Elementary school assemblies tend to be one of those mixed blessings of childhood: a respite from the typical school day, but ...

A new festival celebrating Irish music and culture has attracted over 2,000 people to Ballygawley . More than 2,000 people attended the first-ever Tyrone Tradfest, a weekend-long celebration of ...

One of the most influential bands in the history of traditional Irish music, Lúnasa, will perform at the Spire Center for the ...

Irish traditions usually become front and center in America every March 17 for St. Patrick’s Day, but Tomáseen Foley never waits that long. The Celtic raconteur weaves stories of growing up in rural ...

One of the night’s most memorable moments came when Kelly himself took the stage for a surprise song Black Is the Color of My ...

The Courant’s arts picks for Nov. 7-13 include ’60s-styled British pop, ’90s indie rockers, alt-country acts and a slew of ...

By CAROLYN BROWNFor the Valley Advocate Socks in the Frying Pan, the high-spirited, traditional music-playing trio from ...

The Tartan Terrors is back at the Fairfield Community Arts Center with “A Celtic Christmas” on Dec. 20.

The December event will feature Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy, and their family performing alongside local singers in a ...

Lunasa, dubbed the hottest Irish acoustic band on the planet, will make a stop at Kutztown University’s Schaeffer Auditorium on Friday at 7:30 p.m. as part of the KU Presents! Performing Artists ...

The best folk albums tend to suit this time of year—the muddy oranges, browns and greens; the slowing-down after frenzied summers; the darkness. Blending an embrace of the melancholy with an interest ...

This week I’ve got a report on a few bits coming out of Dublin’s biggest archival institutions in Na Píobiarí Uilleann and the Irish Traditional Music Archive. We’ll start with what’s the media yoke, ...