Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh & Irish Chamber Orchestra: Róisín Reimagined – Surprises from the past
A revelatory collection and a high-water mark for a singer with a fathoms-deep voice
Éilís Kennedy: So Ends This Day review – Fascinating look at life on the high seas
The west Kerry musician marks herself out as a songwriter and singer of deep humanity
Shaun Davey: ‘I got to know where the sweet spot is on the uilleann pipes’
The 70-year-old composer prepares for a performance to celebrate his ground-breaking orchestral work The Brendan Voyage
Flawless master of uilleann pipes who left priceless legacy
Liam O’Flynn obituary: born – September 15th, 1945; died – March 14th, 2018
Master and patron: traditional music loses two pivotal figures
Liam O’Flynn and Garech de Brún enriched and strengthened our musical tradition
President pays tribute to master uilleann piper Liam O’Flynn
Michael D Higgins: musician ‘will be remembered for his performances and recordings’
Liam O’Flynn left ‘a perfect legacy for generations of musicians’
The Kildare-born musician began on the uilleann pipes under the great Leo Rowsome
Locals need not apply: a planning problem in west Kerry
Natives say they cannot build houses in their own county, as tourism comes first
Writers’ view of Rising far from rose-tinted
Ever since the seismic events of 1916 Irish artists have taken a nuanced view of events
RTÉ takes a fresh approach to new music
Can the Music of Our Time series at the NCH remedy the weaknesses of the national broadcaster’s long-standing approach to new music?
Premiere of choral work with 1,000 voices at Rising commemoration
Paul Muldoon lyrics criticise many aspects of Irish society such as ‘gombeen financiers’
Paul Muldoon: ‘Pearse and his fellow rebels were not terrorists’
When asked to write the text for a choral piece for the centenary of the Rising, I was determined not to gloss over the past or present a bogusly upbeat future
The Irish Canon: mad ambition, madder promotional strategy
The stated aim of a new concert series is to create a new canon of Irish works and make them repertoire standards. Good luck with that
430,000 who throng Derry for fleadh see 'a city transformed'
Festivities include Apprentice Boys celebration
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