Irish Music Magazine - March 2003

Ireland

Barking? Maybe?

John Brophy says that Four Man and a Dog's good time enjoyable music needs very little translation, but it does need to be played now and again. So after five year's "doing other things" the lads are back, with a new CD and they are up for a bit of Irish Touring.

It's all Out of his Head

Sean Laffey catches up with a very busy Kieran Goss during the promotional tour of his retrospective collection "Out Of My Head ... The Best Of Kieran Goss".

A full charge in the Battery

Sean Walsh talks to Peter Neary of the much-travelled Bofield Ceìlì Band.

Music on the Edge from Cran

The sound of mixed men's voices is now almost unknown in either pop of traditional music, but Cran are one of the rare exceptions. "We're the antidote to Irish boy bands," Sean Corcoran tells John Brophy.

North America

Photos to Send, Notes to the Heart

Photos to Send is a moving, new film about rural Irish life and traditions, which has been winning competitions since its first victory at The Galway Film Fleadh in 2001.
Tom Clancy reports...

Robbie in Retrospect

Irish Music's New York correspondent, Dan Milner has a quick fire question and answer session with Robbie O'Connell, the main subject cuts in straight away, songs, ancient and modern, Irish and otherwise, but it's always been the songs.

United Kingdom

Nothing Lost on this Box Player

Luke Daniels in conversation with John O'Regan about his forthcoming London Festival Hall appearance.

Europe

Music from the High Atlantic

'The Celtic Connection - An Irish Collection' is a rarity on the music landscape, grounded as it is in genuine friendship and love for Irish music. Dietmar Haslinger talks to our Galway correspondent, Ita Kelly about the success of Irish Music in Austria.

Regulars

Story Behind the Song - Castle Garden

Dan Milner finds hallowed ground for 19th Century Irish emigrants beneath Manhattan's skyscrapers.

Up and Coming

Jesse Smith

Jesse believes that the music today is connected strongly with the past, his own music certainly, although as he tells Ita Kelly music at school "was mostly classical Music".

Live Reviews

Keelwest

John Brophy finds the pure drop still comes from the Navan Road, when he attends a trad night to remember in Gardner Street.

Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival

27th - 29th September, 2002 marked the launch of the first annual Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival. Sean Laffey reports.

CD Reviews

Another selection of CD Reviews to commence an exciting traditional year ahead.