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Irish Traditional Music ‘First’ For Queen’s University

In another ‘first’ for Queen’s, the University has just appointed a top Irish traditional fiddle player to develop the teaching of Irish Traditional Music. Dr Martin Dowling, an Irish-American, has spent many years in Ireland researching traditional Irish music from the death of harpist-composer Turlough Carolan (1738) to the first performance of Riverdance (1994), and has performed and taught on both sides of the Atlantic.

Speaking about his new role as teacher and researcher of Irish Traditional Music, in the School of Music and Sonic Arts, Dr Dowling said: “I am delighted to be taking the lead in developing traditional music within the music curriculum at Queen’s. The modules I will be introducing at undergraduate and postgraduate levels will add significant value to the educational experience of students destined for a wide range of careers in music and Irish studies. For those with special talents and the desire to perform professionally, the course provides an intense learning experience of the history of Irish traditional music that might otherwise be inaccessible.”

Head of the School, Michael Alcorn said: “The appointment of Dr Martin Dowling reflects the growing interest in traditional music in the School and the rich musical culture in Belfast and Northern Ireland. Dr Dowling’s appointment will make Queen’s an attractive place for local and overseas students who wish to develop their academic and performing interests in traditional music.”

This year, modules will cover the development of aesthetic form of traditional music, the evolution of style and technique on the instruments and the composition of new music.

Over the next three years, modules focusing on the composition and performance of Irish traditional music will be developed, and a taught MA programme that promotes archival research, fieldwork with contemporary practitioners, and performance will be developed.

A professional musician and teacher, Dr Martin Dowling is also an accomplished Irish social historian and has held postdoctoral research fellowships in both the fields of sociology and history.

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QUB: http://www.qub.ac.uk/home/TheUniversity/GeneralServices/News/PressReleases/#16

CAPTION: New course in Traditional Irish music strikes a cord with Dr Martin Dowling and School of Music students Joanne Grant, Gary Fitzpatrick and Lucy Kerr.

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