Companion Launches in 2011:
Ranelagh Arts Centre, Dublin, Thurs, May 24th, 7pm
Féile John McGrath, Westport, Friday May 25th, 6pm
North Atlantic Fiddle Convention, Derry, Friday June 29th, 8pm.
Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy, Sunday July 8th, 5pm
Catskills Irish Festival, New York, Wed., 18th July
Rencontre Musicale Irlandaise, Tocane, Dordogne, France, Tues 24th July
The companion was launched in Dublin on November 24th. The words of the speakers at this event are published on www.companion.ie. This free access site presently carries an A-Z list of all the book’s articles (c. 1800), list of all writers (c. 200), a major category breakdown of the articles, and a full names index of all people and bands mentioned in the text (c. 5000 names).
Www.companion.ie is designed to help readers to get the most out of the Companion. It should be valuable in teaching where it is necessary to draw related data from many different articles. It will progressively develop to include links from the listed topics to selected web references outside the Companion site. Feedback is welcomed, as are links to other sites.
LAUNCH ADDRESSES - Royal Irish Academy, Dawson St., Dublin, November 24th, 2011.