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Concertina Music in a Church

February, 23, 2012

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Let us all bow down and give thanks to Jack and Cormac. Let us give praise to their musical ingenuity, to their rhythm and their rolls. You will also need a pair of headphones as you follow me down the road to St. Nicholas Collegiate Church, Galway. The church is empty now but that doesn't matter. Jack and Cormac have gone home. Just pick a pew and settle in anyway. You have … [Read more...] about Concertina Music in a Church

This Music We Call
Traditional Irish

February 9, 2012

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Traditional Irish music has never been so alive. In our cities, towns and villages. From Dublin to New York and across the United States. We are alive to its rhythm and it is thriving, growing, flourishing. It touches so many people and is enjoyed in so many ways. We dance to it, play it, mould it into new forms and take it to Broadway and the West End. We fuse it with other … [Read more...] about This Music We Call
Traditional Irish