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Ireland’s Eurosong 2014: you couldn’t make it up!
This year’s Irish selection process for Eurovision has been widely hailed as one of the more bizarre and memorable…. Continue reading
George Donaldson R.I.P.
Donaldson joined Celtic Thunder in 2007 and was an original member of the internationally successful group.
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Death of a Pogue
In August he described himself as ‘gay, Irish, Catholic, alcoholic Pogue… about to die from cancer.’ Continue reading
Who created the nocturne? Is it Polish or Irish?
I wish to establish, once and for all, the right of John Field to be credited with the invention and naming of the nocturne. Continue reading
The Man They Call The Banjo
Interest in new performances of The Man They Call the Banjo has been coming in from all over the country, Continue reading
Standing ovations for Banjo 1, 2, 3 !
Workshopping the new musical based about the making of ‘Waltzing Matilda’ in country Victoria… Continue reading
Recording and Creating Irish Musical Identities
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
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