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THE DEFINITIVE VOICE OF IRISH MUSIC WORLDWIDE WWW.IRISHMUSICMAGAZINE.COM Issue No. 302 Annual 2021 Follow us on Facebook Price €10 Euro @www.facebook.com/TRADIMM ONLINE TUITION 2021 WITH OAIM A NEW ONLINE CELTIC FESTIVAL MARCH 13 –17, 2021 NATHAN CARTER THE ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION MÁIRÉAD NESBITT SUBSCRIBE @ WWW.IRISHMUSICSHOPPING.COM IM1120 Annual 2020 Nov 17.qxp_Irish Music -November 09.qxt 20/11/2020 11:47 Page 3 INSIDE THIS EDITION CONTENTS 3 69 MEET DARREN & SHANNON FARRELL COVER STORY Trad Nua is an Independent Irish Record label dedicated to 38 THE RISING STAR OF MAĊA keeping the Traditional Irish Arts alive by promoting & sustaining Maċa the 3-piece Irish band in conversation with fresh & modern Irish Music. Robert Heuston asks the questions. www.irishmusicmagazine.com Maryann McTeague Keifer for Irish Music Magazine. Issue No. 302 Annual 2021 70 MICK ‘CITERN’ WALSH HAS GONE ONLINE The Kilkenny based balladeer’s latest music is now online. He FOREWORD FEATURES tells Seán Laffey why. 40 NATHAN CARTER : THE 72 JAYNE POMPLAS ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION New York based Jayne Pomplas has not let the strangeness of PLAYING 2020 interfere with her work ethic and output. She has just Nathan Carter has achieved phenomenal success over both finished recording not one but two albums. She spoke his professional recording and performing career, and to animatedly to Anne Marie Kennedy. THROUGH THE celebrate an amazing decade, he releases a new collection PANDEMIC and chats to Lar Flynn for Irish Music Magazine. 74 BONFROST WITH THE NORDIC 42 MEET DAWN BEATON FIDDLERS BLOC his month we report on how Robert Heuston, Publisher of Irish Music Magazine in Philippe Cousin talks to Olav Luksengård Mjelva, of the musicians have responded conversation with the Artistic Director of Celtic Colours Nordic Fiddlers Bloc. Tpositively to the pandemic International Festival, who will celebrate their 25th 76 RANDALL STEPHEN HALL’S YELLOW DOOR Anniversary in 2021. crisis. Joanie Madden’s 2020 was set Early October 2020 and the island was seriously debating to be the most successful of any in the 44 JOANIE MADDEN lockdown, yet as Seán Laffey discovered, Randall Stephen 35 year history of Cherish the Ladies. Joanie Madden was taking a forced break from her usual Hall was on the move. Locked down and undaunted in Miltown exhaustive touring schedule. Seán Laffey put in a distance 78 MISTRESS OF MELODY AND THE Malbay, she has a message of hope for call and found out why. us all in this issue. HIGH KING’S HARPER 46 MÁIRÉAD NESBITT’S CELTIC SPELLS It’s 1am in Utah as Samantha Rose Owings talks to IMM’s Composer Graham Lindsey used the Seán Laffey. lockdown time to create new tunes and Máiréad was home for a Christmas break in Loughmore, connect digitally with over a dozen Tipperary, Seán Laffey caught up with her. 80 GRAHAM LINDSEY’S THE NEXT BEST THING other collaborators. Musicians became Seán Laffey talks to composer, producer and mandolin player 48 BRIAN KENNEDY Graham Lindsey about a lockdown collaboration. experts at hosting online concerts; read Lar Flynn in conversation with an Irish Music Legend. how I was moved by Seán Keane’s 82 LIVE FROM KILMICHAEL, BY ROBIN show from Carragh Cottage, watched 50 ACID CROFT VOLUME 9 FROM JAMES HURT by thousands of people around the SHOOGLENIFTY Robin James Hurt was in an upbeat frame of mind when I world, the kind of audience artists Seán Laffey connects with Shooglenifty to discuss their new spoke to him recently, just prior to the completion of his solo would normally only get in a festival album and their past thirty years of west Highland mayhem. album Live from Kilmichael, writes Mark Lysaght. setting. Talking of festivals, as we went 51 COSCÁN ARE AS POSITIVE AS EVER 94 RON BLOCK to press The Temple Bar TradFest was set Seán Laffey talks to David Nevin and Harry Long of COSCÁN Multi-talented banjo player of Alison Krauss & Union Station, to run in January 2021 in accordance about the challenges and opportunities resulting from the guitarist, songwriter, producer, Ron Block in conversation with government guidelines. Covid-19 Pandemic. with Chris Keenan for Irish Music Magazine. Coscán are busy writing new material 96 COLUM SANDS : AN ACCIDENTAL PROPHET and getting ready to perform live on 52 THE TIDE OF WINTER Clive Price zooms into Rostrevor to ask Colum Sands Facebook. Mick ‘Citern’ Walsh has Maryann McTeague Keifer in conversation with Shannon about his new album Song Bridge. created an online folk night, replacing Lambert-Ryan