Irish Music Magazine - October 2020 Issue
COVER STORY
THE ASHLEY DAVIS BAND
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Ashley Davis talks to Deirdre Cronin about her band’s new album When the Stars Went Out.
FEATURES
FRANKIE GAVIN
Seán Laffey talks musical roots and routes with Frankie Gavin.
BOUGAINVILLEA FROM FIACHNA Ó BRAONÁIN
Fiachna Ó Braonáin has come a long way since his early days coping with the success of the Hothouse Flowers, a band he co-founded with Liam Ó Maonlaí in the 1980s, writes Mark Lysaght.
BÉLA FLECK
Chris Keenan in conversation with the critically acclaimed Béla Fleck for Irish Music Magazine.
BRÍDÍN and THE SALMON’S TALE
Sligo harpist BRÍDÍN is continuing Irish traditional music into the now fourth generation of her family. She recently released her latest single from a forth- coming EP. Grainne McCool brings us BRÍDÍN’S story.
PETER FERGUS McCLELLAND AND THE WAY BACK TO YOU
Peter Fergus McClelland was heading for an overnight camp with his grandchildren as Seán Laffey put in a call to Shoreham–by–Sea.
KERN’S SINGLE HUNGER
Kern is a county Louth based trio : Barry Kieran, Brendan McCreanor and SJ McArdle. Anne Marie Kennedy brings us this interview with Kern.
TRUANTS AND ABSOLUTION FROM CLOVER’S REVENGE
Clover’s Revenge was born on St. Patrick’s Day 2015. Grainne McCool spoke with band members John, Beau and Zach about their past 5 years and the new collection of music.
BORN FROM TRADITION
Mark Lysaght spoke recently to Shane Ó Fearghail for Irish Music Magazine.
2002’s CELTIC FAIRY DREAM
Texas based trio, 2002, is Pamela, Randy and Sarah Copus. Celtic Fairy Dream, their recent recording is a superb suite of meditative music and songs. Anne Marie Kennedy spoke to them about it and their back catalogue of creative, innovative successes.
MIKE FERRY: FROM ULSTER TO APPALACHIA
Virginia based fiddler Mike Ferry talks to Seán Laffey about his new solo fiddle project.
KEVIN HENRY REMEMBERED
An appreciation from Richie Piggott in Chicago.
WOLF & CLOVER and THE SILVAN SESSIONS
Seán Laffey introduces Wolf & Clover.
FESTIVALS
A selection of wonderful Festivals & Summer Schools from Ireland & abroad.
A VIRTUAL IRISH RETREAT IN TEXAS
Retreat Director and founder Ken Fleming spoke with Grainne McCool about the forthcoming autumn retreat and how it would be different this year.
REGULARS
DADGAD GUITAR ACCOMPANIMENT with MJ McMahon
Brought to you in association with the Online Academy of Irish Music (OAIM).
WALTONS TUITION
Another selection of tutorials brought to you in association with Waltons Music. You can now listen to these online at www.waltons.ie
LEGENDS OF IRISH MUSIC
Willie Clancy (1918-1973). An appreciation by Mark Lysaght.
GREAT INFLUENCES ON THE TRADITION
Aidan O’Hara writes about the Oxford scholar and song collector Alexander Martin Freeman (1878-1959).
STORY BEHIND THE SONG
Seán Laffey writes, the ballad Reynardine has most recently been recorded by Shane Ó Fearghail on his CD Born From Tradition.
LIVE REVIEWS
MILWAUKEE IRISH FEST AT HOME
Maryann McTeague Keifer reviews the excellently produced Virtual Festival from CelticMKE.
DERMOT BYRNE & STEVE COONEY IN THE MARKET YARD, CARRICK ON SHANNON
Music Network presented 5 live limited capacity gigs around Ireland on Friday August 14th as part of their “Live and Local” series. Fergal Woods reports for Irish Music Magazine.
BOOK REVIEWS
IRISH MUSIC ON THE SILVER FLUTE
Multi-instrumentalist Philippe Barnes plays with the London based Irish traditional music group Cross-Harbour and the folk band The Wilderness Yet, writes Seán Laffey
MODERN CHORD PROGRESSIONS FOR DADGAD GUITAR
Many guitarists enter the world of Celtic back-up from standard tuning, regarding DADGAD as arcane alchemy. In this book Philippe Barnes has cleared the fog from this tuning. Seán Laffey digests the content.
CD REVIEWS
Another selection of CD Reviews from the International World of Folk and Traditional Music.
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