Hi,  One article on outreach that springs to mind when posting this blog notice is the one written about "frame drums". I wrote this article here some years back, discussing the role of frame drums (highlighting the contrast between it's use in Irish and some parts of Asia). So, the instrument has always been of interest, especially when I would c...

Pitt Rivers Museum Nov. 24 2012 This conference explores the contemporary and historical creation, collection and circulation of sound and sound-producing objects, and is guided by the following enlightened advice of Henry Balfour, first curator of the Pitt Rivers Museum: “Any object whether natural or artificial, and however simple, which is empl...

Hi all, The Society for Music Education in Ireland are excited to announce that registration for the 2nd Annual SMEI Conference 2012 is up and running!!! Please register before the 5th November and visit the SMEI website for information on travel and accommodation, a peek at paper/workshop themes, and answers to all your F.A.Q. - information on t...

Hello and thank you for add! I am from Romania and I am interested in Ethnomusicology.  I am a singer, and I like the songs that I had learned from my grandmother. Now I want to study what I have learned in a professional way. So here we are. I study at Academia de Muzică - Gh. Dima from Cluj. I want to start a project, but right now I need help....

Press ReleaseIRISH MUSICIANS LAUNCH A GLOBAL MUSIC EXCHANGE TOUR BETWEEN SOUTH AMERICA AND IRELANDSouth American musician returns to his Irish roots to merge Latin America with Ireland20 June ’12: Clare native musicians, Paddy Mulcahy and Tessa O’Connor are leading a tour of South American and traditional Irish music entitled “Los Paddy de las Pamp...

Dear Friends,We hope you are well.We are delighted to announce our fourth edition of And'Art which willtake place in Casablanca this September. Please could you forward ourcall-out bellow to any one who may be interested in participating thisyear.Thank you for your support and we would love to hear your news.Best Wishes,Saad and AmyTerre Sans Front...

I would love to know if anyone has any recordings or articles on this amazing instrument brought to my house last year! ps found it, with thanks from Kanako       ...