Month: February 2012

  • “Roots” and “World” Music

    I feel safe talking about this because I have spent many years puzzling my way through playing in folk clubs even though I’d be hard pressed to find a folk song in my repertoire, notwithstanding my early labours arranging solo fiddle tunes for guitar. Back to the point: I’m puzzled about those other terms. What…

  • The Performing Arts

    What does “The Performing Arts” mean? Does is mean “the arts of performing”, or “the arts that are performed”? Or is it that the inference is that Performing is an Art? Suppose I suggest that performing is a craft as distinct from an art. “Nonsense!”, you might say, “Where would music be if it were…

  • From “Out Of The Bedroom” a couple of weeks back

    Courtesy of my good pal Roisin Russell

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