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Joseph O’Connor’s Star of the Sea

Star of the Sea is the ironic name of a leaking, creaking hulk of a ship that is making its last crossing of the Atlantic, with a handful of first-class passengers and a belly full of the dregs of Europe, … Continue reading

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Henry Marten’s Ghost’s Ireland – a Troubled Romance

Henry Marten’s Ghost, a strange name for a band you might think, but not when you read the cover notes and realise that the band was born out of Oxford, England. Henry Marten, born in Oxford, was one of the … Continue reading

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Nuala O’Connor’s Bringing it All Back Home: The Influence of Irish Music

Originally written as a companion to an RTE/BBC television series on Irish music, this book has lots of photos, tidbits, and history. This is a book I wish someone had handed me 10 years ago when it first came out. … Continue reading

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Various artists’ Traditional Irish Music in America anthology

In the 1970s, something new yet very old was happening in America. Traditional Irish music was being played and recorded. Just when it looked as though Irish music would fade out and disappear in the modern, mechanized world of the … Continue reading

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Dolores Keane’s Night Owl

Dolores Keane has been called “the voice of Ireland,” and has received numerous awards and accolades in a career spanning a quarter of a century with De Dannan and on her own. Night Owl, which has been available in Norway … Continue reading

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