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‘This was the furthest thing from my mind when I was writing this piece’: An Interview with Donnacha Dennehy about his Grammy Award-winning ‘Land of Winter’

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First published on The Journal of Music in Ireland on 12 February 2026.

A recording of ‘Land of Winter’, a work by Donnacha Dennehy performed by Alarm Will Sound and released on Nonesuch Records, received a Grammy Award on 1 February. In this interview, he speaks to Toner Quinn about the work and the award.

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The World Can Criticise Kneecap, But They Have Started Something

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The controversy surrounding the Irish rap band has obscured deeper questions about power, conflict and resistance, but they won’t go away. (Article first published in the Journal of Music on 30 April.)

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