Further to Linda Ippolito's nomination, members of AACORN might be 
interested in a BBC radio programme first broadcast in 2006 as part of a 
six programme series - Radio Ballads 2006 - which paid tribute to the 
pioneering work of the original Radio Ballads, which changed the face (or 
sound) of broadcasting some 40 years previously. One programme in the 2006 
series, 30 years of Conflict, looked at the role that music played in the 
sectarian "Troubles" in Northern Ireland, and the way it stimulated the 
peace effort. The programme won an award and features some fine songs 
written by local songwriters (very much "front-line" stuff) and 
internationally known "folk" songwriters.

One song in particular, which you can listen to on the programme website 
set with interviews, Different Drums, addresses the symbolic significance 
of two different types of drum - the Lambeg (the big [36"] double sided 
bass-style marching drum played on its side vertically with two curved 
malacca cane sticks) for the Protestants, and the Bodhran, the smaller 
[15-18"] single sided drum played with one double-headed oak or similar 
stick for the Catholics. People could be killed for having the wrong drum 
in the wrong area.[I played in a folk-rock band that toured Derry in 1980, 
the mid-period of the Troubles, and featured a little of my bodhran playing 
on a couple of songs. We had no idea that this might be an issue as we went 
down really well until we played a Protestant club - not an experience I 
would be keen to repeat!] An organization, Different Drums, now promotes 
peace and reconciliation through music by playing both drums together in 
musical performances internationally, based on the principle that "if we 
can learn to play together harmoniously, maybe we can learn to live 
together harmoniously".

The radio ballads site for the programme songs is

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/radioballads/2006/ireland/songs.shtml

You can't hear the full programmes any more, but I have a set of recordings 
if you are really keen.

The different drums site, with videos, is at 

http://www.differentdrums.info/index.htm


I spent quite a bit of time in Northern Ireland and Eire in the 1980s, and 
met some lovely people on both sides, for whom musical could be both a 
source of deep division and a coming together. Lambeg skins (goat) have 
always been recognised for their excellent quality and in recent years have 
been used for top quality bodhrans - a fine example of a musical 
reconciliation.

Steve Linstead

On Dec 28 2008, Cathryn Lloyd wrote:

>Merry Christmas to all
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> I will second Linda's nomination. I had the pleasure in meeting Linda at 
> Banff this year where she was finalising her thesis. Linda is passionate 
> about her work in relation to how the arts and in particular voice and 
> choirs can be used in relation to conflict resolution. Her repertoire of 
> interests and skills makes for a unique contribution and therefore AACORN 
> is a perfect community for her to be part of.
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nancy J. Adler, Prof. Sent: 
> 28 December 2008 12:05 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Introducing 
> Linda Ippolito - Worldclass musician, lawyer, and peace maker
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>Dear AACORN friends and colleagues,
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>            I hope you are enjoying the holidays and looking forward to the
>New Year.
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>            I would like to introduce Linda Ippolito. I first met Linda 
> this past fall when we were both artist-in-residence at The Banff Centre. 
> Linda brings her extensive background as a world class musician and a 
> talented lawyer to one of the world's greatest challenges: global peace 
> making. Her thesis, which I have just had the privilege to read, explains 
> why collaborative music making, and especially vocal choirs and ensembles 
> can support peace building and conflict resolution, even in some of the 
> most tension-filled areas of the world. To say that her work is breaking 
> new ground is an understatement. Moreover, she is a delightful human 
> being - someone you will enjoy meeting because of who she is (as well as 
> for what she knows and what she is doing). Let me give you a bit of her 
> formal background:
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>Linda Ippolito is a classical pianist, litigation lawyer, alternative
>dispute resolution practitioner, and teacher.
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> She studied at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City and the 
> University of Toronto's Faculty of Music. Throughout the 1980's Linda 
> distinguished herself at national and international competitions, 
> participating, most notably, in the Tchaikovsky International Competition 
> in Moscow, the Sydney International Piano Competition in Australia, and 
> the Montreal International Piano Competition in Canada. She has performed 
> throughout North American and Europe as a soloist, vocal collaborator and 
> duo pianist, and continues to actively perform.
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> As a Toronto-based litigation lawyer since 1994, with a practice now 
> focused primarily in family and estates law, Linda has argued before 
> every level of Court in Ontario and before various administrative 
> tribunals. She is also a certified collaborative family practitioner and 
> mediator, and has taught a number of subjects, including negotiation 
> theory and practice, to law students, lawyers and non-legal 
> professionals.
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>Her passion lies in the intersection between music and peace building.
>Linda has recently completed her Master of Laws Degree in Alternative
>Dispute Resolution at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University.  Her major
>research paper explores collaborative vocal music-making as an innovative
>tool in conflict resolution and peace building.  It proposes group vocal
>music-making - whether the format is choir, circle singing, chanting, or
>improvised sounding - as an effective social contact vehicle through which
>opposing groups can come together in a cooperative activity to address the
>past, experience the present, and the explore the possibilities of a shared
>future.  Through the universal language of music and the ritual of group
>music-making, people can work together to build sustainable peace, and
>achieve the conflict resolution goals of reconciliation and healing.  
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>It is Ippolito's goal to apply the model in a variety of formats for
>different purposes, working in partnership with professionals from other
>disciplines.  The model is also a powerful team-building and leadership
>development vehicle through which a number of objectives can be achieved
>alongside conflict resolution and peace building goals.
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>I would like to welcome Linda as a member of AACORN
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>            All my best, Nancy
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>Nancy J Adler
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