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Irish Music Magazine - October 2025 Issue
COVER STORY
THE DARK WELL - FROM THE SHADOWS OF TRADITION
Seán Laffey talks to Enda Scahill and Joel Andersson.
FEATURES
SINA THEIL : A STAR SHINING
Sina Theil in conversation with Robert Heuston for Irish Music Magazine.
EMER DUNNE’S FOLK THREADS TOUR ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
Irish folk singer Emer Dunne is about to embark on her first US tour. How is she feeling about the experience this September? asks Gráinne McCool.
JOHN DEW MARCHES ON
Seán Laffey has a WhatsApp call with John Dew, who is a full time bagpipe tutor at the Glasgow Piping Academy.
DIALOGUE - The Flute Music of Markus Tullberg and Andreas Ralsgård
John O’Regan considers, Dialogue, the duet album by Markus Tullberg and Andreas Ralsgård as ground breaking. Two flutes together creating a unique musical crossover.
ONÓIR - A DONEGAL POWERHOUSE
Mark Lysaght spoke with three members of the group: Diarmaid McGee, Tom McHugh and Declan Gaughan recently, to find out more.
CÉCILE DELAGE
Gráinne McCool was delighted to find out more about French Harpist, Canadian based, Cécile Delage and her new album Éclats.
THE REIVER and THE GAEL
A song that tells of coupled connections. Seán Laffey has a late night chat with Randall Stephen Stiofán Hall, illustrator, storyteller, poet and musician.
FESTIVALS
A selection of wonderful Festivals and Summer Schools from Ireland and abroad.
THE 46th CORK FOLK FESTIVAL
Seán Laffey talked to William Hammond about the 46th Cork Folk Festival, which runs from the 2nd to 5th October.
TRADFEST ANNOUCNES FIRST CONCERTS FOR 2026
TradFest will celebrate 21 years as Ireland’s leading Trad and Folk festival next January. And to celebrate they’ve got some of the biggest names in Trad and Folk lined up for 2026.
GALWAY BAY FEIS 2025
Chris Doyle is co-owner with Liam Gibbons of the Galway Bay Irish Pub and the Celtic Music Feis. John O’Regan spoke to him to get some background on this long running annual feis.
ARMAGH’S “WILLIAM KENNEDY WEEKEND”
Seán Laffey in conversation with Ciarán Ó Maoláin. Ciarán is the secretary of Armagh Pipers Club and manages its office in Aonach Mhacha, the city’s cultúrlann.
REGULAR
PIANO ACCORDION PROGRESSIONS with Marie McTeague
Brought to you in association with the Online Academy of Irish Music (OAIM).
THE DUBLIN FUSILIERS
We continue our series of stories, songs and poems titled Let The Memories Be, brought to you by the legend of Irish Music that is Johnny McEvoy.
STORY BEHIND THE SONG
This month Seán Laffey focuses on The Reiver and the Gael, a track from Randall Stephen Hall’s recent 2025 album Wake the Blue Sleeper.
LIVE REVIEWS
BELFAST TRADFEST 2025
Dave McNally reports for Irish Music Magazine.
MEITHEAL 2025
Glór, Ennis, County Clare. Saturday 26th July 2025. Anne Marie Kennedy reports.
DUNGARVAN TUNEFEST 2025
From the Danube to the Colligan, Dungarvan’s TuneFest is a magnet for traditional musicians of all ages. Seán Laffey reports.
CD REVIEWS
Another selection of CD Reviews from the International World of Folk and Traditional Music.
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