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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
program.
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 http://www.wnrn.org/
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
The Session
The exchange of tunes is what keeps traditional Irish music alive. This
website is one way of passing on jigs, reels and other dance tunes.
Ceolas is a venerable site with links to many Irish traditional music
sites on the Internet, including online tunebooks, discussion groups, and more.
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.
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 place
Shopping for
Traditional Music and Gifts
In a world where music is increasingly
more a commodity, 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.
Seanchai Books , based in Charlottesville and run by Patrick and
Krista Farrell. 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.
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