At just 11 years old, Scahill was performing at pubs packed with tourists eager to experience Ireland's traditional music. "At the time, there was definitely the perception of Irish music as ...
I’m getting too old as well.” While writing his books, reviews and articles, Fintan collected a huge amount of information and that’s what gave him the idea for the Companion to Irish Traditional ...
I’m getting too old as well.” While writing his books ... that’s what gave him the idea for the Companion to Irish Traditional Music. Beautifully produced by Cork University Press, it ...
He then shared with Von what song he wants played at his own funeral - a traditional Irish folk song called The Parting Glass. “It’s always the final song sung on a folk night,” he said ...
To many, traditional Irish music’s lilting sounds ... dependent” on the sessions that lift her week. “The old Irish songs unabashedly talk about what it means to be human and enduring ...