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Almqvist, Bo, ‘In memoriam: Dáithí Ó hÓgáin 1949–2011’ in Béaloideas: the journal of the Folklore of Ireland Society, vol. 80 (2012), pp. 193–99. Obituary
Barrett, Kerry, & Paul de Grae, The fingerpost: a selection of tunes from North Kerry fiddler Tom Barrett, including original compositions, [S.l.]: The North Kerry Traditional Music Archive, 2012. 19 pp. (pbk.)
Beiner, Guy, ‘Revisiting F. J. Bigger: a fin-de-siécle flourish of antiquarian-folklore scholarship in Ulster’ in Béaloideas: the journal of the Folklore of Ireland Society as above, pp.142–62
Browne, Peter, ‘In memoriam: Muiris Ó Rocháin’ in Béaloideas: the journal of the Folklore of Ireland Society as above, pp. 200–204. Obituary
‘Chronicle. Gradam Ceoil awarded to Brian and Eithne Vallely; Sarah Anne O’Neill, traditional Irish singer’ in Seanchas Ard Mhacha, vol. 24, no 1 (2012), pp. 250–3
Conroy, Dick, Harmonies & grace notes: a brief history of the foundation and development of Roscrea Branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann over the past fifty years, Roscrea: Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Ros Cré, 2012. viii, 390 pp. (pbk.)
Dillon, Charles, ‘An Ghaelig nua: English, Irish and the south Ulster poets and scribes in the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries’ in Irish and English: essays on the Irish linguistic and cultural frontier, 1600–1900, James Kelly & Ciarán Mac Murchaidh, eds, Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2012. ISBN 9781846823404 (hbk.). pp. 141–61
Donnellan, Denis & Bridget, A ramble through Clare in song, [S.l.]: [Denis Donnellan], 2009. [53] pp. (pbk.)
Finnerty, Michelle, ‘Turning the tune: traditional music, tourism, and social change in an Irish village’ in Ethnomusicology forum, vol. 21, no 3 (2012), pp. 429–31
Flynn, Dave, ‘The uilleann pipes in contemporary concert music. Part 5. A catalogue of contemporary concert works featuring the uilleann pipes’ in An píobaire, vol. 8, no 5 (December 2012), pp. 20–3
Galvin, Rónán, ‘Fintan Vallely, ed., Companion to Irish traditional music (second edition) (Cork University Press, 2011)’ in Béaloideas: the journal of the Folklore of Ireland Society as above, pp. 226–9. Review
Geraghty, Nora, ‘The Clé Club: traditional music and song a decade of culture’ in Sound post, vol. 10, no 3 (autumn 2012), pp. 6–7
Gillis, Duncan, ‘The long lost note’ in An píobaire as above, pp. 10–13
Goan, Cathal, ‘Tríona Ní Shíocháin, Bláth’s Craobh na nÚdar: amhráin Mháire Bhuí (Coiscéim, 2012)’ in Béaloideas: the journal of the Folklore of Ireland Society as above, pp. 278–279. Review
Griffin-Wilson, Margo, ‘Pádraigín Riggs, ed., Tadhg Dall Ó hUiginn: his historical and literary context (Irish Texts Society, 2010)’ in Béaloideas: the journal of the Folklore of Ireland Society as above, pp. 234–239. Review
Gunnell, Terry, ‘Skotrarar, skudlers, colloughs and strawboys: wedding guising traditions in Norway, Shetland and Ireland, past and present’ in Atlantic currents: essays on lore, literature and language: essays in honour of Séamas Ó Cathain, Bo Almqvist et al, eds, Dublin: University College Dublin Press, 2012. ISBN 9781906359690 (hbk.) pp. 241–268
Hernon, Marcus, The grouse in the heather: an chearc fhraoigh, [S.l.] : [Hermon], 2011. 56 pp. (pbk.). New compositions
Keegan, Josephine, The Keegan tunes. Cuid a ceathair (Book 4). A selection of traditional Irish music, Mullaghbawn, Co Armagh: Josephine Keegan, 2012. 96 pp. (pbk.). New compositions
Keegan, Niall, The art of juncture: transformations of Irish traditional music, Thesis (PhD): University of Limerick, 2012. vii, 396 pp.
Kelly, James, ‘”No dumb Ireland”: Robert Burns and Irish cultural nationalism in the nineteenth century’, in Éire-Ireland, vol. 47, nos 3 & 4 (Fall–Winter 2012), pp. 251–68
Lawlor, Helen, Irish harping 1900–2010, Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2012. 198 pp. ISBN 9781846823671 (hbk.)
