June 7, 2011

In the nineteen sixties the bodhrán was loftily looked down noses at in the early Irish music scene and became…

April 15, 2011

Hunting for borr- án - shaking a stick at the origin myths concerning the Irish drum. Evening lecture for Na Píobairí…

November 5, 2010

Guest Lecture to Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies, University of Notre Dame, Indiana Illustrating by performed music and select images,…

March 23, 2010

Guest Paper to Shamrock in the Bush, Galong, NSW, Australia Fintan Vallely: ‘Tír na nÓg in 2010: Keeping Traditional music…

March 23, 2010

Melbourne - Monash University Guest Paper Fintan Vallely: ‘The Irish drum - stone-age innovation in the digital age’, guest paper…

April 20, 2003

A 2003 conference that concerned itself with the assessment and provision of Traditional music education at all levels from the…

May 20, 1996

Croisbhealach an Cheoil (the Crossroads Conference) was the first ever conference called to debate the issues of 'tradition' and 'change'…