Irish folk songs are filled with wonderful, often sad, stories and tales of drinking and carousing. We've pulled together a Spotify playlist of the most popular as chosen by the public. From ancient ...

Shane MacGowan seemed like the stuff of legend even at the height of his powers in the 1980s, the decade in which he fronted Irish folk-rock outfit the Pogues. MacGowan, who died Thursday at age 65, ...

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

For fans of the new Irish guitar wave and dark yet hopeful alt-rock/post-punk, ‘Seasons’ takes London-based Irish duo TV ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: When we first meet the character of Teddy Power (played by Ger Kelly) in the new Netflix series Bodkin, he’s seated at a local bar and his stoic silence is attributed to ...

Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington ...

During the pandemic, Trapper Schoepp found himself listening to a song from Paul Brady called "Arthur McBride." It was his gateway into the world of Irish folk music. At it's heart, Trapper's new ...

Check out some of our favourite Irish releases from the week below: Waterford alt-rockers Under Starling follow-up their acclaimed debut album, Murmurations, with the evocative new single Bird ...

At least those were the explanations offered by the musician on the piano stool. As for what each lyric was specifically ...

Container title: Twelve authentic Irish folk songs. Program notes on container by Franzi Ascher. Performer(s): Folk songs and instrumentals performed by the McNulty Family.

“We jointly develop arrangements and mould this music into a concert, where everyone has a function. No one is left out. It’s a safe secure space for young musicians to share.” So says Darragh Quinn, ...

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 ...