The Music Minds event in Co Clare provided interesting discussions and some great music, writes Ellie O’ByrneIf Irish musicians feel under-resourced and unappreciated, they, like the rest of the population, should put their votes to use in the upcoming general election. That was the message Eleanor McEvoy, chairman of the Irish Musicians Right’s Organisation (IMRO) had at Music Minds, a festival for musicians as much as it is a music festival, in Co Clare last weekend. “I had a cheap bedsit, and that allowed me a lot of freedom.”Eleanor McEvoy at Music Minds in Co Clare. Steve Wall and Fergal Davis at Music Minds in Co Clare. Singer-songwriter Emma Langford bookended her insightful contribution as panellist on The Irish Music Industry Podcast’s clinic by performing two of her lovely and ingenious songs.

Source: Irish Examiner January 20, 2020 15:22 UTC