JMI: The Journal of Music in Ireland

[Journal of Music in Irela]

The March-April issue of JMI: The Journal of Music in Ireland is now available...

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JMI MARCH–APRIL 2006

Not Icons but Jewels: Music and Loss in England
Chris Wood
Currently experiencing an upsurge in the popularity of its folk music – termed ‘the second folk revival’ – English society is at the same time attempting to address the issue of national identity. Chris Wood – pioneering singer, fiddle-player and composer, who this year was nominated for four BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, including folk singer of the year – is musically at the very heart of what is taking place in English folk music at present. Here, he provides his personal view of English society today and the untapped potential of its traditional music.

A Tradition Flowering
Niall Keegan
Niall Keegan finds a tradition in the midst of a flowering in a new Come West Along the Road DVD of traditional music from the 1960s, 70s and 80s.

Cultúr Bógus na Tíre Seo
Breandán Ó hEaghra
The aspects of Irish culture the 1916 rebels had in mind are on the periphery. Most Irish people today watch English soaps, read English newspapers, listen to English music, follow English football, and look to English celebrities. Is the idea of Irish culture we promote abroad therefore ‘bogus’?

New Work Notes: When Form was Blown Open
John McLachlan
The Sligo New Music Festival, Luigi Nono & Morton Feldman, and the Dublin Guitar Quartet

Traditional Music: Glimpses of the Fuller Picture
Dermot McLaughlin
Reviews of 'Serenade' by Mick McAuley and Winifred Horan, and Paul Dooley's 'Music from the Robert ap Huw Manuscript'

Book Review: ‘Octets have a habit of growing into symphony orchestras’
Barra Boydell
Barra Boydell discusses Richard Pine’s new book, ‘Music and Broadcasting in Ireland’

The Sound of Discovery
Barra Ó Séaghdha
Sometimes the most profound listening experiences occur when you least expect it – and leave one wondering if such eureka moments can ever be repeated. Visiting the Festival de Jazz et de Free Music in Mulhouse, France on a whim in 2004, and returning in 2005, Barra O Seaghdha discovered that they can.

Live Reviews
Horizons: Elaine Agnew
Tudo Bem
Horizons: Roger Doyle
Temple Bar Trad
Remote Viewing Workshop No. 9
Horizons: Kevin Volans
Mike Nielsen & Louis Winsberg

Recent Publications
CDs, DVDs, books, articles, periodicals and scores

March-April Music Guide
Concerts, Festivals, Traditional Music Sessions, Open Mic Jazz, Talks & Seminars

Images from the Archive
Traditional singer and songmaker Eddie Butcher (1900-80) from Magilligan, north Co. Derry, singing at Feile na Boinne, Drogheda, 1977

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