Irish Music Magazine - June 2004

Ireland

Nollaig Casey

Ita Kelly in conversation with Nollaig Casey on the release of her new album 'The Music of What Happened'.

Christy Moore, It's all in the box

Christy Moore is the "scruffy, vest wearing Irishman who according to Mark J Prendergast, music writer in The Complete Guide to Celtic Music, 'changed the entire history of Irish traditional music." Nicky Rossiter outlines a forty-year career in Folk Music.

Saved by the Sea

The sea has been a constant in Seán Tyrrell's life since his childhood days growing up at Palmyra Park, Galway. The space between the tide marks literally saved him and his music as he tells Frank Greally.

I am Kerry

Three short words sum up the man and the music, Tim Dennehy talks to Ita Kelly about leaving Kerry, finding the poetry of Sigerson Clifford in Dublin and his return to the West Coast of Ireland.

Lucky Lady

Two years ago she was quietly sitting next to our editor on a flight to Canada. Now Pauline Scanlon has an album of her own and a blossoming career, which she tells John Brophy is all about being in the right place at the right time.

North America

Far Off Future

Singer Heidi Talbot has found her stride with her new CD Distant Future. In between gigs, weddings and other plans for the future, she found a few minutes to talk to Helene Northway about sad songs, songwriting and perseverance.

bOhola

Spell their name with a small B is the message they told Bill Margeson our Chicago correspondent who was there on launch night when the foursome unveiled their latest Shanachie Recording.

The Fenians

John O'Regan gets to grips with a blast of Celtic Rock from Southern California.

United Kingdom

Behind the Language

We take a look at another kind of Celtic Music with this dip into the cultural shades and shapes of Wales. It's not all-Male Voice Choirs and harp players and like Irish traditional music it's the subtleties that make it special.

Regulars

The Launch Pad. A Limerick Lover's Legacy

One venue, two launches, John O'Regan samples the contrasts in Dolan's warehouse.

Up & Coming

Musical brothers of immense natural talent, is how John O'Regan enthusiastically sums up Hugh and Colm Healy when he interviewed them about their own echoes of youth approach to album making.

Story Behind the Tunes

Ally Somers-Smith has an encounter with the Boss. A lost musical way of life is recalled in a new book from County Cork.

Live Reviews

Phil Gaston reports from the 3rd Annual Corofin Festival in West Clare.

CD Reviews

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