A Musical Migration - Irish Music In America
This is the story of a remarkable musical journey, it's the story of Irish music in America, resilient, adaptable and above all enduring. Irish music is a wave that has broken on many shores, and has left it's mark on many musical traditions, particularly the musical traditions of the north American continent. This is the story of that music and it's extraordinary odyssey from kitchen to dance hall to international rock stadium.
(submitted on September 20th 2002 by Gael Force)
Archival Items From Ceol Tíre
(from the site:)
"Ceol Tíre, the FMSI newsletter for members, was published from the mid seventies until December 1989. It contained reports of meetings and seminars and varied articles and snippets concerning Irish traditional music. We are now making a selection of archival items which should still be of interest after many years, and will add to them from time to time."
(submitted on August 28th 2004 by Pontus Adefjord)
Big Whistle Music: Maker Feature
For years we have known that there is a desire for a quiet whistle and have been keen to provide these (in various types) through our business. What a great idea therefore to have a whistle that can have what is in effect a volume control! Carey Parks from Park Whistles has done just that with his unique Tone Ring on the Parks Every Whistle.
(submitted on May 22nd 2008 by SWFL Fiddler)
Celtic Grooves
Site reviewing & supplying CDs, Books, Videos & Tutorials.
(submitted on September 22nd 2002 by Ptarmigan)
Celtic Rambler - Celtic Art & Design
Following the trail of the Wild Geese and taking a wrong turn or two, "Celtic Rambler" ended up in the Celtic heartland of France and found a home-from-home, complete with green grassy fields, brown cows and blight on his potatoes. This site is a showcase for artwork inspired by the shared mythological culture of Ireland and central France fused with modern technology. These Celtic-style patterns can be adapted to a wide range of projects and materials, offering you the chance to buy custom-made gifts or commission a truly unique image for your personal projects.
(submitted on July 21st 2010 by CelticRambler)
Celtic Wedding Music & Songs
List of Celtic wedding musicians, music, songs, and CDs around the world.
(submitted on November 24th 2005 by bellobard)
CelticMusic.com
A nicely designed all-round site with tunes, articles, and reviews.
(submitted on June 5th 2001 by Jeremy)
Christy McNamara Photography
Website of photographer Christy McNamara, which has some excellent photographs of Irish traditional musicians. I love photos of people playing music and came across these. Hope i put this link in the correct category Jeremy?
(submitted on March 21st 2004 by Celtic1234)
Copyright Collective
Wikipedia article w/links & list of various agencies. Follow the money.
(submitted on March 20th 2007 by Tonya)
Dancing Feet - The Unofficial Peatbog Faeries Forum
A place where fans of the brilliant band The Peatbog Faeries can have a chat about the band and anything else they feel like chatting about!
(submitted on October 28th 2007 by TheBlueBandana)
Danny Diamond - ITM photos
I'm a fiddler and have been a (largely inactive) member of thesession.org for the last few years. Made a new website for my photography which includes lots of pics of traditional musicians and singers. The above links to the musicians gallery if you fancy having a look.
(submitted on December 17th 2009 by diamondo)
East Clare Musicians
A website about East Clare musicians past and present
(submitted on October 15th 2002 by Bernie)
Europeana
Multilingual online repository of European cultures-- text, pictures, videos, audio, it's there. Access to music from the Irish Traditional Music Archives among other archives and libraries across the continent.
A search for "fiddle" for example will yield as it's 2nd result "Parlophone Irish 78s, 1929," which will give you information about the collection. Click on the blue audio symbol and you'll get the actual material, including 'Clonlara Quadrilles' and 'Tipperary Flings' from Sean Madden on accordion, not to mention jigs, reels, airs and other tunes by other players on other instruments. Anyway, I'm excited about it. ;)
(submitted on July 18th 2011 by Resodan)
Fiddle Novice
Experiances on how to play the fiddle. To encourage new fiddlers and get others started with fiddling and fiddle music
(submitted on April 14th 2005 by stomlin)
FiddleOn Magazine Web Site
FiddleOn magazine is a publication aimed specifically at the UK fiddle player. It is the magazine that keeps you, the fiddle player, informed about workshops, courses, CD and book reviews, news items and general chitchat from the UK fiddle scene. Small enough to fit into your fiddle case, FiddleOn is crammed packed with informative articles and features
(submitted on April 27th 2004 by mikk)
Fiddler Magazine
This is the electronic home of Fiddler Magazine, which also exists in paper form. The magazine's aim is to provide an informative, educational, and entertaining resource for fiddlers, accompanists, and appreciative listeners. It covers many styles of fiddling, but there is almost always at least one article related to Irish music and players.
