Male voice introduces 'A tape of Irish folk music and song prepared by Radio Éireann, Dublin Ireland'. He introduces the following music items throughout the recording. First item: country dance ...

Abarta began the concert by playing a few reels, which is a form of bagpipe music played with two main beats per bar. As the ...

In the heart of Irish music history, the name Luke Kelly stands tall ... musical journey that left an indelible mark on the folk music scene, earning him recognition as one of Ireland's greatest ...

The Companion to Irish Traditional Music is “the largest single collection of information on the genre”, bringing together the knowledge of 215 contributors in an easy-to-use A-Z format ...

As a part of its 2024 World Tour, “A Taste of Ireland -The Irish Music & Dance Sensation” came to Bloomington on Nov. 8 at ...

So says Oisin McManus - a piano player with The Tumbling Paddies, which is a six-piece band from County Fermanagh that fuses Irish traditional music and pop music. The band formed nine years ago ...

Trad revolutionaries The Bothy Band are known as the pioneers of Irish folk music — despite splitting 45 years ago. Now the legendary forefathers of folk — led by the famous Donal Lunny - will ...

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 ...