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Explorations in Irish Music

Music from Ireland seems to be characterised by an unusual mixture of sweetness and delicacy combined with driving rhythm, as far as my own experience of it has shown. But … Continue reading

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Wednesday, 9 January, 2013 · 2 Comments

Freeborn men: the Dubliners & the revolution

This is about the Irish group the Dubliners. Almost every folk musician in Ireland has been in this group, which has been playing for 50 years. I’m talking here only … Continue reading

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Saturday, 9 July, 2011 · 5 Comments
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