Lynam, Ken, & Emmett Gill, ‘International Uilleann Piping Day’ in An píobaire as above, pp. 14-15
Mac Amhlaoibh, Feargal, ‘Obituary: Con Durham’ in An píobaire as above, pp. 27-28
Mc Cormack, June, Fliúit. 2: flute tutorial for intermediate & advanced players, [S.l.]: McCormack, 2009. iv, 55 pp. ISBN 9780955345630 (pbk.) With 2 CDs
Mac Mathúna, Liam, ‘Verisimilitude or subversion? Probing the interaction of English and Irish in selected warrants and macaronic verse in the eighteenth century’ in Irish and English: essays on the Irish linguistic and cultural frontier, 1600–1900 as above, pp. 116–40
Maginn, Jim, The light of other days: a selection from Jim Maginn’s photographic archive of traditional Irish musicians 1985–2012, Belfast: Red Barn Gallery, 2012. 122 pp. ISBN 9780957414105 (pbk.)
Moylan, Terry, ‘From the archive: a tune from Turlough Carolan’ in An píobaire as above, pp. 18-19
Moulden, John, ‘Hugh Shields & Lisa Shields, ed., “All the days of his life”: Eddie Butcher in his own words: songs, stories and memories of Magilligan, Co Derry (Irish Traditional Music Archive, 2011)’ in Béaloideas: the journal of the Folklore of Ireland Society as above, pp. 256–59. Review
‘Music of Clare project’ in Speaking volumes: Clare County Library newsletter (Autumn 2012), pp. 1
Nic Gabhann, Caitlín, ‘Bright star of the West: Joe Heaney, Irish song man by Sean Williams and Lillis Ó Laoire (Oxford University Press, 2011)’ in Irish journal of anthropology, vol. 15, no 1 (2012), pp. 48–9. Review
Nic Mhathúna, Deirdre, ‘A journey from manuscript to print: the transmission of an elegy by Piaras Feiritéar’ in Irish and English: essays on the Irish linguistic and cultural frontier, 1600–1900 as above, pp. 243–66
Ní Mhunghaile, Lesa, ‘Bilingualism, print culture in Irish and the public sphere, 1700–c.1830’ in Irish and English: essays on the Irish linguistic and cultural frontier, 1600–1900 as above, pp. 218–42
Ó Buachalla, Breandán, ‘Tuireamh agus caoine ar Shéamas Óg Mac Coitir’ in Léann an dúchais: aistí in ómós do Ghearoid Ó Crualaoich, Stiofán Ó Cadhla & Diarmuid Ó Giolláin, eds, Corcaigh: Cló Ollscoile Chorcaí, 2012. ISBN 9781859184851 (hbk.). pp. 5–18
Ó Ciosáin, Niall, ‘Pious miscellanies and spiritual songs: devotional publishing and reading in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, 1760–1900’ in Irish and English: essays on the Irish linguistic and cultural frontier, 1600–1900 as above, pp. 267–82
Ó Laoire, Lillis, ‘Críocha an chirt: téacsúlacht, taibhléiriú agus tuiscint san amhránaíocht’ in Léann an dúchais: aistí in ómós do Ghearoid Ó Crualaoich as above, pp. 19–35
Ó Raghallaigh, Micheál, ‘Dan Worrall, House dance: dance music played on the Anglo-German concertina by musicians of the house dance era (Musical Traditions Records)’ in Béaloideas: the journal of the Folklore of Ireland Society as above, pp. 248–49
O’Toole, Denis, Irish traditional session music. Book 1, Dublin: Eprint, 2012. [ii], 73 pp. ISBN 9781908559234. With 3 CDs
Rooney, Michael, Aifreann Gaeilge, [S.l.]: Michael Rooney, 2012. 56 pp. (pbk.). New compositions
Rooney, Michael, The de Cuéllar suite, [S.l.]: Michael Rooney, 2012. [vii], 71 pp. ISBN 9780955345647 (pbk.). With CD. New compositions
Shaw, Erica, What would you do if I sang out of tune …? A qualitative study of music performance anxiety in professional Irish musicians, Thesis (MA): Dublin Business School, 2012. [iv], 66 pp. PDF file
Sherlock, Tom, & Ríonach uí Ógáin, eds, The otherworld: music & song from Irish tradition, Dublin: Comhairle Bhéaloideas Éireann, 2012. 160 pp. ISBN 9780956562838. With 2 CDs
Stecher, Jody, ‘Neillidh Boyle and Pigeon on the gate’ in Fiddler magazine, vol. 19, no. 4 (Winter 2012 / 2013), pp. 42–3
Thacker, Vanessa, ‘Experiencing the moment in song: an analysis of the Irish traditional singing session’ in Ethnomusicology review, vol. 17 (2012). Online article
uí Ógáin, Ríonach, ‘Guí an phobail : amhráin cheannaithe ó Iarthar Chontae na Gaillimhe’ in Léann an dúchais: aistí in ómós do Ghearoid Ó Crualaoich as above, pp. 36–49
Vidali, Sabra, ‘Obituary: Lanfranco Pieraccini’ in An píobaire as above, pp. 26
Wackers, Ralf P., The Irish bouzouki tutorial in GDAE, GDAD and ADAD tuning for musicians who read music and those who don’t, Alfter, Germany: Ralf P. Wackers, [2012]. [v], 100 pp. ISBN 97830003800069 (pbk.). With CD