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Concertina player extraordinaire Brenda Castles, who has been sighted quite a bit around New York City as of late, has a brand new album out and it...

“It started first as an investigation into one Irish Jewish writer’s life and interests, and then became transformed into a fervent quest for a los...

Michael Collins and Richard Mulcahy didn’t quite handpick the men they sent out in early 1918 to organize the Irish Volunteers. It was a self-selec...

Ooh, it’s a good one this week! Up first, we have “The Dreamer,” the new tune book from Chicago-based pianist and accordion player Marty Fahey. Fah...

Wounds that are left to linger, anger unquelled, and atrocities left unanswered, need a place to be spoken, and to be heard, before it’s too late. ...

First off, congratulations are due to 2021 RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Award winners Ye Vagabonds (Best Traditional Folk Track, “I’m a Rover”; Best Folk Group...

“Harry Chapin, a folk-rock composer and performer active in many charitable causes, was killed yesterday when the car he was driving was hit from b...

Irish or not, if you’re anywhere in the U.S. next Thursday, you will, I assume, run into a cranberry or two as we celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Widel...

Pic of Day: Country and Western singer Garth Brooks on the skyline at Croke Park in Dublin for the announcement of his concerts at Croke Park. Broo...

Pic of the Day: The Irish American Writers & Artists had their first in-person event since before the pandemic Wednesday night at the Cell Theatre ...

Irish Cream Liqueurs, Part Two You don’t have to be Irish to drink Irish cream liqueur, but if you like the flavors of whiskey, cream, coffee, coco...

As a lifelong disciple of Bob Dylan, the thought of hearing his lyrics belted out from the footlights and kitsch of Broadway appeared to be, in all...