Sunday, September 9, 2012
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Moate whistler wins Fleadh
Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Moate musician Audrey Ní Mhurcú has won the slow airs competition on the tin whistle for over 18s at this year’s All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil in Cavan on Saturday, August 18. She also managed a very creditable second place in the whistle competition for the same age group in the Breffni capital.
Over the three days of the weekend 3,000 musicians competed in the 61st Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann.
It was estimated that around 300,000 people visited Cavan for the Fleadh, including a special visit by President Michael D Higgins.
The week leading up to the Fleadh included Scoil Éigse, which comprised a week of workshops and classes of Irish traditional music, song, and dance.
The Fleadh itself, one of the premier cultural events in Europe, is regarded as the biggest traditional music festival in the world.
This was the third year in a row the Fleadh had been held in Cavan, however next year it will be a little further north, as it is to be held in Derry from August 12-18 in 2013.
“Each year, the Fleadh provides a meeting place for those who carry on the great traditions of playing and cherishing our music, songs, and dance,” said president of Comhaltas Ceoltiri Éireann, Vince Jordan.
“It was delightful to see so many young people at the festival this year proving that the passion for traditional culture, song, dance, and Irish language is as strong as ever,” he said.
Moate whistler wins at world’s biggest trad festival
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Gary Gould plays the Harmonic Minor Whistle
Performing his 1-man klezmer concert for Temple Beth Shalom of Indio, CA, Gary Gould follows up a number played on a traditional Irish penny whistle with this selection performed on his untraditional "Jewish penny whistle." Special thanks to Danial Bingamon and Jubilee Music Instruments of Kings Mills, Ohio for his work on this very special whistle.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Hundreds at writer Binchy's funeral
(Photo credit: Wikipedia)The life, love, talent and generosity of acclaimed best-selling novelist Maeve Binchy have been remembered at her funeral.The worlds of the arts, journalism and politics joined forces to pay tribute to Ireland's national treasure, who died on Monday.
Her husband, writer Gordon Snell, brother William and sister Joan led hundreds of mourners including Oscar-winning actress Brenda Fricker, who starred in the screen versions of some of Binchy's books.
Father William Stuart told the congregation in her native Dalkey in south Dublin each had their own memory of the 72-year-old storyteller, saying in his homily: "There isn't a person here or beyond here who cannot recall her infectious personality."
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Traditional Irish Music Workshop Announced for October, 2012 in the West of Ireland with John Carty, Arty McGlynn and Others - Yahoo! News
Cover of Arty McGlynnConnemara Ireland Workshops offers 5-day traditional Irish music workshop with some of Ireland's most distinctive musicians, including John Carty, Arty McGlynn, Jimmy Higgins. The workshop is scheduled for October 19-23, 2012 in Connemara, Ireland.Connemara, Co. Galway, Ireland (PRWEB) August 03, 2012
Connemara Ireland Workshops is pleased to announce a 5-day /4-night traditional Irish music workshop for October 19-23, 2012. Hosted by and held at the award-winning country house, The Anglers Return, the workshop will feature some of Ireland’s most distinctive traditional musicians – including John Carty on fiddle and Irish tenor banjo, Arty McGlynn on guitar, Jimmy Higgins on bodhrán and Fiachra O’Regan on whistle and pipes. Guests will attend classes during the day, impromtu evening sessions as well as two house concerts – including a concert with John Carty, Arty McGlynn, Jimmy Higgins and friends – all in the comfortable surroundings of a wonderful historic country house just outside of Roundstone in Connemara. It’s an incredible opportunity for intermediate (or better) players on fiddle, tenor banjo, and/or guitar interested in advancing in traditional Irish music. Spaces are very limited, by design, to maximize one-on-one instruction and are offered on a first-come, first serve basis.
Show celebrates Celtic music
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(Photo credit: The Library of Congress)Two kinds of Celtic music — domestic and imported — were on display last night during a concert at the Meadowvale Theatre.Fiona Cuthill and Stevie Lawrence, two veteran performers from Scotland who are in the midst of a North American tour promoting their new album, A Cruel Kindness, provided the imported Celtic, traditional folk music that is popular around the world.
Cuthill and Lawrence's new CD is nominated as Best Traditional Album for Scotland's national music awards.
David Leask, a native of Scotland who lives in Port Credit, provided the domestic portion of the show.
You can take the boy out of Scotland, but you can never take Scotland out of the boy.
“I think it influences my melodies,” he said before the show. “People have said that. It’s something I can’t get away from, whether it’s from your ma and dad sitting you on their knee as a child singing Coulter’s Candy.”
Leask's was accompanied by Sean O’Connor (flute, tin whistle, saxophone) and Steve Didunyk (piano and accordion).
Saturday, July 28, 2012
New Tin Whistle Tutor Book
Tin Whistle
A Complete Guide to Playing Irish Traditional Music on the Whistle
286-page pdf ebook and 420 accompanying mp3 filesFree sample download here
Price : 29€ / 35 USD
(1 420MB zip file containing pdf book & mp3 files, delivered through the site payloadz.com)
For any questions or further information, contact me at tradschool@gmail.com
This tutor book and its accompanying multimedia files will give a complete practical introduction to playing Irish traditional music on the tin whistle. Each part of the tutor contains graded lessons, exercises and tunes, and
they are meant to be used back-to-back, giving a complete introduction to the whistle in Irish traditional music.
As a novice, you can expect by the end of this course to be familiar with the Irish traditional repertoire and style, and to master some typical music from the repertoire.
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The course is in 2 parts : the basics of the whistle in part 1 (Units 1-5), Irish traditional music on the whistle in Part 2 (Units 7-16). It is designed to be accessible to complete beginners. No prior musical knowledge is necessary to begin the Basic tutor. Both musical notation and tablature are used in the tutor books; so no knowledge of musical staff notation or sight reading is necessary, although those who prefer using staff notation may do so.
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