Publications

Darren is actively involved in the field of ethnomusicology, with a recent publication in the Rising Voices Journal. He is currently the editor of ICTMD Ireland’s Spéis, a thrice annual pubication highlighting news and new research in the field of Ethnmusicology. Darren has‍ presented papers at numorous conferences, most notably the ICTMD World conferences in Legon, Ghana and Wellington, New Zealand. Darren has also delivered lectures and lecture recitals for fesitvals and organisations.

Have a look at his work below, including journal articles, reviews & conference contributions.

Journal Articles

  • Entering a ‘Third Space’ Through Collaborative Fieldwork in Ethnomusicology

    Entering a ‘Third Space’ Through Collaborative Fieldwork in Ethnomusicology

    Citation
    Culliney, D. and Pessina, L. (2022). Entering a ‘Third Space’ Through Collaborative Fieldwork in Ethnomusicology. SEM Student News, 18(1). https://risingvoicesjournal.com/181-culliney-pessina

Editorial

Reviews

  • Conference Review: 47th ICTM World Conference, University of Ghana, 13-19 July 2024

    Conference Review: 47th ICTM World Conference, University of Ghana, 13-19 July 2024

    Citation
    Morgenstern F. and Culliney, D. (2024). Conference Review: 47th ICTM World Conference, University of Ghana, 13-19 July 2024. Spéis: 2023–2024 - Bulletin, 08/04, pp.18-21.

  • Conference Review: ICTM Ireland/SMI Joint Postgraduate Conference

    Conference Review: ICTM Ireland/SMI Joint Postgraduate Conference

    Citation
    Culliney, D. (2023). Conference Review: ICTM Ireland/SMI Joint Postgraduate Conference. Spéis: 2022–2023 - Bulletin, 22/02, pp.6-8.

Conference and Symposium Contributions

  • Ulster Box Live!: Identities, perceptions and broadcasting of the Button Accordion in Ulster on Television

    Ulster Box Live!: Identities, perceptions and broadcasting of the Button Accordion in Ulster on Television

    Citation
    Culliney, D. (2026). Ulster Box Live!: Identities, perceptions and broadcasting of the Button Accordion in Ulster on Television, unpublished paper presented at: ICTMD Ireland 21st Annual Conference 2026: Broadcasting Music and Dance, Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Dublin, 17–18 April.

  • More than just a ‘Comhaltas Sound’: The Ulster Accordion in Popular Culture

    More than just a ‘Comhaltas Sound’: The Ulster Accordion in Popular Culture

    Citation
    Culliney, D. (2026). More than just a ‘Comhaltas Sound’: The Ulster Accordion in Popular Culture, unpublished paper presented at: Tradition in Motion: Celebrating 30 Years of Traditional Music at RCS, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, 31 March–2 April.

  • Marching into Place!: Accordion Marching Bands and their Positionality within a Partitioned Ulster

    Marching into Place!: Accordion Marching Bands and their Positionality within a Partitioned Ulster

    Citation
    Culliney, D. (2025). Marching into Place!: Accordion Marching Bands and their Positionality within a Partitioned Ulster, unpublished paper presented at: 48th International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance World Conference, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 9–15 January.

  • Fine Tuning the Northern Box: Exploring the Teaching of the Button Accordion and their Tuning Systems from an Ulster Perceptive

    Fine Tuning the Northern Box: Exploring the Teaching of the Button Accordion and their Tuning Systems from an Ulster Perceptive

    Citation
    Culliney, D. (2024). Fine Tuning the Northern Box: Exploring the Teaching of the Button Accordion and their Tuning Systems from an Ulster Perceptive, unpublished paper presented at: 12th Annual Conference of the Society for Music Education in Ireland, University College Cork, 29–30 November.

  • A Brittle (Music) Ecosystem: Reflections from Border Fieldwork

    A Brittle (Music) Ecosystem: Reflections from Border Fieldwork

    Citation
    Culliney, D. (2024). A Brittle (Music) Ecosystem: Reflections from Border Fieldwork, unpublished paper presented at: Embedding the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Teaching and Research: Synergies in Arts, Heritage and Tourism, Dundalk Institute of Technology, 25 April.

