Irish Music Magazine - April 2019 issue

COVER STORY

RUNA ARE ON SONG WITH THE ERRANT NIGHT

Seán Laffey is in conversation with Shannon Lambert-Ryan of the band RUNA. It had been a while since we last talked, so I asked how things had been?

FEATURES

A LIFE TIME OF SONGS IN A LIFETIME OF HAPPINESS
Mark Lysaght chats to Daoirí Farrell to discuss his new album..

RAISING THE MUSICAL ANCHOR AGAIN
“There are moments when Flook are playing that we kind of just dissolve into it; we’re not playing the music, it’s playing us,” Brian Finnegan tells Eileen McCabe.

BOTH SIDES NOW FROM THE KILFENORA CÉILÍ BAND
The renowned Kilfenora Céilí Band goes from strength to strength, writes Anne Marie Kennedy.

BELFAST TO SHINE THIS SUMMER AS BELFAST TRADFEST TAKES CENTRE STAGE
Now in its third year, Belfast Summer School of Traditional Music is set to continue growing and has rebranded as Belfast Tradfest, writes Grainne McCool.

AT OUR NEXT MEETING
Seán Laffey talks to Hanz Araki about songs, music and hirsute amphibians.

THE ROAD ACROSS THE HILLS
Composer and Fiddle Player Gráinne Brady talks to Deirdre Cronin about her new concept album The Road Across the Hills, sound-tracking the prose and poetry of Patrick MacGill, casting musical light on the hard paths of the past.

A FOOT TAPPING TOUR IN MAY
From the 1st to the 10th May, Music Network will tour Ireland with the Quebec trio De Temps Antan. Seán Laffey dusts off his patois and asks David Boulanger of the group some key questions.

GRÁINNE’S PURPLE PATCH
Gráinne McCool talks to Belfast musician and songwriter Gráinne Holland, who has recently released the first album of her own original songs.

MARCH OF A MYSTIC PEOPLE
The Armagh Rhymers Demystify the Lambeg Drum with Cross-Community Ritual, writes Caroline Tatem for Irish Music Magazine.

RED HOT BAGROCK
Seán Laffey talks to Willie Armstrong of the Scottish Band The Red Hot Chilli Pipers.

FESTIVALS

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

REGULARS

STORIES FROM IRISH AMERICA
Reidin O’Flynn chats with Myron Bretholz.

LEGENDS OF IRISH MUSIC
A reflection of the late Sliabh Luachra musician, Johnny O’Leary by Mark Lysaght.

GREAT INFLUENCES ON THE TRADITION
Aidan O’Hara reflects on the significant contribution to the Irish Music Tradition of Canon James Goodman.

MUSIC TUITION – NEWLY REVAMPED FLUTE BASICS COURSE
with Steph Geremia
Brought to you in association with the Online Academy of Irish Music (OAIM).

STORY BEHIND THE SONG – BOUND AGAIN FOR GREENLAND
This is one of the songs featured on the new album The Errant Night by RUNA, writes Seán Laffey

BOOK REVIEWS

THE VOYAGE BY JOHNNY DUHAN
Book Review by Frank Greally for Irish Music Magazine.

LIVE REVIEWS

SHANNONSIDE WINTER FESTIVAL 2019
Seán Laffey provides a January experience from the Mid West.

TRADFEST 2019
Trad Gala Concert, Dublin Castle
Saturday 26th January. Danú, Green Fields of America and The Mike McGoldrick Trio. Deirdre Cronin reports.

CD REVIEWS

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

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