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Sheridan's Guesthouse

David Granville reviews Sheridan's Guesthouse by Leitrim flautist Dave Sheridan and friends
2008-06-27 12:16:53

Three new traditional music releases

David Granville reviews three new traditional music offerings from the highly respected Copperplate stable: The Factory Turn (Damian O' Brien and Oliver Loughlin); Parish Platform (Rattle The Boards); Rógaire Dubh (Lorcán MacMathúna)
2008-06-20 12:21:19

Petticoat Loose

David Granville reviews Mary McPartlan's excellent follow-up to The Holland Handkerchief
2008-03-17 14:53:42

Bobby Casey: The Spirit of West Clare

Ken Keable reviews Bobby Casey: the spirit of West Clare, classic recordings of the great Irish fiddler from the '60s and '70s
2008-03-07 16:27:57

Wallop The Spot

David Granville reviews Wallop The Spot, the new album by Four Men and A Dog
2008-02-26 15:21:13

Old Boots and Flying Sandals

David Granville reviews Old Boots and Flying Sandals by Tim Dennehy
2007-08-18 11:02:17

Mise Éire/Saoirse? (DVD)

David Granville welcomes the release on DVD of two Irish documentary film classics charting the dramatic events surrounding Ireland's freedom struggle in the early decades of the 20th century
2007-08-10 14:10:19

Remember To Smile

David Granville reviews Remember To Smile, Neil McSweeney and the Gents, Little Mester Music
2007-07-21 12:52:17

Ron Kavana's Irish Ways

David Granville reviews Irish Ways: the story of Ireland in music, song and poetry (4 CD set and book box set, Proper Records)
2007-05-21 13:46:54

Geantraí

David Granville reviews Geantraí, various artists (available in CD & DVD formats), TG4/Gael Linn
2007-05-20 07:22:19

Music, film, theatre reviews

Music, film and theatre reviews in the Irish Democrat
2007-02-16 12:51:20

A Rough Shot of Lipstick

David Granville reviews Tony Reidy's latest CD, A Rough Shot of Lipstick
2007-02-10 15:35:51

The Ominous and the Luminous

David Granville reviews Mick Sands' debut album, The Ominous and the Luminous, Box Room Records, 2006,
2007-02-09 12:14:15

Wind that shakes the imperialists

David Granville reviews Ken Loach's latest film 'The Wind That Shakes the Barley'
2006-09-21 08:05:50

Bloody Sunday

Sally Richardson reviews Tricycle Theatre's production of Bloody Sunday: scenes from the Saville Inquiry, edited by Richard Norton-Taylor and directed by Nicholas Kent
2005-04-13 11:36:30

Cambridge folk festival 2001

David Granville and Derek Kotz report on some of the old favourites and new talent on show at this year's Cambridge folk festival
2001-10-02 13:27:32