Immerse yourself in the soothing melody of an Irish Folk Ballad, crafted to provide a relaxing escape from the hustle and ...

With an Irish bouzouki on his knee and harmonica resting on his chin, Andy Irvine performed a medley of original and classic ...

March 17 is St. Patrick's Day and whatever your annual tradition is, searching for a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow might be on the list. Unfortunately, while you're unlikely to discover a hidden ...

A PARTICULAR IDEA of Ireland’s traditional music is fixed in the global imagination. You may have seen it play out in “The Banshees of Inisherin”, an Oscar-nominated film: as locals quaff Guinness, ...

Country music has long had a bit of Ireland in it. Irish folk music's role in rooting commercial mainstream country music to its past, including those of the settlers of Belfast, Northern Ireland, 400 ...

BLOOMINGTON — The High Kings have staked a well-deserved claim on the throne of Irish folk music. This Celtic folk band has set a fine standard on performing songs rooted in the Emerald Isle, making ...

Maureen O'Donoghue lives in Paris and sings and plays guitar in a duo with Scotsman Jordan Kay. I attended one of their recent gigs in “La Cave Café”, Paris 75018. That night, the terrific music gave ...

WEST STOCKBRIDGE — The beautiful thing about Irish folk music, in Karan Casey’s view, is how totally it reflects the people who make it. Casey, a longtime practitioner whose solo work stretches back ...

CUMBERLAND – Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad St., will present two concerts this weekend. Symbio, an electro-folk band from Sweden, will perform on Friday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m.; and ...

From the start, the members of Téada have been committed to Irish folk music for its social nature. “Folk music is easy to connect to because it’s kind of the music of the people. The reason it’s ...

When Irish folk singer Fearghal Kenneally wrote a song about Joe Biden's presidential election victory for a bit of fun, he hoped to generate a bit of a buzz in Ireland and maybe earn a few summertime ...