Culture
Talent getting loyal home support
Ireland is raving about the latest album from the Young Folk. By Colleen Taylor Sometimes I visit the Irish Music Record Association’s top charts t...
April 29, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Fallen Angel is flying high
Aedin Moloney (Morag), left, and Barrie Kreinik (Fiona) in “When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout.” PHOTO BY CAROL ROSEGG By Orla O’Sullivan...
April 28, 2016
by Orla O'Sullivan
Culture
Carney returns to Dublin backdrop
A scene from "Sing Street." By Karen Butler Filmmaker John Carney says shooting his 1980s-set movie “Sing Street” in modern-day Dublin made him rea...
April 26, 2016
by Karen Butler
Culture
CIAW’s fascinating back story
By Daniel Neely The Catskills Irish Arts Week is one of the Irish America’s great teaching institutions, and this year CIAW will run July 10-16. It...
April 25, 2016
by Daniel Neely
Culture
‘Line ‘Em Up’ shows ’Law’s poetic side
Shilelagh Law’s sixth album, “Line ‘Em Up,” marries the old partying energy with a more reflective approach. By Colleen Taylor Some neighborhoods a...
April 22, 2016
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
A Sunday afternoon in Farrell’s
Jimmy Breslin, Pat Fenton and Pete Hamill. By Pat Fenton I’m standing next to the wide front window inside Farrell’s Bar on the corner of 16th Stre...
April 21, 2016
by Pat Fenton
Culture
Portals to Dublin’s long history
Michael B. Barry. Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott Is Michael B. Barry an engineer who writes about history, an Irishman who writes about co...
April 20, 2016
by Peter McDermott
Culture
Celtic Woman lets Éabha be herself
Éabha McMahon was raised in the Irish language. By Colleen Taylor I thought I had the band Celtic Woman pegged: old songs, modern twist, dramatic t...
April 19, 2016
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
Music at center of centenary
Bill Whelan says Friday’s concert will “make a statement of intent at the centenary about the Irish Arts Center and its future.” By Daniel Neely Th...
April 18, 2016
by Daniel Neely
Culture
Pioneers of ‘New York game’
Tom Gilbert. Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott In “Playing First: Early Baseball Lives at Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery,” Thomas W. Gilbert ...
April 14, 2016
by Peter McDermott
Culture
Challenging Comhaltas’ hegemony
By Daniel Neely Marcus Hernon is well known to fans of traditional music. He’s a world-class flute player who also makes highly-regarded flutes, an...
April 11, 2016
by Daniel Neely
Culture
‘Pearse in Pictures’ on tour
Irish Times journalist and "Pearse In Pictures" author interviewing then Minister of State Roisin Shortall in 2012. LAURA HUTTON/ROLLING NEWS.IE Fí...
April 08, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff