Dear Far-Voiced Veteran: Essays in Honour of Tom Munnelly

The late Tom Munnelly was widely recognized as one of the world’s foremost collectors of traditional Irish songs in the English language.  In this volume, twenty-eight of his colleagues and friends, all of them outstanding in their own fields, have come together to produce a volume of essays in Tom’s honour.  This volume both pays homage to Tom’s personal achievement and shows the vibrancy and importance of ongoing work in the fields of traditional singing; folksong; folklore; ethnomusicology; song and folklore collecting; and traditional Irish music and dance.

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Adam in Paradise: CD of Historical Recording of Ulster Traditional Singing

The Irish Traditional Music Archive has recently begun a programme of publishing historical and archival sound recordings with the EP-CD Adam in Paradise: Four Songs on Courtship from the Ulster Tradition by the Co Derry singer Eddie Butcher. This has been issued in conjunction with the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum.

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Come West along the Road Vol. 2: DVD Anthology

To celebrate the 10th series of this popular and long-running archival television series, RTÉ has released Come West along the Road volume 2. This DVD gives the viewer a unique opportunity to own singular performances from some of the legends of traditional Irish music such as The Dubliners, Paul Brady, Arty McGlynn, and Planxty as well as rare intimate footage of performers from across the spectrum of Ireland's musical heritage.

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