Irish singer and composer, Enya, is one of the best-selling solo artists to emerge ... crate on the corner of Beggars Bush, in this 1968 folk song. Another song from the "Riverdance" soundtrack ...

In this city, covered markets, lively Irish pubs and venerable music halls stand side-by-side — here’s how best to take it ...

Set in a Gaeltacht, (Irish-speaking district) the city is especially enjoying a resurgence of traditional Irish ... to help us find his hometown's best trad music sessions. At just 11 years ...

It was there that he became involved in the folk music scene and became ... Dylan said Liam Clancy was “the best ballad ...

“Wild Mountain Thyme” is an Irish folk song with strong roots in Scottish traditions. The Belfast-based folk musician Francis McPeake took an old Scottish song from the early 19th ...

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 ...