As one of the world's most prominent fiddlers, Eileen Ivers is often asked to explain what separates her instrument from a violin. She has an anecdote at the ready. "We did an outreach years ago down ...
A PARTICULAR IDEA of Ireland’s traditional music is fixed in the global imagination. You may have seen it play out in “The Banshees of Inisherin”, an Oscar-nominated film: as locals quaff Guinness, ...
Country music has long had a bit of Ireland in it. Irish folk music's role in rooting commercial mainstream country music to its past, including those of the settlers of Belfast, Northern Ireland, 400 ...
The documentary from Dennis Harvey and Lars Lovén, world premiering in the Locarno Critics' Week, tunes into songs from The Mary Wallopers, Young Spencer and more that carry "the oppression of the ...
When it comes to music, Ireland hits all the right notes. The island boasts a proud musical pedigree, and you don’t have to look far to find music being enjoyed in all its forms, whether it’s buskers ...
Irish folk music has played a significant role in shaping the history of commercial country music in Nashville. Nashville has a long-standing Irish heritage, with a consistent Irish population and ...