Links

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

John Ireland: Music, People, Places
Fiona Richard’s informative blog
https://johnirelandmusicpeopleplaces.wordpress.com/

BIOGRAPHIES AND WRITINGS ON IRELAND AND HIS MUSIC

The Ireland Companion
Edited by Lewis Foreman (Boydell & Brewer 9781843836865)
Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the composer’s death in 2012, this book presents articles by leading authorities on John Ireland and his music, together with transcriptions of his broadcast talks and of interviews with the composer.
https://boydellandbrewer.com/the-john-ireland-companion-hb.html

The Music of John Ireland by Fiona Richards
Fiona Richards interweaves biography and musical analysis in a series of chapters which take their themes from the significant influences in Ireland’s life.
Currently only available as an e-book: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315190761

The Songs of Gurney and Ireland
A perspective by contemporary song composer, Ian Venables.
https://ianvenables.com/gurney/

VENUES AND FESTIVALS

SouthBank Centre

Wigmore Hall

St John’s, Smith Square

Saint James’s, Piccadilly

Royal College of Music

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

English Music Festival

London English Song Festival

Three Choirs Festival

Leamington Music Weekend

Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival

Dillington House

RECORD LABELS

Naxos

Chandos Records

SOMM Records

Stone Records

Champs Hill Records

ARTISTS

David Wordsworth and the Addison Singers

Roderick Williams

Kitty Whately

April Fredrick

Andrew Staples

Carducci Quartet

Sacconi Chamber Music Festival

The Berkeley Ensemble

John Lenehan

Mark Bebbington

Duncan Honeybourne

John Paul Ekins

Rebeca Omordia

Maria Marchant

William Vann

Rupert Marshall-Luck

Tom Hicks

The Bernardi Chamber Orchestra

East London Brass Band

VENUES WITH STRONG LINKS TO JOHN IRELAND

St Luke’s Church, Chelsea

All Saints, Sloane Street