“I was there. The first time I ever came to London I was 14 and we played in the Mean Fiddler. “I came over with a band ...

An experimental folk band which blends traditional Irish music with electronic sounds will represent Northern Ireland ... “It ...

The 7th RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards will take place in Vicar Street, Dublin on Wednesday 26th February 2025, hosted again by John Creedon. The Awards will be broadcast live on RTÉ Radio 1 and on the ...

Finally, a special shout out to my college pal Cormac Looby, whose songs I’ve had on repeat for years. His sound is quite ...

At 18, she moved to London to launch a full-time career in music instead of going to college. In England, she made ...

He was recognised as a master of Irish music and one of the foremost experts on Irish-American music. Moloney released and produced some 60 albums, and was a member of Irish folk band The ...

Renowned Irish folk musician Francis McPeake III has died, his family have announced. A part of the traditional music dynasty in Belfast, he passed away on Saturday aged 82. His family said he had ...

On her own 2019 album All My People, Somerville approached Irish folk music through lenses like post-punk and ambient drone drone, and she does something similar on her new single “Projections.” ...

He talks about making music that spans genres from hip-hop to reggae and R&B — plus the protest songs he grew up listening to ...

This week I’ll lead with a mighty congratulations to Fiona Ritchie, who at the end of last month stepped away from “The Thistle & Shamrock,” the ...

An experimental folk band which blends traditional Irish music with electronic ... “We get the best music when we listen to each other.” He added: “From our early beginnings we weren ...

Pinhole are an avant garde act from Cork, and the product of a life in music. Taking in an incredible blend of grunge, ...