Culture
‘A vividly humane account’
Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott Danny Morrison’s “Then The Walls Came Down,” which was first published in 1999 to favorable reviews, went o...
December 22, 2016
by Peter McDermott
Culture
The Black Mountain reindeer
Danny Morrison, author of "Then The Walls Came Down." PHOTO BY BOBBIE HANVEY By Danny Morrison This an extract from “Then The Walls Came Down,” a c...
December 21, 2016
by Danny Morrison
Culture
Christmas favorites, old & new
Caitriona O’Leary PHOTO BY LAELIA MILLERI By Colleen Taylor The past few years, it’s become something of a column tradition for me to share my Celt...
December 20, 2016
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
CD for fans of trad, classic rock
Kevin Burke is a familiar presence in Irish traditional music. By Daniel Neely I gave a spin this week to “The Pound Ridge Sessions,” the new album...
December 19, 2016
by Daniel Neely
Culture
In the farmhouse kitchen
The Phelan farmhouse, right, in more recent years. By Tom Phelan In our farmhouse on Strahard Lane in Mountmellick, Co. Laois, the kitchen was also...
December 16, 2016
by Tom Phelan
Culture
Christmas with Cape Breton twang
Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy with their children. By Colleen Taylor Nowadays Canadian fiddle superstar Natalie Macmaster is incomplete witho...
December 15, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
These Are a Few of My Favorite Things!
MARCIN JUCHA | DREAMTIME.COM By Margaret M. Johnson If you love Christmas like I do, you’ll want to jump right into the kitchen to check your suppl...
December 14, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Writing’s ‘All I’m good for’
The fourth volume of the letters of Samuel Beckett covers the last 23 years of his life. By Kevin Holohan “The Letters of Samuel Beckett: Volume 4,...
December 13, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Carty albums superb, sublime
From left, Matt Molloy, John Carty and Arty McGlynn. By Daniel Neely You know it’s going to be a great week when a new album from banjo and fiddle ...
December 12, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Diaspora awards honor 11, four from U.S.
President Higgins, seated center in front, presided over the presentation of the awards at his official residence. Maxwell Photography for the Depa...
December 09, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Ireland is aiming to be even more creative
Taoiseach Enda Kenny speaking at the launch of “Creative Ireland.” RollingNews.ie photo By Irish Echo Staff Taoiseach Enda Kenny today launched “Cr...
December 08, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Celtic + Christmas = Perfect Harmony in New England
Maeve Gilchrist By Michael Quinlin Boston --- It is that time of year, when New England overflows with the perfect harmonies of Celtic music and Ch...
December 07, 2016
by Michael Quinlin