4. The May Morning Dew
The fourth performance - 'The May Morning Dew'. Composer Michael Holohan was presented with a challenge to perform a musical piece for the ‘Overtone Live Acoustic’ concert which would particularly emphasize the overtone qualities of two bass Bronze Age trumpets. He
3. The Rolling Wave & Garrett Barry’s
The third performance - 'The rolling Wave' & 'Garrett Barry's'. In this performance, Mark Farrelly, Frank Ryan and John Meskell are joined by renowned whistle player Mick Crehan. They play ‘The Rolling Wave’ and ‘Garrett Barry’s.’ St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church is
2. Weeping of Women & Jenny’s Welcome
The second performance - 'Weeping of Women' & Jenny's Welcome'. Overtone Live Acoustic Concert from 2009 features twelve performances. This hugely important archival footage was lost for over a decade and found again recently. Hence the delay in releasing it! On
1. Overtone Live
The first performance - 'Overtone Live'. Overtone Live Acoustic Concert features twelve performances. One track will be released each week for the next twelve weeks on this website and on the Ancient Music Ireland Youtube channel https://youtube.com/@ancientmusicireland?si=Cai5RuNm-Oj6EZcC The audio files
The American Bugle
A wooden bugle reputed to have been made in England circa 1610 apparently went across to America with the Pilgrims led by Miles Standish on the Mayflower in 1620. Our attention was drawn to this wonderful story by Andrew Washburn,
Fipple Pipes
A 'World Premier' of a musical discovery and what it might mean to the story of where modern European music originated. In 2003 a set of six wooden pipes were recovered in an archaeological dig at Charlesland, Co. Wicklow. Carbon dating
Voices of Deities
An essay by Simon O’Dwyer with contributions from Dr. John Purser, Dr. Eamonn Kelly and Dr. Peter Holmes. History, oral stories from earlier centuries and archaeological remains tell us of a religion in Ireland and parts of Britain that was practiced
Voices of the god and goddess
The World of Stonehenge Exhibition - British Museum 17th June 2022. A presentation by Ancient Music Ireland https://www.britishmuseum.org/events/voices-god-and-goddess-musical-soundscape A Musical Soundscape - Our ancestors in pre-history knew about science, geometry and astronomy. Prehistoric legends and early history tell us that in ancient Britain and
An American Bugle
A wooden bugle reputed to have been made in England circa 1610 apparently went across to America with the Pilgrims led by Miles Standish on the Mayflower in 1620. Our attention was drawn to this wonderful story by Andrew Washburn,
Wedding Trumpets
Wedding Trumpets of Ireland and Nepal In 2011, Ancient Music Ireland were invited to present a series of lectures in the Music Department of the University of Kathmandu. Interviews with players and makers alongside footage of a traditional Nepalese wedding band,