Second launch for Tuairim, intellectual debate and policy formulation: Rethinking Ireland, 1954-75

Tuairim, intellectual debate and policy formulation: Rethinking Ireland, 1954-75, by Tomás Finn, will be launched for a second time this evening, in conjunction with Hodges Figgis bookstore. It will be held at the National University of Ireland, in Dublin.  Mr Maurice Manning, Chancellor of the National University of Ireland and Mr Justice Donal Barrington, a founding member of Tuairim will be guest speakers at the launch.

Book launch for International seafarers and transnationalism in the twenty-first century

BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2013

This week, BBC Radio 2 celebrated all things folk, with its annual award show.  Held at The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on the 30^th January, the event was part of the Celtic Connections festival, a winter music festival in Glasgow, which features artists from around the globe alongside the best Scottish talent.

Musician Nic Jones, who only returned to live performance last year following a long rehabilitation after a car crash in the 80s, won folk singer of the year. The 11-piece band Bellowhead won album of the year, Scottish band Lau were named band of the year, while Billy Bragg and Roy Harper were honoured with lifetime achievement awards. A full list of all the winners can be found on the BBC Radio 2 website.

To celebrate this year’s Folk awards, we’re offering a special 15% discount off Transforming folk: Innovation and tradition in English folk-rock music by Rob Burns, and Journeyman:An autobiography by Ewan Maccoll.

 To take advantage of this offer, simply contact our distributors on +44 (0)1752 202301, or email orders@nbninternational.com, quoting the discount code OTH336. Offer expires 28/02/2013.