accordion player, Daithí Gormley, recently released his first solo album. Fiddling Without a Bow. Gráinne McCool says it was a delight to catch up with Daithí and find out all about his music, his button accordion and this exciting new album.
FROM THE BURREN TO BUENOS AIRES
Anne Marie Kennedy met up with Paddy Mulcahy to discuss Fly to Las Pampas, the new album from Los Paddys.
IT’S A BANJO’ISTA LIFE
A stalwart of traditional music circles ranging from Luton across to her current home base of Sligo on the west coast of Ireland, banjo player Theresa O’Grady has finally showcased her respected musical talent in a newly released solo debut; BANJO’ista. “Why now?” asks Eileen McCabe.
EVERYONE IN FOR THE DROWSY LADS
Bill Margeson talks to Daniel McKewen about The Drowsy Lads’ new album Everyone In.
SIBLINGS IN HARMONY
Brothers and sisters don’t often get on, writes Clive Price. Méabh and Tiarnán Smyth were no exception. But they got better. They even played gigs and recorded an EP together.
BROTHERS HAVE IT TAPED: THE FINNS
The last time I met these affable Finn brothers they were firmly ensconced in the legendary Dublin studios run by the equally legendary Bill Shanley, whilst recording an album for Na Fianna, writes Eileen McCabe.
TO BELFAST
Belfast fiddler and Queens University Lecturer, Conor Caldwell, talks to Seán Laffey about the album To Belfast.
LISTENING TO THE NEWFOUNDLAND IRISH
Aidan O’Hara was the keynote speaker at a conference of the NAACLT (North American Association for Celtic Language Teachers) at Memorial University of Newfoundland, in St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.
FESTIVALS
A selection of wonderful Festivals and Summer Schools from Ireland & abroad.
FEAKLE INTERNATIONAL TRADITIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Feakle International Traditional Music Festival runs from August 8th – 13th, 2018. The pretty and peaceful village of Feakle in the heart of East Clare comes to life each August, when many hundreds of people come to enjoy the Feakle Festival.
REGULARS
STORIES FROM IRISH AMERICA
From Killasser to Manhattan. Reidin O’Flynn chats with Jerry O’Sullivan.
LEGENDS OF IRISH MUSIC
An appreciation of the late Micheal O’ Domhnaill by Mark Lysaght.
GREAT INFLUENCES ON THE TRADITION
Aidan O’Hara provides the background on Seán Ó Riada a remarkable man whose contribution to Irish Music was immense.
MUSIC TUITION – FLEADH TUNES FOR THE FIDDLE WITH MAJELLA BARTLEY
Brought to you in association with the Online Academy of Irish Music (OAIM).
TUNE STORY
The naming of Seán Ryan’s compositions is recalled by Rev. John Quinn.
LIVE REVIEWS
ULTAN CONLON
A smiling and dancing audience gets the measure of Ultan Conlon. Lar Flynn reports from Whelans, Wexford Street.
CD REVIEWS
Another selection of CD Reviews from the International World of Folk and Traditional Music.
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