Irish folk music's role in rooting commercial mainstream country music to its past, including those of the settlers of Belfast, Northern Ireland, 400 years ago, was on full display this weekend at ...

EXCLUSIVE: Celtic Utopia (Útóipe Cheilteach), the documentary feature on Irish folk music set to debut this year at Locarno, has been picked up by Croatian sales outfit Split Screen. Split Screen will ...

Chicago Gaelic Park's annual Irish Fest kicks off Friday, offering three days of music, dancing and cultural celebrations. The Aug. 22-24 festival will feature more than 20 bands across three stages, ...

With the tag line "traditional Irish music, with American flavor and Italian seasoning," the name Gadan is roughly translated ...

An interview about ’Celtic Utopia,’ a documentary film about Irish folk music by Dennis Harvey, Lars Loven premiering at the Locarno Critics’ Week.

By Andrew Warner Oct. 30, 2017 9:37 a.m. South Africa, Germany and Japan are all located on different continents, but they have one thing in common: traditional Irish music sessions.

Three years ago in 2006 Rita and Sarah Keane were recognized by TG4 for a Lifetime Achievement in Irish Traditional Music, and Harte won their acclaim as Singer of the Year in 2003.

But the key to it all is music. Irish traditional music seems to boil in the bloodstream of every local inhabitant, and it's catching to the visitors as well.

There were traditional arts and crafts, storytellers passing on ancient tales, Irish food, costumes and Guinness stout. There were dance lessons, competitions and people just letting go.

Charles Fanning, Eleanor Kane Neary and the Piano in Irish Traditional Music, American Music, Vol. 30, No. 4 (Winter 2012), pp. 453-467 ...

A full roster of Irish music will be featured this Memorial Day weekend, May 27 through May 30, as Chicago Gaelic Park celebrates 30 years of Irish Fest in Oak Forest. A Chicago area tradition for ...