March 17 is St. Patrick's Day and whatever your annual tradition is, searching for a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow might be on the list. Unfortunately, while you're unlikely to discover a hidden ...

SPRINGFIELD — She’s topped the Irish charts with three No. 1 singles and a No. 1 album, but for Emer Dunne, performing in the U.S. is relatively new territory. “Folk music and songs from Ireland, ...

With an Irish bouzouki on his knee and harmonica resting on his chin, Andy Irvine performed a medley of original and classic Irish folk songs Thursday night in the tightly-packed Andover Room at the ...

In February, PBS will spotlight the musical traditions of Ireland with The Great Irish Songbook, a new special featuring ...

“In Ireland, folk music is a living tradition,” a crotchety old drunk in a Galway pub once told me. It wasn’t simply about revering the past by teaching children the songs of their forefathers, he ...

Irish folk band Altan performs at the Thrasher Opera House on March 6. Enjoy classics and new tunes in an intimate Green Lake ...

For more than a decade, the Irish folk group The High Kings has followed in the footsteps of legendary Celtic balladeers such as The Clancy Brothers during the golden age of Irish folk bands in the ...

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 ...

With St. Patrick’s Day just a few days away, I want to share my love for County Mayo, Ireland. Not only is Ireland’s Holy Mountain, Croagh Patrick, in this wonderful county, so is the town of Westport ...

Friday’s performance at HopMonk is the band’s only Bay Area performance. What: Irish folk band Téada When: 8 p.m. Friday, July 21. Doors open at 7 p.m. Where: Hopmonk Tavern, 230 Petaluma Ave., ...

Ireland has thousands of folk songs, some of which are known all over the world. They often sing about history, Irish heroes, and the fight for independence. Ciaran is a comedian based in West Belfast ...