MUSIC CURRENT is back bigger and better for 2019. Returning to Smock Alley Theatre this April, Dublin’s annual contemporary music festival expands its run dates and events this year, to showcase more of the best of new Irish and international contemporary electronic music, to Irish audiences. Hosting a four-day festival of concerts, panel discussions, composer […]
Francesca de Valence is an Australian artist, award-winning songwriter, speaker, and founder & CEO of I Heart Songwriting Club. She has been acknowledged by the Los Angeles Music Awards with an International Songwriter of the Year Award and also holds an Australian Songwriting Award. Francesca has supported artists including Jimmy Webb, Belinda Carlisle and The Manhattan […]
Irish double bass player Malachy Robinson will perform six new works on Thursday 18 April 2019 as part of the Irish Composers Collectives’ 2019 series. New works for double bass and electronics have been written by ICC composers Sebastian Adams, Daniel Reid, Paul Scully, Richard Hughes, and Kevin Free. Also on the programme is a […]
2019 sees the 12th Cruinniú na bhFliúít, the only festival celebrating traditional Irish flute playing, take place in the West Cork Gaeltacht villages of Baile Bhuirne/Cuil Aodha This year they are delighted to welcome back as tutors Hammy Hamilton, Conal Ó Gráda, Caoimhín Ó Fearghaíl and Joanne Quirke, who will be joined by Kevin Crawford […]
First Music Contact in association with IMRO and Culture Ireland present a workshop on artist visas for the United States of America. Matthew Covey / Tamizdat and Covey Law will host a workshop on visas to the US which will cover the fundamentals of the US artist visa process, with special attention paid to effective […]
Chris Difford is a Grammy nominated and double Ivor Novello Award winning lyricist who has brought us characters and sketches from everyday life, and has successfully turned the mundane into the beautiful, the urbane into the exquisite, for over 40 years. With his collaborator, Squeeze co-founder Glenn Tilbrook, Chris has written some of the most […]
IMRO are delighted to announce details of their Music Cork Showcase, set to take place in Crane Lane on Thursday 2nd May. On the night fans can see some of the best up and coming Irish music in the form of milk., XO MO, Aislinn Logan plus one more act to be announced. Entry to […]
IMRO sponsored The Acoustic Yard Music Festival returns for its fourth year between May 10th - 12th 2019, with some of Ireland’s and the world’s finest entertaining songwriters and musicians, all gathering in the beautiful town of Westport, Co.Mayo. Acts already confirmed for this year include: The Pale, Morrissey and Marshall, Aoife Scott and Matt […]
Youth Work Ireland’s Irish Youth Music Awards (IYMAs) is excited to reveal the first guests for their education hub at their all ages National Day on Saturday May 11th, 2019. This event will also mark the launch of Youth Work Ireland week with other activities and events happening around Ireland. The Education Hub will feature […]
Our Essentials of Music Management course is a one-day course covering the basics of music management. Taught by artist manager and management business consultant Erik Nielsen this course is a great opportunity for those just starting out to those who want a refresher and to hear all the latest developments in the music industry. We […]
