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Sound, Story, Place - the thickness of the immaterial - SPRING NEWSLETTER 2026
Sound, Story, Place - the thickness of the immaterial - SPRING NEWSLETTER 2026
The Sidewalks of New York, sometimes called “East Side, West Side”, bears a feature so strange that it’s almost ominous, because it thwarts the limits of so called "three dimensional... Read more...
Why Do The Vampires in Sinners Play Irish Music?
Why Do The Vampires in Sinners Play Irish Music?
Even as Remmick, the Irish Vampire in Sinners, goes about his business chomping people around the Juke joint, the memory of his cultural heritage and truth, comes up through him.... Read more...
Welcome Potato Nation
Welcome Potato Nation
The wide world of Melanie Beth Curran's creativity awaits you.  Read more...
Potato Time - A Song For the Ages
Potato Time - A Song For the Ages
Learn about the magic of the 1848 song song "potato time" and what it tells us about Irish America and the pain of immigration. Read more...