Links

Listening to Irish Traditional Music

91.1 WTJU Charlottesville: The Sound Choice in Central Virginia, and home to some great folk, world, jazz, rock, and classical programming. Tune in to Atlantic Weekly (part two), Saturday mornings at 10am, for a blast of tunes from Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales, and beyond.

Clare FM: Listen online to news, weather, pop music, AND traditional music from the Banner County's own FM station. Traditional music programming generally falls between 7-9pm Irish time (2-4 EST). Tuesday night's announcer (and brilliant concertina player) Claire Keville puts on a particularly good programme.

RTE: Ireland's national radio station, also listenable through the Internet. Check out Céilí House and The Late Session. All shows are archived, so listen anytime.

WNRN -Acoustic Sunrise on weekday mornings features folk and Irish music and melodies, as well as local talent and interviews.WNRN is solely supported by donations from listeners and by business underwriting. There are no commercials! We invite you to explore our site, to listen to our live broadcast, to participate in the listener survey, and to send us any comments or questions you have about our program or web site.

Learning About Irish Traditional Music

Richmond Folk Music, Inc., a non-profit organization, was founded to honor and promote traditional folk music and to support and encourage the artists who perform it. In our hectic, modern world with all its technological innovations and frenzied pace, we believe that it is important to keep a place in our hearts for the old songs, tunes, ballads and instruments that are part of our collective heritage.

Ceolas is a venerable site with links to many Irish traditional music sites on the Internet, including online tunebooks, discussion groups, and more.

Rob Greenway's Irish Flute Site provides in-depth information for wooden flute players of all kinds and skill levels. (Rob is a former BRIMS instructor who now lives in the DC area.)

The O'Neill-Malcom branch of Comhaltas Ceóirí Éireann's site exclaims that it's "The Mighty Internet Portal to Irish Culture in the Washington DC Area!" This site contains lots of DC-specific links to traditional music activities, people, and places.

Shopping for Traditional Music and Gifts

In a world where music is increasingly more commodified, philosophic debates rage about the relationship of Irish traditional music and the larger music industry. Nevertheless, and especially for those of us outside historic centers of traditional music, to learn it one must be able to listen to it. Therefore, we are including a few links (of many possible) of relevant businesses.

emerald , contemporary Irish designs, located in Charlottesville just off the downtown mall at 110 4th St. NE.

Alakazam , Toys & Gifts. Classic Favorites, Unique & Imaginitive Playthings for children of all ages, on the downtown mall in Charlottesville.

Seanchai Books , based in Charlottesville and run by Patrick and Krista Farrell, is also a real-world entity located in a corner of Blue Whale Books on the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville. Their selection of Irish interest books is amazing for a town of Charlottesville's size, and a great resource for its patrons. They carry tunebooks and a small selection of recordings, including local Irish traditional music cds.

Celtic Grooves Imports , owned and operated by Philippe Varlet, has just about every cd you might want (except for his own—come on, Philippe! Record that sucker!)

CD Baby sells, among other things, BRIMS' cd, The Virginia Reel, and Roaring Mary's first (and only) cd.

home / mission / membership / programs / performances & events /
staff / merchandise / links / giving / contact

Logo created by Michaux Hood of Charmed
Website created by Tes Slominski

© 2006 The Blue Ridge Irish Music School
214 Rugby Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903