Classical/Early Music

1.7.08 Bastien and Bastienne: Opera Theatre Company; Mozart; The Playhouse, Orchard Street, Co. Derry; 8:00pm; £10/7 (www.opera.ie)
1.7.08 RTÉ NSO, Robert Houlihan (cond.) & Michael McHale (piano); Thomas, Gounod, Franck, Offenbach, Poulenc; National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2; 1:00pm; €10 (www.rte.ie/performinggroups)
2.7.08 - 6.7.08 Waltons Guitar Festival of Ireland; Various venues, Dublin (www.gfi.ie)
3.7.08 Bastien and Bastienne: Opera Theatre Company; Mozart; ;        ; Market Place Arts Centre, Armagh, Co. Armagh; 8:00pm; £8/6 (www.opera.ie)
3.7.08 NYOI Junior Orchestra, Gearóid Grant (cond.) & Gwendolyn Masin (violin); Bizet, Mendelssohn, Dvořák; Waterford IT, Waterford, Co. Waterford; 8:00pm; €15/10 (www.nyoi.ie)
4.7.08 The Rape of the Lock: eX; Handel; SS Michael & John, Essex Street West, Temple Bar, Dublin 8; 8:00pm; €20/15 (www.eXireland.com)
4.7.08 Kathleen Tynan (soprano) & Dearbhla Collins (piano); Barber, Ives, Rorem; National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2; 1:00pm; €12/10
5.7.08 Bastien and Bastienne: Opera Theatre Company; Mozart; Strule Arts Centre, Omagh, Co. Tyrone; 8:00pm; £8/6 (www.opera.ie)
6.7.08 Cobh Carillion: Rosemarie Seuntiëns; St. Colman's Cathedral, Cobh, Co. Cork; 4:30pm; Free admission
6.7.08 Lecture Recital: Albert Brussee (piano); C.P.E. Bach, Liszt; Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin; 8:00pm; €16/12

Contemporary/Experimental

Electronic

Fridays Electric Underground; Liquid Lounge, Marlborough Street, Co. Cork; 8:30pm (www.myspace.com/elecunderground)
4.7.08 Life Festival: Noisia, Aquasky; Lough Cutra Castle, Gort, Co. Galway (www.life-festival.com)

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)
Thursdays Café Gitane: Bill Stewart (violin) & Karl Burthom (guitar); Tobergal Lane Café, Tobergal Lane, Sligo, Co. Sligo; 7:00pm
Saturdays Café Gitane: Bill Stewart (violin) & Karl Burthom (guitar); Tobergal Lane Café, Tobergal Lane, Sligo, Co. Sligo; 7:00pm
Sundays Ellamental; Clarence Hotel, Wine Street, Sligo, Co. Sligo; 5:00pm - 7:00pm
2.7.08 The Bones of Cork; Spiegeltent, Emmet Place, Co. Cork (www.myspace.com/thebonesofcork)
6.7.08 Pendulum: Savage Monkey; JJ Smyth's, 12 Aungier Street, Dublin 2; 9:00pm; €10 (www.improvisedmusic.ie)

