14.7.08 - 15.7.08 Berlin Master Soloists: Olga Pak (violin), Evgeny Tonkha (cello), Vladik Otaryan (violin), Vladlen Chernomor (violin), Huan Jiguang (viola), Marina Antonova (viola) & Sebastien Batsch (bass); Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi; St. Fin Barre's Cathedral, Bishop Street, Cork, Co. Cork; 8:30pm
15.7.08 RTÉ NSO, John Finucane (cond.) & Caitriona Ryan (flute); Cimarosa, Ravel, Grétry, Falla, Respighi; National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2; 1:00pm; €10 (www.rte.ie/performinggroups)
16.7.08 Summer Chamber Classics: New York: Max Levinson (piano), Catherine Leonard (violin) & Carol McGonnell (clarinet); Gerschwin, Corigliano, Kirchner, Bartók, Dvořák ; National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2; 8:00pm; €20/15
16.7.08 Berlin Master Soloists: Olga Pak (violin), Evgeny Tonkha (cello), Vladik Otaryan (violin), Vladlen Chernomor (violin), Huan Jiguang (viola), Marina Antonova (viola) & Sebastien Batsch (bass); Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi; St. Mary's Church of Ireland, Killarney, Co. Kerry; 8:30pm
17.7.08 Berlin Master Soloists: Olga Pak (violin), Evgeny Tonkha (cello), Vladik Otaryan (violin), Vladlen Chernomor (violin), Huan Jiguang (viola), Marina Antonova (viola) & Sebastien Batsch (bass); Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi; St. Mary's Cathedral, Bridge Street, Limerick, Co. Limerick; 8:30pm
18.7.08 RTÉ NSO, Colman Pearce (cond.) & Peter Tuite (piano); Sibelius, Grieg, Tchaikovsky; National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2; 8:00pm; €33/10 (www.rte.ie/performinggroups)
18.7.08 David Cuthbert (flute) & Stephen Reck (guitar); Bach, Paganini, Ravel, Villa-Lobos, David Fennessy, Piazolla; National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2; 1:00pm; €13/9
18.7.08 Berlin Master Soloists: Olga Pak (violin), Evgeny Tonkha (cello), Vladik Otaryan (violin), Vladlen Chernomor (violin), Huan Jiguang (viola), Marina Antonova (viola) & Sebastien Batsch (bass); Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi; Augustinian Church, Galway, Co. Galway; 8:30pm
19.7.08 Sinéad Farrell (flute) & Hugh Tinney (piano); Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Co. Wicklow; 8:00pm; €18/16
20.7.08 Endre Hegedus (piano); The Brehon, Killarney, Co. Kerry; 8:30pm (www.listen-to-music-in-ireland.com)
20.7.08 Berlin Master Soloists: Olga Pak (violin), Evgeny Tonkha (cello), Vladik Otaryan (violin), Vladlen Chernomor (violin), Huan Jiguang (viola), Marina Antonova (viola) & Sebastien Batsch (bass); Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi; Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Temple Street, Sligo, Co. Sligo; 8:30pm

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
17.7.08 The Andrews Sisters Show: Cormac Kenevey; Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin; 8:00pm; €30/25 (www.paviliontheatre.ie)
18.7.08 Isotope: The Brian Meakin Band; JJ Smyth's, 12 Aungier Street, Dublin 2; 9:00pm (www.myspace.com/brianmeakinband)
19.7.08 The Andrews Sisters Show: Cormac Kenevey; Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin; 8:00pm; €30/25 (www.paviliontheatre.ie)
20.7.08 The Andrews Sisters Show: Cormac Kenevey; Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin; 8:00pm; €30/25 (www.paviliontheatre.ie)
20.7.08 Pendulum: Mark McKnight Quintet; JJ Smyth's, 12 Aungier Street, Dublin 2; 8:00pm; €10

16.7.08 Riches of Clare: Michael Hynes, Denis Liddy, Eoin O'Neill; Kilrush Public Library, Kilrush, Co. Clare; 1:00pm; Free admission
Thursdays (until August 21st) Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones; The Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry
17.7.08 An Béal Binn: Traditional Irish music and singing club: Helen Lyons; The Sailing Club, Bray, Co. Wicklow; 9:00pm; €6 (www.anbealbinn.com )
18.7.08 Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones; Mahon's Hotel, Irvinestown, Co. Fermanagh
19.7.08 Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones; The Four Seasons Hotel, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
20.7.08 Best for the West: The Long Notes: Colette O’Leary (accordion), Brian Kelly (banjo, mandolin) & Jamie Smith (fiddle); Magnetic Music Shop & Café, Fisherstreet, Doolin, Co. Clare; 9:30pm

Thursdays Lee Delta Blues Club; The Corner House, Coburg Street, Cork, Co. Cork; 9:30pm (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
15.7.08 Sugar Smallhouse; Ard Bia, 4 William Street, Galway, Co. Galway; 9:00pm; €5
15.7.08 Salon Music: Lunfardia; Kilkenny Castle, The Parade, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny; 8:00pm; Free admission
16.7.08 Sugar Smallhouse; Crane Lane, Phoenix Street, Co. Cork; 11:45pm
16.7.08 Salon Music: Lunfardia; Castletown House, Celbridge, Co. Kildare; 8:00pm; Free admission
17.7.08 Salon Music: Lunfardia; Farmleigh House, Phoenix Park, Castleknock, Dublin 15; 8:00pm; Free admission
18.7.08 Dave Boyd Drumming Circle; Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Co. Wicklow; 1:00pm; Free admission

JMI Blog
This week at the JMI Blog, Toner Quinn thinks back to the 1980s and remembers a cultural richness that money can't buy. Visit www.thejmi.com/blog

Who gives a folk?
The Institute of Ideas presents a discussion on English folk music entitled 'Who Gives a Folk?' at Vibe Live, Brick Lane, London at 7pm on 29 July. Musicians Chris Wood, Barb Jungr and a number of other commentators will consider the question, 'Has folk finally left behind its parochial, twee image?' among other topics. Visit www.battleofideas.co.uk

Call for miniatures
The Portuguese Música Viva Festival is looking for electroacoustic minatures for an installation entitled 'Sound Walk', which will run 19–27 September at Belem Arts Centre, Lisbon. Pieces must be between two and five minutes in duration. Visit www.misomusic.com

Traditional music diploma through Irish at NUI Galway
NUI Galway has announced the Diploma of Arts in the Composition, Arrangement and Performance of Traditional Music, a new programme to be taught through Irish. The diploma will be a full-time, one-year course and will take place in An Spidéal, Co. na Gaillimhe. The course will focus on music theory and structure; the history and development of the traditional arts in Ireland; and the archiving, composition, arrangement, recording and performance of traditional music. Numbers are restricted to fifteen. Email marianne_dot_nichinneide_at_oegaillimh_dot_ie

Win Tickets with JMI
This week we're giving away tickets to see Lunfardia in Kilkenny (15 July), Celbridge (16 July) or Dublin (17 July) as part of the OPW Salon Music series. For full details of these concerts visit www.salonmusic.ie. An interview with Ioana Petcu-Colan, Lunfardia's violinist, appears in the latest issue of JMI. Read it here. To win tickets, email competition_at_thejmi_dot_com with your name, phone number and preferred venue.

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