Irish Music Magazine - November 2017 issue
COVER STORY
THE BOW BROTHERS
Grainne McCool talks to Cathal Hayden and Niall Murphy of the Bow Brothers.
FEATURES
STORIES FROM IRISH AMERICA
Mary Courtney shares her journey with Reidin O’Flynn.
ÉABHA McMAHON
Seán Laffey catches up with Éabha McMahon of Celtic Woman.
JIG JAMMING IT LIVE!
It can be difficult to keep track of the boys in JigJam as they never seem to be in the same place for long! writes Eileen McCabe.
WILLIE CLANCY (1918–73)
Aidan O’ Hara explores the life of the legendary Uilleann Piper.
BARNEY McKENNA (1939–2012)
An appreciation by Mark Lysaght of the late Barney McKenna.
THE PRODIGALS
Gregory Grene, founder/accordionist /vocalist and song–writer talks to John O’Regan for IMM.
CALUM STEWART
Calum Stewart talks to Deirdre Cronin about musical landscapes, and breathing new life into old stories.
SIANSA GAEL LINN 2018
With summer music schools, festivals and fleadhs now but a memory, it’s time to sign up for Siansa Gael Linn 2018!
A VOYAGE OF MUSICAL DISCOVERY
When she first heard the strains of an Irish choral group, as a teenager in Bordeaux, Floriane Blancke was immediately curious about traditional Irish music she tells IMM’s Anne Marie Kennedy.
NOCTAMBULE
Marla Fibish and Bruce Victor are Noctambule. Seán Laffey asks some early morning questions to a pair of night owls.
HANNEKE CASSEL’S TRIP TO WALDEN POND
It’s hard to believe most of the tunes on Hanneke Cassel’s Trip to Walden Pond are original, writes Gwen Orel. They sound like tunes you’ve heard before. They sound like classic Scottish or Cape Breton tunes.
MAIRIN MANNION
Sligo based singer/songwriter Mairin Mannion has just released her first CD. Grainne McCool reports.
THE FOX’S LAMENT
Clive Price takes a trip to remote South Armagh where he finds an exceptional flute player in Martin Meehan.
KYLE BURGHOUT
Ottawa fiddler Kyle Burghout talks to Seán Laffey on the release of his new album.
IT’S THE SONGS THAT MATTER
David Ingerson’s album My Lovely Mountain Home is deeply researched and lovingly crafted, from songs he has collected in pub sessions in Ireland. Seán Laffey finds out more.
KIÉRAH RAYMOND
British Columbia’s Kiérah Raymond is out with her fourth album, Strong Bow and an impressive outing it is, indeed. In many ways, Kiérah is perfectly positioned at what is an ever–changing Celtic music scene, which finds itself at a crossroads, writes Bill Margeson.
ALANA & LEIGH CLINE
Seán Laffey talks to two Toronto musicians, Alana & Leigh Cline, fiddler and guitar player, daughter and father, both of whom have a grá for Celtic music.
GUITAR ACCOMPANIMENT WITH CILLIAN Ó’DÁLAIGH
Brought to you in association with the Online Academy of Irish Music (OAIM).
FESTIVALS
An excellent selection of Festivals from around the world this month featuring Music City Irish Fest 2018, New York Trad Fest, TradFest Temple Bar and Sligo Live.
REGULARS
TUNE STORY – I WISH I HAD SOMEONE TO LOVE ME
The late Barney McKenna of the Dubliners made this song his own; its history and its transition into Irish folk music is a fascinating story, writes Seán Laffey.
TUITION
Another selection of tutorials brought to you in association with Waltons Music. You can now listen to these tunes on-line at www.waltonsmusic.com
CD REVIEWS
Another selection of CD Reviews from the International World of Folk and Traditional Music.
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