Irish Music Magazine - January/February 2012

FEATURES

STORIES FROM THE STEEPLES

Conor O’Hara chats with Mary Black to discuss her new album.

FINBAR FUREY

Eileen McCabe meets Finbar Furey, who she says is a man with a magnetic memory.

PAUL BYROM

Gwen Orel reports on the Irish tenor, Paul Byrom who has made a home for himself in New York.

LONG TIME COURTING

Gwen Orel gets a lesson in girl power, trad style from Shannon Heaton.

FIDIL

Bill Margeson talks to the Fidil boys who have released their new album.

GAVIN WHELAN

Although Gavin Whelan’s latest production is entitled, and focused around, his Homelands, he tells Derek Copley that he is not closing his borders just yet.

COLM GANNON & JESSE SMITH

Colm Gannon has released a new album with Jesse Smith. John Brophy reports.

DAMIEN O’KANE

Damien O’Kane chats with Derek Copley about his new album, the banjo and some exciting projects for 2012.

PETER BAXTER

Martin Roddy discovered that Peter Baxter has one of those peripatetic backgrounds that make for an interesting interview.

THE FABULOUS BONKER BOYS

John Brophy crosses the Shannon to meet the Fabulous Bonker Boys.

FESTIVALS

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

THE GATHERING fESTIVAL 2012

The Gathering Festival returns to the Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney from February 22nd – 26th, 2012.

TEMPLE BAR TRAD FESTIVAL 2012

The Festival now in its 7th year has become a firm fixture on the festival calendar with ever gaining appeal both nationally and internationally.

REGULARS

UP & COMING – KAVAN DONOHUE

Harper and uilleann piper, Kavan Donohoe talks to Aidan O’Hara about his music, and his new CD, Kavan from Cavan.

UP & COMING – KATHLEEN GOREY – McSorley

Séamus Bellamy chats with New Brunswick Fiddler, Kathleen Gorey-McSorley.

UP & COMING – DELUCES PATENT

Seán Laffey travelled to Dingle last Summer as the debut album from Deluce’s Patent was getting its first local airing at O’Sullivan’s Court House Bar.

LIVE REVIEWS

MACALLA Na hÉireann

Clasác Theatre, Clontarf, Dublin, October 29th, 2011.

THE ALAN KELLY GANG

The Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co. Mayo.

CD REVIEWS

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

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