From: Journal of Music in Ireland [info_at_thejmi_dot_com]
Sent: 17 March 2008 14:33
Subject: JMI Gig Guide & Bulletin
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The March-April issue of JMI is now available by subscription, online and in shops nationwide.

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Unlocked this month _at_ www.thejmi.com

=> 'Tradition and Inspiration' by fiddle player Martin Hayes in 2004, who is featured in the current issue of JMI.

=> A review from 2006 of a Martin Hayes performance in Dublin with Dennis Cahill and Bill Frisell

=> Bernard Clarke's introduction to Arvo Pärt, whose music was featured at the recent RTÉ Living Music Festival. Read about the festival in the new issue of JMI.

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Gig Guide

Classical/Early Music

15.3.08 Finghin Collins (piano); Castalia Hall, Ballytobin, Callan, Co. Kilkenny; 8:00pm
19.3.08
St. John Passion: Resurgam & Camerata Kilkenny, Mark Duley (director); Church of St Nicholas of Myra, Francis St.; 8:00pm
20.3.08
St. John Passion: Resurgam & Camerata Kilkenny, Mark Duley (director); St. Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny; 8:00pm
21.3.08 - 24.3.08
East Meets West: Callino Quartet & T'ang Quartet; Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music, Union Quay, Co. Cork
21.3.08
Resurgam, Camerata Kilkenny; J. S. Bach (St. John Passion); St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church, Galway, Co. Galway; 8:00pm (www.musicforgalway.ie)
21.3.08
St. John Passion: Resurgam & Camerata Kilkenny, Mark Duley (director); St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church, Galway, Co. Galway; 5:00pm

Contemporary/Experimental

16.3.08 Snakes and Ladders 2008: A Festival of New Irish Music; Winter Garden, World Financial Center, New York, U.S.A., Co. (www.danielfiggis.com)
16.3.08
Eurodisco 2008: Diarmuid MacDiarmada; The Shed, 17/21 Foley Street, Dublin 1; 9:30pm
20.3.08
Acoustic Free Improvisation: David Lacey (percussion), Paul Vogel (clarinet) & Mathias Forge (trombone); The Shed, 17/21 Foley Street, Dublin 1; 10:00pm

Electronic

Fridays Electric Underground; Liquid Lounge, Marlborough Street, Co. Cork; 8:30pm (www.myspace.com/elecunderground)
18.3.08 - 19.3.08
Jean Michel Jarre; National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2; 8:00pm

Jazz/Improvised

Thursdays Isotope; Richie Buckley (saxophone), Hugh Buckley (guitar), Myles Drennan (piano), Damian Evans (bass), Shane O'Donovann (drums); JJ Smyth's, 12 Aungier Street, Dublin 2; 9:00pm (www.hughbuckley.com)
Sundays
Dublin City Jazz Orchestra; 4 Dame Lane, Dublin 2; 6:00pm
Tuesdays
Jack Of Diamond Session; Voodoo Lounge, 39-40 Arran Quay, Smithfield, Dublin 1; 8:00pm
Sundays
Sam Kavanagh Jazz Ensemble; Mulligan's, 86 Sandymount Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4; 5:00pm (www.myspace.com/samkavanaghmusic)
16.3.08
Pendulum: Elastic Axis; JJ Smyth's, 12 Aungier Street, Dublin 2; 9:00pm
19.3.08
Tommy Halferty Trio; Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, Co. Cork; 9:00pm; Free admission
22.3.08
The Lent Over Backwards Show:; Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin; 8:00pm
23.3.08
Pendulum: Ryan Blotnick & Peter Van Huffel Quartet; JJ Smyth's, 12 Aungier Street, Dublin 2; 9:00pm

