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 ...

The documentary from Dennis Harvey and Lars Lovén, world premiering in the Locarno Critics' Week, tunes into songs from The Mary Wallopers, Young Spencer and more that carry "the oppression of the ...

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 ...

Kicking off St. Patrick’s season, the Karan Casey Trio will perform an intimate and powerful selection of traditional Irish music at the American Irish Historical Society in New York City on Saturday, ...

Your Roots Are Showing, Ireland’s international folk, roots and traditional music conference, arrives in Belfast from 14 to ...

There’s no need to wait for March: The Emerald Isle is coming to the City of Green on Saturday in the form of a traditional Irish music session. It’s like one that may be found in Ireland, often in a ...

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 ...

Everyone knows about the greats like Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, and others who propelled the folk movement in the 20th century. But what about the unsung heroes, the “deep cut” artists who don ...

Irish folk music has played a significant role in shaping the history of commercial country music in Nashville. Nashville has a long-standing Irish heritage, with a consistent Irish population and ...