Laura
Sheeran's densely textured songs are never planned and most are
written and recorded in just one day. Anna Murray talks to the
musician about her intuitive writing process, and the making of her
latest, most aggressive album. read
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After
being recognised for its enterprising qualities in the NUI Galway
Student Enterprise Awards recently, the Tunes in the Church series
is back this summer with a focus on music, musicians and audiences.
Cormac ? Beaglaoich talks about its success to date. read
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This
year's Galway Early Music Festival, with performances from early
music specialists on authentic period instruments, takes place 17 -
20 May. read
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The Irish
Composers' Collective next monthly concert will be given by Vox
Merus on 31 May. read
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love:live
music launches today with plans for over 200 free live music events
around the country on 21 June next including L? Ceoil in Dublin,
Clonmel Loves Live Music, and with the participation of, among
others, the Royal Irish Academy of Music, the Contemporary Music
Centre, Comhaltas Ceoltoir? Eireann, the Opera Theatre Company, and
Music Generation. read
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Ergodos
present an intimate evening with the two musicians at The Back Loft
in Dublin on 17 May. read
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Crash
Ensemble will be ensemble in residence at this year's Huddersfield
festival, whose early bird tickets have just gone on sale. read
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Being
dedicated to her father, Michael Ryan (?for loving the music so
much that you did everything possible to help me love it too'), and
featuring so many tunes Ryan learned from Tommy Maguire in the
London Irish Centre, this is clearly a recording with a strong
sense of tribute at its heart. read
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Winning
works by Solfa Carlile, Bill McGrath and J. Harry Whalley will be
premiered during the West Cork Chamber Music Festival. read
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NewSoundWorld's
next monthly concert will be given by the Amstel Quartet and Maria
McGarry on 16 May. read
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Performers
such as S?amus Begley, Ois?n MacDiarmada, Edel Fox, Dermot Bynre,
Natalie Haas, Alan Doherty, John Spillane, Alan Kelly, Conal ?
Grada, and Niamh Parsons will feature in this summer's Steeple
Sessions at the Unitarian Church on St Stephen's Green. read
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Carol-Ann
McKenna has been appointed as the new General Manager of the
National Youth Orchestra of Ireland. read
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