Irish Music Magazine - September 2002

Ireland

Talent in her Fingertips

John Brophy interviews Zoe Conway on the launch of her new CD, which was produced by Bill Whelan.

Live in Lisdoonvarna

The Kilfenora Céilí Band's latest CD is a first for them, a live recording. As you'd expect it is chock full of reels, jigs, marches and more and their live shows are infused with a life and energy that makes for a rare occasion, writes John O'Regan.

The First Annual Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival

Niall Toners previews history in the making as Longford Town is set to swing to the sound of five strings and tenors, driven by an international cast of clawhammering, frailing, thimble picking renegades.

Stories to Tell

Gary Hastings and Séamus Quinn are both clerics, with long personal histories of playing the traditional music of Fermanagh. Ita Kelly reports.

Dusk till Dawn

Ita Kelly takes a trip to Spiddal to meet Charlie Lennon and Johnny Óg Connolly, who talk about their new album and pay their dues to the Connacht masters of the first half of the twentieth century.

North America

A Lake of Inspiration

Chicago's Liz Carroll has recently released her eagerly awaited new album, "Lake Effect" on Green Linnet records. Our Chicago correspondent Bill Margeson wonders where the inspiration to write twenty-five new traditional tunes comes from.

Europe

Sualtam Breton Irish with a Northern Lilt

Remember the old RTE programme where Barney McKenna and Tony McMahon head off to Brittany for a bit of musical craic? Philippe Cousin reports.

United Kingdom

Battling On!

There have been a few changes to Scotland's Battlefield Band. Alan McIntosh Brown talks to the oldest and newest members.

Return to Camden Town Festival

Jennifer Byrne reports from London on the forthcoming instalment of 'Return to Camden Town Festival'.

Regulars

Tuition Tips From Waltons

Another collection of tunes to play in your kitchen from Walton's world of Music.

Up & Coming Johnny Duhan's Song Tree

The album 'Tree' is a cycle of songs about family life, his own family and like all his work it's highly personal. He takes a typically long time over the songs, this album has been some five years in the distillation, the song comes first he tells Ita Kelly, and his hopes for his offspring are that they'll outlive him by many years.

A Trip to the Toolshed

This month Tom Madden investigates some wind blown weaponry when he discusses whistles and flutes with Mary Bergin and John Skelton.

Story Behind the Tune

John Brophy looks behind a modern song from the prolific pen of Jimmy MacCarthy.

Live Reviews

John O'Regan checks out The Dubliners in Limerick and also catches three days at the Cleveland Ohio Irish festival.

CD Reviews

Another selection of CD reviews brought to you in association with HMV