Irish Music Magazine - April 2018 issue

COVER STORY

THE NEXT CHAPTER FROM CONNLA
Northern Ireland’s Connla have released their third CD, The Next Chapter. Bill Margeson finds out all about it.

FEATURES

ALTAN’S GAP OF DREAMS
Grainne McCool talks to Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh of Altan.

TUESDAYS WITH PAUL
Aidan O’ Hara chats to Charlie McGettigan about his new CD, Tuesdays With Paul.

THE DUBLIN LEGENDS
Mark Lysaght in conversation with Paul Watchorn of The Dublin Legends.

ONE FOR THE FOXES
Joanna Hyde and Tadhg Ó Meachair’s One for the Foxes is an intriguing title for a debut album, and contains the harvest of a transatlantic musical and personal relationship in full flourish. John O’Regan reports.

NIAMH VARIAN–BARRY TAKES FLIGHT
Anne Marie Kennedy talks to Niamh Varian-Barry who has released a new album.

TUPELO’S HEART’S BLOODLINE
Derek Copley interviews the alt-folk duo Tupelo from Dublin.

AN CHOILL UAIGNEACH – TUNES FROM THE LONESOME FOREST
Donegal musician Theresa Kavanagh has played music around the world for many years, capturing the hearts of many with her exquisite fiddle playing. She talks here with Grainne McCool for this IMM exclusive interview.

SOME OTHER LAND
Seán Laffey catches up with Scottish fiddler Adam Sutherland about the new album Some Other Land.

WE ARE THE WILDLIFE
Singer and harpist Brona McVittie is in conversation with Deirdre Cronin about her solo debut CD We Are the Wildlife.

MUSIC NETWORK’S MAY TOUR
Seán Laffey talks to Heidi Talbot, Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich and Paul Meehan about the forthcoming Music Network tour.

ELBOW ROOM
“For me, the fiddle is the ultimate instrument!” Danny Diamond tells Derek Copley, with a humble apology extended to those who hold such reverence for other instruments.

DÁIRE MULHERN
Seán Laffey catches up with Dáire Mulhern to discuss his recently launched album.

DECLAN FOLAN
Grainne McCool heads to Sligo where she catches up with Declan Folan; she says their meeting was a lesson in music all by itself.

EVENT HORIZON
Géza Frank and Jean Damei talk to Seán Laffey about their new cosmologically inspired album.

FESTIVALS

FLEADH NUA IN THE GREATEST FLEADH TOWN
Following on from the great successes of Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2016 and 2017, Ennis, the greatest Fleadh town in Ireland will once again be a vibrant and musical place this May with Fleadh Nua in full swing.

FESTIVALS
A selection of wonderful Festivals and Summer Schools from Ireland and abroad.

BLAS INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL OF IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND DANCE 2018
One of the key events on the Irish Music calendar each year is Blas which runs from June 25th to July 6th at the University of Limerick.

DUBLIN IRISH FESTIVAL 2018
We continue our countdown to what promises to be one of the great Festivals this year and will run from August 3rd-5th.

REGULARS

STORIES FROM IRISH AMERICA
From Lough Erne to Chicago - Reidin O’Flynn is in conversation with Laurence Nugent.

LEGENDS OF IRISH MUSIC
An appreciation of the late Ciarán Bourke of The Dubliners by Mark Lysaght.

GREAT INFLUENCES ON THE TRADITION
Aidan O’ Hara provides the background on the remarkable man, Chief O’ Neill, whose contribution to the Tradition was immense.

TUITION
Another selection of tutorials brought to you in association with Waltons Music. You can now listen to these tunes on-line at www.waltonsmusic.com

MUSIC TUITION
Brought to you in association with the Online Academy of Irish Music (OAIM). This month features Concertina Progressions with Liam O’Brien.

TUNE STORY – PREAB SAN ÓL
In the early 1960s, guitar and whistle player Ciarán Bourke introduced this Macaronic song to The Dubliners, writes Seán Laffey.

LIVE REVIEWS

RAW BAR COLLECTIVE
Glór, Ennis, County Clare, Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, August 19th, 2017.
Seán Laffey reports.

CD REVIEWS

Another selection of CD Reviews from the International World of Folk and Traditional Music.

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