Both melodies are very Gaelic and very beautiful and very old, and both sets of lyrics are rewritings of older Gaelic songs. So Raglan Road is Patrick Kavanagh's version of Fáinne Geal an Lae (The ...

Your Roots Are Showing, Ireland's premiere folk music conference, will return for its 3rd annual edition from 15th to 19th January 2025 at the INEC Gleneagle, Killarney, Co. Kerry. Organised by the ...

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, ...

Lankum, a contemporary Dublin folk band consisting of brothers Daragh and Ian Lynch, Cormac MacDiarmada, and Radie Peat, also took home the Best Folk Album award for their 2023 LP "False Lankum." ...

It’s St. Patrick’s Day! Whatever plans you’ve got on the calendar to celebrate the March holiday, whether you’re dining on corned beef and cabbage or attending a St. Paddy’s parade, be sure to wear ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Some of the hottest sparks in Apollo’s Fire’s new summer program will be flying not on stage but in the minds of the performers. One way or another, “Echoes of Ireland” will ...

This relaxing tune captures the essence of traditional Irish folk music, blending soothing harmonies and gentle rhythms.