www.musicnetwork.ie
The Music Network/Arts Council Music Recording Scheme is funded by the Arts Council and managed by Music Network in lieu of the Arts Council’s own Music Recording Scheme. The scheme will provide support for professional performers and composers in Ireland through awarding funding for music recording. A total award fund of €71,500 is available in 2007 and awards of up to €10,000 will be made.
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Roscommon Arts Centre, in conjunction with the Roscommon trad forum, announced the re-launch of a series of the best of trad/folk gigs each month from September under the title, “The Reel Thing.” Thursday, September 6th saw the launch of the gigs, and headlining that night were Tony McMahon and Steve Cooney, supported by John Wynne/John McEvoy (Pride of the West). The Alan Kelly quartet (Alan, Arty McGlynn, John Kelly, Tola Custy) will headline in October, followed in November by Máire Ní Chasadaigh and Chris Newman, ably supported by The South Roscommon singers.
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Music/Dance Diploma in Ballinamore (the North West)
www.shaylyn.net
It has taken some time to establish, but students can now apply to do the first year of the BA in Music & Dance from the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick in The Shaylyn Centre, Ballinamore, Co Leitrim. This first year is equivalent to a FETAC Level 6 Diploma. Importantly the course is also an Access Programme that will allow qualifying students apply to join in at the second year of the BA, Degree in Limerick.
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Web: http://homepage.eircom.net/~tradsing
Exciting times are ahead for Sligo Traditional Singing Circle because, with the kind assistance from both The Arts Council and Sligo Arts, they will host a weekend of traditional singing in Sligo from the 28th to the 30th of September of this year.
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www.musicnetwork.ie
Music Network announced an impressive line-up of musicians drawing on musical traditions from the Baltic and the Balkans to Brittany and beyond for its 2007 Autumn Season. The latest season provides a wonderful opportunity to see some of the world’s foremost traditional music ensembles at very affordable prices in venues around Ireland. Music Network is revenue-funded by the Arts Council and the tours are presented in association with The Irish Times and RTÉ Lyric FM.
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www.zoeconway.com
Following the success of their last sell-out Irish tour, Zoë Conway and John McIntyre are now embarking on a nationwide autumn tour. Zoë has been touring with guitarist, John McIntyre for the past year and the duo has received a tremendous response from audiences across Europe. John is a member of the well-known rock band, The Revs. Alongside his ‘rock n roll’ playing, John has a strong background in Irish Traditional music and has also studied classical guitar. As a result, he is increasingly in demand for guitar master classes and workshops. John is currently recording a solo album, due for European release next year.
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www.celtic-colours.com
This year’s Celtic Colours International Festival will open on October 5th, at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre Arena, with the world-renowned group The Chieftains and close nine days later, at the Big Fiddle in Sydney, with a special tribute celebrating 20 years of the Barra MacNeils. The festival continues to grow and this year will feature 45 performances, over 200 education presentations, dinners, dances, guided walks and a visual art series.
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Cork institution, Jimmy Crowley has set up a base just North of Tampa, Florida to concentrate his career on the Irish-American folk circuit. Residents of Jackson County will be able to see the balladeer perform on September 15th in the 1,000-seat auditorium in William Chrisman High School when the local Lions Club presents “Emerald Autumn,” a benefit concert with Jimmy Crowley, The Kelihans, Bob Reeder and Pipes and Drums of Ararat Shrine. “Help us help the Blind” is the theme of the concert, which the Irish Music Association is co-producing. Lions members, Lance Garnish and Jan Ferguson are co-chairing the event, which they hope will raise $10,000 or more for such Lions-sponsored projects as recycling eyeglasses, lazy-eye screenings, diabetes screening and other vision-related projects.

www.gerryoconnor.net
The popular County Louth fiddler will tour Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, also Luxembourg and Denmark this autumn. He will be on the Pure Irish Drops tour from the 26th of September until the 21st of October. The travelling festival is to be called “The Music and Song of South Ulster,” and Gerry will perform with Garbriel McArdle (Songs, Concertina, Whistle) and Martin Quinn (Accordion). Tour dates are as follows:

www.celticwoman.com
It is due to the unforeseen circumstances, that Celtic Woman have had to postpone their upcoming autumn European and UK tours tour. Tickets for the UK shows will be refunded at point of purchase. Celtic Woman, in postponing their European tour, tell us that it is to be rescheduled for January next year. Dates will be announced shortly. Tickets for the European dates will be valid for the rescheduled shows, or can be refunded at the point of purchase.