Culture
'Round Room' performed
Mary Ann Pierce, Peter Quinn and Kathy Quinn were pictured after yesterday's 6 p.m. performance of Honor Molloy's play in development "Round Room,"...
January 29, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
JigJam’s I-grass reinvents two genres
JigJam, when located on the northern edge of Lake Michigan, could find a fitting backdrop for their music. By Colleen Taylor A band name like JigJa...
January 28, 2020
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
Chemistry comes from musical commitment
"The music hit with good force right away, which is always a good way to start an album," says columnist Daniel Neely about "Carlos Sweeney McCarti...
January 27, 2020
by Daniel Neely
Culture
War clouds loom as 2020 opens
Outgoing Salon Producer John Kearns accepted a gift of thanks from Salon founder Malachy McCourt. See Karen Daly's report on the pre-Christmas Salo...
January 24, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Sean-nós: first music I ever heard
Clare Horgan. By Peter McDermott Sean-nós singer Clare Horgan “has that capacity to silence a room with her song where all present join her on that...
January 23, 2020
by Peter McDermott
Culture
Comforting Sunday Suppers
PHOTO BY KERRYGOLD Recipes | By Margaret M. Johnson Nothing warms the heart (and the stomach) in winter more than a hearty stew, a mashed potato-to...
January 21, 2020
by Margaret M. Johnson
Culture
'A dazzingly troubling dream'
Sue Rainsford: "I think the moment 'Follow Me To Ground' began to work as a novel was the moment I gave up on it ever being read." PHOTO BY ALI RAI...
January 21, 2020
by Peter McDermott
Culture
Galway’s year
It was a full house at the Irish Consulate in New York on Monday night for a reception to celebrate the U.S. launch of Galway 2020, European Capita...
January 17, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
O'Faolain in focus
Nuala O’Faolain's best-known work was her memoir "Are You Somebody." The New York premiere of the documentary “Nuala,” about the life and death of ...
January 17, 2020
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Unlikely pair provide laughs, life lessons
Eva O’Connor and Ciaran O’Brien. PHOTO BY LUNARIA By Orla O’Sullivan “Maz and Bricks” kicks off Origin’s 1st Irish Theater Festival and Maz, one of...
January 16, 2020
by Orla O'Sullivan
Culture
Alzheimer’s: ‘Death by 1,000 cuts’
Michelle Dooley Mahon’s “The Scourge” is, according to one reviewer, an “astutely observed piece [that’s] well worth a look especially if hope is w...
January 15, 2020
by Peter McDermott
Culture
A ‘Decade’ that shouldn’t be missed
Fidil's arrangements stand out on their latest album. By Daniel Neely This week I’ve been listening to “Decade,” the fabulous new album from the gr...
January 14, 2020
by Daniel Neely