Traditional Music Sessions

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Traditional/Folk

15.3.08 Ceilí House: June Tabor; National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2; 8:00pm
15.3.08
Carmel Gunning (harp); Glenroyal Hotel, Maynooth, Co. Kildare; 8:00pm (www.ceardlannearraigh.com)
15.3.08
Fiddler's Green; Glencarn Hotel, Castleblaney, Co. Monaghan; 9:00pm
16.3.08
Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (fiddle), Ronan Browne (pipes, flute) & Gamaltnymalt (hardanger fiddles); Bantry House, Bantry, Co. Cork; 7:00pm
16.3.08
Poet and the Piper: Seamus Heaney (poet), Liam O'Flynn (uileann pipes); National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2; 8:00pm
16.3.08
Fiddler's Green; Sligo Southern Hotel, Sligo, Co. Sligo; 9:00pm
17.3.08
Kíla; Olympia Theatre, 72 Dame Street, Dublin 2; 7:30pm (www.kila.ie)
17.3.08
Fiddler's Green; Westport Woods Hotel, Westport, Co. Mayo; 9:00pm
17.3.08
CD Launch: 'The Geevagh Prisoners'; Paddy's Bar, Geevagh, Co. Sligo; 4:00pm
20.3.08
Sarah McQuaid; Raw Acoustic Club, Downpatrick, Co. Down; 8:00pm (www.sarahmcquaid.com)
21.3.08
Sarah McQuaid; Castle Ward Stable Yard, Strangford, Downpatrick, Co. Down; 7:30pm (www.sarahmcquaid.com)
22.3.08
Fiddler's Green; Breffni Arms Hotel, Arvagh, Co. Cavan; 9:00pm
22.3.08
Sarah McQuaid; Rowallane Garden, Saintfield, Ballynahinch, Co. Down; 7:30pm (www.sarahmcquaid.com)
23.3.08 - 29.3.08
'Ceol sa Ghleann': Glencolmcille Traditional Arts Festival; Various venues (Glencolmcille), Glencolmcille, Co. Donegal (www.ceolsaghleann.com)
23.3.08
Fiddler's Green; Bush Hotel, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim; 9:00pm
24.3.08
Fiddler's Green; Great Northern Hotel, Bundoran, Co. Donegal; 9:00pm

World/Blues

Thursdays Lee Delta Blues Club; The Corner House, Coburg Street, Cork, Co. Cork; 9:00pm (www.leedeltablues.com)
Fridays
Cuban Orishas; Floridita, Irish Life Mall, Dublin 1; 9:30pm
Saturdays
Cuban Orishas; Floridita, Irish Life Mall, Dublin 1; 9:30pm
Tuesdays
Irish Blues Club; JJ Smyth's, 12 Aungier Street, Dublin 2; 9:00pm (www.irishblues.com)
16.3.08
Kwartet Wiejski; Merrion Square, Dublin 2; 4:00pm - 6:00pm (www.artpolonia.org)
18.3.08
Lunfardia; Solstice Arts Centre, Navan, Co. Meath; 8:00pm
19.3.08
Lunfardia; The Sugar Club, 8 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 2; 9:00pm
22.3.08
The Heavyweights; JJ Smyth's, 12 Aungier Street, Dublin 2; 9:00pm
22.3.08
Lunfardia; Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Co. Wicklow; 8:00pm
23.3.08
Legato Singers; Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin; 8:00pm

Traditional Music Sessions

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While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our information, we advise subscribers to verify all details.

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Bulletin

1) Music Network job opportunities

Music Network seeks to engage an experienced evaluator/arts consultant to prepare a comprehensive evaluation of the two existing pilot Music Education Partnerships currently being funded by the Department of Education and Science, in County Donegal and the City of Dublin. The deadline for receipt of applications and supporting material is 5pm on Thursday 3rd April 2008. Music Network is also seeking a Music Capital Scheme Manager, a part-time position for a three-year period. Visit www.musicnetwork.ie

2) Composer in Residence at RTÉ lyric fm

RTÉ lyric fm invites applications from composers to participate in the first composer in residence scheme, to run on a fixed term basis from May 2008-2009 in association with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra. They are looking for an accomplished creator who has a proven interest in orchestral and ensemble and/ or new media composing and a clear knowledge of Lyric’s audience. The composer in residence is expected to create new work during their tenure and contribute to the education and outreach scheme. Visit www.rte.ie/lyricfm/pressreleases/

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