www.imro.ie

“Record Companies & Agreements 2009″
Saturday 28th November 2009 // 11.30am - 6.00pm

What does a record company do? What does a recording contract look like?
What’s the future of the recorded music industry in the digital age?
In fact are record companies still really record companies at all?

A MMF training session takes place on Saturday 28th November and will answer
these questions and many more. This session is not to be missed whether
you’re a music manager, self-managed artist or industry watcher.

There will be expert discussion and advice from some of the industry’s most
respected professionals. MMF’s training guru, Stuart Worthington will be
joined by a panel of four varied and experienced industry voices:
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www.musicnetwork.ie

Music Network today announced a host of music luminaries for its 2010 Spring Season spanning a range of music performance styles from traditional Irish, jazz, chamber, classical and baroque. The Spring 2010 Season features five nationwide tours by an outstanding roster of Irish
and international artists, as well as a one day celebration of music in all its forms called love:live music (Friday 16th April). Music Network tours provide a fantastic opportunity to experience the very best in international chamber, traditional and world music in venues throughout Ireland at affordable prices. Music Network tours are funded by the Arts Council and are presented in association with The Irish Times and RTÉ lyric fm.
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Wednesday November 18th
From Jackie Moran
Liz Carroll’s father Kevin passed away last night. Kevin was born near Tullamore in County Offaly and was an accordion player who favoured to old style push and draw method, he played.

The wake is tentative at Sheey’s on 79th Street this Friday the 20th. a . C#D instrument.
Her grandfather on her mother’s side was a fiddler while her father, Kevin, played the. We will try and get more information out as we receive it.
We would like to pass on our condolences to the family. You may do so also by sending a message of sympathy to Liz Carroll at http://www.lizcarroll.com/html/email.htm

www.comhaltas.ie

Comhaltas group to perform in Moscow alongside Russian musicians to mark the beginning of a long partnership between CCÉ and Russian lovers of Irish culture and traditional music

On 26th November a group of Comhaltas musicians lead by the well known singer Seán Ó Sé will make a trip to Moscow for two days as part of a relationship building project between Ireland and Russia. During this time they will perform as part of a concert in the Central Hall of Artists alongside Russian musicians and dancers of two generations.
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www.fidilmusic.com www.musicnetwork.ie

FIDIL RELEASE DEBUT CD, ‘3’ UNDER MUSIC NETWORK’S
YOUNG MUSICWIDE SCHEME

“…with one ear cocked carefully to the past and the other trained meticulously on the present, they take tunes long weathered by tradition and infuse
them with a passion and vitality that’s all their own”.
Siobhán Long

Music Network proudly announces the release of ‘3’, the debut CD from the outstanding Donegal fiddle trio, FIDIL. Described as, “Stunning” (Rod Stradling)
and “Mind-blowing” (allcelticmusic.com), the award winning trio are three of Donegal’s finest young musicians: Ciarán Ó Maonaigh, Aidan O’Donnell and Damien
McGeehan, each recognised for their virtuosic technique as well as their inventive yet authentic approach to music.
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www.johnwhelanmusic.com/biography.html

The youthful button accordion player hit 50 in 2009 and next year will see him reach his 40th year playing traditional Irish music. Yes he started young. The all Ireland winner , born in Dunstable UK in 1959 now plays his music in Connecticut USA. He writes to tell us:

I am booking my tours for 2010 right now if anyone has some interest let me know. This is my 40th year in the music business so I am very excited. It would be great to see as many of you as possible through the next year. I will be updating my website and tour calendar shortly. Thanks for your continued support and expression of love.”

His first album made when he was only 14, and named in honour of his father Dennis, is called “Pride of Wexford” and it is still in print 36 years later.

www.musicnetwork.ie

On Tour: Wednesday 13th January – Saturday 23rd January 2010
Susan McKeown, voice
Paddy O’Brien, accordion
Cillian Vallely, Uilleann pipes, low whistle
Aidan Brennan, guitar

“The music. Button box wizard Paddy O’Brien gets it. Really gets it.”
Irish Music Magazine

“A singer of passion, grace and striking presence; she seems to personify both past and present.” Irish Examiner on Susan McKeown
“Music that lives and breathes in the wider world.” Q MAGAZINE
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www.myspace.com/josephinemulvenna

IMM correspondent, Josephine Mulvenna will be presenting another series of Celtic Bridge in 2010 and her winter schedule sees the show run from for 8-9 AM on Sundays on Six FM and Q101.2 FM also on line www.sixfm.co.uk or www.q101west.fm, this is not archived, so you’ll have to be listening to it as you make your breakfast. You can contact Josephine with requests, or maybe you’d like to send her a CD for some Airtime, by contacting her via her Myspace web pages at the following address: www.myspace.com/josephinemulvenna

www.hannekecassel.com

Anneke Cassel’s latest release, For Reasons Unseen (November 2009) features an all-star cast of musicians, including: Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas, Rushad Eggleston, Casey Driessen, Brittany Haas, Ryan and Cali McKasson, Keith Murphy, and Aoife O’Donovan. Influences from Scotland to China, along with grooves and musical innovations from the hip Boston bluegrass/Americana scene, fuse together to create a uniquely American approach to Scottish music. She creates sounds on the cutting edge of acoustic music, while retaining the integrity and soul of the Scottish tradition.

Visit www.hannekecassel.com for information about the new album, For Reasons Unseen.

www.tombyrneonline.com

A virtuoso on diatonic and chromatic harmonicas, Tom’s extraordinary talent is the product of a lifetime’s passion for music. Tom’s musical ideas and personality soar through the medium of the harmonica as he redefines the possibilities of trad music on the instrument. His debut album features Paul O’Driscoll, Carl Hession and Frankie Gavin. The album can be ordered as a download for €6.99 directly from Tom’s website.