The propensity of choirs and music ensembles to support their members, develop social
skills and nurture wellbeing is well documented but, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the …

Local musical traditions not only underpin regional identities, particularly in parts of the west
of Ireland, but they also create networks that enhance a sense of community underpinned by …

The wooden flute is a common melodic instrument used in Irish traditional music (ITM). A
player's style is a personal interpretation of a traditional melody reflecting technical skill …

Introducing Strings is a large-scale performance music education programme established by
Music Generation Louth in 2012 to widen access to musical participation and learning …

This paper presents the curation and annotation of a collection of traditional Irish flute
recordings to facilitate the analysis of stylistic characteristics. We introduce the structure of …

Many music production programmes in higher education institutions are heavily invested in
popular music genres and production values in contrast to the diversity of musics often …

From the TG4 Gradam Ceoil in Belfast to SPACE in Norway, funding and conference
deadlines and rehearsals for March performances, February was another jam packed month …

In chapter one, the Donegal fiddle tradition has been presented as a viable community of
practice (Lave and Wenger, 1991; 1998). As evidenced,'Donegal fiddle music'is a …

This paper presents the curation and annotation of a collection of traditional Irish flute
recordings to facilitate the analysis of stylistic characteristics. We introduce the structure of …

My thesis will focus upon the trope of the Cailín (the “young girl”) used in three western
Ireland sean-nos (“old style”) Irish language songs. My emphasis will be mapping recurrent …