I’ll be removing the audio recordings in August 2013, so you have a few months to download any recordings that you may want to listen to again. I hope to keep enough of the recordings online to give a sense of the Lab’s activities, and, if you have any particular favorites, please let me know in the comments below.

Han-earl Park, Stephen Davis and Kevin Terry (photos: © 2011 Julia Healy)

Major thanks to Stephen Davis for taking time to visit. In the company of this fine drummer and compelling thinker, the event was a very real meeting of musical minds and bodies, and I think we’ve all been transformed. Thanks also to The Real-Time Company (for the Ad-Hoc Association) of… Helena Reilly, Kevin Terry and Dan Walsh, to everyone else who performed (Jonathan Deasy, Tonynho Dos Santos, Tony O’Connor, Han-earl Park, Colm Pattwell and Athoulis Tsiopani), and to the entire backstage Lab crew including Veronica Tadman, Kevin, Tony, Athoulis and photographer Julia Healy [see the photographs (new window)…].

And last but not least, thanks to the everyone who came to listen and support this event.

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Special thanks to John Godfrey for stepping in at the last minute, and thanks to everyone who played on the night (Tony O’Connor, Han-earl Park, Helena Reilly, Athos Tsiopani and Dan Walsh) including Stet Lab newcomer Jonathan Deasy. Kudos to the entire backstage Lab crew including Kevin Terry and Veronica Tadman, to Athos for recording the event, and to photographer Julia Healy [see the photographs (new window)…].

And last but not least, thanks to the everyone who came to listen and support this event.

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A very warm thanks to the amazing Corey Mwamba for some of the best music at the Lab, and for getting some of the best playing from the rest of us. This was, for me, about the most (however you measure that) musically successful Lab. Power supply and hard disk issues conspired to prevent the recording of the first half of the event (so you will need to imagine/remember, for example, the humorous exchanges, and the dynamic, quick-footed interplay, between Corey, Dan, Kevin and Tony—my highlight of the evening), but if I had to choose between the quality of the performance and its documentation, I’d always opt for the former.

Thanks also to everyone who played on the night (Tony O’Connor, Han-earl Park, Colm Pattwell, Kevin Terry and Dan Walsh), to Athos Tsiopani for work behind the scenes, and to Veronica Tadman for helping transport the percussion!

As always, big thanks to the wonderful audience who came to support this event, and to all who supported the Lab in 2010. See you next year!

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Kevin Terry, Ian Smith and Susan Geaney (photo: © 2010 Julia Healy)

Big thanks to Ian Smith for some of the most energetic and eclectic music. Thanks also to The Real-Time Company (for the Ad-Hoc Association) Of… Andrea Bonino, Helena Reilly and Athoulis ‘Athos’ Tsiopani for kick-starting the evening, and to everyone who played (Susan Geaney, Han-earl Park, Colm Pattwell, Veronica Tadman and Kevin Terry). Kudos to Kevin for refereeing on the night, Athos for MCing, and to photographer Julia Healy [see the photographs (new window)…].

And warmest thanks to the small but enthusiastic audience who came to support this event!

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Claudia Schwab, Han-earl Park and Dan Walsh (photo: © 2010 Julia Healy)

Thanks to the programmed performers of the night (Kevin Terry, Marian Murray, Jeffrey Weeter, Han-earl Park, Claudia Schwab and Dan Walsh), and special thanks to those who plunged in the deep end during the proceedings (Colm Pattwell and Helena Reilly). Thanks also to Kevin for refereeing on the night, and to photographer Julia Healy [see the photographs (new window)…].

And, of course, special thanks to all who came to support this event!

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Marian Murray, Alexander Hawkins, Paul Dowling and Tony O’Connor (photo: © 2010 Julia Healy)

Big, big thanks to guest artist Alexander Hawkins for taking time out of his busy schedule to join the Lab; for his generosity and his musicality. I can’t think of a better improviser with whom to close the season.

Thanks also to the double basses of The Real-Time Company (for the Ad-Hoc Association) Of… (Paul Dowling and Tony O’Connor), and to all who performed (Andrea Bonino, Juniper Hill, Marian Murray, Han-earl Park and Kevin Terry). We gratefully acknowledges the support of the UCC School of Music and the Basement Project Space in making the June 2010 event possible. Thank again to Veronica Tadman for work behind the scenes, and to photographer Julia Healy [see the photographs (new window)…].

And as always, thanks to all who came to listen, and to all who supported the Lab during the 2009–2010 season. See you in October!

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Big thanks to Juniper Hill who, with shape note singers Sam Backer, Claire Hogan, Sadhbh O’Flynn, Barry Twomey and Robert Wedgbury, contributed of the most adventurous of Labs. Thanks also to The Real-Time Company (for the Ad-Hoc Association) Of… Marian Murray, Claudia Schwab and Kevin Terry for revisiting (and reinventing) the Stet Lab double fiddle and guitar format. Kudos to all who performed, regulars (Andrea Bonino, Tony O’Connor and Han-earl Park) and newcomer (Gavin Prior), and to Veronica Tadman for work behind the scenes.

Thanks for listening!

note: Because of the poor audio quality of the recordings (there’s significant distortion on the recordings of the vocal ensemble), I am not releasing the full recording of the May 2010 performances. If I am able to ameliorate the recordings, the complete recording of the May 2010 performances may be available at a later date. In the meantime, if any of the performers involved would like copies of the recording, please get in touch.

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John Godfrey and Han-earl Park (photo: © 2010 Julia Healy)

A very warm thanks to guest artist John Godfrey for some high-energy improvisations. Thanks also to everyone else who played: regulars (Tony O’Connor, Han-earl Park, Owen Sutton, Veronica Tadman and Kevin Terry), returning familiar faces (Andrea Bonino), and newcomers (Enda Buckley, Ilse De Ziah, Bertrand Galen and Athoulis Tsiopani). Major kudos to photographer Julia Healy [see the photographs (new window)…], and to all who helped in the backstage running of the Lab.

Finally a big thanks to all who came to listen!

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Nick Williams and Paul Stapleton (photo: © 2010 Julia Healy)

Thanks to Paul Stapleton and Nick Williams for an exciting and eclectic set, to everyone else that played (Juniper Hill, Ruti Lachs, Tony O’Connor, Han-earl Park, Veronica Tadman and Kevin Terry), and to photographer Julia Healy [see the photographs (new window)…].

Last but not least, special thanks to all who came to listen and witness musical mutations in motion!

As with all the recordings since December 2008, this month’s recordings are covered under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License. [More info…]