In 1995, The Rolling Stones teamed up with The Chieftains, a traditional Irish folk band from Dublin, to cover “Rocky Road to Dublin” on the album Long Black Veil. The song, which is originally from ...

The band Dallahan has crossed the pond and will entertain audiences at the Heyde Center next week as part of its U.S. tour. In a recent interview with the Leader-Telegram from his home in the United ...

Okay, okay, it’s 2026 and the future is bright, the future is playing traditional music. This year promises to be a milestone ...

Each January, Dublin comes alive with the sound of fiddles, flutes, and bodhráns as TradFest, Ireland’s largest traditional ...

The President singled out Seeger’s 1971 track I’m Gonna Be an Engineer, a satirical song on the limited expectations that ...

A lighthearted take on traditional Irish Wakes, Irish Classical Theatre Company (ICTC) is thrilled to announce its annual celebration, The Wake, (which is being called, “the party to die for!”). The ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - From artists such as Vivaldi, Verdi, and Bocelli, Italy has produced some of the best and most famous musicians of all time. Now, the country is making way for a new name: Gadan. With ...

The Irish Music & Dance Sensation, is coming to Raleigh, at the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts, promising an ...

Hayes can still hear differences in the tradition in various parts of Ireland but an increased homogeneity is the inevitable ...

How many Irish composers do you know? Aficionados of Irish classical and folk music will of course know of many. Outside of this, the average music lover's knowledge of Irish composers is likely ...

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