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A very pleasant release from Mohammad Syfkhan, a Kurdish musician currently based in Ireland. From the Nyaah Records Bandcamp site: “Mohammad’s own brand of ecstatic music takes elements from Middle Eastern and North African music to create an atmosphere of joy, love and happiness. The songs on ‘I am Kurdish’ have been recorded and mixed with the view to make them to suitable for listening to at…
2023 was a magnificent year for music releases, but a harsh one for those whom we lost. The latest major artist we lost was The Pogues’ frontman, Shane MacGowan, who died on November 30th. Folk singer Enda Reilly participated in a procession through Dublin in Shane’s honor and was moved to set a poem he penned to music. I have a feeling that Shane would have enjoyed it. That closes 2023, dear…
Roger Doyle – Oizzo No
Roger Doyle, like his equally talented countryman (and friend) Daniel Figgis, doesn’t get his fair shake inside of his home country of Ireland, yet is better regarded in the U.K. and the European continent as a master of electroacoustic music. This version of Oizzo No is a reworking of the original album (which you can hear here) and it has a rather fascinating back story: “Originally…
Davy Spillane – Caoineadh Cu Chulainn
Davy Spillane is now the reigning undisputed champion of the uillean pipes, Ireland’s most iconic instrument, after the passing away of the legendary Chieftain, Paddy Moloney. This was a fine tune to wake up to.
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Some sad news. No, no, not a passing! Donnacha Costello, the second-finest composer based in Dublin (sorry, folks – Daniel Figgis is still number one in these parts) is taking time off from recording music.
In an act of magnanimous generosity, however, he is offering the whole of his digital back catalog…
[Music] Celtic Tenors – Dein Ist Mein Ganzes Herz (from The Land Of Smiles, Act II) The Celtic Tenors are a trio of Irishmen who did an absolutely sterling rendition of a track from Franz Lehárs operetta, The Land of Smiles.
[Lit] Papers of Paris
Many thanks to Hugh Oram from The Irish Times for this article on James Joyce’s years in Paris.
