Irish Music Magazine - June 2023 Issue

COVER STORY

IOWA IRISH FEST AUGUST 4th – 6th!
Find out what’s in store at this year’s festival in Downtown Waterloo in our supplement pages.

FEATURES

ANAMNESIS, SEAN-NÓS RECOLLECTIONS WITH SÍLE DENVIR
The leading sean-nós singer, Síle Denvir, shares her thoughts on Ireland’s rich song tradition with Aidan O’Hara.

DEIRA’S NEW DAWN
Seán Laffey talks to Deira’s bouzouki player Gonzalo Llao about the band’s formation and their debut album, Alba.

McDONNELL TRIO : A FAMILY AFFAIR
Philippe Cousin spoke to Simon and Michael McDonnell about their new album A Family Odyssey.

BERNADETTE MORRIS IS GOING TO THE WELL FOR WATER
County Tyrone based Bernadette Morris spoke with Seán Laffey about her new album.

THE RIGHT TIME FOR MARIE DOLAN
Marie Dolan has just released The Right Time – In Am Cuí; it’s her debut CD, a delightful album of songs with exemplary accompanists, writes Anne Marie Kennedy.

CATCHING UP WITH ANDY COONEY
Anita Lock interviews Andy Cooney to discuss his involvement with the East Durham Irish Festival and the 25th annual Cruise of Irish Stars.

A TUNE A DAY WITH COLIN FARRELL
Michael Lange chats with Colin Farrell about two years of tunes for Irish Music Magazine.

PALM BAY FROST
Seán Laffey puts a warm call into a cool trio from Germany, who are creating some exciting new hot Celtic music.

SANDRA JOYCE’S SINCE YOU AND I HAVE BEEN
Love and loss are recurrent themes in many traditional songs, hence the title of the new recording from Sandra Joyce. Here she talks to Seán Laffey, not about loss but about finding songs for the album.

WARD IRISH MUSIC ARCHIVES
Mary Beth McCormack continues our series on the Ward Irish Music archivists, Barry Stapleton and Jeff Ksiazek.

BINNEAS’ FROM COUNTY CLARE – WINNERS SIANSA GAEL LINN 2023
Irish Traditional Music was alive and well in the
National Concert Hall on April 2nd.

ERIN RUTH SLÁINTE FROM SAN FRANCISCO
Erin Ruth Thompson’s self-titled album has been launched in San Francisco and beyond. She spoke to Anne Marie Kennedy about her circuitous route to loving Irish music and song.

RANDALL STEPHEN HALL’S RED MAN RUA
Seán Laffey catches up with Randall Stephen Hall, the East Antrim singer, songwriter, illustrator and all-round champion of the shed.

FESTIVALS

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

NEW STEPS AT BLAS 2023
Seán Laffey talks to the course’s new director Dr Breandán de Gallaí.

MINNESOTA IRISH MUSIC WEEKEND
Gráinne McCool caught up with CIM’s Executive Artistic Director Norah Rendell to find out more.

MOTOR CITY IRISH FEST
Kevin Murphy, Festival Co-chair in conversation with Robert Heuston for Irish Music Magazine.

REGULARS

EASY TUNES WITH CHORDS FOR CONCERTINA with Francis Cunningham
Brought to you in association with the Online Academy of Irish Music (OAIM).

THE LEGENDS SERIES
Chapter 25 : Eileen Ivers. A profile by Mark Lysaght.

THE HISTORY OF IRISH MUSIC
In Part 10 of the current series Aidan O’Hara discusses English Language Songs.

STORY BEHIND THE SONG
Seán Laffey uncovers the roots of The Jolly Thresher that has recently been recorded by Sandra Joyce on her album Since You and I Have Been.

LIVE REVIEWS

CELTIC CONNECTIONS 2023
Fergal Woods reports from Glasgow in the third of a 4-part series for Irish Music Magazine.

Katie Theasby in Concert
A TradFest delight by Frank Greally.

New York’s Tribute to Mick Moloney
Paul Keating reports for Irish Music Magazine.

CD REVIEWS

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

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