I have edited a special issue of The Irish Journal of Arts Management and Cultural Policy based on the 2014 'Mapping an Altered Landscape' conference on cultural policy in Ireland.

Swiss educator, Émile Jaques-Dalcroze observed over 100 years ago that often music conservatoires focus primarily on the development of technique and repertoire, at the expense of musicianship. His embodied approach to ...

This chapter provides a survey of the history of scholarly engagement with the English Dominican Province in the Middle Ages and gives a brief overview of recent research on the Dominican Order as a whole. It first provides ...

The aim of the study was to explore women’s experiences of learning to sing lullabies during pregnancy

This pilot case study explores a potential role for music therapy in relationship counselling by employing a case study design. It is contended that music therapy might support couples in understanding and communicating ...

Adolescence is a developmental stage characterised by significant growth in the areas of emotional, physical, social, and cognitive development, which have a significant influence on individual outcomes later in adulthood. ...

Cape Breton step dancing is the regional label, given to the vernacular form of percussive step dance found in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Whether improvised or choreographed into a routine, this dance genre ...

This arts-based study explored the role and impact of visual art in supporting collaborative working between service users and staff in a recovery-oriented mental health service in Ireland. A total of two service users and ...

Certain Scottish melodies seem to have inspired the dancing masters of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Scotland to devise a diverse set of dances designed to be performed to particular tunes. ‘The Flowers of Edinburgh’, ...

This is a study of an Irish traditional fiddle-player, Connie O'Connell, from Cill na Martra, Co. Cork. Connie has been strongly influenced by the main musicians of Sliabh Luachra, an area which encompasses the West Cork ...