Country music has long had a bit of Ireland in it. Irish folk music's role in rooting commercial mainstream country music to its past, including those of the settlers of Belfast, Northern Ireland, 400 ...

“In Ireland, folk music is a living tradition,” a crotchety old drunk in a Galway pub once told me. It wasn’t simply about revering the past by teaching children the songs of their forefathers, he ...

This year, SpeakEasy Stage Company hosted the New England premiere of the recently reimagined revival of “A Man of No Importance,” a charming musical set in Dublin, Ireland about the redemptive power ...

BLOOMINGTON — The High Kings have staked a well-deserved claim on the throne of Irish folk music. This Celtic folk band has set a fine standard on performing songs rooted in the Emerald Isle, making ...

Your Roots Are Showing, Ireland's premier folk music conference, is officially underway at the INEC Gleneagle, Killarney, and runs until Sunday, 19th January. This event brings together more than 90 ...

Vatican II allowed the presence of “the music of the people” at Mass. Folk music, the music that is indigenous to each of the various nations of the world and to the ethnic cultures found within those ...

With vibrant Irish folk music melodies played by a live band lingering at the Embassy of Ireland in China, a warm-up before the marking of the occasion of Team Ireland's participation in the China ...

Rousing and toe-tapping Celtic, Scottish and Irish folk and rock music will be heard at the Dixon Scottish Highland Games on Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Dixon May Fairgrounds, 655 S. First St.

What to learn how to play an Irish tune? Waltons Irish Music USA is your one-stop hub for your Irish folk instrument needs in the United States and Canada. Waltons Music has been at the forefront of ...

Irish folk music has played a significant role in shaping the history of commercial country music in Nashville. Nashville has a long-standing Irish heritage, with a consistent Irish population and ...