Though Irish folk music has never disappeared, it has ebbed and flowed in the wider consciousness. The last major revival of popularity was in the 1980s, ...

Paddy Moloney, a co-founder of the Irish folk band The Chieftains, died today. He was 83 years old. The news was announced by the Irish Traditional Music Archive .

Irish folk quartet Lankum. From left to right: Ian Lynch, Radie Peat, Cormac Mac Diarmada and Daragh Lynch, at The Dome, London, November 2019.

Irish traditional music began as an oral tradition, passed on from generation to generation by listening, learning by ear and without formally writing the tunes on paper. We take a look at Irish ...

It was his gateway into the world of Irish folk music. At it's heart, Trapper's new album, Siren Songs, is very much inspired by the traditions and themes of Irish folk, but it's not beholden to 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 years ago, ...

GREELEY - Blayne and Deborah Chastain are not Irish, but they have a passion for the music of the Emerald Isle that's evolved into a basement business. Skip Navigation. Share on Facebook; ...

Passengers of a delayed plane in Frankfurt, Germany, were treated to a traditional Irish folk music session by musicians traveling back to Ireland. Skipping the US Travel 2025 🌴 This country's ...

Music is known for its ability to bring together many different cultures, cross barriers and create something unique. One group, Citadels of the Sun, have found a pairing that you might not expect ...

October 13, 2024 at 10:07am BST. Renowned Irish folk musician Francis McPeake III has died, his family have announced. A part of the traditional music dynasty in Belfast, he passed away on ...