Irish Music Magazine - September 2009

COVER STORY

SLIGO LIVE 2009

The 5th Sligo Live Festival takes place over the October Bank Holiday Weekend.

FEATURES

NOT ASHAMED OF A NAKED VOICE
Maura O’Connell gets vocally naked with some famous friends and talks to Helene Dunbar about why singers should get more credit.

LIKE THE WIND
“Day Job safety versus On-the-Road ‘buzz’.” Aidan O’Hara talks to Roscommon flute player John Wynne about himself and music.

BUILLE ARE BOILING AGAIN
Plunkett O’Brien talks to Niall Vallely about composing new music for the concertina and his band Buille.

HOME TRUTHS ON THE DOUBLE
Edinburgh based musician, Aaron Jones, comes from the best of Irish stock, exuding tradition and all things Celtic on his new album Until the Cows Come Home.

CHERISH THE TIMES
Cherish the Ladies is about to celebrate their 25th anniversary, writes Helene Dunbar.

MORGA
Derek Copley meets Danny Diamond, fiddler with Mórga, a band that has deliberately set out to re-make the classic sound of 70’s trad music.

FESTIVALS

Our monthly update on Festivals and Summer Schools from Ireland, UK, Europe and North America.

REGULARS

UP & COMING - STEPH GEREMIA
Phil Gaston learns of a musical road from New York to Sligo.

LAUNCH PAD
The Balor Arts Centre, Ballybofey, Co. Donegal, 23rd April, 2009

TUNE STORY – I’SE THE B’Y
Aidan O’Hara gets to grips with one of Newfoundland’s most famous songs.

LIVE REVIEWS

DERVISH WITH LÍADAN
London Irish Centre, February 1st, 2009

CD REVIEWS

Another selection of CD Reviews from the International World of Folk and Traditional Music.

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