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

Instruments range from the fiddle, Irish flute, guitar, accordions, mandolin and banjo, to unique ones such as the concertina ...

Bjarne Stensrud makes his unique bodhráns at home in his workshop in Oslo, with reindeer skin from Norway’s west coast. They ...

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

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

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.

Overall, Ó Riada's soundtracks for the trilogy stand out for their inspired orchestral arrangements of traditional songs ... be a revival of an ancient Irish art music. Yet as the cultural ...

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

Renowned the world over, Celtic Thunder is one of the most prominent Irish live music acts on the planet, but what is their story, and what are their best songs? Established in Dublin in 2007 ...

Although our Halloween is less about dead spirits and more about having fun and dressing up, there are some traditional aspects of an Irish Halloween that we have kept going. Samhain was seen ...

LAST Sunday, the enchanting voice of Diane Cannon, a beloved figure in traditional Irish music and culture, introduced the world to her latest work. The Meenlaragh native released “Bean an Fhir Ruaidh ...

ELTON John reveals his love of Irish language hip-hop trio Kneecap on ... which will be available tomorrow evening at 5pm, the British music legend heaps praise upon his guests Móglaí Bap ...