A book about the recording of Irish music which raises questions about whether Irish traditional music emanates from a distinctive and stable Irish culture or the extent to which it assimilates new and ‘foreign’ influences…. Continue reading
Posted in February 2013 …
Welcome to the Celtic Club
A warm and hearty welcome since 1887 Continue reading
Luka Bloom
The Kildare native takes the traditions of Irish musical storytelling to heart Continue reading
Finbar Furey
Finbar Furey is touring extensively in Australia, including the Port Fairy Folk Festival in March and April this year. Continue reading
Apology offered to Magdalene Survivors
They were used as unpaid labour under draconian working conditions. Continue reading
Dr Fell, from the Director’s Chair
Bernard Farrell’s much-loved first play, I Do Not Like Thee, Dr Fell, ushers Irish theatre into a new international arena, that of psychotherapy: who is ‘normal’ in this comedy thriller? Continue reading
Ronan Keating: Fires Tour 2013
Both Irishmen consider Australia a second home. Continue reading
Daniel Mannix: His Legacy, 16-17 March 2013
A commemorative conference on Saturday by the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, followed by dinner at Mannix College. Bus tour on Sunday to Raheen and the Good Shepherd Convent in Abbotsford. Continue reading
The Man They Call The Banjo, 6 – 7 March
Waltzing Matilda Musical: The true story. Australia’s greatest love story, Australia’s greatest song in Concert. A staged reading of an amazing story. Continue reading
I Do Not Like Thee, Dr Fell by Bernard Farrell, 22-24 March 2013
Moved reading of ‘I Do Not Like Thee, Dr Fell’ by Bernard Farrell. Continue reading
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