Shannon McNamee
Assistant Editor at The Journal of Music
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1 month ago |
journalofmusic.com | Shannon McNamee
A round-up of recent news from the Blackwater Valley Opera Festival, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and Music Network, RTÉ Radio 1, and the Arts Council. The Blackwater Valley Opera Festival (BVOF) has announced soprano Aimee Kearney and pianist Georgina Cassidy as the recipients of its 2025 Bursary Awards. Each artist was selected by the festival’s Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Dieter Kaegi, and will receive €5,000 to support their professional development and musical careers.
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2 months ago |
journalofmusic.com | Shannon McNamee
The Ráth Chairn sean-nós singers Étáin and Máire Ní Churraoin will perform in Brady's of Maynooth on 9 May as part of the Arts and Minds festival. They speak to Shannon McNamee about their singing and using social media to bring sean-nós to new audiences. ‘We were born and raised with so much music around us,’ says Máire Ní Churraoin about her and her sister’s childhood.
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Feb 25, 2025 |
journalofmusic.com | Culture Ireland |Shannon McNamee
A round-up of recent news from the Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition, Culture Ireland, Arts Council of Northern Ireland and BBC Northern Ireland, and Glyndebourne. Donnchadh Mac Aodha has been announced as the winner of the 2025 Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition, a collaboration between the Cork International Choral Festival and Chamber Choir Ireland.
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Feb 18, 2025 |
journalofmusic.com | Shannon McNamee
Harper and composer Alannah Thornburgh has just released her debut solo album, 'Shapeshifter', a collection inspired by folklore and the natural world. Recently nominated for two RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards, she speaks to Shannon McNamee. Swinford harper and composer Alannah Thornburgh’s debut solo album Shapeshifter is a collection of works inspired by local fairy folklore and mythology.
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Feb 12, 2025 |
journalofmusic.com | Shannon McNamee
Belfast-based band The Wood Burning Savages this month released their second album Hand to Mouth, the follow up to their 2018 debut Stability. With a booming soundscape incorporating industrial rock and electronic elements, Hand to Mouth is a protest album at its core.
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