Big Audio Dynamite
Since I’m watching ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ on TG4 here is some Big Audio Dynamite with ‘Medicine Show’!Continue Reading
View ArticleEisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru – Oireachtas Náisiúnta na Breataine Bige
The people of Wales have been marking the celebration of their native language and culture in this year’s Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru orContinue Reading
View ArticleOireachtas na Samhna
The Irish Times carries a very personal report celebrating the weekend’s Oireachtas na Samhna, the annual Irish language and culture festival, this year heldContinue Reading
View ArticleSo What’cha What’cha What Ya Want
Genuinely saddened to hear of the passing of Adam “MCA” Yauch, certainly one of the voices of my generation. From the Guardian: “Rapper Adam Yauch, aContinue Reading
View ArticleDùisg!
Scottish blogger Tocasaid has an excellent article on Scotland’s punk rock scene and the group Dùisg (“Rise, awake”): “Compared toContinue Reading
View ArticleImram 2012, Leonard Cohen And More
Today’s Irish Times has a lengthy examination by Úna Mullally of the Irish arts scene that is well worth reading:Continue Reading
View ArticleGráinne Holland – Teanga na nGael
In a shameless rip-off of the Cedar Lounge Revolution here is my own “Something For The Weekend“. Belfast’s Gráinne HollandContinue Reading
View ArticleTwo Tech Stories For Gaeilgeoirí
Two tech stories for the Irish-speaking community via the Silicon Republic. The first highlights the addition of the TG4 playerContinue Reading
View ArticleCeol Ar An Imeall
Ceol ar an Imeall, TG4’s indie music show, is back tonight at 23.00 on TG4. Lots of Irish bands performingContinue Reading
View ArticleSome Quick Posts
First up a review in the Irish Times of the new TG4/BBC co-production, the comedy-drama “Scúp”, penned by Irish authorContinue Reading
View ArticleJune Summer Solstice Session At Séamus Ennis Cultural Centre
Another quick post, this time on behalf of the Séamus Ennis Cultural Centre which is holding a Summer Solstice Session in JuneContinue Reading
View ArticleLashún Gatna “Beautiful Child”
Lashún Gatna or “Beautiful Child”, a song in the traditional Irish Traveller style written and sung by Jack Delaney. TheContinue Reading
View ArticleTower Of Strength, The Mission
One of my favourite songs from the early 1990s is The Mission’s “Tower of Strength”, a drum and guitar heavyContinue Reading
View ArticleRaven, Swordmistress Of Chaos, Chris Achilléos
Chris Achilléos is a Cypriot-born British artist who came to prominence in the 1970s and ‘80s with illustrations for aContinue Reading
View ArticleGerman Music Festival Bans Gaelic-Punk Group?
Some surprising news from Scotland’s well-known anarcho-punk band Oi Polloi, a bilingual group who produce songs with both English andContinue Reading
View ArticleCeltic Europe, Battling Bigotry From Left And Right
There is an influential theory held by an extremist minority on the Far Left of European politics which opposes aContinue Reading
View ArticleGermany’s Ultra Left – Getting It Wrong Again
An update for you on the controversy surrounding the banning of the bilingual Scottish punk band Oi Polloi from aContinue Reading
View ArticleFestival Interceltique 2014
Sometimes we need reminding that – whatever our origins – we are not just Irish but Celts too, one ofContinue Reading
View ArticleA’ Seinn An Aghaidh Na Balbhachd
A quick thank you to regular contributor Marconatrix for an email reminder of this 2012 video-documentary from Michael Newton, A’ Seinn an aghaidh na BalbhachdContinue Reading
View ArticleIrish Folk Band, Lynched
I’ve been meaning to write something about the ridiculously talented Irish folk group, Lynched, for some time; fortunately Britain’s GuardianContinue Reading
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