(submitted on May 19th 2003 by adam b)
Fiddler's Corner
Site dedicated to many fiddling styles. There are a lot of good articles/discussions on Sessions.
(submitted on May 24th 2005 by golly)
Five Questions
Morgana Creely has created a site called "Five Questions" to place profiles she has requested from notable players and builders of concertinas. This is a great idea from her, and the content gives some insight into the dynamics influencing today's concertina playing.
(submitted on February 1st 2006 by ʎɹoʇısuɐɹʇ)
Folk Music Society Of Ireland
The Folk Music Society of Ireland (founded in 1971) is a non-profit making cultural organization. Its aims are to encourage interest in traditional music in Ireland and its practice and to promote research on this and related subjects. Publication listed on website.
(submitted on September 21st 2001 by aliceflynn)
Fred's Records
A wonderful record store located in the downtown of the oldest city in North America: St. John's, Newfoundland!
Offering a great collection of classical and celtic music, as well as the best collection of Newfoundland music around!
And if Fred's doesn't have what you're looking for, they'll find it!!
(submitted on December 11th 2006 by Aindriu)
Gaelic At Battle Of Culloden
'Gaelic’s part in Culloden to be spelled out at last' (David Ross)
"Given the high proportion of Gaelic speakers who fought on both sides at the battle, we felt it was important that Gaelic play a pivotal role in the interpretation of Culloden."
This is an article from The Herald Online - Glasgow, Scotland
Thanks to David Ross & Catherine Watson
http://www.theherald.co.uk/aboutus/
(submitted on May 30th 2007 by Ben Steen)
Gremlin UK artists management
Music promotion, management, music news, articles, charts and recording studios. Based in Inverness, Scotland, working with musicians and clients worldwide.
(submitted on July 10th 2003 by gremlinuk.com)
Irish Dictionary Online
good enough english /irish dictionary...
(submitted on December 6th 2004 by anniejryan)
Junior Crehan Of Balymackea Beg - Profile Of A West Clare Fiddle Player
Wonderful article on the life and playing of Junior Crehan. His insight on the Dance Halls Act in the 1930's and 40's that nearly destroy the music. The influence on his playing by Scully Casey. Chocked full of sourced quotes and photos.
(submitted on September 12th 2005 by RogueFiddler)
Kyle Gann Introduction To Historical Tunings
A comprehensive explanation of the different types of scales and how they came to be.
(submitted on September 21st 2010 by gam)
Lulu.com
lulu.com is a website for publishing and selling books, CDs etc. over the internet, geared towards accommodating freelance authors / artists / composers / creators. You own your own material and upload it to lulu.com. Lulu.com sells it, creating the book / CD / DVD when it is actually sold, at the price that you set, and pays you royalties.
This site really belongs in a category called "resources for musicians & composers", but there is no such category. In fact, it doesn't seem to fit into any of the categories offered very neatly, but looks to be a great resource for those looking to self-publish.
(submitted on December 14th 2006 by ceciltguitar)
Mel Bay's Mandolin Sessions
The Mandolin Sessions is a bimonthly webzine with a regular 'column' on celtic music. Obviously the aim of the site is to promote Mel Bay music books but there is a lot of good stuff there that's relevant.
(submitted on September 8th 2005 by JonB)
Mich Gulbrand Nielsen's Website
Lovely site by a musician with an honest love affair with Ireland & her music. Great CD reviews, info. on musicians, useful Links etc.
(submitted on September 23rd 2002 by Ptarmigan)
Music in Swinford
An article by Alan Morrisroe, a great musician, about the Irish musical tradition in his home town of Swinford, Co Mayo.
I have just returned from a visit to Swinford where I had the honour and pleasure of playing in sessions with Alan, his father (mentioned in the article), and others.
Trevor
(submitted on August 9th 2005 by Trevor Jennings)
Old Time Music in Europe
Promoting an interest in Old Time Music ........ on this side of 'The Pond'!
(submitted on July 6th 2009 by Ptarmigan)
Piano Lessons For Beginners
Piano Lessons For Beginners provides articles, tips, piano lessons and many other piano related information. It aims to help you to have a better understanding of how to learn to play piano online.
(submitted on May 14th 2009 by serenaadams)
Rambling house
This is what used to be irishmusicweb.ie. Lots of bios and other great stuff.
(submitted on June 15th 2004 by Pontus Adefjord)
Searc's Web
A well-researched compilation of links to sites of Irish interest.
