From the raw energy of punk to stadium-filling anthems, these 21 artists define the defiant, melodic soul of Irish music ...

Irish folk singer Dolores Keane has died at the age of 72. The Galway woman was a founding member of De Dannan, which was ...

Traditional music has lost one of its most celebrated singers with the death of Dolores Keane at the age of 72. Her earthy vocal tones were rooted in her home place of Caherlistrane in Galway, where ...

"There's a remarkable thing in our young Irish artists at the moment," Freyne said. "There's a lot of confidence in Irish culture, confidence in the Irish language and also confidence to be outspoken ...

WEST STOCKBRIDGE — The beautiful thing about Irish folk music, in Karan Casey’s view, is how totally it reflects the people who make it. Casey, a longtime practitioner whose solo work stretches back ...

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 ...

Irish traditional music, from “Danny Boy” to rowdy pub songs to dynamic dance numbers, is a social practice. Nora Revenaugh of Clinton, who plays the fiddle and sings in both Irish and English, ...

There's the sound of banjos, fiddles and tin whistles everywhere, as Irish trad music enjoys a roaring resurgence. It's resonating "fiercely" with young people, who "roar out the lyrics" in pubs under ...

“The lineup reflects the evolving sounds of Ireland today while honoring the deep traditions that have defined the festival ...

To some listeners, Irish folk music suggests a vista of the Wee Folk prancing in a Donegal sunrise, described in the sad sweet tones of John McCormack. But Ireland is currently in the middle of a folk ...

Socks in the Frying Pan, a critically acclaimed trio from Ennis, County Clare—widely regarded as the heartland of Irish traditional music—has established itself as a dominant force in the genre since ...

St. Patrick’s Day is just one day in a month bursting with Irish music and merriment in Connecticut. It seems like every ...