Irish Music Magazine - April 1999

Ireland

Eist (Songs in their native language)

Jim Kelly catches up with Joe O'Reilly of Dara Redcords and Dick Doyle, two men instrumental in the Eist project which has just been released in Irish Language in association with Bord na Gaeilge.

A Century of Irish Traditional Music

A new series of articles to bring us to the year 2000. Each month we will look back at some of the traditional highlights of the 20th century. In part 1, Earle Hitchner traces the fortunes of Irish Music in America.

Tradition to the fore

Sean Laffey brings us the background on the fore front team, a father and son combination who are bringing quality traditional music to the mass media.

New Year in Dunlewy

Cindy Reich travels to Donegal to pay tribute to the late Frankie Kennedy at the annual winter school in his honour.

North America

Pushing all the right buttons

Earle Hitchner meets John Whelan who has gone back to his roots in his latest traditional offering on the Narada Label

Sunrush

John O'Regan follows a trail of accolades to Kansas City where he finds an Irish band with American flair

Irish finger style guitar

Arte Edelstein takes a comprehensive look at some of the excellent recordings of the Irish finger style guitar.

Europe

New directions on the old ground

John O'Regan talks to the exiled combination of Irish and Scots in the form of Belgian based group Shantalla.

The Lower the goat the deeper the drum

Sean Laffey uncovered Hiberno-Austrian connections when he met Norbert Eckermann, Austria's only full time professional bodhrán maker.

Scotland

In a special 20 page supplement placing the spotlight on Scotland, Steve McGrail and Alan McIntosh Brown take an indepth look on the current happenings within the Scottish Music Industry featuring:

  • Karen Matheson (Capercaillie)
  • Boys of the Lough
  • Transatlantic Sessions
  • Culburnie Records
  • Song Hunter - Voices of the Highlands
  • KRL - Monarch of the Glens
  • Robin Morton (Temple Records)

Live Reviews

  • Music Network at Dublin Castle featuring Michael McGoldrick, Karen Casey and Alan Kelly and more.
  • The Furey's live at Temple Bar Music Centre

CD Reviews

  • Another 4 page selection of CD offerings brought to you in association with Virgin Megastore.

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