We sessioneers will be particularly interested in the music section, of course, but we might welcome a wee hoak through the other stuff on offer!
(submitted on October 8th 2002 by Aidan Crossey)
The Balladeers
Basically a news site about ballad singers and musicians in Ireland, including not only the big names (Chieftains, Dubliners, etc) but many other. Lots of obituaries. There is also a section devoted to ballad lyrics.
(submitted on June 26th 2007 by Trevor Jennings)
The Concertina in Scotland
This Blog is designed to inform, but also promote an interest in the Concertina in Scotland.
(submitted on July 4th 2009 by Ptarmigan)
The County Antrim Dulcimer
This is a Blog for anyone interested in learning a little more about the Hammered Dulcimer tradition in County Antrim.
(submitted on July 4th 2009 by Ptarmigan)
The Irish Music Review
On-line resource for almost 500 reviews of albums, books and DVDs, plus possibly the most extensive Irish music discography on the Net, and a very special Irish harmonica discography.
Other features include discography pages devoted to Jimmy Power and Tommy Peoples.
(submitted on February 26th 2008 by MacCruiskeen)
The Irish Times - Faoi Lán Cheoil
Article on TG4's new series Faoi Lán cheoil
(submitted on October 30th 2008 by Fisherman)
The Irish Tune Composers' Pages
A New Website Dedicated to Composers of Traditional Irish Music from O'Carolan to Reavy to Fahey to McGoldrick
(submitted on October 8th 2011 by The Tune Composer)
The Journal of Music In Ireland
The Journal of Music in Ireland (JMI) is the only magazine for lively debate and discussion on traditional, classical, jazz and contemporary music in Ireland. Issued every two months, JMI is available by mail subscription and in selected shops around Ireland. There's also a web forum, featuring many important discussions on issues relating to music in Ireland, from sean-nós singing to music education to music and politics.
(submitted on August 11th 2004 by Zina Lee)
The Music Of James Scott Skinner
I just stumbled across these pages within the Aberdeen University website. You can see PDFs of Skinner's original manuscripts AND hear sound clips of the man himself playing these great tunes (if you ever wondered how yer man had intended them to sound)! This is a wonderful resource.
I wasn't sure what category to put this under as it seems to cross a few boundaries.
(submitted on November 17th 2006 by JonB)
The Ragman's Ball
A blog about traditional Irish music. Check it out at www.theragmansball.com.
(submitted on October 15th 2010 by oh.leary)
The Septic's Companion
A British slang dictionary useful to those residing on either side of the pond.
(submitted on July 14th 2009 by ʎɹoʇısuɐɹʇ)
The Session (Photos)
The Session on Flickr is a place for photos taken at Irish Traditional Music Sessions. It doesn't matter whether they are taking place in a pub, somebody's house, on a boat or elsewhere.
We also welcome good shots of sessions from other traditions (breton, scottish, english, acadian, Cape Breton, etc.).
The photos should preferably not be of gigs or staged events and if possible they should not have been taken with a flash (unless the flash is not noticable) to retain the atmosphere.
Please add some information such as who is in the shot and where & when it was taken.
(submitted on February 17th 2010 by Ah, Surely!)
The Trad Centre
The Trad Centre has been established to create an on-line network between:
-Bands and Artists
-Venues and Festivals
-Agents and Promoters
on the Irish traditional music scene to provide information on everyone concerned and to ultimately create revenue for all concerned parties
(submitted on September 12th 2002 by Murrough)
Tie the Ribbons
Closet Confessions of a Wannabe Traditional Irish Flute Player. Playing traditional Irish music on a Boehm flute.
(submitted on March 27th 2010 by Eden)
Turlough O'Carolan - The Official Site
The official site for upcoming information on the monumental 8 CD packaging of his complete works. Recorded and arranged by one of Ireland's great pianists and composers: J.J. Sheridan
(submitted on February 23rd 2007 by irishpiano51)
Wikipedia: Music of Ireland
Wikipedia is "a free content encyclopaedia that is being written collaboratively by contributors from all around the world. The site is a WikiWiki, meaning that anyone, including you, can edit most Wikipedia articles". N.B. Its a really good idea to follow the About Wikipedia link (at the bottom of each page) before editing.
(submitted on April 17th 2004 by Just a person)
William Henry Grattan Flood - Waterford County Library
Information on the Irish historian and musicologist W. H. Grattan Flood, including online copies of his books The Story of the Harp (1905) and History of Irish Music (1927).
(submitted on October 16th 2005 by tedium)