Dr Jack Talty features on Irish music TV series Cumasc
- UCC lecturer in Irish Traditional Music, award-winning musician and composer features on TG4 music series.
- The traditions and imaginations of diverse contemporary Irish and international artists are showcased.
- TG4 music series is a new approach to music television, blending concert film with intimate observational documentary and candid interview.
Dr Jack Talty, UCC lecturer in Irish Traditional Music and award-winning musician and composer, is featured on the latest episode of collaborative music programme 鈥楥umasc: Seisi煤in sa Black Gate鈥.
The series invites artists 鈥 Irish and international 鈥 to come together to explore and celebrate creative expression and innovation across genres. Each episode concludes with a performance of a new piece of music, the result of their collaboration. The series features emerging and established artists, including Iarla 脫 Lion谩ird, Susan O鈥橬eill, Niamh Regan and Caoimh铆n 脫 Raghallaigh.
Dr Jack Talty is a lecturer in Irish Traditional Music at UCC where he is the Programme Director of a new Masters in Irish Traditional Music at the Department of Music, UCC. Jack is a multi-award-winning musician, composer, producer, and researcher from county Clare. As a performer, producer, and engineer, Jack has contributed to over 100 albums to date and toured throughout Europe, the United States, Australia, and Asia.
In 鈥楥umasc: Seisi煤in sa Black Gate鈥, Dr Jack Talty joins Br矛ghde Chaimbeul, a leading purveyor of experimental Celtic music. From the Isle of Skye, Scotland, Br矛ghde has developed an innovative style on the Scottish smallpipes that emphasises rich textural drones and a trance-like constancy of sound. The episode is now available to
Commenting on the collaboration, Dr Jack Talty, Lecturer in Irish Traditional Music, said: "It was a pleasure to sit down with Br矛ghde to explore sympathies between our traditions and our individual approaches as musicians. There are some clear points of convergence between Irish and Scottish traditional musics, and it was a rewarding experience to interrogate those areas of overlap while also attempting to say something original as a duet.
鈥淐ollaboration and innovation are essential elements of the cultural and creative ecosystem fostered at the Department of Music at UCC. Irish Traditional Music fits very comfortably into a vibrant exploratory environment where anything is possible. Our students and faculty engage in innovative creative practice and research that is both immersed in tradition and highly innovative."
鈥淥ur students develop a range of essential skills that significantly enrich their artistic and academic development. This provides them with opportunities to contribute meaningfully to creative practice and scholarship in local, national, and international communities of practices who are passionate about Irish Traditional Music,鈥 Dr Talty said.
Nurturing the next generation of Irish traditional musicians
Applications are now open for a new Masters in Irish Traditional Music which aims to support and empower the next generation of Irish traditional musicians.
The new programme builds on the university鈥檚 rich history with Irish traditional music, where students are empowered to develop their own distinctive creative practice and research voices.
For over a century, UCC鈥檚 Department of Music has been internationally renowned as a centre of excellence for the study of Irish traditional music.
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