Traditional Music Sessions

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Traditional/Folk

1.7.08 - 6.7.08 Cavan Summer Festival; Various venues, Cavan, Co. Cavan (www.cavansummerfestival.ie)
1.7.08 Salon Music: English Acoustic Collective: Chris Wood (voice, fiddle, guitar), Rob Barbron (concertina) & John Dipper (fiddle); Farmleigh House, Phoenix Park, Castleknock, Dublin 15; 8:00pm; Free admission (www.salonmusic.ie)
2.7.08 Riches of Clare: Helen Hayes, Denis Cahill, Mark Donellan, John Canny; Killaloe Public Library, Killaloe, Co. Clare; 1:00pm; Free admission
2.7.08 Salon Music: English Acoustic Collective: Chris Wood (voice, fiddle, guitar), Rob Barbron (concertina) & John Dipper (fiddle); Castletown House, Celbridge, Co. Kildare; 8:00pm (www.salonmusic.ie)
2.7.08 John Wynne (flute), John McEvoy (fiddle) & Jacinta McEvoy (guitar); Greville Arms, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath; 9:00pm; €10
3.7.08 Salon Music: English Acoustic Collective: Chris Wood (voice, fiddle, guitar), Rob Barbron (concertina) & John Dipper (fiddle); Kilkenny Castle, The Parade, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny; 8:00pm; Free admission (www.salonmusic.ie)
3.7.08 Martin Hayes (fiddle) & Dennis Cahill (guitar); St. Mary's Cathedral, Bridge Street, Limerick, Co. Limerick
4.7.08 Eleanor Shanley Band; Ceoláras Coleman, Gurteen, Co. Sligo
5.7.08 - 13.7.08 Scoil Samhradh Willie Clancy; Various venues, Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare (www.setdancingnews.net/wcss)
5.7.08 Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones; Larry Dunne's Pub, Rathdowney, Co. Laois
6.7.08 Fidil: Ciarán Ó Maonaigh & Aidan O'Donnell (fiddles); Borris House, Borris, Co. Carlow; 7:30pm (www.myspace.com/fidilcd )
Thursdays (until August 21st) Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones; The Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry

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)
Saturdays Saturday Night Live; JJ Smyth's, 12 Aungier Street, Dublin 2; 9:00pm; €10
30.6.08 Caruso, Ben Glover & The Earls; Whelan's, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2
1.7.08 Festival of French Song: Jeanne Cherhal & Presque Oui; National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2; 1:00pm; €15
4.7.08 Carvin Jones Band; JJ Smyth's, 12 Aungier Street, Dublin 2; 9:00pm; €10 (www.carvinjones.com)
4.7.08 Yurodny; Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Co. Wicklow; 8:30pm
5.7.08 The Heavyweights; JJ Smyth's, 12 Aungier Street, Dublin 2; 9:00pm; €10
5.7.08 Don Baker; Solstice Arts Centre, Navan, Co. Meath; 8:00pm; €18/15 (www.donbaker.ie)
5.7.08 Luan Parle; Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Co. Wicklow; 8:00pm; €15

Bulletin

1) New issue of JMI out this week

Keep your eyes peeled for the July-August issue of JMI, which will land shops mid week. Alternatively, you can subscribe now from €35 at www.thejmi.com, and get the latest issue straight to your door. This issue is as exciting as ever with an in-depth interview with Riverdance composer Bill Whelan; a Q&A with violinist Ioana Petcu-Colan; Soprano Bernadette Greevy reads a book about the nineteenth-century Irish composer, Michael Balfe; Plus Ciaran Carson's beloved traditional music column, John McLachlan on expectation in new music, Breandán Ó hEaghra on Des Bishop, CD Reviews, Live Reviews and much more. Visit www.thejmi.com

2) Win CDs with JMI!

JMI has two copies of Odd Set, the new album from Yurodny (www.myspace.com/yurodny), which was launched last week. Simply email competition_at_thejmi_dot_com with your name, address and 'Odd Set Competition' in the subject line.

3) Irish Music in London

Two concerts of Irish music will take place in London this week, both at The Warehouse, Theed Street, Waterloo, at 7.30pm. On Tuesday, 1 July the Fidelio Trio perform Irish piano trios by Donnacha Dennehy, Linda Buckley, Frank Corcoran, Benedict Schlepper-Connolly, Frank Lyons, Kevin Volans and Gerald Barry. On Wednesday, 2 July, the Brighton-based Ensemble Scratch the Surface also perform a programme of Irish music. Visit www.thewarehouselondon.co.uk

4) Music in Limerick

The MBNA Shannon Music Festival kicks off in Limerick on 9 July with the Wayne Shortet Quartet. The festival continues until Sunday, 13 July with performances by the Irish Chamber Orchestra, Joanna MacGregor and Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin amongst others. Visit www.irishchamberorchestra.info

5) West Cork Music

The West Cork Chamber Music Festival is taking place in Bantry this week. The festival, which takes place in Bantry House and its environs, includes a number of concerts per day as well as an exhibition of violins and bows by Irish craftsmen. Visit www.westcorkmusic.ie

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