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Sounds Irish 2003 features music
by and conversation with some of Ireland's most prominent classical
artists and ensembles.
James Joyce
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From the Archives
Sounds
Irish 2002
Flutist James Galway, perhaps Ireland's most acclaimed musical ambassador,
and an engaging storyteller, reviews his long and distinguished
career.
Sounds
Irish 2001
Hear a quick lesson on the Irish language, listen to
last year's two-hour program, and read an article from Tom Crann about
Irish classical music concerts.
Sounds
Irish 2000
Hear the original two-hour program and read an article from Tom
Crann about his experiences in Ireland and how Sounds Irish began.
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WHERE CLASSIC MEETS CELTIC
 Sounds
Irish celebrates the brilliant music at the heart of Irish life.
Classical meets Celtic this year, as Tom remembers musician Derek
Bell of the Chieftains, who died unexpectedly
in October while the group was on a US tour. The Belfast native will
no doubt be remembered as a member of the one of the most famous Irish
bands in the world. But he was also a classically trained composer and
instrumentalist, accomplished on the oboe, English horn, and keyboards.
 When
in Dublin, it's impossible to escape the looming presence of James
Joyce. He's celebrated as one of the seminal writers of the
20th century. But what you might not know is that Joyce had a pretty
fair tenor voice, too. Renowned Joyce scholar and Irish Senator David
Norris fills us in on Joyce's musical talent, tastes and legacy.
 It's
also impossible to escape the presence of traditional Irish song and
folk melody in Ireland, and this year we'll hear how two Irish classical
composers have used traditional airs to great effect. There's also a
poem and a song from W.B. Yeats, and more.
ABOUT THE HOST
 Tom
Crann is a classical music host and producer for Minnesota Public
Radio's Classical
24 service. In May 1999, he became the first American "presenter"
with a daily program on national radio in Ireland. He was one of the
original voices of Lyric FM when
Radio Telefs ireann (RT), Ireland's national broadcaster, put that
country's first full-time classical music and arts station on the air.
He is still an occasional contributor to Lyric FM, and has been published
in the Irish Times. A New Jersey native, he's managed to put his love
of music and his English degree from Providence College to use in public
radio since 1987, working at stations in St. Louis; Evansville, Indiana;
Buffalo, New York; and Los Angeles. Email
the Host
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Sounds Irish is produced in association with Lyric
FM, Ireland's national classical music and arts radio station.
Lyric will also broadcast the program in Ireland on St. Patrick's
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Find music from this program at PRMS.org. |
To hear radio in
the Irish language, listen online to Radi
na Gaeltachta.
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