When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The 'music of human interaction, celebration and commiseration': trad Irish is resonating with ...

Irish traditional music, from “Danny Boy” to rowdy pub songs to dynamic dance numbers, is a social practice. Nora Revenaugh of Clinton, who plays the fiddle and sings in both Irish and English, ...

TODAY, MANY STILL WORK TO HONOR THOSE TRADITIONS. IT’S FAST, IT’S ELECTRIC, AND IT’S FILLED WITH HISTORY AND HEART. I’VE TAUGHT DANCING NONSTOP FOR 70 YEARS, BOTH HERE IN IRELAND. THE SHARP RHYTHM OF ...

At the Courthouse Tavern in Cork, Irish folk-rock band Kingfishr perch precariously on the world’s smallest stage while their fans, a few hundred strong, cram as close as they can to the front. They ...

SEVEN news acts have been announced for a popular Irish music festival that’s less than 100 days away.

Newcomers and regulars alike gather each Tuesday at Porter Brewing Co., 611 NE Jackpine Ct., Redmond, for a night filled with danceable Irish traditional music. The Ballybogs is a local six-piece ...

Experiences of sexual assault, harassment, and violence were reported as part of a study on gender in the Irish traditional music scene. In her 2021 article entitled "121 Stories: The impact of gender ...

The Wilde Irish Shenanigans perform this Saturday, March 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the ballroom of The Hotel Northampton. Credit: CONTRIBUTED A few decades ago, we would have been grateful for any kind of ...

Robert McMillen speaks to Brian ‘Bamber’ McMullan about transforming Belfast city centre pub Madden's into a hub for trad ...

Irish Music on Tour Salisbury will take place at Stratford Social Club on Sunday, 3 May at 7.30 pm, and will feature acclaimed musicians ...

Clare is rich in traditional music, and you’ll never be short of a session if you know where to go, writes Deanna O’Connor. Maura O’Connell, Martin Hayes, Willie Clancy, the Kilfenora Céilí Band—even ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about contemporary culture and the arts. The artistic sense of an ‘original spin’ on Irish traditional music reflects the ...