Bloomsday, 16 June, celebrates the work of James Joyce, focusing on the events in his novel “Ulysses”, which all take place on 16 June 1904. The Bloomsday event forms part of the ‘Imagination and the Nation’/’Samhlaíocht agus an Náisiún’ initiative by the President. To mark the Day, President Higgins and Sabina invited a number of...
Casadh na n-Amhrán / Turning the Song by O'Rourke-FeeleyThirteen traditional songs in Irish with contemporary guitar accompaniment. Complete texts, translations, and notes supplied. Includes unlimited streaming of Casadh na n-Amhrán / Turning the Song via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. The CD ‘Casadh na n-Amhrán / Turning the Song’ (with guitarist John Feeley) is available either from Bandcamp, or directly from Fran O’Rourke (orourke@ucd.ie) CD Casadh na n-Amhrán: Ireland €17, worldwide €20. Please give both postal and email addresses....
Irish Music Magazine Review
The work of two distinguished academics, Fran O’Rourke and John Feeley, performers of traditional Irish music, is examined by Aidan O’Hara in a review by Irish Music Magazine.