Cherish the Ladies began quietly more than 40 years ago, when Irish-American musician Mick Moloney got the idea to assemble ...

Country music has long had a bit of Ireland in it. Irish folk music's role in rooting commercial mainstream country music to its past, including those of the settlers of Belfast, Northern Ireland, 400 ...

WEST STOCKBRIDGE — The beautiful thing about Irish folk music, in Karan Casey’s view, is how totally it reflects the people who make it. Casey, a longtime practitioner whose solo work stretches back ...

There's the sound of banjos, fiddles and tin whistles everywhere, as Irish trad music enjoys a roaring resurgence. It's resonating "fiercely" with young people, who "roar out the lyrics" in pubs under ...

To some listeners, Irish folk music suggests a vista of the Wee Folk prancing in a Donegal sunrise, described in the sad sweet tones of John McCormack. But Ireland is currently in the middle of a folk ...

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TODAY, MANY STILL WORK TO HONOR THOSE TRADITIONS. IT’S FAST, IT’S ELECTRIC, AND IT’S FILLED WITH HISTORY AND HEART. I’VE TAUGHT DANCING NONSTOP FOR 70 YEARS, BOTH HERE IN IRELAND. THE SHARP RHYTHM OF ...

The St. Patrick’s Day holiday season kicked off Saturday with Irish folk music during a Downtown Racine pub crawl. The St. Paddy Pub Crawl included 10 taverns connected by a shuttle bus. At Littleport ...