Download album and booklet from Bandcamp
Since 2022, it has been my great honour to work with the legendary Irish traditional musicians Dónal Lunny and Paddy Glackin in my role as director of UCD's Traditional Music Practices group.
In 2025, we released our debut album showcasing the achievements of the ensemble in their first three years. The album features original student compositions alonsgide new arrangements of traditional Irish tunes, and a dance tune from Macedonia, a Paddy Glackin's slip jig The Half Century.
The title track, Seven Springs, is a brand new composition written especially for this ensemble by Dónal Lunny himself.
The album download includes liner notes written by me, Paddy, and the students.
Event: ICTMD Conference
Paper: “Tradisi Baru”: The NCH Gamelan Orchestra's First Ten Years
Venue: Dublin City University
Event: New Music Dublin Festival
Composition: Beyond Yourself for cello and gamelan (World Premiere with Martin Johnson)
Performers: NCH Gamelan Orchestra
Venue: National Concert Hall, Dublin
Event: UCD Trad Ensemble CD Launch
Performers: Paddy Glackin, UCD Trad Ensemble
Venue: The Sugar Club, Dublin
Event: UCD Composition Ensemble Concert
Venue: National Concert Hall, Dublin
Event: All-Ireland Gamelan Gathering
Performers: Cork, West Cork, Limerick, Belfast, NCH and UCD Gamelan Orchestras
Venue: University College Dublin
Event: NCH Gamelan Orchestra Concert
Composition: Beyond Yourself for cello and gamelan (with Martin Johnson)
Performers: NCH Gamelan Orchestra
Venue: National Concert Hall, Dublin
Event: NCH Gamelan Beginner Classes Concert
Venue: National Concert Hall, Dublin
