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Beethoven, Ludwig Van, 12 Irish songs: a score for voice, piano, cello and violin, Read Books Ltd, 2011. [ii], 39 p. ISBN 9781447440451 (pbk.)
Bradburd, Rus, ‘The enduring legacy: fifty years after his death, Pádraig O’Keeffe’s impact is still profound’ in Fiddler vol. 20, no 4 (winter 2013/14), pp. 10−13
Brady, Paul, ‘Reflections on popular music in Ireland from the 1960s to the mid-1970s’ in UCDscholarcast series 5 (autumn 2011), 1−11. PDF online
Breatnach, Pádraig A., ‘Poetics and the bardic imagination’ in Celtica vol. XXVII (2013), pp. 95−113
Burnett, Charles, ‘Music and the stars in Cashel, Bolton Library, MS I’ in Music and the stars: mathematics in medieval Ireland, Mary Kelly & Charles Doherty, eds. (Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2013), pp.142−158
Cahalan, Roisin, & Kieran O’Sullivan, ‘Injury in professional Irish dancers’ in Journal of dance medicine & science vol. 17, no 4 (Dec. 2013), pp. 150-158
Cahalan, Roisin, & Kieran O’Sullivan, ‘Job satisfaction of professional Irish dancers: implications for performer health and well-being’ in Journal of dance medicine & science vol. 17, no 4 (Dec. 2013), pp. 139-149
Carolan, Nicholas, ‘Pipers in Kildare in 1780s’ in An píobaire vol. 9, no 5 (Dec. 2013), pp. 24−26
Carson, Ciaran, ‘Home in this room’ in Irish pages = Duillí Éireann: a journal of contemporary writing vol. 7, no 1 [n.d.], pp. 165−167. A celebration of Irish traditional musicians
Cheape, Hugh, ‘Lament for the “Gentleman-Piper”‘ in Bile ós chrannaibh: a Festschrift for William Gillies, edited by Wilson McLeod, Abigail Burnyeat et al. (Ceann Drochaid, Perthshire: Clann Tuirc, 2010), pp. 57−78
Cunningham, Mark, Horslips: tall tales: the official biography, Dublin: The O’Brien Press, 2013. 288 pp. ISBN 9781847175861 (hbk.)
DeAngelo, Kathy, et al., Another ten years of tunes: a compilation of 42 tunes & songs from the second 10 years of the Harpers’ Escape Harpers’ Escape, 2012. 50 pp. (pbk.)
Devine, Francis, ‘Obituary: Tom Crean (1941−2013)’ in Sound Post vol. 11, no 4 (winter 2013), p. 10
Dillane, Aileen, ‘Composing identity, fiddling with (post) ethnicity: Liz Carroll’s “Lake effect”’ in Musicultures vol. 40, no 1 (2013) pp. 7−34
Dillon, Charles, ‘The Compositions of Séamas Dall Mac Cuarta’, Éigse: a journal of Irish studies vol. XXXVIII (2013), pp. 104–30
Dolphin, Christina, Reels, heels and glass ceilings: women musicians in the professional sphere of Irish traditional music, Thesis (B.A.): Irish World Music Centre, University of Limerick, 2013. 64 leaves (PDF file)
Feldman, Allen, ‘Éamonn O’Doherty and the gaze of common places’ in Field Day review 2013: a special issue dedicated to Derry and environs in celebration of Derry / Londonderry City of Culture 2013 vol. 9 (2013), pp. 22−37
Flynn, Dave, The Clare concerto tunebook, Frisbee Publications, 2013. 23 pp. (pbk.)
Foster, Mick, Tony Allen & Anthony Galvin, After all these years: our story: Foster & Allen, Virgin Books, 2013. 254 pp. ISBN 9780753541937 (hbk.)
Gayraud, Elise, ‘Tradition through time : the changing face of collections in folk music in the British Isles’ in Kaleidoscope : the interdisciplinary postgraduate journal of the Institute of Advanced Study, Durham University vol. 5, no 2 (Nov. 2013), pp. 36−59. PDF online
Grainger, Diarmuid, ‘Obituary: Tomás Ó Canainn’ in An píobaire as above, p. 21.
Harte, Colin, ‘The yellow bittern: the life and times of Liam Clancy, produced by John Murray and Anna Rodgers (2009)’ in Folk music journal vol. 10, no 4 (2014), pp. 535−536. DVD review
Howlett, David, ‘Music and the stars in early Irish composition’ in Music and the stars: mathematics in medieval Ireland as above, pp.111−128
‘The Irish bagpipe: its present and future status as a national musical instrument. Interview with Mr Patrick Touhey, the celebrated Irish-American piper’ in Irish World newspaper, 13 July 1901′ in An píobaire as above, pp. 27−28
Irish songs: music guide, Memphis, USA: Books LLC, Wiki Series, 2011. 76 pp. ISBN 9781156506790 (pbk.). Print ed. of online Wikipedia entries.
