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Sensational gathering of talent
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Sensational gathering of talent
K.C. Trommer By Karen Daly Maureen Walsh Hossbacher and Kathleen Walsh D’Arcy, Irish American Writers & Artists’ inimitable sister act, produced an...
Champions of Breakfast: Part I
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Champions of Breakfast: Part I
Ballynahinch breakfast buffet. Ireland Hopping | Margaret M. Johnson How often do you see a breakfast review in a weekend restaurant column? Georgi...
An emotive, powerful, flexible voice
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An emotive, powerful, flexible voice
Craig Gallagher has redesigned an Elvis classic into his own style. By Colleen Taylor I thought if I’d heard Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling in...
In-demand Clancy’s voice captivates
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In-demand Clancy’s voice captivates
Dónal Clancy’s “On the Lonesome Plain” contains a mix of vocal and instrumental tracks. By Daniel Neely Earlier in the week I knocked over a stack ...
CD puts good dreams to music
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CD puts good dreams to music
Miriam Donohue. PHOTO: ABI DENNISTON By Colleen Taylor It might be said that Galway produces the greatest and latest in trad music and Dublin the f...
Uncovering U.S. life of Knock visionary
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Uncovering U.S. life of Knock visionary
John Curry lived for a time at the Municipal Lodging House on East 25th Street, Manhattan. Cardinal Dolan decided recently that Curry’s remains wou...
Bealtaine magic in New York City
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Bealtaine magic in New York City
Lisa Goldberg & Silpa Sadhajun dancing a soft & hard shoe reel with button accordion player Patty Furlong and fiddler Marie Reilly providing the ac...
Arrogant pol with principles
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Arrogant pol with principles
Patrick Fitzgerald in the role of Dr. Noël Browne in “Rebel in the Soul” at the Irish Rep. PHOTO BY CAROL ROSEGG By Orla O’Sullivan “He’s part of o...
Eggs and Spring!
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Eggs and Spring!
Caramelized onion-spinach-blue cheese tart. Ireland Hopping | By Margaret M. Johnson When I’m really stuck for a quick spring supper, I turn to egg...
Róisín O: ‘It’s time to speak out’
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Róisín O: ‘It’s time to speak out’
By Colleen Taylor It’s always going to be a good week when one of your favorite artists releases a new single. This week, it was Róisín O with her ...
Atmosphere to be electric at CCÉ
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Atmosphere to be electric at CCÉ
Members of the under-12 New York Céilí Band refining their sound at the House of Irish Music and Dance in Woodlawn, in preparation for Fleadh compe...
Celtic renaissance
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Celtic renaissance
The fun begins again on Sunday afternoon at Ripley Grier Studios for the celebration of Bealtaine, the Celtic fire festival heralding summer. The p...

 

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