Culture
Students get lesson in Irish song and dance
[caption id="attachment_70217" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="The McLean Avenue Band. "][/caption] “Easy & Free,” that’s the name of the ...
March 14, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
The ‘rumbly tumbly’ family’s rise and fall
[caption id="attachment_70213" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Honor Molloy had some cake at the Manhattan launch of “Smarty Girl” last we...
March 14, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Salon hears of saloon barred from NYC telephone directory
[caption id="attachment_70207" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Charles Hale."][/caption] For the past 10 months the Irish American Writers...
March 14, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Coyle & co. drop some ‘Downton’ hints
[caption id="attachment_70203" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Actor Brendan Coyle, in the role of John Bates, described his Irish and Sco...
March 14, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Roche puts his stamp on world architecture
[caption id="attachment_70200" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Kevin Roche pictured with a model of a New York University dormitory buildi...
March 14, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
You own the language, so show pride in it
[caption id="attachment_70197" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Elaine Ní Bhraonáin."][/caption] Show your Bród (Pride). What is meant by t...
March 14, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
“The Bass Player” at IAC
Emmy-winning filmmaker Niall McKay's much praised homage to his father, “The Bass Player: A Song for Dad” (62 minutes) gets a screening at the Iris...
March 14, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Irish-language parenting book
A book on Irish-languagae parenting is being launched this week in New Orleans (the 15th) and next week in Dublin (22nd). "Thógamar le Gaeilge Iad"...
March 14, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
‘Survivor’ Roberts is prize-winning poet
Connie Roberts. Connie Roberts started reading old copies of Irish newspapers from the 1950’s and 60s, looking for stories about what happened when...
March 14, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Duo act with subtlety rare for NYC stage
[caption id="attachment_70156" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Amy Conroy and Clare Barrett in “I Heart Alice Heart I.""][/caption] “I Hea...
March 14, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Kirwan, Black 47 move up gears for 17th
[caption id="attachment_70090" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Black 47’s most recent album, “A Funky Ceili,” is available at www.black47....
March 07, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Neely to pen column
[caption id="attachment_70086" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Daniel Neely."][/caption] The Newton, Mass.- raised Daniel Neely will from ...
March 07, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff