The group are known for combining pop rock with traditional Irish themes in their music. Since forming in 1990, they have ...

From U2 to Aslan, Ireland has produced some of the very best live bands in the world. These five performances are up there with the best of what Irish music has to offer, boasting hard-hitting ...

THREE IRISH ARTISTS are among ten acts to be named on BBC Radio 6 Music’s Artist of the Year list.The list, which is ...

"Shining trad music in a pop light gives it a cooler look to younger people - and it's the younger people that are going to keep these things alive." So says Oisin McManus - a piano player with ...

That's a folk group, that performed largely vocal-less Irish traditional music while sitting down and whose image was largely 'guys in the back corner of a pub', beating some of the biggest groups ...

Choosing a baby name is no easy task, but it’s an opportunity to reflect on culture, tradition, and sometimes, a bit of ...

SXSW is held across the city of Austin, Texas, every year "It is going to be detrimental to them; they've managed to source serious funding for music showcasing." Irish artists who have boycotted ...

That’s when the team of Irish musicians Sorcha Costello and Mary MacNamara will perform here, sponsored by the Bridger Folk ...

It explores the influence of Irish music hall hits on the north woods repertoire including a profile of a touring vaudeville ...

I write about popular culture and the arts. The artistic sense of an ‘original spin’ on Irish traditional music reflects the range of musical influences that make up the distinctive brew of ...