  • The Pandemical Box: The Button Accordion in Ulster as Heard in Comhaltas' FleadhFest

    The Pandemical Box: The Button Accordion in Ulster as Heard in Comhaltas' FleadhFest

    Citation
    Culliney, D. (2024). The Pandemical Box: The Button Accordion in Ulster as Heard in Comhaltas' FleadhFest, unpublished paper presented at: Joint SMI and ICTMD-IE Postgraduate Conference, Maynooth University, 12–13 January.

  • Finding the Ulster Accordion at FleadhFest

    Finding the Ulster Accordion at FleadhFest

    Citation
    Culliney, D. (2023). Finding the Ulster Accordion at FleadhFest, unpublished paper presented at: Research in Three, School of Informatics and Creative Arts, Dundalk Institute of Technology, 14 December.

  • The Border Box: The Border and its Impact on Musical Identities in a Partitioned Ulster

    The Border Box: The Border and its Impact on Musical Identities in a Partitioned Ulster

    Citation
    Culliney, D. (2023). The Border Box: The Border and its Impact on Musical Identities in a Partitioned Ulster, unpublished paper presented at: EUGEO 9è Congrés Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, 4–7 September.

  • Comhaltas Narratives: The Place of Irish Traditional Music in the Journey from Conflict to Peace in Northern Ireland

    Comhaltas Narratives: The Place of Irish Traditional Music in the Journey from Conflict to Peace in Northern Ireland

    Citation
    Culliney, D. (2023). Comhaltas Narratives: The Place of Irish Traditional Music in the Journey from Conflict to Peace in Northern Ireland, unpublished paper presented at: 47th International Council for Traditional Music World Conference, University of Ghana, Legon, 13–19 July.

  • Success at Last?: A Critical Reflection on an Ulster Button Accordion Tradition

    Success at Last?: A Critical Reflection on an Ulster Button Accordion Tradition

    Citation
    Culliney, D. (2023). Success at Last?: A Critical Reflection on an Ulster Button Accordion Tradition, unpublished paper presented at: Joint SMI and ICTM-IE Postgraduate Conference, University College Dublin, 20–21 January.

  • The Narrative of Comhaltas: Politics of Northern Ireland and Festivals of Irish Traditional Music

    The Narrative of Comhaltas: Politics of Northern Ireland and Festivals of Irish Traditional Music

    Citation
    Culliney, D. (2023). The Narrative of Comhaltas: Politics of Northern Ireland and Festivals of Irish Traditional Music, unpublished paper presented at: BFE and RMA Research Students' Conference 2023 - 'Borderlands', Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, 9–12 January.

  • The Big 4: A Glance at the 4 Senior Button Accordion Champions from Ulster

    The Big 4: A Glance at the 4 Senior Button Accordion Champions from Ulster

    Citation
    Culliney, D. (2022). The Big 4: A Glance at the 4 Senior Button Accordion Champions from Ulster, unpublished paper presented at: Thesis in Three, School of Informatics and Creative Arts, Dundalk Institute of Technology, 16 December.

  • The Northern Box: A Critical Study of the Button Accordion in Ulster

    The Northern Box: A Critical Study of the Button Accordion in Ulster

    Citation
    Culliney, D. (2022). The Northern Box: A Critical Study of the Button Accordion in Ulster, unpublished paper presented at: Coffee* & Research, 2nd Edition, School of Informatics and Creative Arts, Dundalk Institute of Technology, 13 May.

Lectures and Presentations

  • The Northern Box: A Critical Study of the Button Accordion in Ulster

    The Northern Box: A Critical Study of the Button Accordion in Ulster

    Citation
    Culliney, D. (2025). The Northern Box: A Critical Study of the Button Accordion in Ulster, 14 October 2025, County Longford Historical Society Lecture Series, Teallach Íosa, Longford.

  • The Ulster Box Breakthrough: Button Accordion Success in Ulster

    The Ulster Box Breakthrough: Button Accordion Success in Ulster

    Citation
    Culliney, D. (2023). The Ulster Box Breakthrough: Button Accordion Success in Ulster, 20 June 2023, Fleadh an Dúin, Whistledown Hotel, Warrenpoint, Co. Down.