IASCA and FMC in partnership with Culture Ireland are giving the gift of music from Ireland to dignitaries and the international press corps travelling with HRH The Queen and President Obama during their visits to Ireland this month.
The double CD entitled, Music From Ireland 2011 will be presented to over 1000 visitors and key national and international media who will be in Ireland for the visit of the UK and US heads of state. The main aim of the project is to promote Irish artists both at home and abroad and hope the artists involved benefit by being heard by the recipients, which include international press.
The artist selection process involved representative organisations Music Network, The Contemporary Music Centre, Improvised Music Company and First Music Contact, as well as Culture Ireland and The Arts Council, nominating artists they feel currently represent a snapshot of each genre.
The music is divided in to four chapters, each chapter representing two genres. Full track listing below.
Music from Ireland
Hard Working Class Heroes
Culture Ireland
Indie & Rock
We Cut Corners – A Pirate’s Life
Squarehead – Fake Blood
Deaf Joe – The Holy Water
Ham Sandwich – Ants
Lisa Hannigan – I Don’t Know
Sacred Animals – Welcome Home
Funeral Suits – Colour Fade
The Cast Of Cheers – I Am Lion
Classical & Contemporary
(Performer – Composer – Track)
The National Chamber Choir – Andrew Hamilton – Everything is Ridiculous
Irish Chamber Orchestra – Elaine Agnew – The Moon
Crash Ensemble – Donnacha Dennehy – Grá agus Bás
Isabelle O’Connell – Ian Wilson – Big
Trio Scordatra – Linda Buckley – Dubh
Jennifer Walshe – Jennifer Walshe – Nature Data
William Dowdall – John Buckley – Constellations
Julie Feeeny – Julie Feeney – Impossibly Beautiful
Gerald Barry – Gerald Barry – The Importance of Being Earnest
Traditional & Folk
Guidewires – Viki’s World
Fidil – Hudi’s
Brendan Begley & Caomhin O Raghallaigh – The P&O Polka
Fionn Regan – Put A Penny In The Slot
Mick Flannery – Safety Rope
Ryan Sheridan – Jigsaw
Lisa O Neill – I’m Gonna Get Me to the Road
Jazz & World
Performer – Composer – Track
Metier – Ronan Guilfoyle – Cascade
Francesco Turrisi – Francasco Turrisi – Si Dolce Il Tormento
Togetherness – Justin Carroll – Coded Remorse
Trot A Mouse – Simon Jermyn – Inanimate
Yurodny – Oleg Ponomarev – Red Hora
Niwel Tsumbu – Niwel Tsumbu – Mysterious Woman
Tarab – Tarab – Hicaz Mardira
