Culture

Maire Reilly and Maura Mulligan. By Maura Mulligan letters@irishecho.com The recent Bergen County Irish festival featured pipe bands, step dancers,...

Derry’s Bridie Monds-Watson, aka SOAK, is currently on a United States tour. By Colleen Taylor letters@irishecho.com Bridie Monds-Watson never goes...

Barry Ward as the activist James Gralton in a scene from the County Leitrim-set “Jimmy’s Hall.” SONY PICTURE CLASSICS By Karen Butler letters@irish...

Pierce Turner will play at the Harp Raw Bar & Grill on July 12, 19 and 26. By Peter McDermott pmcdermott@irishecho.com People don’t associate Pierc...

The emphasis is Scottish on Will Woodson and Eric McDonald’s CD “The Sunny Hills.” By Daniel Neely letters@irishecho.com It was only a few years ba...

Marian Toal will celebrate her 105th birthday on July 4. By Peter McDermott pmcdermott@irishecho.com You can find Tyrone’s Marian Toal in the Censu...

Niall O’Leary, on right of picture, celebrated five years of Irish Cultural Night last week. By Sean Devlin letters@irishecho.com As the clock slow...

Niamh Crowther is influenced by her parents’ 1960s and ‘70s classic rock collection. By Colleen Taylor letters@irishecho.com When Niamh Crowther’s ...

Barry Ward and Simone Kirby in a scene from “Jimmy’s Hall.” By Frances Scanlon letters@irishecho.com If you go to “Jimmy’s Hall,” which opens in th...

Jimmy Crowley began writing the "Songs of Cork" column in Evening Echo in 2002. By Daniel Neely letters@irishecho.com I imagine there isn’t a music...

Salon Diary / By Karen Daly Conor McCourt and Laure Sullivan. The IAW&A Salon at the Cell Theatre occurred on that revered date in the Irish cultur...

Tim V. Smyth and Carol Anne McGowan, aka Hidden Highways, will be touring Ireland throughout the summer. By Colleen Taylor letters@irishecho.com Fo...