Irish Music Stories Podcast
If you are a fan of Irish Music and haven’t checked out Shannon Heaton’s excellent Irish Music Stories Podcast, you’re in for a treat! Shannon explores Irish, Scottish and other Read More …
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Charitable Irish Society of Halifax AGM
This year’s Annual General Meeting of the Charitable Irish Society of Halifax will be held on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 6:30 pm. I am delighted to be part of Read More …
The Wearing of the Green
As I write this, the city where I live, Halifax, Nova Scotia, is finally opening up after two long years of restrictions and struggle with a global pandemic. I will Read More …
Talking History
This Sunday, I will be discussing Chief O’Neill with Patrick Geoghegan on Newstalk radio. The show looks at the human side of historical figures, beyond the dry facts of their Read More …
Gaeilge Bhriste
Gaeilge Bhriste means “Broken Irish”: a phrase which unfortunately sums up my proficiency with the language. Shirley O’Regan, the show’s host, also discusses Irish music and literature, and invited me Read More …
Clare FM Interview
Thrilled to be back in Ireland after a long spell away. As well as spending some time visiting family and friends, I was fortunate enough to make it into the Read More …
Traditional Song Forum
I gave a presentation on Francis O’Neill at the recent online meeting of the Traditional Song Forum. TSF was founded in the U.K. in 1997 as a community of people Read More …
The Rolling Wave
Aoife Nic Cormaic presents The Rolling Wave on RTÉ Radio 1. The show features an eclectic collection of Irish traditional and folk music. On last Sunday’s show, Aoife interviewed Dr. Read More …
Article in Treoir Magazine
Treoir is the official magazine of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Eireann. CCE is a wonderful organization and I was delighted when they agreed to publish an article of mine in their recent Read More …
From Cork to Chicago: A Fascinating Journey
[This is a cross-post from The Bookshop.ie Blog] As a child in the Eighties, I came across Francis O’Neill’s 1001 Gems: The Dance Music of Ireland in our local book Read More …