Covid-19 forces concerts, sessions & workshops to all go online for 2020 Festival - Sept 25-27 - celebrates generations of traditional Irish song Highlights include: gala concert featuring Karan Casey, book launch by Donal Lunny and Poetry Ireland collaboration Covid-19 has forced one of the most celebrated gatherings of traditional Irish song to gather online this year. The ..read more

Supporting the Marie Keating Foundation The following is an extract from Lar Flynn’s Interview with Brian Kennedy for CONCERT4CANCER Souvenir Magazine. ” It was a bit of a shock of course, and it was doubled by the fact that my brother had been also diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at the same time but he sadly passed away ..read more

Concert4Cancer Magazine is a special edition Souvenir Publication produced by Irish Music Magazine and bumper-packed with interviews from the amazing line-up of artists and acts all who so generously donated their time and talents in support of the Marie Keating Foundation’s Concert4Cancer. Read about Ronan Keating, Johnny McEvoy, Lisa Lambe, Brian Kennedy, Phil Coulter, Nathan ..read more

A host of Irish and UK musicians have come together to announce CONCERT4CANCER a televised benefit concert to raise much needed funds for cancer support services in Ireland. Artists such as Riverdance, Ronan Keating, Gary Barlow, Nathan Carter, Brian Kennedy, and Paddy Casey have been announced with the event hosted by Anna Daly all in ..read more

In aid of the Marie Keating Foundation A spectacular 25th anniversary performance will be a part of the televised benefit gig on Virgin Media One Friday 28th at 9pm. www.marieakeating.ie/concert4cancer RIVERDANCE has been announced as the latest addition to the star-studded Concert4Cancer in aid of the Marie Keating Foundation. The international music and dance phenomenon is celebrating 25 years ..read more

A televised benefit concert on August 28th will see artists such as Ronan Keating, Gary Barlow and Lisa Lambe perform to encourage donations for the Marie Keating Foundation A host of Irish and UK musicians have come together to announce ‘Concert4Cancer’, a televised benefit concert to raise much needed funds for cancer support services in Ireland. Artists ..read more

August 28th 9pm-11pm VIRGIN MEDIA 1 Tune into Concert4Cancer produced by 10Central Group for the music event of the year, and help support cancer patients at every step of their journey. A host of Irish and UK musicians have come together to announce Concert4Cancer, a televised benefit concert to raise much needed funds for cancer support services ..read more

Nick Roth, Steve Lindsey, Frances Mitchell and Laoise O’Brien to present live as part of its online professional development course Music Network presents Taking Charge of your Performance Career 2020, a free online professional development course for musicians delivered by four leading industry experts. The special series of live online training sessions aims to help musicians ..read more

The Music Network/Centre Culturel Irlandais Music Performance Bursary was established to enable Irish musicians to further their performance careers during residencies at the centre in Paris, as well as being an important means of showcasing Ireland’s dynamic contemporary culture on an international stage. The one-month residency offers the recipient the opportunity to tap into the many ..read more

Mayo flute player Jillian O’Malley won the prestigious Seán Ó Riada Gold Medal at the final for the competition held in Cork on Friday 7 February, presented by Peadar Ó Riada live on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. Jillian, from Louisburgh in Co. Mayo, started playing whistle when she was just five years old, an instrument she ..read more