The band garnered international success with their lively Irish folk songs, traditional street ballads, and instrumentals. Like so many other popular Irish folk musicians, they often performed ...

Then - and this is what really sets the Ballads apart - MacColl wrote songs inspired by the stories, with music directed by Peggy Seeger and performed by orchestral and folk musicians. A new ...

Celtic Thunder, the renowned Irish music group, is returning to Indianapolis as part of their latest tour, Odyssey. Lead ...

Look to Irish seanfhocail (proverbs) to help de-clutter your mind during these stressful times. If you’re feeling the tasks of modern life are getting on top of you, it may be that you need to ...

One Hand Clapping are a band based in the North West of England and play a driving Celtic folk rock but with the occassional Irish Ballad thrown into the mix. The type of material played ranges ...

With all the Irish classics from The Wolfetones to The Dubliners and more, you will be singing along all night. As this show sells out, grab your tickets today to secure your spot at this ...

Meaning behind Fairytale of New York as Shane MacGowan dies The Pogues fused Irish traditional music and ... like the latter album's title track to ballads like A Pair of Brown Eyes and The ...

The 31st annual Lotus World Music and Arts Festival Transformed the streets of downtown Bloomington into dynamic cultural ...

The “doggies” were not dogs — and the two words aren’t even pronounced the same way. The first syllable of “doggie” rhymes ...

A ballad is a type of poem that was traditionally set to music. The word ‘ballad’ comes from the Latin ‘ballare’ which means to dance – it’s also where the word ‘ballet’ comes from.