The annual festival celebrates traditional music, song and dance with over 1,000 artists lined up in 40 venues across the city.

As Altan prepares to perform its Titans of Trad concert at Belfast’s first Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, co-founder Máiréad Ní ...

"Geantraí," the beloved Irish traditional music series, returns for its 19th season with a fresh approach, capturing the rich musical landscape of Ireland like never before. This new series, hosted by ...

In February 1995, Tony MacMahon was sitting in the audience of The Late Late Show when he was asked for his reaction to music ...

Clare is rich in traditional music, and you’ll never be short of a session if you know where to go, writes Deanna O’Connor. Maura O’Connell, Martin Hayes, Willie Clancy, the Kilfenora Céilí Band—even ...

In 1995, The Rolling Stones teamed up with The Chieftains, a traditional Irish folk band from Dublin, to cover “Rocky Road to Dublin” on the album Long Black Veil. The song, which is originally from ...

Houston musicians Shula Barbé, Matthew Lewis, and Larry Mallette perform traditional Irish music for an interview with Houston Matters. This weekend (June 2-4), Houston hosts the Gulf Coast Cruinniú, ...

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