Traditional | Composed | Improvised
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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
Thursdays Michael Mc Gettrick (whistle), Hugh Melvin (flute) & friends; The Western Hotel, Prospect Hill, Galway,
Co. Galway; 9:30pm (www.myspace.com/tradgalway)
26.3.08 ACADEMOS: Irish World Academy Strings; Geminiani, Deane, Tchaikovsky; The Button
Factory, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2; 9:00pm
27.3.08
Finghin Collins
(piano)
& Michael d'Arcy (violin); National Gallery of Ireland, Merrion Square
West, Dublin 2; 6:00pm
28.3.08 Anthony Byrne; Debussy, Beckett, Lecuona, Moskowski; National Concert Hall,
Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2; 1:00pm
28.3.08 RTÉ NSO, Vladimir Altschuler
(cond.),
Pieter Wispelwey (cello); Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Rimsky-Korsakov;
National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2; 8:00pm
30.3.08
Ian Dakin
(horn),
Elaine Clark (violin)
& David Clark (piano); Brahms, Wood; Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square,
Dublin 1; 12:00pm
30.3.08 Sundays at Noon: Elaine Clark (violin), Ian Dakin (horn) & David
Clark (piano); Brahms, Wood; Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square,
Dublin 1; 12:00pm
30.3.08 Armoniosa: The Grand Tour – Baroque Music from Seven
Countries; Corelli,
Marais, De Murcia, Bonporti, Telemann, Avison, Roman & O'Carolan; St.
Audoen's Church, Haymarket, Dublin 8; 3:00pm
30.3.08 The Bach Players: Seven Last Words of Christ
on the Cross; Haydn;
Castalia Hall, Ballytobin, Callan, Co. Kilkenny; 4:00pm
25.3.08 Composers' Choice – Linda Buckley: Fidelio
Trio, Natasha Lohan;
Buckley, Dennehy,
Sciarrino, Saariaho,
Ligeti, Nancarrow; National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2; 8:00pm
(www.lindabuckley.org)
29.3.08 Engine Room Orchestra: 'The
Lodger'; Ledwidge
Flynn; The Shed, 17/21 Foley Street, Dublin 1; 10:00pm (www.brianledwidgeflynn.com)
Fridays Electric Underground; Liquid Lounge, Marlborough Street, Co.
Cork; 8:30pm (www.myspace.com/elecunderground)
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)
23.3.08 Pendulum: Ryan Blotnick & Peter Van
Huffel Quartet; JJ
Smyth's, 12 Aungier Street, Dublin 2; 9:00pm
26.3.08 - 30.3.08
Moving On
Festival; Black Box,
Hill Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim (www.movingonmusic.co.uk)
28.3.08 - 30.3.08 i-and-e Festival; Dublin (Various venues), Dublin (www.i-and-e.org)
29.3.08 Han Bennink (percussion), Michael Moore (clarinet), Will Holshouser (accordion); Black Box, Hill Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim;
8:30pm
30.3.08 Han
Bennink (percussion), Michael Moore (clarinet), Will Holshouser (accordion); JJ Smyth's, 12 Aungier Street, Dublin 2;
9:00pm
Visit http://www.thejmi.com/events
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
25.3.08 Sarah McQuaid; Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire, Co.
Dublin; 8:00pm (www.sarahmcquaid.com)
27.3.08 - 30.3.08 Rome Irish Fleadh 2008; Rome (Various venues), Italy, Co. (www.romeirishfleadh.com)
27.3.08 - 30.3.08 Ar Ais Arís Buncrana Traditional Arts
Festival: Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, Sharon Shannon & Renegade,
Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones, Moonlighting, Four Men and A
Dog; Various Venues, Buncrana, Co. Donegal (MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "http:"
claiming to be http://www.buncranatradfest.com/)
27.3.08 Sarah McQuaid; Ballina Arts Centre, Market Square, Ballina, Co. Mayo; 8:00pm
(www.sarahmcquaid.com)
27.3.08 Sarah McQuaid; New Music Club, Brazil's Café Bar,
Irishtown, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary; 9:30pm (www.sarahmcquaid.com)
28.3.08 Antoin Mac Gabhann (fiddle), Seamus Fay (lilt); Wesleyan Chapel Arts, Cultural and Tourism
Centre, Bailieborough, Co. Cavan (www.cavanmusic.com)
28.3.08 Mike McGoldrick & John Doyle; The Glens Centre, Manorhamilton, Co.
Leitrim; 8:30pm
28.3.08 Sarah McQuaid; Iontas, Castleblaney, Co. Monaghan; 8:30pm (www.sarahmcquaid.com)
29.3.08 Sarah McQuaid; Solstice Arts Centre, Navan, Co. Meath;
8:00pm (www.sarahmcquaid.com)
29.3.08 Cruinniú na bhFlúit: Jean Michel
Veillon, Harry Bradley, Catherine Mc Evoy, Tara
Diamond, Aoife Granville, Joe Sullivan, Michael King, Hammy
Hamilton, Conal O Gráda, Colm Murphy & John
Blake; Ionad
Cultúrtha, Baile Bhuirne, Co. Chorcaí; 8:30pm; Free admission (www.ionadculturtha.ie)
30.3.08 The Legend of Luke
Kelly; Pavilion
Theatre, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin; 8:00pm
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)
23.3.08 Legato Singers; Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire, Co.
Dublin; 8:00pm
28.3.08 The Business; JJ Smyth's, 12 Aungier Street, Dublin 2; 9:00pm; Free admission
(www.thebusinessbluesband.com)
29.3.08 Kerekes; Backyard Arts Centre, Moynehall, Co. Cavan
(www.cavanmusic.com)
29.3.08 Blues Up Front; JJ Smyth's, 12 Aungier Street, Dublin 2;
9:00pm; Free admission
30.3.08 Lunfardia; Black Box, Hill Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim;
8:30pm
For nationwide session listings please visit www.thejmi.com/events
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Bulletin
1) Glinsk Song Contest
The final of the twenty-first Glinsk Song Contest takes place on 13 July. The closing date for entries to the contest, which is open to all types of song, is 4 April 2008. The top prize is €1500 and the final will be broadcast live on local radio. Visit www.glinsk.com
2) Volans on BBC