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Accardi, Dan, ‘Irish fiddling’ in Fiddler magazine vol. 21, no 3 (fall 2014) pp. 48–49
Carolan, Nicholas, ‘Patrick Weston Joyce (1827–1914) and Irish music’ in To the West: a journal of the Galway Percy French Society (2014), pp. 50–52
Carolan, Nicholas, ‘Professional jealousy in Co Offaly’; ‘The humours of Castle Bernard’ in An píobaire vol. 10, no 4 (Sept. 2014) pp. 24–25
Carroll, Patrick, ‘Seamus Ennis: a sketch of a master’ in Living tradition no 103 (Aug.–Sept. 2014) pp. 20–21
Clements, Paul & Adair, Mark, In praise of Ulster: scenes from the life of Richard Hayward, [S.l.]: BBC Northern Ireland, [2014].
Coates, Dan, Top requested Irish sheet music: 23 popular and traditional favorites, Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Music, [n.d.]. 63 pp. ISBN 9780739094396
Dennehy, Tim, ‘Two writers from the Iveragh Peninsula’ in To the West: a journal of the Galway Percy French Society (2014), pp. 54–55. Tomás Rua Ó Súilleabháin & Sigerson Clifford
Devlin, Richard Edward, With the Irish Set: in set dance land, Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2014. 378 pp. ISBN 9781496907127 (pbk.)
Dowling, Martin, ‘The difference of Irish music’ in Tom Inglis, ed., Are the Irish different?, Manchester University Press, 2014. ISBN 9780719095832, pp. 188–198
Dwyer, Richie, In a creative mood: 90 original traditional compositions, Richie Dwyer, 2014. 64 pp. ISBN 9780956651716 (pbk.). With 2 CDs
Flaherty, Bernard, Trip to Sligo, [Sligo]: [Bernard Flaherty], 2014. xx+184 pp. ISBN 0951640704 (hbk.). 3rd ed.
Heywood, Fiona, ‘Daoirí Farrell: the first turn’ in Living tradition no. 103 (as above) pp. 24–25
Landau, Hans-W.F., Irish melodies for mandolin, Hamburg: Schell Music, 2011. 27 pp.
Mayor, Simon, ‘Mandolin journey: Simon Mayor traces 30 years of mandolin history’ in Living tradition no. 104 (Dec. 2014–Jan. 2015) pp. 28–31
Mac Aoidh, Caoimhín, ‘The hidden note: The spirit in the tune’ in Fiddler magazine as above, pp. 44–45
McInerney, Luke, ‘The origins of Clann Chruitín: chronicler-poets of the learned Gaelic tradition’ in The other Clare : annual journal of The Shannon Archaeological & Historical Society (vol. 38, 2014), pp. 19–30
Miller, Rebecca S., ‘Roseland, Jetland, Cloudland, and beyond: Irish showbands and economic change, 1958–1975’ in New Hibernia review (vol. 18, no 3), pp. 77–92
Moylan, Terry, ‘Instruments : Plymouth County Historical Museum’ in An píobaire as above, p. 28
Nic Eoin, Máirín, ‘Athbheatha na nAmhrán [The second life of song]: traditional song in modern Gaeltacht prose writing’ in Anne Markey and Anne O’Connor (eds), Folklore and modern Irish writing, Co. Kildare: Irish Academic Press, 2014, pp. 151–171
Nic Ghabhann, Niamh, ed., Watermark: Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, Limerick, Limerick: Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, 2014. 60 pp. ISBN 978-1-9059525-7-1
O’Connor, Anne, ‘The ‘anxiety of influence’?: ‘Petticoat Loose’ and questions of adaptation, attribution, contextualisation and interpretation’ in Folklore and modern Irish writing (as above), pp. 175–190
O’Donnell, Margaret, Margo: Queen of Country & Ireland, Dublin: The O’Brien Press, 2014. 176 pp. ISBN 9781847176745
Ó Laoire, Lillis, ‘An comhrá síoraí: cothú agus athnuachan na hamhránaíochta i Maigh Eo’ in Gerard Moran and Nollaig Ó Muraíle (eds), Mayo: history and society, Dublin: Geography Publications, 2014, pp. 523–540
O’Malley, Mary, ‘The tower of song’ in To the West: a journal of the Galway Percy French Society (2014), pp. 30–31
O’Neill, Margaret, ‘The caoineadh, psychoanalytic theory, and contemporary Irish writing: Anne Enright’s ‘The gathering’ in Folklore and modern Irish writing (as above), pp. 191–203
O’Reilly, Michael, Dancehall days: when showbands ruled the stage, Dublin: Gill & Macmillan, 2014. 326 pp. ISBN 9780717164608
Ó Suilleabháin, Micheál, ‘Crossing the frontier: Seamus Heaney and the Irish World Academy’ in To the West: a journal of the Galway Percy French Society (2014), pp. 25–26
Ormerod, David, Craiceann 2014: lock up your goats!, David Ormerod, 2014. [28] pp. (hbk.). Photographs from bodhrán festival
Phelan, Sharon A., Dance in Ireland: steps, stages and stories, Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014. xii+171 pp. ISBN 9781443859141 (hbk.)
Quinn, Toner, ‘A Gaeltacht moment: an upcoming festival of music and song in Conamara is about the past and the future’ in Journal of music (12 Sept. 2014) Online article
Ritchie, Fiona & Doug Orr, Wayfaring strangers: the musical voyage from Scotland and Ulster to Appalachia, The University of North Carolina Press, 2014. 384 pp. ISBN 9781469618227. (hbk.). With CD
Stecher, Jody, ‘Padraig O’Keeffe plays “The rights of man”‘ in Fiddler magazine as above, pp. 39–41
Tribe, Colin, Irish folk tunes for ukulele: 36 traditional pieces, London: Schott Music, 2014. 68 pp. ISBN 9781847613608. With CD
Ua Cróinín, Risteard, ‘The scribe of Ennistymon: Patrick Mullins’ 19th-century manuscript’ in The other Clare as above, pp. 33–34, 40