Kenny, Ailbhe, ‘“The Next Level”: Investigating teaching and learning within an Irish traditional music online community’ in Research studies in music education first published on Oct. 31, 2013 doi:10.1177/1321103X13508349
Lyth, David, Bowing styles in Irish fiddle playing. Vol. 1, Dublin: Comhaltas, 2013. xx, 89 pp. ISBN 9780992760809 (pbk.). Reprint
Mac Aoidh, Caoimhin, ‘The hidden note: the blood red tear’ in Fiddler as above, pp. 36−37. About Tommie Potts
Mac Aoidh, Caoimhin, ‘The otherworld, music & songs from the Irish tradition, edited by Ríonach uí Ogáin & Tom Sherlock (Comhairle Bhéaloideas Éireann)’ in Fiddler as above, pp. 54−56. Review
Mackinnon, Richard, ‘Crossing over: fiddle and dance studies from around the North Atlantic 3, Ian Russell & Anna Kearney Guigné, eds. (Aberdeen: The Elphinstone Institute, 2010) in Musicultures as above pp. 178−181. Review
MacMahon, Tony, ‘A café in Tangiers: over the dark road of my life’ in Irish pages = Duillí Éireann: a journal of contemporary writing vol. 6, no 2 [n.d.], pp. 19−23.
Maginn, Jim, ‘The light of other days = Solas ó ré eile’ in Irish pages = Duillí Éireann: a journal of contemporary writing as above, pp. i−xvi. Photographs of Irish musicians & singers
Mills, Kirsten, ‘Sorrow and Conversion in Acallam na Senórach’, Éigse: a journal of Irish Studies as above, pp. 1–19. Keening included
Moulden, John, ‘Charlie McGonigle (1936−2012)’ in Folk music journal as above, pp. 538−539. Obituary
Moulden, John, ‘Dan McGonigle (1925−2013)’ in Folk music journal as above, pp. 539−540. Obituary
Moulden, John, ‘The encyclopaedia of music in Ireland, Harry White & Barra Boydell, eds. (Dublin: UCD Press, 2013)’ in An píobaire as above, pp. 11−13. Review
Moylan, Terry, ‘An old tune revived: Morgiana in Ireland’ in An píobaire as above, pp. 18−19
Ní Chinnéide, Mairéad, Scéal Ghael-Linn, Indreabhán, Conamara: Cló Iar-Chonnacht, 2013. 233 pp. ISBN 9781909367722 (hbk.)
Nic Lochlainn, Sorcha, ‘The foster-mother as praise-poet in Gaelic tradition’ in Celtica as above, pp. 119−147
Ní Mhunghaile, Lesa, Ré órga na nGael: Joseph Cooper Walker (1761–1810), Baile Átha Cliath: An Clóchomhar, 2013. ISBN 9781906882754
O’Donnell, Mary Louise, ‘Owen Lloyd and the de-anglicization of the Irish harp’ in Éire-Ireland vol. 48, Issue 3&4, (Fall/Winter 2013) pp. 155−175
O’Hare, Kieran, ‘An introduction to C natural’ in An píobaire as above, pp. 22−23
Ó Madagáin, Breandán, ‘Earlier functions of Irish vocal music’ in Saltair saíochta, sanasaíochta agus seanchais: a festschrift for Gearóid Mac Eoin, Dónall Ó Baoill, Donncha Ó hAodha & Nollaig Ó Muraíle, eds. (Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2013), pp. 319−330
Risk, Laura, ‘Routes & roots: fiddle and dance studies from around the North Atlantic 4, Ian Russell, Chris Goertzen, eds. (Aberdeen: The Elphinstone Institute, 2012)’ in Musicultures as above pp. 181−187. Review
Scahill, Adrian, ‘The Flight of the Earls in Irish traditional music’ in The Flight of the Earls = Imeacht na nIarlaí, David Finnegan, Éamonn Ó Ciardha & Marie-Claire Peters, eds. (Derry: Guildhall Press, 2010), pp. 277−285
Shields, Hugh & Lisa, Annotated index of all four volumes of the Goodman collection in the order of the manuscripts. Online supplement to Tunes of the Munster Pipers: Irish Traditional Music from the James Goodman Manuscripts volume 2, ed. Hugh & Lisa Shields, Dublin: Irish Traditional Music Archive, 2013. PDF online & html file
Shields, Hugh & Lisa, Tunes of the Munster pipers: Irish traditional music from the James Goodman manuscripts Volume two, Dublin: Irish Traditional Music Archive = Taisce Cheol Dúchais Éireann, 2013. xxx, 282 pp. ISBN 9780953270453 (hbk.) & ISBN 9780953270460 (pbk.)
Simms, Katharine, ‘Foreign apologues in bardic poetry’ in The English Isles: cultural transmission and political conflict in Britain and Ireland, 1100-1500, Seán Duffy & Susan Foran, eds. (Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2013), pp. 139−150
Spencer, Scott, ‘Transatlantic migrations of Irish music in the early recording age’ in The Irish in the Atlantic world, David T. Gleeson, ed. (Columbia, South Carolina: The University of South Carolina Press, 2010), pp. 53−75
Stein, Cynthia J., & Kesley D. Tyson et al., ‘Injuries in Irish dance’ in Journal of dance medicine & science vol. 17, no 4 (Dec. 2013), pp. 159-164
Taylor, Barry, Music in a breeze of wind: traditional dance music in west Clare 1870−1970, [Kilrush, Co. Clare]: Danganella, 2013. xxii, 358 pp. ISBN 9780992735609 (pbk.)
Vallely, Fintan, A complete guide to learning the Irish flute: including the basics of playing traditional music and a selection of over 100 tunes for all instruments, Dublin: Waltons, 2013. 136 pp. ISBN 9781857202205 (pbk.). With 2 CDs