2019 in Irish music
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This is a summary of the year 2019 in Irish music.
Events
- 4 January – Former Senator James Heffernan is convicted of the assault of three gardaí after an incident at the Indiependence music festival in County Cork during August 2016.[1]
- 18 January – The members of The Cranberries receive honorary doctorates from the University of Limerick.[2]
- 25 January – The Ulster Orchestra announces the appointment of Daniele Rustioni as its next chief conductor, effective September 2019.[3]
- 31 January – The radio station RTÉ 2fm is renamed Larry Gogan FM for a day in honour of the retirement of the presenter, who is retiring after 40 years with the station.[4]
- 28 February–3 March – The New Music Dublin Festival takes place.[5]
- 7 June – In the British Queen's Birthday Honours,[6] Feargal Sharkey is made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
- 25 June – A statue of folk musician Luke Kelly in Sheriff Street, Dublin, is vandalised with black paint. It is subsequently restored by specialists.[7][8]
Classical works
- Jennifer Walshe – The Site of the Investigation[5]
Albums
- Celtic Woman – The Magic of Christmas[9]
- Westlife – Spectrum[10]
- Swan Hennessy – Complete String Quartets and String Trio[11]
Deaths
- 7 February – Arthur Murphy, 90, singer and radio presenter[12]
- 17 March – Bernie Tormé, 66, guitarist (Gillan, Guy McCoy Tormé, Atomic Rooster, Desperado)
- 22 April – Heather Harper, 88, opera singer
- 11 July – Brendan Grace, 68, comedian and singer (lung cancer)[13]
- 6 August – Danny Doyle, 79, folk singer
- 19 September – Sandie Jones, 68, pop singer
- 28 September – Dessie O'Halloran, 79, folk fiddler and singer
- 18 December – Arty McGlynn, 75, folk guitarist (Patrick Street)
See also
References
- ^ Former Senator convicted of kicking and spitting at gardai outside of music festival Irish Independent, 2019-01-04.
- ^ Dolores O'Riordan's honorary doctorate presented to her mother in UL Irish Examiner, 2019-01-18.
- ^ Alf McCreary (25 January 2019). "Ulster Orchestra baton handed over as Italian is named new conductor". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ 'An absolute legend' - Jon Bon Jovi and Brendan O'Carroll lead tributes to Larry Gogan as he leaves 2FM Irish Independent, 2019-01-31.
- ^ a b "Over 13 New Irish Works to be Premiered at New Music Dublin 2019". Journal of Music. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "The Queen's Birthday Honours List 2019" (PDF) (Press release). Government of the United Kingdom. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ Community 'outraged' as Luke Kelly statue is vandalised Breaking News, 2019-06-25.
- ^ "Vandalism of Kelly statue was one-off - artist". Independent.ie. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ Digital, Granite. "New Release - The Magic of Christmas". www.celticwoman.com. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Spectrum by Westlife". iTunes Store. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Swan Hennessy". RTÉ.ie. 27 March 2019.
- ^ RTÉ presenter Arthur Murphy has died aged 90
- ^ Comedian Brendan Grace has died