Love it or hate it, Christmas music will be played non-stop until January in many public spaces. Some of the most popular ...

On a visit to Ireland where he played a gig at Slane Castle, Dylan said Liam Clancy was “the best ballad singer he ever heard.” His admiration for Irish singers and songs influenced his own work.

Many respondents said wider gender bias in society often recurred in the Irish traditional music scene. This included female musicians having to listen to "sexual innuendo" from male musicians or ...