Culture
Mentor, protégé unite for ‘In Two Minds’
[caption id="attachment_71657" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Brían Ó hAirt."][/caption] Just out is “In Two Minds,” a CD collaboration b...
May 16, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
An Beal Bocht nurtures arts 21 years on
[caption id="attachment_71654" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Mary Courtney performs in An Beal Bocht every Friday night."][/caption] In ...
May 16, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Martin: a priest who sees the funny side
At an elegant dinner party back in post-war Paris, the papal nuncio found himself seated across from a woman with a low-cut dress that showed a lot...
May 16, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Sad, funny Brontë in forgiving mood
[caption id="attachment_71524" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Maxine Linehan in "Brontë; a Portrait of Charlotte.""][/caption] "Brontë; a...
May 09, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
‘The Anvil’ pays tribute to father’s memory
In New York City, we’re privileged to have strong institutional support for traditional music. Organizations like Irish Arts Center, Glucksman Irel...
May 09, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
FDNY pipers team up with Mets for 50th
I once tried to learn how to play the bagpipes in the hopes of joining a local pipe band. I didn’t last very long. There weren’t enough hours in th...
May 09, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Alliance with Staller works well for Rep
[caption id="attachment_71474" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Margaret Loesser Robinson (Violet), Janie Brookshire (Ann/Ana) and Laurie K...
May 09, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Golway for Galway as NY gov honored
[caption id="attachment_71394" align="alignright" width="350" caption="Terry Golway."][/caption] Hugh Carey, the late governor of New York, will be...
May 02, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
How the Irish made Americans
[caption id="attachment_71390" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="James R. Barrett."][/caption] The writer and activist (and later Nobel Peac...
May 02, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Regional fleadhs discussed in St. Louis
[caption id="attachment_71387" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Musicians performing in St. Louis at the weekend."][/caption] This past wee...
May 02, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Kin emerge as best new act in NJ
[caption id="attachment_71384" align="alignright" width="600" caption="Tom Johnston and Deirdre Forrest performed at 67 live shows in 2011."][/capt...
May 02, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Linehan feels affinity with Charlotte Brontë
[caption id="attachment_71350" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Maxine Linehan will star in the revival of the one-woman play “Brontë: a po...
May 02, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff