Culture

In the player this week is “The Dancer at the Fair,” the new album from John Wynne (Flute) and John McEvoy (Fiddle). Wynne and McEvoy are revered m...

Recently, during a break in a rainstorm, I carried the garbage out to the curb. When I leaned down to move a bag, I lost my balance and toppled for...

“The Smuggler, “ Irish-American playwright Ronán Noone’s one-person “Thriller in Rhyme,” will finish up a brief run at Bloom’s Tavern, 208 East 58t...

I’ll start this week with a hearty congratulations to the great Jimmy Crowley, who, in addition being a brilliant singer, has fascinated readers wi...

As I reported in last week’s Echo, I was a tag-along to my family of golfers whose sole purpose for visiting Nova Scotia was to play the spectacula...

Nancy Harris’s play “The Beacon,” which premiered in Galway at the Druid Theatre in 2019, is now receiving its North American premiere at the Irish...

Hibernian Media proudly announces film selections for their 10th Annual Irish American Movie Hooley, scheduled this year at the Wilmette Theatre in...

Tombstone’s City Marshal Virgil Earp got a tip-off on Oct. 26, 1881 – Ike Clanton and several members of the gang known as the Cowboys were plannin...

When you arrive at Stanfield Airport in Halifax, Nova Scotia, you’re greeted in three languages: Pjila’si, the language of the Mi’Kmaq, the largest...

If it’s fall in New York City, it means that a new season of Don Meade’s Blarney Star concert series is about to get underway. Hosted by Meade and ...

“Researching Irish female ancestors presents a unique set of challenges that can both intrigue and frustrate genealogists. But employing creative r...

With Labor Day behind us, the Irish arts scene in New York City and beyond is moving into top gear for the fall season. So, what’s happening? Well,...