to discuss the new Christmas album from RUNA. 98 ROWAN LESLIE ESCAPING THE DAWN the Monday night ballad session in 54 MUSIC CONNECTS A FAMILY Aidan O’Hara talks to the Glasgow-based County Antrim Fiddler. Cleere’s of Kilkenny. Máiréad Nesbitt Frank Greally shares Richard Mulligan’s story with IMM. is embracing the web to offer fiddle 99 REBECCA LOMNICKY & THE FIRE lessons and to promote her range of 56 EIMEAR’S JOURNEY WITH CELTIC LANDS Seán Laffey talks to Rebecca Lomnicky about her music and violins. The business of music continues. Eimear McGeown took time out to tell Gráinne McCool a new album from her Scottish band The Fire. People are playing through the pandemic, about her own work and her musical journey with the 100 LOOKING OUT FOR BETTER WEATHER Amazon TV special Celtic Lands. and as we have done now for over WITH THE RESIDUALS 300 issues we will be bringing you 58 THE LEGENDARY VOICE OF ANDY COONEY Seán Laffey learned that 20th Century Irish immigrants to their authentic voices, ensuring the Vocalist, musician, performer, songwriter and christened Saskatchewan brought traditional music in their wake, when he talked to fiddler Jeremy A. Cook of the Prairie Celtic band players, performers and providers of 'Irish America's Favourite Son' by the New York Times, Andy The Residuals. our music will not be the forgotten Cooney takes time out to chat with Robert Heuston for Irish cultural casualties of Covid-19. Music Magazine. 102 TEMPLARS OF DOOM & HOVELS OF THE HOLY Also check out our Front Cover Seán Laffey takes a zoom interview with Michael X Rose and story on the exciting group Maċa and 60 THE MUSIC OF HEALING the clan MacLeod kilted Marty Shane from the Templars of Doom. their new album Spiral. Frank Greally in conversation with Maurice Lennon for Irish Music Magazine. 104 PETER DALDRY Slán Peter Daldry is a California based Scotsman, an award-winning Seán L 64 INNES WATSON singer, his life’s trajectories are the makings of a good song or Mark Lysaght finds out about an unusual recording project. ballad, and he shared some of them with Anne Marie Kennedy. Publisher : Robert Heuston Contributors: Front Cover (Main Image) All material contained in this edition is Editorial : Seán Laffey Aidan O’ Hara, Eileen McCabe, Deirdre Photographer : Kenny Ruttledge copyright of Irish Music Magazine 2020 Design : John Barrett Cronin, Gwen Orel, Grainne McCool, Anne Dresses : Marion Murphy Cooney, and may not be reproduced or electronically Text Editor Marie Kennedy, Clive Price, Reidin O’ Flynn, The Design Atelier Jewellery : Majella stored or transmitted without the permission & Production : Emma Meade John O’ Regan, Edel McLaughlin, Derek Kervick, Mise by Majella of the Publisher. All rights reserved © Copley, Mark Lysaght, Bill Margeson, Helene Distribution: eM News, eMND NI Irish Music Magazine. 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ISSN-1393-211X INSIDE THIS EDITION CONTENTS 5 106 THE B STREET THEATRE SACRAMENTO Robert Heuston, Publisher of Irish Music Magazine had the pleasure of recently chatting with Producing Artistic Director, Buck Busfield. 108 SING ME THESE SONGS Robert Heuston in conversation with the Florida based, Celtic Conundrum prior to the release of their new album. FESTIVALS 89 KEEPING THE TRADITIONS ALIVE IN FLORIDA Michael Lange, Director of Dunedin Live: Haggis Winter MusicFest in conversation with Robert Heuston, Publisher of Irish Music Magazine. 90 THE WILD ATLANTIC FLEADH 2021 A newcomer to the Irish Festival scene in the US, the Wild Atlantic Fleadh is a virtual festival that will debut on St Patrick’s Week 2021. 92 TradFest TEMPLE BAR 2021 Festival favourites return to TradFest in 2021 to help breathe life into a devastated live music industry. REGULARS 62 WALTONS TUITION Another selection of tutorials brought to you in association with Waltons Music. You can now listen to these online at www.waltons.ie 66 GREAT INFLUENCES ON THE TRADITION Carl Gilbert Hardebeck. Aidan O’Hara examines the contribution of the blind composer, song collector and arranger of Irish songs and airs. 67 LEGENDS OF IRISH MUSIC Seán Ó Riada. An appreciation by Mark Lysaght. 68 GLOBAL SESSION TUNES WITH OAIM STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD Brought to you in association with the Online Academy of Irish Music (OAIM). 130 STORY BEHIND THE SONG Seán Laffey re-awakens the back-story of John O’Dreams. LIVE REVIEWS 112 CARA DILLON LIVE AT THE COOPER HALL Co-hosted by Irish Music Magazine Facebook. Fergal Woods reports. 113 AOIFE SCOTT AT THE BALOR ARTS CENTRE September 20th,2020. Grainne McCool reports for Irish Music Magazine.