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on the flute in the early 1960s and played full time in the 1970s and ‘80s, in the US, Scotland and England. He compiled the first Irish-music tutor for flute in 1986 and later studied ethnomusicology at Queens University Belfast, became The Irish Times‘ Traditional music correspondent and reviewer from 1994-2000 and was columnist in that field with The Sunday Tribune 1996-2002.
Nicholas Carolan launching the book
the Arts Council of Ireland and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and from almost every traditional music organisation in the country. Many contributors were present, as were guests from the music, arts and media world and a veritable who’s who of Irish musicians.
The editor, Fintan Vallely, is a musician, writer, lecturer and researcher on Traditional music. He began to play Traditional music
There is a ‘companion’ website which has been vital to the production of the Companion and which ultimately will lead to full and efficient use of the publication’s information. It is difficult to overestimate the enormity of achievement in this publication, not only for its content but for the vital culture which it has drawn from. It is hard to imagine such a book coming out of any other country at this time. Ireland is showing the way – again.
www.companion.ie
Traditional Musicians Get Festive in aid of Highland Hospice
The Highland Hospice, in the Highlands of Scotland, covers an area of 10,000 square miles, and relies on the support of the community to survive. Some of Scotland’s foremost traditional musicians have come together with Eyeline Media and MG Alba to produce this CD, the proceeds of which will go to the hospice. Brìgh na Nollaig, which translates as Essence of Christmas, contains a selection of Gaelic carols and festive tunes, with artists such as Julie Fowlis, Kathleen MacInnes, Bruce MacGregor, James Graham, Margaret Stewart and more contributing to the mix.
Some of the carols and tunes will be recognizable to all – such as Ainglean Chuala Sinn Gu
h- Ard (Angels We Have Heard On High) which features some congregational-style singing; a beautiful Fada Cian Ann An Staball (Away In A Manger) sung by Kathleen MacInnes, and also the traditional tune Christmas Eve, ably played by Bruce MacGregor and the Caledonian Canal Ceilidh Trail. Other tracks are not so widely known, but have a festive feel nonetheless. Every purchase of this CD will help to ensure the ongoing work of the hospice, and the music is good. So if you fancy something other than Band Aid or Bing Crosby this Christmas, maybe you should give it a try!
Available from
www.highlandhospice.org and
www.livingtradition.co.uk
No Music Due To Folk Week
Spotted at The Board Inn in Whitby during this year’s Folk Week! Thanks to Neil Brookes for sharing the photo.
From June 27th – July 1st 2012 the North Atlantic Fiddle Convention (NAFCo) will visit the island of Ireland for the first time. Derry/Londonderry and Donegal will welcome hundreds of participants and thousands of visitors to celebrate traditional fiddle music and dance from all around the North Atlantic seaboard, from Canada and the United States to the Shetland Islands and from Ireland and Scotland across to the Nordic countries. Over 200 individual events will take place throughout Derry City and across Co. Donegal over a 5 day period including:
Concerts • Workshops & Masterclasses • International Ceil International Youth Fiddle Camp • Session Trail • Exhibitions Trade Fair • Films • Academic Conferences and more
The Chieftains • String Sisters • Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill Four Men and a Dog • Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas • Fidil Lau • Troy MacGillivray, Shane Cook & Jake Charron (Canada) Chris Stout • Breandan de Gallai • Blazing Bows • Cathal Hayden Majorstuen (Norway) • Nic Gareiss (USA) • Paul Anderson Fiolministeriet (Denmark) • Nancy Kerr & James Fagan See website for regular updates
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