What Music Are You Listening to Right Now?
Is music a big part of your life?What are your favorite songs? How do you discover new music?Do you ever recommend songs to your friends? If so, you are not too different from Jon Pareles, the chief pop music critic at The New York Times. In “5 Songs to Listen to Right Now,” he shares…
Conor O’Loughlin: “You form friendships very easily through music.”
Conor O’Loughlin is a concertina player from Corofin in County Clare. He has been playing since he was 8 years old and has won a host of prizes both individually and with bands at All-Ireland Fleadhs over the years. Born into a musical family in Ireland’s musical heartlands, Conor also has a passion for passing…
Dermot Sheedy: “In my course, I teach that you can apply the beats that...
Dermot Sheedy is a bodhrán player, percussionist and drummer from County Clare. Dermot started playing the bodhrán aged 6 and has 25 years experience of the instrument. A professional musician for the last ten years, he is a member of the Limerick band Hermitage Green, as part of which he has toured the world and…
5 Courses to Bring Some Music into Your Life
Online streaming services mean that it’s never been simpler to listen to music. Whether you’re at home, at work or on the go, all of your favourite songs are available at the click of a button. But it’s not just listening to music that has become easier than ever before. Thanks to Alison’s free online…
Michael McCague: “There’s great freedom in Irish music.”
Michael McCague is a guitar and bouzouki player from County Monaghan. He’s played with a variety of outstanding traditional musicians over the years, including as part of both At First Light and At The Racket. He plays a weekly session in Tigh Coili in Galway and has just finished recording an album with Hugh Healy,…
Nell Ní Chróinín: “When you sing a seannós song, you’re taking part in an...
Nell Ní Chróinín is a seannós singer from the Múscraí Gaeltacht in County Cork. Since her earliest days, she has been immersed in seannós singing – the ancient singing tradition of the area. Nell’s mastery of her art has seen her recognised as one of the country’s top seannós singers. From taking prizes at Fleadh…
Launching Alison’s Irish Traditional Music Courses!
Alison is delighted to announce the publication of our free online Irish Traditional Music courses, produced by some of Ireland’s most talented musicians. As an Irish company, Alison is proud of Ireland’s rich musical heritage and is excited to offer these free courses to our growing community of over 20 million Learners worldwide. The project…
Film Club: ‘Music and Clowns’
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.“Music and Clowns” is an eight-minute animated film that touches on themes of family, disability and love. In the Op-Doc, the filmmaker, Alex Widdowson, searches for insights into his brother Jaime, who has Down syndrome and is…
Lesson of the Day: ‘How Pop Music Fandom Became Sports, Politics, Religion and All-Out...
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “How Pop Music Fandom Became Sports, Politics, Religion and All-Out War” by Joe CoscarelliOn social media in 2020, “the stan was ascendant,” reports Joe Coscarelli, a Times culture reporter. How did music fan culture…
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