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    Articles etc. by Nicholas Carolan

    During his 28-year tenure as Director of the Irish Traditional Music Archive, Nicholas Carolan contributed many articles to the ITMA website. A selection of them are presented here, and a search for his name on the website will return the full compliment.

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    The beginnings of ceili dancing: London in the 1890s / Nicholas Carolan

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    The beginnings of ceili dancing: London in the 1890s / Nicholas Carolan

    No 73 Merrion Square / Nicholas Carolan

    What is Irish traditional music? / Nicholas Carolan

    Getting to hear Irish traditional music / Nicholas Carolan

    Learning Irish traditional music / Nicholas Carolan

    Studying Irish traditional music / Nicholas Carolan

    The uilleann pipes in Irish traditional music / Nicholas Carolan

    The fiddle in Irish traditional music / Nicholas Carolan

    Hugh Shields and Irish traditional music / Nicholas Carolan

    Shamrock Records : the first Irish-made commercial discs 1928–1930 / Nicholas Carolan

    Irish Traditional Music Archive: the first ten years / Nicholas Carolan

    The Irish Traditional Music Archive at twenty-five / Nicholas Carolan

    Courtney's 'union pipes' and the terminology of Irish bellows-blown bagpipes / Nicholas Carolan