IrishCentral Contributor Siobhan O'Neill on the importance of commemorating the Irish orphan girls who were sent to Australia ...

In the heart of Irish music history, the name Luke Kelly stands tall as a symbol of passion, talent, and indomitable spirit. Luke Kelly, who was born in Dublin on November 17, 1940, and died on ...

Naturally, links between Irish music and the north woods have long fascinated me. This led to years of enjoyable and fruitful ...

It's one of the most iconic instruments in Irish music history and now it's being put up for auction - fans are calling on ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The funeral procession of Shane MacGowan took place in Dublin on Friday morning as thousands of well-wishers lined the streets to pay their final respects. The iconic figure in Irish music history ...

Members of the Bloomington community came out to experience one of the world’s top Irish dance shows featuring Irish dance, folk music and a rich cultural experience. The show follows the history of ...