Playlist J (part 2) – The Irish Mandolin – a website from Aidan Crossey
I had fun coming up five trad music tracks related to the letter J.
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geoTrad - Google My Maps
Well, this is a rather wonderful mashup made with data from thesession.org:
The distribution of Irish traditional tunes which reference place names in Ireland
Fairweather Fiddlers @ Brighton Acoustic Club Aug 2019 - YouTube
Myself and Jessica joining in some reels and jigs.
Sessions Map
This is nifty—a map of all the Irish music sessions and events happening around the world, using the data from TheSession.org.
If you’re interested in using data from The Session, there’s a read-only API and regularly-updated data dumps.
Banjos and Discrete Technologies | stevebenford
An examination of how sites like The Session are meshing with older ideas of traditional Irish music:
There is a very interesting tension at play here – one that speaks directly to the design of new technologies. On the one hand, Irish musicians appear to be enthusiastically adopting digital media to establish a common repertoire of tunes, while on the other the actual performance of these tunes in a live session is governed by a strong etiquette that emphasizes the importance of playing by ear.
There’s an accompanying paper called Supporting Traditional Music-Making: Designing for Situated Discretion (PDF).
In The Name of Willie Clancy « Arbutus Yarns
A really nice short film about the Willie Clancy Summer School. It makes me want to get back to Miltown Malbay this July.
The Keymaster: Patrick Olwell’s story - YouTube
The trailer for a documentary on flutemaker Patrick Olwell. The film should be done later this year.
