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A former employee Ursula at the 2014 Halloween party at the Coliseum. By Peter McDermott St. Patrick’s Day is the standout day of the year for many...

“St. Patrick’s Day” has won the Notre Dame Review Book Prize. Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott “St. Patrick’s Day, another day in Dublin,” s...

Irish-American singer Cathie Ryan. By Colleen Taylor Who is David Mallamud and what does he have to do with Irish music? The answer is: an American...

Daoirí Farrell's new album is "True Born Irishman." By Daniel Neely In a plastic world of tuxedoed stage tenors and mystical Celtic warblers, it se...

Jimmy Houlihan, left, and Pat Fenton, pictured beside the painting of Farrell’s by Milica Katalinic. By Pat Fenton Every fall for the last 15 years...

“Queen of Folkies” Kate Rusby reinvents the genre with each new CD. By Colleen Taylor It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of folk singer Kate Rusby. ...

STETIANA | DREAMSTIME.COM By Margaret M. Johnson The ancient Celtic harvest feast called Samhain (pronounced SAH-win) marks the end of the harvest ...

Matthew Olwell. By Daniel Neely In the player this week is Matthew Olwell’s new album “Cybertrad.” An album that plays at a variety of intersecting...

Tommy Fleming. By Áine Ni Shionnaigh I'm nervous as I prepare to interview one of Ireland’s finest singers, Tommy Fleming. But the nerves quickly d...

Bill Ochs, born into a Jewish family in New Jersey, was for a time the only uilleann piper in New York. By Daniel Neely Irish music in New York los...

Dearbhla Molloy and Dermot Crowley in a scene from “Afterplay.” PHOTO BY CAROL ROSEG By Orla O’Sullivan The set of “Afterplay” is so warm and invit...

The Rend Collective are indeed worth all of the fuss. By Colleen Taylor I’ve always thought Irish musicians have a special knack for jubilance. Nor...