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‘Halfway’ has sense, sound of magic
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‘Halfway’ has sense, sound of magic
The Lost Brothers will play the Irish Arts Center on next Monday. PHOTO BY DES MCMAHON Music Notes / By Colleen Taylor Ten years ago, two rock star...
Irish Rock Revue – 20 years on
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Irish Rock Revue – 20 years on
Joe Hurley on stage with Alphie McCourt and others. Joe Hurley will mark the 20th anniversary of his Irish Rock Revue at the City Winery on this Sa...
9 Irish who helped build America
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9 Irish who helped build America
Mark Bailey. PHOTO BY JOSEPH MCDOUGALL Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott Mark Bailey once read an essay that “quickly beat down a path down t...
Love, artistry, courage abound at Cell Salon
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Love, artistry, courage abound at Cell Salon
Paddy Smith. By Karen Daly / Photos by Dan Brown The mid-February Salon at the Cell drew raves from audience members and from presenters grateful f...
Best of Bread Puddings
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Best of Bread Puddings
JARROD1 | DREAMSTIME.COM IRELAND HOPPING / By Margaret M. Johnson Instead of traveling around Ireland this week, I’m park-hopping at Walt Disney Wo...
Devlin makes songwriting look easy
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Devlin makes songwriting look easy
Colin Devlin will be on stage at the Mercury Lounge on Saturday night as part of this year’s CraicFest. By Colleen Taylor For Colin Devlin, songwri...
Clark’s journey has been ‘magical’
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Clark’s journey has been ‘magical’
Natalie Clark will perform at the Mercury Lounge on Saturday evening as part of the CraicFest. By Peter McDermott “I tell it from the heart,” said ...
From Civil War to media revolution
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From Civil War to media revolution
John Horgan, the coauthor of “Irish Media: A Critical History,” was appointed Ireland’s first press ombudsman in 2007. Page Turner / Edited by Pete...
‘A Taste of Clare’ a great success
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‘A Taste of Clare’ a great success
A full house for "A Taste of Clare" at the American Irish Historical Society. By Daniel Neely In last week’s column I previewed the Wolfhound Trad ...
West 46th St. venue makes its debut
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West 46th St. venue makes its debut
St. Brigid was Shelia Houlihan’s theme at St. Patrick’s pub. PHOTO BY CAT DWYER Salon Diary / By Karen Daly St. Patrick’s, that is, the pub on West...
Craic has 20 years of highlights
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Craic has 20 years of highlights
Colin Devlin will perform at Craic Fest20 on Saturday, March 3, at the Mercury Lounge. By Peter McDermott One of the best things about the Craic Fe...
The workingman who raced to glory
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The workingman who raced to glory
Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott William J. Kennedy, a Harlem-born bricklayer, was blown off of the roof of the Des Moines Coliseum and surv...

 

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