A list of stockists for The Journal of Music is now available online, covering Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales, Amsterdam, Athens and Lisbon. More stockists will be added this month. Please visit our stockists page: www.journalofmusic.com/pages/1

Irish composers are invited to submit works for a percussion workshop involving the RIAM Percussion Ensemble under Richard O'Donnell, the date of which is not confirmed. One work will be selected for performance in New York in 2010. Scores for percussion quartets under six minutes in durattion should be submitted by 25 October. www.composers.ie

IMRO is running a songwriting seminar with American songwriter Brett Perkins. The seminar will take place on Friday, 19 June from 10:00am to 6:00pm at the IMRO offices, Pembroke Row, Dublin 2. Admission is free. Email keith_dot_johnson_at_imro_dot_ie to reserve a place. www.imro.ie

The Fermanagh District Council is updating its arts database. Anyone interested in receiving information on arts events in the county should contact the Arts Officer, Diane Henshaw at diane_dot_henshaw_at_fermanagh_dot_gov_dot_uk

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A new radio series will examine Irish language song. Údar an Amhráin will look at the background and traditions of singers from all over Ireland. Presented by Liam Mac Con Iomaire, the thirteen-part show will be broadcast on Fridays at 8:02pm on RTÉ Radio 1, beginning on 12 June. www.rte.ie

The Hilltown New Music Festival, which will take place at Hilltown House, Co. Westmeath on 18–19 July, has issued a call for scores. Works by composers resident in Ireland or Northern Ireland written for any combination of flute, saxophone, bassoon, violin, cello, double bass and electronics may be submitted. Works of up to ten minutes in duration should be submitted by Monday, 23 June. www.hilltown.ie

The Reel Deal, a documentary series on traditional music, begins this week. The show, which starts on Friday, 12 June at 7:30pm on RTÉ 1, is presented by Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin, Brian O'Connell and Bláthnaid Ní Dhonnchadha. The programme begins with the fiddle player Tara Breen from Co. Clare as well as Tim Edey, Eamonn Galldubh, Mick O'Brien and a behind-the-scenes look at the show Dancing Through The Ages. www.rte.ie

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8.6.09 Steve Smith (drums); The Black Box, Hill St., Belfast, Co. Antrim; 7:00pm

13.6.09 - 21.6.09 Éigse Carlow Arts Festival; Various venues, Carlow, Co. Carlow (www.eigsecarlow.ie)

11.6.09 Gerald Peregrine (cello), Cathal Breslin (piano); Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Debussy; Crawford Art Gallery, Emmet Place, Cork, Co. Cork; 1:00pm; €10/7
11.6.09 Gerald Peregrine (cello), Cathal Breslin (piano); Beethoven, Debussy, Mendelssohn; Crawford Art Gallery, Emmet Place, Cork, Co. Cork; 1:00pm; €10/7
13.6.09 - 28.6.09 Cork Midsummer Festival; Various venues, Cork, Co. Cork (www.corkfestival.com)
13.6.09 RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet; Haydn, Borodin, Beethoven; Islander's Rest, Sherkin Island, Co. Cork; 8:15pm; €20 (www.rte.ie/performinggroups)

12.6.09 Felix Sonnyboy Wilson; The Dufferin Arms, Killyleagh, Co. Down; 9:00pm
12.6.09 - 28.6.09 Opera Fringe 2009; Various venues, Downpatrick, Co. Down (www.operafringe.com)
13.6.09 Acis & Galatea: Opera Theatre Company; Handel; Down Arts Centre, Downpatrick, Co. Down; 8:00pm; £10/8 (www.opera.ie)

8.6.09 Sundays at Noon: Ronan Guilfoyle (bass guitar); Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square, Dublin 1
9.6.09 Carrie Rodriguez Trio; The Cherry Tree, Walkinstown, Dublin 12; 8:30pm; €20/18
10.6.09 Julie Feeney; Crawdaddy, Harcourt St.,; 8:00pm; €12 (www.juliefeeney.com)
10.6.09 RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Gavin Moloney (conductor); Norah King (soprano), Evelyn Cockburn (presenter); Berlioz, Mozart, Gluck, Gounod, Massenet, Offenbach; National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2; 1:00pm; €10 (www.rte.ie/performinggroups)
10.6.09 Slide; The Button Factory, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2; 8:30pm; €15/12
11.6.09 Amasis; The Button Factory, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2; 7:30pm
12.6.09 Nigel Mooney; JJ Smyth's, 12 Aungier Street, Dublin 2; 9:00pm; €10
12.6.09 RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Galway Baroque Singers, Lynda Lee (soprano), Chloe Hinton (mezzo-soprano), Ross Scanlon (tenor), Jeffrey Ledwidge (bass), Proinnsías Ó Duinn (conductor); Haydn, Jenkins; National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2; 8:00pm (www.rte.ie/performinggroups)
12.6.09 Kieran Goss; Whelan's, Wexford Street, Dublin 8; 8:30pm; €26/23
12.6.09 Goitse; Séamus Ennis Centre, The Naul, Co. Dublin; 7:30pm; €12
12.6.09 Mr Scruff; The Button Factory, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2; 9:00pm
13.6.09 Kate Purcell; Séamus Ennis Centre, The Naul, Co. Dublin; 7:30pm; €12
14.6.09 Pendulum: Mick Coady's Ezh; JJ Smyth's, 12 Aungier Street, Dublin 2; 9:00pm; €10
14.6.09 Foxrock Folk Club 40th Anniversary; Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire; 7:30pm; €25/20
14.6.09 Sundays at Noon: Ronan Guilfoyle (bass guitar); Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square, Dublin 1; 12:00pm; Free admission
14.6.09 Alien Encounter: RTÉ Concert Orchestra; Aisling O’Dea (violin), Robert Houlihan (conductor), Evelyn Cockburn (presenter); National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2; 3:30pm; €15/10

11.6.09 RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Galway Baroque Singers, Lynda Lee (soprano), Chloe Hinton (mezzo-soprano), Ross Scanlon (tenor), Jeffrey Ledwidge (bass), Proinnsías Ó Duinn (conductor); Haydn, Jenkins; Leisureland, Galway, Co. Galway; 8:00pm (www.rte.ie/performinggroups)

13.6.09 Duo Chagall: Gillian Williams (violin), Arun Rao (cello); Mozart, Handel, Ravel; The Library, Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny; 8:00pm; €10/8

10.6.09 Kevin Crawford, Cillian Vallely, Paul Meehan; The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim; 7:45pm; €15/12

10.6.09 Tall Poppy Club; Spirit Store, Dundalk, Co. Louth; 8:30pm
12.6.09 The Fontanels; Spirit Store, Dundalk, Co. Louth; 8:30pm

12.6.09 RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet; Haydn, Borodin, Beethoven; Town Hall, Friary Street, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford; 8:00pm; €20 (www.rte.ie/performinggroups)
13.6.09 Dublin Orchestral Players; Christ Church, Waterford, Co. Waterford; 8:00pm

10.6.09 Trihornophone: Bill Blackmore (trumpet), Seán Óg (alto saxophone), Kelan Walsh (baritone saxophone), Dennis Cassidy (drums, percussion); Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Co. Wicklow; 8:00pm; €16/14 (www.musicnetwork.ie)
10.6.09 Trihornophone; Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Co. Wicklow; 8:00pm; €16/14

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