Working through Irish-music tune-names for an article in the 3rd edition of Companion to Irish Traditional Music, Fintan Valelly was time-travelled back to the 1800s, conjured by those melodic ‘handles’ into a heaving landscape of people, lives, places and the everyday. Continue reading
A new musical play by Felix Meagher Continue reading
A book book devoted to Phil Coulter’s musical career Continue reading
Nature of Event: Jacqui Rutten, following her recent research and composition residency in County Armagh at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, will give a talk at the Belgrave Library about her experience in composing and singing classical, Celtic and improvised vocal music and will explore how song connects with nature. When: Saturday 21 March at 11am. Where: … Continue reading
St Patrick’s Day at the Seafarer’s Mission. Continue reading
A secret love story Continue reading
Barry Versus Kelly is unabashedly and unashamedly partisan show, which tells a very familiar story in quirky ways that are always entertaining. Continue reading
Readings, music, Irish literature more generally, and eating and drinking – Bloomsday at the Queensland Irish Association in Brisbane. Continue reading
When angry local men turned up with brickbats at an Irish concert. Continue reading
Catherine Fitzpatrick, a convict’s wife, conductor of the first choir of an infant colony. Continue reading
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